Churches & Church Leadership

A star English cricket player and a missionary to China, India, and Central Africa, C.T. Studd unceasingly pursued a life devoted to God. C.T. did nothing h...

Betty Greene coaxed her Grumman seaplane to two thousand feet..... Suddenly, silence--total silence. The plane engine had stopped! Her passengers gasped, bu...

Through Personal Stories, Proven Experience And A Thorough Analysis Of The Biblical Text, Building A Healthy Multi-ethnic Church Illustrates Both The Biblic...

Each born-again believer has something unique to offer the Body of Christ. The success of the Church depends on all of its parts. Everyone in the Local Chu...

Can Catholic parishes become communities of missionary disciples that bear lasting fruit? If so, what does it take to move them in that direction?Through hi...

there Is A Stirring Among Churchgoers. Many Are Looking At How The Christian Faith Is Being Played Out, Wondering If Somehow We're Missing The Point. What ...

"Lance Witt understands both the dynamics of church ministry and the interior landscape of the soul. He has written wise counsel that addresses directly an...

No one wants to see a church die. And yet, far too many churches are dying. For more than twenty-five years, Dr. Thom Rainer has helped churches grow, rever...

Getting To Know That Special Someone Naturally Involves Learning About Family And Friends, Education And Athletics, Favorite Pastimes, And Your Hopes And Dr...

Now in paperback, this multi-awarded national best seller shares a clear message from case studies of 400 North American congregations: church is done bes...

With this new lectionary commentary series, Westminster John Knox offers the most extensive resource for preaching on the market today. When complete, the ...

The meeting place for the church of tomorrow will be a computer screen. Don't laugh, and don't feel alarmed. The real-world church isn't going anywhere unti...

Believing That Christian Joy Was One Of The Most Potent Factors In The Spread Of Christianity In The Early Centuries, Lloyd-jones Not Only Lays Bare The Cau...

Lay Shepherding suggestions for developing meaningful prayers to meet the needs of each person visited will be exceptionally helpful to the new shepherd and...

When leaders inspire their teams with a vision of what is possible, passion meets production and truly great things start to happen. Craig Johnson offers a ...

philip D. Kenneson Explores What The Fruits Of The Spirit Meant In Their Biblical Context And Investigates How Late Modern Western Culture Inhibits Their De...

What happens when a nineteen-year-old boy leaves home and heads into the jungles to evangelize a murderous tribe of South American Indians? For Bruce Ols...

There Are Plenty Of Reasons To Criticize, Judge, And Even Walk Away From The Church. Many Of Us Have Been Hurt And Rejected. We May See Church As Insular An...

The revealing New York Times bestseller examines the reign of Pope Benedict, the papal conclave process, and the history of one of the world’s oldest and...

Millions of Christian church kids are growing up and deciding to leave the church. They listened attentively in Sunday school, made friends, and seemed com...

Rather than beginning with successful contemporary models of what churches are doing, The Essence of the Church encourages readers to rethink the nature of ...

When Mark Meynell spoke in a central London church, more than 1,500 people hung on to his every word. What they couldn't have known was that their minister ...

14th Annual Outreach Magazine Resource of the Year, Leadership Explorers Lewis and Clark had to adapt. While they had prepared to find a waterway to the Pa...

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Fundraising is ministry—a transformative ministry that challenges all people to realize their own gifts and how they can be used for the benefit of the ch...

has Life Left You Feeling Out Of Breath, Drained, Unable To Be The Person That By God's Grace You've Set Your Sights On? Renew Your Strength. When Your Re...

Tested with thousands of users, this in-depth study guide discusses new and useful ways to interpret and work through Twelve Keys to an Effective Church. It...

Women comprise at least half the world, and usually more than half the church, but so often Christian teaching to women either fails to move beyond a discu...

Why The Red Book? Think about the most powerful message that you can teach kids in the 21st century. What would it be? Red represents the blood of Christ. T...

the Need For Talented Vigorous Leaders In The Church Cannot Be Overemphasized. Such Times Demand Active Service Of Men And Women Who Are Guided By And Devo...

This updated companion guide to Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life (see description below) takes you through a carefully selected array of discipl...

Contemporary evangelicals have built a "salvation culture" but not a "gospel culture." Evangelicals have reduced the gospel to the message of personal salva...

Don't just do the right actions. Build habits--and watch your life be transformed. Many books try to help you do the right actions. But the real key to l...

Unbinding Your Heart: 40 Days Of Prayer & Faith Sharing Is A Brilliant Book -- Witty, Engaging, And Grounded In A Four-year Lilly Endowment Study. Unbin...

Where do you sit in church? From growing up sitting second row, piano side, to appearing center stage with Garth Brooks at the Grand Ole Opry, comedian Chon...

At one point in her life, author and co-founder of Redeemer Presbyterian Church Kathy Keller sought pastoral ordination. Yet she came to adopt the view tha...

Apathy is killing the Church. Many who claim to know Jesus live unchanged lives and divide their affections among worthless idols. Passion Cry reveals a ho...

Incredible stories and the inspiration behind the most popular Christmas songs, including Jingle Bells, Mary, Did You Know?, The First Noel, O Holy Night, S...

The apostle Paul instructed Timothy to preach the word! . . . 'Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching' (2 Tim. 4:2). This instructio...

A classic since 1949, Gospel Parallels presents Matthew, Mark, and Luke printed side-by-side for easy and enlightening comparative study. Now fully revise...

Will your church be part of the thirty-three percent unable to spot the kindling of conflict before it flares up and results in the dismissal of a pastor? F...

Have you tried all the new youth programs? Have you planned one too many wacky activities? Are you frustrated about the size of the youth group? Here's an ...

Now a USA TODAY and Publisher's Weekly bestseller. What’s your kryptonite? For so many Christians, frustration and fatigue set in as they try time a...

All believers have wrestled with these questions at some point in their spiritual walks. So what answers does God provide to these challenging questions? ...

Fundraising Has Always Been An Essential Element Of The Christian Life: Churches, Schools, And Many Other Organizations Rely On It To Function. But It Is A ...

1001 Conversation Starters for Any Occasion Most of us realize that raising questions is a powerful way to get interesting dialogue. But asking good ones c...

Ted Haggard presents a successful and tested model for a small group ministry here that can be implemented by a church of any size. By enabling members to e...

One of America's leading theologians defines the basic functions of the Church, assesses its mission on Earth, and explores its many different roles in the ...