The Churchyards Handbook

The Churchyards Handbook

Author: Thomas Cocke

Publisher: Church House Publishing

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 9780715175835

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The 4th edition of this handbook gives practical advice on all aspects of churchyard management. It explains the law relating to churchyards and offers constructive guidance on the difficult subjects of memorials and cremated remains.


Handbook of Church Discipline

Handbook of Church Discipline

Author: Jay E. Adams

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 2016-10-11

Total Pages: 129

ISBN-13: 0310535476

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This is a handbook for pastors, elders, and all Christians who want to see how Scripture presents the process of discipline that should operate in the Christian community. It was written in response to the various concerns that threaten to tear apart marriages, families, friendships, and congregations--concerns that call for a biblical approach to discipline that can heal fractures, restore right relationship, and ensure the health of the church. Developed around the five corrective steps found especially in Matthew 18:15-17, this book helps church leaders deal with the sorts of problems that require the church’s disciplinary response. Charting a course that combines discernment with appropriate action, this simple, readable handbook can have a profound effect on the community of believers.


The Dinner Church Handbook

The Dinner Church Handbook

Author: Verlon Fosner

Publisher:

Published: 2017-06-23

Total Pages: 162

ISBN-13: 9781628243925

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"With church attendance nationwide declining at an alarming rate, it's increasingly clear that something must change. Instead of being drawn to the church steeple, it seems that today's culture is actually repelled by it. What if we went back to the form of church the apostles used? What if we recovered Jesus' dinner table theology for the modern church? In this accompaniment to Dinner Church series, Verlon Foster begins by evaluating the rich scriptural history of the Dinner Church, and gradually works his way into the practical questions a leader might have: Where to plant? How long will it take to prepare? How much will it cost? What about the food? Is there a service order or liturgy? Who will come? How can one grow toward Christlikeness in this church? The need for this handbook grows by leaps and bounds once a church starts to notice a particular neighborhood in their town--really notice it. It's when the heart of the church swells in compassion for its neighbors who may never darken the doorway of a traditional church building that dinner churches are born."--Publisher.


Church Member's Handbook

Church Member's Handbook

Author: Joe T. Odle

Publisher: B&H Publishing Group

Published: 1992-03-01

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 1433677725

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This is a book on church membership to place in the hands of members to help them know the meaning of their membership and understand the doctrines and polity of Baptists. Chapters include The Meaning of Church Membership, The Church covenant, Christian Growth, Baptist History, Baptist Doctrine, Baptists and Other Denominations, God's Plan of Church Finance, and Baptist Churches at Work.


Balaam's Unofficial Handbook of the United Church of Christ

Balaam's Unofficial Handbook of the United Church of Christ

Author: Balaam's Courier Staff

Publisher:

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 157

ISBN-13: 9780829817973

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The staff of Balaam's Courier, the unofficial General Synod daily publication since 1975, provides a handbook of the basics of the UCC for new member and confirmation classes and anyone who has ever struggled to explain the UCC to others. Written with a light touch, but a passion for the life and work of the UCC-and sprinkled with black-and-white cartoon illustrations-it gives historical, biblical, and theological insights into issues that have challenged the church throughout the ages. Book jacket.


The Healthy Churches' Handbook

The Healthy Churches' Handbook

Author: Robert Warren

Publisher: Canterbury Press

Published: 2014-12-09

Total Pages: 111

ISBN-13: 0715146807

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A practical guide that helps churches identify their strengths and weaknesses and discover what action to take in order to develop the health of their church. It focuses on the quality of the church's life rather than just the numbers attending.


Creative Church Handbook

Creative Church Handbook

Author: J. Scott McElroy

Publisher: InterVarsity Press

Published: 2015-04-17

Total Pages: 302

ISBN-13: 0830841202

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Now is the time for the church to reclaim its role as a center of creativity. Among your members are artists and musicians whose gifts can enhance your worship, inform your theology and impact your community. Christian arts advocate J. Scott McElroy gives a comprehensive vision and manual for unleashing creativity in your congregation.


A Priest's Handbook

A Priest's Handbook

Author: Dennis Michno

Publisher: Church Publishing, Inc.

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 302

ISBN-13: 0819217689

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The newly updated and revised edition of the indispensable resource for Episcopal priests simplifies liturgical officiating and celebration of the rites of the Episcopal Church.


Church Administration Handbook

Church Administration Handbook

Author: Bruce P. Powers

Publisher: B&H Publishing Group

Published: 2008-01-01

Total Pages: 349

ISBN-13: 143366898X

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What’s new about this third edition of the long respected and often used Church Administration Handbook? In addition to time and technological-sensitive updates to the basic organizational details, editor Bruce Powers writes: “The needs of people and churches have continued to change, with questions now being raised about the quality of congregational life, nature of leadership, and responsibility for ministry among all believers . . . As we have prepared this edition, we have sought to address five primary needs. 1. Leadership skills and administrative tools that can be adapted for use in a variety of contexts from traditional to contemporary, from rural to urban, and from unicultural to multicultural settings; 2. Spiritual formation that relates to all of life (from birth to death); 3. Mission consciousness (in community, regionally, nationally, and globally); 4. Ministry of all believers (particularly calling out and equipping vocational, bivocational, and lay ministers); and 5. Leadership competence (the ability to inspire, motivate, and equip the saints for the work of ministry).”


The Church Explorer's Handbook

The Church Explorer's Handbook

Author: Clive Fewins

Publisher: Hymns Ancient and Modern Ltd

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13: 9781853116223

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A fully illustrated pocket guide to UK churches and their contents.