The Ministry Essentials Bible, NIV is designed to equip church and parachurch leaders, missionaries, laypeople, and ministry leaders of all kinds with the practical tools they need to manage everyday ministry issues. It provides busy leaders with succinct, wise, and applicable viewpoints on the most common facets of Christian leadership.

250 practical articles—written by well-known Christian leaders such as Bill Hybels, Gordon MacDonald, John and Nancy Ortberg, Billy Graham, John Stott, and Francis Chan—complement the biblical text. The articles are divided into five main themes of ministry:

Spiritual Leadership

Preaching, Corporate Prayer, and Discipleship

The Leader's Spiritual Life

Shepherding Others

Evangelism and Social Justice

The individual articles within this Bible provide basic overviews on topics from managing and motivating volunteers, toe managing conflict, to ministering to someone with an eating disorder or post-traumatic stress disorder. This unique content is from the archives of Christianity Today is not found in any other Bibles on the market.

A Practical Resource Guide provides guidance on various pastoral functions such as weddings, baptisms, and funerals.

Features:

250 helpful articles on ministry-related issues written by over 180 Christian leaders

Practical resource guide with field-tested guidance on various pastoral functions such as weddings, baptism, and funerals

Cross-references

Resource list for further reading

Concordance

Presentation page

Book introductions and outlines

Gold page edges

Two ribbon markers

Words of Jesus in readable black text

10-point text size—excellent for public reading

9.75" x 7.50" x 1.75"

Weighs: 3 lbs and 9.2 oz.