Books - Church and Ministry

Updated to reflect the use of technology in record keeping and budgeting, this classic volume from the "Work of the Church" series includes all the essentials of the previous edition, brought into the practices of the twenty-first century church. Includes guidelines for handling the annual budget, receipts, and disbursements, reports, and audits, as well as an overview of the ministry of the treasurer in the life of the church, as part of a larger team tasked with faithful stewardship and ethical practices.

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This practical resource explores the broad dimensions of what it means to be a multicultural community of faith and relates the powerful story of how one group chose to pursue intentional inclusion and faithful intercultural ministry through ethnic caucuses and consensus-based decision-making. Grounded in biblical narrative as well as personal experiences, the book offers an authentic and honest look into a real-life experiment in inclusive ministry.

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Why are most churches still segregated by race and culture? What are the challenges of creating and maintaining intercultural ministries? How do intercultural churches give equal power and privilege to each culture? How do they avoid assimilating minority cultures into dominant cultures? Intercultural Ministry explores these questions and more with chapters from a racially and denominationally diverse group of authors who reflect on their experiences and experiments in intercultural ministry. 

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In this prophetic collection of sermons, Griffen challenges followers of Jesus to ponder these questions:  What does it mean to be a "prophetic follower of Jesus? How will lessons in Scripture and across human history inform our action in the world?How can we speak of hope in a time of deep division—a time too often defined by racism, misogyny, materialism, militarism, religious nationalism, and xenophobia?

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Cockroft offers a historical analysis of the origin of "classism" in the church and its influence in the development of African American denominations. Referencing the works of a broad spectrum of evangelical witnesses, she urges the church to exercise its power to restore, empower, and include the poor and forgotten by finding ways to deemphasize social class distinctions while learning to affirm and embrace the concept of the imago dei, the belief that all humans have been made in the image of God.

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Part of the "Living Church" series, this volume by Douglas Avilesbernal acknowledges the dramatic changes in culture and congregational life in the twenty-first century, particularly as it relates to church growth in an increasingly multicultural world where communities are often in transition. The author offers a model for learning to welcome the community in which a congregation finds itself by becoming a welcoming community of faith in itself. 

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Beyond Stewardship applies the best principles of fundraising to the annual giving campaign in local congregations. By emphasizing the individual givers and the act of giving as integral to spiritual life, this book goes beyond typical stewardship models to celebrate the generosity already demonstrated by church members and to invite further giving based on that generous past.

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In a society where we're inundated with 24-hour news, unfiltered social media, hundreds of TV channels, and more, the McCray urges the people of God to seek a vital spirituality—not a contemplation that withdraws from the world, but a spirituality that inspires us to answer Jesus' call to service and social justice. She explores the teachings of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Fannie Lou Hamer, Martin Luther King Jr., and Jitsuo Morikawa, and determines seven principles of formation and transformation ministries.

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