Ministry Resource Library

All titles are available to be checked out by pastors, staff, lay persons and congregations of the New Jersey District. 

Please contact David Hildebrandt for more information.

 

The Nurturing Church Generates Grace Giving-Turning Donors into Disciples (Waldo J. Werning/Neibauer Press)

The Best Is Yet To Come-7 Doors of Spiritual Growth (John H. Kieschnick/Baxter Press)

Effective Church Finances-Fund-Raising and Budgeting for Church Leaders (Kennon L. Callahan/Jossey-Bass)

Disciples Aflame!: Turning Donors Into Disciples-Breakthrough Giving for Breakaway Funding of God’s Ministries (Waldo J. Werning/Discipling Stewardship Center-Wauwatosa, WI)

Change: Learning to Lead It and Living to Tell About It (Jock E. Ficken/Fairway Press)

Hit the Bullseye: How Denominations Can Aim the Congregation At the Mission Field (Paul D. Borden/Abingdon Press)

Give to Live: How Giving Can Change Your Life (Douglas M. Lawson/ALTI Publishing)

Beyond Survival: Building on the Hard Times-A Pow’s Inspiring Story (Gerald Coffee Captain, US Navy (Ret.)/Coffee Enterprises)

Culture Shift: Transforming Your Church from the Inside Out (Robert Lewis and Wayne Cordeiro/Jossey-Bass)

Post-Modern Pilgrims (Leonard Sweet/Broadman &Holman Publishers)

Reweaving the Fabric: The Family in Context (Viji George/The Good Shepherd Center)

New Beginnings….In Christian Living and Giving Stewardship/Giving Sermons and Bible Studies (Waldo J. Werning/Fairway Press)

Big Step Forward In Faith: Stewardship Sermons, Bible Studies, and Prayers (Waldo J. Werning/Fairway Press)

Christian Stewards: Confronted and Committed (Waldo J. Werning/Concordia Publishing House)

One World, One Heart (Susan Polis Schutz/Blue Mountain Press)

The Leadership Lessons of Jesus: A Timeless Model for Today’s Leaders (Bob Briner & Ray Pritchard/Broadman & Holman Publishers)

The Present Future: Six Tough Questions for the Church (Reggie McNeal/Jossey-Bass)

God’s Trustees: Managing All of Life and Life’s Resources for God’s Purposes! (Gerhard C. Michael and David Belasic/Concordia Publishing House)

If You Want To Walk On Water, You’ve Got To Get Out Of The Boat (John Ortberg/Zondervan)

Worldviews: A Christian Response to Religious Pluralism (Anthony J. Steinbronn/Concordia Publishing House)

Reclaiming the “L” Word: Renewing the Church from Its Lutheran Core (Kelly A. Fryer/Augsburg Fortress)

Reclaiming the “C” Word: Daring to be Church Again (Kelly A. Fryer/Augsburg Fortress)

The Future That Has Come: New Possibilities for Reaching and Growing the Grass Roots (Kennon L. Callahan/Jossey-Boss)

Revolution Is A Fundamental Change (George Barna/Tyndale House Publishers)

That’s What My Mother Taught Me and Other Ways Generous Givers Develop (Herb Mather/Discipleship Resources, Nashville, TN)

Winning on Purpose: How to Organize Congregations to Succeed in Their Mission (John Edmund Kaiser/Abington Press)

Twelve Keys to an Effective Church (Kennon L. Callahan/Jossey-Bass) plus The Leaders’ Guide, The Planning Workbook and The Study Guide.

Visiting in an Age of Mission: A Handbook for Person-to-Person Ministry (Kennon L. Callahan/Jossey-Bass)

A New Beginning for Pastors and Congregations: Building an Excellent Match Upon Your Shared Strengths (Kennon L. Callahan/Jossey-Bass)

Enlightened With His Gifts: A Bible Study On Spiritual Gifts (David Hoover & Roger Leenerts/Lutheran Growth)

Tap Into God’s Rich Supply: Stewardship Education Series (The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod Foundation)

Publications from Ronald J and Phyllis J. Chewning/Stewardship Advisors Publications:

Life at its Best- Living Wisely in an Unwise World.

Stewardship Studies for Teens.

Financial Wisdom for a Lifetime of Marriage.

Preparing for Faithful Stewardship.

Becoming Money Wise.

Energizing Your Stewardship Committee.

Excel in the Grace of Giving.

Giving 101-Bible Studies on Christian Giving.

Firstfruits Living and Giving-Bible Study.

The Blessing of Tithing: Eleven Days of

Run the Race-Bible Study

12 Months of Christian Stewardship

Lord Let it Happen to Me as You Said (Waldo J. Werning)

I Never Thought of it That Way Before (12 Minute Video) (The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod Department of Stewardship Ministry)

Congregation Stewardship Workbook 2000 (Printed Version & CD) (The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod Department of Stewardship Ministry)