Atlanta Pastor Darrel Johns says, "You are never any better than your resources." I've put much value on resources. Good resources make preparation to preach, teach, counsel, lead and disciple easier.
I have a passion for helping God's leaders be more effective. It shows in my writing and online work.
Books
The Science of Shepherding - Pastoral Leadership for the 21st Century
Our Bible is full of insight into the behavior of someone who is a pastor. The Hebrew and Greek words translated pastor are translated shepherd in other settings. A pastor is a shepherd.
In the field of animal husbandry, a shepherd can learn to be more effective at caring for a flock. As a pastor, I can also continue to learn and improve. Young pastors who have read much of my material often say, "Of your books, the one on shepherding is my favorite."
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The Details Matter - Principle and Practice of Church Administration
I'm not a natural administrator. I dislike details and repetitive activity. My lacking makes me the perfect person to have written Details Matter. I'm able to inform you that the strongest leader has to slow enough to handle details or must have someone trustworthy to manage them.
Our God is structured. The sun is not random in its arrival. The seasons consistently flow from one to another. Effective churches are going to be led by someone who recognizes the value of the details and develops an approach to make sure the details are handled.
(This book was written as required reading for ordination in the United Pentecostal Church, International)
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Masterful Preaching - Restoring the Place of Good-news Preaching
My life in ministry has been a journey of discovery. My church culture equipped me to preach good sermons to saints. It did not equip me to effectively preach to the lost.
It took becoming a pastor, in a mission setting with little money for an evangelist for me to develop the ability to preach to sinners. It became my mantra, "Sunday is for sinners." I've learned to preach to those who do not yet know Jesus.
In Masterful Preaching, you track my journey, learn the rationale for preaching to the lost, and discover how many minutes you should be preaching. Several evangelistic sermons and sermon ideas are included. Masterful Preaching is in its fourth printing. Pastor Terry Pugh said, "Every young preacher needs to read Masterful Preaching."
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Questions Pentecostal Preachers Ask
This book is now a classic. There are fewer than 15 in inventory. Questions Pentecostal Preacher's Ask is practical. It answers questions about becoming a pastor for the first time, ethical behavior toward other ministers, managing church business, bylaws, and more, much more.
Evangelist Tim Mahoney prefers Questions Pentecostal Preachers Ask above any of the others I've written
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Questions Pentecostal Preachers Ask for the Digital Age (In planning stage)
An update of Questions Pentecostal Preachers Ask. Preachers are now asking questions using words not in our vocabulary when the first Questions book was written. This book will follow the pattern of giving pragmatic advice.
Teaching and Preaching Resources
If Everybody Here Were Just Like Me (What Kind of Church Would this Church Be)?
The material in this book, which is often read for Christian General Interest, started as a teaching series titled, "The Measure of a Great Church." The series evolved into something that needed to be taught, written, and read. I've taught this material at several camp-meetings and to local churches. The chapters in this book make the foundation for developing your own series to teach your congregation.
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Honey from a Strange Hive - A Selection of Funeral Sermons
You can plan for weddings, you'll not get to schedule the funerals. Funerals come at inopportune moments. Some funerals are difficult. Honey from a Strange Hive is a selection of sermons for a variety of situations. Sermons include those for suicide, the tragic death of a young person, and more. A bit of backstory is given as to how I used a particular thought and why I used it in that manner. This book comes with a code to download the contents as an MSWord file.
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Materials to Teach
Communion is one of the things Jesus left for the church to do, "Until He Comes." While communion is practiced, is it well understood? Is communion as spiritually impacting as it might be? Written from an Apostolic perspective, this book is good for all who wan to know more about communion.
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The Bible is full of patterns that show how "not" to have a good relationship. Learn life lessons from people who populate the scripture. Seven ready to teach lessons.
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Seven Bible based lessons on effective parenting.
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What the Bible Says . . . is a topical Bible Study designed for evangelism. The seven lessons address key topics that will help others to be saved. The student handouts and student worksheets can be duplicated at no additional cost.
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Take Root is step one in disciple-making. Used by Apostolic churches all over the world - it includes teacher and student material.
This classic series of easily teachable lessons dealing with the basics of Christian living has now been translated into Spanish. Lessons include relationships with one's church, pastor, the nature of God, baptism and so much more. An accompanying student booklet is required to best serve your students.
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Bear Fruit teaches a believer about Christian responsibilities. This has been used by hundreds of churches all over the world. A student handbook is also available.
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Honey from a Strange Hive - A Selection of Funeral
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The Life of Christ (Year One) (in the process of being edited for release)
The Sermon on the Mount (The content is complete. In the early stages of editing.)
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