Publisher's Synopsis
The Ministry Essentials Bible is designed to equip church and parachurch leaders, missionaries, laypeople, and ministry leaders of all kinds with the practical tools they need to manage everyday ministry issues. It provides busy leaders with succinct, wise, and applicable viewpoints on the most common facets of Christian leadership.
Written by well-known Christian leaders, 250 practical articles complement the biblical text. The articles are divided into five main themes of ministry:
- Spiritual Leadership
- Preaching, Corporate Prayer, and Discipleship
- The Leader's Spiritual Life
- Shepherding Others
- Evangelism and Social Justice
The individual articles within this Bible provide basic overviews on topics from managing and motivating volunteers and conflict to ministering to someone with an eating disorder or post-traumatic stress disorder. This unique content is from the archives of Christianity Today and is not found in any other Bibles on the market.
Features:
- 250 helpful articles on ministry interspersed throughout the Scriptures
- Resource guide on functions such as weddings, baptisms, and funerals
- Resource list for further reading
- NIV concordance
- Cross references
- Book introductions and outlines
- Blank pages for personal notes
- Two ribbon markers
- Gold page edges
- Presentation page
- Text size excellent for public reading
- Words of Jesus in readable black text
