This book is a necessity for all ministers, counselors, and Christians. It is an informative resource that will help you to identify abuse in a Christian home. You will be challenged to Be the Real Church and Stand Up as you read this up close and personal account of living in an abusive environment. We can never know exactly what goes on behind the closed doors of other people's homes, but after reading Would the Real Church PLEASE Stand Up!, ...

Parish churches have been at the heart of English villages and towns for over a thousand years. The Medieval Styles of the English Parish Church is a wide-ranging, detailed and immensely authoritative guide to the ways in which their architecture evolved during the Middle Ages. Churches are an enduring barometer of change, and this in-depth volume reveals how one country's turbulent history and ever-shifting cultural influences produced a wealth ...

How the Wesleyan tradition differs in its understanding of the biblical theme of Holiness.
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This practical manual details a culturally relevant, biblical alternative to both evanglistic and seeker sensitive worship models. It is a ground-breaking work for worship musicians and pastors. ...

This practical guide enables church deacons, trustees, and other lay and ordained leaders to evaluate the current security status of their church to encourage improved protection of buildings and people. ...

This book is designed to provide practical orientation to the thousands of church members who volunteer to serve both vocally and instrumentally in the music program of their church through choral groups, instrumental groups, and special music selections. ...

"A rising star in the field of sociology and religion, Michael Emerson has a rare knack for describing statistical results in terms that non-specialists can understand."--Robert Wuthnow, Princeton University"Exhaustively researched and meticulously crafted, "People of the Dream" is a deeply important book."--Omar McRoberts, University of Chicago"With an impressive variety of methods, Emerson provides a detailed look at interracial religious ...

A collection reflecting a diversity of views on the role of women as priests ...

SPANISH EDITION. The church is facing its greatest challenge - and its greatest opportunity - in our post-modern, post-Christian world. God is drawing thousands of spiritually curious "imperfect people" to become his church - but, how are we doing at welcoming them?
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A cross-section of five frontline leaders in the controversial emerging church movement shed informative light on their beliefs and basic message to help us understand whether it's all about new methods or a new message or both. ...