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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
Open-hearted ministry	Michael Koppel,Michael Sherwood Koppel	"This book invites religious leaders to tap the responsive and contagious vitality of faith. Professional practice, if creative, will be spontaneous and lively. Pastors may lose their inherent resili…	OL11891773W
Ministry greenhouse	George M. Hillman	Known as "the internship guy" at Dallas Theological Seminary where he teaches, George Hillman talks daily with students about God's movement in their lives. The goal of Ministry Greenhouse is to help…	OL12552154W
The blogging church	Brian Bailey,Terry Storch,Brian Bailey	The Blogging Church offers church leaders a field manual for using the social phenomenon of blogs to connect people and build communities in a whole new way. Inside you will find the why, what, and h…	OL13644581W
Excellent Protestant congregations	Wilkes, Paul	"In Excellent Protestant Congregations, Paul Wilkes profiles nine dynamic, geographically and denominationally diverse congregations that have the ability to create a vibrant community of worship. Wi…	OL15058398W
The Trellis and the Vine	Tony Payne,Colin Marshall	All Christian ministry is a mixture of trellis and vine. There is vine work: the prayerful preaching and teaching of the word of God to see people converted and grow to maturity as disciples of Ch…	OL15086196W
Papa Was a Preacher	Alyene Porter	The life of a preacher and his family from his child's point of view. ''..abounding with goodness of spirit and humor..''--New York Times ***Eight lively children running in and about the par…	OL15391560W
Tom Wright for everyone	Stephen Kuhrt	xiv, 146 p. ; 22 cm	OL16366087W
Calvin's company of pastors	Scott M. Manetsch	In Calvin's Company of Pastors, Scott Manetsch examines the pastoral theology and practical ministry activities of Geneva's reformed ministers from the time of Calvin's arrival in Geneva until the be…	OL16681393W
A Labor of Love	J. Stephen Yuille	Driven by the desire to be successful, pastors are tempted to judge their ministries by the worldly standards of power, prestige, privilege, and prosperity. In contrast, J. Stephen Yuille reorients o…	OL16807645W
Developing a vision for ministry in the 21st century	Aubrey Malphurs	"Strong leaders possess a vision as great as God and as specific as a zip code," writes Haddon Robinson in the foreword to this book. "Our vision must arise from recognizing what the transcendent, co…	OL17146W
Power of vision how you can capture and apply god's vision for your ministry	George Barna	George Barna says, "God changes the world through the people to whom He has given His vision." How do we define what that vision is? How do we discern God's vision for our lives and ministries? How d…	OL17742630W
Availability	Robert J. Wicks	viii, 111 pages ; 21 cm	OL1898590W
Making all things new	Henri J. M. Nouwen	"During the past few years, various friends have asked me, 'What do you mean when you speak about the spiritual life?' Every time this question has come up, I have wished I had a small and simple boo…	OL1913403W
Freedom for Ministry	Richard John Neuhaus	A compelling, insightful account of ministry arising out of the author's wealth of personal experience. Neuhaus addresses the awkwardness (both necessary and liberating) of Christian ministry, discus…	OL1953711W
The Bible in pastoral practice	Paul H. Ballard,Stephen R. Holmes	xxiii, 316 pages ; 24 cm	OL19604181W
The little church that could	Hazel Ann Roper,Steven E. Burt	Previously published: Raising small church esteem. [Bethesda, MD]: The Alban Institute, 1992.	OL20945039W
Royal priesthood in the English Reformation	Yarnell, Malcolm B. III	This title assesses the understandings of the Christian doctrine of royal priesthood, long considered one of the three major Reformation teachings, as held by an array of royal, clerical, and popular…	OL20958081W
Pastoral care before the parish	Sharpe, Richard,Blair, John	This book examines the pastoral and sacramental work of the early medieval church in the British Isles. It provides a synthesis of recent scholarship which has uncovered new evidence about the organi…	OL20963476W
The vocation of Anglicanism	Paul D. L. Avis	Paul Avis charts a pathway of theological integrity through the serious challenges facing the Anglican Communion in the first quarter of the twentieth century. He asks whether there is a special call…	OL20974615W
Microaggressions in ministry	Cody J. Sanders	Carlos, a third-generation U.S. citizen from New Jersey whose family emigrated from Colombia many years before Carlos was born, is often complimented on how articulate he is and asked how long he has…	OL20974652W