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Creative Ideas For The Family Eucharist
$40.00Add to cartFind everything you need to lead a Family Eucharist in this comprehensive and versatile all-age resource. Building on the new Eucharistic Prayers for use in services with children, it balances formality and informality to help you create engaging worship for all. Easily adaptable for large and small all-age congregations, it offers ready-to-use worship ideas and service outlines for themed occasions throughout the year. Imaginatively-planned and well-structured Family Eucharists are a key part of growing churches, and this resource will give you both the structure and the confidence to lead all-age worship well.
It includes:
-advice on recruiting and training leaders
-ways of getting children involved
-a guide to creating a basic structure
-suggestions for using music and props creatively
-themed services for different seasons
-imaginative service outlines for a variety of occasions, including a baptism in the context of a Eucharist
-downloadable scripts and illustrations for use throughout the year -
Prayer And Prayer Activities
$40.00Add to cartROOTS is a joint initiative by all the mainstream churches in the UK and Ireland. For ten years it has provided lectionary-based resources for worship and learning for the whole church. Over 10,000 local churches use its regular magazine and online programmes.
This versatile and adaptable participative prayer resource for all-age worship is taken from the extensive material the ROOTS authors have created. Based on the lectionary readings for each Sunday of Years A, B & C it includes:
* gathering prayers* seasonal prayers of thanksgiving* a creative response to the day’s readings* responsive prayers of intercession* a children’s prayer activity* an all-age prayer activity* responsive prayers for sending out
All the texts can be downloaded or projected from the accompanying CD Rom.
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Youth Emmaus : Includes Free CD-ROM
$40.00Add to cartYouth Emmaus is a course designed to help those aged 11 to 16 explore the basics of the Christian faith. This is no easy task – but Youth Emmaus offers a winning combination of meaty leaders’ notes, cool handouts for group members, great cartoons and graphics and a free CD-ROM stacked with other useful resources. The material is fully road-tested and ideal for youth groups and as a confirmation course for young people.
Youth Emmaus tackles:
What Christians Believe (5 Units)
How Christians Grow (5 Units)
Living the Christian Life (3 Units)Youth Emmaus also contains a FREE CD-ROM that includes:
Handouts and supplementary handouts for all sessions as PDF files
Emmaus Poster
Downloadable services to use with young people and a section on using Youth Emmaus in an all-age context
Powerpoint presentation on Youth Emmaus
Useful links to Emmaus website
All icons from handouts available in colour in a downloadable format -
Creative Retreat Ideas
$39.99Add to cartTime apart to listen to God is an essential component of the Christian life. This wide ranging practical resource offers complete programme ideas – from short spiritual breaks for those who can only manage a couple of hours from their work or family responsibilities, to a range of ideas for whole day and full weekend retreats. aaExperienced retreat conductor Sue Pickering explores the elements that are commonly used in retreats:silence, journalling, using craft materials, reflection, lectio divina, imaginative prayer, music and movement, and more. aaOut of these building blocks, unlimited retreat programmes can be created. Part two offers themed retreat programme outlines complete with handouts which are downloadable from the accompanying CD Rom. These include Quiet Breakfasts, A Prayer Walk, A Garden Retreat and much more.
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Creative Ideas For Quiet Days
$36.99Add to cartGoing a day retreat or quiet day is a regular activity for many local churches. During the preparatory seasons of Advent and Lent, they are especially popular. While many retreat houses and religious communities offer a program for such days, many groups prefer a do-it yourself approach. aaThis resource contains twelve complete day-long programs that are focused around different themes and are appropriate for use at varying times of the Christian year. It is suitable for all ages and assorted pastoral contexts. It also gives step-by-step instructions on creating your own program from scratch. aaEach session includes: opening worship, short talk 1, reflection exercise, short talk 2, second reflection exercise, prayers and blessings. Additionally there are leaders’ notes on all practical aspects of planning and conducting such a day, from booking the venue to handout templates. This new edition comes with download able worship and reflection materials to enrich your program.
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Palestine In The Time Of Jesus (Revised)
$40.00Add to cartVii
Contents
Maps, Figures, Illustrations, And Sidebars Xi
Abbreviations Xiii
Preface To The First Edition Xvii
Preface To The Second Edition Xxi
1. Catching The Drift 1
Introduction To The Social System Of Roman Palestine
Growing Awareness Of The Biblical Social World / 3
Developing More Adequate Scenarios / 6
Addressing Critiques / 14
Applying The Perspectives / 17
Suggested Reading / 17
2. All In The Family 19
Kinship In Agrarian Roman Palestine
Introduction / 20
Gender / 24
Genealogy And Descent / 26
Marriage / 30
Endowment At Marriage / 35
Divorce / 40
Inheritance / 43
Jesus’ Family In The Gospels / 47
Summary / 54
Applying The Perspectives / 54
Suggested Reading / 55
3. Pyramids Of Power 57
Politics And Patronage In Agrarian Roman Palestine
Introduction /58
Elite Interests: Patronage / 65
Peasant Interests: Rebellion And Social Banditry / 80
Crucifixion: Elite Force In Action / 85
Summary / 89
Applying The Perspectives / 89
Suggested Reading / 90
viii Contents
4. The Denarius Stops Here 93
Political Economy In Roman Palestine
Introduction / 94
Political Economy In Agrarian Roman Palestine / 95
Jesus And The Palestinian Political Economy / 117
Summary / 119
Applying The Perspectives / 120
Suggested Reading / 120
5. Was Bigger Better? 123
Political Religion In Roman Palestine
Introduction / 124
The Jerusalem Temple And Its Expansion Under Herod The Great / 127
The Personnel And Sacrifices Of The Jerusalem Temple / 130
The Social Impact And Implications Of Herod’s Temple / 137
Political Religion, God’s Reign, And The Jesus Movement / 144
Summary / 145
Applying The Perspectives / 145
Suggested Reading / 146
6. In The Rearview Mirror 149
Conclusion
Glossaries
1. Ancient Groups, Institutions, Objects, And Events 155
2. Ancient Documents, Collections, And Authors 173
3. Social-Scientific And Cross-Cultural Terms 179
Bibliographies
1. Ancient Documents 189
2. Social-Science Theory And Terminology 191
3. References Consulted Or Cited 193
Indexes
1. Index Of Ancient Sources 215
2. Index Of Subjects 224
3. Index Of Authors 229Additional Info
Hanson and Oakman’s award-winning and enormously illuminating volume quickly has become a widely used and cited introduction to the social context of the early Jesus movement. This second edition updates all the discussions in light of more recent scholarship, improves clarity and readability of diagrams and maps, provides additional diagrams and images to enhance the book for student use, and includes new classroom resources, for professors and students, on a Companion Web site.Along with an overview of the ancient Mediterranean worldview, Palestine in the Time of Jesus explores major domains and institutions of Roman Palestine: kinship, politics, economy, and religion.
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Big Book Of Job Descriptions For Ministry
$29.99Add to cartMatch the right people to the right ministries—right now! Here are 200 professionally prepared, simple, ready-to-use position descriptions for every church job you can imagine—from senior pastor to cookie baker. Customize your documents with the included CD-ROM. Windows 3.1 or higher, Macintosh System 6 or higher. Requires a word processing system with RTF file-reading capability.
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Handbook For Multi Sensory Worship 2
$36.99Add to cartWidely known for their innovative use of multimedia elements in worship, Kim Miller and worship team of Ginghamsburg Church provide more practical guidance for planning and conducting contemporary worship celebrations. Through the skillful blending of contemporary media such as music, film, and drama with the timeless truths and stories of the Bible, these celebrations help postmodern persons – particularly those who have little or no experience with the Christian faith – experience God’s love and become faithful followers. Included in this second volume are thirty new and complete worship celebrations, each organized around a central metaphor and theme designed to articulate the needs of and connect with the life experiences of the congregation.