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Author : Rosemary Power
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781851749676
Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (496 download)
Download or read book Challenging Bullying in Churches written by Rosemary Power and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Stephen Finlan
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1625647220
Total Pages : 110 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (256 download)
Download or read book Bullying in the Churches written by Stephen Finlan and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2015-06-04 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do bullies have free rein in our churches? Who are the bullies? What is scapegoating? Is it possible to practice the mercy and forgiveness demanded by Gospel ethics while also protecting people from emotional and professional damage? These are some of the questions that Stephen Finlan seeks to answer, looking for an ethic of behavior that is both spiritually valid and psychologically wise. He seeks responses to bullying that are both "wise" and "harmless" (Matt 10:16), that do not leave people helpless against the cruelty of church bullies. Bullying has become a major concern in schools and workplaces, but the church sometimes lags behind the secular workplace in its ethics.
Author : Mike Sarkissian
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781979956291
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (562 download)
Download or read book Bullying in the Church written by Mike Sarkissian and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-12-16 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bullying is a reality in our churches. It has devastated many people's lives. "Bullying in the Church: Addressing a Hidden Problem in Christianity" calls God's people to understand what bullying is, how we may be guilty of bullying others in the church, and how imperative it is to relate to one another in love. Endorsements: "It has been said the church is the only army that shoots its wounded. Too often, it's also the one doing the wounding. Mike Sarkissian explores the reality of bullying in the church and points us back to the one solution to this and every problem, that we would repent and believe the gospel." -R.C. Sproul Jr. "In Mike Sarkissian's book, he discusses what God's word says about sin, gossip, slander and other related evils. And he presents a clear and helpful analysis of how our postmodern culture has robbed us of the resources to deal with the situation. All of this within a strong gospel-centered appeal. I recommend this book and hope that it will receive a broad hearing." -Dr. John Frame Professor of Systematic Theology & Philosophy Reformed Theological Seminary "Mike Sarkissian courageously and openly exposes the sin problem behind bullying as well as its satanic character and the dreadful havoc it reaps. Masterfully he unfolds God's solution for this minimized sin: to live out of the person, the cross, and the words of Jesus Christ." -Dr. Joel R. Beeke President, Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary "This book by Mike Sarkissian is rigorously biblical, both in exposing the problem and providing the solution. I am happy to commend this book, the first I've ever read of its kind, to pastors and all of God's people as a biblical response to the evil sin of bullying." -Dr. Mark Jones "Mike addresses this neglected and timely topic. He exposes relational sins that underlie and promote bullying: gossip, slander, and favoritism. Mike is convinced that God's amazing grace should affect all our relationships, including those inside and outside of the church. He is zealous that Christians live for God not only in word but also in deed to brighten our witness to the world. His manuscript, addressed primarily to laypersons and secondarily to church leaders, is informative, engaging, and edifying." -Dr. Robert A. Peterson Drew University "I was gripped by the first sentence of Mike Sarkissian's book "Bullying in the Church." -Trisha Ramos WayofTheMaster.com, WretchedRadio.com "Pastor Mike has rendered the church a great service in addressing an issue that many Christians turn a blind eye to or are unaware of." -Lee Enochs Princeton Theological Seminary
Author : Gerald A. Arbuckle
Publisher : Liturgical Press
ISBN 13 : 9780814630167
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Confronting the Demon written by Gerald A. Arbuckle and published by Liturgical Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bullying is not something confined to school children. It is a widespread abuse found in families, workplaces, organizations (including churches), and beyond. Confronting the Demon focuses on the nature and types of contemporary bullying and what the Christian Scriptures advise to prevent it. Bullying is a quality of most forms of violence, including racial, religious, and sex-based discrimination; sexual, physical, and psychological abuse; persecution and terrorism. This book focuses on such contemporary examples as the 2001 terrorist attacks, hate crimes around the world, sexual abuse, particularly among the churches, and cultures which promote bullying. Questions at the end of each chapter help people examine their own vulnerability to the vice of bullying and relate the context of its nature, meaning, and power to their own lives. Chapters are Adult Bullying: Definition and Types," *Bullies and Victims, - *Cultures of Bullying, - and *A Gospel Response. - Gerald A. Arbuckle, SM, PhD, is the co-director of Refounding and Pastoral Research Unit, Sydney, Australia. He is the author of From Chaos to Mission: Refounding Religious Life Formation, Healthcare Ministry: Refounding the Mission in Tumultuous Times and Violence, Society, and the Church published by Liturgical Press. "
Author : J. Todd Kingrea
Publisher : Electio Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781632131355
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (313 download)
Download or read book Bullied! Confronting and Overcoming Six Major Obstacles to Church Effectiveness written by J. Todd Kingrea and published by Electio Publishing. This book was released on 2016-06-28 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bullying. It's an issue that has taken on renewed emphasis in our electronically-connected, social media world. We're more aware than ever that bullying happens in many places: in the workplace, on professional sports teams, in schools and on social media. Everyone from supermodels to students and CEOs to celebrities is taking a stand against bullying in all its forms. Finding solutions to the problem has become an important part of our cultural conversation. However, there's one place in society where bullying continues unchecked, where it is rarely confronted and often covertly rewarded. The church. Pastors, staff, and church members experience bullying with alarming regularity. It does as much damage as bullying anywhere else. It's a prime reason why many churches remain ineffective, in decline or dying. Using the letter of 1st Corinthians as a guide and the church in Corinth as an example, Bullied! takes a blunt, unflinching look at six internal reasons why our churches are in trouble, and offers avenues of renewal and hope. With this resource you can help your church address what's holding it back and be part of a solution that brings new life and vitality.
Author : Stephen Finlan
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 149827062X
Total Pages : 103 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (982 download)
Download or read book Bullying in the Churches written by Stephen Finlan and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2015-06-04 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do bullies have free rein in our churches? Who are the bullies? What is scapegoating? Is it possible to practice the mercy and forgiveness demanded by Gospel ethics while also protecting people from emotional and professional damage? These are some of the questions that Stephen Finlan seeks to answer, looking for an ethic of behavior that is both spiritually valid and psychologically wise. He seeks responses to bullying that are both "wise" and "harmless" (Matt 10:16), that do not leave people helpless against the cruelty of church bullies. Bullying has become a major concern in schools and workplaces, but the church sometimes lags behind the secular workplace in its ethics.
Author : Pam Turner
Publisher : WestBow Press
ISBN 13 : 1449740367
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (497 download)
Download or read book Through Troubled Waters written by Pam Turner and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2012-02 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bullying. Taunting. Teasing. We have played a part in it. Some of us have been the victim. Many of us have been the offender. Through Troubled Waters will help explain the real dangers of this behavior. Wrestling with the discussion questions will help readers overcome, whether they are the victim or the perpetrator.
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Publisher : Gadfly Publishing, LLC
ISBN 13 : 0982094078
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (82 download)
Download or read book Bible Bullies: How Fundamentalists Got The Good Book So Wrong written by and published by Gadfly Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2015 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work explores conformation and presentist biases in continuing accounts of the Ruby McCollum story. This was a 1952 murder trial in which a wealthy African-American wife shot and killed her white, physician and Florida Senator elect lover. The author contends that continuing accounts of the story are being told through the lens of the present, and by authors and filmmakers who bring their own point of view to the story rather than relying on archival information. By re-visiting archival information, the author attempts to confront these versions of revisionist history.
Author : Michael J Kruger
Publisher : Zondervan
ISBN 13 : 0310136393
Total Pages : 187 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (11 download)
Download or read book Bully Pulpit written by Michael J Kruger and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2022-11-08 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are churches looking for the wrong kind of leaders? The last decade has witnessed a rising number of churches wrecked by spiritual abuse--harsh, heavy-handed, domineering behavior from those in a position of spiritual authority. And high-profile cases are only a small portion of this widespread problem. Behind the scenes are many more cases of spiritual abuse that we will never hear about. Victims suffer in silence, not knowing where to turn. Of course, most pastors and leaders are godly, wonderful people who don't abuse their sheep. They shepherd their flocks gently and patiently. But we can't ignore the growing number who do not. We have tolerated and even celebrated the kind of leaders Jesus warned us against. We need gentle shepherds now more than ever, and in Bully Pulpit, seminary president and biblical scholar Michael J. Kruger offers a unique perspective for both church leaders and church members on the problem of spiritual abuse, how to spot it, and how to handle it in the church. "Every Christian from pulpit to pew needs to read this wise and timely work." - Karen Swallow Prior "Both urgent and timely." - Sam Storms "Thoughtful, wise, and biblical." - Mark Vroegop
Author : Steven Gerali
Publisher : Zondervan
ISBN 13 : 0310651905
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (16 download)
Download or read book What Do I Do When Teenagers Encounter Bullying and Violence? written by Steven Gerali and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2010-02-23 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nobody can prepare you for all the issues you’ll encounter when it comes to teenagers. Whether you work with teens or are trying to parent them, chances are that you’ve already run into a few things that you felt completely unprepared or ill equipped to deal with. You’re not alone! In this hard-hitting series of books, you’ll find answers to the difficult questions you face when challenges arise. In What Do I Do When Teenagers Encounter Bullying and Violence?, Dr. Steven Gerali will help you:• Understand the issues of bullying, violence, and aggression• Grasp the factors that play into the issue, including the gender difference in the issue• Identify the profiles of the aggressors, victims, and gangs • Explore how theology informs the issue• Delve into questions that demand theological consideration, such as “Why are people so cruel?” and “Why does God allow suffering?”• Get tips to help prevent bullying in your youth group and how to transform the bully and empower the victim• Find ways to deal with the issue when it is specifically targeted at your youth groupWith this practical book, you’ll have what you need to help the victims and transform the bullies, and you’ll find plenty of resources for help beyond what you’re able to give.
Author : Terence Corkin
Publisher : Abingdon Press
ISBN 13 : 1501838083
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (18 download)
Download or read book The Church Guide for Making Decisions Together written by Terence Corkin and published by Abingdon Press. This book was released on 2017-05-02 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent political events in the USA indicate that ordinary people are weary of traditional politics and ways of doing business in the halls of power. A similar mood is present in churches around the world. Ordinary church members are tired of the fighting and politicking that seem to privilege the same people all the time. They want a new way of making decisions in their churches and in their representative meetings. This book shows them how such a hope can be realized. Robert’s Rules of Order, or the traditional parliamentary style of decision-making used in many churches, can work for simple decisions that are aggregated and passed by consent. For complex and divisive issues, churches need a decision process that does not result in a combative, winner-take-all approach to church life. A healthy church also tries to involve commitment from a wide range of stakeholders rather than privilege a few well-informed and capable speakers. A vital and healthy congregation yearns for a more collaborative, respectful, encouraging, engaging, and empowering process. This book on discernment in the church provides a step-by-step guide on how to create a new way of working together. Drawing on tried and tested processes, it advocates for a consensus building approach and showing people how it can work in their setting (local church or judicatory meetings). Readers will learn how to design a consensus building business process for their church meeting while still respecting the denominational and legal requirements under which they must operate. This book is for leaders, members of church boards and committees, and church members who know that there is something wrong with the present system but don’t know what to do about it. This guidebook is hopeful, inspiring, and practical.
Author : Chuck DeGroat
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830841997
Total Pages : 205 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (38 download)
Download or read book When Narcissism Comes to Church written by Chuck DeGroat and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2020-03-17 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christian Book Award® program Outreach Resource of the Year Why does narcissism seem to thrive in our churches? We've seen the news stories. Maybe we ourselves have been hurt by a narcissistic church leader. But what is narcissism, really? And how does it infiltrate the church? Chuck DeGroat has been counseling pastors with narcissistic personality disorder, as well as those wounded by narcissistic leaders and systems, for over twenty years. He knows firsthand the devastation narcissism leaves in its wake and how insidious and painful it is. In When Narcissism Comes to Church, DeGroat takes a close look at narcissism, not only in ministry leaders but also in church systems. He offers compassion and hope for those affected by its destructive power and imparts wise counsel for churches looking to heal from its systemic effects. DeGroat also offers hope for narcissists themselves—not by any shortcut, but by the long, slow road of genuine recovery through repentance and trust in the gospel of Jesus.
Author : Thang Deih Lian Davidlianno
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1387715224
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (877 download)
Download or read book iWatch: The Christian Challenge to Make a Difference written by Thang Deih Lian Davidlianno and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-04-03 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: iWatch: All Christians are called to make a difference. This book is for you because you will learn -
Author : Gary L. McIntosh
Publisher : Baker Books
ISBN 13 : 1493437704
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (934 download)
Download or read book The Solo Pastor written by Gary L. McIntosh and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2023-01-31 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Being a pastor is a complex and demanding role, especially for someone leading alone. The majority of pastors find themselves in this position, leading their smaller church with no additional professional assistance. The challenges are many, including loneliness, isolation, self-doubt, overwhelm, feelings of inadequacy, and a constant search for additional resources and volunteers. Where does a solo pastor turn for help and encouragement? With compassion and plenty of proven, practical strategies, church consultant and former solo pastor Gary L. McIntosh steps in to fill the void. In this book he helps the solo pastor · understand the strengths and challenges of the solo-pastor church · develop effective leadership skills · build and maintain vital relationships · manage expectations · spot and neutralize "bullies" who seek to control the church · communicate clearly · make the most of limited resources · establish healthy priorities and boundaries · and more
Author : Edward H Hammett
Publisher : Christian Board of Publication
ISBN 13 : 0827232292
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (272 download)
Download or read book Recovering Hope for Your Church written by Edward H Hammett and published by Christian Board of Publication. This book was released on 2014-08-30 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Why?" seems to be on the lips of many church, judicatory, and denominational leaders today. "Why has our church plateaued?" "Why are so few young leaders going into church-based ministries?" "Why are so few interested in church these days?" Recovering Hope uncovers the "whys," creating space to embrace new realities, commit to the tough road of recovery, and develop new skills, structures, and ministry designs through a process of spiritual discernment, congregational coaching, and a deeper reliance on the work and ministry of the Holy Spirit. Eddie Hammett, a Professional Certified Coach and Church and Clergy Coach for the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of North Carolina, provides a step-by-step process of hope and health to encourage, guide, and inspire pastors, leaders, churches, regions, and denominations that recovery of hope is possible. A TCP Leadership Series title.
Author : Charles Derber
Publisher : University Press of Kansas
ISBN 13 : 0700626522
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (6 download)
Download or read book Bully Nation written by Charles Derber and published by University Press of Kansas. This book was released on 2017-12-17 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's not just the bully in the schoolyard that we should be worried about. The one-on-one bullying that dominates the national conversation, this timely book suggests, is actually part of a larger problem—a natural outcome of the bullying nature of our national institutions. And as long as the United States embraces militarism and aggressive capitalism, systemic bullying and all its impacts—at home and abroad—will persist as a major crisis. Bullying looks very similar on the personal and institutional levels: it involves an imbalance of power and behavior that consistently undermines its victim, securing compliance and submission and reinforcing the bully's sense of superiority and legitimacy. The similarity, this book tells us, is not a coincidence. Applying the concept of the “sociological imagination,” which links private problems and public issues, authors Charles Derber and Yale Magrass argue that individual bullying is an outgrowth—and a necessary function—of a larger social phenomenon. Bullying is seen here as a structural problem arising from systems organized around steep power hierarchies—from the halls of the Pentagon, Congress, and corporate offices to classrooms and playing fields and the environment. Dominant people and institutions need to create a culture in which violence and aggression are seen as natural and just: one where individuals compete over who will be bully or victim, and each is seen as deserving their fate within this hierarchy. The larger the inequalities of power in society, or among nations, or even across species, the more likely it is that both institutional and personal bullying will become commonplace. The authors see the life-long psychological scars interpersonal bullying can bring, but believe it is almost impossible to reduce such bullying without first challenging the institutions that breed and encourage it. In the United States a system of intertwined corporations, governments, and military institutions carries out “systemic bullying” to create profits and sustain its own power. While acknowledging the diversity and savagery of many other bully nations, the authors contend that America, as the most powerful nation in the world—and one that aggressively promotes its system as a model—merits special attention. It is only by recognizing the bullying built into this model that we can address the real problem, and in this, Bully Nation makes a hopeful beginning.
Author : Li Ma
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000227928
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (2 download)
Download or read book Religious Entrepreneurism in China’s Urban House Churches written by Li Ma and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-06-27 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a unique historical documentation of the development of the ambitious religious entrepreneurism by leaders of the Early Rain church (and later Western China Presbytery leadership), in an effort to gain social influence in China through local institution-building and global public image management. It unravels the social processes of how this Christian community with a public image of defending religious freedom in China was undermined by an internal loss of moral authority. Based on publicly available texts from Chinese social media that aren’t readily available in the West as well as in-depth interviews, it is framed by existing scholarship in social theories of the public sphere, charismatic domination in social transition, and the role of power in organizational behaviour. These churches’ stories show how Christianity, which has long been politically marginalized in communist China, has not only adapted and challenged the socio-political status quo, but how it was also ironically shaped by the political culture. This is an insightful and critical ethnographic study of one of modern China’s most famous house churches. As such, it will be of great interest to scholars of Religion in China as well as those working in Religious Studies, Asian studies, Chinese studies, and Mission Studies more generally.
