Leadership

By Fred B. CraddockEdited by Mike Graves, Richard F. Ward BOOK PREVIEW One of the things that makes Fred Craddock's sermons so compelling is his m...

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

Edited by David Fleer, Dave Bland This collection of essays and sermons challenges us to consider the Sermon on the Mount as Jesus’ serious prop...

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 Friedrich L. Schweitzer Schweitzer's goal in this book is to explore what postmodernity actually means for theology and how theology and the c...

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

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

By Mike Graves, David J. Schlafer Bringing together some of the finest voices in contemporary homiletics to examine the different forms as well as...

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 Delia Halverson BOOK PREVIEW This spiritually enriching resource helps pastors, worship leaders, and Christian educators to understand and inco...

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 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 Jana Childers BOOK PREVIEW What are the purposes of preaching? What should a good sermon accomplish? What is at stake in the churchÕs preaching...

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 Janice Haywood BOOK PREVIEW Enduring Connections gives churches and ministers significant guidelines for establishing a quality childhood minist...

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

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...