50 Books like Resilient Ministry

On Pastoring

by H.B. Charles Jr. • 2016

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

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412

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

On Pastoring 97%

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

Leadership Pain

by Samuel R. Chand • 2015

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

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776

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

Leadership Pain 97%

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

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.

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

In the Name of Jesus 97%

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

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 97%

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.

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148

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

48 Laws of Spiritual Power 97%

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

The Emotionally Healthy Church

by Peter Scazzero • 2003

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

4.16

2k+

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

The Emotionally Healthy Church 97%

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

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.

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1k+

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

The Care of Souls 96%

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

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 96%

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

Didn't See It Coming

by Carey Nieuwhof • 2018

Success brings its own landmines. Seven you never saw coming, and the strategies that clear them.

4.35

2k+

🔥 Ministry Burnout 🌫️ Faith Disillusionment 🧎 Humility In Leadership 🤝 Christian Community 🔄 Adaptive Leadership

Didn't See It Coming 96%

Success brings its own landmines. Seven you never saw coming, and the strategies that clear them.

by Carey Nieuwhof 2018

4.35

2k+ ratings

🔥 Ministry Burnout 🌫️ Faith Disillusionment 🧎 Humility In Leadership 🤝 Christian Community 🔄 Adaptive Leadership

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 96%

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

Ordering Your Private World

by Gordon MacDonald • 1983

Driven people crash. Called people last. What changes in the quiet.

4.20

6k+

🕊️ Spiritual Formation 🧭 Inner Life 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines 🤫 Solitude And Silence 😴 Sabbath Rest

Ordering Your Private World 96%

Driven people crash. Called people last. What changes in the quiet.

by Gordon MacDonald 1983

4.20

6k+ ratings

🕊️ Spiritual Formation 🧭 Inner Life 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines 🤫 Solitude And Silence 😴 Sabbath Rest

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 96%

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

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 96%

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

The Emotionally Healthy Leader

by Peter Scazzero • 2015

Your church mirrors your inner life. The practices that heal a leader first, then the team.

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4k+

⛪ Church Leadership 🌑 Shadow Work 🤫 Contemplative Prayer 🛑 Sabbath Practice 🧭 Inner Life Of Leaders

The Emotionally Healthy Leader 96%

Your church mirrors your inner life. The practices that heal a leader first, then the team.

by Peter Scazzero 2015

4.33

4k+ ratings

⛪ Church Leadership 🌑 Shadow Work 🤫 Contemplative Prayer 🛑 Sabbath Practice 🧭 Inner Life Of Leaders

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 95%

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

Mistakes Leaders Make

by Dave Kraft • 2012

Ten self-checks for the Christian leader who suspects the work has quietly become the idol.

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236

🐑 Pastoral Leadership 📖 Biblical Leadership 🏭 Idolatry Of Work 🎭 People Pleasing 🧎 Servant Leadership

Mistakes Leaders Make 95%

Ten self-checks for the Christian leader who suspects the work has quietly become the idol.

by Dave Kraft 2012

3.94

236 ratings

🐑 Pastoral Leadership 📖 Biblical Leadership 🏭 Idolatry Of Work 🎭 People Pleasing 🧎 Servant Leadership

The Life-Giving Leader

by Tyler Reagin • 2018

Stop copying other leaders. Your leadership flows from the person God shaped you to become.

4.04

276

🏛️ Christian Leadership 🧎 Servant Leadership 🎭 Authentic Leadership 🪞 Self-Awareness 🧭 Identity And Calling

The Life-Giving Leader 95%

Stop copying other leaders. Your leadership flows from the person God shaped you to become.

by Tyler Reagin 2018

4.04

276 ratings

🏛️ Christian Leadership 🧎 Servant Leadership 🎭 Authentic Leadership 🪞 Self-Awareness 🧭 Identity And Calling

Working the Angles

by Eugene H. Peterson • 1987

Pastoral work has drifted into running a religious business. Three ancient practices call it back.

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🏛️ Pastoral Ministry 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🧭 Spiritual Direction 🕯️ Contemplative Prayer 🕊️ Sabbath Practice

Working the Angles 95%

Pastoral work has drifted into running a religious business. Three ancient practices call it back.

by Eugene H. Peterson 1987

4.35

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Pastoral Ministry 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🧭 Spiritual Direction 🕯️ Contemplative Prayer 🕊️ Sabbath Practice

Courageous Leadership

by Bill Hybels • 2002

Cast vision people follow, build teams that last, fund the mission. A church leader's playbook.

4.10

4k+

🏛️ Church Leadership ⛪ Christian Ministry 👁️ Vision Casting 🌱 Leadership Development 🪞 Self-Leadership

Courageous Leadership 95%

Cast vision people follow, build teams that last, fund the mission. A church leader's playbook.

by Bill Hybels 2002

4.10

4k+ ratings

🏛️ Church Leadership ⛪ Christian Ministry 👁️ Vision Casting 🌱 Leadership Development 🪞 Self-Leadership

The Wounded Healer

by Henri J.M. Nouwen • 1971

Why the most effective ministers are also the most wounded, and loneliness is their qualification.

4.23

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🩹 Pastoral Care 🧭 Spiritual Direction 🛤️ Inner Journey 🕯️ Contemplative Spirituality 🏜️ Loneliness And Solitude

The Wounded Healer 95%

Why the most effective ministers are also the most wounded, and loneliness is their qualification.

by Henri J.M. Nouwen 1971

4.23

13k+ ratings

🩹 Pastoral Care 🧭 Spiritual Direction 🛤️ Inner Journey 🕯️ Contemplative Spirituality 🏜️ Loneliness And Solitude

Lead Like It Matters

by Craig Groeschel • 2022

Why some churches overflow with life while others only fill seats. It's not the model.

4.42

986

⛪ Church Leadership 📈 Church Growth 🔭 Vision Casting 👥 Church Culture 🙏 Spiritual Renewal

Lead Like It Matters 95%

Why some churches overflow with life while others only fill seats. It's not the model.

by Craig Groeschel 2022

4.42

986 ratings

⛪ Church Leadership 📈 Church Growth 🔭 Vision Casting 👥 Church Culture 🙏 Spiritual Renewal

Competent to Counsel

by Jay E. Adams • 1970

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

3.99

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

Growing Young

by Kara Powell • 2016

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

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1k+

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

Growing Young 95%

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 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 95%

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

Simplicity

by Richard Rohr • 2004

The way of Christian leadership runs opposite to every instinct for status, applause, and control.

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2k+

🐑 Christian Leadership 🧘 Contemplative Spirituality ⛪ Pastoral Ministry 💧 Servant Leadership 🙏 Contemplative Prayer

Simplicity 95%

The way of Christian leadership runs opposite to every instinct for status, applause, and control.

by Richard Rohr 2004

4.31

2k+ ratings

🐑 Christian Leadership 🧘 Contemplative Spirituality ⛪ Pastoral Ministry 💧 Servant Leadership 🙏 Contemplative Prayer

Tempered Resilience

by Tod Bolsinger • 2020

Leading change breaks most leaders. The ones who last are tempered by it, not shattered.

4.21

639

🔄 Adaptive Leadership ⛪️ Church Leadership 🏗️ Organizational Change 💪 Resilience Building 🎯 Identity And Calling

Tempered Resilience 95%

Leading change breaks most leaders. The ones who last are tempered by it, not shattered.

by Tod Bolsinger 2020

4.21

639 ratings

🔄 Adaptive Leadership ⛪️ Church Leadership 🏗️ Organizational Change 💪 Resilience Building 🎯 Identity And Calling

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 95%

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

Spiritual Leadership

by J. Oswald Sanders • 1994

Spiritual leadership costs more than secular leadership, and the price begins in private.

4.18

10k+

🏛️ Christian Leadership 🧎 Servant Leadership 🌱 Discipleship 🛐 Spiritual Disciplines 🪨 Character Formation

Spiritual Leadership 94%

Spiritual leadership costs more than secular leadership, and the price begins in private.

by J. Oswald Sanders 1994

4.18

10k+ ratings

🏛️ Christian Leadership 🧎 Servant Leadership 🌱 Discipleship 🛐 Spiritual Disciplines 🪨 Character Formation

Empowering Leadership

by Michael Fletcher • 2018

Your church has the people. A system for turning attenders into leaders, one invitation at a time.

4.20

225

⛪ Church Leadership 📖 Discipleship 🌱 Leadership Development 🏛️ Organizational Culture 🤲 Servant Leadership

Empowering Leadership 94%

Your church has the people. A system for turning attenders into leaders, one invitation at a time.

by Michael Fletcher 2018

4.20

225 ratings

⛪ Church Leadership 📖 Discipleship 🌱 Leadership Development 🏛️ Organizational Culture 🤲 Servant Leadership

The Cross and Christian Ministry

by D.A. Carson • 1993

The Corinthians chased celebrity leaders; Paul gave them a cross and called it power.

4.31

1k+

📖 New Testament Exegesis 🐑 Pastoral Leadership ✝️ Gospel Centrality 🧎 Servant Leadership 👁️ Spiritual Discernment

The Cross and Christian Ministry Summary

The Cross and Christian Ministry 94%

The Corinthians chased celebrity leaders; Paul gave them a cross and called it power.

by D.A. Carson 1993

4.31

1k+ ratings

📖 New Testament Exegesis 🐑 Pastoral Leadership ✝️ Gospel Centrality 🧎 Servant Leadership 👁️ Spiritual Discernment

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

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 94%

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

Redefining Leadership

by Joseph M. Stowell • 2014

Results-driven leadership eventually fails. The character-first, biblical model that outlasts it.

3.89

124

✝️ Christian Leadership 🤲 Servant Leadership 🧱 Character Formation ⚖️ Ethical Leadership 🐑 Shepherding Model

Redefining Leadership 94%

Results-driven leadership eventually fails. The character-first, biblical model that outlasts it.

by Joseph M. Stowell 2014

3.89

124 ratings

✝️ Christian Leadership 🤲 Servant Leadership 🧱 Character Formation ⚖️ Ethical Leadership 🐑 Shepherding Model

From Weakness to Strength

by Scott Sauls • 2017

The counterintuitive case for leading from your weaknesses, not your strengths.

4.25

597

⛪ Christian Leadership 🤲 Servant Leadership 🫂 Vulnerability In Leadership 🎯 Humble Ambition 🌅 Redemptive Suffering

From Weakness to Strength 94%

The counterintuitive case for leading from your weaknesses, not your strengths.

by Scott Sauls 2017

4.25

597 ratings

⛪ Christian Leadership 🤲 Servant Leadership 🫂 Vulnerability In Leadership 🎯 Humble Ambition 🌅 Redemptive Suffering

The Art of Leadership

by Dag Heward-Mills • 2006

A pastor's manual for leading with character, surviving backlash, building people who outlast you.

4.36

169

⛪ Pastoral Leadership 📖 Biblical Leadership 🛡️ Leader Character 🤝 Relational Leadership 🌱 Leader Development

The Art of Leadership 94%

A pastor's manual for leading with character, surviving backlash, building people who outlast you.

by Dag Heward-Mills 2006

4.36

169 ratings

⛪ Pastoral Leadership 📖 Biblical Leadership 🛡️ Leader Character 🤝 Relational Leadership 🌱 Leader Development

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.

4.26

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

Making Small Groups Work

by Henry Cloud • 2003

Polite conversation never changed anyone. How to build a group where growth actually happens.

3.86

357

👥 Small Group Ministry 🌱 Spiritual Formation ✝️ Christian Psychology 🔄 Group Dynamics 🤝 Accountability Groups

Making Small Groups Work 94%

Polite conversation never changed anyone. How to build a group where growth actually happens.

by Henry Cloud 2003

3.86

357 ratings

👥 Small Group Ministry 🌱 Spiritual Formation ✝️ Christian Psychology 🔄 Group Dynamics 🤝 Accountability Groups

Transforming Fellowship

by Chris M. Coursey • 2016

Your brain can learn joy. Nineteen skills for community that holds together when life falls apart.

4.13

🕊️ Christian Living 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🧠 Emotional Regulation 🤝 Attachment Theory 💬 Relational Skills

Transforming Fellowship 94%

Your brain can learn joy. Nineteen skills for community that holds together when life falls apart.

by Chris M. Coursey 2016

4.13

54 ratings

🕊️ Christian Living 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🧠 Emotional Regulation 🤝 Attachment Theory 💬 Relational Skills

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 94%

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

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 94%

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

Embracing Rhythms of Work and Rest

by Ruth Haley Barton • 2022

The ancient practice of Sabbath can free you from burnout, one stopped day at a time.

4.29

739

🕯️ Sabbath Practice 📿 Spiritual Disciplines 🔥 Burnout Recovery 📵 Digital Detox ⛪ Pastors And Clergy

Embracing Rhythms of Work and Rest Summary

Embracing Rhythms of Work and Rest 94%

The ancient practice of Sabbath can free you from burnout, one stopped day at a time.

by Ruth Haley Barton 2022

4.29

739 ratings

🕯️ Sabbath Practice 📿 Spiritual Disciplines 🔥 Burnout Recovery 📵 Digital Detox ⛪ Pastors And Clergy

Emotionally Healthy Spirituality

by Peter Scazzero • 2017

The unexamined family history quietly runs your spiritual life. Healing it is not optional.

4.25

23k+

🕯️ Spiritual Formation 🌱 Emotional Maturity 🏠 Family Of Origin 💔 Grief And Loss 📖 Spiritual Disciplines

Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Summary

Emotionally Healthy Spirituality 94%

The unexamined family history quietly runs your spiritual life. Healing it is not optional.

by Peter Scazzero 2017

4.25

23k+ ratings

🕯️ Spiritual Formation 🌱 Emotional Maturity 🏠 Family Of Origin 💔 Grief And Loss 📖 Spiritual Disciplines

Leadership Coaching

by Tony Stoltzfus • 2005

Jesus' way: a coaching method that replaces advice with questions and multiplies leadership impact.

4.29

324

🙏 Christian Coaching 📈 Leadership Development 🛠️ Coaching Methodology 🔥 Motivational Change 💬 Coaching Conversations

Leadership Coaching 94%

Jesus' way: a coaching method that replaces advice with questions and multiplies leadership impact.

by Tony Stoltzfus 2005

4.29

324 ratings

🙏 Christian Coaching 📈 Leadership Development 🛠️ Coaching Methodology 🔥 Motivational Change 💬 Coaching Conversations

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 94%

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

The Jesus-Hearted Woman

by Jodi Detrick • 2013

Ten Christlike qualities that give a woman's leadership enduring warmth and real influence.

4.28

236

🚺 Women In Ministry 🛡️ Servant Leadership 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines ✝️ Christian Leadership 🤲 Humble Leadership

The Jesus-Hearted Woman 94%

Ten Christlike qualities that give a woman's leadership enduring warmth and real influence.

by Jodi Detrick 2013

4.28

236 ratings

🚺 Women In Ministry 🛡️ Servant Leadership 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines ✝️ Christian Leadership 🤲 Humble Leadership

Unpunishable

by Danny Silk • 2019

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

4.46

428

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

Unpunishable 94%

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

Leadership for a Time of Pandemic

by Tod Bolsinger • 2020

The old maps failed. What resilient leaders practice when there is no 'back to normal.'

4.13

104

🧭 Adaptive Leadership ⚠️ Crisis Leadership 🙏 Spiritual Formation 🔄 Organizational Change 🛡️ Resilience Building

Leadership for a Time of Pandemic Summary

Leadership for a Time of Pandemic 94%

The old maps failed. What resilient leaders practice when there is no 'back to normal.'

by Tod Bolsinger 2020

4.13

104 ratings

🧭 Adaptive Leadership ⚠️ Crisis Leadership 🙏 Spiritual Formation 🔄 Organizational Change 🛡️ Resilience Building

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.

4.40

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 94%

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

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 94%

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.

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

When Narcissism Comes to Church 94%

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

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