Pastoral Resources

Dementia is one of todayʼs most feared health conditions, and Christians with the condition may also worry about losing their faith and their conne...

A practical guide to meaningful ministry Discover how to effectively share Jesus’ love with older people and those living with dementia in this pra...

You believe in the love of Christ, but does love for one another shape your church’s current culture—or the culture your church hopes to build? Com...

As a society we aren’t good at talking about death, and as individuals we may try and avoid thinking about it. But death is part of life, and we mu...

Blessed are the Anxious offers a deeply personal exploration of chronic anxiety within the framework of Christian spirituality. Claire Williams dra...

The Triumphs and Trials of an Ordinary Pastor During a Forgotten Era of Church History D. A. Carson's father was a pioneering church-planter and pa...

Dane Ortlund Explains That Hell Is Indeed Real, but Hope Comes through Jesus Christ When individuals talk about an afterlife, they often talk about...

The church lies at the very centre of the eternal purposes of God. But what exactly does a living church look like? The Living Church brings togeth...

A Classic Guide for Christians Who Want to Move from Empty Religion to Authentic Faith Writing to a friend who was disillusioned by religion, minis...

A revised and updated version of this popular gift book for those bringing children for baptism. A revised and updated edition of a full-colour gi...

Drawing from expertise developed through Anna Chaplaincy, this book enables members of care home staff teams to understand and facilitate the provi...

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

Discover the Right Way to Handle Conflict Conflict is an unavoidable part of life, but you can control how you respond to it. You have a choice. Di...

Why do we need to think differently about why and how Christian adults learn? How can disruptive-inclusion help us do that? And what are the implic...

As a society we aren’t good at talking about death, and as individuals we may try and avoid thinking about it. But death is part of life, and we mu...

This is an interactive and experiential journal introducing prayer practices to teenagers. Each chapter of the book introduces a prayer practice, f...

In theology, just as in battle, some hills are worth dying on. But how do we know which ones? When should doctrine divide, and when should unity pr...

What Is the Biblical Job Description for a Deacon? Many new believers have questions about what it means to live as a Christian in the context of a...

Every preacher wants to see God’s Word impact their congregation. We wrestle with meaning, check the original Greek, and consult commentaries to ma...

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...

With generative wisdom, Gerkin moves beyond the predominance of the psychotherapeutic paradigm in pastoral care to a dynamic, interactive process w...

God is a strategist. He has a plan for the world and a purpose for each of us as individuals. Having God widen our vision will set us on one of lif...

'Building Multicultural Churches' by Tony Thompson tackles a critical issue in today’s church: fostering genuine unity amid growing ethnic and cult...

Godly men from the past present a wealth of material for pastors as well as for those training for the ministry. The character, qualifications, and...

This fine collection of essays marking more than fifty years of faithful ministry by Robert Oliver draws together contributions from north America ...

As far as God is concerned, widows are the special object of his protection and care. Caring for widows is a key responsibility of the church, but...

A Collection of Sermons on Christian Leadership from Theologian Francis A. Schaeffer Christians serving the Lord can fall into two traps: depending...

The Puzzle Of Pastoral care is for anyone who is responsible for, interested in or practising pastoral care: lay or ordained; in full time or part ...

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...

Many new believers have questions about what it means to live as a Christian in the context of a local church, and pastors are looking for resource...

“I eagerly commend this series.” —R. Albert Mohler Jr., President, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Many new believers have questions abou...

Exhaustion, burnout, tiredness, even breakdown... sadly, such conditions are all too common these days, not least among those involved in some kind...

Richard Baxter was vicar of Kidderminster from 1647 to 1661. In an introduction to this reprint, Dr. J.I. Packer describes him as ‘the most outstan...

Everything that’s taught in seminary . . . all in one place! Maybe you’re involved in ministry but you never had the chance to go to seminary. Mayb...

Contemplative photography is a form of visio divina (‘divine seeing’), in which people are invited to look at images with ‘the eyes of their heart’...

Words of Encouragement for Christians Who Doubt Their Salvation Countless Christians are weighed down with fear that God doesn’t truly love them. A...

Sunday at 11 a.m. remains America's most segregated hour—but healing won't happen in the pews alone. In this timely and hopeful book, pastor Nathan...

Rush Witt and Joe Keller show pastors how to think biblically about time, diagnose common struggles, and build sustainable rhythms for long-term fa...

People involved in church life expect to be cared for, practically, emotionally and spiritually. Even the secular world sees churches as places of ...

The sources are many—unrealized dreams, relentless criticism, exhaustion that doesn't lift, the loneliness of leadership, and the creeping sense th...

Pastoral ministry is in crisis—and the ancient church has something to say about it. Pastoring in a Pagan World: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Ministry...

Our lives are saturated with screens, and digital technology continues to encroach even into our churches.Brad East argues that resisting this encr...

“Humanity seems to carry this contradiction; we desire union in all things, but we are masters of division.” In a time when the church often feels ...

Divorce is too common in our culture and church. For too long we have not been taking divorce seriously enough. For too long we have lacked princip...

Should you commit yourself to membership in a local church? Isn't just being a Christian enough? Anyhow, where does the Bible say that we have to b...