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Ushering 101 : The Complete Handbook Of Ushering For The Local Church
$10.99Add to cartUshering in the local church is much more than just shaking hands and passing offering plates. Fulfilling your role as an usher is just as important to the body of Christ as that of a prophet, teacher or evangelist.
This book covers both the biblical and the practical aspects of church ushering. Buddy Bell, founder of Ministry of Helps International, combines humor with informative teaching to help you become more effective in your ministry. You will be challenged to serve with excellence as you learn the following:
The scriptural role of ushering
Leadership by example
The legal do’s and don’ts of ushering
The responsibilities of the head usher
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10 Thing Every Minister Needs To Know
$13.99Add to cartRealistic solutions to avoid being side-tracked by church “games and politics”
How a disciplined daily schedule will make your life, family, and ministry stronger
Have you suddenly realized the fire that burned in your spirit years ago for ministry has waned? Are you a pastor feeling overwhelmed by the demands on your time, energy, and spirituality?Ronnie Floyd can relate – yet with 30 years of pastoral ministry, he is still passionately committed to God’s calling in his life. What has sustained his passion for ministry? In this book, he will share the very best perspective, encouragement, and solutions for all ministers.
Each day, Dr. Ronnie Floyd and his ministry can be seen internationally through his Realistic solutions to avoid being side-tracked by church “games and politics”
How a disciplined daily schedule will make your life, family, and ministry stronger
Have you suddenly realized the fire that burned in your spirit years ago for ministry has waned? Are you a pastor feeling overwhelmed by the demands on your time, energy, and spirituality?Ronnie Floyd can relate – yet with 30 years of pastoral ministry, he is still passionately committed to God’s calling in his life. What has sustained his passion for ministry? In this book, he will share the very best perspective, encouragement, and solutions for all ministers.
Each day, Dr. Ronnie Floyd and his ministry can be seen internationally through his television ministry, Winners. As pastor of First Baptist Church of Springdale and The Church oat Pinnacle Hills, Arkansas, he is a gifted communicator, leader, pastor, and author of 18 books. Pastor Floyd and his wife, Jeanna, will be married for 30 years in December of 2006. They have two sons, two daughters-in-law and one grandchild.
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Preaching With Purpose And Passion
$9.99Add to cartThe authority to preach comes by divine appointment from God and is one of the most fulfilling aspects of a leader’s ministry and life. This book will empower and encourage all leaders to reach for a higher level of love and achievement in preaching.
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Communicating For A Change
$19.99Add to cartSpeakers and preachers—follow this instructive parable to keep your message alive and your audience alert! By knowing your destination before you leave (identifying the major premise you want to communicate), using your turn signals (transition ahead!), and employing five other practical points, you’ll be on the road to success—and drive your message home!
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Star Book On Preaching
$16.99Add to cartIn the classic tradition of the #1, best-selling Star Book for Ministers, Judson Press offers a resource with a special focus on preaching. Starting with a biblical basis for preaching, McMickle discusses the “heart and habits” of a preacher-emphasizing the importance of time management regarding health, head, heart, and home.
Without an emphasis toward any denomination and practical in its nature, the guide offers:
keys to an effective preaching ministry, including goals and outcomes of preaching
text and topic selection
information on various types of sermons
a look at different preaching styles such as narrative and first-person preaching
suggestions for sermon preparation
ideas for several sermon series
a full list of preaching resources to use as references
Featured are over a dozen sermon outlines on various topics. These outlines address developing key points and direction, provide suggestions for an introduction and closing, and give tips for determining style and delivery. Destined to become a new classic, The Star Book on Preaching is a portable resource no preacher should be without. -
Mans Question Gods Answer (Revised)
$24.99Add to cartFilled with discussions on more than 200 topics and issues that separate us from the perfect will of God, Man’s Question, God’s Answer is not just a book for counsellors. It is also a vital and powerful tool for personal evangelism. LuAnn Bransby has designed this book to reveal the consequences of sin as well as the blessings of God to those who overcome. Its easy-to-use format will help you take control over your life and circumstances, and help others who face similar problems and issues. If you are searching for the right answer to a difficult situation or sinful behavior, this is the book to read!
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Small Group Leaders Handbook
$19.99Add to cartThe Small Group Leaders Handbook provides a solid scriptural foundation upon which to build your small group ministry. By combining biblical teaching with practical guidelines, the Small Group Leaders Handbook provides a balanced and thorough exploration of small group ministry in the twenty-first century.
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Work Of The Usher
$15.99Add to cartThis book is a complete guide, simply and clearly written, suitable for individual or group study, and durably bound in a convenient size. It has been written by a minister whose four pastorates have convinced him of the significance of effective ushering as a form of Christian witness. Prepared on the premise that the usher is one who represents the warm welcome of the church at its best, this manual thus becomes an aid in Christian outreach as well as effective administration.
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Work Of The Church Trustee
$15.99Add to cart1. Who Make The Best Trustees?
2. It’s A Big Job
3. Your Board Should Be The Best
4. The Money In Your Hand
5. Buried Treasure For The Kingdom
6. Working With The Professional Team
7. Trustees In A Changing World
8. You Learn Through Others
9. Trustees Are Ministers, Too
AppendixesAdditional Info
There is more to serving as a trustee than counting money or arranging to repair the church plumbing! Beginning with the biblical and theological basis of service, Orlando Tibbetts has prepared a very comprehensive guide to deepen and broaden the trustee’s sense of ministry and mission in his/her service to the church. An excellent tool for new or experienced board members, this book covers every facet of the trustee’s responsibility as a steward of the community’s concerns and as a servant of the Lord. It is both practical and inspiring. -
1 Rehearsal Christmas Plays For Ages 3-14
$19.99Add to cartThis book is the answer to gaining an extra hour or two, feeling less harried and focusing on Christ while directing the church Christmas program! With this book, your Sunday school department will encourage, entertain, and enlighten the congregation as they follow the “Footsteps to the Manger” or as they present a slightly altered version of “T’was the Night before Christmas.” This book features these production and ten others with a Scriptural message and minimal preparation.
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Safe In The Arms Of God (Reprinted)
$16.99Add to cartEvery parent who has lost a child has dealt with disturbing, haunting questions. Why my child? Where is my baby now? Will I ever see my child again? Renowned Bible expositor John MacArthur tackles the question of infant death (in the womb or following birth) in his trademark style_with detailed attention to Scriptures that hold the answers. No death occurs apart from the purposes of God, MacArthur assures readers, just as no life occurs apart from the purposes of God. With a pastor9s heart, he leads readers to an understanding of the eternal destination of these precious little ones. His conclusion: Babies_and anyone else who has not reached the condition of accountability_go to heaven when they die, and there will, indeed, be a time of blessed reunion with these souls.This comforting book is certain to bring consolation to those experiencing this most painful loss.
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Flower Chart
$7.99Add to cartThis attractive full-color flower chart is for recording the names of persons presenting altar flowers. Each month includes seven ruled lines for easy writing, with name of each month superimposed over beautiful flower designs, and words Date and Presented By under name of month.- 15 x 31 inches- Mylar reinforced.
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Apostles : The Fathering Servant
$13.99Add to cartBill Scheidler has illuminated the qualifications and function of an apostle today by approaching the subject from a purely biblical point of view. Apostles compares this biblical view with current apostolic trends found in the church today. If you are a leader or pastor, Apostles will serve as your roadmap to understanding the function of an apostle today.
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Deacons : Servant Models In The Church Updated Edition (Reprinted)
$14.99Add to cartFrom the days of the early church, deacons have been chosen to fulfill an essential ministry. Updating his classic resource, Webb explores the many facets of the pastoral assistant’s life and role, including marriage, family life, conduct, priorities, and more. Helpful as you equip lay leaders for their divinely appointed place in God’s church.
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Gospel Shaped Living Leaders Guide (Teacher’s Guide)
$19.99Add to cartPreface By Don Carson And Tim Keller
Introduction
How To Use This Course
1. Your Church: A Light In The Darkness
2. A United Church In A Divided World
3. A Serving Church In A Selfish World
4. A Generous Church In A Stingy World
5. A Truthful Church In A Confused World
6. A Joyful Church In A Suffering World
7. How To Be Church In The WorldAdditional Info
Gospel Shaped Church is a new curriculum from The Gospel Coalition that will help whole congregations pause and think carefully and prayerfully about the kind of church they are called to be.Gospel Shaped Living is a track that explores over 7 sessions what it means for a local church to be a distinctive countercultural community.
How should Christians live? The church should be a distinctive community of God’s people-but how different are we from the rest of the world? This track helps us untangle some of the false ideas and traditions that evangelicals have had in the past, and reveals the more deeply challenging picture that emerges from Scripture.
This flexible resource will train your whole church through teaching, preaching, daily reading and small-group Bible study and discussion-or any combination of those elements. The overall aim is that your church will embark on a journey to discover the kind of people they should be as they are shaped by the gospel of Jesus Christ.
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Baptist Deacon
$12.99Add to cartThis book comes straight from the heart of a pastor who has had deacons for breakfast, dinner, and supper for as long as he can remember. The son of a Baptist minister, Dr. Naylor was influenced from childhood by men in this noble office of divine origin. His own twenty-five years in the Baptist ministry and his successful work with deacons in many churches, large and small, well qualify him to write this long needed book.
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Developing The Prophetic Ministry
$10.99Add to cartDiscover practical guidelines given for the effective operation of the prophetic ministry in the context of the local church. This book also helps you understand the difference between the office of a prophet and the gift of prophecy, how to test a prophecy, and what role it plays in a believer’s life.
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Effective Keys To Successful Leadership
$14.99Add to cartLearn, from this dynamic model, what it takes to build an effective leadership team and healthy local church. Common ministry temptations and tensions are candidly discussed, emphasizing the need for personal vision and mission in your ministry.
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Making Of A Leader (Student/Study Guide)
$7.99Add to cartIn The Making Of A Leader, Frank Damazio lays out for the serious student a broad and deep discussion of what it means to be responsible for a group of “followers.” This perennial bestseller presents a scriptural analysis of the philosophy, history, qualifications, preparation and practice of Christian leadership. It’s concepts and principles have been tested and taught in classrooms and seminars world wide. Charts, diagrams and illustrations enhance this intriguing study on Christian Leadership. Both in its breadth and depth, it is a commendable work and recommended for your careful study.
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Traditional Flower Chart
$7.99Add to cartThis attractive chart is used for recording the names of persons presenting altar flowers. Each month includes six ruled lines for easy writing, with beautiful full-color flower designs over the name of each month, and words Date and Presented By under name of month, ‘- 15 x 31 inches- Mylar reinforced
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From Bondage To Bonding
$18.99Add to cart1. Codependency: A Self-Focused Way Of Life
2. Self-Forfeiture: Resigned To Helplessness
3. Self-Contempt: Inclined To Feet Worthless
4. Self-Aggrandizement: Desperate To Control
5. Self-Sufficiency: Determined To Stay Safe
6. Self-Deception: Committed To Denial
7. Fervent Longings
8. Painful Losses
9. Self-Protective Pretense
10. Autonomous Independence
11. The Healing Of Grief
12. The Wonder Of Grace
13. The Freedom Of Surrender
14. Reciprocal Grace: Free To Love And Forgive
15. Courageous Vulnerability: Free To Abandon Denial
206 Pages
16. Mutual Freedom: Free To Relinquish Control
17. Spiritual Vitality: Free To Trust And Obey
18. Sacrificial Love: Free To Risk And SufferAdditional Info
Codependency is a hot topic these days; dozens of new books about it appear each month. Trouble is, many of them deal only with escaping damaging codependent relationships—not with healing and rebuilding them. Groom (author of Married Without Masks) takes a more biblical approach. In uncomplicated language, she helps you see how codependency is actually bondage to sin and how the Gospel can restore you to healthy biblical bonding with God and others. -
Pastors Manual
$16.99Add to cartThe role of pastor hasn’t changed very much over the years. Originally published in 1940, this reprinted classic is a testimony to just that! Packed with timeless wisdom, it features a variety of Scripture-based funeral, wedding, and communion services that are as appropriate today as they were 50 years ago
