Church Ministry

20 Controversies That Almost Killed A Church Paul's Counsel to the Corinthians and the Church Today

The pressures against godly living are escalating, and struggles abound on every side. For this reason, 1 Corinthians is an ideal text to study. From a distance of 2,000 years, the l...

40 Favorite Hymns for the Christian Year A Closer Look at Their Spiritual and Poetic Meaning

For generations, Christians have celebrated holidays and seasons with special songs. We all have favorite Christmas carols or Easter hymns, and some of us associate certain hymns with ev...

40 Favorite Hymns of the Christian Faith A Closer Look at Their Spiritual and Poetic Meaning

Every hymn begins its life as a poem—and we can give our favorite hymns fresh life by returning to their poetic roots. This anthology of several centuries’ worth of great hymn...

40 Favorite Hymns on the Christian Life A Closer Look at Their Spiritual and Poetic Meaning

We treasure hymns for their messages of comfort or conviction or for their associations with beloved believers and meaningful events. But many hymns are also powerful works of devotional ...

A Covenantal Vision for Global Mission

Bringing together contributors from Africa, Asia, North and South America, and Europe, A Covenantal Vision for Global Mission seeks to ground the growing interest in the missional charact...

A Treasury of Thanksgiving Illustrated Poetry, Prose, and Praise

Thanksgiving is a yearlong Christian practice. In this lavishly illustrated anthology, Ryken presents forty great thanksgiving texts—Scripture, hymns, and prose—with helpful c...

All Four Worship Books 4 Book Set

All Six Study Books

Am I Called?

How can you be sure of a call to pastoral ministry? What qualifications do you need? What exactly are you being called to? Answering a call means dedicating your life to service through p...

Broken Pieces and the God Who Mends Them Schizophrenia through a Mother's Eyes

When a son, sister, or grandchild begins to behave in unexpected and disturbing ways, family members hope it is simply a phase. For some, it is instead a lifetime illness—schizophre...