Leadership
Crisis counselling
Both clergy and lay pastoral carers are often the first recourse for people in crisis. Whatever the underlying cause of the crisis in question, carers…
Counseling survivors of traumatic events
This book addresses the aftermath of a wide array of traumatic events (such as natural disasters, criminal violence, catastrophic accidents, life-threatening illnesses) and the mental…
Buildings: Information on the history and structure of many Presbyterian church buildings
This information can be useful when church buildings are being renovated, extended, sold or demolished. As well as a number of original plans, the Archives…
Imaginative Preaching
Imaginative Preaching: Praying the Scriptures so God Can Speak Through You By Geoff New, this book explores the power of lectio divina and Ignatian Gospel…
Canoeing the Mountains
Canoeing the Mountains: Christian Leadership in Uncharted Territory Tod Balsinger wrote this book and it is proving very popular around the PCANZ. The book offers…
Against the Odds
Written by Kevin Ward, this book traces the story of a church that over forty years, under the leadership of Murray Robertson, grew from around…
Leadership Books
Imaginative Preaching
Imaginative Preaching: Praying the Scriptures so God Can Speak Through You By Geoff New, this book explores the power of lectio divina and Ignatian Gospel…
Canoeing the Mountains
Canoeing the Mountains: Christian Leadership in Uncharted Territory Tod Balsinger wrote this book and it is proving very popular around the PCANZ. The book offers…
Against the Odds
Written by Kevin Ward, this book traces the story of a church that over forty years, under the leadership of Murray Robertson, grew from around…
Structured for Mission
By Alan Roxburgh, this book usefully encourages leaders to look beneath the surface to the core narratives shaping our institutions, and from there into the…
Wayfinding Leadership
This excellent book explores the wisdom of Polynesian worldview and navigating for guiding organisations through the complex environments we now find ourselves in. Written by…
Leadership Websites
The Resilience Check-In
The Resilience Check-In is a website of videos and other resources, and coaching, offered by John Fawcett, a NZ forensic social worker experienced in humanitarian…
The Global Church Project
This website library of videos and other resources brings wisdom from a huge range of church leaders across the Global Church on a huge range…
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Find out what is in the Hewitson Library catalogue on the following themes. This is a live search, so will update as new items are added.
Books can be borrowed by library members or on behalf of a Presbyterian parish for group study or consultation. We have removed the membership fee after a two-year trial, although you will need to sign up as a member. We can extend the borrowing period by arrangement.
Contact the library hewitson@prcknox.org.nz for more information.