Ministry

 

Ministry

On Being a Missionary Revised

On Being a Missionary Revised
$29.99

Dr. Hale's practical wisdom is here freely offered to the missionary-to-be and others interested in missions-wisdom hard-earned in Nepal on everything from calling to raising a missionary family to cross-cultural communication. Now revised to include perspectives on the realities of the changing missionary force and the challenges of bonding with a new culture in an increasingly globalized and technologically connected world, this edition of On Being a Missionary addresses current issues while maintaining the wit and warmth of the man who first challenged us with his perspectives on being a missionary.

ISBN/SKU: 
9780878083985
0
No votes yet
ISBN: 
9780878083985
Author: 
Binding: 
Paperback
Publication Date: 
June 1, 2013

Our Iceberg Is Melting Changing & Succeeding Under Any Conditions

Our Iceberg Is Melting Changing & Succeeding Under Any Conditions
$21.60
$27.00
You Save:
$5.40
Sale 20% off 1 item

The revised and updated tenth anniversary edition of the classic, beloved business fable that has changed millions of lives in organizations around the world.

Our Iceberg Is Melting is a simple story about doing well under the stress and uncertainty of rapid change. Based on the award-winning work of Harvard Business School's John Kotter, it can help you and your colleagues thrive during tough times.

On an iceberg near the coast of Antarctica, group of beautiful emperor pen­guins live as they have for many years. Then one curious bird discovers a potentially devastating problem threatening their home--and almost no one listens to him.

The characters in the story--Fred, Alice, Louis, Buddy, the Professor, and NoNo--are like people you probably recognize in your own organization, including yourself. Their tale is one of resistance to change and heroic action, seemingly intractable obstacles and clever tactics for dealing with those obstacles. The penguins offer an inspiring model as we all struggle to adapt to new circumstances.

Our Iceberg Is Melting is based on John Kotter's pioneer­ing research into the eight steps that can produce needed change in any sort of group. After finishing the story, you'll have a powerful framework for influencing your own team, no matter how big or small.

This tenth anniversary edition preserves the text of the timeless story, together with new illustrations, a revised afterword, and a Q&A with the authors about the responses they've gotten over the past decade. Prepare to be both enlightened and delighted, whether you're already a fan of this classic fable or are discovering it for the first time.

ISBN/SKU: 
9780399563911
0
No votes yet
ISBN: 
9780399563911
Author: 
Binding: 
Hardcover
Publisher: 
Publication Date: 
January 1, 2016

Pastoral Rule for Today Reviving an Ancient Practice

Pastoral Rule for Today Reviving an Ancient Practice
$20.79
$25.99
You Save:
$5.20
Sale 20% off 1 item

The pastoral office has always been a difficult calling. Today, the pastor is often asked to fulfill multiple roles: preacher, teacher, therapist, administrator, CEO. How can pastors thrive amid such demands?What is needed is a contemporary pastoral rule: a pattern for ministry that both encourages pastors and enables them to focus on what is most important in their pastoral task.This book, coauthored by three experts with decades of practical experience, explains how relying on a pastoral rule has benefited communities throughout the church's history and how such rules have functioned in the lives and work of figures such as Augustine, Calvin, Wesley, and Bonhoeffer. It also provides concrete advice on how pastors can develop and keep a rule that will help both them and their congregations to flourish.

ISBN/SKU: 
9780830852345
0
No votes yet
ISBN: 
9780830852345
Author: 
Binding: 
Paperback
Publisher: 
Publication Date: 
May 1, 2019

Practicing Christian Education an Introduction for Ministry

Practicing Christian Education an Introduction for Ministry
$19.20
$24.00
You Save:
$4.80
Sale 20% off 1 item
This accessible introduction to the broad scope of Christian education focuses on its practice in the local church. Two leading experts argue that Christian education encompasses all of the intentional practices of the local church, including worship, mission, sacraments, and teaching. They explore Christian education not only as a field of study but as a vital congregational ministry, showing how congregations can engage in discipleship and formation for spiritual growth. The book features exercises and other pedagogical devices and includes reflection questions and suggestions for further reading.
ISBN/SKU: 
9780801030963
0
No votes yet
ISBN: 
9780801030963
Binding: 
Paperback
Publisher: 
Publication Date: 
July 1, 2017

Readings in African American Church Music and Worship

Readings in African American Church Music and Worship
$30.36
$37.95
You Save:
$7.59
Sale 20% off 1 item
Readings in African American Church Music and Worship features important articles and essays on music and worship written by some of the most influential voices of the past century, including W. E. B. DuBois, Wendell P. Whalum, V. Michael McKay, Wyatt Tee Walker, J. Wendell Mapson Jr., and others.
ISBN/SKU: 
9781579997670
0
No votes yet
ISBN: 
9781579997670
Author: 
Binding: 
Paperback
Publisher: 
Publication Date: 
March 1, 2009

Reinventing Jesus

Reinventing Jesus
$18.39
$22.99
You Save:
$4.60
Sale 20% off 1 item
From the worldwide phenomenon of The Da Vinci Code to the national best-seller Misquoting Jesus, popular culture is being bombarded with radical skepticism about the uniqueness of Christ and the reliability of the New Testament. Reinventing Jesus cuts through the rhetoric of extreme doubt expressed by these and several other contemporary voices to reveal the profound credibility of historic Christianity. Meticulously researched, thoroughly documented, yet eminently readable, this book invites a wide audience to take a firsthand look at the solid, reasonable, and clearly defensible evidence for Christianity's origins. Reinventing Jesus shows believers that it's okay to think hard about Christianity, and shows hard thinkers that it's okay to believe.
ISBN/SKU: 
9780825429828
0
No votes yet
ISBN: 
9780825429828
Author: 
Binding: 
Paperback
Publisher: 
Publication Date: 
May 1, 2006

Short Life of Jonathan Edwards

Short Life of Jonathan Edwards
$15.19
$18.99
You Save:
$3.80
Sale 20% off 1 item
Jonathan Edwards is one of the most extraordinary figures in American history. Arguably the most brilliant theologian ever born on American soil, Edwards (1703-1758) was also a pastor, a renowned preacher, a missionary to the Native Americans, a biographer, a college president, a philosopher, a loving husband, and the father of eleven children.George M. Marsden -- widely acclaimed for his magisterial large study of Edwards -- has now written a new, shorter biography of this many-sided, remarkable man. A Short Life of Jonathan Edwards is not an abridgment of Marsden's earlier award-winning study but is instead a completely new narrative based on his extensive research. The result is a concise, fresh retelling of the Edwards story, rich in scholarship yet compelling and readable for a much wider audience, including students.Known best for his famous sermon "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God," Jonathan Edwards is often viewed as a proponent of fire, brimstone, and the wrath of God. As Marsden shows, however, the focus of Edwards's preaching was not God's wrath but rather his overwhelming and all-encompassing love. Marsden also rescues Edwards from the high realms of intellectual history, revealing him more comprehensively through the lens of his everyday life and interactions. Further, Marsden shows how Edwards provides a window on the fascinating and often dangerous world of the American colonies in the decades before the American Revolution.Marsden here gives us an Edwards who illumines both American history and Christian theology, an Edwards that will appeal to readers with little or no training in either field. This short life will contribute significantly to the widespread and growing interest in Jonathan Edwards.
ISBN/SKU: 
9780802802200
0
No votes yet
ISBN: 
9780802802200
Author: 
Binding: 
Paperback
Publication Date: 
September 1, 2008

STRENGTHS BASED LEADERSHIP

STRENGTHS BASED LEADERSHIP
$39.99
$49.99
You Save:
$10.00
Sale 20% off 1 item
From Gallup: a landmark study of great leaders, teams and the reasons why people follow.

More than a decade ago, Gallup unveiled the results of a landmark 30-year research project that ignited a global conversation on the topic of strengths. Since then, more than 23 million people have taken Gallup's CliftonStrengths (formerly StrengthsFinder) assessment, which forms the core of several books on this topic, including the #1 international bestseller StrengthsFinder 2.0.

In recent years, while continuing to learn more about strengths, Gallup scientists have also been examining decades of data on the topic of leadership. They studied more than 1 million work teams, conducted more than 20,000 in-depth interviews with leaders, and even interviewed more than 10,000 followers around the world to ask exactly why they followed the most important leader in their life.

Gallup reveals the results of this research in Strengths Based Leadership. Based on Gallup's discoveries, the book identifies three keys to being a more effective leader: knowing your strengths and investing in others' strengths, getting people with the right strengths on your team, and understanding and meeting the four basic needs of those who look to you for leadership.

As you read Strengths Based Leadership, you'll hear firsthand accounts from some of the most successful organizational leaders in recent history, from the founder of Teach For America to the president of The Ritz-Carlton, as they discuss how their unique strengths have driven their success. Filled with novel research and actionable ideas, Strengths Based Leadership will give you a new road map for leading people toward a better future.

ISBN/SKU: 
9781595620255
0
No votes yet
ISBN: 
9781595620255
Author: 
Binding: 
Hardcover
Publisher: 
Publication Date: 
January 6, 2009

Telling Stories to Touch the Heart

Telling Stories to Touch the Heart
$15.20
$19.00
You Save:
$3.80
Sale 20% off 1 item
Stories are like jokes. Everyone loves to hear them, but not everyone can tell them. John Reed and Reg Grant have mastered the storyteller's art and they pass their secrets on to us. Teachers will profit from reading this book - and so will their students. Haddon Robinson, Distinguished Professor of Preaching, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
ISBN/SKU: 
9781579107307
0
No votes yet
ISBN: 
9781579107307
Author: 
Binding: 
Paperback
Publisher: 
Publication Date: 
January 1, 1900

Theodore Beza The Man & the Myth

$11.99
$14.99
You Save:
$3.00
Sale 20% off 1 item
ISBN/SKU: 
9781781916841
0
No votes yet
ISBN: 
9781781916841