Church Ministry

On the Brink Grace for the Burned-Out Pastor

Pastors and church leaders, are you physically exhausted and mentally and spiritually spent? Are you ready to throw in the towel and sit on the sidelines? As we learn from Jesus’ cr...

Our Creed For Every Culture and for Every Generation

The Apostles’ Creed has united the church throughout her history. The engaging and pastoral style of Our Creed presents the creed in a fresh and appealing manner that speaks to our ...

Pastors and Their Critics A Guide to Coping with Criticism in the Ministry

Every pastor knows what it’s like to be criticized. But how does he respond? And how does he offer constructive criticism of his own?  With wisdom, charity, and a wealth of per...

Powerful Evangelism for the Powerless

Jack Miller both challenges and inspires as he shows us how to overcome powerlessness in bearing witness for Christ. Miller talks about the church's mission to evangelize, involving your ...

The Preacher and Preaching Reviving the Art

How can today’s preaching recover the vitality of its great Reformation heritage? What are the main weaknesses of the contemporary pulpit, and how can they be met biblically? Eighte...

Preaching and Biblical Theology

To author Edmund P. Clowney, biblical theology is not an academic discipline but a "labor of worship." In this volume, Clowney explains biblical theology and relates it to the authority ...

Preaching Like Calvin Sermons from the 500th Anniversary Celebration

John Calvin was a transformative force for modern history, delivering thousands of sermons in Geneva’s St. Pierre’s Cathedral, where he pastored from 1536 until his death in 1...

Preaching with Biblical Motivation How to Incorporate the Motivation Found in the Inspired Preaching of the Apostles into Your Sermons

  Reformed theology proposes that the Holy Spirit alone makes the preaching of God’s Word effectual in salvation and sanctification. How can preachers move the hearts of heare...

Prone to Wander Prayers of Confession and Celebration

Confessing our sins might seem like a gloomy business—God already knows about them, so what’s the point of dwelling on failure? But confession is more celebratory than we thin...

Radical Hospitality Leader's Guide