Ministry / Mission

The range of ministry opportunities, lay and ordained, in the Church is wide and this volume explores each in turn - stipendiary and non-stipendiary priest, reader, ordained local minister, youth leader, evangelist, music director, children's worker, pastoral visitor and more.

Deep leadership training inspired by the Gospel of John: lessons on humility, investing your life in your team, facing betrayal, dying to self, handing on, succession, restoration. True leadership is about something beyond you: it is the joy of facilitating others in the gifting and the calling that the Lord has placed on their lives.

In A Fruitful Life we ponder the teaching of Jesus in John chapter 15, the famous 'vine' passage.

Steven Croft, the next Bishop of Oxford, traces the nature and the exercise of leadership throughout the Bible in its record of ambitious rulers, reluctant prophets and others who found themselves called to leadership positions. He offers timeless wisdom and insight into human nature and the challenge and privilege of leadership.

In The Mindful Leader, Peter Shaw unpacks the Christian concepts underpinning good leadership and management - such as wisdom, hope and truth - offering a toolkit for leaders who are aspiring to be more authentic.

Many Christians in leadership know they should lead like Jesus, but find it impossible. It also invites non-leaders to step up and be a godly influence where God has placed them.Written by Andy Peck, this book is for Christians leading in church, charity, business and at home - from a large company to a small group and everything in between!

This is a practical book of instruction for all who assist at the Eucharist and for the clergy who train them.

Maps out the life and work of those called to serve God in the pastoral ministry, looking at the only three things: the glory of God, the pain of the world, and the renewal of the Church.