This very insightful resource, filled with excellent, wise, and useful tidbits, covers all the practical skills necessary for effective pastoral ministry. It's made richer through the author's humorous and hands-on approach.

Catechetical leaders at all levels perform a crucial and multi-task ministry. Here Chris Anderson reflects on the history and role of catechetical leadership in the Church, and he highlights the qualities needed to successfully fulfill this demanding vocation. Book jacket.

Here are eight concrete steps, akin to building a house, to help parish leaders do more effective planning-for every project being planned. He says by switching the planning to a "systemic" model, everything fits into the wider picture of who the parish is. These easy-to-follow guidelines are invaluable for effective parish planning.

Improving with Age addresses the triumphs and challenges of aging Christians and examines the uniqueness of skills and resources they bring to their church communities. Through Scripture and story, the Briscoes assert that aging is not only normal, but it is a joyful and productive life season.

A new generation of leadership is emerging within the Anglican Communion. This book examines the challenges and opportunities facing these young leaders and Anglicanism more broadly. It explores the nature and shape of Anglican ministry in the new millennium. Designed for those who are considering ordination and those who are in training for the same, it is of appeal to lay leaders as well. Donald M. Lewis (DPhil, Oxford) is Professor of Church History and Academic Dean at Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia. An active Anglican, he is also the secretary of Regent College's Anglican Studies Program.

The first volume in a valuable oral history of the struggle for civil and human rights in South Carolina, as told by those who experienced it. Champions of Civil and Human Rights in South Carolina is a five-volume anthology of oral history interviews of key activists and leaders of the civil rights movement in South Carolina, revealing and chronicling a massive revolution in American society in a deeply personal and gripping way. Volume 1, Dawn of the Movement Era, 1955–1967, begins with the landmark 1954 Supreme Court ruling on Brown v. Board of Education in which the Court declared unconstitutional state laws establishing racially segregated public schools. The ruling prompted strong reactions throughout the nation. In South Carolina white resistance prompted boycotts of merchants by the local NAACP and some of the earliest mass movement protests in the United States. This collection features oral histories from famous leaders U.S. Congressman James E. Clyburn, Septima Poinsette Clark, and I. DeQuincy Newman, as well as small-town citizens, pastors, and students, all sharing their experiences, motivations, hopes and fears, and how they see the struggle today. A collective memoir and a survey of archived interviews, a variety of published and unpublished narratives, and illuminating photographs, opening doors to new historical evidence and insights regarding people, places, and events, this ambitious project of the University of South Carolina’s Institute for Public Service and Policy Research was funded in part by the South Carolina Bar Foundation, the Southern Bell Corporation, and South Carolina Humanities.

"Geez-A-Mighty" is the first book by author and conference speaker, Lynn Wallace. Lynn is the Vice President of Danny Wallace Ministries, an international Christian ministry based in Atlanta, GA. This book is the telling of Lynn and Danny's incredible life together. Danny shared his perspective in his award winning book, "MASKquerade," and "Geez-A-Mighty" offers Lynn's perspective on many of the same details, while taking us all on a journey of love, hope, and commitment that only this amazing lady can tell. This book will inspire you to tie a knot in your rope and hang on, long after most people would let go and give up. Lynn Wallace is first, and foremost, a devoted wife, beloved mother, and adored grandmother. She has survived, forgiven, and conquered things that most women never would. This grand lady is a beacon of hope, and a true Ambassador of Grace. A MUST READ for any reader who is longing for peace in middle of the storm!