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Author: Church Publishing
Publisher: Church Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2023-09-19
Total Pages: 872
ISBN-13: 164065657X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA must-have for every search Committee. The Episcopal Clerical Directory is the biennial directory of all living clergy in good standing in the Episcopal Church--more than 18,000 deacons, priests, and bishops. It includes full biographical information and ministry history for each cleric.
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Mark D. W. Edington
Publisher: Church Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2018-04-15
Total Pages: 141
ISBN-13: 0819233870
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBivocational: Returning to the Roots of Ministry offers one answer to the pressing question of the future of congregational life in the mainline Protestant Church. The contention of the book is that the model of professional ministry we have received from the past century of congregational life is imposing unsustainable costs on most congregations and parishes. In consequence, these faith communities face stark choices for which there are no self-evident answers. Shall we close? Shall we merge with another congregation—a decision shaped by a primary value on maintaining a full-time professional in the role of ordained minister? Can we find someone who will do the job part-time? What will it mean for them—and for us? Bivocational explores the impact on the ministry, on congregations, and on denominational polities of encouraging a way forward—one in which bivocational ordained professionals, ministers working simultaneously in the church and in secular life, come to leadership positions in the church. It explores the different sorts of gifts and preparation such ordained ministers need, and how a bivocational ethos looks when it characterizes not only the ordained minister, but all ministers of the congregation—lay and ordained alike.
Author: Church House Publishing
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Published: 2021-12-17
Total Pages: 1216
ISBN-13: 9780715111840
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Published: 1942-07-07
Total Pages: 608
ISBN-13: 9780715181089
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis edition of the Church of England Year Book includes details of the work of the Archbishops' Council during 1999; details of the composition and work of the new structures of the Archbishops' Council; a summary of Synod business; and names and addresses of officers in the 44 dioceses of the Church of England; addresses, objectives and activities of organizations linked to the Church; information about the Churches and Provinces in the Anglican Communion world-wide including maps; selected church statistics; details of ecumenical organizations linked with the Anglican church; and a who's who directory of Synod members, other senior clergy, lay people and senior staff.
Author: José David Rodríguez
Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishers
Published: 2024
Total Pages: 243
ISBN-13: 1506496180
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCaribbean Lutherans tells the story of the Lutheran church in Puerto Rico from a Caribbean perspective. Rodríguez intersperses archival research with cogent commentary and personal accounts, highlighting the power and agency of Puerto Rican and West Indian Lutherans amid the multifaceted legacy of Euro-American missionary efforts on the island. Readers may not be surprised to learn that the first Lutheran missionary in Puerto Rico was a Swedish American Lutheran; they may not be aware, however, that his welcome and success on the island were dependent on the hospitality of an Afro-Caribbean tailor from Jamaica. A winding journey of interactions among American Lutheran synods and a growing Puerto Rican church generated partnerships, tensions, and possibilities that continue to the present. Puerto Rico and neighboring islands joined the United Lutheran Church in America as the Caribbean Synod in 1952. Today, they remain part of the current Evangelical Lutheran Church in America while many other Protestant denominations on the island have formed Puerto Rican "national" churches. Rodríguez explores the continuing tensions inherent in this legacy, bringing both academic expertise and personal experience to this first comprehensive account of the Lutheran church in Puerto Rico.
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: John Claypool
Publisher: Cowley Publications
Published: 1999-01-25
Total Pages: 89
ISBN-13: 1461660645
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn three meditations John Claypool speaks eloquently of the wounds all of us carry through life—the wounds of grievance, guilt, and grief—and how they can be healed. The wound of grievance comes from our suffering at the hands of others, we are pierced by guilt when we inflict pain in return, and we suffer grief when we are hurt by loss. By anecdote and personal example, Claypool helps us see that all these wounds can eventually be healed through the gifts of insight, forgiveness, and gratitude. With the help of scripture and Claypool's own pastoral wisdom, Mending the Heart is a powerful tool for reflection. Each meditation begins with verses from the psalms and ends with a prayer. This book is a wise resource for pastors and caregivers, especially in times of crisis and bereavement, but its simplicity and insight also make it a good guide to prayer and discernment as well as a fine gift book. Mending the Heart is the fourth in our series of Cloister Books: smaller format, gift edition books designed for meditative and devotional reading.
Author: Common Worship
Publisher: Canterbury Press
Published: 2013-07-15
Total Pages: 657
ISBN-13: 0715122436
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis revised, expanded edition of the Common Worship President’s Edition contains everything to celebrate Holy Communion Order One throughout the church year. It combines relevant material from the original President’s Edition with Eucharistic material from Times and Seasons, Festivals and Pastoral Services, and the Additional Collects.
Author: Church of England
Publisher: Church House Publishing
Published: 2022-04-29
Total Pages: 191
ISBN-13: 0715111868
DOWNLOAD EBOOKChurch Representation Rules is a vital tool for all those involved in parochial, diocesan and national Church governance. This 2022 edition incorporates the contents of the four Amendment Resolutions (2019-2022) passed since the 2020 edition was published. These include rules governing mission initiatives, online voting, term limits and more. The Rules aim to simplify local church governance and enable parishes to adapt the rules to best serve ministry and mission in their contexts. They cover aspects of local church governance including: * the formation and revision of the electoral roll; * the minimum qualifying age for election to the Parochial Church Council or the deanery synod and methods of voting at the Annual Parochial Church Meetings; * chairmanship of the Parochial Church Council and the number and term of office of its lay members; * membership of deanery and diocesan synods and how the number of lay members to be elected to them is calculated; * membership of, and elections to, the House of Laity of the General Synod.
