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Sound Doctrine

by Bobby Jamieson • 2013

The church's most neglected tool is its most practical: doctrine fuels holiness, love, and witness.

4.16

500+

⛪ Ecclesiology 📖 Practical Theology ❤️ Church Health 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🙌 Corporate Worship

Sound Doctrine

The church's most neglected tool is its most practical: doctrine fuels holiness, love, and witness.

by Bobby Jamieson 2013 128 pages

4.16

500+ ratings

⛪ Ecclesiology 📖 Practical Theology ❤️ Church Health 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🙌 Corporate Worship

The Teaching of Jesus Concerning the Kingdom of God and the Church

by Geerhardus Vos • 1903

The kingdom is already here, wearing the church as its body. The last act hasn't come.

4.04

159

📖 Biblical Theology 👑 Kingdom Theology ✝️ Reformed Theology ⏳ Eschatology ⛪ Ecclesiology

The Teaching of Jesus Concerning the Kingdom of God and the Church

The kingdom is already here, wearing the church as its body. The last act hasn't come.

by Geerhardus Vos 1903 208 pages

4.04

159 ratings

📖 Biblical Theology 👑 Kingdom Theology ✝️ Reformed Theology ⏳ Eschatology ⛪ Ecclesiology

Becoming a Church that Cares Well for the Abused

by Brad Hambrick • 2019

Churches confuse abuse with sin, and the victim pays. A framework for getting both right.

4.44

256

⛪ Church Leadership 🕊️ Pastoral Counseling 🛡️ Abuse Response 🧠 Trauma-Informed Care 🤲 Victim Advocacy

Becoming a Church that Cares Well for the Abused

Churches confuse abuse with sin, and the victim pays. A framework for getting both right.

by Brad Hambrick 2019 256 pages

4.44

256 ratings

⛪ Church Leadership 🕊️ Pastoral Counseling 🛡️ Abuse Response 🧠 Trauma-Informed Care 🤲 Victim Advocacy

Preaching and Preachers

by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones • 1972

A sermon without fire is just a talk. The fire can't be taught.

4.49

3k+

🎙️ Homiletics 📖 Expository Preaching ⛪ Pastoral Ministry ✍️ Sermon Preparation 🔥 Spiritual Anointing

Preaching and Preachers

A sermon without fire is just a talk. The fire can't be taught.

by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones 1972 346 pages

4.49

3k+ ratings

🎙️ Homiletics 📖 Expository Preaching ⛪ Pastoral Ministry ✍️ Sermon Preparation 🔥 Spiritual Anointing

What Happens When We Worship

by Jonathan Landry Cruse • 2020

Worship is not a show or a chore; God meets his people and transforms them through ordinary means.

4.54

341

📜 Reformed Theology ⛪ Liturgical Theology 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Corporate Worship 🕊️ Means Of Grace 🤝 Covenant Theology

What Happens When We Worship

Worship is not a show or a chore; God meets his people and transforms them through ordinary means.

by Jonathan Landry Cruse 2020 186 pages

4.54

341 ratings

📜 Reformed Theology ⛪ Liturgical Theology 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Corporate Worship 🕊️ Means Of Grace 🤝 Covenant Theology

Toughest People to Love

by Chuck DeGroat • 2014

Why you cannot fix difficult people, and the one person you must start with instead.

4.24

409

🕊️ Pastoral Counseling 🧩 Personality Disorders 🔗 Attachment Theory 🧠 Relational Wisdom 🔍 Self-Examination

Toughest People to Love

Why you cannot fix difficult people, and the one person you must start with instead.

by Chuck DeGroat 2014 183 pages

4.24

409 ratings

🕊️ Pastoral Counseling 🧩 Personality Disorders 🔗 Attachment Theory 🧠 Relational Wisdom 🔍 Self-Examination

Counsel for Couples

by Jonathan D. Holmes • 2019

When couples bring their worst: biblical counsel for every marital crisis a pastor faces.

4.58

162

🐑 Pastoral Counseling 📖 Biblical Counseling ⛪ Marriage Ministry ❤️ Heart Change 🕊️ Forgiveness In Marriage

Counsel for Couples

When couples bring their worst: biblical counsel for every marital crisis a pastor faces.

by Jonathan D. Holmes 2019 288 pages

4.58

162 ratings

🐑 Pastoral Counseling 📖 Biblical Counseling ⛪ Marriage Ministry ❤️ Heart Change 🕊️ Forgiveness In Marriage

Know the Creeds and Councils

by Justin S. Holcomb • 2014

Two thousand years of Christian arguments, settled by councils most believers cannot name.

4.15

500+

⛪ Church History 📜 Historical Theology 🏛️ Early Church 📖 Reformation Theology 🔺 Trinitarian Theology

Know the Creeds and Councils

Two thousand years of Christian arguments, settled by councils most believers cannot name.

by Justin S. Holcomb 2014 183 pages

4.15

500+ ratings

⛪ Church History 📜 Historical Theology 🏛️ Early Church 📖 Reformation Theology 🔺 Trinitarian Theology

Shaped by the Gospel

by Timothy J. Keller • 2016

Churches default to moralism. The reset is grace received as news you never stop needing.

4.36

336

⛪ Pastoral Theology 🔄 Church Renewal 📜 Reformed Theology 🕊️ Sanctification ✝️ Justification By Faith

Shaped by the Gospel

Churches default to moralism. The reset is grace received as news you never stop needing.

by Timothy J. Keller 2016 182 pages

4.36

336 ratings

⛪ Pastoral Theology 🔄 Church Renewal 📜 Reformed Theology 🕊️ Sanctification ✝️ Justification By Faith

How Jesus Runs the Church

by Guy Prentiss Waters • 2011

The church's structure isn't up for a vote. Christ already decided, and the answer is Presbyterian.

4.15

293

⛪️ Presbyterian Polity 📖 Ecclesiology 📜 Covenantal Theology ✝️ Reformed Theology 🏛️ Presbyterianism

How Jesus Runs the Church

The church's structure isn't up for a vote. Christ already decided, and the answer is Presbyterian.

by Guy Prentiss Waters 2011 208 pages

4.15

293 ratings

⛪️ Presbyterian Polity 📖 Ecclesiology 📜 Covenantal Theology ✝️ Reformed Theology 🏛️ Presbyterianism

A Church Called Tov

by Scot McKnight • 2020

Toxic church culture follows a script. Learn to read it early and what actually rebuilds.

4.32

3k+

🛑 Spiritual Abuse 🔄 Church Reform ⚠️ Toxic Leadership 📜 Pastoral Ethics ⚖️ Biblical Justice

A Church Called Tov

Toxic church culture follows a script. Learn to read it early and what actually rebuilds.

by Scot McKnight 2020 256 pages

4.32

3k+ ratings

🛑 Spiritual Abuse 🔄 Church Reform ⚠️ Toxic Leadership 📜 Pastoral Ethics ⚖️ Biblical Justice

Deep Mentoring

by Randy D. Reese • 2012

Jesus mentored slowly, personally, and with deep attention. Here is how to do the same.

4.12

129

🤲 Spiritual Mentoring ✝️ Christian Leadership 🌱 Spiritual Formation 👥 Relational Discipleship 👐 Servant Leadership

Deep Mentoring

Jesus mentored slowly, personally, and with deep attention. Here is how to do the same.

by Randy D. Reese 2012 240 pages

4.12

129 ratings

🤲 Spiritual Mentoring ✝️ Christian Leadership 🌱 Spiritual Formation 👥 Relational Discipleship 👐 Servant Leadership

Sticky Church

by Larry Osborne • 2008

Double your church without adding a single visitor. A retention-first approach to small groups.

3.99

1k+

🏛️ Church Leadership 👥 Small Group Ministry 📈 Church Growth 🤝 Relational Discipleship 💒 Congregational Health

Sticky Church

Double your church without adding a single visitor. A retention-first approach to small groups.

by Larry Osborne 2008 208 pages

3.99

1k+ ratings

🏛️ Church Leadership 👥 Small Group Ministry 📈 Church Growth 🤝 Relational Discipleship 💒 Congregational Health

Understanding Church Leadership

by Mark Dever • 2016

Three offices, one church: how elders, deacons, and the congregation each guard the gospel.

4.38

214

⛪ Ecclesiology 🐑 Church Leadership 🧓 Biblical Eldership 🗳️ Congregational Polity 🛎️ Deacon Ministry

Understanding Church Leadership

Three offices, one church: how elders, deacons, and the congregation each guard the gospel.

by Mark Dever 2016 80 pages

4.38

214 ratings

⛪ Ecclesiology 🐑 Church Leadership 🧓 Biblical Eldership 🗳️ Congregational Polity 🛎️ Deacon Ministry

Understanding the Congregation's Authority

by Jonathan Leeman • 2016

The congregation holds the final say in church, and that structure IS the discipleship program.

4.26

294

📖 Ecclesiology 🔑 Church Authority 👥 Church Membership ⚖️ Church Discipline 🧑‍🏫 Discipleship Models

Understanding the Congregation's Authority

The congregation holds the final say in church, and that structure IS the discipleship program.

by Jonathan Leeman 2016 80 pages

4.26

294 ratings

📖 Ecclesiology 🔑 Church Authority 👥 Church Membership ⚖️ Church Discipline 🧑‍🏫 Discipleship Models

The Priority of Preaching

by Christopher Ash • 2009

God didn't leave a book; he sent heralds. Why the sermon remains the church's irreplaceable center.

4.19

175

📖 Expository Preaching 🎙️ Homiletics 🐑 Pastoral Theology ⛪ Corporate Worship 🤝 Church Unity

The Priority of Preaching

God didn't leave a book; he sent heralds. Why the sermon remains the church's irreplaceable center.

by Christopher Ash 2009 125 pages

4.19

175 ratings

📖 Expository Preaching 🎙️ Homiletics 🐑 Pastoral Theology ⛪ Corporate Worship 🤝 Church Unity

The Rule of Love

by Jonathan Leeman • 2018

Love and authority are partners, not enemies. The church teaches this by drawing lines.

4.21

159

🏛️ Ecclesiology ⛪ Local Church 📜 Church Polity ❤️ Biblical Love 📋 Church Membership

The Rule of Love

Love and authority are partners, not enemies. The church teaches this by drawing lines.

by Jonathan Leeman 2018 176 pages

4.21

159 ratings

🏛️ Ecclesiology ⛪ Local Church 📜 Church Polity ❤️ Biblical Love 📋 Church Membership

The Book Your Pastor Wishes You Would Read

by Christopher Ash • 2019

Your pastor's well-being is your spiritual business. How to care for the one in the pulpit.

4.36

500+

🐑 Pastoral Ministry ⛪ Church Life 🤝 Congregational Care 💤 Clergy Burnout 🕊️ Church Conflict

The Book Your Pastor Wishes You Would Read

Your pastor's well-being is your spiritual business. How to care for the one in the pulpit.

by Christopher Ash 2019 128 pages

4.36

500+ ratings

🐑 Pastoral Ministry ⛪ Church Life 🤝 Congregational Care 💤 Clergy Burnout 🕊️ Church Conflict

Creature of the Word

by Matt Chandler • 2012

Church culture outmuscles strategy. The fix: recenter on the gospel, from worship to the budget.

4.10

1k+

⛪ Ecclesiology ✝️ Gospel-Centered 🏛️ Church Leadership 📜 Reformed Theology 🌍 Missional Church

Creature of the Word

Church culture outmuscles strategy. The fix: recenter on the gospel, from worship to the budget.

by Matt Chandler 2012 256 pages

4.10

1k+ ratings

⛪ Ecclesiology ✝️ Gospel-Centered 🏛️ Church Leadership 📜 Reformed Theology 🌍 Missional Church

Becoming a True Spiritual Community

by Larry Crabb • 1999

Your church runs on programs. Souls stay hidden. The way out is turning toward one another.

4.05

220

🏛️ Church Community 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🤝 Authentic Community 🧭 Spiritual Direction ⚔️ Flesh Vs Spirit

Becoming a True Spiritual Community

Your church runs on programs. Souls stay hidden. The way out is turning toward one another.

by Larry Crabb 1999 256 pages

4.05

220 ratings

🏛️ Church Community 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🤝 Authentic Community 🧭 Spiritual Direction ⚔️ Flesh Vs Spirit

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