Pastors and Churches

For Pastors

In this collection of eight lectures, Alistair shares his experience in long-term ministry with fellow pastors.

He addresses topics including leadership, establishing and earthing a vision, and tackling opposition to change, in addition to other subjects essential to leading your local church.

The Basics of Pastoral Ministry: On Being a Pastor

Watch or listen to eight lectures on church leadership.

Apply the teaching to your own ministry using the free study guide accompanying each lecture.

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For Bible Studies

If your church, small group, in-home Bible study, or college ministry is looking for your next topic to explore, this twelve-week study of Abraham in the book of Genesis offers many helpful lessons that can be applied to life today.

There are twelve audio messages that your study group can listen to on their own. Then, the group can come together to discuss what was learned, what they read in Genesis, and collectively answer the questions in the study guide.

In this twelve-week study of Genesis 11-22, you and your study group will trace your way through Abraham’s journey of faith from the moment God called him out from Ur of the Chaldeans through the ups and downs of his new life in the land of God’s promise.
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Using the corresponding study guide, members of your group can consider how the lessons of endurance and faithfulness in the life of Abraham can be applied in their own lives.

Download the study guide for free or purchase printed booklets for $6 each.
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For Evangelism
& Discipleship

Use these two videos to invite unbelievers to know the peace, hope, and forgiveness found in Christ.

The Story

Share this six-minute video with your high school, college, or outreach ministries. The Story visually explains the Gospel and opens the door to salvation conversations.

The Man on the Middle Cross

Use this video in your prison and homeless ministries and also with high school and college students.

This animated six-minute video explains the Bible’s major plotline of creation, the fall, God’s rescue, and mankind’s restoration, all with nonbelievers in mind. Viewers will consider four major worldview questions: How did it all begin? What’s gone wrong? Is there hope? And what does the future hold?
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This powerful short film delivers a heartfelt invitation to those seeking hope by urging them to embrace the gift of salvation offered by the man on the middle cross. Helpful for churches serving those in prison or who are homeless, this moving video drawn from Alistair’s teaching will resonate deeply with anyone feeling lost, abandoned, or beyond redemption.
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For Church
Family

Suffering, and particularly long-term suffering, can test the faith of even the most passionate believer. This seven-day reading plan draws from Alistair’s teaching to offer comfort. Alistair unpacks key passages in Scripture to remind Christians why God allows suffering and how to lean on Him for hope.

This media kit contains images you can use in your church bulletin or on your church display screens to inform your congregation how to subscribe to this free reading plan.

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In this seven-day series of email devotions, Alistair draws from Scripture to explore why God allows suffering and how to respond when trials test our faith. Invite your congregation to subscribe to this free sequence of articles sent directly to their email. Use the images in the media kit to share the link tfl.org/suffering-plan.
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The Basics of Pastoral Ministry: On Being a Pastor