Pastoral

Clergy have a pivotal role in creating and nurturing church communities in which all people can grow up into Christ. This book explores the nature ...

Parents are the primary disciplers of their children, but we as a church are called to be their community who supports them as a family, equips the...

Tears are a common experience we rarely discuss, and then only in relation to pain and loss.David Runcorn draws upon a long Christian tradition of ...

What does it really mean to be a parish priest in today's pressurised and changing church? Priests have traditionally understood themselves as main...

Probably no book published in the last decade has been so ambitious as Charles Taylor's A Secular Age. He seeks nothing less than to account for th...

"The Bible teaches us", Russ Parker writes, "that blessing is a unique ministry resource gifted to believers to effect the purposes of God in peopl...

"a gift to any busy minister"  - Dr Tim Ling Beyond Busyness is a practical and effective step towards connecting up the limitations of time with t...

What's the point of the church anyway?The emerging generation is opting out of the church in large numbers. They're embarrassed at how the church i...

Mark Yaconelli is co-director of the Youth Ministry and Spirituality Project, which over the last 8 years has gathered together churches and youth ...

A critical resource for anyone who wants to help women with the pressures, frustrations, and trauma they faceWomen today often have sources of trem...

A basic and theological introduction to the role and work of a Church of England Reader, covering the full range of Reader ministry, together with ...

A compact ritual book for Communion outside of Mass, Anointing and Viaticum as well as prayers and Blessings with the sick and dying. This book is ...

In the wake of the rich magisterium of pope Francis, this text proposes an ecclesial reflection on the assets and their management in the Church an...

Much ministry to children looks more like mere entertainment than authentic spiritual formation. But what if children's ministries were rooted in a...

Designed as a reference guide for nearly every situation a pastor will face, this comprehensive book by seasoned pastors Kent Hughes and Doug O'Don...

Priests and pastoral caregivers often accompany people who are struggling to negotiate experiences of sickness, bereavement or anxiety. There are n...

Pastoral Supervision is increasingly sought out by people working in ministry. It offers a safe space to reflect theologically and constructively o...

Sorted is a successful Fresh Expression of church based in Bradford, which has now sent out pioneers using the lessons learnt to begin planting a f...

In this book Lucy Moore, the pioneer of Messy Church, explores the Christian principle of hospitality. She addresses the theology of hospitality an...

Only those who have an undeniable calling from God will be fit for the challenges and strains of the ministry life. But how do you test a calling a...

A Life-Changing Book on Christian Virtues from the Author of Sacred Marriage“When we practice the virtues of Christ,” writes bestselling author Gar...

There is a huge need for churches to be more inclusive - some might be more inclusive in some areas than others (both in attitude and resources), b...

This collection presents over fifty powerful sermons from one of the most trusted preachers today, Walter Brueggemann. In it, Brueggemann continues...