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Connect: How to Double Your Number of Volunteers

Connect: How to Double Your Number of Volunteers

by Nelson Searcy and Jennifer Dykes Henson

What if your church had more volunteers than you knew what to do with? Sound far-fetched? It doesn't have to be. Now consultant, pastor, and author Nelson Searcy unveils his secret to doubling your volunteer base in as little as one day. Yes, you read that right.This step-by-step guide shows church leaders how to create a culture that attracts, keeps, an… Read more…

The Art of Pastoring: Ministry Without All the Answers

The Art of Pastoring: Ministry Without All the Answers

by David Hansen

Named one of the Top Ten Books by the Academy of Parish ClergyHundreds of books, tapes, workshops and seminars promise to answer these impossible questions. Some offer a set of practical guidelines; others suggest a system or pattern to follow. Some stress various ministry functions; others feature case studies as models of success or failure. Some are helpf… Read more…

The Blessed Church: The Simple Secret to Growing the Church You Love
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The Blessed Church: The Simple Secret to Growing the Church You Love

by Robert Morris

Narrated by Morris, Robert

How can I help my church stay focused on its purpose? What would a culture of generosity look like for my church? What part does rest play in a healthy church? Whether you are a pastor, a volunteer, or a church member, you want your church to grow well. After all, there’s no better place to experience God than in the loving, healthy community of a ch… Read more…

Deep and   Wide: Creating Churches Unchurched People Love to Attend
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Deep and Wide: Creating Churches Unchurched People Love to Attend

by Andy Stanley and Tom Parks

Narrated by Tom Parks

A Close Look at What It Takes to Create an Irresistible Church.This isn't a book about how to make your church bigger. This is a book about how to make your church more appealing to the people who don’t usually—or have never—gone to church.Deep and Wide provides church leaders with an in-depth look into North Point Community C… Read more…

Deep and   Wide: Creating Churches Unchurched People Love to Attend

Deep and Wide: Creating Churches Unchurched People Love to Attend

by Andy Stanley

Nearly 2,000 years ago, Jesus started a movement that has grown like wildfire throughout history. Author and pastor Andy Stanley draws from Scripture and over 25 years of pastoral experience to bring to life the irresistible nature of this movement known as the Church.With surprising candor and transparency pastor Andy Stanley explains how one of America’s… Read more…

Missional Moves: 15 Tectonic Shifts that Transform Churches, Communities, and the World

Missional Moves: 15 Tectonic Shifts that Transform Churches, Communities, and the World

by Alan Hirsch, Rob Wegner and Jack Magruder

From saved souls to saved wholes, from transactional to transformational, this book describes fifteen paradigm shifts in how gospel-driven Christian leaders are thinking about churches and ministry in today's world. The church was never designed to be a fortress for the righteous, but a flood of revolutionaries, bringing the Good News of the Kingdom to b… Read more…

Kingdom Expressions: Trends Influencing the Advancement of the Gospel

Kingdom Expressions: Trends Influencing the Advancement of the Gospel

by J.D. Payne

In our changing world, how do Christians come together in non-traditional ways? For the Christian, there's value in learning about expressions of our own beliefs that may be unfamiliar.In Kingdom Expressions, an expert takes a look at some of the most significant, gospel-advancing movements and trends to take place in the latter twentieth and twenty-firs… Read more…

Dust and Breath: Faith, Health — and Why the Church Should Care about Both

Dust and Breath: Faith, Health — and Why the Church Should Care about Both

by Kendra Hotz, Matthew T. Mathews, Gary Guderson and Kendra G Hotz

Inspiration for churches seeking to develop whole-person ministriesDust and Breath invites the Christian community into an expansive vision of salvation that includes ministries of health and healing. Inspired by the work of a remarkable ministry in Memphis, Tennessee, Kendra Hotz and Matthew Mathews show why the church must care about both faith and health.… Read more…

Preaching God's Transforming Justice: A Lectionary Commentary, Year C

Preaching God's Transforming Justice: A Lectionary Commentary, Year C

by Ronald J. Allen, Dawn Ottoni-Wilhelm and Dale P Andrews

This is the second of three volumes in a unique commentary series that helps the preacher identify and reflect on the social implications of the biblical readings in the Revised Common Lectionary. The essays concentrate on the themes of social justice in the weekly texts and how those themes can be teachable moments for preaching social justice in the church… Read more…

The LEGO Principle: The Power of Connecting to God and One Another

The LEGO Principle: The Power of Connecting to God and One Another

by Joey Bonifacio

Love God. Love Your Neighbor. Jesus called these the two most important commandments of all time. When He said this, He was making something clear to His listeners then as He does now: in life, it all boils down to our relationships. Using the example of LEGO®, a company that has been transforming the way people play for more than … Read more…

¡Ayúdenme! Soy mujer en el ministerio juvenil

¡Ayúdenme! Soy mujer en el ministerio juvenil

by Kara E. Powell and Kara Powell

¿Buscas respuestas a tu vida y tu ministerio desde tu perspectiva femenina? Dirigido a profesionales y voluntarias, «¡Ayúdenme! ¡Soy una mujer en el ministerio juvenil!» estudia los problemas con los que luchas a diario en el ministerio: El desafío de ser soltera, el matrimonio, la madre como mentora y consejera, lograr que te escuchen, recibir un tra… Read more…

Effective Bible Teaching

Effective Bible Teaching

by Leland Ryken and James C. Wilhoit

Why does Bible study flourish in some churches and small groups and not in others? In this updated edition of a trusted classic, two Christian education specialists provide readers with the knowledge and methods needed to effectively communicate the message of the Bible. The book offers concrete guidance for mastering a biblical text, interpreting it, and ap… Read more…


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