Pastoral

Death remains a difficult topic to address openly, left to professionals in hospitals and hospices. Talking About Death aims to equip ministers and...

This handbook is for leaders who are faced with leading an individual or a church community through a traumatic event and its aftermath. It arises ...

In this bold and provocative invitation, Martyn Percy imagines what the post-pandemic Church might look like and sets out what it needs to learn. I...

Arguably the most imaginative and energetic church response to the pandemic has been that of HeartEdge, the interdenominational church renewal move...

In the work of spiritual direction, certain themes or 'presenting issues' commonly arise. Listening to Your Soul considers thirty frequently presen...

When Jesus Calls considers the new approach to vocation in the Church of England and offers a guide for those who are exploring a call to licensed ...

Andrew Graystone is an everyday activist who believes in the power of tiny acts to change the world. He is the person whose image went viral when, ...

A Future That's Bigger Than The Past. Towards the renewal of the Church, By Samuel Wells. Samuel Wells gave the prestigious Chalmers Lectures in Au...

Abba Father. Understanding and Using the Lord's Prayer, by Kenneth Stevenson. Harnesses biblical, pastoral, historical and liturgical insights, exp...

Addiction and Pastoral Care, by Nicolas Roberts and Alister McGrath, DPhil, DD. Addiction can take many forms and there can hardly be a minister, o...

Alternative Pastoral Prayers. Liturgies and Blessings for Health and Healing. This book is intended as a supplement to Common Worship Pastoral Serv...

Being a Deacon Today. A Theological and Practical Exploration, by Rosalind Brown. Every priest serves as a deacon for a year - this guide aims to e...

One of our very strongest backlist titles that enjoys the most consistent sales has now been updated and revised to take into account the Church of...

Bridgebuilding. Making peace with conflict in the Church, by Alastair McKay. There is a prevailing culture of ‘niceness’ within churches which can ...

Call the Chaplain. Spiritual and Pastoral Caregiving in Hospitals, by Kate McClelland. Call the Chaplain is a passionate, first-hand account of acc...

Can Words Express Our Wonder? This comprehensive guide focuses on much more than the practicalities of preaching and will be welcomed by clergy, or...

Care for the Dying. A practical and pastoral guide, by Sioned Evans, Andrew Davison and Sheila Cassidy. This valuable handbook, written by a specia...

New enlarged edition, Consecrations, Blessings and Prayers. What do you say when you are asked to bless a couple getting engaged, a new car or comp...

Creative Ideas for Ministry with the Aged. Liturgies, Prayers and Resources, by Sue Pickering. Creative Ideas for Ministry with the Aged is a wise,...

Creative Ideas for Pastoral Liturgy. Marriage Services and Wedding Blessings, by Jan Brind and Tessa Wilkinson. Arising out of many years' practica...

Arising out of many year's experience of helping to lead local church worship and counselling work in a children's hospice, this is the first of th...

Creative Ideas for Pastoral Liturgy: Baptism, Confirmation and Liturgies for the Journey, by Jan Brind and Tessa Wilkinson. Christian initiation ta...

Draw Near to God. Thirty Contemporary Hymns for Pastoral Services, by Timothy Dudley-Smith. Inevitably, most hymn books can only include a limited ...

Dreams and Spirituality. A Handbook for Ministry, Spiritual Direction and Counselling. A pastoral handbook that offers a comprehensive overview of ...

Enfolded in Christ, The Inner Life of the Priest, by John-Francis Friendship. Enfolded in Christ is a book about priesthood with a difference. Inst...

Face to Face. Meeting Christ in Friend and Stranger, by Samuel Wells. Priests and pastoral caregivers often accompany people who are struggling to ...

Faith and the Future of the Countryside. Pastoral and theological perspectives on rural sustainability, by Jill Hopkinson and Prof. Alan Smith. Fai...

For God's Sake. Re-Imagining Priesthood and Prayer in a Changing Church, by Jessica Martin and Sarah Coakley. The traditional landscape of Anglican...

Forgiveness. A practical and pastoral handbook, by Anthony Priddis. Our world is filled with suffering and its consequences. Daily, hourly, we hear...

Go In Peace is a unique resource to develop the skills of clergy in exercising pastoral ministry as confessors - ministers of the sacramental Rite ...

Healed, Restored, Forgiven. Liturgies, Prayers and Readings for the Ministry of Healing, by John Gunstone. This book is designed to be a devotional...

Hospital Chaplain's Handbook, A Guide for Good Practice, By Mark Cobb. A recent national survey found many serious problems within hospital chaplai...

In Sure and Certain Hope. Prayers and Readings for Funerals and Memorial Services. Author: Paul Sheppy. This wide-ranging collection of prayers, re...

Lay Eucharistic Minister's Handbook. This practical volume explores every aspect of serving as a eucharistic minister in the Catholic church. It of...

This tried and test collection is a must for anyone leading intercessions in the Church of England. It provides prayers for every Sunday, Holy Day ...

Leaving Church. A Memoir of Faith, by Barbara Brown Taylor. Barbara Brown Taylor is one of America's most renowned and beloved spiritual writers an...