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Author : Joseph H. Hellerman
Publisher : B&H Publishing Group
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 47,91 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0805447792
A study of the early Christian church in the Mediterranean region and its emphasis on collective good over individual desire clarifies much about what is wrong with the American church today.
Author : Peter L. Steinke
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 12,15 MB
Release : 2006-11-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1566995515
Drawing on the work of Bowen and Friedman, and on his own many years of counseling experience, Peter Steinke shows how to recognize and deal with the emotional roots of such issues as church conflict, leadership roles, congregational change, irresponsible behavior, and the effects of family of origin on current relationships.
Author : Scott Brown
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 48,86 MB
Release : 2020-10-05
Category :
ISBN : 9781624180620
In this book, I help parents navigate local church life through the ordinary means of grace in preaching, singing, praying, fellowship, and even in the hardships and trials.Tour Guides of Everlasting JoyParents are tour guides at the gates of everlasting joy. Don't miss the treasures. As a great tour guide, you need to help your children see the opportunities there. Help them experience the beautiful things God has in store for families who prioritize gathering with the redeemed in local churches. What is in store is better than what your children could gain from their sports or hobbies or camping.Give your children 10,000 reasons to believe that Jesus Christ is the only Savior, and His Word is the sole authority. Do it now. Do it through full engagement in local church life.Local churches offer dozens of opportunities to orient your family around the knowledge of the graces of the Lord Jesus Christ.The earlier you get going on this, the sweeter life will be. Now is the time to strengthen your family and your church. Table of Contents:The Onramp to This BookA Family Field GuideThe Power of Church and Family LifeTwenty Days to Transform Your Local Church ExperienceA Vision of HopeChapter 1, Tour Guides for Everlasting JoyChapter 2, Your Golden OpportunityChapter 3, The Church Needs Strong Families Chapter 4, Love the Church Chapter 5, Show Them the TreasuresChapter 6, Joined and Knit TogetherChapter 7, Face to Face RelationshipsChapter 8, The Day of RestChapter 9, Delightful CelebrationChapter 10, The Family Together in ChurchChapter 11, Keeping Children in Worship ServicesChapter 12, Distracted Children Chapter 13, Fellowship of Gladness and Sincerity of HeartChapter 14, Joyful SingingChapter 15, Teaching Children to SingChapter 16, Listening to SermonsChapter 17, Applying Sermons Chapter 18, Prayer MeetingsChapter 19, The Ordinances of the Lord's Supper and BaptismChapter 20, At the Gates of Everlasting Joy
Author : Scottie May
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 50,37 MB
Release : 2005-08-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780802822284
Explores how the church can better minister to children inside and outside of the Christian education classroom. Draws on the Bible, psychology, and the authors' experience in various Protestant traditions.
Author : Peter L. Steinke
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 41,51 MB
Release : 2021-11-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1538149141
The first edition of How Your Church Family Works was written nearly thirty years ago, and the reach and velocity of change in the last three decades poses a new challenge for churches. Thirty years ago, churches functioned in a fairly stable environment and focused on growth an expansion. The tide has turned now, though, and supplanted increase with decline. Bowen family systems theory—on which How Your Church Family Works is based—has not changed, but its application has to be revised for the twenty-first century. How Your 21st-Century Church Family Works, the second edition of Peter Steinke’s landmark book, addresses the radically altered landscape of church sustainability with new introductory and concluding chapters bookending updates throughout the now-classic text. Core chapters of the book feature fresh examples of emotional process that are more exemplary of the current scene. One key addition is a new trigger of anxiety for churches—the change process. Change threatens the familiar and stable and suffers from negative connotations of endangering tradition. Where gradual change has been the norm for so long, churches now see a blistering pace of disruptions, some of which have forced change too early or too late, or sometimes in unproductive directions. How Your 21st-Century Church family works embraces the anxiety caused by change, transforming it from a source of anguish to a font of opportunity.
Author : John Witte, Jr.
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 457 pages
File Size : 49,82 MB
Release : 2019-04-11
Category : Law
ISBN : 1107184754
Presents a robust defence of the essential place of stable marital families in modern liberal societies.
Author : Megan Hill
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 43,67 MB
Release : 2020-04-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1433563762
Christians know church is important, but sometimes it doesn't seem worth it. An eclectic assortment of people with differing personalities, political views, and parenting styles can make for awkward interactions and difficult connections. What’s the point of putting in the tough work to build relationships? But the Bible says God’s people ought to be bound together. It uses words like beloved, brothers and sisters, saints, and fellow laborers to describe their mutual relationship in the church. In this book, Megan Hill answers a common question of churchgoers: What’s so great about the church? With rich theology, practical direction, and study questions for group use, Hill encourages and equips both first-time visitors and regular members to delight in being a part of the local church—no matter how messy and ordinary it seems today. It is only when God’s people begin to see one another as the Lord sees them that they will truly find a place to belong.
Author : Randy Booth
Publisher :
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 36,8 MB
Release : 2012
Category :
ISBN : 9781624073052
Author : Timothy Keller
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 36,77 MB
Release : 2012-09-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0310494192
Practical and Gospel-centered thoughts on how to have a fruitful ministry by one of America's leading and most beloved pastor. Many church leaders are struggling to adapt to a culture that values individuality above loyalty to a group or institution. There have been so many "church growth" and "effective ministry" books in the past few decades that it's hard to know where to start or which ones will provide useful and honest insight. Based on over twenty years of ministry in New York City, Timothy Keller takes a unique approach that measures a ministry's success neither by numbers nor purely by the faithfulness of its leaders, but on the biblical grounds of fruitfulness. Center Church outlines a balanced theological vision for ministry organized around three core commitments: Gospel-centered: The gospel of grace in Jesus Christ changes everything, from our hearts to our community to the world. It completely reshapes the content, tone, and strategy of all that we do. City-centered: With a positive approach toward our culture, we learn to affirm that cities are wonderful, strategic, and under-served places for gospel ministry. Movement-centered: Instead of building our own tribe, we seek the prosperity and peace of our community as we are led by the Holy Spirit. "Between a pastor's doctrinal beliefs and ministry practices should be a well-conceived vision for how to bring the gospel to bear on the particular cultural setting and historical moment. This is something more practical than just doctrine but much more theological than "how-to steps" for carrying out a ministry. Once this vision is in place, it leads church leaders to make good decisions on how to worship, disciple, evangelize, serve, and engage culture in their field of ministry—whether in a city, suburb, or small town." — Tim Keller, Core Church
Author : Don W. Hebbard
Publisher : Thomas Nelson Publishers
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 20,68 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780785281917
Here is a practical step-by-step resource based upon years of experience as well as a sound educational and biblical base.It is written for churches which are considering developing a family ministry as well as those seeking to strenghten an already existing program.