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A House United: How Christ-Centered Unity Can End Church Division By Francis Frangipane Few works of the enemy are as destructive to the Body of Christ as a church split. Once a wedge is driven into the heart of a congregation, the result is usually bitterness, grief, even hatred among those who are called to live together in love. Wounded flocks and broken pastors have had little direction for the road back to wholeness--until now. As author Francis Frangipane shines the bright light of Scripture into the shadows of division. He explains what to do if your church is caught in this turmoil and reveals biblical safeguards against future strife. If you have experienced strain in the past or recognize a storm brewing in the present, let A House United guide you to restoration and peace. Frangipane shows you how to obtain once more the "unoffendable" heart of Jesus Christ.

Brothers, We Are Not Professionals: A Plea to Pastors for Radical Ministry By John Piper Should a church be run like a business? Piper says no. In this provocative critique, he takes aim at the widely held managerial/therapeutic model of ministry---warning that Christlike traits such as childlikeness, tenderheartedness, and dedication to prayer clash with the secular "professionalism" we mistakenly seek to emulate. Sure to spark lively debate! 304 pages, softcover from Broadman &Holman.

Executive Values: A Christian Approach to Organizational Leadership By Kurt Senske / Augsburg Fortress Senske demonstrates how Christian values support long-term organizational success by stressing the development of a healthy organizational culture, ethics-based strategic planning, mentoring, and balanced professional and personal lives. 166 pages, softcover.

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Leading with a Limp: Take Full Advantage of Your Most Powerful Weakness By Dan B. Allender, Ph.D. / WaterBrook Press Think you're not leadership material because you have flaws? God chose not-so-perfect people to help him. Being authentic about our deficits, says Allender, is fundamental to success. With wit and wisdom, he uses stories, research data, and biblical insights to explore God's "hiring" practices, and shows how inadequacies and brokenness create the most effective leaders.

The Making of a Mentor: Nine Essential Characteristics of Influential Christian Leaders By Drs. Ted W. Engstrom & Ron Jenson Jesus ministered to many but focused on a few. He knew that by concentrating on this faithful few he would leave behind a legacy of people whose influence would continue to multiply until he returned. This book is written to stimulate you toward the same passionate desire to change people who will then change other people who will then change even more people. It will show you how to live and speak truth into the lives of others in a way that will transform them forever. Seize this opportunity to learn what our Master has to teach us about mentoring!

The Speed of Trust: The One Thing That Changes Everything By Stephen M. R. Covey Groundbreaking and paradigm-shifting, The Speed of Trust demonstrates that trust is a hard-edged, economic driver -- a learnable and measurable skill that makes organizations more profitable, people more promotable, and relationships more energizing. The former CEO of Covey Leadership Center (founded by his father, Dr. Stephen R. Covey), Covey draws on his experience leading a $100 million enterprise to explain how trust can help you create unparalleled success and sustainable prosperity in every dimension of life. He reveals the 13 Behaviors common to high-trust leaders and persuasively demonstrates actionable insights that will enable you to increase and inspire trust in all of your important relationships. The Speed of Trust presents a road map to establish trust on every level, build character and competence, enhance credibility, and create leadership that inspires confidence.

The Equipping Church: Mobilizing Laity to Active Ministry By Sue Mallory All church leaders long to prepare God's people for works of service and to see the body of Christ built up until all reach unity and maturity. But how does this happen in the church? Leadership Training Network is an organization committed to influencing and resourcing innovative church leaders who equip people for biblical gift-based team ministry. In scanning the landscape it has spotted a growing movement of leaders committed to equipping people that crosses all barriers of denomination, geography, and style. The focus among healthy churches is shifting from church growth to church health, from gathering people to dispersing people into the marketplace and community, placing people into Ministries that match their life-long callings. The Equipping Church describes sixteen "equipping heroes" - churches that are already implementing these biblical principles. Mallory's story of becoming the Director of Equipping Ministries in a California church serves as a framework to explain what an equipping church is, how it functions, why this is a biblical model, and what is involved in making this transition. It addresses the felt need of pastors who know they should equip lay people, but want examples of churches who are already successfully doing it. More Pastoral Leadership Books

The Forgotten Ways: Reactivating the Missional Church By Alan Hirsch How did the number of Christians in the world grow from as few as 25,000 one hundred years after Christ's death, to up to 20 million in AD 310? How did the Chinese underground chu rch grow from 2 million to over 100 million in sixty years despite considerable opposition? In The Forgotten Ways, Alan Hirsch reveals the paradigmatic insights he discovered as he delved into those questions. Hirsch identifies six latent potencies in God's people that lie dormant and forgotten until something catalytic prompts the rediscovery of them. These elements are clearly seen in the church during times of phenomenal growth and impact, but he suggests that they are actually always present and can be reactivated to create apostolic movement. Church leaders, strategists, seminary professors, and students will benefit from Hirsch's discoveries and his ability to put those ideas to work in contemporary churches and ministries.

The Living Church: Convictions of a Lifelong Pastor By John Stott / Inter-Varsity Press At the 150th anniversary of the dedication of his church, John Stott gave voice to his dream for All Souls, London, and all souls everywhere: "I have a dream of . . . a biblical church . . . a worshiping church . . . a caring church . . . a serving church . . . an expectant church." Reflecting on his more than sixty years of service at All Souls and a worldwide ministry that led Time magazine to acknowledge him as one of the "100 Most Influential People in the World," Stott alerts a church that is in transition to the marks of a church that is living. The Living Church is the full articulation of Stott's dream for the body of Christ in the world today. To the people of God who inherit the global church he has helped to build for the past sixty years, he bequeaths this calling: "There is such a thing as goodness: pursue it. The postmodern mood is unfriendly to all universal absolutes. Yet the apostle says there is such a thing as truth: fight for it. And there is such a thing as life: lay hold of it. May God enable us to make an unabashed commitment . . . to what is true, what is good, and what is real." John R. W. Stott is known worldwide as a preacher, evangelist and communicator of Scripture. For many years he served as rector of All Souls Church in London, where he carried out an effective urban pastoral ministry. A leader among evangelicals in Britain, the United States and around the world, Stott was a principal framer of the landmark Lausanne Covenant (1974). His many books, including Why I Am a Christian and The Cross of Christ, have sold millions of copies around the world and in dozens of languages. Whether in the West or in the Two-Thirds World, a hallmark of Stott's ministry has been expository preaching that addresses the hearts and minds of contemporary men and women. Stott was honored by Time magazine in 2005 as one of the "100 Most Influential People in the World."

Growing People Through Small Groups By David Stark & Betty Veldman Wieland Focus on God's leading and people's needs, instead of programs and structure, and you'll witness dramatic results! This practical people-based strategy effectively helps small-group members grow and develop their spiritual gifts. Essential for lay leaders and pastors, this easy-to-use guide demonstrates why some small-group Ministries fail---and how yours can succeed. 144 pages, softcover from Bethany.

My House Shall be a House of Prayer By Jonathan Graf Today there is a growing dissatisfaction in churches with doing church as usual (relying on the latest church growth and leadership fads, depending upon the best, razzle-dazzle progrmas, etc.). Instead churches are recognizing that they actually need God to help them grow His church. They are turning to prayer as the key to it all. And they are looking for practical resources to help them build and encourage prayer within their congregation. This is a powerful, practical book that explains what a church saturated with prayer looks like. But it doesn't leave readers helpless, wondering how their church can become such a house of prayer. Through stories and step-by-step instruction, it shows how a church can move from giving token lip service to prayer to having prayer permeate everything it does. This handy guide is a treasure chest of inspriation for unleashing the power of God through prayer.

Understanding Church Growth, 3rd ed. By Donald McGavran & C. Peter Wagner McGavran's book, first published in 1970, is a missions classic: nothing else so penetratingly analyzes the mechanisms of the spread of the gospel. His skillfull combination of theology, research, sociology, and spiritual insight creates a paradigm for effective evangelism strategy both at home and abroad. In this third edition, C. Peter Wagner has modernized the language and streamlined the flow of ideas, reducing the book's bulk by 35%. 310 pages, paper from Eerdmans.

Well-Intentioned Dragons By Marshall Shelley / Bethany Every Church has them - sincere, well meaning Christians who leave ulcers, strained relationships, and hard feelings in their wake. They don't intend to be difficult; they don't consciously plot destruction or breed discontent among the members. But they do often undermine the ministry of the church and make pastors question their calling. Well Intentioned Dragons guides those on church staff in facing the strenuous task of dealing with difficult people-even ministering while under attack. Based on real-life stories of battle scarred veterans, Marshall Shelly presents a clear picture of God's love for those on both side of the problem. He describes tested strategies to communicate that love and turn dissidents into disciples. Here is a book that will not only help pastors and church leaders preserve their sanity (and maybe their jobs); it will help them minister more effectively even to those who make life difficult.

2008-2009 Standard Lesson eCommentary CD-ROM By Standard Publishing This is the digital version of the nation's best-selling Bible lesson commentary, with more than 300,000 copies sold each year. The Standard Lesson e-commentary CD contains 52 lessons for adults in both KJV and NIV versions, plus Standard's new Bible Diectionary and Bible Atlas. Also includes a KJV Bible and makes available an NIV (locked) Bible. Available in both Windows and Macintosh formats.

Nelson's Annual Preacher's Sourcebook, 2010 Edition with CD-ROM By Thomas Nelson Where do time-pressed preachers go for quick ideas for worship and sermon preparation? They reach for this trusted resource! Features an entire year's worth of messages, outlines, and illustrations; hymns and worship songs; suggestions for Sunday evenings and special occasions; bulletin quotes; inspirational thoughts for ministers; and more. A companion CD-ROM allows you to customize your messages. 448 pages, softcover.

2008-2009 Standard Lesson Commentary: KJV, softcover By Standard Publishing This is the best-selling Bible lesson commentary, with more than 300,000 copies sold each year. The SLC contains 52 complete lessons for adults of all ages. Each eight-page lesson includes verse-by-verse exposition, learning activities, and discussion starters.

New Proclamation: Year B, 2008-2009, Advent through Holy Week By Edited by David B. Lott / Fortress Press "Preachers will be highly satisfied with this study,"---Catholic Library World. The esteemed contributors include Brian K. Peterson on Advent/Christmas; Stephen L. Cook on Epiphany; Valerie B. Davis on Lent; and David J. Schlafer on Holy Week. Helps to spark the homiletical imagination. 256 pages, softcover. Fortress.

The Minister's Manual, 2008 Edition with CD-ROM By Edited by Lee McGlone For more than 80 years, The Ministers Manual has been the standard by which all other preaching annuals are measured. This year, a new design, revised content based on extensive market research, and a searchable CD-Rom make this non-denominational resource even more helpful to todays busy pastor. The 2008 Edition is still the comprehensive and traditional resource pastors have come to rely on, but now has a more readable and attractive design and more practical and easy-to-use features. Turn to The Ministers Manual for: * Complete sermons for the entire year * Lectionary messages and worship aids to expand Sunday services * Feature articles that speak to the hearts and minds of ministers * A treasury of practical, contemporary and relevant sermon illustrations * A diverse group of contributors, a broad and contemporary range of illustrations, and new and expanded preaching resources * Lectionary-based childrens sermons for engaging young minds * Lectionary-based music selections * Calendars of important historical, cultural, and religious anniversaries and dates * Eloquent and useful messages for holidays, funerals and bereavement, communions, and missions * A free and searchable CD-Rom of the entire contents to aid in adapting and using material for sermons, bulletins, and other messages

The Abingdon Preaching Annual, 2009 Edition with CD-ROM By Edited by David N. Mosser / Abingdon Press * Truly indispensable for busy pastors! Known for its solid biblical scholarship, this trusted guide features respected contributors from a variety of denominational backgrounds---providing a yearlong schedule of thoroughly exegeted lectionary texts, sermon starters, and outlines. It also includes a CD-ROM featuring the full text, additional on helps, a hyperlinked table of contents, and more. 448 pages, softcover.

2007-2008 NIV Standard Lesson Commentary, Softcover his best-selling guide to the International Uniform Lesson Series contains 52 five-page, easy to use Sunday school lessons with discussion questions and suggested answers. Each lesson fits into a three-year plan to study the Bible, and every text is indexed for easy reference throughout the three-year period. Contains all of the same helpful features as the regular editions, but in larger, easier-to-read type. 520 pages.

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Reinventing Sunday: Breakthrough Ideas for Transforming Worship By Brad Berglund / Judson Press Break out of the box and lead your congregation to new heights of creative worship. Dusting off time-honored traditions and suggesting brand-new ones, Berglund offers a wealth of hands-on ideas to help you revitalize every aspect of the church service---from gathering and greeting to singing, Scripture reading, preaching, communion, giving, and more. 123 pages, softcover from Judson.

The Story File: 1,001 Contemporary Illustrations--Book and CD-ROM By Steve May Stuck for just the right story to make your point in that speech or sermon? You'll find what you're looking for in this indispensable resource! It features over 125 categories---from "Ability" to "Worry"---with seeker-sensitive illustrations drawn from current magazines, newspapers, sports, and movies. The bonus CD-ROM provides cut-and-paste convenience for busy speakers and writers. 320 pages, hardcover from Hendrickson.

The Minister's Manual, 2007 Edition, Book and CD-ROM By Edited by James W. Cox & Lee McGlone Here's the only preaching and worship resource you'll need for the coming year! An imagination igniter, this comprehensive non-denominational guide offers 52 topical and lectionary sermons; worship aids; small-group discussion subjects; church and secular calendars; and more---in an easy-to-use large format. Easily adapt and print material using the included CD-ROM. Approx. 448 pages, lay-flat hardcover from Wiley & Sons.

Pulpit Commentary Set, 23 volumes This is one of the largest homiletical commentary sets of its kind giving verse-by-verse exposition, a translation, historical and geographical information, followed by the homiletics section, homilies by numerous authors, a homiletical index to the Bible, and a complete general index volume. There are 95, 000 entries featured. in this commentary set. This set is a must for any preaching student or pastor. Please Note: Due to the weight of this set, we must charge our International Customers an additional $50.00 Postage Surcharge to help cover our shipping costs.

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Church Administration: Creating Efficiency for Effective Ministry By Robert Welch Your "business" is ministry and your talents are teaching and preaching---but you cannot avoid the administrative tasks required to run your church or religious nonprofit organization. Train your leadership and motivate your staff with this practical guide. Chapters discuss documentation; personnel, financial, and physical resources; risk management; and more. 400 pages, hardcover from Broadman &Holman. More Church Administration Books

Alpha Course Director's Handbook By Nicky Gumbel This resource will equip your church with effective, proven ways of bringing ongoing evangelism to your community. This book is for the Church Leader and Alpha Course Director, as well as the Small Group Leaders and Helpers. Here are practical guidelines for any church, whether already running an Alpha course or in the early planning stages. The Director's Handbook imparts the vision, excitement, and the challenge of Alpha. Its detailed explanations of the history, principles and practicalities will enable you to successfully set up and run your Alpha course. More Evangelism and Church Outreach Books

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