"Sheep swapping", "shuffling of the saints"- Whatever you call it, many churches are growing only because Christians transfer from one church to another. What's more, many churches aren't growing at all. The problem, according to authors, Dann Spader and Gary Mayes, is that too many church calendars are filled with outdated, mediocre programs that have become more of a burden than a blessing. That, coupled with the fact that these programs minister almost exclusively to Christians, leaves ...

Churches over the past generations have been weakened by a failure to meet both the physical and spiritual needs of their communities. Many have adopted a narrow vision, focusing on only one aspect of ministry. But in today's environment of faith-based opportunities many Christians are eager to start reaching out to their world with both Good News and good works, and therefore they are searching for appropriate ways to integrate both into their ministry.In Churches That Make a D...

God always gives a pastor a vision that is larger than he can fulfill on his own. Along with His plan, God will supply the right people to help fulfill His plan. Faith people. Anointed people. Those who are willing to come alongside their man of God and commit to the vision he is given. They are the sheep, bell sheep, and sheep dogs of the local church. This book will reveal the attitudes and actions of these groups as they faithfully serve their local body of believers. Recognizing these ...

Let Web-Empowered Ministry be your comprehensive guide along your unique journey toward building a powerful internet ministry. You will learn the practical steps, techniques, and ideas needed to develop an excellent and effective web ministry. And learn how to apply the many tools the internet has to offer including websites, smart phones, social networking, media, instant messaging, and more to extend and multiply your ministry impact.Mark’s engaging style makes technolog...

Essential guide to identify real-world issues and conflicts facing congregations and their leaders and strategies to adapt.The Fly in the Ointment is an important resource for churches and church leaders as they explore how to transform themselves into vital, flourishing organizations. That transformation requires deep, systemic change on the part of regional associations, such as dioceses, presbyteries, synods, and conferences—the bodies that are meant to...

“When are you going to become a real pastor?”“When are you going to get your own church?”“How long will you be here?”During his thirty-one years serving in churches across the country, Doug Fagerstrom has both known the joys of being a ministry staff member and experienced many misconceptions of the role. In The Ministry Staff Member, he draws on his vast experience to correct false notions and provide a clear, accurate understanding. This comprehensive and practical handbook provides staf...

Easter is the biggest Sunday of the year—is your church ready? Forget the ham or lamb debate, church communicators need to plan, promote and keep their sanity. That can be a challenge with limited time and budget, as well as a culture that doesn’t engage with Easter.But this is the story of our salvation, when what began at Christmas culminates in the greatest story ever told. From Ash Wednesday to egg drops, the Easter celebrations can be varied—but the stakes are just as high. Af...

This study is a comprehensive history of the papacy, the oldest elective office in the world, and how it has managed over the centuries the most complex voluntary association of faith. The book argues that in fact through most of its existence, the papacy has adapted managerial models of the secular world and applied them to the Catholic Church. Since its emergence from the Jewish synagogues to a persecuted minority in the Roman Empire to becoming the established religion of the West, the ...

Just like throwing a stone into a calm lake produces ripples all over the water, fraud creates widespread ripples.Chapter 1 discusses the tragic effects of a fraud in a local church. The damage spreads out to harm a lot of people. The wide ripples in the life of the fraudster and surprise victims are rarely seen.Chapter 2 discusses the wages of fraud. Wages are something we work for, deserve, and are entitled to. Likewise in a fraud there are wages rightfully earned that wi...

Have you ever wondered why many Christians all over the world pay money tithes? Have you ever thought of the implications of paying money as tithe? Have you ever felt the urge to snap out of crazy church practices and traditions? Have you ever wondered why many Christian leaders seem unperturbed by the heresy of money tithes? MONEY TITHES: Bible Doctrine or Man-made is a book that will answer these questions and more. Tithe verses in the Holy Bible are examined, and today’s money tithe lie...

What are the real priorities in your life? Author Rosie Justus will help you to discover what is truly important in her book Born Again...and Growing! Life can be over whelming and it is only human to not lead to most God-centered life possible. Born Again...and Growing! shows us how to live a life with Jesus as our priority while being more of a tour guide than an expositor. This book is for those that have been saved for years, those that have only recently been saved and anyone that nee...

Like her two other recent releases—”Faces of the Religious Demon,” and “the Fake Jesus”, Pam Sheppard has birthed yet another spiritual warfare textbook extremely vital for our times. For it contains a wealth of valuable spiritual understanding that is absolutely essential in a time when so many Christians are unprepared for the onslaught of demonic deception that moves well beyond the realm of worldly temptation. For demons and devils have seriously infiltrated the organized c...