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Student Ministry that Matters: 3 Elements of a Healthy Student Ministry

Student Ministry that Matters: 3 Elements of a Healthy Student Ministry

by Ben Trueblood

Is your student ministry healthy? This is a question every student minister has asked. It’s a question that brings both anger and tears. You are growing in numbers, but something just didn’t feel right. It doesn't feel healthy. This is the “there must be more to student ministry than this” moment. Regardless of your ministry conte… Read more…

Pictures at a Theological Exhibition: Scenes of the Church's Worship, Witness and Wisdom

Pictures at a Theological Exhibition: Scenes of the Church's Worship, Witness and Wisdom

by Kevin J. Vanhoozer

Many Christians are held captive by a picture of the imagination as a purveyor of false images, prone to idolatry. We live in a society fixated on images that have little or no significance. We are surrounded by models of the world that are not in touch with any truth outside of themselves. But we lack the resources to see and imagine things differently.Kevi… Read more…

How Youth Ministry Can Change Theological Education -- If We Let It

How Youth Ministry Can Change Theological Education -- If We Let It

by Kenda Creasy Dean and Christy Lang Hearlson

Since 1993, forty-nine theological seminaries have created opportunities for high school students to participate in on-campus High School Theology Programs (HSTPs) that invite them to engage in serious biblical and theological study. Many of the young people who take part in these programs go on to become pastoral or lay leaders in their churches. What has m… Read more…

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Slow Church Study Guide

Slow Church Study Guide

by C. Christopher Smith and John Pattison

High-speed internet. Rapid rewards. Quick thinking. Fast food. Fast . . . church?Slow Church by Chris Smith and John Pattison has been eagerly received by a people who are ready to be invited out of franchise faith and back into the kingdom of God. This eleven-session study guide provides an opportunity to reflect on the message of this groundbreaking book b… Read more…

Loving the City: Doing Balanced, Gospel-Centered Ministry in Your City

Loving the City: Doing Balanced, Gospel-Centered Ministry in Your City

by Timothy Keller, Andy Crouch, Daniel Strange and Gabriel Salguero

Even if you don’t go to the city to minister, make no mistake—the city is coming to you. Regardless of your particular cultural or geographical context, you will need to consider the city when forming a theological vision that engages the people you are trying to reach.In Loving the City, bestselling author and pastor Timothy Keller looks at… Read more…

Seeking the Unseen: Spiritual Realities in the Buddhist World

Seeking the Unseen: Spiritual Realities in the Buddhist World

by Paul H De Neui

Buddhism claims no god, yet spiritual realities abound in popular practice. What are these realities? What do they mean to the practitioners? How can understanding these realities inform Christ-followers seeking to communicate the good news of Jesus in ways that all can understand and relate to? In answer to these and other questions, SEANET proudly presents… Read more…

A Little Handbook for Preachers: Ten Practical Ways to a Better Sermon by Sunday

A Little Handbook for Preachers: Ten Practical Ways to a Better Sermon by Sunday

by Mark Labberton and Mary S. Hulst

No function of the pastor is as visible and stress inducing as preaching. Being a good preacher requires learning the mental, emotional, spiritual and physical skills needed to effectively share God's word with a congregation. It demands a commitment to the craft of preaching. But few pastors feel adequately prepared for this high-stakes responsibility w… Read more…

Sunday School Changes Everything

Sunday School Changes Everything

by Dr. Henrietta C. Mears

When Dr. Henrietta Mears began her ministry in Hollywood, California, in the 1930s, she was facing several challenges. Sixty percent of children at the time were not attending a church of any sort. Fewer than fifteen percent of children who attended Sunday School ever made a decision to follow Jesus. Youth in their early college years were walking away from … Read more…

Making All Things New: Inaugurated Eschatology for the Life of the Church

Making All Things New: Inaugurated Eschatology for the Life of the Church

by G. K. Beale, Matthew S. Harmon and Benjamin L. Gladd

Many people think eschatology refers to events occurring at the end of history. In this book, two scholars with expertise in biblical eschatology argue that God's kingdom breaking into this world through Jesus Christ has inaugurated a new creation, a reality that should shape pastoral leadership and be reflected in the life and ministry of the church. Br… Read more…

Disaster Ministry Handbook

Disaster Ministry Handbook

by Jamie D Aten and David M Boan

FEMA Community Preparedness AwardWhen disasters happen, people turn to local churches as centers for response and assistance. When floods or tornadoes devastate an area, or when shootings and violence shock a community, knowing what to do can be the difference between calm and chaos, courage and fear, life and death. But few churches plan in advance for what… Read more…

Mentor for Life: Finding Purpose through Intentional Discipleship

Mentor for Life: Finding Purpose through Intentional Discipleship

by Efrem Smith and Natasha Sistrunk Robinson

Today’s Christian women do not simply want nice fellowships and cookie-cutter answers about how to deal with life. Though churches are filled with good ministry programming—activities, outreach events, and an endless selection of options—many churches neglect their fundamental mission to make disciples.   Christian women want… Read more…

Practical Suggestions for Successful Ministry

Practical Suggestions for Successful Ministry

by Frederick K C Price

No one goes into ministry planning to fail. Yet, many who start out with the noblest intentions can become overwhelmed by the demands they encounter.   Apostle Frederick K.C. Price knows the challenges, and has assembled an exceptional resource for pastors and ministry leaders. In this book he shares time-tested wisdom gleaned from more than 60 years in… Read more…


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