The Pastor's Manual

While not a thoroughly in-depth book, this little manual may be able to help any pastor, deacon, bishop, or common Christian with a sermon on many particular topics when the speaker does not know how or where to start. It is a good, inexpensive manual to have on your shelf that may give you some excellent ideas in expounding upon God's Word.

This is a great help for pastors. It is also a very nice looking and well made book that can be used during special cerimonies and services. Well worth the price.

This is an excellent book for new pastors. I ordered it as a gift for a young female relative on the occasion of her ordination.

This volume is intended primarily for new Christian ministers or pastors. It tries to cover a lot of ground in a single book, and I think it would have been better to cover some topics separately. Funerals, weddings, and church business are all briefly covered, but each of these topics could fill an entire book. In my opinion, the most useful portion is the section on Funerals, which is rarely covered elsewhere. Table of Contents: Notes on Conducting a Funeral Funeral Service for General Purposes Funeral Service for a Child Funeral Service for a Young Man Funeral Service for a Young Woman Funeral Service for a Man or Woman in Middle Life Funeral Service for Aged Man Funeral Service for Aged Woman or Mother Funeral Service for Non-Christian Episcopal Funeral Service (abbreviated) Texts for Funeral Addresses Poetry Weddings Notes on Ministerial Conduct at Weddings Marriage Ceremonies Marriage Ceremony by Author Marriage Ceremony (from Ala. Book of Legal Forms) Marriage Ceremony (J.J. Taylor, D.D.) Marriage Ceremony (Episcopal) How to Organize a Church Church Covenant Articles of Faith Order of Service for Organizing a Baptist Church Officers of the Church The Pastor The Deacons Other Officers The Clerk The Church - Its Business Session or Conference The Deacons' Meeting Its Public Worship Its Reception of Members Its Discipline of Its Members Its Councils Its Ordinances - Baptism The Lord's Supper Administration of Baptism Administration of The Lord's Supper Administration of the Ordinances and the Reception of Newly Baptized Members Notes on Laying Corner Stone for Church Building Laying a Church Corner Stone Dedicating a Church Building