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The Calling of Congregational Leadership
Leading is a calling from God, but that doesn't mean it is easy. There are choices to be made about what your congregation believes, how your church organizes for effective ministry, and how your church serves the settings of which you are a part. The good news is that others have gone before you. Author Larry L. McSwain's forty years of experience can help guide you through these choices. Rooted in research, The Calling of Congregational Leadership teaches a three-pronged approach to congregational leadership: being a good leader, the knowledge needed by the leader, and the managing of ministry leadership. By using this practical, holistic approach to leading congregations, McSwain shows you how to use your church's potential for conveying the power of God in the lives you touch. The Calling of Congregational Leadership is for those who seek to enlarge the understanding of their leadership to make their communities of faith more vital and more reflective of the mission of God in the world.
Surviving Abuse and Abandonment
Mary Brunner freely shares her horrors of dysfunctional family struggles for survival. Her feelings are laid bare. From birth to age four, she lived from trauma to trauma, day in and day out. After social services and the courts finally rescued her for adoption, she blossomed slowly but steadily into a confident, joyful, and peaceful young lady who is prayerful and loves music.
Christian Caregiving, a Way of Life
This complete leader's guide makes it easy to use Dr. Haugk's practical book to build community and train church members in distinctively Christian caring and relating skills.
Members Are Ministers
Cultural changes and social conditions today give evidence of a growing disregard of traditional authority and an increasing distrust of institutions. Relations between pastor and people are changing. In many situations, the practice of top-down leadership appears no longer to be effective. Members Are Ministers identifies the positive change necessary to achieve greater unity and to reduce conflict within the church. This book promotes an approach that generates a greater sense of community, enables a clearer corporate and personal witness to the faith, and reduces the social distances between pastors and people. Above all, it recognizes the Word as crucial for effecting change in our emerging new culture. Paul Goetting works from a biblical base that shapes the Christian ministry of all people through their various vocations, and equips them for a clearer witness to the Christian faith and to issues of injustice. The family, the workplace, the political arena, and the church are seen as the primary contexts for authentic servant ministry of both clergy and laity.
My Psalms
A psalm is a way to focus yourself on him whether it be for worship, prayer, praise, in happiness, madness or sadness. In a psalm you can show your love, needs or struggles which may even be with trust. You don't need to be ashamed to express them to him for God knows these feelings, as he gave and shares them with you, and by going to him, he will help you to deal with them in the most perfect way. A psalm is a way to acknowledge that he is in control, his is the right way and for that I am thankful and do praise. We know that scripture is true inspired by the Spirit for all of us. So this one very important point needs to be made, there is no intent on my part, to ignore or replace, any words in his book. It is my hope and prayer this book will bring you closer to him. A psalm allows you to place your cares in his palms, see how it calms, that is why this book is called "My Psalms"
Aging, Spirituality, and Religion
Volume II picks up where Volume I left off--with practical advice and tools for ministry with the aging in a variety of settings. Gerontological and theological perspectives undergird the practical guidance and a final section treats of the unique ethical issues involved in ministry with the aging.
Australia's Defence
Almost half a century ago, the Australian National University's TB Millar penned a seminal book on Australian defence policy in the lead up to the Vietnam War. Today, Australia's defence forces are returning from long conflicts overseas, while the rise of China and the economic integration in the Indo-Pacific presents a complex mix of challenges and opportunities. Drawing inspiration from Millar's original volume, Australia's Defence: Towards a New Era? brings together leading experts to examine the domestic and international context of Australia's defence policy, Australian strategy and the size and state of our armed forces. As the country heads towards a new era, this book provides an in-depth overview and key insights into the past, present and future of Australia's defence.
