Church - General

Is trying to be 'the best you' actually ruining you? From 'living your best life' to 'actualising,' 'finding your destiny,' and 'waiting on the bes...

This book is a primer on the church. It gives a solid but accessible introduction into what the church is and what the church does, including a loo...

Why do we meet on Sundays? Now that technology allows us to access services remotely, many see little need to meet face to face every week. Others...

It is often claimed that local churches provide a significant proportion of social care today. This important new study considers the reality of th...

The Church of England depends on its flagships above all else. Known as 'resource churches', their purpose is to bring the other vessels into line-...

The church is not a business, it is a family. A pastor’s job is to be a homemaker. Feels Like Home is a call to pastors to return to the simplicity...

This book is an adaptation of the Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius Loyola, to help you to embark on a life-transforming journey toward Christlike...

This book is written for Jews, messianic believers, and Gentile curious about the connection between the ancient fall festival of the Old Testament...

An ongoing issue for clergy as well as Christians in general is how to approach New Testament narratives about the crucifixion of Jesus in relation...

Pulitzer Prize–winning novelist Marilynne Robinson is one of the most eminent public intellectuals in America today. In addition to literary elegan...

Autism was only identified and recognised relatively recently, but even so one might have expected the church to have moved further in its thinking...

A Singing Faith is a book of inspiring hymns composed by renowned hymn writter Jane Parker Huber. It includes an introduction in which Huber discus...

Rebecca Barnes outlines fifty ways in which you, your congregation, and your local community can help fight global warming and enjoy participation ...

pastor and author Karl Vaters developed a tested and proven 15-week process thatÕs manageable

The United States is founded upon the principles of freedom of religion, although it has been difficult at times to understand and apply those prin...

5 Ways the Lord’s Supper Is Important for the Local Church Church Questions is a series that seeks to provide ordinary Christians with sound and ac...

What would a church conflict consultant tell your church? Every church will face conflict at some point, and conflict, as painful as it is, provide...

Jesus is present here and now, Christians have always affirmed. But how are we to understand his present activity in a challenging, post-Christian ...

Researchers have uncovered the following three trends: First, distrust of institutions, including the church, is at an all-time high. Second, young...

Good things come to those who believe . . . right? People like to say, 'Prayer works.' But what does that mean? Prayer works for what? Getting the ...

Walking into church can be intimidating, whether for the first time or after a period of absence, whether you are a non-believer or a believer. Wou...

All too often, a Christian response to Islam is rooted in antagonism and steeped in defensiveness and fear. Yet the church is not called to engage ...

This landmark volume from an influential group of Anglican theologians and practitioners explores a phenomenon that is bubbling up in today's churc...

Who leads a church? Why is this important to God?God cares about his glory, and he means to display his glory through the church. For this very end...

This unique book seeks to unravel – through extracts from ten years of one man’s writings – where God seems to want to take His Church, in particul...

Guided by the book of Acts, McClendon and Lockhart unpack five timeless principles that characterize healthy, effective churches. With emphasis on ...

Crossway church has served the community of the Elephant and Castle for over a century and from three different buildings. Today it is home to ten ...

This is a book for anyone who cares about where the church is heading. Will the Christian church live or die? What is the way ahead? Perhaps the c...

A fresh look at this Christian champion and master storyteller through his varied uses of imagination.

When the culture today speaks of love, it's usually accompanied by notions of self-expression, self-realization, and unlimited acceptance. However,...

This book introduces readers to the Presbyterian movement in the United States as told by those who lived through and contributed to its history. W...

The Presbyterian Handbook, Revised Edition provides historical and up to date theological information about Presbyterian beliefs alongside fun-fill...

What is the biggest threat facing churches today? Not enough young people? Too little mission and evangelism? Unsustainable buildings? Unappealing ...

The world of volunteers has changed. But have you changed, too? Across the country, volunteer ranks continue to grow, but people are volunteering d...

Concerned that the celebration of the Lord's Supper had become a "ritual rather than a reality," WIlliam Barclay set forth his ideas on the biblica...

Many evangelical churches face the problem of the open back door--even as new people arrive, older members are leaving, looking for something else....