Pastoral

When spiritual leadership is the day job, how does it affect family dynamics? Drawing on extensive research, this book explores the issues and builds a set of simple tools and approaches to help leaders and their families to flourish together.

Older, Wiser, Funnier! Adjusting to middle age is a lot like getting into a hot bath. At first, it's painful. Then, you get acclimated and it feels comfortable, but after a while you're just lying there wondering how your skin got so pruned and why you're too tired to get up. Welcome to the dawn of the golden years with author, Stan Toler.

Why are boys so under-represented in churches? Why do churches find it so difficult to cater for boys? What would help boys in church grow into mature men of faith?

An essential read for all who are involved in this field and passionate about seeing God’s kingdom come in families, churches and communities.

Supports church communities in talking about death and loss

Rachel Gardner tackles head-on the issues facing teenage girls: self-image, the pull of the in-crowd, puberty, boys, sex, regrets and godly ambition. Credible yet shot through with biblical wisdom, parents and youthworkers can give this book to those they care for with confidence.

A little book for all who want to believe in God but struggle to do so in the face of the pointless cruelty that appears to be built into God's creation.

Pregnancy and new parenthood are some of the most exciting and challenging times of life, and this book forms a gentle devotional guide for that journey. Providing undated Bible reflections and prayers, plus space for personal journaling, it makes an attractive gift for an expectant mother and also an easy-to-use resource for couples to use together as they prepare for parenthood.

Hurt is real. But so is hope.

Wonderfully made is an excellent book that introduces a young child to the wonder of God's creation - the wonder and miracle of birth.

How can I help others to be strengthened during difficulties in life? How can I cope when I’m overwhelmed with the demands of helping others?

Over the last 60 years the ethnic diversity of the western world has changed dramatically as a result of successive waves of immigration. The impact of this on the church is evident in the growing number of congregations that are now multicultural to a greater or lesser extent. This presents challenges as well as opportunities to those leading these congregations.

The Bible - especially the New Testament - has plenty to say about resurrection and heaven, but many Christians struggle to make sense of what it actually means in practice. David Winter's accessible book explores the biblical teaching on what happens after death and considers what difference this can make to our lives day by day.

This collection of 18 undated reflections draw encouragement and comfort from the Bible and from the author's own experience for those going through life-limiting illness and for their family and carers.

In this long awaited follow-up to the best-selling An Altar in the World, Barbara Brown Taylor explores 'the treasures of darkness' that the Bible speaks about. What can we learn about the ways of God when we cannot see the way ahead, are lost, alone, frightened, not in control or when the world around us seems to have descended into darkness?

When a person has been diagnosed with cancer the sense of shock, fear and trauma experienced by a whole family cannot be overestimated.

A Childrens guide for when parents decide to separate. Help children who are experiencing family break-up.

This simple book offers short items of information, support and advice about depression, each acompanied by a suggested prayer.

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is not well understood by most people. It is sometimes the subject of jokes. To those who suffer it, it is definitely no laughing matter. It can jeopardise your job, your relationships and gives you no peace of mind. This book seeks to shed light on the condition, both for those who have it and for others. Its pages explore different aspects of the conditi

Invaluable as an insight into the grieving process just as much as it is as an exploration of religious doubt, A Grief Observed will continue to offer its consoling insights to a huge range of readers, as it has for over fifty years.