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Unbinding The Gospel (Revised)
$20.99Part One:
1. Breaking The Curse
2. Why Do Evangelism?
3. If You Don’t Like Statistics, Skip This Chapter!Part Two:
4. Unbinding The Gospel: Three Stories Of Victory
5. Real Life
6. What New Members Want – Transformed LivesPart Three:
7. How’s Your Church Doing? Bandwidths, Barriers And Bridges
8. The Holy And The Practical: Who Does What?
9. Smart Sailing: Navigating Through Growing Pains, Conflict And Distractions
10. Getting StartedPart Four:
Your 40-Day Prayer Journal
Afterword By Brian McLaren
Works CitedAdditional Info
After the transformation of thousands of congregations, your could be next! The Unbinding the Gospel Series presents the most effective way to help mainline churches want to do evangelism.After quickly becoming one of the top-selling religious books in the U.S., Unbinding the Gospel expanded into the creation of two more books – Unbinding Your Heart and Unbinding Your Church. Together, the three books give churches a yearlong, intensive faith and faith-sharing experience.
Start by having your church leaders read Gospel, and work up to an all-church saturation study with Heart. Church will be used along the way to help guide your leaders through it all.
The new 2nd edition of Gospel now includes an all-new, 40-day personal prayer journal!
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Skys The Limit
$16.18Do you have the desire to create or expand your church s ministry to children, but don t know where to start? The Sky s the Limit offers valuable insight into how to create a kids club in your church where children can not only have fun, but also learn more about God and grow in their Christian faith. Although the idea of starting a children s ministry may seem overwhelming, The Sky s the Limit takes you step by step through the process to ensure a smooth transition for both children and teachers. Drawing from her own experience, Kathy DeGraw guides ministry leaders in every aspect of the creation of a kids club — from assembling a ministry team to choosing snack ideas to creating fun activities, and so on. According to DeGraw, having a kids club can be a powerful evangelistic outreach, because by reaching out to the children in your community, you are also reaching out to their entire families, drawing them not only into your church, but into a relationship with God. In taking this first step to establishing a children s ministry in your church, the sky truly is the limit on the impact you can have in your community!
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Scenes Of Glory
$28.68Jesus was a master storyteller. He could weave timeless, eternal truths into the seemingly simplest of stories. His tales not only disarmed his listeners, but they also imparted powerful insights into the nature of God in familiar terms.
In this same spirit, Scenes of Gloryis a collection of story sermons that communicate the truth of God’s word through familiar images like a vacation drive, two friends sitting under an apple tree, or football season. While each of the stories may take the reader into familiar territory, they may also offer a view of the gospel in a rather unfamiliar and thought-provoking way.Complete with study questions at the end of each chapter, this resource is great for personal Bible study and devotion as well as group studies. It is also valuable for pastors needing either sermon inspiration or simply an alternate view of a particular biblical text.
Our life is a series of stories. Scenes of Gloryis an enriching addition to anyone’s personal story.
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Ministry Of Administrative Assistants
$11.99This ministry guide has been written to provide information about how to provide support ministry to the people with whom you work. This guide is also for people who work in many different ministry settings, a church or denominational administrative office, a small or medium size church, a parachurch or missions focused organization, and large churches. It will assist them with how they look at their ministry, and the level of support that is needed for their particular setting.
A call to ministry is an important thing to understand for an administrative assistant; your heart and the way you deal with people and tasks are different if you understand your position as a call to ministry rather than a job for a paycheck. If you understand that you represent not just your pastor and your church, but Christ to every person who calls, stops by, e-mails, etc., you approach your tasks and people differently. Working as the assistant to a pastor, or any person in ministry, you have to approach your tasks with an understanding of who you are serving, and you are serving Christ and his people.
The position of Administrative Assistant is a vital part of the over-all ministry of your church and the congregation. You are the gate-keeper, bridge-builder, keeper of the “information”, soother of wounded feelings, and the deliverer of unwanted news. You are the person who has your finger on the pulse of your congregation and your community. You are the person people will come to for answers. You will handle thousands of details related to dozens of different projects and commitments for your pastor. You will help make your pastor’s ministry seamless.
While all of these descriptions may make your head spin, this is a part of the ministry of being an assistant. You can look at each day as a challenge or an adventure. If you understand your job as a ministry and understand your call to this ministry you are ready for a great adventure. Begin each day with a prayer for wisdom and strength, surrender your mind and will to God, and prepare yourself to work with the heart of a servant.
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Aging And Ministry In The 21 Century
$13.00Aging faithfully is a blessing and a challenge and Richard Gentzler is an expert on the subject. In his newest book on aging, Gentzler offers church leaders a structured approach to implementing strong ministries by, with, and for older adults. In addition to the practical issues of programming, the book takes on more difficult topics of aging including chronic conditions, depression, and death. He also recommends that churches pay special attention to the needs of the boomer generation, since they are now becoming the older adults who will determine the church’s path for years to come.
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Youth Work After Christendom
$29.99Young people have been leaving the church for several decades and are largely absent from many of our congregations. Most young people have no desire to embrace a church perceived as old-fashioned but remain interested in spirituality. How can young people be empowered to follow Jesus in a relevant and new way that is responsive to the challenges of the current context? How can real hope and opportunity be realized so that the next generation will approach faith without a Christendom mindset?
By examining the influences of the past, exploring the stories of those young people who have been partaking in church and by considering the views of those not connected to church, this book offers insights, theology, practical application and some hope for the future. Those charged with responsibility are encouraged to seriously consider
passing on the baton to young people now for the sake of the future. Like it or not, the destiny of the church is in their hands.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Como Participar En La Liturgia – (Spanish)
$14.95Excellent resource for Latino families entering the Episcopal Church
Endorsed by the Episcopal Church’s national Office of Latino-Hispanic MinistriesThrough the interactive games and puzzles in this fun-filled activity book, children can grow to a deeper understanding of Anglican worship life.
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Folk Like Me
$37.95Lives of the Saints for kids are either too grisly for little kids or too saccharine for older ones. This collection appeals to both groups with a combination of gentle humor and frankness – battle-tested at the author’s weekly chapel services at the school where she teaches. It’s organized into two full school years, with each saint’s story falling on or near his or her special day, so that each story can be a springboard to a creative seasonal teaching unit or small festival. Saints represent a wide variety of ethic and geographic backgrounds, and a CD included will provide ancillary material including pictures and maps.
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Celebrations : All Age Worship
$24.99This book is a ready to use resource for all age worship services on the theme of celebrations. Using a wide range of innovative teaching activities, users will be able to simply and easily put on family services. It includes drama, poetry,prayers, activity
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Unlearning Church
$20.99How many things does your church do just because that’s the way it’s always been done? Does your congregation value tradition over passion and stability over creativity? If so, it’s time to unLearn. Leading congregations into a dynamic and prophetic future requires unLearning what you thought you knew about the church, leadership, and life. Pastor Michael Slaughter casts a vision for innovative and authentic congregations, and for the kind of leadership that can bring congregations to greater vitality and impact in today’s postmodern culture. Readers will be challenged to gaze boldly beyond franchised church models to a dynamic embodiment of God’s unique vision for each leader and each congregation. UnLearning congregations embrace new media and cultural trends, value transformation over information, and create a safe space for the tough and unanswerable questions of life. These are churches that lovingly dare to shoulder spiritual and prophetic leadership in our rapidly changing culture, re-articulating God’s ancient purposes to create high-tech, high-touch environments in which people can become radical followers of Jesus Christ.
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Preaching The Gospel Of Mark
$44.00In this engaging treatment of the Gospel of Mark, Dawn Ottoni Wilhelm combines biblical scholarship with a close reading of the Gospel text to meet the needs of preachers today. Swift and purposeful, the Gospel of Mark proclaims Gods reign and urges the participation of all Gods people in the witness of the good news that God has transformed human reality through Jesus Christ. This insightful commentary helps that message come alive while providing pertinent suggestions about how preachers can proclaim this message to todays churchgoers.
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Teaching Preaching As A Christian Practice
$40.00Preachings most able practitioners gather in this book to explore and explain the idea that preaching is a practice that can be taught and learned. Arguing that preaching is a living practice with a long tradition, an identifiable shape, and a broad set of norms and desired outcomes, these noted scholars propose that teachers initiate students into the larger practice of preaching, in ways somewhat like other students are initiated into the practice of medicine or law. The book concludes with designs for a basic preaching course and addresses the question of how preaching courses fit into the larger patterns of seminary curricula.
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When The Game Is Over It All Goes Back In The Box (Student/Study Guide)
$15.70Using popular games as a metaphor for our temporal lives, this six-session DVD curriculum neatly sorts out what’s fleeting and what’s permanent in God’s kingdom. Being Master of the Board is not the point; being rich toward God is. Winning the game of life on Earth is a temporary victory; loving God and other people with all our hearts is an eternal one.
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Collected Sermons Of William Sloan Coffin 2
$56.00Comprised of the sermons preached by William Sloane Coffin while he was senior minister at the prestigious Riverside Church in New York City (1977-1987), these two volumes capture the renowned preacher and social activist at work: ministering to American hostages in Iran, supporting AIDS awareness in the early years of the epidemic, rallying his audiences to battle poverty and fight for nuclear disarmament, celebrating marriages and baptisms, and mourning the loss of loved ones, including his own son, Alex. Every sermon constitutes a powerful reminder of his legacy-challenging the conscience of a nation.
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Dog Training Fly Fishing And Sharing Christ In The 21st Century
$18.99Ted Haggard presents a successful and tested model for a small group ministry here that can be implemented by a church of any size. By enabling members to embrace and capitalize on their own unique abilities, the diverse groups create an environment where people meet mentors that can disciple and guide them. This need-and interest based approach redefines the model for powerful church growth.
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Unlocking Gods Freeing Truth About Women
$24.36The original language wording of the Bible is wonderfully liberating for women, and Dr. Rocco brings to light what many have not heard. This book explains strong evidence for women in ministry roles. It untangles difficult passages pertaining to church and home life. Topics include: Elders Marriage Deacons Usage of “Head” Governing Authorities Unexpected Feminine Language Masculine Language Prohibitions about Speaking/Teaching Dr. Rocco is an adjunct professor in Biblical languages at Evangel Theological Seminary and serves on a church ministry team. The author has read through the entire Bible over 50 times in various translations and languages. Doctor of Ministry Master of Divinity Biblical Studies Diploma
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Experiencing The Truth
$22.50Communicates the need of a vibrant, experiential, Reformed Christianity among African-American and all believers.
The authors lay out the biblical basis for choosing and attending a church and demonstrate how the historic Reformed expression has been the most biblically accurate and experientially consistent expression of Christianity.
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Preaching The Story That Shapes Us
$19.99Foreword
Introduction
Part 1: The Theology And Narrative Of Biography:
The Calling And The Called
1. Before I Had A Thumb To Suck
2. The Love Of The Game
3. The Call
4. Spoking It
5. A Vulnerable God
6. Fleas In The Parsonage
7. IWish She’d Learn To Cuss
Part 2: The Bible: Where The Words Come From . . .
and What They Do
8. God Speaks
9. The Written Word
10. Reading . . . Or Being Read?
11. Hearing
12. Tribute To A Friend And Mentor
13. Theological Assumptions
Part 3: Getting Ready To Preach
14. Sensing And Attending
15. Inquisitiveness
16. Looking For Trouble
17. AWorld Of Images And Experiences
18. Pausing To Let The Text Do Me Good
19. Don Wardlaw Again
20. Consulting With The Scholars
21. Exegeting The Congregation
Excursus 1: On A Corporate Vs. Individual Theology Of Worship-
Invitation To The Dance
Excursus 2: On The Use Of Power-Siding With Power
22. The Shape Of The Sermon
23. Public Speaking For Pastors
24. Top 10 Don’ts
25. The Worship Plot
Part 4: Anthology Of Sermons
New Eyes-Luke 24:13-35
Touched-Luke 4:14-30
Seeing Past The Labels-Luke 7:36-50
Hollow Laughter, Holy Tears-Luke 6:17-26
Divine Backing-Luke 9:28-43
God’s Blog-Jeremiah 31:31-34
Neb’s Nightmare-Daniel 4
Deep In Our Bones-Exodus 2:1-25
Eternal Optimism-Romans 8:18-30
You Can’t Hide Family Resemblance-1 John 3:4-10
Enemies-Psalm 109
Dirty Hands, Pure Hearts-Matthew 5:8
Notes
BibliographyAdditional Info
In our world, stories matter. Methods and systems are beneficial because they provide structure and help keep us on the right road; but the motivation and courage to keep walking the road, come from the stories we hear and see and experience-stories that inspire hope and bring us face-to-face with God.For ministers, the call to preach is a call into a story that forms and shapes us. It’s about stumbling into revelation as life unwinds and scripture unfolds. It’s about listening to God’s voice and then sharing it with others. It’s about recognizing that when people gather to hear a sermon, God speaks. And it’s about understanding that when He speaks, He speaks through you.
Preaching the Story That Shapes Us is more than a textbook on preaching. It’s an empowering call for preachers to present a picture of the kingdom of God already at work among us, recognizing that the work of preaching is not just about arranging words-it’s about people. With elegant prose and crafted reason, Dan Boone weaves together scripture, personal narrative, structure, and theological reflection to provide a satisfying, efficient guide to narrative preaching. From exploring the importance of biography to walking readers through creative processes that shape the sermon, Boone shows preachers how to awaken lives and share the stories of God that reveal who we are and lead us to who we will be.
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From Midterms To Ministry
$35.99In this collection of essays, a seasoned group of ministers, scholars, and theological educators share reflections, born out of personal experience, on the transition from seminarian to minister. All the authors have worked with two assumptions. First, they acknowledge that the school experience, though related, is a different world from the ministry setting. Secondly, they point out that while these arenas share things in common they also differ in significant ways. The contributors speak in a very personal way to the ways these worlds operate under dissimilar sets of expectations and values, with different cultures and ways of life, and also with their own set of distinct challenges, objective, rewards, and focal points. Honest and full of wisdom, Midterms to Ministry will help students and ministers find help to travel on their own vocational path. Contributors: Wallace M. Alston, Ray S. Anderson, M. Craig Barnes, Elizabeth F. Caldwell, Allan Hugh Cole Jr., Pamela D. Couture, Kathy Dawson, Carrie Doehring, Michael Jinkins, L. Gregory Jones, Susan Pendleton Jones, James F. Kay, Cleophus J. LaRue, Thomas G. Long, Loren B. Mead, Bonnie J. Miller-McLemore, Earl F. Palmer, Stephanie Paulsell, Anthony B. Robinson, Carol L. Schnabel Schweitzer, Theodore J. Wardlaw, Traci C. West, William H. Willamon, J. Philip Wogaman, Karen Marie Yust
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10 Minute Talks
$24.99Youth ministry regularly calls for moments where the “short talk” is the perfect solution. No three points and a poem, no long fancy outlines, just a ten minute talk that tells one point loud and clear through a powerful story. When you’ve only got ten minutes to make your point, give em’ something that they’ll remember.
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Church Treasurers Manual
$49.99CONTENTS
Introduction
1 Responsibilities Of The Church Treasurer
Separation Of Financial Responsibilities
Guidelines For Handling Church Offerings
Acknowledging And Reporting Charitable Gifts
Quid Pro Quo Disclosure Requirements
Suggested Steps In Handling Expenditures
Should You Computerize Your Church’s
Financial Records?
2 Payroll, Employees, And Ministerial Compensation
Who Is An Employee, And Who Is A Contractor?
Employees
Contractors, Employees, And Ministers
Employees (Other Than Clergy)
Clergy
What If We Do Not Withhold And Report?
What If We Are Not Sure Which Employment Relationship
Exists?
10 Steps To Preparing For Payroll Tax Obligations
Ministerial Compensation
IRS Regulations For Business Expense Reimbursements
The Cost Of A Minister Vs. The Cost Of A Ministry
Parsonage Or Housing Allowance?
Pro Parsonage And Con Housing Allowance
Pro Housing Allowance And Con Parsonage
Tax Implications
Another Alternative
OK. We’ve Decided On The Housing Allowance
Conflict Over Compensation Issues
3 Taxes
Tax And Reporting Procedures For Congregations
Classification Of Employees
How The Courts Have Ruled
The Ministerial Employee
The Lay Employee
The Employer Identification Number
What Is Taxable For Federal Income Tax Purposes?
Income Tax Withholding
Social Security/Medicare Tax Witholding
Form W-4
Deposit Of Withheld Amounts
Form 941
Form W-2
Form W-3
Form W-5
Form 1099-MISC
Records
Short Checklist For Tax Procedures
Checklist For Filling Out Box 1 Of Form W-2
Minimizing Income Taxes For Church Employees
Tax-Free Employee Benefits
Business Transportation, Travel, And Related Expenses
The Accountable Reimbursement Plan
What The Church Could Do
The Church-Owned Automobile
Summary
4 Budgeting, Reporting, And Financial Audits
How Do You Determine The Annual Budget?
The Chart Of Annual Accounts
Financial Reports To The Congregation
Balance Sheet
Statement Of Revenue And Expense
Statement Of Cash Flows
Other Financial Reports
Audits
Why Have An Audit?
External Audits
Internal Audits
Audit Procedures
Works Cited
Appendix 1 Where To Go For More Information
Appendix 2 Financial FormsAdditional Info
Most of the time, members who accept the position of church treasurer have little or no background in accounting, especially in smaller churches; and even those with accounting experience may have trouble knowing what’s expected of them when they begin their duties.The Church Treasurer’s Manual is a practical tool that provides treasurers everything they need to know about handling church finances. From an overview of duties to helpful guidelines for completing tasks, new and veteran treasurers alike will learn practical tips and time-saving suggestions that will help them carry out their responsibilities in an effective and efficient manner.
Resources include:
an easy-to-understand overview of basic accounting principles
an extensive explanation of tax regulations
options for monthly and annual financial reporting
a general job description for the church treasurer
record keeping form for taxes, accounting ledgers, individual contribution records, budget worksheets, the offering, and more
advice for handling payroll, housing allowances, and other compensations for the pastor and staff
tips on communicating with the church board, the pastor, and the financial committee
ethical guidelines for handling moneyAdd to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Priesthood Pastors Bishops
$31.66Retrieves the Reformation context and convictions about ministry.
Traces the history of the idea of the priesthood of all believers.
Clarifies the theological underpinnings of ministry in Reformation traditions.
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Feasting On The Word Year B 1
$55.00This new lectionary commentary series offers the most extensive resource for preaching on the market today. When complete, the twelve volumes will cover all of the Sundays in the three-year lectionary cycle, along with moveable occasions such as Christmas Day, Epiphany, Holy Week, and All Saints Day.
For each lectionary text, preachers will find four brief essays on the exegetical, theological, pastoral, and homiletical challenges of the text, with freedom to begin where they choose. They may decide to focus on the Gospel text, for instance, by reading all four essays provided for that text. Or they may decide to look for connections between the Hebrew Bible, Psalm, Gospel, and Epistle texts by reading the theological essays on each one.
Each lectionary year will consist of four volumes, one for the Advent and Christmas season, one for Lent and Easter, and one for each half of Ordinary Time.
While the twelve volumes of the series will follow the pattern of the Revised Common Lectionary, each volume will contain an index of biblical passages so that non-lectionary preachers may make use of its contents.
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Renewing The Face Of The Earth
$21.00This important and timely study provides a much needed theological framework for considering and responding to the challenges of climate change. In a highly readable and clear style, it explores the spiritual questions being opened up by this issue: questions about human life and destiny, about our relationship to the planet and to each other, about altruism and selfishness, about the place of technology, about justice, our values and hopes. A practical exploration of these questions is set in the context of the biblical notions of covenant – God’s commitment to creation which David Atkinson sees as the ‘inner meaning’ of creation, and sabbath – regular times of rest and replenishment for humans and for the earth itself. Seeing climate changes in the light of these biblical concepts reveals a strong moral imperative to act in ways that are help to bring about the New Testament hope that the whole of creation will one day be renewed in Christ.
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Tough Calls : Game Winning Principles For Leaders Under Pressure
$16.99In Tough Calls, pastor and high school football official Travis Collins offers encouragement and inspiration to Christian leaders. Travis selects famous and infamous moments from sports history to bring to life key principles of spiritual leadership. Written for both men and women, this easy-to-read book mixes stories and quotes from the sports world together with biblical wisdom and input from leadership experts to encourage and challenge all Christian leaders. The book addresses many crucial issues of spiritual leadership including: taking risks, maintaining poise under pressure, handling conflict, dealing with criticism, managing an organization through change, and confronting disruptive people. Written for Christians in any profession, Tough Calls includes a special word to pastors at the end of each chapter. Taking into account the unique challenges pastors face, these bonus sections will help ministers refocus and recharge. Tough Calls will be an invaluable resource for any Christian who must regularly make difficult decisions.
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Loves Pure Light
$11.18Light is an integral symbol in the Christian faith, especially during Christmas. The light of a single candle can disperse the deepest darkness, bringing warmth, comfort, and illumination. The soft, warm candlelight at a Christmas Eve service creates an atmosphere of worship and reverence as congregations celebrate the arrival of the Light of the world.
Love’s Pure Light is a collection of insightful Christmas sermons delivered at Susquehanna University between 1997 and 2006. This book offers pastors a valuable source of inspiration for Christmas sermon preparation. Love’s Pure Light also includes an order of service, providing congregations with a complete Christmas candlelight worship experience.
Love’s Pure Light will be a welcome addition to congregations of any size, aiding them in perceiving the power of the Light of Christmas in a deeper and more dynamic way.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Words Fitly Spoken
$14.93For every minister, from the time they step out of the seminary doors to the last time they step behind the pulpit, preaching the word can be one of the most daunting tasks they face on a week-to-week basis. What can I say that has not already been said? How can I make the scriptures come alive in the minds of my congregation? How can I relate events that happened thousands of years ago to what my congregation faces in their daily lives?
Illuminated by the scriptures themselves, Words Fitly Spoken explores in-depth the nuances of the homiletic craft. From the proper use of hyperbole and imagery to methods for how to elaborate imaginatively on the scriptures, this is a comprehensive resource for pastors struggling with delivering effective sermons. Sample sermons are included with each chapter, showing how each method can be applied in a typical Sunday morning service.
Every pastor is charged with speaking words of life to his or her congregation. Words Fitly Spoken is a beneficial tool to help pastors of all denominations to more powerfully deliver the wonderful, life-changing message of the gospel.
David von Schlichten is the pastor of St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church in Youngstown, Pennsylvania. He is currently an adjunct lecturer in history at St. Vincent College (Latrobe, Pennsylvania) as well as the book review editor for Lutheran Partners magazine. He was educated at Drew University (Madison, New Jersey) (B.A.), Kutztown University (Kutztown, Pennsylvania) (M.A.), Lutheran Theological Seminary (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania) (M.Div.), and Lutheran Theological Seminary (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) (D.Min.).Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Me Myself And I
$17.43Being a “tween” – it can be a very awkward time in anyone’s life. You’re not a full-fledged teenager with cars, dates, and high school, but you’re not a little child anymore, either. You can still feel pulls in both directions, wanting to be a child and have fun, yet wanting more responsibility as a teenager. It is definitely not easy being a “tween.”
Me, Myself, and I was written for this group of people, guiding them through this time of transition through stories and Bible studies, reassuring them of God’s love and understanding. With study questions at the end of each chapter, this book can be read privately at home as a personal devotional or in group settings, such as Sunday school, children’s Bible studies, or through Christian-based organizations for young people.
Going through the tween years can be a harrowing experience, but the wisdom offered in Me, Myself, and I can help make that journey a little easier with the reassurance that God is present every step of the way.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Guide To Preaching And Leading Worship
$24.00One of the world’s most admired preachers here offers his practical and sage advice for some of the most basic tasks of ministry: preparing, delivering, and evaluating sermons; planning, leading, and evaluating worship services; offering public prayers; and celebrating baptism and the Lord’s Supper. In addition, Willimon provides creative suggestions for involving laity in worship.
Ideal for beginning ministers and seasoned veterans alike, A Guide to Preaching and Leading Worship will assuredly become a standard must-have for mainline Protestant clergy.
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Sermons On The Gospel Readings Series 3 Cycle B
$47.43One life changed the course of history — and the accounts of Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection contained in the New Testament gospels provide stirring evidence of how God’s Son offers new birth to humanity. In this complete set of insightful and inspiring sermons for every Sunday and major celebration in the church year, an experienced group of five master preachers skillfully articulates the timeless truths embedded in the Cycle B gospel texts of the Revised Common Lectionary. Their eloquent messages weave together dynamic stories and illustrations that breathe fresh life into the scriptures, and share with readers an astute understanding of the meaning of Jesus’ message and ministry for contemporary living. Offering a vision of God’s unconditional love and the grace-filled life, this volume passionately proclaims the Good News, provides a wealth of sermon seeds, and revitalizes the faith of anyone who reads it.
This essential resource is useful for:
* Fresh homiletical approaches to the lectionary texts
* Inspiring preaching illustrations and sermon starters
* Understanding scripture passages
* Adult study and discussion groups
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Congratulations Youre Gifted
$12.99Based on the popular S.H.A.P.E. book for adults, this teen version walks through the same process of discovery with students. Written by the bestselling author and pastor at Saddleback Church, Doug Fields, this book will help teenagers understand who they are, how they can serve, and why they serve.
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Courageous Leadership Workbook (Workbook)
$17.99Courageous Leadership Workbook will help both you and your leadership team become the exceptional leaders that God has called you to be. Now more than ever, the world is looking for great leaders. Biblical leadership goes beyond mere ability and personality. Consider your church staff, small group members, or colleagues: Are they leading as effectively as they could? Are they maximizing their own potential? Are they effectively cultivating the talents and gifts within those they influence? The Courageous Leadership Workbook serves as a “how to” guide for every leader.
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Knowing The Context
$30.00While everyone might affirm that preaching needs to engage its listeners deeply, the initial move for novice preachers is to think this can be attained by livelier content and delivery of the sermon. All too quickly, however, one learns that there are many factors beyond what a preacher says and how she or he may say it that affect whether proclamation can actually be heard. Effective preaching requires the complex work of knowing the context in which preaching occurs, while avoiding the twin dangers of pandering to a situation’s particulars or generalizing them into stereotypes. Knowing the Context reveals how to engage contexts for preaching, especially ways to examine contexts more responsibly, so that the sermon might more amply bring the word of Scripture to bear on the worlds and lives of listeners.
In one of the initial titles in the Elements of Preaching series, James Nieman shows how preaching is oriented to specific locales, cultural situations, audiences, and occasions. Unlike other books that tell preachers how to preach to specific audiences, Knowing the Context helps readers analyze the situations in which they find themselves and shows how text and context are in a continuing dialogue and how to tailor sermons to their context. Keyed to online sermon samples and other Web-based features to enhance teaching.
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Lectionary Preaching Workbook Series 5 Cycle B (Revised)
$62.43Bigger, stronger, better! This newly revised edition of Russell Anderson’s best-selling Lectionary Preaching Workbook retains all of the great features that have made it an indispensable tool for busy pastors who need a helping hand with their weekly homiletic research and want to make the most of their limited preparation time. Combining concise but insightful textual notes with a wide range of creative preaching ideas, each chapter provides plenty of starting points for developing stimulating sermons that make the scriptures come alive for the people in the pews. In addition to a convenient sermon planning template plus overviews of Mark (the featured Gospel narrator in Cycle B) and each liturgical season, every week’s material includes:
* a listing of applicable Revised Common, Roman Catholic, and Episcopal lectionary texts
* a theme for the day
* brief commentary on the Old Testament, New Testament, and Gospel lessons
* a prayer for the day
* theological reflections exploring the relationships between the texts
* several possible preaching approaches, each with a suggested title and “sermon angle”
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Prophets Handbook : A Guide To Prophecy And Its Operation
$19.99Discover God’s divine plan for the prophetic gifts and how they are meant to benefit the body of Christ. This handbook details the role and duties of the prophetic in the church, clearly explaining its necessity. No church leader should be without this indispensable reference. Dr. Paula Price’s years of research and ministry have yielded the ultimate guide to prophecy in the local church. You will learn how God awakens and prepares excellent prophets, understand the difference between prophets and psychics, and recognize and train budding prophets. Don’t let lack of knowledge keep you from utilizing one of God’s extraordinary gifts to the church.
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In The Beginning Was The Word Cycle B
$22.43In the Beginning Was the Word provides a powerful tool for encouraging more people to play a role in weekly services. For each Sunday and major celebration in the church year, Dallas Brauninger takes one assigned scripture passage from Cycle B of the Revised Common Lectionary and turns it into a dramatic choral reading – allowing anyone (of whatever age) who can read and speak to become a leader in worship. The texts are drawn from the New Revised Standard Version, and also included are practical tips for effective performance, as well as a handy pronunciation guide, scripture index, and listing of the required number of participants for each week’s reading.
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Altar Ministry Handbook
$15.61From darkness to light and from light to greater light through Jesus Christ. Every person that knows Jesus as Lord and Savior needs the tools to lead others into that wonderful place of personally knowing Jesus Christ also. What does it mean to Know Jesus as Lord and Savior? What does it mean to be “born again”? There are many that say they “know” Jesus but do they? This manual will help every Christian to know how to effectively lead others that they minister to into a deeper and more meaningful relationship with Jesus. This manual is designed to be used by church leaders, in home groups or by individuals to bring glory to God through effectively communicating the gospel of Jesus Christ.
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Becoming A Young Woman Of God
$24.99Magazines, movies, and music all present images to girls that are totally unattainable. This curriculum for girls will help them understand what God looks for in a woman and will equip them to become confident young women.
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Tangible Kingdom : Creating Incarnational Community
$24.95Written for those who are trying to nurture authentic faith communities and for those who have struggled to retain their faith, The Tangible Kingdom offers theological answers and real-life stories that demonstrate how the best ancient church practices can re-emerge in todayOs culture, through any church of any size. In this remarkable book, Hugh Halter and Matt Smaytwo missional leaders and church plantersoutline an innovative model for creating thriving grass-roots faith communities.
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Eastern Path To Heaven
$29.26Geshe Michael Roach and Christie McNally have, for the last ten years, explored together the ancient cities, rare manuscripts, and oral traditions of India and Tibet which bear witness to teachings of Thomas – the disciple that Jesus sent to the east. The Eastern Path to Heaven presents the great ideas that came to those lands through Thomas, and describes how we can use authentic Christian teachings of ancient Asia to achieve six goals of life: physical health; financial security; love; happiness; freedom from aging and death; and fulfilment in the service of others. Brief, accessible, chapters each open with a quotation by Jesus from the New Testament that speaks to achieving the six goals according to the wisdom of the Eastern side of the Christian family. Brief historical summaries show how the teachings of Jesus entered India with Thomas, traveling along the routes pioneered by Alexander the Great, and then reached Tibet. These sketches utilize information from Syrian, Coptic, Greek, Tibetan, and Sanskrit manuscripts, often translated by the authors for the first time.
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Can Christianity Cure Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
$30.001. Introduction
2. Renaissance Anxieties
3. Martin Luther: A Monk Crucified By His Thoughts
4. John Bunyan: The Pilgrim’s Fears Of Hellfire
5. Saint Therese: The Obsessions Of The Little Flower
6. What Causes Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder?
7. Treating Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
8. Transferring Responsibility To God: The Cure Of Luther, Bunyan, And Therese
9. A Therapy Of Trust: Practical UseAdditional Info
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a relentless condition, the primary symptom being the occurrence of terrifying ideas, images, and urges that jump into a person’s mind and return again and again, despite the individual’s attempt to remove them. Christians who suffer from OCD may grapple with additional guilt, as the undesired thoughts are frequently of a spiritual nature.Many might be surprised to learn that some of the greatest leaders in Christian history may have also struggled with this malady and that this struggle may have contributed to Christian beliefs and practices. Psychiatrist Ian Osborn shares the personal accounts of Martin Luther, John Bunyan, and Saint Therese of Lisieux, revealing what they experienced, how they coped, whether they were able to overcome their tormenting and often violent obsessions, and where God fit into the picture. He also shares his own story as he explores how faith can play an important role in bringing relief to OCD sufferers.
Can Christianity Cure Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder? offers a proven and effective method for coping with OCD, providing hope for patients, families, and Christian pastors and counselors.
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Hope And Healing For Kids Who Cut
$9.99Cutting. It’s become a buzzword lately, but very few books address it from the perspective of a youth worker or concerned friend. Marv Penner has lived in this world for the past few years, talking with teenagers online and meeting with them to understand what drives them and why they self-injure. In this timely and helpful book, youth workers, coaches, teachers, and others will get the information they need to begin to understand and help (or point to help) kids who cut.
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Ancient Future Worship (Reprinted)
$25.00With the many models of worship available, choosing a style to worship God can be a bit overwhelming. Is it better to go with traditional or contemporary models? Christians may find themselves asking how early believers worshiped and whether they can provide insight into how we should praise God today.
Rooted in historical models and patristic church studies, Ancient-Future Worship examines how early Christian worship models can be applied to the postmodern church. Pastors and church leaders, as well as younger evangelical and emerging church groups, will find this last book in the respected Ancient-Future series an invaluable resource for authentic worship.
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Living As A Young Woman Of God
$22.99Magazines, movies, and music all present images to girls that are totally unattainable. This curriculum for girls will help them understand what God looks for in a woman and will equip them to become confident young women.
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Reweaving The Sacred
$26.60Ideal growth and development tool for small congregations in all mainline denominations
Simple, clear exercises and techniques to help leaders and members pinpoint problems and claim and identify gifts and values of their shared history, in order to engage in a ministry of renewal, welcome, and growth
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Churchly Joy : Orthodox Devotions For The Church Year
$20.99The orations in Sergius Bulgakov’s “Churchly Joy” are rooted firmly in the Orthodox tradition of preaching. Here the preacher is, like John the Divine, a seer of mysteries and a mystical visionary. Bulgakov strives to place before us the great mysteries of the Orthodox Church as reflected in her major feasts – celebrations of the Annunciation, the Birth of Christ, the Epiphany, the Transfiguration, the triumphal entry into Jerusalem, and Easter – and a few more general topics.
These orations – especially those on the use of liturgy and prayer – function very much as building blocks for Bulgakov’s theological doctrines. Indeed, scholars and ministers familiar with his theological works of the Paris period will find here a foundation for understanding his theology more clearly. Yet lay readers will also find much to enrich their own spiritual journey.
One of the very few works of Orthodox spirituality and devotional theology available in English, “Churchly Joy” reflects Bulgakov’s own transcendent visions for the church.
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Suburban Church
$28.00Over half of all North Americans live in the suburbs. In The Suburban Church, retired pastor Arthur DeKruyter encourages Christians to “go where the people congregate” and illustrates how to plant, grow, and renew suburban congregations.
Throughout this book, DeKruyter relies on forty-five-plus years of pastoral ministry experience in which his own congregation grew from five families to more than five thousand members. He demonstrates how to minister successfully, dispels myths about suburbia, and explains how to recruit and support volunteers and how to connect international missions to local church growth, and more.
Each chapter concludes with questions for discussion, making the book ideal for pastors and church committees.
Foreword by Leith Anderson
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Peacemaker : Student Edition (Reprinted)
$17.99Tragic confrontations at schools throughout the past two decades are striking evidence that teens need help and training in peaceful conflict resolution. God knows each conflict a teen goes through–with their families, friends, and teachers–and he is in control. In this student edition of The Peacemaker, Ken Sande and Kevin Johnson show teens, youth leaders, parents, and pastors, how they can apply biblical principles to conflict situations, allowing for forgiveness and reconciliation instead of hatred or violence. With an approachable style that treats teens with respect, this much-needed resource can be used individually or as part of a small group or youth group study.
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Language Of Sex Study Guide (Student/Study Guide)
$16.25In The Language of Sex Study Guide and The Language of Sex DVD, Gary Smalley and Ted Cunningham go beyond the book and take a deeper, biblical look at the topic of sex in the marriage relationship. What does the Bible say about great sex? Does Scripture tackle gender differences, emotions, creativity, romance, and creating security and intimacy in our marriages? This Bible study and companion DVD are a fantastic resource for couples to do together, and it is equally useful for individuals, small groups, pastors, and leaders.
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So That All Might Know
$20.99Most preachers experience the conundrum of reaching some people in the congregation, and not others. Does this mean some people are more “tuned in” to the gospel than others?
*Argues that differences in responsive behavior results from diverse intelligences and learning styles represented throughout the congregation
*Draws from recent research indicating that people receive and process information and communication in widely different ways
*Shows preachers how to craft sermons to speak to each multiple learning style each time they step into the pulpit
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Growing The Church
$16.86Whether you are the pastor of a newly formed church that is just beginning its journey or the pastor of a well established church that simply needs a new direction, Pastor Dave Ford’s Four Step Plan for Growth will work for you. Specifically designed for small churches, this program will show you how to develop the four core ministries every church needs to succeed: Prayer, Discipleship, Follow-Up, and Outreach! By creating these four cornerstones, pastors will be ready for exponential growth in their church size and higher levels of influence in their community. After twelve years of being Senior Pastor at World Harvest Community Church in New Berlin, Wisconsin, Pastor Dave Ford has taken the techniques that have proven to be successful in his church and put them together in a program designed to help pastors grow their congregations. Be prepared for the blessings this program will bring to your church!
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E Couragement : Meditations For Leaders
$14.99Pastors, business men and women, teachers, and administrators need encouragement and inspiration as they seek to effectively lead others with Christian wisdom and gentleness. But finding the time to read an entire book or search for a quick word of inspiration and advice isn’t always possible.
E-couragement provides short e-mail-sized essays of affirmation and encouragement for Christian professionals to use and meditate on as problems and issues arise. It’s divided into 11 chapters, which address a wide variety of topics such as pursuing one’s dreams; proven keys for success; where Christian leaders get their resources; how to handle the challenges and difficulties leaders typically face; and more. These practical and stimulating essays include biblical principles for Christian leadership as well as motivational quotes and advice from well-known leaders, both past and present.
Readers may choose to browse through topics, looking for essays that address an issue for a particular moment or day. Some may read it as a daily devotional. Others may use it as a focusing and inspirational tool for staff meetings and conferences. Teachers and pastors will find its illustrations helpful when preparing lessons, sermons, or Bible studies.
Wherever people live, work, worship, and play, E-couragement offers a Christian perspective to problem solving and valuable affirmation and encouragement to help leaders meet the demands they encounter each day.
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Christian Education In The Small Membership Church
$18.99Christian Education is part of the vital ministry of all churches, but especially of small membership churches. In a culture that places great value on numbers, small membership churches often mistakenly see themselves at a disadvantage. Small membership churches can create wonderful opportunities to form and disciple faithful followers of Jesus Christ. In offering viable Christian Education, the role of the pastor is critical. This book invites pastors to lead their small membership churches to develop an imaginative and holistic vision of Christian Education.
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Transforming Vocation
$35.93In the Episcopal Church, it seems the only real purpose and end of Christian discernment is professional ordination, either to the priesthood or to the vocational diaconate. This book deals with such questions as, How can both communities and individuals discern a call from God within the vocations and tasks in which they find themselves? How can the Church deal creatively with its confusion about the differing roles and authority of ordained and lay ministers?
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Discovering Church Life Student Edition (Student/Study Guide)
$19.99Discovering Church Life is a 24-lesson series designed to teach believers the foundational truths concerning life in the local church, the corporate church, and the Kingdom of God. This series, based on biblical principles, covers the major events in the believer’s life, from initial repentance, grace and baptism to progressive spiritual growth and finding God’s will through scriptural truths. This study book will assist believers in building community with a spirit of harmony and commitment toward a local church. It can be used as a church membership course, a new believer’s series, or a small group study.
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Field Guide For The Missional Congregation
$31.66The roster of books on leadership is full of high theory and grand expositions of biblical principles. But there is precious little practical advice for regular people committed to releasing positive change within their local churches. Here one of the church’s foremost theoreticians and one of its most accomplished transformational leaders combine strengths to clarify both how sound congregational transformation can be accomplished by regular folks and the very Christcentered foundations upon which transformation must rest. With unflinching honesty and a deep, knowing sense for the joy that comes from Spirit-led change, the authors guide the reader on a quest for a future church alive with the abundant life God intended.
A Field Guide to the Missional Congregation reveals seven “transformational keys,” using real-life case studies to illustrate each key. A reflective milestone framework, including discovery questions for each chapter, ground the book in a practical process.
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Toward A Prophetic Youth Ministry
$28.99Fernando Arzola addresses the gap in the literature of youth ministry resources conceived and realized in an urban setting. He brings together three dominant paradigms–traditional, liberal and activist–to create an approach that is informed by Scripture and the contemporary realities of adolescent development in an urban setting.
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New Christian Manifesto
$26.00Bob Ekblad delivers a radical new reading of the Lord’s Prayer by arguing that there are earthly power structures and allegiances that prevent God’s kingdom to come “on earth as in heaven.”
Drawing upon his experiences in ministry with marginalized people and his understanding of the Bible, Ekblad calls the church to follow Jesus by seeking its own deliverance from these structures, and to recognize people on the margins as being the most open and available to be agents of transformation. A New Christian Manifesto urges Christians to break down barriers to join Jesus in a movement that includes recruiting, healing, empowering, and sending out to achieve an ultimate victory of the cross.
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Searching For The Perfect Youth Ministry
$15.61“Searching for the Perfect Youth Ministry” was written for the sole purpose of making youth ministers aware of concerns and problems prior to their conception. This will allow each minister to evaluate his or her situation and search for practical and positive ways to either prevent these trials from happening, or at least diminish their potentially dangerous effects. Ultimately, the purpose is to provide youth ministers with longer and more prosperous tenures.
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7 Strategic Changes Every Church Must Make
$26.65Author Mark Conner reveals seven strategic changes that every church must make to remain relevant and progressive in today’s culture. These shifts – from inreach to outreach, from events to relationships, from consumers to contributors, from local to kingdom – will transform your church into a powerful force in the 21st Century.
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Discovering Church Life Teacher Edition (Teacher’s Guide)
$33.31Discovering Church Life is a 24-lesson series designed to teach believers the foundational truths concerning life in the local church, the corporate church, and the Kingdom of God. This teacher edition of the study series shows the group leader how to assist believers in building community with a spirit of harmony and commitment toward a local church. Along with the student edition, it can be used as a church membership course, a new believer’s series, or a small group study.
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Kingdom Equation : A Fresh Look At The Parables Of Jesus (Student/Study Guide)
$12.509 Sessions
Advanced LevelAdditional Info
The Kingdom Equation challenges you to take a fresh look at Jesus’ parables as metaphors that equate something from our familiar world with the surprising kingdom of God. Now in its second edition, this book continues to engage readers with thought-provoking interpretations informed by Middle Eastern culture and the best of biblical scholarship. A classic resource for small groups, education classes, and individual study.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Attentive To God
$18.99How the pastor reads a situation theologically will define the possibilities for ministry now and for the church’s future.
The pastor’s theological lens effects every ministry task. This book introduces students to the importance of theological reflection. It tells them why theological reflection is crucial to who they are and what they do, and it shows them how they can acquire and strengthen their capacity for theological attentiveness. Central to Wood and Blue’s approach is the conviction that pastoral character and pastoral practice are mutually formative. Also through the practice of ministry the pastor’s identity is both continually discovered and continually worked on and worked out. All pastors must integrate who they believe themselves to be and who they believe God is to be effective leaders.
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Sharing Gods Love In Childrens Church
$27.48A book filled with active, hands-on programs designed for ages three to seven. Each program features a simple Christian message; a Bible verse; a story; a prayer; time to sharing; time for singing; a snack; and a game, craft, or additional activity. The programs are structured to last from thirty-five to forty minutes. An additional activity is included in each program for those who want to extend children’s church to a full hour. Supplies and set-up are kept to a minimum and the book’s easy-to-use format makes it just right for today’s busy teacher.
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Pastores Del Rebano – (Spanish)
$16.22Este es un excelente libro, un verdadero clasico de teologia pastoral, en el que el autor, G.B. Williamson, nos presenta un cuidadoso estudio de las razones del exito o fracaso de los pastores y sus ministerios.
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Building Childrens Ministry
$24.99A step-by-step guide to building a strong children’s ministry that is a vital part of the church. People know they are called to children’s ministry when they get goose bumps and butterflies from something a kid says or an idea that they know will communicate the gospel to children. Building Children’s Ministry provides the practical information to transform those feelings and that calling into a successful children’s ministry that is integrated into the life of the congregation. The book is divided into topical chapters, including: Getting the support of the pastor and the congregationStatements of purposeBudgets and fundraisingRecruiting and keeping volunteersSafety and securityDiscipline and appropriate policiesChoosing and evaluating curriculumPublicity Building Children’s Ministry is a practical guide through the challenging (but exciting) steps between recognizing the need for children’s ministry and creating a program that ministers to children and their families.
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Growing In Christ
$12.43In nature, spring is a time of rebirth and renewal as the earth shakes off its wintry slumber. In the church, spring is also a time of renewal. From the reflection and self-examination of Lent comes the new dawn of the risen Son at Easter. In Growing in Christ, Michael Wuchter reflects this season of renewal in such messages as ?A Letter From Cousin John,? ?Explaining Resurrection,? and ?Parenting and Hiking.? No matter the season, be it the scorching heat of summer or the bitter frost of winter, Growing in Christ can help us experience the newness of spring in our spirits.
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From Your Heart To Theirs Participants Guide (Student/Study Guide)
$7.50Moving beyond the basics of public speaking and addresses the foundations necessary for preparing an engaging sermon. Broken down into five parts, Franks and Carroll work through finding the sermon to tell – exegetical or topical, personal testimony or children’s sermon; finding your own voice and using the hymnal; reading the bible aloud and dealing with that fear; communication on paper; and communication beyond the paper and practice. Each of the sections is designed to fit into a 2-hour session with goal of preparing an individual to become a preacher.
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From Your Heart To Theirs Instructors Guide (Teacher’s Guide)
$8.00The instructor’s guide for From Your Heart to Theirs breaks down the important ideas to relate as you plan your study, the preparatory tasks, logistical steps and the session goals in short practical outlines.
The objective of this guide is to help you lead a 10-hour advanced course for certified lay speakers who want to hone their preaching skills. During the training, you’ll lay the groundwork to help each speaker present a short sermon, and you’ll be equipped to coach them to their best.
Part of the Learning & Leading Series, which is a course that helps participants to prepare sermons by providing plans and worksheets, stressing good oral communication, offering suggestions on incorporating stories, and providing time for prayer, study and revision. Appropriate for use in a variety of settings, including Lay Speaking Advanced Courses, Ministerial Course of Study, colleges and seminaries.
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Unbinding Your Heart
$20.99Part One
Introduction: Breaking The Curse
1. Why Do Evangelism?
2. Unbinding The Gospel – With Prayer
3. Real LifePart Two
4. What New Members Want – Transformed Lives
5. How’s Your Church Doing? Bandwidths, Barriers And Bridges
6. Smart Sailing: Navigating Distractions, Getting StartedPart Three
Your 40-Day Prayer Journal
Afterword By Brian McLaren
Works CitedAdditional Info
Unbinding Your Heart is a six-week, churchwide, small group E-vent! Perfect for Lenten, summer, or fall study for all established classes and church groups. Based on the best-selling Unbinding the Gospel, this addition to the series includes forty days of individual prayer exercises coordinated with each chapter. Unbinding Your Heart will enrich your church’s community life and help individuals risk fact-to-face encounters with God.Change Habits, Not Just Minds
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Leadership Handbook Of Management And Administration (Revised)
$38.82This substantial resource offers pastors and church leaders practical insight into the daily issues of running a church. Conceived and compiled by the editors of Leadership journal, this book covers the full spectrum of ministry practice. Readers will learn about perennial topics such as time management, negotiating the terms of a call, handling crisis and conflict, hiring and managing staff, conducting special fund drives, spending church money, and dealing with tax and law considerations.
This revised and expanded edition of a proven ministry resource contains new contributions from prominent ministry leaders. Contributors include Leith Anderson, Rick Warren, Brian McLaren, Luis Palau, John Ortberg, Aubrey Malphurs, and many others.
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Ministry Greenhouse : Cultivating Enviornments For Practical Learning
$51.66Known as “the internship guy” at Dallas Theological Seminary where he teaches, George Hillman talks daily with students about God’s movement in their lives. The goal of Ministry Greenhouse is to help seminary and Bible college students, their supervisors, and the lay leaders who work with them create the best environment for leadership development through a beneficial internship.
An internship is not busy work or cheap labor but is instead fundamental to the development of a leader. Hillman first makes a case for internships, arguing that the purpose of the seminary or Bible college is to train both theologians and practitioners. He explores the meaning of “call,” identifies the ingredients of a successful internship, discusses strategies for establishing goals for an internship, and offers guidance for reflecting on learning during an internship. Hillman also provides tools for identifying competencies and sample goals.
A great internship experience places a student in an environment where God can work through him or her in the lives of other people an din the student’s own life to develop calling, character, and competencies. Ministry Greenhouse shows students, their supervisors, and the congregations and other organizations they serve how they can create just such an environment.
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Myth Of The Shiksa And Other Essays
$43.93“Why did I give advice to Eve instead of going directly to Adam? I knew I would never be able to stop the Creator’s overall plan, but I thought I might really be able to frustrate it if I could screw up some relationships.” So speaks Satan as The First Family Counselor in this new collection of Edwin Friedman’s most popular essays, edited by his daughter, Shira Friedman Bogart.
Friedman’s signature wit and playfulness goes straight to the heart of human relationships from one generation to another. Throughout his life, Friedman eloquently applied the insights of family therapy to churches and synagogues, rectors and rabbis, politicians and teachers, and his humor, sense of paradox, and unique style of storytelling were trademarks of his teaching style. Edwin H. Friedman was an ordained rabbi and practicing family therapist. His ground-breaking volume, Generation to Generation, which exposed the connections between emotional processes at home and at work in religious, educational, therapeutic, and business systems, has become a modern classic.
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Pathway To Renewal
$51.66No pastor can lead a congregation to renewal alone. It requires a change of heart for the whole congregation. Congregational renewal occurs only when people reorient their very understanding of the nature and purpose of their church. This goes far beyond a simple retooling of the mission statement or addition of a few programs. Authors Mary Sellon and Daniel Smith lead congregations through this process of renewal, breaking down into understandable components what is happening in the people themselves that makes renewal efforts successful.
Pathway to Renewal offers pastors and congregational leaders a framework for understanding and addressing the deep cultural shift facing the people of a congregation during congregational renewal. This book will help leaders make sense of where their congregation could get stuck and guide them in thinking through what needs to be addressed next as a congregation seeks renewal. The realigning of a congregation’s heart and sense of purpose can be a long process, but one that ultimately all congregations must experience in order to fully live out the world-transforming mission that God has given them to do.
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Called For Life
$51.66Called for Life reflects on our calling to serve God and neighbor in the context of retirement. People facing retirement ask a variety of questions, each framed by a different perspective. “Will I ever be interested in retiring?” some baby boomers ask. “Who am I now?” newly retired clergy ask. “What, if anything, is God calling me to do and be after retirement?” all inquire.
This book is built on the assumption that most people don’t want to spend the last third of their lives doing nothing. What they want is a life that is worth living, an occupation that will help others, a retirement in which they can continue to exercise their calling. Clayton uses examples from his own experience and from others, laity and clergy, to explore retirement and the three components of our calling: our identity, our gifts, and our occupation. He also examines the role of community in our calling and retirement; the challenges of the transition into retirement; options for meaningful activity; the importance of identifying our purpose; doing and being in retirement; and the final call to death. Readers will be encouraged to see retirement as an opportunity to do what they have always wanted to do and to become the kind of person they have wanted to be.
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End Of Words
$24.99After the horrors and violence of the twentieth century, words can seem futile. In this reflection on the place of preaching today, Richard Lischer recognizes that our mass-communication culture is exhausted by words. Facing up to language’s disappointments and dead ends, he opens a path to its true end. With chapters on vocation, interpretation, narration, and reconciliation, The End of Words shows how faithful reading of Scripture rather than flashy performance paves the way for effective preaching; Lischer challenges conventional storytelling with a deeper and more biblical view of narrative preaching. The ultimate purpose of preaching, he argues, is to speak God’s peace, the message of reconciliation. While Lischer’s End of Words will surely be invaluable to pastors and preachers, his honest, readable style will appeal to anyone concerned with speaking Christianly.
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Thinking Theologically : The Preacher As Theologian
$40.00Preachers are not simple representatives of a particular theological world. Each preacher manifests characteristics that arise from that person’s particular approach to life, theology, and preaching. Rather than teaching how one can preach theology or deal with particular theological issues from the pulpit, Ronald J. Allen shows how preaching is informed by the preacher’s own theology.
A valuable introduction to preaching, Thinking Theologically does not advocate for, nor is it written from, a particular theological stance. Rather it provides historical background and explores major theological perspectives so that preachers can grasp their own understanding of authority, the Bible, the relationship of God to the sermon, and the purpose of the sermon.
Finally, the book illustrates the unique characteristics of sermons preached from a particular theological viewpoint and shows what is gained and lost in each approach. Each chapter features a brief bibliography for further reading in its topic area.
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Presbyterian Handbook For Pastors
$18.00The Presbyterian Handbook has engaged thousands of Presbyterians and other Christians in their everyday faith with a distinctive blend of historical and theological information, fun-filled facts, and practical tips on being a churchgoing follower of Jesus Christ.
Now comes The Presbyterian Handbook for Pastors, which captures all of the essential information any pastor needs to serve and lead in any situation in one volume. Complete with illustrations and bits of humor, this handy resource is ideal for Presbyterian pastors, lay pastors, seminary students, candidates for ministry, and all those seeking the perfect gift for their pastors.
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Joy Of Ministry
$22.00Clergy burnout still abounds. Now comes an antidote: a collection of reflections centering on a lost note today, “joy” in ministry. The Joy of Ministry contains eight theological reflections on ministry to help pastors recognize their identities and the joy in the midst of their ministry of sharing the gospel. Rooted in the writings of Karl Barth and Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Thomas Currie reminds readers of the basis for the church’s ministry in what God has done in Jesus Christ and ways the gospel joy is expressed in ministry in the church.
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Family : All Age Worship
$24.99This is a ready-to-use resource for all-age worship services on the theme of Family. Using a wide range of innovative teaching activities, users will be able to simply put on family services. It includes drama, poetry, prayers, activity ideas and lots of humour. It will make life easy – you can either use the ideas straight from the page or adapt them by adding your own ideas. Topics covered include: Mums and Dads, siblings, money, work, conflict and household jobs.
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Divorce And Remarriage
$19.98Product Description
Dr. Joseph A. Webb, Patricia Lane Webb, Joseph is an ordained minister, evangelist, author, counselor and pastor-teacher. He continues to preach and teach seminars across the USA and the World in person and through his extensive library of media teaching. His ministry experience and heartfelt interest in the church’s response to marriage and family crisis is the driving force behind the ministry. Joseph and Patricia know well the heartache in the loss of a loved one by death and separation. Both have been happily married and widowed. Married to each other late in life both families had been active in ministry and found themselves searching for Gods plan within the heartache. As a result life brought about all new situations, adjustments and yes– problems. These circumstances have required a new focus and time to reflect. Their ministry and literature is influenced by their own personal experiences. “I have been pleased to receive and review your manuscript on Divorce and Remarriage- The Trojan Horse Within the Church. The readers cannot help but be impressed with the scholarly research that you have done on this subject…for those who sincerely want the truth, your book will be a valuable resource.” -Bill GothardAdd to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Sin And Grace In Christian Counseling
$25.99Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Divided By Sin
2. The Weight Of Sin
3. The Healing Power Of Grace
4. Holding Sin And Grace Together–Three Perspectives
5. Sin And Grace In Integrative Psychotherapy
6. Sin And Grace In The Functional Domain
7. Sin And Grace In The Structural Domain
8. Sin And Grace In The Relational DomainReferences
Name Index
Subject Index
Scripture IndexRead More: Http://www.ivpress.com/cgi-ivpress/book.pl/toc/code=2851#ixzz2fB1Ds9Lt
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Sin. Grace. Christian Counseling. How do these fit together?In Christian theology sin and grace are intrinsically interconnected. Teacher and counselor Mark McMinn believes that Christian counseling, then, must also take account of both human sin and God’s grace. For both sin and grace are distorted whenever one is emphasized without the other.
McMinn, noting his own tendencies and the temptation to stereotype different Christian approaches to counseling along this theological divide, aims to help all those preparing for or currently serving in the helping professions. Expounding the proper relationship of sin and grace, McMinn shows how the full truth of the Christian gospel works itself out in the functional, structural and relational domains of an integrative model of psychotherapy.
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Cry From The Cross
$11.18Christianity is a faith centered around an instrument of suffering and death — a cross. The hope of every believer is rooted in it. Over the centuries, the cross has become a universal symbol of both suffering and redemption.
On Good Friday, the cross takes center stage in our worship. Passages from the gospels retelling the agonizing tale of Jesus’ betrayal, trial, crucifixion, and death are recited to the point where the words may become commonplace for some Christians. We may know the words, but have we explored their meaning?
A Cry from the Cross, a series of seven sermons, explores each of the last seven statements given by Jesus as recorded in the gospels of Mark, Luke, and John. As each statement is explored — statements like “Father, Forgive Them” or “Woman, Here Is Your Son” — Robert Cornwall offers deeper insights into the meaning and significance of the cross as it relates to the Christian faith.
This is a useful resource for pastors and lay ministers, one that can be used as an inspiration for Good Friday sermons, a Lenten study series, or simply a window to greater personal insight into that day on a hill outside Jerusalem so many years ago — a day that shaped the future of the entire world.
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BIBLE Be Involved Bible Learners Everyone
$16.18The Holy Bible is a precious resource, one that can speak to us in any circumstance of life. However, we do not always have a Bible in front of us. That is where Bible memorization can help us. But where do we begin?
B.I.B.L.E. — Be Involved Bible Learners Everyone is a Bible study program, including children’s sermons, that encourages children to memorize one specific scripture a week over the course of fourteen weeks. Using various media, including props and songs, this resource allows the scriptures to come to life in the minds of children. Checklists, letter samples, and bulletin inserts are also provided. This study is not solely for children, however. The children’s sermons in this study allow the entire congregation to join with the children in committing these scriptures to memory. There, these verses can be stored, ready at a moment’s notice to bring solace and direction in times of need.
B.I.B.L.E. — Be Involved Bible Learners Everyone is an excellent resource for clergy, Sunday school teachers, or anyone involved in children and youth ministry, instilling in your children wisdom from the Bible that will last a lifetime! Copying privileges are included.
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Loving Home : Spirituality Sexuality And Healing Black Life
$26.66“When one journeys to Ghana, one is confronted with the origins of the European-driven slave industry, symbolized by the dungeons of Elmina and Cape Coast…. Each time I have made the pilgrimage to these dungeons … what came to me as tears ran down my face was the realization that this is probably where the difficulties in our collective relational history between African American women and men began. What stands between us? Lee Butler sends out a clarion call for us to come home. He sees our African understandings of God and humanity as foundational to our fully embracing who we are as an African (American) people – as the whole people of God.”
– The Rev. Dr. Marsha Foster Boyd, President of Ecumenical Theological Seminary, Detroit, Michigan“Dr. Lee Butler has written an important work that every minister engaged in Pastoral Care needs to read. He provides culturally specific tools, hints, suggestions, and resources for working with families using love as the guiding principle and the foundation upon which meaningful Pastoral Care is built. His book is a must read for any and everyone in ministry who is serious about working with families from a position of cultural strengths and not from the usual ‘deficit’ model that has crippled so many African American families. I highly endorse his work, his scholarship, his insights, his sensitivity, his experience, and his expertise as a minister of the Gospel whose integrity is awesome.”
– The Rev. Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr., Senior Pastor, Trinity United Church of Christ, Chicago, Illinois.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Ezekiel NIV Preacher Edition
$39.99Now you can preach these inspiring series from Ezekiel!
The Vision Necessary for Serving God
The End Result of Terrible Sin
The Coming Judgment on the Nations of the World
The Glorious Future Promised by the Lord (Parts 1 & 2)Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Youth Workers Guide To Helping Teenagers In Crisis
$24.99If you work with students, you will encounter crisis. Leading crisis-management expert Rich Van Pelt and respected author and youth worker Jim Hancock unfold step-by-step plans for managing the fallout from all sorts of worst-case scenarios, from substance abuse to natural disasters. This comprehensive manual also includes action items geared to help prevent small crises from escalating to huge ones.
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Creative Bible Lessons In Job
$24.99How do we live for a fair God in an unfair world? Giving answers to students and families seems challenging at best and impossible at worst. Biblical pat answers serve only to set people up for more disappointment or unrealistic expectations. Get ready to explore the book of Job for real answers that will matter and make sense to your students.
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Boundaries Participants Guide (Revised)
$12.99Designed for use with the nine-session Boundaries small group DVD, this participant’s guide provides insights, exercises, and all the practical resources for maximizing both group participation and personal growth. Learn the secrets and cultivate the habit of setting and maintaining healthy boundaries that provide the framework for rich, productive relationships.
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