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In a world still reeling from pandemic and in a nation confronting the persistence of racism and systemic injustice, this timely volume offers the wisdom of experience from clergy and other leaders on the frontlines of spiritual care and social advocacy. Contributors respond to questions about what we are learning during these crises—about God, our nation and world, and ourselves, questions about being the church and about being neighbors. The messages are richly diverse and compellingly relevant.

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In a cultural context where the church is struggling to survive amid other competing organizations and commitments, what do pastoral leaders need to change the tide? According to the coauthors of MBA Quick Book for Ministers, the answer is a new leadership paradigm that equips ministers to serve as chief executives for making disciples for Christ. 

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Learn how to apply project management tools to your own ministry endeavors. This practical resource provides the fundamentals of project management, while at the same time grounding its use with a biblical foundation. Offering numerous real-life case studies, author Vincent Howell shares his years of experience in corporate and nonprofit organizations, as well as his experiences with congregational ministry to explain four phases of project management.

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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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Best-selling author Rev. Dr. Marvin McMickle offers a unique approach to the preaching task and suggests a way for preachers today to declare the gospel with relevance to the many issues and challenges society faces. He explores the implications of what it means to be a witness for Jesus and considers a three-fold understanding of the word witness: seeing something; saying something; suffering something.

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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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