- For Individual use - Group training Photocopyable resources include: job descriptions, caregiver interview form, staff evaluation survey, guidelines for nursery use, information card, and incident report form A well-run nursery is a tremendous asset to a church. The responsibilities are demanding, but with prayer, patience, and commitment, you can minimize the frustrations and maximize the difference you make in the lives of children ages three and under and their parents. Whether you're leading your church's nursery ministry, serving in it, or just thinking of getting involved, you will...
- For Individual use - Group training Photocopyable resources include: job descriptions, caregiver interview form, staff evaluation survey, guideli...
Gaining form and momentum over the second half of the 20th century, the Church Growth movement has become an enormous shaping force on the Western church today. You may love it, you may hate it, but you can't deny its impact. But what exactly is Church Growth? In what ways has the movement actually brought growth to the church, and how effective has it been in doing so? What are its strengths and weaknesses? This timely book addresses such questions. After providing a richly informative history and overview, it explores--in a first-ever roundtable of their leading voices--five main...
Gaining form and momentum over the second half of the 20th century, the Church Growth movement has become an enormous shaping force on the Western chu...
Churches have split and denominations have formed over the issue of church government. Yet while many Christians can explain their particular church's form of rule and may staunchly uphold it, few have a truly biblical understanding of it. What model for governing the church does the Bible provide? Is there room for different methods? Or is just one way the right way? In Who Runs the Church? Four predominant approaches to church government are presented by respected proponents: - Episcopalianism (Peter Toon) - Presbyterianism (L. Roy Taylor) - Single-Elder Congregationalism (Paige Patterson)...
Churches have split and denominations have formed over the issue of church government. Yet while many Christians can explain their particular church's...
- For Individual use - Group training Prayer is absolutely indispensable for your church. The early church was powerful because it prayed--and today, God moves in praying churches in ways that planning and programs alone can't produce. This book is designed to help your church become more alive, more powerful, and more in love with Jesus Christ as you and your group learn and practice the secrets of effective prayer. Serving in Your Church Prayer Ministry discusses -The importance of prayer -Organizing for prayer -Prioritizing prayer in your church -Praying for leaders -Praying...
- For Individual use - Group training Prayer is absolutely indispensable for your church. The early church was powerful because it prayed--and toda...
Who should participate in the Lord's Supper? How frequently should we observe it? What does this meal mean? What happens when we eat the bread and drink from the cup? What do Christians disagree about and what do they hold in common? These and other questions are explored in this thought-provoking book. This new volume in the Counterpoints: Church Life series allows four contributors to make a case for the following views: - Baptist view (memorialism) - Reformed view (spiritual presence) - Lutheran view (consubstantiation) - Roman Catholic view (transubstantiation) All contributors use...
Who should participate in the Lord's Supper? How frequently should we observe it? What does this meal mean? What happens when we eat the bread and dri...
This comprehensive, creative, and updated resource for conducting traditional and contemporary weddings includes ceremonies from thirteen denominations - suggestions for prayers, Scripture readings, and music - reproducible planning charts - suggestions for special services (vow renewal, blessing a civil union, marrying couples with children from previous marriages) - resources for writing vows, unity candle ceremony, and unity sand ceremony - and more
This comprehensive, creative, and updated resource for conducting traditional and contemporary weddings includes ceremonies from thirteen denominat...
