Cadences of home : preaching among exiles / Walter Brueggemann.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-155) and index.

Variegated Tapestry of Ministry : Empowerment to Benefit the Whole Church Com…

Contents: Nature and necessity of ministry -- Theology and ministry -- Ministry as the necessity of the church -- What is ministry -- Requirements for ministry -- The three processes of initiation into ministry -- Relevance of the Adamic ministry to the contemporary ministry the focus and target of ministry -- The Apostle -- The prophet -- The evangelist -- The Pastor -- The teacher -- The 'bo…

Jesus our Immanuel : an exercise in homiletic Christology / J. Kwabena Asamoa…

Edition

-

ISBN/ISSN

9964878257 /97899648

Physical Description

255 p. ; 23 cm.

Call Number

BV4211.2.As1

Creative preaching : finding the words / Elizabeth Achtemeier.

Contents: Creativity and authority -- The nature and development of creativity -- Creative exegesis -- Text, sermon form, and congregational identification -- Experimental sermon forms -- Logic and style -- The use and abuse of illustrations. Other Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 123) and index.

Preaching liberation / James H. Harris.

Edition

-

ISBN/ISSN

0800628411

Physical Description

xii, 136 pages ; 22 cm.

Call Number

BV4208.U6 H24

The purpose of the church and its ministry : reflections on the aims of theol…

Edition

-

ISBN/ISSN

-

Physical Description

134 p. ; 20 cm.

Call Number

BV4020 .N55

Model marriage : a marriage counselling handbook.

Edition

-

ISBN/ISSN

9988596502

Physical Description

303pages

Call Number

BV4016.H49

A pre-marriage counselling handbook : a handbook for pastors and lay counsell…

Edition

-

ISBN/ISSN

-

Physical Description

170 pages : 1 illustration ; 30 cm.

Call Number

BV4012.27 .G55

When faith is tested : pastoral responses to suffering and tragic death / Jef…

Contents: Before you enter -- Assessing what sufferers seek -- Answers to the theological "why me?" -- Theodicy : the problem of evil -- Karl Barth speaks out on evil -- Pastoral care : where theology touches down -- Ministry in the trenches -- Now that the funeral's over -- A plea for mystery.

Spiritual therapy : how the physician, psychiatrist, and minister collaborate…

Edition

-

ISBN/ISSN

-

Physical Description

184 pages

Call Number

BV4012.2 .Yo8

Pastoral care emergencies / David K. Switzer.

Contents : What is a pastoral emergency? -- What does it mean to say that we care? -- The carer and the caring : who are we and how do we go about it? -- Responding to persons' needs in situational crises -- Visiting the physically ill -- Hospital emergencies -- Ministry to the dying -- Pastoral response to bereavement -- Responding to suicidal persons and their families -- Marriage and family …

Helping those who don't want help / Marshall Shelley.

Contents: Helpless helper -- Why try? -- To intervene or not to intervene -- Atmosphere conducive to change -- Instilling a desire to change -- Uncovering hidden agendas -- Confronting indirectly -- Confronting directly -- Reaching an unwilling family member -- Family that risked the relationship.

Sexual assault and abuse : a handbook for clergy and religious professionals …

Contents : Myths and facts about sexual assault and child sexual abuse -- The statistics about sexual violence / Barbara Chester -- If she says no, then it's rape / Ellen goodman -- Recognizing the symptoms and consequences of sexual assault and abuse / Barbara Chester -- Elder abuse : the view from the chancel / Jane A. Boyajian -- With no immediate cause / Ntozake Shange -- Violence against …

Listening and caring skills : a guide for groups and leaders / John S. Savage.

Contents: Basic listening skills for ministry. Paraphrase ; Productive questions ; Perception check ; Expression of feelings and emotions ; Fogging ; negative inquiry ; Behavior description -- Hearing the story. Story listening ; Story polarization listening -- Advanced listening skills for ministry. Life commandments ; The linguistic bridge. Abstract : "The secret to leadership and transfor…

Psychology, theology, and spirituality in Christian counseling / Mark R. McMinn.

Contents : Religion in the counseling office / written with James .C. Wilhoit -- Toward psychological and spiritual health -- Prayer -- Scripture -- Sin -- Confession -- Forgiveness / written with Katheryn Rhoads Meek -- Redemption.

Cultivating wholeness : a guide to care and counseling in faith communities /…

Contents: In a time of change -- The ground of community -- Caregiver, counselor : yourself as gardener -- A guide to facilitating change -- Preparing for community care, counseling, and referral -- Change supported by the solution-focused method -- Care and counseling at life's many beginnings -- Care and counseling at life's many endings -- Care and counseling in life's daily round -- Tending…

The care and counseling of youth in the Church / Paul B. Irwin.

Contents: Personal ministry -- Journey into maturity -- Youth culture as covenant-caring community -- The ministry of interpersonal communication -- The ministry of individual counseling -- Shaping a vision of life -- The call forward.

The doctrine of God / Gerald Bray ; Gerald Bray, general editor.

Contents: Our knowledge of God -- The nature of God -- One God in Trinity -- The persons and the nature of God -- The primacy of the persons in God -- Constructing an evangelical theology today. Abstract What is theology? What is the nature of God? How should we think about the relationships among the persons of the Trinity? Gerald Bray distills the essence of these questions and introduces…

The Christian shepherd : some aspects of pastoral care / Seward Hiltner.

Other Notes : Includes index.

Care of persons, care of worlds : a Psychosystems approach to pastoral care a…

Abstract: A comprehensive social and systemic foundation for pastoral and caretaking that will be an invaluable guide for the activities of parish ministers and counseling practitioners. Graham's model better interprets and responds to the interplay between individuals and the larger cultural and environmental realities which contribute to their distress and its transformation