This book is designed for the everyday Christian with the desire to please God. Every person is unique, but chances are in this book you will find characteristics that mirror your own. Take each personal trait, add to it, and experience it with the attitude that Jesus is working with you. Everything in the book series is presented to promote faith in God, kindness, generosity, nonviolence, and love. A key Christian message is treat everyone, especially those who disagree with you, as loved members of your family.

So you want to start a church? There are many reasons to start a church, but the most important thing is your passion to faith and Love. It would be also great to get support from your spiritual community as the process of starting of a new church is quite challenging. If you're going to start a church from scratch, be ready your faith will be tested as never before. The process is expected to be difficult, making you doubt your calling. Organizing a house church doesn't require skills in building management or outreach strategies. There's also no need to be a leader, but some leadership gifts may still come in handy. In other words, for starting a church, you just need to open your home to like-minded thinkers. This publication will explain how to start a church. Relax and let the anointing show you the way!

Accomplished author Richard Stoll Armstrong speaks openly and honestly about how a pastor functions with evangelical sensitivity in the roles of visitor, counselor, teacher, discipler, administrator, and public figure. He describes the specific opportunities for evangelism in each of these functions. Ways are suggested in which pastors can lead conversations and group or class meetings that open up opportunities for discussion of faith questions.

Words are the most POWERFUL thing in the universe! Jesus spoke everything into existence with authority and power. When confronted with temptation from the devil, Jesus said, IT IS WRITTEN! It was the spoken Word that created everything. Jesus Christ has given Christians the right and authority to use his name. If you ask anything in My name, I will do it.” (John 14:13,14). As you gain power over your life, reading these day by day scriptures, you will learn that When you apply the blood, it: • Provides forgiveness of your sins. • Gives you life. • Brings you close to God. • Cleanses your conscience. • Gives you boldness to approach God. • Sanctifies you. • Cleanses you. • Heals you • Enables you to overcome the devil and his works The Word of God conceived in the heart, formed by the tongue, and spoken out of the mouth has POWER to live! Power 365 will provide you with POWER to endure 365 days of every year.

Acting with genuine care and concern, pastors can be effective in helping married couples resolve difficulties and discover reconciliation, joy, and love. The question often is, “How do I do it?” In Pastor, Our Marriage Is in Trouble, Charles L. Rassieur, an experienced counselor, outlines a step-by-step approach that takes the pastor from beginning to end in a process of short-term intervention and counseling. A helpful tool in the process is the Pastoral Marriage Counseling Questionnaire, which can be used in gathering essential information about both spouses and their relationships. In addition, you’ll find important information about: a rationale for the need and opportunity for pastoral intervention in troubled marriages how the marriage counseling process begins with the initial pastoral contact with one or both spouses help for the pastor in preparing for individual counseling sessions with each spouse important topics for marriage counseling regardless of which approach or model is used the last two sessions of counseling: deciding whether to end counseling, to refer the couple to other professional resources, or to contract with the couple for further counseling sessions

An Introduction to Reformed Theology is a rich resource of selections from the preaching and teaching of John H. Leith, a well-respected Presbyterian pastor and Reformation scholar. A new pastoral leader could find guidance for a funeral service. A seminary student might discover how the Nicene doctrine of the person of Jesus Christ can give depth to sermons for a contemporary congregation. A teacher may find help from the history of theology to guide students in Christian formation and life. These essays deal with the topics of evangelism, pastoral caring for each other, and living as a Christian in secular society. The author gives practical applications with the deep conviction that faith frames the mystery of God's creation of human beings and nurtures them from childhood through the pilgrimage of life with the promise of a new heaven and a new earth, the hope for eternal life. An extensive bibliography of sources is included for those who want to probe further and study more closely. Anyone looking for a deeper understanding of basic Christian beliefs will enjoy this book.

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While teaching at Fuller School of World Mission, Tippett inspired and challenged the founding generation of "great commission" or "church growth" missiologists. This collection brings together almost 40 of his best writings. In a style that is both academic and personal, he deals first with missiological theory then with anthropological and historical dimensions of missiology. He then treats a number of specific missiological problems from these perspectives including seminal material on power encounters.

One of the foremost counseling needs in our day is help with sexuality and relationship issues. But sometimes those who are faced with helping the hurting could use a little more information about the problems that people bring to them. The Quick-Reference Guide to Sexuality and Relationship Counseling provides the answers. It is an A-Z guide for assisting people-helpers--pastors, professional counselors, youth workers, and everyday believers--to easily access a full array of information to aid them in (formal and informal) counseling situations. Each of the 40 topics covered follows a helpful eight-part outline and identifies: 1) typical symptoms and patterns, 2) definitions and key thoughts, 3) questions to ask, 4) directions for the conversation, 5) action steps, 6) biblical insights, 7) prayer starters, and 8) recommended resources. About the series The Quick-Reference Guides are A-Z guides that assist people-helpers--pastors, professional counselors, youth workers, and everyday believers--to easily access a full array of information to aid them in (formal and informal) counseling situations. Each of the forty topics covered follows a helpful eight-part outline and identifies: 1) typical symptoms and patterns, 2) definitions and key thoughts, 3) questions to ask, 4) directions for the conversation, 5) action steps, 6) biblical insights, 7) prayer starters, and 8) recommended resources.