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THEN AND NOW - Pastoring and Church Planting During and After COVID-19

Author : Edward DeVries
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 86 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (579 download)

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Download or read book THEN AND NOW - Pastoring and Church Planting During and After COVID-19 written by Edward DeVries and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-03 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The last several months have forced most churches to either close, or to make at least a decade's worth of changes, or maybe both. Whether it was building an online ministry, cleaning the calendar of all but "essential" stuff, rethinking ministry priorities, or maybe even relearning everything that you thought you knew about "the work of the ministry." Now, seven-to-eight(ish) months in, we are at a point where it would serve us well to take a deep breath, look at what we've been through, and maybe even draw a little map to guide us on down the road ahead.While the Bible's truths and the Great Commission do not change, the methods we have used, many of them, may have to change. That makes this a good time to ask ourselves whether our current ministry structures are serving us well? Or do they need to be refocused? What are "ministry structures"? Great question. This book attempts to answer it. The author, a Bible College and Seminary President who had arrived in his new Pastorate in a University town in New England just one week before the Governor declared a state of emergency and shut everything down was simply overwhelmed that the culture of a church, and of "Christianity" as he had known it for decades of both life and ministry could change so dramatically - and so quickly.Immediately, he uploaded a YouTube video for the church's members. His message was simple. The culture, both of the world around us, and even of many churches had changed. But the Bible was still the Word of God! Jesus was still the way, the truth, and the life! The mission of the First Baptist Church, and also the mission of the church's members, was to preach the Gospel and to make Disciples. These eternal truths were not changing!How they were going to be go about doing the work of the ministry, both collectively and individually, was going to change in ways they could not yet even begin to fathom. But ETERNAL truth and God's expectations and commands had not changed. Interestingly, the author notes that "As Pastor, I never had to fight the civil authorities. I did have to fight my own Deacons, Church Council, and 'leadership' every step of the way."This book is a combination of what the author and the church he pastors did and how they did it. Both during the initial stages of the lockdowns, and then after things had opened back up. Included are creative ideas of how to reached those who would not or could not come. Discussions include streaming worship services, wearing masks, social distancing, online giving, creative forms of outreach, and even planting a church amidst a pandemic. Also discussed are the effects that masks, social distancing, and CDC protocols have had on the authors church as well as their effects upon numerous other churches. What happened in churches that implemented strict protocols? And what happened in churches that had little or no protocols?The author also shares what he believe our churches should look like right now, and what we should be doing in the near future (as we go through re-institutions of lockdowns and recoveries). Finally, he predicts, based on 32-years of full-time pastoral ministry experience, what the "ministry" will look like 2 to 10 years from now. The author's prayer, is that as you read this book, the Holy Spirit will show you a strategy that will help the church you lead to move forward in the challenging days that are ahead. Our Lord is preparing His churches. Remember what our Lord said in Matthew 16:18, "I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it." Every challenge and opposition that the Lord's churches have faced over the past 2,000 years has been met with God's power. The Lord's churches will prevail!

Church Plantology

Author : Peyton Jones
Publisher : Zondervan
ISBN 13 : 0310537746
Total Pages : 465 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book Church Plantology written by Peyton Jones and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2021-04-20 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first comprehensive textbook on effective church planting from a veteran church planter. The Apostle Paul was a veteran church planter who "laid a foundation like a wise and master builder" and there is much we can learn from his example. Paul indicated that there were basic skills and experiences required to successfully plant a church. Church Plantology examines the wide variety of church planting methods and ideologies in contemporary pastoral practice and outlines a biblical model based on the New Testament. During his time in prison, Paul spent much of his time writing to Titus, Timothy, and others who'd served alongside him in the trenches to complete their training as church plantings. We can continue to apply these time-tested, proven methods, following the pioneering example of the early church. Today, the casualty rate in is high. What if we could reduce the odds of failing? Church Plantology by Peyton Jones is a robust guide to planting that will help planters to provide the foundation necessary to survive beyond the initial first years so that they don't end up a walking statistic.

Post-Christendom

Author : Stuart Murray
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 149824310X
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (982 download)

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Download or read book Post-Christendom written by Stuart Murray and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2018-01-10 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Western societies are experiencing a series of disorientating culture shifts. Uncertain where we are heading, observers use "post" words to signal that familiar landmarks are disappearing, but we cannot yet discern the shape of what is emerging. One of the most significant shifts, "post-Christendom," raises many questions about the mission and role of the church in this strange new world. What does it mean to be one of many minorities in a culture that the church no longer dominates? How do followers of Jesus engage in mission from the margins? What do we bring with us as precious resources from the fading Christendom era, and what do we lay down as baggage that will weigh us down on our journey into post-Christendom? Post-Christendom identifies the challenges and opportunities of this unsettling but exciting time. Stuart Murray presents an overview of the formation and development of the Christendom system, examines the legacies this has left, and highlights the questions that the Christian community needs to consider in this period of cultural transition.

Growing the Post-pandemic Church

Author : Bob Whitesel Dmin, PhD
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (719 download)

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Download or read book Growing the Post-pandemic Church written by Bob Whitesel Dmin, PhD and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-07 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Practical strategies for churches in the new-normal. The author, an award-winning writer/scholar on church leadership, looks at 12 radical changes coming to the American church and suggests now is the time to rethink how we do church. The reader will learn how worship is moving from entertainment to experience, largeness is being replaced by relevance, and how leaders can make the most of online attendance. Bob Whitesel, D.Min., Ph.D. draws from his extensive consulting/coaching practice to suggest growth strategies for churches with aging buildings, overbuilt sanctuaries or underfunded staffs. And he describes emerging church alternatives such as pub churches, café churches, online churches and churches led by bi- or co- vocational pastors. He then introduces biblical foundations that every church can embrace to increase survivability: putting the needs of non-churchgoers first, making small groups your hallmark, practicing passionate prayer and growing learners, rather than growing an audience (Matt. 28:18-20). In the chapter, "St. Paul's Guide to Leading Remotely," Dr. Whitesel explores how to lead God's people in difficult, even remote, times based on Paul's theology and practice in his letters. And, in the chapter on the "eReformation," he describes 10 leadership skills needed to remain relevant in a world where communication is increasingly electronic. And because racial tensions continue to rise, Whitesel, a respected author on multiethnic church growth, offers "7 organic steps to building bridges across racial divides," including: learning about the other's culture, how not to judge by appearance, starting with a biblical model of reconciliation, practicing unity, reevaluating where you spend your money, awakening to your own personal preferences and expecting change in people. The book concludes with a look at the "church of the future." Here Whitesel looks at recurring problems that emerge after catastrophes. He looks at each problem from a biblical perspective and describes what churches can do to increase their future impact.

Rediscover Church

Author : Collin Hansen
Publisher : Crossway
ISBN 13 : 1433579596
Total Pages : 149 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (335 download)

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Download or read book Rediscover Church written by Collin Hansen and published by Crossway. This book was released on 2021-07-28 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A Christian without a church is a Christian in trouble." Since a global pandemic abruptly closed places of worship, many Christians have skipped church life, even neglecting virtual services. But this was a trend even before COVID-19. Polarizing issues, including political and racial strife, convinced some people to pull away from the church and one another. Now it's time to recommit to gathering as brothers and sisters in Christ. In Rediscover Church, Collin Hansen and Jonathan Leeman discuss why church is essential for believers and God's mission. Through biblical references and personal stories, they show readers God's true intention for corporate gathering: to spiritually strengthen members as individuals and the body of Christ. In an age of church-shopping and livestreamed services, rediscover why the future of the church relies on believers gathering regularly as the family of God. Published in partnership with the Gospel Coalition and 9Marks.

Soul Whisperer

Author : Gary Comer
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1620321831
Total Pages : 359 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (23 download)

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Download or read book Soul Whisperer written by Gary Comer and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2013-02-19 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What if we changed the face of evangelism? In a time when so many have a negative perception of evangelism, what if a new model was entirely biblical, loaded with skills, and more effective? Soul Whisperer shifts the emphasis from "telling" to a "drawing" paradigm. It develops biblically the pattern of Jesus, who did not give static presentations but rather customized his words to each hearer. By learning his ways, our words, too, can have pinpointed impact! Christians will discover how to draw out first, in order to read their friends and discern the relevant appeal of the gospel. In this way, the style is far more dynamic. It adapts! Understanding the non-believer's unique starting point will determine a distinct path. By creating a conversation about spiritual influence and what is involved in faith formation, this book charts ways for Christians to go deeper in evangelistic relationships. Most importantly, Soul Whisperer infuses skills that will shape a more Christ-likened missional disciple.

Modern Prophets

Author : Shawn Bolz
Publisher : Newtype
ISBN 13 : 9781947165755
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (657 download)

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Download or read book Modern Prophets written by Shawn Bolz and published by Newtype. This book was released on 2018-10-23 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This tool kit will take readers through the theology and practice of administering the prophetic gifts, prophetic ministry, and office of the prophet into their everyday lives, spheres of authority, and into their churches.

Pastoring in a Pandemic

Author : Rev. Dr. Albert P. Jackson
Publisher : Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1639035850
Total Pages : 78 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (39 download)

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Download or read book Pastoring in a Pandemic written by Rev. Dr. Albert P. Jackson and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-02-22 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pastoring in a Pandemic is a must-read! Some of the leading pastors in the DMV and eastern region have collectively provided testimony of how they have had to creatively navigate their congregations through the perilous times of COVID-19, the resulting economic downturn, as well as having to deal with the political and racial climate of extreme separatism.No other time in history has ever been quite as defining and yet so revealing. There is no doubt that this well-written script will inspire, challenge, and ultimately liberate those who read it and are able to apply its principles to heart.My prayer is that the Holy Spirit will encourage each reader, believer, and nonbeliever. I pray that collectively we will empower men and woman to draw closer to the Lord!Lead AuthorRev. Dr. Albert P. Jackson

Analog Church

Author : Jay Y. Kim
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830841989
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book Analog Church written by Jay Y. Kim and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2020-03-31 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Outreach Resource of the Year The Gospel Coalition Book Award What does it mean to be an analog church in a digital age? In recent decades the digital world has taken over our society at nearly every level, and the church has increasingly followed suit—often in ways we're not fully aware of. But as even the culture at large begins to reckon with the limits of a digital world, it's time for the church to take stock. Are online churches, video venues, and brighter lights truly the future? What about the digital age's effect on discipleship, community, and the Bible? As a pastor in Silicon Valley, Jay Kim has experienced the digital church in all its splendor. In Analog Church, he grapples with the ramifications of a digital church, from our worship and experience of Christian community to the way we engage Scripture and sacrament. Could it be that in our efforts to stay relevant in our digital age, we've begun to give away the very thing that our age most desperately needs: transcendence? Could it be that the best way to reach new generations is in fact found in a more timeless path? Could it be that at its heart, the church has really been analog all along?

The Mentoring Church

Author : Phil A. Newton
Publisher : Kregel Publications
ISBN 13 : 0825444640
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (254 download)

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Download or read book The Mentoring Church written by Phil A. Newton and published by Kregel Publications. This book was released on 2017 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ministry Book of the Year--The Gospel Coalition 2017 Book Awards The critical missing element in Christian mentoring today: the congregation "Bringing up future leaders isn't just the job of the pastor but of the whole congregation. This is an urgently needed book in churches today." --R. Albert Mohler Jr., president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Young, emerging leaders of the church, many of whom have gone through leadership training and traditional mentorship programs, still too often find themselves unprepared for the realities of ministry. Many leave the ministry altogether, overwhelmed. Phil Newton reveals a critical gap: single-source mentorship is incomplete. Mentoring must involve the congregation, not just senior pastors, in order to bring forth mature, resilient leaders prepared for all that ministry entails. The solid, practical solutions in The Mentoring Church offer churches of any size both the vision for mentoring future leaders and a workable template to follow. With insightful consideration of theological, historical, and contemporary training models for pastor/church partnerships, Newton is a reliable guide to developing a church culture that equips fully prepared leaders.

The Gift of Wonder

Author : Christine Aroney-Sine
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830871586
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book The Gift of Wonder written by Christine Aroney-Sine and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2019-03-26 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2020 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award Finalists - Body, Mind and Spirit I choose to breathe in the wonder of God's eternal love, And dance to the rhythm of eternal breath, Listening to the whispers calling me to slow down and take notice. I choose to absorb the beauty of the divine presence, to delight in the Creator of all things and relish the delight God takes in me. Can you imagine a God who dances with shouts of joy, laughs when you laugh, loves to play, enjoys life, and invites us to join the fun? Like many of us, Christine Sine had spent many years with an image of God who was "a very serious, workaholic type of God." And even when her theology told her this was not true, she struggled to live into this new way of thinking. What she needed was a childlike spirituality. In this book, Christine Sine, online host of the Godspace community, invites us to pay attention to childlike characteristics that have the power to reshape us. Each chapter addresses a childlike characteristic to embrace, including delight, playfulness, imagination, awe and wonder, love of nature, the ability to live in the present, and much more. Fresh spiritual practices that engage all our senses help us live a new spiritual life that embraces the wonder and joy that God intends for us.

Conduct Gospel-Centered Funerals

Author : Brian Croft
Publisher : Zondervan
ISBN 13 : 0310517192
Total Pages : 89 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book Conduct Gospel-Centered Funerals written by Brian Croft and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2014-06-03 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bring Gospel Hope in the Midst of Death The phone rings: “Pastor, can you do my mother’s funeral?” Or, “Please help us—our baby just died.” Death comes unexpectedly, giving you two to three days of time to prepare a sermon—in the midst of caring for a grieving family. This helpful book walks a pastor through the logistics of memorial services, burials, and working with funeral homes—using the four P’s: Plan, Prepare, Preach, and Perform. It shows how to magnify Christ and the gospel in the midst of all the details, demands, and sorrow that surrounds the death of a loved one. The Practical Shepherding series of books provides pastors and ministry leaders with advice and practical help to do the work of pastoral ministry in a local church. In Conduct Gospel-Centered Funerals, experienced pastors Brian Croft and Phil A. Newton offer readers a concise guide to conducting funerals that glorify God and offer a timely message of hope.

40 Questions About Pastoral Ministry

Author : Phil A. Newton
Publisher : Kregel Publications
ISBN 13 : 0825476860
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (254 download)

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Download or read book 40 Questions About Pastoral Ministry written by Phil A. Newton and published by Kregel Publications. This book was released on 2021 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A veteran pastor answers the questions that today's pastors are asking In 40 Questions about Pastoral Ministry, veteran pastor Phil Newton provides trustworthy answers to 40 of the most common and pressing questions relating to the life and work of the pastor. Covering five major categories--such as development, practices, and preaching--Newton equips pastors to successfully handle everyday duties and challenges, including: • Remaining spiritually healthy • Strengthening your marriage • Dealing with discouragement • Avoiding pitfalls • Leading elders' meetings • Mentoring future leaders • Preaching through books of the Bible • Conducting marriages and funerals • Practicing church discipline • Leading change and revitalization, and much more Basing his answers on Scripture, theological reflection, and personal experience, Newton serves as a mentor and guide for pastors at every stage of ministry. The questions and answers are self-contained, and topics of interest can be easily located. Pastors will want to consult this volume often for authoritative advice on all aspects of pastoral ministry.

Post-Pandemic Missions

Author : Joyce Good Henderson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (147 download)

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Download or read book Post-Pandemic Missions written by Joyce Good Henderson and published by . This book was released on 2021-06-12 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Alaska to Zimbabwe, rural Indiana to the jungles of Bolivia, missionaries, pastors, church mission leaders, and organizations were all blind-sided by COVID-19. Through interviews with more than 100 people who are active in community and global missions, seven strategies emerged that can be used to guide churches and mission leaders through similar crises when going, sending, welcoming or supporting have been interrupted or broken down. At a time when the world was locked down, masked and quarantined, we have had to re-evaluate how we do missions. Answers included virtual technology, live-stream worship and digital evangelism. This book examines how we adapted and related, created and connected. But questions remain: in a post-pandemic world, how will we move forward with mission partnerships; what will sending and going look like if international borders do not re-open; and, what is the role of Short-Term Mission teams? Joyce Good Henderson has been active in local, national and global missions for almost four decades. She has led nineteen teams to Ecuador in the past eighteen years, including one in 2020 before the pandemic. In addition to her work in Ecuador, she has led many teams on local and national mission projects and heads up the Global Impact Ministry of her church. She is an instructor for the Perspectives course and a mentor with Mission-Minded Women. This is her second book on missions.

Reimagining Ministerial Formation

Author : David Heywood
Publisher : SCM Press
ISBN 13 : 0334060443
Total Pages : 110 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (34 download)

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Download or read book Reimagining Ministerial Formation written by David Heywood and published by SCM Press. This book was released on 2021-04-30 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Church is currently experiencing a transition in the way it understands and practises both mission and ministry. It is to be outward-looking, engaging with the wider community, involving all its members in mission and clergy are to play the role of enablers and equippers of the ministry of the whole church. However, ministerial formation in colleges and courses throughout the country lags behind this emerging consensus. ‘Theological education’ is still largely based on academic models. Reimagining Ministerial Formation offers a new way forward, where ‘ministry’ comes to be about the whole church, and ministerial formation is about collaboration between clergy and laity. It argues strongly for a shift away from ‘front-loaded’ training, to a new focus on formation as a life-long process.

The Apostolic Rising

Author : Jay Leach
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
ISBN 13 : 169870576X
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (987 download)

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Download or read book The Apostolic Rising written by Jay Leach and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2021-02-05 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: IF YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING IS WRONG – WHY CONTINUE TO TRAIN OTHERS TO DO THE SAME! The Church is not only the community of the redeemed – but also the redeeming community of the lost. We are not only commanded by our Lord and Savior, but also impelled by the indwelling Spirit of God to declare the message of God’s redeeming love and reconciliation in Jesus Christ to all peoples. I see a new apostolic generation rising in the earth today who are radically Christ centered (Acts 1:8). This Spirit-filled new wineskin will hold the new wine God is pouring out. The “new” is simply a restoration of what has been lost for 2000 years. What we need most is a renewal of the understanding, practice, and commitment to the Great Commission of the early apostolic church – of whom it was reported, “They turned the world upside down!” Many local churches are offering institutional religious substitutes. Dr. Leach argues, “Pastors, “If what you are doing is wrong (unbiblical) and you know it – why do you continue to train others to do the same?” He insists that we are trying build Christ’s Church and kingdom without Him, using man-made standards, plans and blueprints? If Christ is really the true foundation of what you are building, why can’t your instructions be found in the Letters and the Book of Acts? Displaying His love Jesus counsels, “As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore, be zealous and repent. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches” (Revelation 3:19, 22).

The Christian Ministry; with an Inquiry Into the Causes of Its Inefficiency; with an Especial Reference to the Ministry of the Establishment

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Author : Rev. Charles Bridges
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 576 pages
Book Rating : 4.B/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book The Christian Ministry; with an Inquiry Into the Causes of Its Inefficiency; with an Especial Reference to the Ministry of the Establishment written by Rev. Charles Bridges and published by . This book was released on 1844 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: