Kategoria BISAC: Religion >> Christian Living - Leadership & Mentoring

Taking a stand over the gender-issue divide

Author and New Testament scholar Michael Bird was formerly in favor of distinct gender roles in ministry, a viewpoint commonly called "complementarianism." But inconsistencies in practice and careful biblical study convinced him to rethink his position.

Originally published as a short ebook, Bourgeois Babes, Bossy Wives, and Bobby Haircuts offers an engaging, incisive perspective on biblical gender equality and the egalitarian view--a preference for allowing women to hold...

A fresh approach to the hot-button topic of women in ministry

Based on his study of a key word for "teaching" in the New Testament--an activity often thought to be prohibited to women--and on various other kinds of public speaking in which women in Scripture clearly participated, scholar John Dickson builds a case for women preachers.

This expanded edition of Hearing Her Voice, published originally as a short ebook, presents an entirely new and convincing biblical argument. Focused and purposefully limited in its conclusions, Dickson's case has the...

At one point in her life, author and co-founder of Redeemer Presbyterian Church Kathy Keller sought pastoral ordination. Yet she came to adopt the view that men and women have different roles in marriage and ministry, and that fulfilling such roles pleases God and leads to greater personal fulfillment.

In this unapologetic but nuanced piece, Keller presents a caring and careful case for biblical gender differences and the complementarian view of women in ministry. At the same time, she encourages women to teach and lead in the church in ways that may startle some complementarians....

Have you noticed the toll modern ministry is taking on our pastors? Pastoral fatigue and burnout cost the church more than just money; it costs lives, drying up the pastoral pool. More pastors and church leaders leave ministry today than in the history of the Christian Church. And I almost became a statistic.

Pastors are in big trouble but have few resources to help. More and more has been written about sabbaticals, yet few comprehensive, but simple, guidebooks are available to assist a pastor to initiate and maximize the gift of his or her pastoral sabbatical.

This primer is...

Tarrying Time in Galilee1

1. Choosing the First Four Apostles

2. Choosing Philip and Nathaniel

3. The Visit to Capernaum

4. The Wedding at Cana

5. Back in Capernaum

6. The Events of a Sabbath Day

7. Four Months of Training

8. Sermon on the Kingdom

Training the Kingdom's Messengers

1. Final Instructions

2. Choosing the Six

3. The Call of Matthew and Simon

4. The Call of the Twins

5. The Call of Thomas and Judas

6. The Week of Intensive Training

7. Another...