The Shared Ministry Sourcebook
Author: Barbara Child
Publisher: Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 108
ISBN-13: 9781558963375
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Embracing Shared Ministry
Author: Joseph Hellerman
Publisher: Kregel Academic
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 0825442648
DOWNLOAD EBOOKJoseph Hellerman (PhD, UCLA) is Professor of New Testament at Biola University. He also currently serves as Team Pastor at Oceanside Christian Fellowship Church. Hellerman's other publications include The Ancient Church as Family, Reconstructing Honor in Roman Philippi, When the Church Was Family, and Jesus and the People of God.
The Shared Pulpit
Author: Erika Hewitt
Publisher: Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations
Published: 2014
Total Pages: 130
ISBN-13: 1558967222
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Here is a complete workshop to help lay people gain experience writing and preaching a full-length sermon for their congregation. This easy-to-use guide for both facilitators and participants provides a step-by-step lesson plan for eight sessions. Workshop members learn about the theory and theology of preaching, then practice writing and speaking with authenticity, gradually building toward composing quality 20-minute sermons. Workshop leaders learn to foster a supportive environment in which participants offer one another helpful feedback. The Shared Pulpit includes a separate leader's guide, readings for homework, sample sermons, and exercises to help first-time preachers polish their preaching craft."--Back cover.
Who's in Charge Here?
Author: Unitarian Universalist Commission on Appraisal
Publisher: Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations
Published: 2013-06-01
Total Pages: 114
ISBN-13: 1558967087
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"How complex is the relationship between ministry and authority in our congregations? Come find out what the Commission on Appraisal has learned from focus groups all over the country and dedicated listserv conversations. Help us make the most of the coming year as we zero in on particular case studies."--Program guide.
The Caring Church
Author: Howard W. Stone
Publisher: Fortress Press
Published:
Total Pages: 132
ISBN-13: 9781451409772
DOWNLOAD EBOOK'Howard Stone has given a very useful gift to parish ministers and their congregations in this very concise, clearly written, practical, lucidly illustrated book. (His) contribution... grows out of the accumulation of practical experience, as well as scholarship.'---David K. Switzer, Journal of Pastoral Care
The Praying Church Sourcebook
Author: Alvin J. Vander Griend
Publisher: Christian Reformed Church of North America
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781562122584
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA complete guide for churches that want to focus on prayer. It contains ideas, helps, and tips for pastors, individuals, and your whole church. In these 33 chapters of prayer strategies, you'll discover information on concerts of prayer, solemn assemblies, houses of prayer, prayerwalking, and other effective techniques. You'll learn how to develop prayer retreats, organize evangelism prayer groups, start a prayer telephone ministry, enrich family prayer, and much more. The Praying Church Sourcebook also features valuable teaching on prayer, true stories of prayer in action, a directory of selected prayer ministries in the United States and Canada, and a reading list of classic and contemporary books on prayer.
Interdependence
Author: Unitarian Universalist Commission on Appraisal
Publisher: Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 188
ISBN-13: 9781558963580
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Pastor's Book
Author: R. Kent Hughes
Publisher: Crossway
Published: 2015-10-14
Total Pages: 451
ISBN-13: 143354590X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPastors are tasked with the incredibly demanding job of caring for the spiritual, emotional, and, at times‚ physical needs of their people. While seminary is helpful preparation for many of the challenges pastors face, there’s far more to pastoral ministry than what can be covered in the classroom. Designed as a reference guide for nearly every situation a pastor will face, this comprehensive book by seasoned pastors Kent Hughes and Doug O’Donnell is packed full of biblical wisdom and practical guidance related to the reality of pastoral ministry in the trenches. From officiating weddings to conducting funerals to visiting the sick, this book will equip pastors and church leaders with the knowledge they need to effectively minister to their flocks, both within the walls of the church and beyond.
Ministry in the Image of God
Author: Stephen Seamands
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Published: 2009-09-20
Total Pages: 190
ISBN-13: 0830876359
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMerit winner in the 2006 Christianity Today Book Awards! "As the Father has sent me, so I send you." Those of us called to Christian ministry are commissioned and sent by Jesus, just as he himself was called and sent by the Father. Thus we naturally pattern our ministries after Christ's example. But distinctively Christian service involves the Spirit as well, just as Jesus himself accomplished his ministry in the power of the Spirit. Thus the whole Trinity--Father, Son and Holy Spirit--gives shape to truly authentic Christian ministry. Though as Christians we all affirm the doctrine of the Trinity, many of us might struggle to explain how understanding the Trinity could actually shape our ministry. Stephen Seamands demonstrates how a fully orbed theology of the Trinity transforms our perception and practice of vocational ministry. Theological concepts like relationality and perichoresis have direct relevance to pastoral life and work, especially in unfolding a trinitarian approach to relationships, service and mission. A thoroughly trinitarian outlook provides the fuel for our ministry "of Jesus Christ, to the Father, through the Holy Spirit, on behalf of the church and the world." Essential reading for pastors, parachurch workers, counselors, missionaries, youth ministers and all who are called to any vocation of Christian ministry.
The Worship Sourcebook
Author: Emily Brink
Publisher: Baker Books
Published: 2013-04-15
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780801015915
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Worship Sourcebook is a collection of more than 2,500 prayers, litanies, and spoken texts for every element of traditional worship services held throughout the seasons of the church year. This indispensable resource for worship planners and pastors includes texts that can be read aloud as well as outlines that can be adapted for your situation. Teaching notes offer guidance for planning each element of the service. Thought-provoking perspectives on the meaning and purpose of worship help stimulate discussion and reflection. This second edition includes new and revised liturgies, additional prayers for challenging situations facing today's church, and new appendices.
