What Will Your Tombstone Say?

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Xulon Press, 2008 - 272 pages
WHAT WILL YOUR TOMBSTONE SAY? What does a healthy church look like? What are the qualities of a good Christian leader? Can you sustain church growth through pastoral care? How does one minister to people in pain? Does God use our weaknesses? How can one maintain a healthy family and a sound mind? And in the end, what will your tombstone say? These are some of the questions Thomson K. Mathew addresses in this volume. Written in plain language, this professor of pastoral care offers practical wisdom on a multitude of issues related to the church, ministry, healing, and Christian life. These issues are addressed from a biblical worldview and a global perspective. This collection of articles and essays by a pastor, chaplain, and dean of theology is sure to inform, challenge, and inspire the reader. Dr. Thomson Mathew is a third generation minister. His father and grandfather were both Pentecostal preachers in South India. After pastoring a church in Connecticut for five years, he joined the Oral Roberts Ministries in 1981 as a chaplain. Dr. Mathew is a Board Certified Chaplain in the Association of Professional Chaplains and a Clinical Member of the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education. He joined the ORU seminary faculty in 1989, and became dean of the ORU School of Theology and Missions in 2000. A bilingual writer, Dr. Mathew has two previous books in print: Ministry Between Miracles (2002), and Spirit-Led Ministry in the 21st Century (2004). He and his wife Molly have two adult daughters. Education: B.S., Kerala University, 1971; M.Div., Yale Divinity School, 1975; S.T.M., Yale Divinity School, 1977; D.Min., Oral Roberts University, 1986; Ed.D., Oklahoma State University, 1992 Contact Information: ORU School of Theology and Missions 7777 S. Lewis Avenue Tulsa, OK 74171 tmathew@oru.edu
 

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Church and Ministry
19
Gods Great Project
21
What Does a Healthy Church Look Like?
25
If My People Who Are Called by My Name Shall Unite
29
Seven Types of Churches in Revelation
33
What is Suvartha?
37
Evangelism in the New Age
41
Defining Revival
47
We Are All Missionaries
103
Mixing the Ministries of Preachers and People
107
Caring and Curing
111
An Extended Altar Ministry
113
Carefrontation
117
Pastoring an EverChanging Sick Flock
121
An Open Letter From a Chaplain
125
Pastor Do You Relate to People Like an Evangelist?
129

The Revival I Desire
51
Our Changing Culture and the Unchanging Gospel
55
Images of God in the Bible
59
A Call to Repentance
63
Reformation or Retreat?
67
Responsibility Without Authority
71
Biblical Qualities of a Good Leader
73
God Can Use Your Weaknesses
77
A Badly Needed Discipline
79
Believe in Christian Education
83
An Ongoing Challenge
87
Foolishness of Preaching or Foolish Preaching?
91
Walking Running and Flying in Missions
97
Modern Missions From Everywhere to Everywhere
99
Can Church Growth Be Sustained by Pastoral Care?
131
Understanding People in Grief
135
Who Am I?
139
The Killer
143
Gods Answer to Depression
155
Preserving a Sound Mind
165
Pastoral Care of People in Chronic Pain
169
The Power of Blessing
183
Let Thy Children Speak
187
Christian Life and Commitment
191
Is God Calling You?
193
Changing the WorldOne Person at a Time
197
The Bible as a Book About Immigrants
201
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