books about: congregation

books about: congregation

books:

Congregation

Jesus is My All in All: Praying with the "Saint of Calcutta"
Mother Teresa

Doubleday, 2008

The postulator for Mother Teresa?s cause for sainthood, Father Brian Kolodiejchuk, has culled some of her most stirring words into a powerful book that her admirers will treasure. JESUS IS MY ALL IN ALL follows the Roman Catholic novena format; derived from the Latin word for nine, the novena provides a nine-day rhythm of prayer and reflection. ...

The Rule of Benedict: Insights for the Ages (Crossroad Spiritual Legacy Series)

Sister Joan Chittister OSB

The Crossroad Publishing Company, 1992

INSIGHTFUL TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATION BY ONE OF AMERICA'S MOST PROLIFIC BENEDICTINE WRITERS
I am grateful this gentle text includes the traditional calendar of readings by which Benedictine houses around the world read our Rule through three times a year. I am grateful Sister Joan presents so graciously her interpretation of each reading based upon her ...

Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations

Robert Schnase

Abingdon Press, 2007

Thought Provoking and Insightful
This book is very insightful and gives a lot of food for thought. I highly recommend it for anyone who is seeking a deeper, more obedient relationship with Christ for themselves and their church.

An Infinity of Little Hours: Five Young Men and Their Trial of Faith in the Western World's Most Austere ...

Nancy Klein Maguire

PublicAffairs, 2006

Excellent. A literary and religious breakthrough
simply excellent. Couldn't put it down until finished. profound, moving and direct. one has to admire her five subjects and others involved----and the author who told their individual and collective story. Jim Whalen

Mother Teresa: Come Be My Light - The Private Writings of the Saint of Calcutta

Mother Teresa

Doubleday, 2007

"The Saint of Darkness"
Canadian born Rev. Brian Kolodiejchuk, MC, PH.D, one of the founding priests of the Missionaries of Charity Fathers and now director of the Mother Teresa Foundation, has provided us with an outstanding book. The book is a chronological compilation of Mother Teresa's ...

Simplicity: The Freedom of Letting Go

Richard Rohr

The Crossroad Publishing Company, 2004

Rohr as usual --- priceless!
Richard Rohr certainly is among my five favorite Christian authors. Rohr is a priest, a preacher and a member of the Franciscan Order (OFM) within the Roman Catholic Church. He is both priceless and refreshing because he in a direct, forceful and honest way -- speaks ...

The Woman with the Alabaster Jar: Mary Magdalen and the Holy Grail

Margaret Starbird

Bear & Company, 1993

Thought-provoking book
I had already read other books dealing with the sacred feminine and Mary Magdalene, such as "Holy Blood, Holy Grail" and "The Da Vinci Code" and I really enjoyed this book. It really made me think about the whole idea of the wholeness of God, and the idea that a ...

Mother Angelica: The Remarkable Story of a Nun, Her Nerve, and a Network of Miracles

Raymond Arroyo

Image, 2007

A Testament to Mystery, Miracles and the Regeneration of the Church
At the end of this remarkably interesting book, Raymond Arroyo offers two testimonies to the work of Mother Angelica - the founder of EWTN - the Eternal World Television Network, or the `world's largest religious media empire' as the book's dustjacket describes it. ...

Unbinding Your Heart: 40 Days of Prayer and Faith Sharing (All Congregation Study in the Real Life Evangelism ...

Martha Grace Reese

Chalice Press, 2008

A Must-Read for Church Pastors and Leaders
Martha Grace Reese has spent years studying that dynamics of church evangelism and offers her wisdom in this three book series. But for Reese this is a personal passion - she believes in the life-changing gift of the church and is empowering us, through these books, ...

Mother Angelica's Little Book of Life Lessons and Everyday Spirituality

Raymond Arroyo

Doubleday, 2007

Wonderful meditation reading
What a wonderful book for reflective reading. Just having the book to pick up at restful times of the day is a blessing. As a faithful viewer of EWTN and knowing about Mother Angelica for years I truly appreciate the gift of her "Life Lessons" Raymond Arroyo had ...

Seeking God: The Way of St. Benedict (Second Edition)

Esther de Waal, Kathleen Norris

Liturgical Press, 2001

Elegant!
Seeking God is an elegant, insightful, and extremely valuable treatment of the spirituality inherent in St. Benedict's Rule. The further into the book I read, the better I realized it was. Again and again I was impressed with the wisdom and psychological astuteness of ...

Changing the Conversation: A Third Way for Congregations
Anthony B. Robinson

Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2008

Building a Healthy Multi-ethnic Church: Mandate, Commitments and Practices of a Diverse Congregation (J-B ...

Mark DeYmaz

Jossey-Bass, 2007

A church for all people? Tell me where!
Most of us only dream of attending a church where all people worship as one. Mark has not only written a great book (both theologically sound and highly instuctive on how to make it happen), but he is living it out as a Pastor in a part of the country where churches ...

Winning on Purpose: How to Organize Congregations to Succeed in Their Mission (Convergence Ebook Series)

John Edmund Kaiser

Abingdon Press, 2006

One of the Best Church Organizational Books I've Read
I now rank "Winning on Purpose" among the top 10 books on church organizational life that I've read. The foundational premise is that Christians are to make disciples of Jesus. The way a local church organizes for ministry can hinder or assist in that mission. ...

Thomas Merton: A Life in Letters: The Essential Collection (Merton, Thomas//Journal of Thomas Merton)
Thomas Merton

HarperOne, 2008

Thomas Merton (1915-1968) was one of the most influential spiritual writers of modern times. A Trappist monk, peace and civil rights activist, and widely-praised literary figure, Merton was renowned for his pioneering work in contemplative spirituality, his quest to understand Eastern thought and integrate it with Western spirituality, and his ...