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The Caring Church: A Guide for Lay Pastoral Care

The principles outlined here help laypersons develop or refine the skills needed for a ministry of healing, sustaining, guiding, and reconciling. Specific...

El Uso de los Medios de Gracia: The Use of the Means of Grace (Spanish Edition)

Este documento fue adoptado en la Asamblea Nacional de la Iglesia Evangélica Luterana en América en el 1997 para ser utilizado como guía en las prácticas sacramentales de la iglesia.

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Fire of Grace: The Healing Power of Forgiveness

Trinity Lutheran Church was burned to the ground by one of the most prolific arsonists in the history of the United States. When Paul Keller was finally apprehended and...

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Preaching from Home: The Stories of Seven Lutheran Women Hymn Writers

This volume by Gracia Grindal introduces English-speaking readers to several significant yet unsung Lutheran women hymn writers from the sixteenth century to the present. After a brief introductory discussion of Elisabeth Cruciger, the first woman hymn writer of the Reformation, Grindal provides fascinating profiles of these talented Scandinavian women who "preached from home": Dorothe Engelbretsdatter, Birgitte Hertz Boye, Berthe Canutte Aarflot, Lina Sandell, Britt G. Hallqvist, and Lisbeth Smedegaard Andersen. 

Serving the Word: Preaching in Worship

This book invites the reader to see how God's word can become the crux not only of the sermon but of the worship service as a whole. Over the past half-century,...

Leading on Purpose: Intentionality and Teaming in Congregational Life

Exploring the Purpose-Driven Church phenomenon, Eric Burtness provides pastors and church leaders with a Lutheran view of what it means to lead on purpose and...

One Anothering, Volume 3: Creating Significant Spiritual Community

Nine sessions, based on such themes as "speak truthfully to one another," "do not grumble against one another," "do not provoke one another," and "look out for...

Pastoral Care and the Means of Grace

The emphasis on pastoral freedom is nearly spent?and found wanting. Many caregivers today are seeking to balance such freedom with a sense of God's...

Professional Sexual Ethics: A Holistic Ministry Approach

Sexual health is an essential part of maintaining professional relationships in ministry.

Ethical Leadership: The Quest for Character, Civility, and Community

We live in a leadership crisis. "In an age when incompatible worlds collide and when scandals rock formerly stable institutions," says Walter Fluker,...

The Pastor as Moral Guide

Adultery, divorce, racism, teen pregnancy, white-collar crime, living wills?these are among the many complex moral issues that Christians face and for...

Preaching and the Literary Forms of the Bible

Long argues that the literary form and dynamics of biblical texts can and should make a difference in the kinds of sermons created from those texts, not only...

Power Surge: Six Marks of Discipleship for a Changing Church

A powerful plan to transform church members into impassioned disciples. Drawing on his experience at Prince of Peace, Foss makes the case for transforming...

The Student Bible Atlas

For over twenty-five years, The Student Bible Atlas has been a trusted companion for Bible students of all ages and interests. Clear, concise, colorful, and priced for any budget, there are nearly 100,000 copies in print!

Pastoral Visitation

Clergy, students of pastoral care, and lay visitation volunteers will find Nancy Gorsuch an effective guide in developing an intentional, proactive program...

Emerging Ministry: Being Church Today

Curious about the world in which we live and informed by the emerging church conversation, Nathan Frambach asks, "What does it mean to be the church as we...

Faithful yet Changing: The Church in Challenging Times

"I have a passion for the gospel of Jesus Christ, a love for the people of God, and an ache for the brokenness of the world," declares Mark S. Hanson, newly...

Liberating Youth from Adolescence

Liberating youth through theological reflection on vocation Jeremy Paul Myers, a seasoned expert in youth and family ministry, calls the church to challenge the dominant...

Preaching at the Crossroads: How the World—and Our Preaching—Is Changing

David Lose takes preachers on a tour of the major cultural influences of the last century, exploring how they offer opportunities to cultivate a more relevant faith in the twenty-first century.

Creating a Healthier Church: Family Systems Theory, Leadership, and Congregational Life

Ronald W. Richardson helps us to understand how congregations function emotionally. Without being simplistic, he gives clear directions on how to improve...