Tag Archives: Church Health

The Peacemaking Pastor by Alfred Poirier (2006)

A Biblical Guide to Resolving Church Conflict I am not a pastor, so whenever I am recommended a book about pastoring, I tend to approach it with less enthusiasm than I might a book intended for teachers or other church … Continue reading

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Lectures to My Students by Charles H. Spurgeon (1875)

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At The Pastor’s College of the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Charles Haddon Spurgeon, founder and president, joined with other great men of God to teach many somewhat-experienced pastors more about the office of the preacher. Lectures to My Students is a three-volume … Continue reading

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Fearfully and Wonderfully Made by Paul Brand and Philip Yancey (1980)

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Have you ever been engrossed in a book on a subject that is completely out of your sphere of knowledge, yet you seriously could not put the book down? For example, the history of the bookshelf, the pencil, or the … Continue reading

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Leading, Teaching, and Making Disciples by Michael Mitchell (2010)

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World-Class Christian Education in the Church, School, and Home Mitchell’s Leading is a very difficult book to review. On the one hand, in its class as a  teaching-theory book from a Christian perspective, I am sure it is “top notch.” … Continue reading

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When Missions Shapes the Mission by David Horner (2011)

You and Your Church can Reach the World I am the unofficial missions director at my local church. I have been to the mission field; I plan to return to that same mission field; I eat up anything missions. My … Continue reading

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Becoming a Healthy Church by Steven A. Macchia (2003)

[Note: This post was originally written as a case study for a Midwestern church as part of a seminary course. The content focuses on the information outlines in this book.] Faith Community Church has a long history in this Midwestern … Continue reading

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Breaking the Missional Code by Ed Stetzer and David Putman (2006)

In their book, Breaking the Missional Code: Your Church Can Become a Missionary in Your Community, Ed Stetzer and David Putman reveal key insights necessary for all pastors, church planters, missionaries and laypeople to effectively break through all cultural barriers … Continue reading

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