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        As the Father Sent Me, So I Send You

        Theology and Spirituality of Priestly Apostolic Ministry

        by Ángel Cordovilla

        This work, halfway between the personal testimony and the theological reflection, is divided into three parts. The first displays the historical and cultural situation that has provoked a radical change in the way of perceiving and understanding priestly ministry. The second identifies four features that may enlighten nowadays the image and mission of the priest: the disciple, apostolic, fraternal, and secular dimensions. The third part deepens into the basic tasks of his mission –the preaching of the Gospel, the sanctification by way of the sacramental and liturgical action, and the guidance of God’s people–, without forgetting that the criterion that must guide and feed the apostolic existence is the daily practice of the ministry, the true and proper way to holiness.

      • Christian ministry & pastoral activity

        Discovering Your Spiritual Gifts

        by Karmen A. Booker

        As you read the pages of “Discovering Your Spiritual Gifts”, you will discover your passion and specific gifts when you take the Spiritual Gifts Test.  I also discuss: Exploring Your God-given gifts The 4 Personality Styles               –    D – Dominant               –    I – Inspiring               –    S – Submissive               –   C – Competent What are Spiritual Gifts Different Types of Spiritual Gifts Key Elements to Exploring Spiritual Giftedness Different Spiritual Gifts Heart of the Servant The e-book also includes a Spiritual Gifts Test that you can score and discover your God-given Spiritual Gifts.

      • Christianity

        Seeking the Face of God

        by Karmen A. Booker

        When we seek God’s Face, we behold beauty and glory, which takes us beyond the tallest building story. Walking, running, and yielding toward God’s way on the straight and narrow path we will stay. A path full of love, joy, peace, and blessings, if we are faithful to trust God through our testings. O God, faithful and true, thanks for leading and guiding us always to you.  ©   1997  Karmen A. Booker **************** For more inspiring and encouraging poems by Karmen A. Booker, purchase her book, “Seeking the Face of God”.

      • Christian ministry & pastoral activity
        August 2015

        The Circle of Peace

        An Antidote to Distress

        by Ken Lewis and Trevor Dennis

        Many of us go into each new day with a vague sense of apprehension. Worry, depression, low self-esteem or a sense of hopelessness prevent our lives being all they could be. How, we wonder, may we move into the freedom and peace that Christ holds out to us? This reassuring book, full of engaging stories, has been written by a chartered psychologist and a priest with a distinguished teaching and pastoral ministry. Through practical exercises, The Circle of Peace enables us to understand where the discomfort we feel may originate; it encourages us to alleviate our pain by being courageous enough to experiment with small but beneficial changes. Above all, this compassionate book communicates the healing truth that encountering the love of God frees us to love our neighbours and ourselves as we should – in the full enjoyment of God’s exhilarating company.

      • Christian ministry & pastoral activity
        May 2015

        Using the Bible in Spiritual Direction

        by Liz Hoare

        Spiritual direction is as old as the Christian faith. Today there is an ever growing demand for this ministry, despite the decline in membership of the institutional Church. The Bible has always had a privileged place in the director's toolkit and has been mined as a resource in different ways. It has been a source of wisdom; it has provided material for prayer and reflection; it has encouraged those just beginning in prayer and those for whom prayer has run dry; it has challenged belief and behaviour in the struggle to discern God's will and set boundaries for orthodoxy in Christian experience. With that all this in mind, the author suggests that spiritual direction is not just for individuals but for the flourishing of the Church as a whole. There is evidence of a loosening of the links between Christian orthodoxy and the practice of spiritual direction. It is also often perceived as a private and individualistic pursuit. The author therefore asks how the Bible challenges this interpretation of a key but often unacknowledged ministry in the Church, and how it may help the whole Church to own spiritual direction and thereby benefit the wider world.

      • Christian ministry & pastoral activity
        November 2014

        The Widening Circle

        Priesthood as God’s way of blessing the world

        by Graham Tomlin

        In The Widening Circle, Graham Tomlin suggests that ‘Priest’ is much more than a term to describe certain Christian ministers – it is a vital category for understanding God’s way of blessing his world. Jesus Christ is the only and true ‘High Priest’. His priestly ministry consists of mediating between God and the world, perfecting that very creation, and then offering this perfected creation back to the God from whom it came. Yet this very ministry is enacted through others. As we explore how this priesthood of Christ has an impact on everyday life, we discover the human race is chosen to play a priestly role between God and Creation. The Church is then called out to be a kingdom of priests, enabling humanity to fulfil its divine calling. And, finally, the minister himself or herself – experiencing as Christ did, both strands of priestly reality, the mundane and the heavenly, the routine and the remarkable, the normal and the numinous – is called to enable the rest of the Church to play its distinct part. In each case, the part is the means by which the whole becomes all that it is intended to be, in an ever widening circle of divine blessing.

      • Christian ministry & pastoral activity
        October 2014

        Another Christ

        Re-envisioning ministry

        by Andrew D. Mayes

        Growth in Christlikeness is a goal for all Christians and especially for those in leadership. But the images of Christ that have become the institutional norm refer to a model of pastoral ministry that seems to allow no scope for innovation or eccentricity. In this riveting book, Andrew Mayes explores how the first century setting of Jesus reveals his identity as builder; hermit; rebel; mystic; reveller; jester; iconoclast; revealer and enigma; liberator; traveller; and mentor, brother and trail-blazer. The aim of Another Christ is to encourage us to see how these images can inform the practice and spirituality of leadership today, and to this end, each chapter ends with a set of penetrating questions and ideas for further reading.

      • Christian life & practice
        2020

        Strength for the Faint-Hearted Ministers

        Weary, Yet Pursuing

        by Gideon Mudenyo

        Many of us delay to carry out our Kingdom assignments simply because we wait for a clear picture of our exact calling. Sad enough, many die without having even started the work that God had planned for them. Here is a book of timeless wisdom and compelling ministry standards for all ministers laboring or planning to start laboring in God's vineyard. You will be inspired, encouraged, and admonished concerning the warfare that you, as a man and woman of God will encounter as you advance the gospel. The spirit has quickened these spiritual insights dash the truth is penetrating, the impact will be far-reaching and you will receive the strength you need to keep pursuing even when you are wearing. You will: • Learn how to prepare for the Great Commission as a man or woman of God • Learn how to jumpstart your service of our Lord Jesus Christ • Receive wisdom to get unstuck in ministry • Receive strength if you have fainted along the way • Get encouraged by stories of other ministers who overcame great challenges in Ministry and continued preaching. This book is an excellent exposition for ministry. The message is needed by two groups of people: those who are groping for their areas of calling as well as those who are already pursuing their calling.

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