Covers the origin of the diaconate, requisites and qualifications, organization, ordinances, worship, watchcare, the unchurched, training, relationships, and finances.
We might be relieved if God placed our sanctification only in the hands of trained professionals, but that is not his plan. Instead, through the ministry of every part of the body, the whole church will mature in Christ. Paul David Tripp helps us discover
There's no scoreboard in the sanctuary, and the only plate is probably for the offering. But every church leader needs to know how to win, and every congregation needs to know when to cheer. This insightful book speaks to every church leader who yearns for a simpler, more effective approach to ministry. An engaging parable about one overwhelmed pastor is followed by an overview of seven successful team practices, each one developed and applied in a ministry setting. Reinforced by relevant discussion questions, these clear, easy, and strategic practices can turn any ministry into a winning team.
Your ministry is perfectly designed to produce the results you are currently experiencing. If you are satisfied with those res ... more
This comprehensive guide will deepen and broaden the trustee's sense of ministry and mission in his or her service to the church. It covers every facet of the trustee's responsibility.
"Our generation needs a reformation. " "But a single person won't lead it." "A single event won't define it. " "Our reformation will be a movement of reformers living creatively, compassionately, courageously for the cause of Christ."
"This reformation will not be born of a new discovery. It will be the rediscovery of something old, something ancient. "
"Something primal."
"--"Mark Batterson, "Primal" What would your Christianity look like if it was stripped down to the simplest, rawest, purest faith possible? You would have more, not less. You would have the beginning of a new reformation--in your generation, your church, your own soul. You would have "primal" Christianity. This boo ... more
In order to define biblical eldership, we must go back to the only God-given, authoritative source, the text of Holy Scripture. Church history demonstrates the disastrous consequences of drifting from the light of Scripture. This book fulfills the need for an in-depth study on the topic, based in the vast treasure of God's Word.