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| Author | : Kurt E. Marquart |
| Publisher | : International Foundation for Lutheran |
| Total Pages | : 263 |
| Release | : 1990-01-01 |
| Genre | : Church |
| ISBN | : 9780962279195 |
| Author | : Dan Hotchkiss |
| Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
| Total Pages | : 263 |
| Release | : 2016-01-14 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 1566997712 |
Governance and Ministry has proven to be an indispensable guide for leaders and clergy on how to work together to lead congregations. In this second edition, veteran congregational consultant and minister Dan Hotchkiss updates the book to reflect today’s church and synagogue landscape and shares practical insights based on his work with readers of the first edition. Governance and Ministry highlights the importance of reaching the right governance model for a congregation to fulfill its mission—to achieve both the outward results and the inward quality of life to which it is called. Hotchkiss draws on governance research from business, non-profits, and churches, as well as deep experience in a variety of denominations and congregations to help readers determine the governance model that best fits their needs. The second edition has been streamlined and reorganized to better help readers think through leadership models and the process of change. The book features new material on the implications of congregation size, the process of governance change, policy choices, and the lay-clergy relationship. It also features two appendices with resources often requested by Hotchkiss’s consulting clients: a style guide for policy-makers and a unified example of a board policy book. Written with energy and humor, and offering plenty of practical examples, the second edition of this helpful resource is ideal for anyone involved in church leadership to assist in framing critical questions, creating a vision, and implementing a plan.
| Author | : Tom Lane (Pastor) |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2017 |
| Genre | : Church polity |
| ISBN | : 9781945529306 |
The government model you choose will determine your church's destiny. Some churches foster an environment of harmony, stability, and leaders who feel energized. Other churches are plagued by disunity, conflict, lack of growth, and leaders who feel alone and overwhelmed. How do you ensure your church is on a path to fruitful ministry? Tom Lane is one of the foremost authorities on church government. He has more than 30 years as a ministry leader and a foundational guide at both Trinity Fellowship Church in Amarillo, Texas and Gateway Church in Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas. Ministries across America have relied on Tom's wisdom and experience as a board member or governing elder. He teaches with a warm relational style and an unwavering moral authority. Foundations of Healthy Church Government will help you: Develop an enduring, biblical model of governance for your church. Replace time-wasting and internal strife with harmony and accountability. Avoid power struggles among leadership before they start. Reignite church growth and membership. Move your church staff and vision from confusion to unity. Turn a potential battleground into fertile ground for ministry.
| Author | : Jeffrey J. Meyers |
| Publisher | : Canon Press & Book Service |
| Total Pages | : 448 |
| Release | : 2003 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 1591280087 |
The Lord's Service is a description and defense of covenant renewal worship.
| Author | : Peter Rudowski |
| Publisher | : Xlibris Corporation |
| Total Pages | : 329 |
| Release | : 2009-04-09 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 1462831478 |
We have learned from nature that animal and plant life thrives when all the systems of their surroundings are in harmony. The same can be said for human institutions. When the organizational systems of human institutions are in harmony, the organization thrives. This book identifies the interaction of eight organizational components that promote creative ministry in the Christian church setting. The author combines biblical study, management theory and hard-earned experience to help church leaders understand and use organizational systems to maximize their ministry. Connect the dots of these eight components for effective ministry in the 21st century.
| Author | : Steven P. Mueller |
| Publisher | : Wipf and Stock Publishers |
| Total Pages | : 590 |
| Release | : 2005-07-01 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 1725242966 |
Called to Believe, Teach, and Confess offers an overview of the major doctrines of Christianity in a comprehensive, but accessible way. Written from a Lutheran perspective, this book is a helpful resource to those within that tradition and to others who seek a deeper theological understanding. Firmly rooted in Scripture, this book emphasizes the interrelatedness of all Christian teaching, with its central teaching being the doctrine of justification by grace through faith in Jesus Christ. This book is ideal as a text for university students and other educated Christian adults who seek to expand their knowledge of God's revelation and its application in human lives. It introduces and uses classical theological vocabulary and terminology, while offering clear definitions and application. Key terms, study questions, glossary, and sidebars help make this a valuable resource. Suggested readings from Scripture, the Lutheran Confessions and other secondary sources guide the reader into deeper study.
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| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 808 |
| Release | : 2002 |
| Genre | : Lutheran Church |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Joel Biermann |
| Publisher | : Fortress Press |
| Total Pages | : 228 |
| Release | : 2017-05-01 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 150642225X |
Wholly Citizens addresses the relation between the church and the world in light of the Reformation teaching of the two realms—especially as presented by Luther. Rather than exploring again the usual texts of Luther from the 1520’s, this book begins with a careful reading of Luther’s Commentary on Psalm 81 (1531), and then considers subsequent interpreters of Luther, both faithful and otherwise, and the dubious legacy they have left the church. The book argues that both the corporate church as well as individual believers are responsible for the world, and that each must speak directly about and to the world in meaningful ways. The final section of the book addresses the concrete situation facing believers in the early 21st century in light of faithful Reformation teaching about the two realms. Following this path leads to conclusions not entirely expected, including the forthright rejection of “a wall of separation” between church and state, and also a rebuke of the familiar clamor for the preservation of the rights of Christians and the church. Heedless of the status quo, Wholly Citizens offers an engaging and bracing picture of Christian life in today’s world—a picture framed in theological truth.
| Author | : Wilfried Harle |
| Publisher | : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 643 |
| Release | : 2015-04-14 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 0802848427 |
In this book Wilfried Hrle so distills Protestant Christian teaching as to bring fresh insight both to new students and to experienced readers of systematic theology. Outline of Christian Doctrine, however, is not merely a translation of Hrle's classic German text: Nicholas Sagovsky has also entirely adapted the original work to the needs and resources of English-speaking readers. Biblically rooted, contextually sensitive, alert to philosophical issues, and relevant with respect to debates about the world as we know it today, Hrle's Outline of Christian Doctrine: An Evangelical Dogmatics is an ideal contemporary theology book for both class use and individual study.
| Author | : Mary Todd |
| Publisher | : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 360 |
| Release | : 2000 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 9780802844576 |
Like other major Protestant denominations in the United States, the 2.6-million-member Luther Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS), founded in 1847, has struggled with issues of relevance and identity in society at large. In this book Mary Todd chronicles the history of this struggle for identity in the LCMS, critically examining the central--often contentious--issue of authority in relation to Scripture, ministry, and the role of women in the church. In recounting the history of the denomination, Todd uses the ministry of women as a case study to show how the LCMS has continually redefined its concept of authority in order to maintain its own historic identity. Based on oral histories and solid archival research, Authority Vested not only explores the internal life of a significant denomination but also offers critical insights for other churches seeking to maintain their Christian distinctives in religiously pluralistic America.
