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  • Vestry Reflections

    Cultivating Spiritual Growth in Church Leaders

    by Marc D. Smith, Ph.D ...
    A practical, uplifting guide designed to help congregational leadership navigate current issues and inspire deeper thought and contemplation.In this powerful collection of reflections, the Rev. Dr. Marc Smith offers thoughtful insights and practical guidance for vestries and other church leadership bodies. Addressing key issues like evangelism, social justice, stewardship, and parish life, each ... Read more

    $16.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Multi-Voiced Church

    by Stuart Murray, Sian Murray ...
    Multi-voiced Church argues strongly and persuasively for churches in which everyone is important for the well-being and growth of the community.The New Testament indicates that the early churches were multi-voiced, participative and expectant that the Holy Spirit would speak through all members of the community. First-generation renewal movements have typically been multi-voiced, recovering this ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

  • Movements That Change the World

    Five Keys to Spreading the Gospel

    by Steve Addison ...
    When Jesus commissioned his followers, he was not just inaugurating the historical church, he was founding a missionary movement.Originally released by Missional Press and now revised and expanded to include a multi-session discussion guide, SteveAddison's Movements That Change the World draws from biblical, historical and contemporary case studies to isolate the essential elements of a dynamic ... Read more

    $24.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Work and Worship

    Reconnecting Our Labor and Liturgy

    by Matthew Kaemingk, Cory Willson ...
    The modern chasm between "secular" work and "sacred" worship has had a devastating impact on Western Christianity.Drawing on years of research, ministry, and leadership experience, Kaemingk and Willson explain why Sunday morning worship and Monday morning work desperately need to inform and impact one another. Together they engage in a rich biblical, theological, and historical exploration of the ... Read more

    $23.09 USD

  • Part-Time is Plenty

    Thriving without Full-Time Clergy

    by G. Jeffrey MacDonald ...
    Churches experiencing numerical and financial decline may dread the day when they can no longer afford a full-time pastor. Freeing up funds that would go to a full-time salary sure would help the budgetmaybe even enough to turn things aroundbut is it even possible to run effective ministries with just a half- or quarter-time professional? Journalist and part-time pastor Jeffrey MacDonald says ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Gift of Administration

    New Testament Foundations for the Vocation of Administrative Service

    by Donald P. Senior CP ...
    In his First Letter to the Corinthians Paul cites “administrators” as one of God’s gifts to the Christian community (1 Cor 12:28). But many who serve in administrative service today have difficulty seeing how their everyday work is an expression of discipleship. This book, written by an experienced administrator and noted biblical scholar, shows how the various functions of institutional ... Read more

    $16.59 USD

  • Rethinking Church: A Guide for the Perplexed and Disillusioned

    by Ron Highfield ...
    In Rethinking Church, veteran church leader, theologian, and professor Ron Highfield tells the story of how he came to the conclusions that most institutions we call "churches" are really parachurch organizations, much of the "church work" we do focuses on making something happen on Sunday mornings, and much of the money we give goes to pay staff to keep the parachurch functions running. Highfield ... Read more

    $8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Rise and Fall of Movements

    A Roadmap for Leaders

    by Steve Addison ...
    A ministry is what you can do with the help of others. A movement is what God can do when you let go of control and multiply disciples and churches. Drawing on the life and ministry of Jesus, and with reflections on past and present movements, Steve Addison provides a roadmap for leaders who want to multiply disciples and churches to the ends of the earth. Whether pioneering on the edge, riding a ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Ambition

    What Jesus Said About Power, Success and Counting Stuff

    by Emma Ineson ...
    'Be encouraged by Bishop Emma's advice and inspired by her wisdom and humour.' JUSTIN WELBY, ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURYCounting things is very much on the table at the moment. But what is the theology around notions of ambition and success? Why do they sit so uncomfortably in a Christian context? After all, growth is not the preserve of big business when viewed through the lens of the story of God ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • Unexpected Consequences

    The Diaconate Renewed

    by Susanne Watson Epting ...
    A critical look at the diaconate in the Episcopal ChurchTimes change, and the Order of Deacons in the Episcopal Church has not remained static. While the book seeks to update contemporary knowledge about deacons, it also shows how the diaconate may be well positioned to lead the church into change that cuts across governance, formation, and ministry. While the institutional church struggles with ... Read more

    $11.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Church of Tomorrow

    Being a Christ Centred People in a Changing World

    by John McGinley ...
    What if what we are witnessing is not the decline of the Church but it's rebirth?**The rates of decline in church attendance and the ticking demographic timebomb show that business as usual will lead to extinction. But out of these ashes there are countless reasons to hope. Signs and stories emerging from worshipping communities the world over can give us renewed confidence that, as always, God is ... Read more

    $12.39 USD

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  • The Rebuilt Field Guide

    Ten Steps for Getting Started

    by Tom Corcoran, Fr. Michael White ...
    Series series A Rebuilt Parish Book
    You know your Catholic parish needs to change its focus, but you’re not sure where or how to begin. In The Rebuilt Field Guide, award-winning authors Rev. Michael White and Tom Corcoran walk you through ten essential steps for getting started with your church’s reawakening.After publishing their groundbreaking book Rebuilt in 2013 about the rebirth of the Church of the Nativity in Timonium, ... Read more

    $9.59 USD