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Ministerio con propósito para niños: Un discipulado intencional que dirige a los niños hacia la salud espiritual
by Steven J. AdamsMuchos ministerios de niños son un frenesí de actividad, dirigidos por dedicados voluntarios y personal que emplean largas horas y duro trabajo para el bien de los niños y los padres a quienes sirven. Sin embargo, a pesar de las buenas intenciones, muchos ministerios de niños actualmente no son eficaces. Carecen de propósito e intencionalidad. Un veterano por veinticinco años del ministerio de niños en la iglesia local, el pastor Steve Adams, ha ministrado a familias en múltiples iglesias, desde congregaciones diminutas hasta su actual posición en la iglesia Saddleback. En este libro, Steve aplica las revolucionarias perspectivas de Una iglesia con propósito al ministerio de niños y guía a los lectores en un viaje de descubrimiento y alteración, mostrándoles cómo desarrollar un proceso ministerial intencional que dirija a los niños hacia la salud espiritual a la vez que edifica un ambiente ministerial saludable para quienes trabajan con niños. Aprenderás cómo hacer y responder cinco preguntas sencillas pero poderosas: • ¿Por qué estamos en este viaje? • ¿Qué necesitamos para cumplir nuestra misión? • ¿A quiénes intentamos alcanzar? • ¿Cómo movilizaremos a nuestros niños hacia la salud espiritual? • ¿Dónde estamos ahora y hacia dónde vamos? No hay una clave única para un ministerio de niños exitoso ni tampoco hay un solo camino que funcione para todo el mundo. Pero hay un proceso demostrado que se puede seguir, y Steve muestra cómo ministerios infantiles en todo el mundo están alcanzando el potencial que Dios les ha dado al descubrir su propósito bíblico, evitando las trampas de la frustración y el agotamiento.
Ministerio de jóvenes con propósito: 9 Principios básicos para un crecimiento saludable
by Doug FieldsMINISTERIO DE JÓVENES CON PROPÓSITO Si quiere alcanzar a los jóvenes y ver que Dios cambia sus vidas, esta detallada guía le mostrará cómo. Avanzando en torno a los propósitos fundamentales de evangelización, discipulado, compañerismo, ministerio y adoración, Ministerio de Jóvenes con Propósito usa las experiencias de la iglesia Saddleback para ilustrar lo que puede hacer un ministerio de jóvenes saludable. He aquí nueve principios básicos que le ayudarán a: • Conectarse con el poder de Dios en un entusiasta y comprometido liderazgo • Definir el propósito de su ministerio y comunicarlo con eficiencia • Identificar su audiencia potencial • Crear programas que lleguen a su audiencia y cumplan los propósitos de Dios • Implementar métodos que conduzcan a los estudiantes hacia la madurez • Enriquecer su ministerio con valores bien definidos • Trabajar en equipo con los padres para que participe toda la familia • Buscar voluntarios y convertirlos en líderes • Perseverar a través de los tiempos difíciles y prosperar en un ambiente de cambio constante Con su combinación de la teoría con la práctica, Ministerio de Jóvenes con Propósito se ajusta a cualquier iglesia, sin importar tamaño, denominación, facilidades, recursos ni líderes. Este libro le ayudará a desarrollar un ministerio que equipe a los estudiantes en vez de simplemente coordinar actividades. Doug Fields dice: >.
Ministerio juvenil 3.0: Un manifiesto de donde estuvimos, donde estamos y hacia donde debemos ir
by Mark OestreicherDurante las últimas décadas han ocurrido cambios significativos en la cultura juvenil, y cada nuevo cambio ha traído consigo diferentes valores y prioridades en la vida de los adolescentes. En la medida que los ministerios juveniles se adaptan y responden apropiadamente a estas épocas, parece que hemos perdido el bote de la tercera, lo que nos ha puesto hoy, en un lugar en el cual el ministerio juvenil no se está ocupando de las realidades y necesidades de la cultura juvenil. Después de haber estado en este ministerio durante casi tres décadas, Mark Oestreicher ha vivido muchos de estos cambios. Pero en los años recientes, él se ha venido preguntando qué hay que cambiar en el ministerio juvenil. En Ministerio Juvenil 3.0 entenderás, junto a Mark y a otros líderes de jóvenes, por qué necesitamos un cambio en el ministerio juvenil. Conocerás una breve historia de dicho ministerio durante los últimos 50 años, así como los cambios necesarios para crear la próxima fase de este… el futuro que necesitamos erigir para ministrar en forma eficaz a los adolecentes. Ante la encrucijada en que se encuentra el ministerio juvenil, este libro nos proporciona una visión del rumbo que debería tomar a partir de aquí.
El ministerio juvenil efectivo
by Lucas LeysEl propósito de este libro es proponer estrategias, ideas y principios para desarrollar un liderazgo juvenil inteligente compartiendo las claves del ministerio juvenil efectivo. En "El ministerio Juvenil efectivo" conversarás con uno de los más respetados ministros de la juventud acerca de: "Cómo entender las cuestiones del desarrollo" "Cómo enfocarse a la gran meta y los cuatro propósitos del ministerio juvenil" "Cómo elaborar programas acertados y actividades que produzcan explosión" "Cómo construir relaciones significativas y seguir mejorando tu discipulado" "Cómo llevar a cabo un liderazgo sobresaliente" "Cómo hacer contact con la cultura que queremos invadir"
El ministerio pastoral: Cómo pastorear bíblicamente
by John MacarthurSi está tratando de condensar el ministerio pastoral enun volumen, ¡aquí lo tiene!Alentador, perspicaz y desafiante, El ministerio pastoral está diseñadopara una nueva generación de pastores que tratan de dirigir con la pasión delos apóstoles. Escrito por MacArthur y sus colegas en The Master's Seminary, estaguía bosqueja las prioridades bíblicas esenciales para un ministerio eficaz.Otros colaboradores incluyen a: Richard L. Mayhue, James F.Stitzinger, Alex D. Montoya, James M. George, Irvin A. Busenitz, James E.Rosscup, Donard G. McDougall, Robert L. Thomas, David C. Deuel, George J. Zemeky S. Lance Quinn.
Ministerio series (AETH) - Cuidado Pastoral: Ministerio con Inmigrantes
by Assoc for Hispanic Theological EducationLa experiencia migratoria suscita un sinnúmero de situaciones complejas que presentan un reto súbito e inesperado al liderazgo pastoral. En su tarea pastoral el líder se enfrenta diariamente con gran número de personas que reflejan y le recuerdan su propia condición, así como sus conflictos y dificultades, como inmigrante en muchos casos. Tal experiencia pude resultar agotadora y emocional y espiritualmente debilitante, debido a la identificación o sobreidentificación con las personas a quienes sirve. Este libro explora estas ideas y sus dinámicas. The immigration experience stirs up an endless number of complex situations that present a sudden and unexpected challenge to pastoral leadership. In their Hispanic ministerial task, every day, church leaders are faced people who share their struggles and conflicts - particularly immigrants. Effectively carrying out this ministry can be exhausting and emotional and spiritually debilitating, due to the unique difficulties this ministry faces. This book explores ideas and the dynamics of this ministry.
Ministers and Masters: Methodism, Manhood, and Honor in the Old South
by Charity R. CarneyIn Ministers and Masters Charity R. Carney presents a thorough account of the way in which Methodist preachers constructed their own concept of masculinity within -- and at times in defiance of -- the constraints of southern honor culture of the early nineteenth century. By focusing on this unique subgroup of southern men, the book explores often-debated concepts like southern honor and patriarchy in a new way.Carney analyzes Methodist preachers both involved with and separate from mainstream southern society, and notes whether they served as itinerants -- venturing into rural towns -- or remained in city churches to witness to an urban population. Either way, they looked, spoke, and acted like outsiders, refusing to drink, swear, dance, duel, or even dress like other white southern men. Creating a separate space in which to minister to southern men, women, and children, oftentimes converting a dancehall floor into a pulpit, they raised the ire of non- Methodists around them. Carney shows how understanding these distinct and often defiant stances provides an invaluable window into antebellum society and also the variety of masculinity standards within that culture. In Ministers and Masters, Carney uses ministers' stories to elucidate notions of secular sinfulness and heroic Methodist leadership, explores contradictory ideas of spiritual equality and racial hierarchy, and builds a complex narrative that shows how numerous ministers both rejected and adopted concepts of southern mastery. Torn between convention and conviction, Methodist preachers created one of the many "Souths" that existed in the nineteenth century and added another dimension to the well-documented culture of antebellum society.
The Minister's Charge: The Apprenticeship of Lemuel Barker
by William Dean HowellsWilliam Dean Howells (1837-1920) was an American realist author and literary critic. He wrote his first novel, Their Wedding Journey, in 1871, but his literary reputation really took off with the realist novel A Modern Instance, published in 1882, which describes the decay of a marriage. His 1885 novel The Rise of Silas Lapham is perhaps his best known, describing the rise and fall of an American entrepreneur in the paint business. His social views were also strongly reflected in the novels Annie Kilburn (1888) and A Hazard of New Fortunes (1890). While known primarily as a novelist, his short story "Editha" (1905) - included in the collection Between the Dark and the Daylight (1907) - appears in many anthologies of American literature. Howells also wrote plays, criticism, and essays about contemporary literary figures such as Ibsen, Zola, Verga, and, especially, Tolstoy, which helped establish their reputations in the United States. He also wrote critically in support of many American writers. It is perhaps in this role that he had his greatest influence.
The Minister's Guide to Psychological Disorders and Treatments
by W. Brad Johnson William L. JohnsonIn its third edition, The Minister’s Guide to Psychological Disorders and Treatments is the definitive guide to everything a minister might need to know about the most common psychological disorders and current evidence-based mental health treatments. Written in straightforward and accessible language, this is the minister’s one-stop guide to understanding common mental health problems, helping parishioners who struggle with them, and thinking strategically about whether to refer —and if so, to whom. This updated edition is fully aligned with the latest edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5-TR) and the most current evidence-based psychological treatments. This third edition infuses significant attention to culture and diversity, with diverse case examples and fresh content on cultural humility, diagnostic interviewing, assessment, sociocultural contributors to mental health disorders, such as religious community, race, and gender. The third edition also includes coverage of more treatment strategies such as mindfulness, medical cannabis, and light therapy for seasonal depression, as well as revised sections and updated references on major psychological disorders and childhood and relationship problems, including gender dysphoria, binge eating disorder, and intellectual disabilities. Written with deep empathy for the demands of contemporary pastoring, this guide is destined to become an indispensable reference work for busy clergy in all ministry roles and settings.
Ministers of Propaganda: Truth, Power, and the Ideology of the Religious Right
by Scott M. ColeyScott Coley exposes the inner workings of the religious right&’s propaganda—and how Christians can resist it. Good evangelical Christians are Republican. It seems like it&’s always been this way. That means the propaganda is working. Scott Coley trains a critical eye on the fusion of evangelicalism and right-wing politics in Ministers of Propaganda. This timely volume unravels rhetoric and biblical prooftexting that support Christo-authoritarianism: an ideology that presses Christian theology into the service of authoritarian politics. Coley&’s historically informed argument unsettles evangelical orthodoxy on issues like creation science or female leadership—convictions not as unchanging as powerful religious leaders would have us believe. Coley explains that we buy into propaganda because of motivated reasoning, and when we are motivated by perceived self-interest, the Christian message is easily corrupted. But if we recover Jesus&’s commandment to love our neighbors as ourselves, right-wing propaganda will lose its power. Any reader troubled by American evangelicals&’ embrace of racism, misogyny, and other unchristian views will find answers and hope in these pages.
Ministers of the Law: A Natural Law Theory of Legal Authority (Emory University Studies in Law and Religion)
by Jean PorterIn Ministers of the Law Jean Porter articulates a theory of legal authority derived from the natural law tradition. As she points out, the legal authority of most traditions rests on their own internal structures, independent of extralegal considerations -- legal houses built on sand, as it were. Natural law tradition, on the other hand, offers a basis for legal authority that goes beyond mere arbitrary commands or social conventions, offering some extralegal authority without compromising the independence and integrity of the law. Yet Porter does more in this volume than simply discuss historical and theoretical realms of natural law. She carries the theory into application to contemporary legal issues, bringing objective normative structures to contemporary Western societies suspicious of such concepts.
Minister's Service Book: For Pulpit and Parish
by Jesse Jai McNeilAvailable again, this convenient, pocket-size volume contains a variety of forms, orders, prayers, and aids for pastors. Arranged by topic in seven sections -- public worship, the sacraments, marriages, funerals, special occasions, ministering to the sick, special prayers and scripture readings — the materials in this practical book have proven invaluable to pastors looking for quick assistance in the many spheres of ministry.
Ministry
by Richard P. McbrienThis highly praised handbook on ministry is an essential resource for clergy and laity alike--clear, readable, theologically sound, and pastorally wise. Traces the development of ministry from New Testament times through Vatican II to provide pastoral guidance for priests, nuns, teachers, and others who are called to the ministry.
Ministry By The Book: New Testament Patterns For Pastoral Leadership
by Derek TidballThe New Testament writers set before us a number of models of ministry, each of which is shaped by the particular needs of the churches they were serving. Their own backgrounds, ambitions and passions also contribute to what they have to say about ministry. The contours of New Testament pastoral leadership, inspired by the Holy Spirit, exhibit a genuine diversity that finds its unity in Christ and his gospel. Focusing on pastoral leadership within local churches or groups of churches, Derek Tidball provides a comprehensive survey of these models and patterns with applications for today's ministry. Tidball's overview offers "models of permission" that enable a freer approach to ministry and the way it is conducted, challenges the stunted understanding of ministry that can often characterize our churches today, and gives encouragement to those who do not fit a "ministry by numbers" approach. Well-grounded in relevant scholarship, Tidball's fresh engagement with the biblical texts, stimulating analysis and wise application will be of value to all who are established in pastoral leadership, or training for it, and looking to explore a variety of biblically valid approaches to ministry.
Ministry by Teenagers: Helping Teenagers Develop a Passion for Ministry
by Jonathan Mckee David R Smith"What would happen if we gave teenagers opportunities to serve and use their gifts in ministry prior to high school graduation? What if we poured into these young leaders, discipling them and doing ministry alongside of them, helping them grow spiritually, seeing and experiencing God working through them? What if we eased back on our ministry to students, supplementing it with ministry by students?" These compelling questions are at the heart of Ministry by Teenagers, and once authors McKee and Smith lay out the "what ifs" they combine their collective experience in youth ministry to provide a practical and detailed guide for "how to." The book is jam-packed with ideas, advice, and resources for: - Fostering discipleship - Building student leadership teams - Identifying student talent - Helping students discover and use their spiritual gifts - Creating service teams - Equipping students to reach their friends It's a must-have tool for youth workers who want to tap the gold mine of talent, passion, and leadership potential they see every day in young Christians.
Ministry Greenhouse: Cultivating Environments for Practical Learning
by George HillmanHillman also provides tools for identifying competencies and sample goals. A great internship experience places a student in an environment where God can work through him or her in the lives of other people an din the student's own life to develop calling, character, and competencies. Ministry Greenhouse shows students, their supervisors, and the congregations and other organizations they serve how they can create just such an environment.
Ministry in Hard Times
by William M. Easum Bill Tenny-BrittianIn hard times, you can either panic, decline, or grow. Which do you choose to do? This is not a time to tweak your church budget. It is not a time to slash and burn it indiscriminately across the board. Nor is it the time to hunker down in the bunker and wait things out. Now is the time is exercise wisdom and to act strategically. In fact, it's a great time to be the church. People need us to live out our mission as radically as we can possibly imagine. This book will help you make wise decisions about how to weather the economic storm and emerge on the other side of it a much stronger congregation. It's a simple book with a simple message: you don't get to choose when you go through hard times, only how you respond to them.
Ministry in the Digital Age: Strategies and Best Practices for a Post-Website World
by David T. Bourgeois"Christianity is fundamentally a communication event. It is God revealing God's self to the world. And God uses a large variety of media to accomplish that revelation." —Shane Hipps, author of Flickering Pixels Viral videos and retweeted posts fill the air around us. In the midst of constant news feeds and mobile alerts, ministries have unprecedented opportunities to connect with people yearning for community with others and God. But how? In this post-website world, it?s no longer enough to have a static website and hope that people find it. If you want to get your online content in front of your audience, you need to have a digital presence in the streams where they?re already active. David Bourgeois offers a practical step-by-step guide for discerning and implementing a digital strategy for your ministry. He provides an overview of how Christians can use technology and communication media wisely, with concrete ideas for churches and nonprofit organizations. Discover how you can make the most of every opportunity to extend your ministry?s electronic reach and impact.
Ministry in the Spiritual and Cultural Diversity of Health Care: Increasing the Competency of Chaplains
by Robert G. Anderson Mary A. FukuyamaStay up-to-date in health care ministry as cultural and spiritual heterogeneity increases! Ministry in the Spiritual and Cultural Diversity in Health Care: Increasing the Competency of Chaplains identifies concrete methods for improving the provision of pastoral care to culturally and religiously diverse patients and/or residents. Experts from both inside and outside the profession-with established records in cross-cultural work and experience with religious diversity-discuss in detail the multicultural revolution that has challenged the traditional health care delivery system. With this timely resource, you will be able to respond to the requests and desires of patients and their loved ones with compassion and consideration for their cultural and spiritual backgrounds. Ministry in the Spiritual and Cultural Diversity in Health Care explores the challenges for the spiritual care professional in health care to address the emotional, cultural, and spiritual needs of a patient without assumption, bias, or discomfort for either person. In addition to advice, recommendations, and real-world examples and case studies, this valuable resource provides a guide for chaplaincy supervisors to use when training chaplain students to impart such unprejudiced care. The book is devoted to establishing chaplains who are clinically trained and certified to contribute to the increasingly pluralistic and global health care context with assorted religious, spiritual, and cultural values, beliefs, and practices. Ministry in the Spiritual and Cultural Diversity in Health Care will keep you updated on: how a health care chaplain can overlook the differing worldview of a patient and his or her family how cultural diversity impacts the work of the health care chaplain specific strategies and tools that will assist chaplains in acquiring spiritual and cultural competency definitions, obstacles, and standards of care for fostering a genuine multicultural perspective among health care givers, particularly chaplains how professional health care chaplains take leadership in responding to cultural and spiritual diversity within health care environments
Ministry Mantras: Language for Cultivating Kingdom Culture
by Leonard Sweet J. R. Briggs Bob HyattWe become what we say.
Ministry Nuts and Bolts: What They Don't Teach Pastors in Seminary
by Aubrey MalphursMinistry Nuts and Bolts provides the pastor or parachurch leader with a step-by-step guide for developing the foundation for a ministry in the twenty-first century. Veteran church planter, pastor, and seminary professor Aubrey Malphurs examines four foundational ministry concepts—values, mission, vision, and strategy—-and demonstrates how to develop them in local church ministry.Many seminary graduates envision ministry as ninety-five percent sermon preparation and five percent for everything else, as seminaries often neglect these keys to ministry. This essential guidebook will bring clarity to the pastor through Malphurs’s wise counsel on leadership principles, illuminated by case studies and sound theology.
The Ministry of Administrative Assistants (CRMG)
by Adam Hamilton Sue ThompsonThis ministry guide has been written to provide information about how to provide support ministry to the people with whom you work. This guide is also for people who work in many different ministry settings, a church or denominational administrative office, a small or medium size church, a parachurch or missions focused organization, and large churches. It will assist them with how they look at their ministry, and the level of support that is needed for their particular setting. A call to ministry is an important thing to understand for an administrative assistant; your heart and the way you deal with people and tasks are different if you understand your position as a call to ministry rather than a job for a paycheck. If you understand that you represent not just your pastor and your church, but Christ to every person who calls, stops by, e-mails, etc., you approach your tasks and people differently. Working as the assistant to a pastor, or any person in ministry, you have to approach your tasks with an understanding of who you are serving, and you are serving Christ and his people. The position of Administrative Assistant is a vital part of the over-all ministry of your church and the congregation. You are the gate-keeper, bridge-builder, keeper of the "information", soother of wounded feelings, and the deliverer of unwanted news. You are the person who has your finger on the pulse of your congregation and your community. You are the person people will come to for answers. You will handle thousands of details related to dozens of different projects and commitments for your pastor. You will help make your pastor's ministry seamless. While all of these descriptions may make your head spin, this is a part of the ministry of being an assistant. You can look at each day as a challenge or an adventure. If you understand your job as a ministry and understand your call to this ministry you are ready for a great adventure. Begin each day with a prayer for wisdom and strength, surrender your mind and will to God, and prepare yourself to work with the heart of a servant. As Christ walks alongside you in your daily life, you will learn to walk along side your pastor and to be a partner in their ministry.
The Ministry of Business: How Correct Principles Magnify Business Success
by Steven Hitz James Ritchie Hyrum SmithIn changing and uncertain times, how do you define success? How do you achieve greatness? By learning to combine spiritual living with business savvy and financial know-how, you place yourself on the pathway to attaining even your loftiest professional, entrepreneurial, and financial goals. Along the way, you will discover that true success lies in serving others-in allowing your work to become a ministry of hope, love, and happiness. The Ministry of Business provides the practical knowledge and real-world motivation necessary to achieve not only financial and professional success, but personal success as well. This type of success is characterized by ethical living, financial self-reliance, and a focus on building positive communities of support and achievement.
The Ministry of Christ: Throughout Palestine in Jerusalem to the Ends of the Earth
by Francis Breisch Jr.The Ministry of Christ was written to help students in their early teens make a historical study of the life and teachings of Christ and His apostles.
The Ministry of Fear: An Entertainment (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics #Vol. 10)
by Graham GreeneIn London during the Blitz, an amnesiac must outwit a twisted Nazi plot in this &“master thriller&” of espionage, murder, and deception (Time). On a peaceful Sunday afternoon, Arthur Rowe comes upon a charity fete in the gardens of a Cambridgeshire vicarage where he wins a game of chance. If only this were an ordinary day. Britain is under threat by Germany, and the air raid sirens that bring the bazaar to a halt expose Rowe as no ordinary man. Recently released from a psychiatric prison for the mercy killing of his wife, he is burdened by guilt, and now, in possession of a seemingly innocuous prize, on the run from a nest of Nazi spies who want him dead. Pursued on a dark odyssey through the bombed-out streets of London, he becomes enmeshed in a tangle of secrets that reach into the dark recesses of his own forgotten past. And there isn&’t a soul he can trust, not even himself. Because Arthur Rowe doesn&’t even know who he really is. &“A storyteller of genius,&” Graham Greene composed his serpentine mystery of authentic wartime espionage—and one the author&’s personal favorites—while working for MI6 (Evelyn Waugh). But The Ministry of Fear &“is more than a mere thriller . . . [it&’s a] hypnotic moonstone of a novel&” (The New York Times).