Leadership

By Fred B. Craddock BOOK PREVIEW Revised and Expanded Edition! When originally published in 1978, Overhearing the Gospel introduced "narrative pre...

By Donald Capps Read a Preview For most ministers, pastoral counseling is a part of daily ministry, whether it is in an office counseling session...

By Janet S. Helme Written by an educator, minister, and writer of childrenÕs curriculum materials, this book provides easy-to-do and easy-to-under...

By Joyce Ann Mercer This book develops a theology of childhood both from a theoretical basis in biblical theology (especially the gospel of Mark) ...

By Karen Marie Yust, E. Byron Anderson The history of the Christian spiritual life suggests that those who truly teach the spiritual life have bee...

By Fred B. Craddock BOOK PREVIEW Travel with revered preacher and author Fred Craddock through his early years as he considers what made him take...

By Richard L. Hamm BOOK PREVIEW From The Columbia Partnership (TCP) Leadership Series Mainline denominations in the United States are in crisis. T...

By Edward H. Hammett “Why?” seems to be on the lips of many church, judicatory, and denominational leaders today. “Why has our church plateaued?”...

By Edward H. Hammett BOOK PREVIEW Seasoned church consultant Edward H. Hammett shares his latest insights and suggestions for churches seeking to...

By O. Wesley Allen, Jr. Book Preview Now more than ever, it’s time to preach. The election of Donald Trump left countless faith leaders across the...

By Israel Galindo, Marty C. Canaday BOOK PREVIEW This book was written to help congregational leaders, clergy, staff, and laypersons, plan and or...

Edited by Ronald J. Allen This collection of sermons by noted homileticians illustrates thirty-four distinct styles of contemporary and tradition...

By Mary Donovan Turner Reconsider or discover for the first time the richness of the Old Testament and the God it profiles.At times when the sheer...

By Lee H. Butler Jr. In Lee Butlers own words, "This book is an attempt to answer the question, Who are we as African Americans?" Attempting to an...

Edited by Felicity Kelcourse This book brings together the best available understandings of human development from a multidisciplinary perspectiv...

By Joseph M. Webb, Robert Kysar A knowledge of basic Greek grammar can illuminate scripture passages for preachers seeking a better understanding ...

By George W. Bullard, Jr. BOOK PREVIEW From The Columbia Partnership (TCP) Leadership SeriesItÕs no secret that congregations have conflict. Anyone...

By Robert C. Dykstra Using contemporary parables and psychological principles, Robert Dykstra introduces a model of sermon preparation that conce...

By Kathy Black BOOK PREVIEW Black uses shared stories, blended music, and the arts to enliven worship in culturally and linguistically diverse con...

By Kathleen T. Talvacchia This book goes beyond the "how-to's" of teaching to offer a pedagogy founded in spirituality, providing teachers with th...

By L. Susan Bond L. Susan Bond reveals the full range and diversity of African American preaching in this exploration of African American homileti...

By Linda J. Miller, Chad W. Hall Read a Preview Church and business coaching pioneer Linda Miller and minister and denominational consultant Chad ...

By Ashley-Anne Masters, Stacy Smith Book Preview Humorous to humiliating, the life experiences of young women clergy comprise this book in a refle...

By Fred B. Craddock This update of Craddock's original work on inductive preaching remains one of the most important contributions to homiletic s...