The Zondervan 2025 Pastor's Annual
The Zondervan 2025 Pastor's Annual

Author: T. T. Crabtree

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 2024-08-06

Total Pages: 385

ISBN-13: 0310156076

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Countless preachers have turned to the Zondervan Pastor's Annual to save them time in sermon and service preparation. This tried-and-true resource makes your demanding job as a pastor a lot easier. Use its contents as is, or tailor it to fit your unique approach. The Zondervan 2025 Pastor's Annual supplies you with: Morning and evening services for every Sunday of the year Sermon topics and texts fully indexed Definitive and usable sermon outlines Devotionals and Bible studies for midweek services Fresh and applicable illustrations Appropriate hymn selections Special-day services for church and civil calendars Meditations on Lord's Supper observance Wedding ceremonies and themes Funeral messages and Scriptures Basic pastoral ministry helps Messages for children and young people Offertory prayers

The Zondervan 2020 Pastor's Annual
The Zondervan 2020 Pastor's Annual

Author: T. T. Crabtree

Publisher:

Published: 2019-09-24

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780310536659

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The Zondervan 2020 Pastor's Annual---an annual bestselling resource for preachers by T. T. Crabtree---provides a planned preaching program for an entire year, including Sunday morning, Sunday evening, and midweek sermons, as well as helps for special occasions such as weddings, funerals, and youth meetings.

The Zondervan 2021 Pastor's Annual
The Zondervan 2021 Pastor's Annual

Author: T. T. Crabtree

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 2020-07-21

Total Pages: 431

ISBN-13: 0310099641

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Countless preachers have turned to the Zondervan Pastor's Annual to save them time in sermon and service preparation. This tried-and-true resource makes your demanding job as a pastor a lot easier. Use its contents as is, or tailor it to fit your unique approach. The Zondervan 2021 Pastor's Annual supplies you with: Morning and evening services for every Sunday of the year Sermon topics and texts fully indexed Definitive and usable sermon outlines Devotionals and Bible studies for midweek services Fresh and applicable illustrations Appropriate hymn selections Special-day services for church and civil calendars Meditations on Lord's Supper observance Wedding ceremonies and themes Funeral messages and Scriptures Basic pastoral ministry helps Messages for children and young people Offertory prayers

Zondervan 2010 Pastor's Annual
Zondervan 2010 Pastor's Annual

Author: T. T. Crabtree

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 2009-08-30

Total Pages: 418

ISBN-13: 031086710X

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A Storehouse of Practical HelpCountless preachers have turned to the Zondervan Pastor’s Annual to save them time in sermon and service preparation. This tried-and-true resource makes your demanding job as a pastor a lot easier. Use its contents as is, or tailor it to fit your unique approach.The Zondervan 2010 Pastor’s Annual supplies you with: • Morning and Evening Services for Every Sunday of the Year• Sermon Topics and Texts Fully Indexed• Definitive and Usable Sermon Outlines• Devotionals and Bible Studies for Midweek Services• Fresh and Applicable Illustrations• Appropriate Hymn Selections• Special-Day Services for Church and Civil Calendars• Meditations on Lord’s Supper Observance• Wedding Ceremonies and Themes• Funeral Messages and Scriptures• Basic Pastoral Ministry Helps• Messages for Children and Young People• Offertory PrayersBonus CD-ROM included!

Does Your Church Have a Prayer?
Does Your Church Have a Prayer?

Author: Marc Darryl Brown

Publisher: Upper Room Books

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780881775662

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Does Your Church Have a Prayer? presents a model of revitalization, transformation, and discipleship for congregations to fulfill Jesus' prayer in John 17. Your church can move from maintenance to mission, from defending current realities to living into a joyful future. The authors provide pastors and church leaders with a step-by-step planning guide that will equip them for the task of leading the church in a scripturally grounded visioning and strategic ministry planning process. "Every church has a prayer," they write. "Envisioning a promised land of discipleship, Jesus prayed his followers would live in joy and unity to the glory of God. ...Your church has a prayer for entering the promised reality for which Jesus prayed. People in your community of faith can live a vision of faith." This Leader's Guide begins with biblical examples of spiritual leadership. Brown, Murray, and Briggs offer important thoughts on choosing, equipping, and encouraging leaders to collaborate in discernment. By applying biblical principles, churches will move from inward focus to ministry. The time has come for your congregation to make intentional choices about its present and future. Live your way into transformation. As one reviewer says, "Implementing the learnings from this book will take a congregation where it has never been before. The promised land awaits." Companion resource to the 6-week study Participant's Workbook.

The Zondervan 2022 Pastor's Annual
The Zondervan 2022 Pastor's Annual

Author: T. T. Crabtree

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 2021-07-27

Total Pages: 428

ISBN-13: 031009965X

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Countless preachers have turned to the Zondervan Pastor's Annual to save them time in sermon and service preparation. This tried-and-true resource makes your demanding job as a pastor a lot easier. Use its contents as is, or tailor it to fit your unique approach. The Zondervan 2022 Pastor's Annual supplies you with: Morning and evening services for every Sunday of the year Sermon topics and texts fully indexed Definitive and usable sermon outlines Devotionals and Bible studies for midweek services Fresh and applicable illustrations Appropriate hymn selections Special-day services for church and civil calendars Meditations on Lord's Supper observance Wedding ceremonies and themes Funeral messages and Scriptures Basic pastoral ministry helps Messages for children and young people Offertory prayers

21st Century Pastor
21st Century Pastor

Author: David C. Fisher

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 2010-08-03

Total Pages: 253

ISBN-13: 0310877342

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The third millennium. It's a time of tremendous opportunity for the church--and tremendous challenge. More than ever, pastors need a model for ministry that can equip them for the rigors of a restless, increasingly secularized culture. In the 21st Century Pastor, David Fisher explores the apostle Paul's concept of ministry to offer a paradigm that is both biblical and relevant. Paul's view is fleshed out with examples from Fisher's own twenty-five years of pastoral experience, presenting a roadmap for today's pastor that is scholarly, practical, dynamic, and inspiring. The 21st Century Pastor first addressees crucial issues of pastoral identity, the significance of geography, time, and ecclesiology. It then explores Paul's metaphors for ministry (jars of clay, farmers and builders, servants and stewards, and others) to reveal an accurate portrait of an effective, biblical pastor--the kind who will speak to the heart of modern culture rather than languish on its fringes. Filling the rare role of a pastor to pastors, Fisher's sage insights help pastors answer their own identity questions, empowering them to minister to a deeply needy society. Says Fisher, "Pastors who know what time it is will, in the name and power of God, create communities of faith where the values of the Gospel are embraced, taught, and lived out."

The Abingdon Preaching Annual 2025
The Abingdon Preaching Annual 2025

Author: Charley Reeb

Publisher: Abingdon Press

Published: 2024-04-02

Total Pages: 158

ISBN-13: 179103229X

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The local pastor’s go-to resource for weekly sermon planning. The Abingdon Preaching Annual 2025 is Lectionary-based and follows the calendar year (January - December). It includes special days like Maundy Thursday and Ash Wednesday, and indexes for Scriptures and themes, to assist preachers with non-Lectionary sermons. Each entry begins with a preacher-to-preacher prayer for preparation, then moves to the key feature: a commentary on one or more texts for the week, exploring themes and storylines, theological reflections, and thoughts about how the text and topic relate to our lives today. Also included are ideas for bringing the text to life--stories, illustrations, ideas for further reading, questions the preacher might pose to the congregation, and suggestions for a ‘call to action’ in response to the message. Finally, for the preacher’s ongoing enrichment, the Annual includes excerpts from new books on preaching and homiletics. This helpful resource is written by every-week preachers who aim to come alongside you, offering a reliable starting point for your sermonic planning, writing, and delivery.

Grace Bomb
Grace Bomb

Author: Patrick Linnell

Publisher: David C Cook

Published: 2021-05-01

Total Pages: 178

ISBN-13: 083078201X

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Chances are you don’t need to read another book about Jesus before you start putting what you have already learned into practice. But taking Jesus seriously in everyday life is harder than it sounds in books. That’s where Grace Bomb comes in as a new tool in your toolbelt to practically obey Jesus – starting with loving our neighbors. Yes, it is a book with biblical truth, inspiring stories, and some epic fails – but it is also a way to join a movement of obedience to Jesus – for the good of our souls, the flourishing of our neighbors, and the glory of God. Grab a copy – read it – live it.

Navigating Church Politics
Navigating Church Politics

Author: Randy Wollf

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2017-11-08

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 9781979600682

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Are you tired of dealing with church politics? Do you sometimes feel like giving up on the church because of power struggles and conflict? In Navigating Church Politics, veteran pastor and church leadership expert, Dr. Randy Wollf, explores one church's productive, yet painful, direction-setting process. Through an in-depth look at this church's journey and a study of relevant research, he will help you discover: How to recognize and address inappropriate uses of power without sinking the church. How to help people focus on their God-given calling so that they don't have the desire to torpedo others. How to make the most of good uses of power to avoid danger and accomplish the church's mission. How to empower people to contribute their ideas to the decision-making process, so that good decisions are made that people own and want to implement together. How to manage conflict so that it strengthens the church. Many church leaders have faced the unwelcome intrusion of church politics into their ministries. It can be very distracting and frustrating. Yet, Randy shows that church politics is a normal and necessary part of church life. Wherever you have a group of people, you will have good and bad exertions of power. Unfortunately, many Christian leaders check out of leadership, not realizing that the church politics that hurt them could have become one of their greatest allies for enacting positive change. Why do many Christian leaders fall prey to the dark side of church politics? Leaders are often ill-equipped to use and help others use power in ways that are of maximum benefit to their ministries. Both paid and volunteer leaders in the church and in other ministries often find themselves wandering in a daze through minefields of competing interests. Understanding and navigating power dynamics well is an essential part of leadership. This book provides both veteran and emerging church leaders with knowledge about power dynamics and direction for managing these influential forces while leading organizational change.