Hooper's Evangelist & Minister's Handbook is now called a 'must-have' ministerial guide for every new and seasoned evangelist, minister, and pastor today! With this ministry companion, never again will ministers have to struggle with their calling, be unsure about how to do ministry or know exactly what it entails. Rich with endorsements by Dr. Jacqueline McCullough, Bishop Charles H. Ellis, III, Dr. Rita Twiggs, and others, this book will inform and empower ministry gifts with two decades of Dr. Hooper's full-time ministerial experience. In over 300 pages, the reader will be exposed to meaningful topics such as: knowing and being sure of the call to ministry, ministry qualifications, the pastor's role in a minister's life, women as ministers, proper clergy attire, various types of evangelists, diverse areas of evangelism, licensing and ordaining ministers, handling ministry appointments, honorariums and offerings, the truth about the "field", sermon preparation and delivery, public speaking tips, vital health issues, travel tips, armorbearers and adjutants and their duties, selling media products, ministers and musicians, choosing a bible school and mentor, ministry stress and depression, a glossary of ministerial terms, 100+ recommended books for the minister's library, 25 FAQs and words of wisdom from Susie Owens, Todd Hall, Jacqueline McCullough, Jeanne Porter, Brian Moore, Suzan Johnson-Cook, Michel White-Haynes, Howard Tillman, Cornelius Showell, Rita Twiggs, Ann Pratt, Eric McDaniel, and much more! This reference handbook is for the minister who has questions to be answered and is serious about their calling and ministry gift.
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