50 Books like Becoming a Church that Cares Well for the Abused

Bully Pulpit

by Michael J. Kruger • 2022

Why your church can't spot a bully pastor: charisma beats character, and accountability is a mirage.

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⚠️ Spiritual Abuse ⛪ Church Leadership 🙇 Servant Leadership ⚖️ Church Governance 🩹 Trauma And Recovery

Bully Pulpit 97%

Why your church can't spot a bully pastor: charisma beats character, and accountability is a mirage.

by Michael J. Kruger 2022

4.48

1k+ ratings

⚠️ Spiritual Abuse ⛪ Church Leadership 🙇 Servant Leadership ⚖️ Church Governance 🩹 Trauma And Recovery

When Narcissism Comes to Church

by Charles Degroat • 2020

Church narcissism wears charisma and tears, not arrogance. The damage is real, the healing specific.

4.37

3k+

⛪ Church Leadership 🩸 Spiritual Abuse 🎭 Narcissistic Abuse ☣️ Toxic Leadership 🔢 Enneagram

When Narcissism Comes to Church 96%

Church narcissism wears charisma and tears, not arrogance. The damage is real, the healing specific.

by Charles Degroat 2020

4.37

3k+ ratings

⛪ Church Leadership 🩸 Spiritual Abuse 🎭 Narcissistic Abuse ☣️ Toxic Leadership 🔢 Enneagram

Subtle Power of Spiritual Abuse, The

by David R. Johnson • 1991

Spiritual abuse: when faith leaders control, not serve. How to recognize it, leave it, and rebuild.

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988

⚠️ Spiritual Abuse 💔 Religious Trauma 🔒 High-Control Religion 🕊️ Grace Theology 🪞 Shame And Identity

Subtle Power of Spiritual Abuse, The Summary

Subtle Power of Spiritual Abuse, The 95%

Spiritual abuse: when faith leaders control, not serve. How to recognize it, leave it, and rebuild.

by David R. Johnson 1991

4.40

988 ratings

⚠️ Spiritual Abuse 💔 Religious Trauma 🔒 High-Control Religion 🕊️ Grace Theology 🪞 Shame And Identity

Unpunishable

by Danny Silk • 2019

Christians preach grace but reach for punishment when someone fails. There is a different road.

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428

🏛️ Church Discipline 🔄 Restorative Practices 🤝 Conflict Resolution 🕊️ Forgiveness 💔 Shame And Vulnerability

Unpunishable 95%

Christians preach grace but reach for punishment when someone fails. There is a different road.

by Danny Silk 2019

4.46

428 ratings

🏛️ Church Discipline 🔄 Restorative Practices 🤝 Conflict Resolution 🕊️ Forgiveness 💔 Shame And Vulnerability

Competent to Counsel

by Jay E. Adams • 1970

Psychiatry promised cures it could not deliver. The biblical alternative for lasting change.

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2k+

🐑 Pastoral Counseling 📖 Biblical Counseling 🔍 Critique Of Psychology ✝️ Repentance 🕊️ Forgiveness

Competent to Counsel 95%

Psychiatry promised cures it could not deliver. The biblical alternative for lasting change.

by Jay E. Adams 1970

3.99

2k+ ratings

🐑 Pastoral Counseling 📖 Biblical Counseling 🔍 Critique Of Psychology ✝️ Repentance 🕊️ Forgiveness

Church Discipline

by Jonathan Leeman • 2012

Tolerating unrepentant sin lies about God. Church discipline tells the truth about who is His.

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🏛️ Ecclesiology ⚖️ Church Discipline 📋 Church Governance 🤝 Spiritual Accountability 🛡️ Reformed Theology

Church Discipline 94%

Tolerating unrepentant sin lies about God. Church discipline tells the truth about who is His.

by Jonathan Leeman 2012

4.45

1k+ ratings

🏛️ Ecclesiology ⚖️ Church Discipline 📋 Church Governance 🤝 Spiritual Accountability 🛡️ Reformed Theology

Shame Interrupted

by Edward T. Welch • 2012

Shame tells you to hide. God's answer offers cleansing and a new identity you didn't earn.

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1k+

📜 Biblical Counseling ❤️‍🩹 Healing Shame ✝️ Identity In Christ 🌊 Grace And Redemption 🐑 Pastoral Care

Shame Interrupted 94%

Shame tells you to hide. God's answer offers cleansing and a new identity you didn't earn.

by Edward T. Welch 2012

4.26

1k+ ratings

📜 Biblical Counseling ❤️‍🩹 Healing Shame ✝️ Identity In Christ 🌊 Grace And Redemption 🐑 Pastoral Care

Emotionally Healthy Discipleship

by Peter Scazzero • 2021

Grief, limits, and brokenness are not obstacles to spiritual growth. They are the curriculum.

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2k+

🕊️ Spiritual Formation ⛪ Church Leadership 💚 Emotional Health 🧬 Family Systems 🕯️ Grief Processing

Emotionally Healthy Discipleship Summary

Emotionally Healthy Discipleship 94%

Grief, limits, and brokenness are not obstacles to spiritual growth. They are the curriculum.

by Peter Scazzero 2021

4.42

2k+ ratings

🕊️ Spiritual Formation ⛪ Church Leadership 💚 Emotional Health 🧬 Family Systems 🕯️ Grief Processing

The Emotionally Healthy Church

by Peter Scazzero • 2003

Emotionally wrecked Christians fill the pews: a discipleship model that stops looking away.

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2k+

⛪ Church Leadership 🌱 Spiritual Formation 💚 Emotional Health 🏠 Family Of Origin 🚧 Healthy Boundaries

The Emotionally Healthy Church 94%

Emotionally wrecked Christians fill the pews: a discipleship model that stops looking away.

by Peter Scazzero 2003

4.16

2k+ ratings

⛪ Church Leadership 🌱 Spiritual Formation 💚 Emotional Health 🏠 Family Of Origin 🚧 Healthy Boundaries

Biblical and Theological Visions of Resilience

by Christopher C.H. Cook • 2019

Psychology measures resilience. Theology names what suffering means. For the wounded, both count.

5.00

🕊️ Pastoral Care ✝️ Trauma Theology 🌱 Posttraumatic Growth 🧠 Psychology Of Religion 🔬 Resilience Research

Biblical and Theological Visions of Resilience Summary

Biblical and Theological Visions of Resilience 94%

Psychology measures resilience. Theology names what suffering means. For the wounded, both count.

by Christopher C.H. Cook 2019

5.00

2 ratings

🕊️ Pastoral Care ✝️ Trauma Theology 🌱 Posttraumatic Growth 🧠 Psychology Of Religion 🔬 Resilience Research

The Pastor and Counseling

by Jeremy Pierre • 2015

A Christ-centered method for pastoral counseling that goes past the first session into real change.

4.33

953

🤲 Pastoral Care 📖 Biblical Counseling 🐑 Shepherding ⛪ Church Leadership 🎓 New Pastors

The Pastor and Counseling 94%

A Christ-centered method for pastoral counseling that goes past the first session into real change.

by Jeremy Pierre 2015

4.33

953 ratings

🤲 Pastoral Care 📖 Biblical Counseling 🐑 Shepherding ⛪ Church Leadership 🎓 New Pastors

Ministries of Mercy

by Timothy J. Keller • 1989

A church that gets its hands dirty with the needy: the theology and plan for mercy ministry.

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🤲 Mercy Ministry 🔄 Transformational Development ⚖️ Church And Justice ✝️ Gospel-Centered 🏃‍♂️ Faith In Action

Ministries of Mercy 94%

A church that gets its hands dirty with the needy: the theology and plan for mercy ministry.

by Timothy J. Keller 1989

4.14

1k+ ratings

🤲 Mercy Ministry 🔄 Transformational Development ⚖️ Church And Justice ✝️ Gospel-Centered 🏃‍♂️ Faith In Action

The Wounded Heart

by Dan B. Allender • 1995

Sexual abuse embeds in the body and weaponizes shame. Few approaches reach both, let alone the soul.

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2k+

🔴 Sexual Abuse Healing ✝️ Christian Counseling 💔 Trauma Recovery 🧠 Embodied Trauma ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare

The Wounded Heart 94%

Sexual abuse embeds in the body and weaponizes shame. Few approaches reach both, let alone the soul.

by Dan B. Allender 1995

4.32

2k+ ratings

🔴 Sexual Abuse Healing ✝️ Christian Counseling 💔 Trauma Recovery 🧠 Embodied Trauma ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare

Healing the Wounded Heart

by Dan B. Allender • 2016

The body stores sexual abuse; shame repeats it. Healing requires something beyond willpower.

4.45

577

🫂 Sexual Abuse Recovery ✝️ Christian Counseling 🧠 Body-Based Trauma 🎭 Shame Healing 🔁 Trauma Cycles

Healing the Wounded Heart 94%

The body stores sexual abuse; shame repeats it. Healing requires something beyond willpower.

by Dan B. Allender 2016

4.45

577 ratings

🫂 Sexual Abuse Recovery ✝️ Christian Counseling 🧠 Body-Based Trauma 🎭 Shame Healing 🔁 Trauma Cycles

Forgive

by Timothy J. Keller • 2022

Forgiveness is a promise made before the feelings catch up. The Christian path through resentment.

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4k+

🕊️ Christian Living 📖 Practical Theology ✝️ Biblical Forgiveness ⚖️ Justice And Mercy 🤝 Reconciliation

Forgive 94%

Forgiveness is a promise made before the feelings catch up. The Christian path through resentment.

by Timothy J. Keller 2022

4.59

4k+ ratings

🕊️ Christian Living 📖 Practical Theology ✝️ Biblical Forgiveness ⚖️ Justice And Mercy 🤝 Reconciliation

Leading Change Without Losing It

by Carey Nieuwhof • 2012

Loud objections magnify a small minority. Five strategies to lead change without losing your soul.

4.33

181

🏛️ Church Leadership 🔄 Change Management 🙏 Spiritual Leadership 🧭 Spiritual Discernment 🕊️ Conflict Resolution

Leading Change Without Losing It Summary

Leading Change Without Losing It 94%

Loud objections magnify a small minority. Five strategies to lead change without losing your soul.

by Carey Nieuwhof 2012

4.33

181 ratings

🏛️ Church Leadership 🔄 Change Management 🙏 Spiritual Leadership 🧭 Spiritual Discernment 🕊️ Conflict Resolution

48 Laws of Spiritual Power

by Frank Viola • 2022

Forty-eight principles for spiritual leaders: why power that lasts demands humility, not a platform.

4.68

148

🐑 Pastoral Leadership 🙌 Servant Leadership 🌱 Spiritual Formation 👁️ Spiritual Discernment ✝️ Christ-Centered Ministry

48 Laws of Spiritual Power 94%

Forty-eight principles for spiritual leaders: why power that lasts demands humility, not a platform.

by Frank Viola 2022

4.68

148 ratings

🐑 Pastoral Leadership 🙌 Servant Leadership 🌱 Spiritual Formation 👁️ Spiritual Discernment ✝️ Christ-Centered Ministry

Cherished Belonging

by Gregory Boyle • 2024

Cruelty is a symptom, punishment deepens wounds, and discarded people carry trauma, not evil.

4.45

2k+

🕊️ Restorative Justice 💔 Trauma And Healing ✝️ Catholic Social Teaching 🙏 Contemplative Christianity 🌈 Radical Inclusion

Cherished Belonging 94%

Cruelty is a symptom, punishment deepens wounds, and discarded people carry trauma, not evil.

by Gregory Boyle 2024

4.45

2k+ ratings

🕊️ Restorative Justice 💔 Trauma And Healing ✝️ Catholic Social Teaching 🙏 Contemplative Christianity 🌈 Radical Inclusion

On Pastoring

by H.B. Charles Jr. • 2016

A pastor's survival manual: how to guard your soul, your family, and your calling.

4.46

412

⛪ Pastoral Ministry 🧭 Church Leadership 🙏 Spiritual Formation 🕊️ Personal Holiness 📞 Pastoral Calling

On Pastoring 94%

A pastor's survival manual: how to guard your soul, your family, and your calling.

by H.B. Charles Jr. 2016

4.46

412 ratings

⛪ Pastoral Ministry 🧭 Church Leadership 🙏 Spiritual Formation 🕊️ Personal Holiness 📞 Pastoral Calling

A Just Mission

by Mekdes Haddis • 2022

The people Western missions aimed to save hold the key to a faith stripped of colonialism.

4.03

128

🕊️ Missiology 📖 Postcolonial Theology ✈️ Short-Term Missions ⚖️ Restorative Justice 🌍 Global Christianity

A Just Mission 94%

The people Western missions aimed to save hold the key to a faith stripped of colonialism.

by Mekdes Haddis 2022

4.03

128 ratings

🕊️ Missiology 📖 Postcolonial Theology ✈️ Short-Term Missions ⚖️ Restorative Justice 🌍 Global Christianity

The Care of Souls

by Harold L. Senkbeil • 2019

Two wounds sit in every parishioner: guilt and shame. Mistaking one for the other damages souls.

4.33

1k+

💒 Pastoral Ministry 📜 Lutheran Theology 💖 Soul Care 😔 Guilt And Shame 🛡️ Spiritual Warfare

The Care of Souls 94%

Two wounds sit in every parishioner: guilt and shame. Mistaking one for the other damages souls.

by Harold L. Senkbeil 2019

4.33

1k+ ratings

💒 Pastoral Ministry 📜 Lutheran Theology 💖 Soul Care 😔 Guilt And Shame 🛡️ Spiritual Warfare

Growing Young

by Kara Powell • 2016

Six shifts that fill a church with young adults, proven across hundreds of congregations.

4.14

1k+

🧒 Youth Ministry ⛪ Church Leadership 🔄 Congregational Renewal 👵 Intergenerational Church 🌱 Faith Formation

Growing Young 94%

Six shifts that fill a church with young adults, proven across hundreds of congregations.

by Kara Powell 2016

4.14

1k+ ratings

🧒 Youth Ministry ⛪ Church Leadership 🔄 Congregational Renewal 👵 Intergenerational Church 🌱 Faith Formation

The Dangerous Act of Worship

by Mark Labberton • 2007

The test of worship is not the music but the justice that follows. Most congregations fail.

3.93

340

⛪ Liturgical Theology 🔥 Prophetic Imagination 🌿 Sabbath Keeping ✝️ Radical Discipleship ⚖️ Biblical Justice

The Dangerous Act of Worship 94%

The test of worship is not the music but the justice that follows. Most congregations fail.

by Mark Labberton 2007

3.93

340 ratings

⛪ Liturgical Theology 🔥 Prophetic Imagination 🌿 Sabbath Keeping ✝️ Radical Discipleship ⚖️ Biblical Justice

When Religion Hurts You

by Laura E. Anderson • 2023

Religious trauma is stored in the body. Healing it requires more than changing your beliefs.

4.38

2k+

💔 Religious Trauma 🧠 Somatic Therapy ✝️ High-Control Religion 🗣️ Spiritual Abuse 🌬️ Polyvagal Theory

When Religion Hurts You 94%

Religious trauma is stored in the body. Healing it requires more than changing your beliefs.

by Laura E. Anderson 2023

4.38

2k+ ratings

💔 Religious Trauma 🧠 Somatic Therapy ✝️ High-Control Religion 🗣️ Spiritual Abuse 🌬️ Polyvagal Theory

Overcoming the Dark Side of Leadership

by Gary L. McIntosh • 1997

Why your leadership gifts are fueled by childhood wounds, and a biblical path to healing.

3.92

685

✝️ Christian Leadership ⚠️ Leadership Dysfunction 🏡 Family Of Origin Issues 🔍 Self-Examination 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines

Overcoming the Dark Side of Leadership Summary

Overcoming the Dark Side of Leadership 94%

Why your leadership gifts are fueled by childhood wounds, and a biblical path to healing.

by Gary L. McIntosh 1997

3.92

685 ratings

✝️ Christian Leadership ⚠️ Leadership Dysfunction 🏡 Family Of Origin Issues 🔍 Self-Examination 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines

Managing Leadership Anxiety

by Steve Cuss • 2019

Most leadership anxiety is borrowed. How to trace it, map it, and lead calmly.

4.33

2k+

🕊️ Christian Leadership 🧬 Family Systems 🚨 Anxiety Management 🤲 Vulnerability In Leadership 🌱 Spiritual Formation

Managing Leadership Anxiety 94%

Most leadership anxiety is borrowed. How to trace it, map it, and lead calmly.

by Steve Cuss 2019

4.33

2k+ ratings

🕊️ Christian Leadership 🧬 Family Systems 🚨 Anxiety Management 🤲 Vulnerability In Leadership 🌱 Spiritual Formation

The Bible and Moral Injury

by Brad E. Kelle • 2020

Two fields that never talk: the Bible and moral injury. Their first real conversation.

3.75

📖 Biblical Studies 💔 Moral Injury ⛪ Military Chaplaincy 😢 Lament And Healing 📚 Trauma Theology

The Bible and Moral Injury 94%

Two fields that never talk: the Bible and moral injury. Their first real conversation.

by Brad E. Kelle 2020

3.75

12 ratings

📖 Biblical Studies 💔 Moral Injury ⛪ Military Chaplaincy 😢 Lament And Healing 📚 Trauma Theology

Deep and Wide

by Andy Stanley • 2012

From the parking lot to the pulpit: the choices that turn unchurched visitors into regulars.

4.28

4k+

🏛️ Church Leadership 🎯 Seeker-Sensitive Ministry 🎤 Sermon Design 🏠 Church Hospitality 🔄 Church Revitalization

Deep and Wide 94%

From the parking lot to the pulpit: the choices that turn unchurched visitors into regulars.

by Andy Stanley 2012

4.28

4k+ ratings

🏛️ Church Leadership 🎯 Seeker-Sensitive Ministry 🎤 Sermon Design 🏠 Church Hospitality 🔄 Church Revitalization

In the Name of Jesus

by Henri J.M. Nouwen • 1989

Jesus asked Peter three questions before making him a leader. Not one was about results.

4.31

13k+

🕊️ Christian Ministry 🧎 Servant Leadership 🙏 Contemplative Prayer ✝️ Countercultural Faith 💔 Vulnerable Leadership

In the Name of Jesus 94%

Jesus asked Peter three questions before making him a leader. Not one was about results.

by Henri J.M. Nouwen 1989

4.31

13k+ ratings

🕊️ Christian Ministry 🧎 Servant Leadership 🙏 Contemplative Prayer ✝️ Countercultural Faith 💔 Vulnerable Leadership

Canoeing the Mountains

by Tod Bolsinger • 2015

Church leaders face terrain their training never covered. How to adapt without losing your people.

4.07

6k+

⛪ Church Leadership 🧭 Adaptive Leadership 🏛️ Post-Christendom 🔄 Organizational Change 🛡️ Change Resistance

Canoeing the Mountains 94%

Church leaders face terrain their training never covered. How to adapt without losing your people.

by Tod Bolsinger 2015

4.07

6k+ ratings

⛪ Church Leadership 🧭 Adaptive Leadership 🏛️ Post-Christendom 🔄 Organizational Change 🛡️ Change Resistance

Unwanted

by Jay Stringer • 2018

A therapist's survey found one thing that multiplies pornography use by 300. It isn't lust.

4.60

3k+

🕊️ Christian Counseling 🔗 Sex Addiction Recovery 💔 Shame And Trauma 🏠 Family Of Origin Work ⛓️ Purity Culture Critique

Unwanted 94%

A therapist's survey found one thing that multiplies pornography use by 300. It isn't lust.

by Jay Stringer 2018

4.60

3k+ ratings

🕊️ Christian Counseling 🔗 Sex Addiction Recovery 💔 Shame And Trauma 🏠 Family Of Origin Work ⛓️ Purity Culture Critique

The Spirit of Our Politics

by Michael Wear • 2024

Politics is a soul problem, not a strategy problem. The case for spiritual formation as the fix.

4.19

290

🧘 Spiritual Formation 🏛️ Public Discipleship 👑 Kingdom Ethics 🌱 Virtue Formation 🧭 Polarization

The Spirit of Our Politics 94%

Politics is a soul problem, not a strategy problem. The case for spiritual formation as the fix.

by Michael Wear 2024

4.19

290 ratings

🧘 Spiritual Formation 🏛️ Public Discipleship 👑 Kingdom Ethics 🌱 Virtue Formation 🧭 Polarization

A Compassionate Call to Counter Culture in a World of Poverty, Same-Sex Marriage, Racism, Sex Slavery, Immigration, Abortion, Persecution, Orphans and Pornography

by David Platt • 2015

The gospel has a position on abortion, trafficking, race, and marriage. Comfort is not it.

4.15

4k+

🌍 Cultural Engagement 👣 Costly Discipleship 🛡️ Pro-Life Advocacy ⛓️ Human Trafficking 💍 Sexual Ethics

A Compassionate Call to Counter Culture in a World of Poverty, Same-Sex Marriage, Racism, Sex Slavery, Immigration, Abortion, Persecution, Orphans and Pornography 94%

The gospel has a position on abortion, trafficking, race, and marriage. Comfort is not it.

by David Platt 2015

4.15

4k+ ratings

🌍 Cultural Engagement 👣 Costly Discipleship 🛡️ Pro-Life Advocacy ⛓️ Human Trafficking 💍 Sexual Ethics

Church Shift Revolutionizing Your Faith Church, and Life for the 21st Century

by Sunday Adelaja • 2008

Your church isn't a sanctuary; it's a launchpad. The manual for taking your faith outside.

4.37

144

🎨 Faith And Culture ⛪️ Missional Church 👑 Kingdom Theology 🧭 Vocational Calling ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare

Church Shift Revolutionizing Your Faith Church, and Life for the 21st Century Summary

Church Shift Revolutionizing Your Faith Church, and Life for the 21st Century 94%

Your church isn't a sanctuary; it's a launchpad. The manual for taking your faith outside.

by Sunday Adelaja 2008

4.37

144 ratings

🎨 Faith And Culture ⛪️ Missional Church 👑 Kingdom Theology 🧭 Vocational Calling ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare

The Peacemaker

by Ken Sande • 1990

Lawsuits and cold shoulders aren't the Christian way. The alternative begins with your own heart.

4.29

6k+

🤝 Conflict Resolution ✝️ Christian Living 📖 Biblical Counseling 🤲 Forgiveness Practice 🔗 Reconciliation

The Peacemaker 93%

Lawsuits and cold shoulders aren't the Christian way. The alternative begins with your own heart.

by Ken Sande 1990

4.29

6k+ ratings

🤝 Conflict Resolution ✝️ Christian Living 📖 Biblical Counseling 🤲 Forgiveness Practice 🔗 Reconciliation

The Deepest Place

by Curt Thompson • 2023

Durable hope is a neural pathway carved by suffering in the presence of attuned love.

4.41

762

🕊️ Spiritual Formation ✝️ Christian Psychology 🧠 Interpersonal Neurobiology 🔗 Attachment Theory 🌅 Suffering And Hope

The Deepest Place 93%

Durable hope is a neural pathway carved by suffering in the presence of attuned love.

by Curt Thompson 2023

4.41

762 ratings

🕊️ Spiritual Formation ✝️ Christian Psychology 🧠 Interpersonal Neurobiology 🔗 Attachment Theory 🌅 Suffering And Hope

The Deeply Formed Life

by Rich Villodas • 2020

Hurry is a spiritual problem. The rhythms that slow you down and anchor you in Christ.

4.21

5k+

🕊️ Spiritual Formation 🧘 Contemplative Prayer 🛐 Sabbath Practice 🤝 Racial Reconciliation ❤️ Emotional Health

The Deeply Formed Life 93%

Hurry is a spiritual problem. The rhythms that slow you down and anchor you in Christ.

by Rich Villodas 2020

4.21

5k+ ratings

🕊️ Spiritual Formation 🧘 Contemplative Prayer 🛐 Sabbath Practice 🤝 Racial Reconciliation ❤️ Emotional Health

The Post-Quarantine Church

by Thom S. Rainer • 2020

The pandemic exposed what wasn't working. Urgent pivots for leading your church into what's next.

3.71

706

🏛️ Church Leadership 💻 Digital Ministry 🔄 Adaptive Leadership 🔀 Organizational Change 🤝 Community Engagement

The Post-Quarantine Church 93%

The pandemic exposed what wasn't working. Urgent pivots for leading your church into what's next.

by Thom S. Rainer 2020

3.71

706 ratings

🏛️ Church Leadership 💻 Digital Ministry 🔄 Adaptive Leadership 🔀 Organizational Change 🤝 Community Engagement

Leadership Pain

by Samuel R. Chand • 2015

Pain tolerance is a leader's growth ceiling. Expand it without numbing the warning signs.

4.32

776

🏛️ Pastoral Leadership 🚒 Ministry Burnout 📈 Pain And Growth 🧱 Resilience Building ❤️ Emotional Health

Leadership Pain 93%

Pain tolerance is a leader's growth ceiling. Expand it without numbing the warning signs.

by Samuel R. Chand 2015

4.32

776 ratings

🏛️ Pastoral Leadership 🚒 Ministry Burnout 📈 Pain And Growth 🧱 Resilience Building ❤️ Emotional Health

Why the Catholic Church Must Change

by Margaret Nutting Ralph • 2013

One in three Catholics has left. The way back, a theologian argues, is reform not rigidity.

3.96

🕊️ Catholic Reform 🫂 Pastoral Care 💭 Primacy Of Conscience ⚖️ Sexual Ethics 👩 Women In Religion

Why the Catholic Church Must Change Summary

Why the Catholic Church Must Change 93%

One in three Catholics has left. The way back, a theologian argues, is reform not rigidity.

by Margaret Nutting Ralph 2013

3.96

28 ratings

🕊️ Catholic Reform 🫂 Pastoral Care 💭 Primacy Of Conscience ⚖️ Sexual Ethics 👩 Women In Religion

Uprooting Anger

by Robert D. Jones • 2005

Your anger comes from demanding desires, not difficult people. The Bible's cure starts there.

4.37

859

📖 Biblical Counseling 🫀 Heart Idolatry ↩️ Repentance 🕊️ Forgiveness ❤️‍🩹 Emotional Health

Uprooting Anger 93%

Your anger comes from demanding desires, not difficult people. The Bible's cure starts there.

by Robert D. Jones 2005

4.37

859 ratings

📖 Biblical Counseling 🫀 Heart Idolatry ↩️ Repentance 🕊️ Forgiveness ❤️‍🩹 Emotional Health

Developing Emotionally Mature Leaders

by Aubrey Malphurs • 2018

Why emotional intelligence matters more than IQ for pastors, and how to build it biblically.

3.48

⛪ Church Leadership 🧠 Emotional Intelligence ❤️ Biblical Emotions 🤝 Trust Building 👨‍🏫 Pastors

Developing Emotionally Mature Leaders Summary

Developing Emotionally Mature Leaders 93%

Why emotional intelligence matters more than IQ for pastors, and how to build it biblically.

by Aubrey Malphurs 2018

3.48

65 ratings

⛪ Church Leadership 🧠 Emotional Intelligence ❤️ Biblical Emotions 🤝 Trust Building 👨‍🏫 Pastors

Transformational Groups

by Ed Stetzer • 2014

Community is not a church program. It is the discipleship engine most churches never build.

3.89

151

🏘️ Small Group Ministry ⚙️ Church Systems 📖 Discipleship Models 🤝 Community As Formation 🌱 Leader Development

Transformational Groups 93%

Community is not a church program. It is the discipleship engine most churches never build.

by Ed Stetzer 2014

3.89

151 ratings

🏘️ Small Group Ministry ⚙️ Church Systems 📖 Discipleship Models 🤝 Community As Formation 🌱 Leader Development

God, Greed, and the (Prosperity) Gospel

by Costi W. Hinn • 2019

Benny Hinn's nephew grew up on private jets and healing crusades. Then he read the Bible.

4.54

2k+

🤑 Prosperity Gospel 🙌 Charismatic Movement 🚨 Spiritual Abuse 💰 Biblical Stewardship 📝 Theological Memoir

God, Greed, and the (Prosperity) Gospel Summary

God, Greed, and the (Prosperity) Gospel 93%

Benny Hinn's nephew grew up on private jets and healing crusades. Then he read the Bible.

by Costi W. Hinn 2019

4.54

2k+ ratings

🤑 Prosperity Gospel 🙌 Charismatic Movement 🚨 Spiritual Abuse 💰 Biblical Stewardship 📝 Theological Memoir

Meet Generation Z

by James Emery White • 2017

No Christian memory, 8-second attention spans, 23% unaffiliated: reaching Gen Z starts from zero.

3.89

919

🧒 Youth Ministry 🛡️ Apologetics 🌐 Secularism 👶 Generational Analysis 🌍 Missiology

Meet Generation Z 93%

No Christian memory, 8-second attention spans, 23% unaffiliated: reaching Gen Z starts from zero.

by James Emery White 2017

3.89

919 ratings

🧒 Youth Ministry 🛡️ Apologetics 🌐 Secularism 👶 Generational Analysis 🌍 Missiology

Designed to Lead

by Eric Geiger • 2016

Develop leaders across every sphere: the method Jesus used with his own disciples.

4.05

956

🏛️ Church Leadership 🙏 Christian Discipleship 🚀 Leadership Development 🏢 Church Culture 🤝 Mentoring

Designed to Lead 93%

Develop leaders across every sphere: the method Jesus used with his own disciples.

by Eric Geiger 2016

4.05

956 ratings

🏛️ Church Leadership 🙏 Christian Discipleship 🚀 Leadership Development 🏢 Church Culture 🤝 Mentoring

Immeasurable

by Skye Jethani • 2017

Romanticism, not Scripture, is behind the church's authenticity obsession. The crash is measurable.

4.28

345

🏛️ Church Leadership 🔄 Leadership Fads 🌀 Postmodernism 🌿 Romanticism 💡 Enlightenment Thought

Immeasurable 93%

Romanticism, not Scripture, is behind the church's authenticity obsession. The crash is measurable.

by Skye Jethani 2017

4.28

345 ratings

🏛️ Church Leadership 🔄 Leadership Fads 🌀 Postmodernism 🌿 Romanticism 💡 Enlightenment Thought

Suffering

by Paul David Tripp • 2018

Suffering will find you. How you suffer determines whether it breaks your faith or deepens it.

4.57

2k+

✝️ Theology Of Suffering 📖 Biblical Counseling 📜 Reformed Theology 🐑 Pastoral Theology 😢 Honest Lament

Suffering 93%

Suffering will find you. How you suffer determines whether it breaks your faith or deepens it.

by Paul David Tripp 2018

4.57

2k+ ratings

✝️ Theology Of Suffering 📖 Biblical Counseling 📜 Reformed Theology 🐑 Pastoral Theology 😢 Honest Lament

Preaching

by Timothy J. Keller • 2015

How to preach grace to skeptics: faithful exposition that offers Christ, not good advice.

4.48

4k+

📖 Homiletics ⛪ Pastoral Theology 📜 Biblical Interpretation ✝️ Grace-Centered Faith 🌍 Faith And Culture

Preaching 93%

How to preach grace to skeptics: faithful exposition that offers Christ, not good advice.

by Timothy J. Keller 2015

4.48

4k+ ratings

📖 Homiletics ⛪ Pastoral Theology 📜 Biblical Interpretation ✝️ Grace-Centered Faith 🌍 Faith And Culture

Christians Get Depressed Too

by David P. Murray • 2010

Christians get depressed for physical reasons, not spiritual failure. A pastor dismantles the guilt.

4.22

989

🏥 Pastoral Counseling ✝️ Depression And Faith 🧠 Cognitive Distortions 📖 Christian Psychology 📜 Reformed Theology

Christians Get Depressed Too 93%

Christians get depressed for physical reasons, not spiritual failure. A pastor dismantles the guilt.

by David P. Murray 2010

4.22

989 ratings

🏥 Pastoral Counseling ✝️ Depression And Faith 🧠 Cognitive Distortions 📖 Christian Psychology 📜 Reformed Theology

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