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Ministry

Titles that support today’s leader in their churches, their communities, and beyond

Doing ministry in the 21st century is challenging. Fortress Press publishes titles that support mainline and evangelical church leaders in their efforts to lead dynamic faith communities. Topics and series cover the full range of contemporary ministry, from preaching to pastoral care and from leadership to community organizing.

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Using Our Outside Voice: Public Biblical Interpretation

Using Our Outside Voice

Public Biblical Interpretation

In Using Our Outside Voice, Greg Carey contends that responsible public biblical interpretation requires the ability to enter a conversation about the Bible, understand the various arguments in play, and offer informed opinions that others can understand. This role demands not only basic knowledge but also identifiable skills, habits, and dispositions. This book is ideal for students in biblical studies and those who teach, preach, and interpret the Bible.

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Tough Questions, Honest Answers: Faith and Religion for 21st-Century Explorers

Tough Questions, Honest Answers

Faith and Religion for 21st-Century Explorers

In Tough Questions, Honest Answers, Christian theologian Cameron Harder explores pressing contemporary challenges to religion--from religion itself to modern "big ideas" that often confound thoughtful seekers. Issues addressed include religion and violence, religion and child sexual abuse, mystery and miracle, the compatibility of science and faith, and God's role when bad things happen. Tough Questions, Honest Answers is an excellent conversation starter for inquirers, skeptics, and faithful doubt

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A Lay Preacher’s Guide: How to Craft a Faithful Sermon

A Lay Preacher’s Guide

How to Craft a Faithful Sermon

In A Lay Preacher's Guide: How to Craft a Faithful Sermon, Karoline M. Lewis provides lay preachers with an essential and accessible guide to the basics of Sunday-morning preaching. In this go-to resource for lay preachers, Lewis lays out in a concise and clear format the steps to preaching a faithful sermon, a process that can be immediately applied to weekly sermon preparation.

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The Gospel People Don't Want to Hear: Preaching Challenging Messages

The Gospel People Don't Want to Hear

Preaching Challenging Messages

Lisa Cressman, founder of Backstory Preaching, provides tools to craft difficult sermon messages that can be heard. Part 1 focuses on the preacher's preparation, the building of mutual trust with listeners, and the authority needed to proclaim the gospel with empathy, compassion, and skill. Part 2 focuses on the sermon itself with practical suggestions on what to say and how to say it.

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