Making Ethical Decisions: A Casebook on Church and Society
ISBN: 9780664240646 / Angielski / Miękka / 120 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Each day individuals make choices that have moral implications. Whether the choices concern major or minor issues, they involve questions that often confuse Christians. This practical book helps establish a basis for ethical decision making by providing principles and showing how those principles can be applied. Each day individuals make choices that have moral implications. Whether the choices concern major or minor issues, they involve questions that ofte... |
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94,25 zł |
Ministry and Music
ISBN: 9780664241865 / Angielski / Miękka / 164 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This readable, practical, classic work covers every aspect of church music from congregational singing to the roles of the choir and church organist, how to select a hymnal, how to plan a worship service with music, and much more. Only by knowing these things can the minister, choir director, organist, and music committee together create worship services that lead to the Christian growth of their congregation, small or large. This readable, practical, classic work covers every aspect of church music from congregational singing to the roles of the choir and church organis... |
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119,95 zł |
Service Evangelism
ISBN: 9780664242527 / Angielski / Miękka / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Service Evangelism has been used by thousands of pastors and lay leaders throughout the United States and Canada to advance a style of evangelism that combines the social and personal dimensions of the gospel. Service Evangelism has been used by thousands of pastors and lay leaders throughout the United States and Canada to advance a style of evang... |
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111,38 zł |
Pastoral Counseling
ISBN: 9780664244057 / Angielski / Miękka / 244 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the contemporary church, pastors take on many roles. One of the most important roles a pastor must play is that of counselor. However, this isn't always a natural fit for every pastor. In this creative and readable book, Wayne Oates offers a definitive argument for the history and future necessity of pastoral counseling. In the contemporary church, pastors take on many roles. One of the most important roles a pastor must play is that of counselor. However, this isn'... |
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154,22 zł |
All Our Losses, All Our Griefs: Resources for Pastoral Care
ISBN: 9780664244934 / Angielski / Miękka / 180 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Grief as a lifelong human experience is the scope of this absorbing book. Kenneth Mitchell and Herbert Anderson explore the multiple dimensions of the problem, including the origins and dynamics of grief, loss throughout life, caring for those who grieve, and the theology of grieving. This examination is enriched by vivid illustrations and case histories of individuals whose experiences the authors have shared. Grief as a lifelong human experience is the scope of this absorbing book. Kenneth Mitchell and Herbert Anderson explore the multiple dimensions of ... |
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115,67 zł |
The Pastor as Evangelist
ISBN: 9780664245566 / Angielski / Miękka / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From one who is a minister, professor, and recognized leader in the field of evangelism comes a challenge to pastors to take a new look at their mission. Richard Stall Armstrong invites pastors to put on "evangelistic glasses" to perceive what it means to be a pastor-evangelist in terms of personal relationships and in light of the various factors that define evangelism.
Clearly and compellingly, Armstrong Mows how to take the responsibility for evangelism, seriously. He analyzes in a concrete way the many contexts of evangelism -- the difference between witnessing to the young and the old,... From one who is a minister, professor, and recognized leader in the field of evangelism comes a challenge to pastors to take a new look at their missi...
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128,52 zł |
Using the Bible in Groups
ISBN: 9780664245610 / Angielski / Miękka / 120 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This best-selling book is an indispensable resource for starting a Bible study group. Employing successful field-tested methods, this practical handbook contains detailed information on how to begin a group, choose a leader, prepare lesson plans, build relationships within the group, and effectively engage in the study of Scripture. This best-selling book is an indispensable resource for starting a Bible study group. Employing successful field-tested methods, this practical han... |
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102,82 zł |
Pastoral Care with Children in Crisis
ISBN: 9780664245986 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Noted teacher and experienced counselor Andrew Lester challenges ministers to take up an often neglected task--caring for the children of the parish. It is the pastor's role, Lester says, to make spiritual sense out of the chaos of crisis. He looks to the ministry of Jesus as the model for faithful, effective ministry and illustrates how a pastor's relationship with troubled children can have a significant impact on their development. Noted teacher and experienced counselor Andrew Lester challenges ministers to take up an often neglected task--caring for the children of the paris... |
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119,95 zł |
Teaching Ministry of the Church: An Examination of the Basic Principles of Christian Education
ISBN: 9780664249106 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this valuable philosophy of Christian education for theologians, James Smart offers an excellent evaluation and redefinition of the goals of teaching ministry. Important topics addressed in this book include how to use the Bible in curriculum development and the relationship of the church to "secular" education. In this valuable philosophy of Christian education for theologians, James Smart offers an excellent evaluation and redefinition of the goals of tea... |
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162,79 zł |
The Reformed Imperative: What the Church Has to Say That No One Else Can Say
ISBN: 9780664250232 / Angielski / Miękka / 156 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the face of dramatic membership decline, John Leith calls on the church to say what no one else can say. Leith writes that too often sermons are moral exhortations which can be delivered more effectively at Rotary or Kiwanis clubs; or political and economic judgements on society presented with greater wisdom and passion at political conventions; or they offer therapies better provided by competent psychiatrists. He urges the church to use its only unique skill--the ability to interpret and apply the work of God through sermons, teaching, and pastoral care. In the face of dramatic membership decline, John Leith calls on the church to say what no one else can say. Leith writes that too often serm... |
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107,10 zł |
Pastoral Care for Survivors of Family Abuse
ISBN: 9780664250256 / Angielski / Miękka / 152 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this important book, James Leehan emphasizes the use of the religious communities' spiritual, physical, and financial resources to alleviate the problem of family abuse. He sees ministers and their congregations as a source of support that no other sector of society can provide. This book will be an asset to anyone involved in helping the survivor of abuse. In this important book, James Leehan emphasizes the use of the religious communities' spiritual, physical, and financial resources to alleviate the... |
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107,10 zł |
When You Are Facing Change
ISBN: 9780664250485 / Angielski / Miękka / 140 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Pastoral counselor J. Bill Ratliff shows that facing change in our lives doesn't have to be a traumatic experience--it can be a time of enlightenment. Ratliff describes the types of chosen and unchosen changes one is likely to encounter in life and then tells how to deal with endings, uncertainties, and new beginnings. If we listen for the voice of God, Ratliff says, we can emerge from a time of major change more whole than we were before we entered. Pastoral counselor J. Bill Ratliff shows that facing change in our lives doesn't have to be a traumatic experience--it can be a time of enlightenme... |
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141,37 zł |
A Teachable Spirit: Recovering the Teaching Office in the Church
ISBN: 9780664250799 / Angielski / Miękka / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Richard Robert Osmer provides a strong understanding of the teaching office, which is a part of Reformation heritage. He discusses why the teaching office is important in mainline churches. This book in unique because it includes seminaries, representative bodies, theologians, and church leaders as part of the teaching office. Richard Robert Osmer provides a strong understanding of the teaching office, which is a part of Reformation heritage. He discusses why the teaching... |
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239,90 zł |
Sex in the Parish
ISBN: 9780664250874 / Angielski / Miękka / 284 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Karen Lebacqz and Ronald Barton examine the gift of sexuality in relation to the parish and the dynamics of sexual desire and temptation. Included in this book are the expreiences of a pastor who did not set appropriate limits; explainations of how the pastoral role affects sexual contact between pastor and parishioner; suggestions for a framework of ethical analysis; an examination of questions for women in ministry, single pastors, and pastors who are gay, lesbian, or bisexual; and a review of ethical issues related to persons who carry responsibilities for the structures of ministerial... Karen Lebacqz and Ronald Barton examine the gift of sexuality in relation to the parish and the dynamics of sexual desire and temptation. Included ... |
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222,77 zł |
Living Alone
ISBN: 9780664251239 / Angielski / Miękka / 148 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Drawing on touching stories and personal experiences, Herbert Anderson and Freda Gardner illuminate many of the aspects of living alone--loneliness, grief, and solitude--and offer encouraging suggestions for living well and faithfully. The Family Living in Pastoral Perspective series examines crucial times in family life in light of the family as a social unit. Each book addresses major changes that ordinarily occur in the life cycle of a family. Each volume takes into account family system theory and social and economic factors that affect the family. Drawing on touching stories and personal experiences, Herbert Anderson and Freda Gardner illuminate many of the aspects of living alone--loneliness... |
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119,95 zł |
Promising Again
ISBN: 9780664251246 / Angielski / Miękka / 152 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Marriage is a pilgrimage; a journey characterized by beginnings and endings as the life cycle of a particular family evolves. This timely and important book addresses how relationships need o be refocused when couples face changes such as the launching of young adult children, job change, the death of a parent or a child, the arrival of a "surprise" child, infidelity, retirement, illness, role change or reversal, and many others. Also addressed is the dissolution of marriage and the establishment of a new relationship through remarriage. The Family Living in Pastoral Perspective... Marriage is a pilgrimage; a journey characterized by beginnings and endings as the life cycle of a particular family evolves. This timely and impor... |
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124,24 zł |
Regarding Children: A New Respect for Childhood and Families
ISBN: 9780664251253 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this important and timely book, Herbert Anderson and Susan Johnson examine issues pertinent to the successful rearing of children. Written to empower parents and others who care for and nurture our children, this book will also greatly enhance the ministry of the church on behalf of and for the sake of families with children and for our society at large. The Family Living in Pastoral Perspective series examines crucial times in family life in light of the family as a social unit. Each book addresses major changes that ordinarily occur in the life cycle of a family. Each volume... In this important and timely book, Herbert Anderson and Susan Johnson examine issues pertinent to the successful rearing of children. Written to em... |
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119,95 zł |
Helpmates: Support in Times of Critical Illness
ISBN: 9780664251413 / Angielski / Miękka / 157 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this excellent book, Harry Cole interviews many people involved in caring for loved ones who are critically or terminally ill. He provides practical guidance and suggestions for others coping with similar problems and situations. In this excellent book, Harry Cole interviews many people involved in caring for loved ones who are critically or terminally ill. He provides pract... |
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102,82 zł |
Discerning God's Will
ISBN: 9780664251468 / Angielski / Miękka / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Popular author Ben Campbell Johnson discusses how the will of God relies on the depths of the human psyche. He addresses in specific terms how one may use intuition, imagination, and memory to ascertain the leading of God's will. Johnson claims that once God's will is sensed, one must trust that God will continue to give guidance. For each chapter, a series of reflection exercises is provided along with a brief guide to the process of discernment. Popular author Ben Campbell Johnson discusses how the will of God relies on the depths of the human psyche. He addresses in specific terms how one ... |
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145,66 zł |
Preaching In and Out of Season
ISBN: 9780664251499 / Angielski / Miękka / 132 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This excellent resource provides help for ministers who must plan their sermons not only according to the liturgical church year but also in response to the secular calendar of national holidays and public ceremonies, and in response to the program calendar of local and denominational emphases. Individual chapters discuss preaching about racial relations; family, church, and nation; the global witness of the church; work; evangelism; stewardship; and giving thanks. Suggestions for sermons on each theme are provided as well. This excellent resource provides help for ministers who must plan their sermons not only according to the liturgical church year but also in respon... |
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98,53 zł |