This is an essential introductory to liturgy for both ordinands and trainee lay readers - indeed for anyone who finds themselves having to plan or lead public worship. Well-known worship writer and speaker Mark Earey has written this book both for lovers and loathers of liturgical worship - and for those who want to discover it for the first time. This updated and enlarged second edition now includes:* How liturgy works as ritual;* The use of liturgy in different traditions; * The shape of th...

One of the best ways of introducing theology is through direct student engagement with the most exciting works of contemporary religious reflection. We can learn to think theologically from the giants. Gregory Higgins' work, a fresh edition of his earlier The Tapestry of Christian Theology, does just that. Loosely arranging his work around ten key biblical themes, Higgins catches the spirit and verve of ten contemporary theologians. In successive chapters he introduces these important thinker...

Hoe kun je in je kerkelijke gemeente groei stimuleren? Hoe kun je mensen motiveren om hun gaven en talenten vruchtbaar in te zetten? Hoe voorkom je dat vrijwilligers vastlopen of dat er conflicten ontstaan? En wat doe je als het toch zover is gekomen? Dit handboek helpt je in het coachen van vrijwilligers in de gemeente. Je krijgt zicht op de processen die spelen, zodat je op tijd kunt ingrijpen. Het mooie van coaching is dat ze gericht is op mogelijkheden in plaats van op onmogelijkheden. Co...

In this accessible book, Anthony Thiselton introduces the apostle Paul, sometimes described as the founder of Christianity, to students and the general reader.