Christian Business/Culture/General Books

Honest self-assessment is hard. Even Christians trust their hearts more than they should. And when the heart is filled with unexpressed rage (“I wi...

One of the great sources of discouragement for those in ordained ministry is the perception that they are alone. The challenges and difficulties th...

Pastoral counseling is a wisdom ministry of care, connection, and restoration.

Distilling the essential role of pastor.

Power is a persistent topic of conversation in circles both sacred and secular. Yet, how are those who follow a crucified Christ, one "whose streng...

A collection of creative wedding ceremonies and helps to guide the pastor in making the wedding service a worshipful experience.

Ordained ministry is a gift of God to the church—but that doesn't mean that it is easy.

The purpose of pastoral care is to generate stories that promote growth in love of God, self, and others.

At the heart of the local church is the Christ-like care it manifests to its own members and those in the community. Increasingly, with fewer full-...

Pastoral Care and Counseling has changed radically since the publication of the Dictionary of Pastoral Care and Counseling. Rapid changes have occu...

Most churches recognise the importance of providing pastoral care but lack of volunteers, vision and training can prevent this vital ministry from ...

For anyone seeking an accessible introduction to Christian pastoral care, this short guide offers a practical introduction to caring for congregati...

The essentials of pastoral care involve the pastor's distinctive task of caring for those who are estranged--the lost sheep. Taken from the biblica...

Pastoral Challenges and Concerns  deals with issues of abuse, addiction and difficult behaviour and is a timely revision and expansion of  The Chri...

In an age of pastoral abuse, scandal, and failure, many pastors feel pressured to appear sinless. They are tempted to conceal their sin rather than...

In Pastoral Essentials from the Pastoral Epistles: An Expositional Guide, R. Scott Pace has prepared a feast of wisdom on pastoral ministry from th...

Like most community leaders, clergy are constantly asked to make decisions that have far-reaching effects. For clergy, the matter is particularly ...

Friendship is a need that touches the deepest parts of the human soul. This is especially true in ministry. It is a need that is not simply rooted ...

Pastors often become disoriented by leadership demands, congregational expectation, and the wounds of ministry. They forget how to use the grace o...

With more than 60 years of ministry between them, Harold Senkbeil and Lucas Woodford have come to understand that everything in ministry—even admin...

This comprehensive problem-solving reference for pastors provides theological foundations and experience-tested techniques for effective clergy lea...

Pastoral Leadership Is . . . presents in dozens of brief yet powerful chapters a practical, Bible-based, and highly readable guide to leading the l...

A Better Way to Choose and Train Your Next Pastor · Offers a new perspective on the qualifications for ministry · Practical help to identify a pote...

Pastoral Ministry is designed for a new generation of shepherds who seek to lead with the passion of the apostles. This guide outlines the biblical...

Though Scripture is timeless and unchanging, the world in which pastors must minister is never the same. Pastoral Ministry in the Real World applie...

Relevant to active pastors, seminarians, and laity, particularly as pastors explain the office to their elders, Pastoral Ministry: Theology and Pra...

Those of us who have a ministry of pastoral care cannot be an expert on everything but between simple ignorance and specialist knowledge there is a...

Those of us who have a ministry of pastoral care cannot be an expert on everything but between simple ignorance and specialist knowledge there is a...

The Just In Time! series offers brief, practical resources of immediate help for pastors at an affordable price.   Part of a pastor's role in the c...

More and more pulpits are occupied by motivational speakers rather than preachers Church congregations are not being given a comprehensive, biblic...

As communities of Christians we are held together in the love of Christ. Our many differences are gifts that can build us up in trust and mutual af...

History of pastor’s ministry in one place.

Pastoral Supervision is increasingly sought out by people working in ministry. It offers a safe space to reflect theologically and constructively o...

While many pastoral ministry books focus on the practical duties of the pastor, few works actually consider how theological truth defines the pasto...

A veteran Baptist pastor and ministry professor offers a distinctive free church vision for pastoral leadership, attending to voices from the past ...

It is a Christ-like act to befriend a sick or a lonely person: this book is a wonderfully useful guide to giving the most you can by your visits. W...