Religious institutions and organizations

"Like tenacious alfalfa roots, which reach deep into the ground and transfer essential nutrients to the soil's surface, Ragan Sutterfield digs deep into the subsoil of agrarian thought, Christian faith, and his own experience as a farmer, and brings up life-giving nourishment for all to share. In this world of smartphones and dumbed-down culture, Cultivating Reality points us toward those habits of mind that deepen our relationship with the world, with God, and with each other. Here's to 'the pr

The Book of Daniel is the place where prophecy and theology meet in a teenage boy named Daniel in captivity to a foreign king. Along with Daniel's friends, the reader comes face-to-face with the realities in his own life:

-How a believer must live in times of apostasy;
-How a believer may follow the Lord in the most secular of conditions;
-How a follower of Christ can trust Christ even when it seems He is not in control;
-How a disciple of Jesus can meet the demands of disci

Doug Webster teaches pastoral theology and preaching at Beeson Divinity School in Birmingham, AL. He has served churches in Toronto, Denver, San Diego and Manhattan. He has gone to Mongolia and Ghana multiple times to help train pastors.

Spiritual Gifts: A Christ-Centered Perspective is just that, centered on Christ. It provides a new perspective on spiritual gifts, seeing the person and work of Christ as the foundation for the gifts of the Spirit. The coming of Jesus into the world opens the way for the whole people of God to be indwelt by the Holy Spirit and to share in God's work in the world. The book takes a broad New Testament approach to exploring the gifts, carefully examining the meaning of the gifts by considering the

David T. Olson is a religious researcher, church planting leader and leadership coach. For the past twenty years, he has served in leadership for church growth and evangelism in the Evangelical Covenant Church. Dave is also the director of the American Church Research Project. His previous book was The American Church in Crisis (Zondervan). Dave and his wife, Shelly, live in Minneapolis.

Rev Dr Howard Worsley is a researcher, a teacher and a priest. He gained a BA in English at Manchester University and followed this with an MA in Theology at Nottingham University and a PhD in Education at Birmingham University. His long-term research interest is to uncover the original vision seen by children in encountering what adults call "spiritual reality". Howard is currently the Diocesan Director of Education for Southwell & Nottingham and Chair of the National Association of Chu

Richard P. Zimmerman is Stated Clerk of ECO's Presbytery of the Northwest. Following 18 years of pastoral service to congregations in Alaska and Oregon, he began leading churches through transition. His degrees include a BA from the University of Washington, an MDiv from Princeton Theological Seminary, a ThM from Regent College, and a DMin from Columbia Theological Seminary. He writes from 25 years of pastoral experience and his journey of leading two churches through pastoral transitions.

Robert Banks has taught theology and history at various universities and seminaries and has written several award-winning books. Linda Banks has worked as a teacher, university chaplain, and pastor, and presently focuses on research and writing. They have visited the People’s Republic of China several times, and together have written three earlier books on mission in China, View from the Faraway Pagoda (2013), Through the Valley of the Shadow (Pickwick, 20

Durch Krisen und Schicksalsschläge innerlich wachsen.

Ist es möglich angesichts fundamentaler Umbrüche unseres wirtschaftlichen und sozialen Umfelds inneren Frieden zu bewahren? Ja, sagt Neale Donald Walsch, und geht sogar noch einen Schritt weiter: Jede Veränderung erfolgt zu unserem Besten. Walsch zeigt auf, wie wir äußeren und inneren Veränderungen offen begegnen können, indem wir unsere Gedanken, unsere Gefühle, unsere Wahrheit, unsere festen Vorstellungen hinterfragen und

How do we find and contact pastoral candidates? What background information do we need to know about pastoral candidates? What do we need to consider when developing a salary and benefit package for a new pastor? Each year several thousand churches face questions like these as they search for new pastors. To help make the process easier to help avoid costly mistakes, Dr. Henry Virkler has organized a comprehensive, step-by-step plan to guide search committees through the intricacies of select

In his seminal work, 'Pagan Origin of Partialist Doctrines,' John Claudius Pitrat traces the historical roots of religious beliefs that have permeated various cultures. Pitrat's book delves into the connections between ancient pagan traditions and seemingly disparate religious doctrines, shedding light on how ideas were borrowed and adapted over time. Through meticulous research and insightful analysis, Pitrat presents a compelling argument that challenges conventional narratives of religious hi

Terry W. Anthony has a master’s degree in Christian education and is an ordained Baptist minister. In a ministry that spans over thirty years, he has served in churches large and small, establishing and leading ministries, including serving as a youth pastor and director of Christian education. Rev. Anthony also maintains a career in communication technologies. He lives in Southern California with his wife. They have an adult son. Learn more at terrywanthony.com.

Randall Prior is an Associate Teacher at Pilgrim Theological College within the University of Divinity in Melbourne. During five years of ministry in a newly independent Vanuatu in the 1980s, he became immersed in the issues of the relationship between the Gospel and cultural context. He has pursued that passion for over thirty years. He is the publisher of ten books in the Gospel and Culture in Vanuatu series.

Your marriage is in crisis, and you've read countless books on how to make it work, but to no avail. You haven't seen sustainable change in your relationship, and you're ready to give up hope that counseling will be effective. You're weary of striving, and you may have even considered having an affair, doing violence to yourself or to your partner, or indulging in an addiction. Perhaps you already have. You cannot stomach another false promise or simplistic solution to the complex problems in yo

Daniel L. Rentfro Jr. is a practicing lawyer in South Texas. He holds a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from the University of Texas and a Master of Letters in Divinity degree from the University of St Andrews, where he is an Honorary Research Fellow and the managing editor of the Bible and Contemporary World online journal. He writes about justice and mercy at lawandequityblog.wordpress.com.

Bernhard Maier lehrt Allgemeine Religionswissenschaft und Europäische Religionsgeschichte an der Universität Tübingen.

Louis A. Ruprecht Jr. is the inaugural holder of the William M. Suttles Chair in Religious Studies at Georgia State University, where he also serves as Director of the Center for Hellenic Studies. His work centers on the creative adaptation of classical concepts, philosophies, and literatures in subsequent cultural complexes. He is especially interested in the classical roots of modern ethics and politics, psychology and sexuality, athleticism and agonism, as well as art and religion.

»Sie suchen einen ansprechenden Adventskalender? Dann finden Sie ihn in diesem Buch von Marion Küstenmacher! Aufbruch ins Licht schenkt Ihnen jeden Tag den passenden Impuls, um den tiefen Glauben an das größte aller Ereignisse wiederzuentdecken.« Rainer M. Schießler

What makes for powerful preaching? Careful exegesis, logical structure, interesting illustrations, and clear speech can all help. But truly transformative preaching depends on divine power, not human skill alone. Those who would reduce preaching to simple systems or sure-fire strategies for success will find little of interest here. Instead, this book appeals to those (pastors and academics alike) who find themselves confounded by the occasional futility of their best preaching and the unexpecte

Robert C. Roberts, PhD, is Distinguished Professor of Ethics at Baylor University in Waco, Texas.

Andrew Taylor-Troutman is a pastor and a preacher, a writer, a husband, and a father. His professional and personal lives are deeply involved with storytelling: stories that are silly, poignant, profound, and commonplace. Stories that are tearjerkers and belly-shakers. Stories about his son, Sam, and the congregation he serves--New Dublin Presbyterian Church. Each in their own way, these personal narratives shed light on the great story that God is writing with humankind and all of creation.

Tiefe seelische Verletzungen bedürfen einer Heilung umfassender Art: Therapeutische Bemühungen und seelsorgliche Zuwendungen wissen um die lösende Kraft von Vergebung und Versöhnung. Dr. Konrad Stauss, erfahrener Psychotherapeut, stellt in diesem Buch ein überzeugendes Konzept therapeutisch-spiritueller Versöhnungsarbeit vor. Bahnbrechende Auskünfte für Psychotherapie, Seelsorge, Erwachsenenbildung und individuelle Erfahrungswege.

Designed for daily use as well as for retreats, Digging for God is an invitation to linger in the gardens of the Bible and the gardens of the heart. Using the passages concerning five biblical gardens, and then her own experiences distilled into poetry, Higgins provides meditative ideas and questions as springboards to prayer. For all who have labored and loved their backyard gardens, Higgins' poems will nudge memories. For all who are, as May Sarton said, "hopeful gardeners of the spirit," this

This book reviews the financial past, present, and future of couples contemplating marriage, with questions and text posed to highlight critical points. The work required in this financial counseling course for couples is purposely kept to a minimum to ensure that the task will be finished. Forms that accompany the questions enable each member of a couple to complete an individual workbook. A facilitator's guide is also provided. While the simplicity of this book recommends it, the wealth of goo

John Hall Snow was professor of pastoral theology at the Episcopal Divinity School and considered preacher-in-residence at Christ Church, Cambridge, Massachusetts, for over eighteen years. In this previously unpublished manuscript, Snow outlines his critique of American culture building on America's adoption of Herbert Spencer's social theory known as "survival of the fittest." The unconscious acceptance of his theory has reduced us to "winners" and "losers," leading us to disfigure language and

" Surviving Ministry could be renamed Thriving Ministry, but that would defeat the purpose of this compelling book about the significant challenges, heartbreaks, blessings, pains, joys, good moments, and will-this-never-end hard seasons that are the reality of pastoral ministry. Mike Osborne--in sharp, sometimes humorous, but unfailingly humble, honest, and helpful prose--speaks the truth in love. [This book] is a must-read for pastors, seminarians, congreg

Hartmut Raguse hat sich als ausgewiesener Psychoanalytiker und zugleich als habilitierter Neutestamentler immer wieder zu Themen von Supervision, Psychoanalyse, Hermeneutik, Bibel und Kirche geäußert. Dabei leitet ihn ein Menschenbild, das kritisch gegenüber ideologischer Vereinnahmung und gleichzeitig offen für subjektive Perspektiven und ein weites Wahrheitsverständnis wirbt. Der Autor Hartmut Raguse ist Betroffener, Fragender, Interessierter, spürbar mit seinen Anliegen, bemüht um Auseinander

Dr. Walter Klaiber (* 17. April 1940 in Ulm) war Vorsitzender der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Christlicher Kirchen in Deutschland (ACK) und war bis 2005 Bischof der Evangelisch-methodistischen Kirche Deutschlands. Dr. Manfred Marquardt ist emeritierter Dozent für systematische Theologie am Theologischen Seminar der EmK in Reutlingen, er war bis 2001 dessen Direktor.

Allen Yeh is Associate Professor of Intercultural Studies and Missiology at Biola University near Los Angeles, California. He is the co-author of
Routes and Radishes and Other Things to Talk About at the Evangelical Crossroads (2010).



Chris Chun is Associate Professor of Church History at Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary near San Francisco, California. He is the author of
The Legacy of Jonathan Edwards in the Theology of Andrew Fuller (2012).

This devotional book is intended as a spiritual resource for nurturing your soul. What is truly personal is also truly universal. Where you touch the Holy, it reaches to touch you, and your life will be transformed. If enough of us begin with our own spiritual disciplines, a whole community may be transformed, or a neighborhood or city or nation.
--from the Preface

In the first daily devotional guide for Unitarian Universalists since the nineteenth-century Day Unto Day (American Un

Adam Butler is an author, podcast host, and student ministry director. He graduated from Charleston Southern University and has worked with churches in various capacities including preaching, discipleship, and student ministry. He has also served with and helped lead in multiple church plants. Adam is the author of Bubblegum Gospel (2019).

Unter dem Titel »Praktische Theologie in lutherischer Verantwortung« nimmt Christoph Barnbrock eine grundlegende Ortsbestimmung seines Fachs vor. Wir dokumentieren damit seine Antrittsvorlesung als Professor für Praktische Theologie an der Lutherischen Theologischen Hochschule. Barnbrock zeigt darin auf, dass Praktische Theologie in ...

Bill Wylie Kellermann is a United Methodist pastor who has served city parishes in Detroit, Michigan, and is currently director of Graduate Theological Urban Studies for the Seminary Consortium for Urban Pastoral Education of Chicago, Illinois. A graduate of Union Theological Seminary in New York City, he is also a frequent contributor to Sojourners and other publications, often on topics framed biblically by "the principalities and powers."

Everett Worthington provides a Christian perspective and biblically based theory of marriage and marriage counseling. With an analysis of the individual, the couple and the family, Everett uses techniques drawn from several psychological schools of thought, combined with solid biblical principles to help guide counselors through the process of intervention, assessment and implementation of methods for change.

Mark Yantzi provides new methods for dealing with the pervasive problem of sexual abuse. He shows caring ways to confront and support those who have offended. He also calls for understanding and compassion toward those victimized by sexual wrongdoing.
Yantzi's unique approach is illustrated through case examples and candid dialogue by a group of victims and those who have offended. Readers hear authentic voices and share in the process toward healing. The book honors the words of victims, o

Two exaggerations threaten a wholesome understanding of human sexuality today. The first is represented by the ceaseless, value-free quest for pleasure; the second focuses on rules and spiritual cliches that offer little practical counsel or support. "Whole and Holy Sexuality" is an insightful and enlightening handbook with concrete suggestions and support. It will help married, single and vowed celibate people to cope with, grow from, and enjoy sexuality.

"Introduction à la vie dévote", de Saint de Sales Francis. Publié par e-artnow. e-artnow publie un large éventail d'ouvrages, où sont inclus tous les genres littéraires. Les choix éditoriaux des éditions e-artnow ne se limitent pas aux grands classiques, à la fiction et à la non-fiction littéraire. Ils englobent également les trésors, oubliés ou à découvrir, de la littérature mondiale. Nous publions les livres qu'il faut avoir lu. Chaque ouvrage publié par e-artnow a été édité et mis en forme av

Amy Nichols is a wife, mother, teacher, and first-time author. She obtained a bachelor’s in marketing from Marshall University in her home state of West Virginia and a master of arts in teaching from Christopher Newport University in Virginia. She has ten years’ teaching experience in preschool, middle school math, and online English.

Ekaterina Ilina is an artist and illustrator from Saint Petersburg currently based in Tbilisi. She has worked for ten years as an artist, mu

"Religious people sometimes worry what might happen if people knew the truth about them. But the deepest truth of the gospel is that light shines in our darkness--even the littlest light. Jesse DeConto is shining the gospel light in the humble truth of this story that doesn't hide the mess, but trusts that grace is bigger than it."
--Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove, author of Strangers at My Door

"Readers are invited to share Jesse James DeConto's

Die Pastoraltheologie gehört zu den „praktischen“ Fächern der Theologie. Ihre Aufgabe ist es, die Praxis der Menschen aus christlicher Sicht zu reflektieren und Orientierungen zu formulieren für das Wirken der Kirche in der Welt. In einer Zeit, in welcher sich dieses Wirken der Kirche als schwierig, nicht selten auch umstritten erweist, besteht umso dringender Notwendigkeit, dass die Pastoraltheologie sich ihrer Grundlagen vergewissert bzw. diese neu klärt. Dieses Buch behandelt deshalb unter an

Tom Johnson-Medland is the Food Services Manager for Pocono Plateau Camp and Retreat Center in Cresco, Pennsylvania. He is the author of Turning Within (1998); Bridges, Paths, and Waters (2010), Cairn-Space (2011), Entering the Stream (2011), and Along the Road (2011).

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"The voices of father, pastor, and counselor are all well represented by this writer. The personal and professional commitment of A Relentless Hope brings enormous credibility to its message. This book is a work of love about the power of love. And that, in i