Stop Witnessing…and Start Loving
– Paul Borthwick. NavPress. Most Christians I know are afraid to witness. We are turned off by methods that haven’t worked or people who have been offensive in their witness. Borthwick has given us an optional, and better way to think about witnessing. If you want to have contagious Christianity, reading this book might help.
Off My Rocker
Grandparenting Ain’t What It Used To Be – Gracie Malone. NavPress. Recommending by people like Gary Chapman, this book is a good resource for grandparents who want to leave a legacy and make a difference in their grandkids. In a society where the family is decaying, it is more important than ever that Grandparents capture
360 Degree Preaching
Hearing, Speaking and Living the Word – Michael J. Quick. Baker Academic. As Michael Duduit says, this is a book for preachers who want to do more than tread water in the pulpit. Part One deals with Preaching Realities including understanding the times and preaching in changing times. Part two address Preaching Opportunities regarding interpretation,
Guest Article
written by: Alan Stewart Just three weeks ago, I was called to the bedside of a man in the closing moments of his life. As I prayed with him, there was such a sense of wanting to hang on, yet a sense of wanting to move on. Within seconds of closing my prayer, while still
Look Over Keith Drury’s Shoulder as He Answers His Mail
written by: Keith Drury QUESTION: I am frustrated with the traditional service at my church. It is filled with people in their 50’s and 60’s and the service is dead and there is little response. When I go from that service to our more contemporary service it is like leaving a funeral home and entering
Ten Commandments For Funerals
written by: Michael Catt As a pastor, I’ve done a number of funerals. Some have been for people I have dearly loved. Others for relatives of members I’ve barely known. A few have been for total strangers. Funerals are a vital part of a pastor’s ministry. I know pastors who don’t do funerals. I think
Ministers are Human Beings
written by: Warren Wiersbe Ministers are human beings, made of dust, subject to the same forces that discourage and destroy the men and women who sit in the pews. For some reason, many church members have the idea that their pastor is exempt from personal pressures and problems-or that he has a secret system for