R. Robert Creech

All the Families of the Earth

“Barbara Laymon’s Only Families in the Bible peers imaginatively behind the curtain of a family therapist’s work with various familiar biblical figures, bringing Bowen Family Systems Theory to bear on the struggles of ancient families who prove not so different from ours. She creatively unveils fresh aspects of the biblical texts, while illustrating well the application of the theory. Laymon has thus served both readers of the Bible and students of Bowen Theory.”

Called to Reconciliation

Christian Living

“the Pews “An important book and a timely book. Augustine draws the call to reconciliation from the very heart of the gospel of Jesus Christ. What has been far too peripheral (where it has even existed) in the American evangelical church has been summoned to the center of the church’s life. I commend this work to pastors, to church study groups, and to the college and seminary classroom.”

Can You Hear My Pain Now?

Counseling, Grief & Mental Health

“Maness and Mattis have assembled the most diverse assortment of voices from varied fields of expertise to address a broad array of topics centered on the issue of pastoral care and pastoral theology. The span of issues included makes this volume an invaluable reading resource for university and seminary courses focused on pastoral theology, ethics, or practice. . . . I heartily commend this book to both professors and pastoral-care practitioners.”

Growing Women in Ministry

Church Leadership & Ministry

“Anna Morgan’s Growing Women in Ministry is a powerful resource for women called to serve, for men who work alongside them, and for the institutions that call and train them. Morgan offers practical guidance, tackles tough challenges, and celebrates the distinctive gifts women bring to ministry. This work also addresses the needs going unmet in leadership education, a system designed by men for men, and it does so without becoming polemical.”

Shepherding God's People

Church Leadership & Ministry

“Siang-Yang Tan’s Shepherding God’s People provides a comprehensive overview of pastoral ministry. Tan draws wisdom from contemporary thinking as well as from his own personal ministry experiences. This book is as valuable for its summaries of key ideas in the relevant literature related to its many topics as it is for Tan’s own constructive advice growing out of his congregational ministry. Shepherding God’s People offers a biblically based, Christ-centered, evangelically faithful, and personally practical survey of the multifaceted aspects of a pastor’s life and work. Both seminary and undergraduate students, as well as those practicing pastoral ministry, will find Tan’s book helpful in clarifying their role and calling.”