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Pastoral Services Handbook
The Pastoral Services Handbook is a resource for pastors [...]
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Vibrant Church: Biblical Reflections & Practical Tools for a Vibrant 21st Century Church
What does a Vibrant 21st Century Church look like? [...]
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Entendiendo la Adoración: Explorando su Significado / Respondiendo con Sencillez (Spanish Edition)
Entendiendo la Adoración provee un enfoque teológico, práctico y [...]
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Getting a Handle on Worship: Exploring Its Meaning / Responding in Simplicity
Getting a Handle on Worship provides a theological, practical, [...]
Bible and Interpretation |
1. Encountering the Old Testament: A Christian Survey (Encountering Biblical Studies) 3rd Edition by Bill T. Arnold, Bryan E. Beyer |
2. Encountering the New Testament: A Historical and Theological Survey (Encountering Biblical Studies), 3rd Edition by Walter A Elwell & Robert W. Yarbrough |
3. Grasping God’s Word (3rd Edition) by J. Scott Duvall and J. Daniel Hays |
4. NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible Edited by John H. Walton & Craig S. Keener |
Christian Education |
1. Christian Education Leadership: Making Disciples in the 21st Century By Bernard M. Spooner |
2. Preparing Instructional Objectives, 3rd edition By Robert F. Mager |
3. Communicating for a Change By Andy Stanley, Lane Jones |
4. Teaching to Change Lives By Howard Hendricks |
Written Communication |
1. A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, Ninth Edition: Chicago Style for Students and Researchers (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing) 9th Edition By Kate L. Turabian |
Expository Preaching |
1. Christ-Centered Preaching: Redeeming the Expository Sermon, Third Edition By Bryan Chapell |
2. Communicating for a Change By Andy Stanley, Lane Jones |
3. Preaching God’s Word: A Hands-on Approach to Preparing, Developing, and Delivering the Sermon, First or Second Edition By Terry G. Carter, J. Scott Duvall, J. Daniel Hays |
Family Ministry |
1. A Theology for Family Ministry Edited by Michael and Michelle Anthony |
2. Trained in the Fear of God: Family Ministry in Theological, Historical, and Practical Perspective Edited by Randy Stinson and Timothy Paul Jones |
3. The Family: A Christian Perspective on the Contemporary Home, 4th Edition By Jack O. Balswich & Judith K. Balswick |
4. Family Ministry Field Guide: How Your Church Can Equip Parents to Make Disciples By Timothy Paul Jones |
Christian History |
1. Christianity Through the Centuries, 3rd Edition By Earle E. Cairns |
2. Turning Points: Decisive Moments in the History of Christianity By Mark A. Noll |
Leadership |
1. Next Generation Leader By Andy Stanley |
2. Unfinished Business: Returning the Ministry to the People of God By Greg Ogden |
3. Who Needs Theology By Stanley Grenz and Roger Olson |
3. Vibrant Church: Biblical Reflections & Practical Tools for a Vibrant 21st Century Church By Israel Steinmetz & Whaid Guscott Rose |
4. A Work of Heart: Understanding How God Shapes Spiritual Leaders By Reggie McNeal |
Christian Living |
1. The Purpose Driven Life: What On Earth Am I Here For (Expanded Edition) By Rick Warren |
2. Conformed to His Image: Biblical and Practical Approaches to Spiritual Formation (Revised Edition) By Kenneth Boa |
3. Following Jesus: Biblical Reflections on Discipleship By N.T. Wright |
Life Coaching |
1. Master Discipleship Today: Jesus’s Prayer and Plan for Every Believer By Don Hawkins |
2. Christian Coaching: Helping Others Turn Potential into Reality. 2nd Ed. By Gary Collins |
Leadership and Health |
1. The Emotionally Healthy Leader By Peter Scazzero |
2. Leading with a Limp By Dan B. Allender |
3. The Gift of Being Yourself By David G. Benner |
Spiritual Formation |
1. Celebration of Discipline, Special Anniversary Edition By Richard Foster |
2. The Spirit of the Disciplines By Dallas Willard |
3. Face to Face: Praying the Scriptures for Spiritual Growth (Volume Two)By Kenneth D. Boa |
Spiritual Leadership |
1. Spiritual Leadership: Principles of Excellence for Every Believer By J. Oswald Sanders |
2. Agape Leadership: Lessons in Spiritual Leadership from the Life of R.C. Chapman By Robert L. Peterson & Alexander Strauch |
3. Leadership Essentials: Shaping Vision, Multiplying Influence, Defining Character By Greg Ogden & Daniel Meyer |
4. A Work of Heart: Understanding How God Shapes Spiritual Leaders By Reggie McNeal |
CG7 Leadership |
1. The Story of the Church of God (Seventh Day) Centennial Edition By Robert Coulter |
2. American Religion: Contemporary Trends, Second Edition Edited by Mark Chaves |
Church Administration |
1. Church Administration and Finance Manual: Resources for Leading the Local Church By Otto F. Crumroy Jr., Stan Kukawka and Frank M. Witman |
2. Management Essentials for Christian Ministries Edited by Michael J. Anthony and James Estep Jr |
Leadership Practicum |
1. Ministerial Ethics: A Guide for Spirit-Filled Leaders By T. Burton Pierce and Stanley M. Horton |
2. Ministerial Ethics: Moral Formation for Church Leaders By Joe E. Trull and James E. Carter |
Evangelism and Discipleship |
1. The Evangelistic Love of God and Neighbor: A Theology of Witness and Discipleship By Scott J. Jones |
2. Evangelism Handbook: Biblical, Spiritual, Intentional, Missional By Alvin Reid |
3. The Complete Book of Discipleship: On Being and Making Followers of Christ By Bill Hull |
Pastoral Ministry |
1. Unfinished Business: Returning the Ministry to the People of God By Greg Ogden |
2. That Their Work Will Be a Joy By Cameron Lee & Kurt Fredrickson |
3. Shepherding the Church By Joseph Stowell |
Pastoral Practicum |
1. Pastoral Theology: Essentials of Ministry By Thomas C. Oden |
2. Under the Unpredictable Plant By Eugene H. Peterson |
3. On Being a Pastor: Understanding our Calling and Work By Derek Prime and Alistair Begg |
4. Leading the Congregation: Caring for Yourself while Leading the People By Norman Shawchuck & Roger Heuser |
5. Pastor: The Theology & Practice of Ordained Ministry By William H. Willimon |
6. And He Gave Pastors: Pastoral Theology in Action By T.F. Zimmerman, G. Raymond Carlson & Zenas J. Bicket |
7. Ministerial Ethics: A Guide for Spirit-Filled Leaders By T. Burton Pierce and Stanley M. Horton |
8. Ministerial Ethics: Moral Formation for Church Leaders By Joe E. Trull and James E. Carter |
Worldviews |
1. The Universe Next Door: A Basic Worldview Catalog, Sixth Edition By James W. Sire |
2. Worldviews in Conflict: Choosing Christianity in a World of Ideas By Ronald H. Nas |
3. Postmodernizing the Faith: Evangelical Responses to the Challenge of Postmodernism By Millard J. Erickson |
Church and Mental Health |
1. Grace for the Afflicted By Matthew S. Stanford |
2. Troubled Minds: Mental Illness and the Church’s Mission By Amy Simpson |
3. The Safest Place on Earth By Larry Crabb |
Christian Counseling |
1. The Biblical Basis of Christian Counseling for People Helpers By Gary R. Collins |
2. Connecting: Healing Ourselves and Our Relationships By Dr. Larry Crabb |
3. How to Be a People Helper, Revised By Gary R. Collins |
4. The Complete Guide to Crisis & Trauma Counseling: What to Do and Say When It Matters Most!, Updated and Expanded By H. Norman Wright |
5. The Pastor and Counseling By Jeremy Pierre & Deepak Reju |
Christian Theology and CG7 Doctrine |
1. Introducing Christian Doctrine (Third edition) By Millard J. Erickson, L. Arnold Hustad |
2. This We Believe By CoG7 NAMC members |
3. Evangelical Dictionary of Theology, Third Edition Edited by Walter A. Elwell |
Worship |
1. Face to Face: Praying the Scriptures for Intimate Worship (Volume One) By Kenneth Boa |
2. Worship: Old & New, Revised Edition By Robert E. Webber |
3. Six Views on Exploring the Worship Spectrum Edited by Engle & Basden |
4. Getting a Handle on Worship: Exploring its Meaning/Responding in Simplicity By Whaid Guscott Rose & Israel Steinmetz |
Prayer |
1. Face to Face: Praying the Scriptures for Spiritual Growth (Volume Two) By Kenneth D. Boa |
2. Prayer: Finding the Heart’s True Home By Richard J. Foster |
3. Praying with Paul: A Call to Spiritual Reformation By D.A. Carson |
4. Partners in Prayer By John C. Maxwell |
5. United and Ignited: Encountering God Through Dynamic Corporate Prayer By Dennis Fuqua |