Journey in the Wilderness

Journey in the Wilderness

Author: Gil Rendle

Publisher: Abingdon Press

Published: 2010-10-01

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 1426729936

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The last forty years have seen transitions in mainline churches that feel, for many, like a journey into the wilderness. Yet God is calling us in this moment, not to grieve over the changes we have experienced but to hear the call to a new mission, and a new faithfulness. In Journey in the Wilderness, Gil Rendle draws on decades as a pastor and church consultant to point a way into a hopeful future. The key to embracing the wilderness is to learn new skills in leading change, to reach beyond a position of privilege and power to become churches that serve God’s hurting people.


The Sacred Wilderness of Pastoral Ministry

The Sacred Wilderness of Pastoral Ministry

Author: David Rohrer

Publisher: InterVarsity Press

Published: 2012-03-07

Total Pages: 193

ISBN-13: 0830869654

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Using illustrations from everyday church life and decades of ministry experience, David Rohrer carefully crafts a lively and realistic pastoral theology for ministry in the sacred wilderness. If you are a new pastor you have a sure guide here. If you are a veteran preacher you'll find just the refresher course you need to envigorate your ministry.


For Those in Dry Places

For Those in Dry Places

Author: William Harrison Phares

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2010-08-04

Total Pages: 65

ISBN-13: 1450245706

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Yes, there is a way to experience joy in ministry again. Sixteen hundred ministers are either terminated or leave the pulpit every month. Alienation and isolation afflict ministers who now sojourn in spiritually dry places. You might be one of the statistics, wondering if you will ever be able to escape the wilderness and be useful to God again. In For Those in Dry Places, William Phares presents a personal and biblical understanding of how spiritual dry places occur in the lives of ministers and how to avoid them. For those already there, he shares the way to move back into Gods call and experience a second opportunity. A seasoned pastor and evangelist, Phares explores personal and biblical principles, offering ways to recognize the road signs warning of approaching wilderness; avoid becoming the scapegoat for congregational dysfunction; find hope when experiencing the Silence of God; hear Gods voice of guidance again; enjoying the ministry the second time around. I highly recommend For Those in Dry Places, which comes to us in absolutely supreme timing. Many pastors today are going through dry, tough times and can hardly see light at the end of the tunnel. Dr. Phares addresses what to do when you are in this positionhow to deal with your thoughts and what to do, day after day, to get out of your current difficult situation and stay out. Dr. Mark T. Barclay, Mark Barclay Ministries


Water in the Wilderness

Water in the Wilderness

Author: T. D. Jakes

Publisher: Destiny Image Publishers

Published: 2011-07-28

Total Pages: 80

ISBN-13: 0768498562

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God is with you in the desert. Bishop T.D. Jakes gives you proof positive that God not only supplies you with everything you need, but your heavenly Father wants to bless you with refreshing water that will sustain you throughout any wilderness experience. According to Bishop Jakes, "Spiritually we must find a place where the Lord can minister to us in our wilderness-a place where He can instruct us about what to do next. The wilderness is a place of dying, where all the things that cause you to stumble in your walk with God are killed." Then will the lame leap like a deer, and the mute tongue shout for joy. Water will gush forth in the wilderness and streams in the desert (Isaiah 35:6). Find your special place in the wilderness where God will drench you in His life-giving water-you will break forth with a renewed and courageous spirit!


Faith in the Wilderness

Faith in the Wilderness

Author: Hannah Nation

Publisher: Kirkdale Press

Published: 2022-04-27

Total Pages: 168

ISBN-13: 9781683596042

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"If we want revival in our communities, then let us learn from those being revived." For many Western Christians, the experience of suffering and persecution is remote. For Chinese Christians, on the other hand, persecution is a regular aspect of the Christian life. If a Christian from the West was transported to a Chinese house church, the topic of suffering would be ever--present in preaching and conversation. With decades of persecution under the thumb of the Chinese Communist Party and a rich theology of suffering, the Chinese house church movement has much to contribute theologically to the global church. In Faith in the Wilderness, editors Hannah Nation and Simon Liu pull together the insights of the Chinese Church for the West. These sermonic letters from Chinese Christians will awaken readers to the reality of the gospel--the ground of our hope--in the midst of darkness. Readers will be convicted, encouraged, and edified by the testimony of these Chinese Christians.


Church of the Wild

Church of the Wild

Author: Victoria Loorz

Publisher: Broadleaf Books

Published: 2021-10-05

Total Pages: 262

ISBN-13: 1506469655

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2024 Nautilus Book Awards Silver Winner in "Religion / Spirituality of Western Thought" CategoryWinner of the Living Now Book Award, Church of the Wild reminds us that once upon a time, humans lived in an intimate relationship with nature. Whether disillusioned by the dominant church or unfulfilled by traditional expressions of faith, many of us long for a deeper spirituality. Victoria Loorz certainly did. Coping with an unraveling vocation, identity, and planet, Loorz turned to the wanderings of spiritual leaders and the sanctuary of the natural world, eventually cofounding the Wild Church Network and Seminary of the Wild. With an ecospiritual lens on biblical narratives and a fresh look at a community larger than our own species, Church of the Wild uncovers the wild roots of faith and helps us deepen our commitment to a suffering earth by falling in love with it--and calling it church. Through mystical encounters with wild deer, whispers from a scrubby oak tree, wordless conversation with a cougar, and more, Loorz helps us connect to a love that literally holds the world together--a love that calls us into communion with all creatures.


The Sacred Wilderness of Pastoral Ministry

The Sacred Wilderness of Pastoral Ministry

Author: David Rohrer

Publisher: InterVarsity Press

Published: 2012-03-07

Total Pages: 193

ISBN-13: 0830869654

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Using illustrations from everyday church life and decades of ministry experience, David Rohrer carefully crafts a lively and realistic pastoral theology for ministry in the sacred wilderness. If you are a new pastor you have a sure guide here. If you are a veteran preacher you'll find just the refresher course you need to envigorate your ministry.


God's People in the Wilderness

God's People in the Wilderness

Author: O. Palmer Robertson

Publisher: Mentor

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781845504779

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What is the Church? New Testament writes about the body of Christ and the Kingdom of God. For the writer to the Hebrews, the Church of today finds its most proper definition in terms of the historical experience of the old covenant people of God 'in the wilderness' during the days of Moses.