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  • Education In Truth

    $16.99

    Offers teachers and administrators a distinctive, cogently stated, biblically based philosophy as a guide for practice in Christian schools

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  • Training Ministry Teams

    $19.99

    Provides practical instruction to help pastors and congregational leaders bring clarity and purpose to the role of elders or deacons, and to help deacons or elders learn and refine their ministry. Each of the nine sessions in Training Ministry Teams reflects on Jesus’ method of training leaders and works toward a specific outcome. Topics include: working as a ministry team, decision-making, mediating conflict, visitation, partnering with the pastor, and more. Sessions conclude with group assignments designed to move participants from theory to action. Also included are resources to help in calling, commissioning, and nurturing elders and deacons.

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  • Ushers In Ministry

    $13.49

    Biblical Perspectives and Personal Reflections for Ushers, Greeters, and Lay Ministry These writings are not simply lists of ironclad duties and actions that need to be taken by ushers or those in lay ministry. Rather, they are a product of biblical understandings and personal reflections of the author, having evolved from hundreds of hours of consideration and experiences on the essentials of what would make the ministry of ushering more effective. Anyone engaged in the ministry of ushering or greeting should find much of value in these writings, as one will be exposed to biblical perspectives regarding these ministries. Overseers of these ministries should find their workload lightened by using these writings as a framework for providing direction to those who are so serving, since time for meetings and training sessions is always in short supply. Any of these essays may also be used effectively in group discussions and should result in a higher level of attainment.

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  • Principios De Educacion Cristi – (Spanish)

    $22.99

    This book invites anyone, regardless of their profession, to participate in the great adventure of teaching Scripture. It stresses the importance of Christian education as it relates to the church’s mission, and provides a profile that Sunday school teachers should strive toward. It also provides instruction for developing an effective and attractive class plan, as well as techniques and activities that make the gatherings more interesting and transformational.

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  • Making Small Groups Work

    $26.99

    Here’s a one-stop small-group leader’s guide for gatherings of all sorts—from divorce recovery and marriage enrichment to spiritual formation. Facilitators will learn God’s plan for growth and how to promote it; what makes a group work; the roles of members; and how to find solutions for problems, including boredom, noncompliance, aggression, overneediness, and nonstop talking.

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  • Called To Teach

    $40.00

    Presbyterian educators Duncan Ferguson and William Weston argue that the calling to teach in higher education is distinctively Reformed and a primary mission of the Presbyterian church. This collection of essays first lays the biblical, theological, and historical foundations for this calling, then explores how it is lived out today in educational institutions-church-related as well as secular. Concluding that today’s church must have the nurture of the teacher as a central part of its mission, Called To Teach will be a welcomed resource for all those who have the vocation of teaching.

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  • When God Walked On Campus

    $16.99

    A brief history of evangelical awakenings at American colleges and universities. Do you long for revival on your college or university campus ? Is your heart burdened for the students you interact with each day? Here are some accounts of revivals in the past two centuries that will whet your appetite for the transforming work of God’s Spirit on your campus today. From the academic halls of America-Princeton, Yale, Harvard, Dartmouth, Brown, Middlebury, Union, Bethel, Wheaton, Williams, Trinity, Ashland, and many others-comes the stirring stories of awakening and revival. On both secular and Christian campuses, the moving of God was evident as men and women were converted and stirred to ministry and foreign service. Out of these pockets of awakening came the formation or strengthening of student and campus fellowships such as InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Youth for Christ, Campus Crusade for Christ, Navigators and the YMCA. The powerful ministries of men such as Timothy Dwight, J. Edwin Orr, Martyn Lloyd-Jones and Charles Spurgeon were used to promote revival in these seasons of collegiate awakening and a sermon from each has been selected to quicken your heart and challenge your thinking. May this brief look at history equip you with fresh hope for revival today!

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  • Christly Gestures : Learning To Be Members Of The Body Of Christ

    $29.99

    The church is not only the central place of Christian worship but also a place of faith-filled education. Christly Gestures reframes the very meaning of religious education, exploring what the form and content of Christian learning would look like if local churches truly saw themselves as the body of Christ.

    Author Brett Webb-Mitchell begins with the writings of Paul, using them to clarify the biblical image of Christ’s body as the community of believers. Taking this powerful analogy to heart, he suggests that Christian education must not only nurture the minds and spiritual lives of church members but also educate their bodies into the “Christly gestures” – performing acts of faith that imitate Jesus and embody the gospel in daily life. In the quest for a richer, more relevant understanding of Christian education, Webb-Mitchell provides meaningful answers to questions concerning the purpose, context, ways, and means of educating Christians today.

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  • Teaching Todays Teachers To Teach (Revised)

    $24.99

    A revision of a standard resource for classes and seminary courses in Christian education. A revised edition of the best-selling Teaching Teachers to Teach (1974), this book is a basic, comprehensive manual offering practical guidance that helps teachers learn the art and practice of teaching. Throughout the book, Griggs identifies the basic elements of the teaching process and outlines the essential ingredients needed for effective teaching.

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  • Lutheran Higher Education

    $9.99

    SKU (ISBN): 9780806638492ISBN10: 0806638494Ernest SimmonsBinding: Trade PaperPublished: February 2002Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishers – 1517 Media Print On Demand Product

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  • This You Can Believe (Revised)

    $22.95

    This newly revised study of the Apostles’ Creed, originally published in 1987, now contains seventeen chapters and study guides, significantly expanding upon the seven chapters of the original work.

    When first published, this landmark book went through three printings as churches of many denominations found it to be an excellent guide not only for new members coming into the church, but also for long-time members who wish to have their faith reinforced and renewed.

    This study guide is appropriate for youth, young adults, and seniors. It is a helpful resource for catechism classes, Sunday school classes, high school or adult Bible study classes, new member classes, or renewal of faith courses.

    Brokhoff writes in contemporary language that will help the average person to come to an understanding of the Christian faith as recorded in the Apostles’ Creed. His work lends itself to personal study or group discussion.

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  • What Do You Mean Study The Bible

    $11.95

    “Anything but the Bible!” — that was the attitude of Katherine Bailey Babb’s high school age Sunday School class. When she realized just how ignorant these teenagers were of some of the basic background of the faith they professed, Babb created a fun and enjoyable curriculum for studying the Old Testament that would fill in the gaps in their knowledge. And it works! Her field-tested approach will make the Hebrew Bible an exciting field of study for your youth.

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  • Offering The Gospel To Children

    $19.95

    SKU (ISBN): 9781561010653ISBN10: 1561010650Gretchen PritchardBinding: Trade PaperPublished: November 2001Publisher: Cowley Publications Print On Demand Product

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  • Scope Of Our Art A Print On Demand Title

    $31.99

    In The Scope of Our Art a diverse group of theological teachers explores the spiritual dimensions of their vocation as religious educators. Drawing on a rich array of resources, including Scripture, The Rule of St.Benedict, medieval women mystics, the Methodist theologian Georgia Harkness, and Simone Weil, as well as their own teaching experiences, the contributors discuss the vital relationships between academic and spiritual formation, religious commitments and teaching practices, and individual and institutional vocation.

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  • Building The Christian Academy A Print On Demand Title

    $17.99

    For centuries the Christian academic tradition played a major role in both Western intellectual history and the history of the church. In this volume Arthur Holmes explores the tradition of learning, focusing on seven formative episodes in history that can have a contribution to make to the building and maintenance of a strong Christian academy today.

    For each historical period considered, Holmes probes the particular problems educators faced and discusses the major concerns that guided educational practice. By examining the thought of Plato, Origen, Abelard, Aquinas, Erasmus, Francis Bacon, John Henry Newman, and others, Holmes identifies four recurring emphases at the heart of the Christian academy: the care of the soul, the unity of truth, contemplative learning, and the usefulness of liberal arts as preparation for service to both church and society. This insightful work makes a convincing case for reclaiming the theological foundations of learning for our day.

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  • Understanding Teaching : Effective Biblical Teaching For The 21st Century

    $16.99

    Chapter 1: Why Teach?
    Chapter 2: Why Students Learn?
    Chapter 3: Preparing Yourself In The Word
    Chapter 4: Application And Learning
    Chapter 5: Understanding Lesson Aims
    Chapter 6: Planning The Lesson
    Chapter 7: Teaching Students – Not Lessons
    Chapter 8: Selecting Methods
    Chapter 9: Preparing Methods
    Chapter 10: Setting Your Classroom
    Chapter 11: Evaluating Teaching
    Chapter 12: Keeping Fresh

    Additional Info
    Many engaged in Christian teaching do so for years without weary spirits. Others, who were once earnest, give up in despair. What makes the difference? A biblical understanding of teaching brings appreciation for this spiritual gift. To understand the teaching ministry is to realize its significant impact on the spread of the Gospel. Approaching this task biblically involves empowerment from the Holy Spirit, insight into God’s Word, sharp communication skills, and accurate interaction with students.

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  • Nuts And Bolts Of Christian Education

    $25.99

    You’ve agreed to teach your first Sunday school class. Now what do you do? Grab this A-to-Z guide! From “advisory boards” to “zany tunes,” you’ll get answers to the most frequently asked questions, as well as ready access to the practical wisdom and helpful tips of experienced teachers. Includes reproducible charts and handouts, and a topical index.

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  • Repairing The Ruins

    $19.00

    As parents, it is easy for us to look back and see the shortcomings of our own education. Since many of us were taught in public schools, we often have a pretty good idea of what we don’t want our children to learn. But what exactly should we give them instead?

    The authors of Repairing the Ruins, a group of experienced teachers and school administrators, faced this same question when they first embarked on the journey of education. And they found a tried and true answer in classical Christian education. Here they explain what makes classical Christian education different from modern methods and why it offers a distinctly Christian alternative. Building upon this foundation, the authors provide parents with the “Whys and Hows” of the Trivium, tips on planning curriculum, wisdom in designing education to serve the heart as well as the mind, and advice on starting up schools.

    For all who have ever wondered where to begin with their children’s education, Repairing the Ruins comes alongside with words of comfort and direction.

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  • Feed All My Sheep

    $19.95

    1. Guidebook
    2. Church Words: A Curriculum
    3. Music For Church Words

    Additional Info
    All congregations should have this book, a lovingly and competently composed curriculum for teaching aults and older youth with disabilities about the church. Doris Clark offers much-needed, experienced guidance for setting up church classes geared to the requirements of adults with special needs. She also provides comprehensive advice about how to integrate adults with special needs into the church community.

    This book grew out of Clark’s search for an appropriate church school class for her son, who has Down syndrome. Clark, an experienced teacher, soon came to several realizations;
    *There is a great need for classes for adults with developmental disabilities within the neighborhoods served by most churches.
    *Regular adult classes do not provide religious education on a level conducive to learning for most adults with special needs.
    *There was no literature available giving guidance to churches wanting to start this type of ministry.
    *Many programs provide a class for the developmentally disabled but offer no inclusion into the church community.

    Clark ultimately develped Joy Class at First Presbyterian Church in Austin, Texas, and wrote this step-by-step guide to help other churches set up similar classes. It includes everything from locating students and finding teachers to presenting a curriculum. Included are job descriptions for a coordinator, teachers, and Class Buddies, as well as a thiry-four-lesson curriculum, Church Words.

    The curriculum is designed for ease of teaching for the Christian leader and maximum learning for the student. Church Words was developed to help students understand some of the terminology and theology of the church through Bible study, discussion, and hand-on activities. Participation in the programs of the church and interaction with church members is highlighted, with an emphasis on self-worth and building relationships.

    Original music by Kinley Lange is included for use in the classes. The book also has an appendix of sample letters that can be used to solicit support.

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  • Teaching Like Jesus

    $24.99

    As a teacher, you long to help others do more than understand the Bible. You want them to experience its relevance and power for their lives. Teaching like Jesus is the answer! This commonsense guide offers examples of Jesus’ teaching style from the Gospels, then shows how you can make these principles work for you — regardless of what age group or ethnic background you’re dealing with. Using a proven, four-step plan, Teaching Like Jesus gives you action steps, summaries, and other practical resources that will make your classroom a lively place to learn and apply the lessons so vitally important for transforming lives and nurturing disciples. You’ll learn to think in terms of “see, hear, and do” in your lesson plans. And you’ll find sample plans for age groups and cultures ranging from African-American preschoolers to Chinese married couples.

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  • Education That Is Christian

    $19.99

    EDUCATION THAT IS CHRISTIAN

    LOIS E. LeBAR

    Is there a distinctive Christian system of education?

    Lois LeBar shows that there is such a system, and she defines it clearly.

    andquot;The foundations and the orientation of Christian education are distinctive if they are truly Christian,andquot; she says. andquot;Every area of life that the Word of God enters is changed.andquot;

    Her aim in this book is to help teachers discover the distinctive Christian system of education and to help Christians produce literature and visual aids from a Scriptural viewpoint.

    In order to reach Scriptural conclusions, the reader is led through the process of studying the methods of the Teacher andquot;come from God,andquot; the Old Testament wilderness school, the emphases of Paul’s major sermons in Acts and of his epistles, the example of the life of David.

    From these sources is derived the nature of the teaching-learning process, the relation of authority and creativity, the relation of the human and Divine teachers, and the implementation of these principles in structuring curriculum units and lessons.

    Dr. LeBar emphasizes that intimate personal experience in the Lord should go together with Biblical facts and doctrine. Here is a book so overflowing with spiritual reality and power that it cannot help but bring new light and a life of transformed service to everyone who reads it.

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  • Teaching Children Bible Basics

    $21.99

    Help the 8- to 10-year-olds in your Sunday school learn to use the Bible! Children gain a working knowledge of the Bible’s structure, organization, and significance. The interactive 30-minute lessons stimulate creativity and critical thinking; each includes a lesson focus, Scripture text, materials list, learning activities, discussion questions, and closing prayer. A practical guide for teachers!

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  • Fun Activities For Bible Learning

    $22.95

    Do you ever have trouble keeping the attention of the children in your Sunday school classroom? Do you find that the young people get restless? Would you like some help in getting kids interested in the Bible? Then use one of the activities in this book!

    Stimulate your youngsters’ interest and a spirit of positive competition with these …
    Puzzles
    Paper and pencil games
    Memory work activities
    Bible drill games
    Board games
    Action games that teach Bible truths and spiritual values

    All this while providing fun ways to use their pent-up energy! These activities are perfect for Sunday school classes, children’s church, Bible clubs, Christian and home schools, Christian camps, or for home family times.

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  • Reenvisioning Theological Education A Print On Demand Title

    $29.99

    The future of the church in North America must include the recovery of its missional identity. Robert Banks does a masterful job of taking the fact seriously and bringing it to bear on the way we do seminary education. His analysis is thoroughly grounded inthe ferment of recent decades about the character of theological education. Based on that, he dares to open up a spacious vision for the reformantion of church ministry and seminary education along lines that a missional model wourl require. All of us in the seminary establishment will have to engage the issue he raises and give serious consideration to what a missional understanding of the church implies about training for pastoral leadership.

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  • Christian Teachers In Public Schools (Reprinted)

    $22.00

    1. Walking A Fine Line
    2. Teaching Morals And Values
    3. Planning Curriculum
    4. Religious Freedom And The Law
    5. Applying The Law In The Classroom
    6. Traditional Faith And The Secular Humanism Debate
    7. A Cloud Of Witnesses

    192 Pages

    Additional Info
    If Christian teachers in public schools are often unsure how to relate their faith to their work. How can I teach Christian values without Christianity as a foundation? How can my faith influence my teaching? What can I say in the classroom? Or after class?

    Christian Teachers in Public Schools provides an invaluable resource for Christian teachers faced with such questions. offers:
    – a discussion of how to plan curriculum in ways that stay true to one’s faith
    – an overview of the legal aspects of religion and the public schools
    – ways to teach Christian values in a multicultural community
    – practical guidance for applying the law to the classroom
    – testimony and advice from numerous Christian teachers in state-sponsored schools
    Teachers, administrators, prospective teachers, and parents who wish to learn more about public schooling and the Christian faith will find this a thought-provoking book.

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  • 32 Ways To Become A Great Sunday School Teacher

    $25.99

    So you finally volunteered to teach Sunday school. Don’t panic! This resource will teach you how to effectively study a Bible passage, use questions in teaching, create a positive classroom atmosphere, and much more. Whether you’re a first-time teacher or a seasoned veteran, this invaluable guide will help you find your way!

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  • Gods Wisdom

    $33.00

    An understanding of the educational process in theological terms. Hodgson argues that God’s Wisdom, which is incarnate in paradigmatic teachers like Jesus, forms and transforms humans by evoking critical thinking, heightened imagination, and liberating practice. Sheds new light on liberal education.

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  • Boyds Recititation And Dialogue

    $9.99

    Plays and programs for special days, including Bible Day, Children’s Day, Christmas, Easter, Mother’s Day, Thanksgiving Day and Valentine’s Day. Also includes welcomes and responses. Every church has those significant days and special events which relate to its history and its ongoing opportunities to celebrate pivotal events in society.

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  • Christian Religious Education

    $27.95

    SKU (ISBN): 9780787947859ISBN10: 0787947857Tom GroomeBinding: Trade PaperPublished: January 1999Publisher: Jossey-Bass, Inc./Wiley Print On Demand Product

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  • Ephphatha Open Up

    $17.95

    This series of thirteen lessons will help children learn to respect persons with disabilities and treat them with compassion. Stories, skits, games, and role-playing will teach them that God loves each person individually, no matter how different they may be from one another.

    Ephphatha! Open Up! is a series of thirteen lessons to help children accept persons with disabilities and treat them with compassion. Stories, skits, games, and role-playing enhance students’ understanding of those with physical handicaps, including blindness and hearing impairment, and those with learning disabilities.

    Each lesson can be used individually or in random order for Sunday school classes, retreats, kids’ clubs, or fellowship gatherings with intergenerational settings.

    The goal of this curriculum is to challenge young people to understand, accept, and value the special gifts given to us as children of God. Both children and adults will benefit from these presentations as they become aware that God loves each person individually, no matter how different they may be from one another.

    The lessons for this series were prepared by The Disabilities In Ministries Committee of the North Indiana Conference of the United Methodist Church, and includes the following contributors: Carol and David Black, Galveston; Rev. Sherrie Drake, Muncie; Rev. Robert Jarboe, Huntington; Dr. Ralph Karstedt, Bremen; Verna Neigigh, Bremen; Rev. Tim Powers, Morocco; Dr. Joe Smith, Kentland; and Betty Stewart (Chairperson), Plymouth.

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  • Professors Who Believe

    $30.99

    IVP Print On Demand Title

    Is academia as hostile to Christianity as some would have us believe? Here are 22 outstanding tales of Christian faculty in various disciplines who have wrestled with faith and intellect: David Lyle Jeffrey, Glenn Tinder, Edwin Yamauchi, Marvin Olasky . . . A wonderful gift for the college-bound

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  • What To Expect In Seminary

    $28.99

    Make the best of your seminary years instead of letting them frustrate you! Through the lens of spiritual formation, Cetuk examines your call, classroom learning, community life, field education, financial realities, and time management, stressing both the challenges and opportunities.

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  • Christian Educators Handbook On Adult Education (Reprinted)

    $35.00

    368 Pges In 24 Chapters

    Additional Info
    How do adults learn? For nearly thirty years the general education field, influenced by the adult education model of Malcolm Knowles, has directed considerable attention toward answering this question. With The Christian Educator’s Handbook on Adult Education, evangelicals join the discussion.

    The Christian Educator’s Handbook on Adult Education represents one of the first comprehensive attempts by evangelicals to apply adult education theory to Christian education in general. In this book contributors from across the evangelical spectrum–practitioners and academics–present an accessible interpretation, application, and critique of Knowles’ approach from a biblical perspective. The result is a highly practical volume composed of applied, theoretical, and age-specific chapters that will appeal to those in ministry and higher education. Also included is a chapter by Knowles, reflecting on his contributions to Christian adult education.

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  • Christian Educators Handbook On Teaching (Reprinted)

    $37.00

    21 Chapters

    Additional Info
    Written by Christian education specialists, The Christian Educator’s Handbook on Teaching is a complete resource on Christian teaching for use in the home, church, and school.
    Each of the contributors to this volume is deeply concerned that the reader be equipped for the awesome privilege of teaching. A potpourri of principles and practices are outlined, including valuable insights for both the beginning teacher and the veteran.
    Foundations are laid, patterns are presented, varieties of teaching are revealed, and crucial roles in Christian teaching are exposed–all with a view to providing the Christian educator with a helpful handbook on teaching. Keep it on your desk–at arm’s length–for ready reference and repeated reading.
    Here you will find a gold mine of information on all phases and places of teaching God’s truth. Twenty-one chapters address four general topics:
    Foundations for Christian Teaching
    Crucial Roles in Christian Teaching
    Patterns and Process of Christian Teaching
    Varieties of Christian Teaching

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  • Foundations Of Ministry (Limited)

    $40.00

    Successful ministry is built on strong foundations. Each generation in the church must recover these historic foundations, as well as discover contemporary innovations and applications. If you are ready to investigate these timeless biblical truths and integrate them with the latest insights from the social sciences and contemporary thought, then Foundations of Ministry: An Introduction to Christian Education for a New Generation is for you.

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  • Reshaping Religious Education

    $39.00

    Celebrated religious educators Harris and Moran challenge the religious education community to risk change. They identify a process of creative and imaginative education, moving beyond traditional solutions while incorporating ecumenical and international perspectives.

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  • Equipping The Saints

    $28.00

    SKU (ISBN): 9780664257545ISBN10: 0664257542Sara JuengstBinding: Trade PaperPublished: January 1998Publisher: Geneva Press Print On Demand Product

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  • Crisis In The Church

    $29.95

    Drawing on his wealth of experience as both a seminary professor and minister, John Leith identifies and confronts the contemporary crisis in theological education. He argues that the crisis in the seminaries is interwoven with the crisis in the church, and that the secularization of educational institutions has led seminaries to move away from their primary responsibility – preparing pastors for ministry.

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  • Mapping Christian Education

    $20.99

    Ecumenical approaches to congregational learning. Includes chapters on schooling, faith communities, social transformation, and future agenda. For CE directors and for use as text.

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  • Models For Christian Higher Education A Print On Demand Title

    $43.99

    This timely look at the state of Christian higher education in America contains descriptive, historical narratives that explore how fourteen Christian colleges and universities are successfully integrating faith and learning on their campuses despite the challenges posed by the increasingly pluralistic nature of modern culture. Written by respected representatives from seven major faith traditions – Roman Catholic, Lutheran, Reformed, Mennonite, Evangelical, Wesleyan/Holiness, and Baptist/Restorationist – these narratives are also preceded by introductory essays that define the worldview and theological heritage of each given tradition and ask what that tradition can contribute to the task of higher education.

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  • Preschool Church

    $12.95

    “A necessary resource for church school teachers of 3 to 5 year olds.”

    The Preschool Church provides teachers with practical lesson ideas for preschoolers, recognizing that 3-5 year olds are curious about God and want to learn. Lesson seeds include discussion topics, suggestions for telling Bible stories, songs, activities, supply lists, and craft ideas that are easy for little hands, inexpensive to make, and result in a finished product kids can be proud of. The book also contains suggestions for including preschoolers in the larger church community and involving adults in the church school activities.

    This book will be helpful to:
    Sunday school teachers
    Vacation Bible School teachers
    Parents for use in home instruction
    Weekday Church School classes

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  • Leading Adult Learners

    $20.99

    A handbook for adult Sunday school classes, this book includes reproducible handouts as well as guidelines and training helps.

    Leading Adult Learners offers practical help in determining what topics to study and the best teaching styles for particular age groups. It includes information about publicity and teacher and leader training, and also numerous survey questionnaires to help determine class format and study preferences. Guidelines/responsibilities for class officers are also provided.

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  • Diaconate

    $54.95

    Here is a highly readable, comprehensive, and definitive work on the diaconate. Drawing upon original sources., the book provides valuable insights into the development of the office of the deacon in the early church and situates it within the context of the church’s total ministry. The book ultimately proposes a restoration of the office to its original place as a full and equal order.

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  • Educating Congregations : The Future Of Christian Education

    $22.99

    A leading Christian educator offers a practical guide for revisioning a church’s educational program. After identifying the weaknesses in current education programs, Charles Foster offers an alternative vision that is more cooperative, more attentive to the whole of the congregation’s life, and that helps people critically correlate the Bible and Christian tradition to their own experience.

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  • Teaching For Spiritual Growth

    $24.99

    Teaching for Spiritual Growth deals with two important questions: 1) What does it mean to be spiritually mature ? and 2) What can the church do to help people grow spiritually? These questions are explored from the perspectives of theology, developmental psychology, and educational learning theory. The book integrates the three perspectives into a unified view of the teaching-learning process based on a biblical view of persons: 1. Theology: the divine side of spiritual growth. What does the nature of God tell us about teaching spiritual maturity? 2. Psychology: how God has designed people to grow. How does human development affect the process of achieving spiritual maturity? 3. Education: the learning process that produces spiritual growth. What is the process people go through to achieve spiritual maturity? The goal is to help readers develop a philosophy of Christian education that will be applicable to a variety of ministry contexts.

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  • Shared Wisdom : A Guide To Case Study Reflection In Ministry

    $22.99

    Using case study analysis, the authors evaluate events in ministry. They outline the case process – preparing, presenting, and discussing a case – and discuss the implications of the process. Each chapter offers a biblical image which connects the case process with the dynamic Christian tradition. Readers will learn techniques in writing case studies and how to use imagination and analogy to stimulate theological reflection.

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  • Teaching The Bible To Adults And Youth (Revised)

    $20.99

    Teaching the Bible to Adults and Youth shows how to make the “transparent” – with God evident throughout. Dick Murray offers suggestions for teaching, provides different approaches and perspectives from which to teach and conduct activities for learning, and examines such Bible study series as Kerygma, Trinity, Bethel, and Disciple.

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  • Transitions Through Adult Life

    $26.99

    26 Chapters

    Additional Info
    Transitions Through Adult Life is a summary of what is known about adults and how they develop. More than a book describing life’ crises, it portrays the potential of life’s transitions. It seeks to offer answers to the problems it analyzes. This book provides an overview of the various stages of adult life, what is typical in those stages, and how the church needs to be responsive to adults as they traverse the stages. The twenty-six chapters deal with young adulthood, middle adulthood, and older adulthood and most of the major events and challenges that one may encounter in those stages. Some of the specific topics include courtship, singleness, faith development, career, child-rearing, loss of loved ones, divorce, physical decline, etc. The chapters are succinct summaries of the significant dimensions of the topic calling upon existing research and the author’s own keen powers of synthesis.

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  • How To Train Volunteer Teachers

    $20.99

    Explores the purposes of teaching in the church, and offers specific advice on how to recruit, train, and support volunteer teachers. 20 workshops to enhance and empower educational programs in any church.

    These twenty stimulating, thirty-minute workshops show how to train volunteer teachers in a way that will dramatically increase the effectiveness of your Christian education program. After exploring the purposes of teaching children, youth, and adults in the church, Delia Halverson offers specific advice on how to recruit, train, and support volunteer teachers. Sunday school superintendents and education chairpersons will find this information invaluable as they recruit teachers, affirm them in their ministries, and plan training events.

    Workshops offered in the book include: planning a session; keys to motivating students of all age groups; developing Bible skills in all age groups; storytelling in the classroom; creativity for you and your student; worship in the classroom; teaching prayer in the classroom; caring for students; teaching with questions and discussion; music in the classroom; and developing a learning center. Each workshop outline shows you which materials you will need for the workshop. One or more handouts for use in the training event are included. The book also features a bibliography of additional materials to enhance the workshops.

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  • Christian Spiritual Formation In The Church And Classroom

    $25.99

    In this thought-provoking volume, Johnson counters what she sees as “wrong-thinking” in much contemporary Christian education by offeirng forceful ideas about spiritual formation and faith development. The author challenges the way the entire discipline of Christian education is currently approached.

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  • Fashion Me A People

    $36.00

    “Curriculum” as described in Maria Harris’s book is an exciting process embracing the entire course of the church’s life. It concerns the creative and educational powers used to “fashion a people.” Encompassing the total teaching mission of the church, it includes community, service, worship, proclamation, and instruction of all the members from birth to death. Contains “Reflection and Practice” exercises at the end of each chapter.

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  • Christian Education : Seeking To Become Like Jesus Christ

    $24.99

    This is a book that relentlessly pursues defining the goams of Christian education and then offers a plan in keeping with those goals. So many books in the field assume the goals and simply describe the methods. Not so Larry Richards. His biblical and theological analysis conveys an excitement that makes Christian education a mission, not just a responsibility. And still his approach is eminently practical, insightful, and motivational.

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  • Childrens Ministry : Nurturing Faith Within The Family Of God

    $27.99

    A book that integrates a biblical and theological understanding of the child and the most useful insights of developmental psychology. This is a unique volume combining both biblical and theological foundations for children’s ministry with a careful assessment of the other major issues in nurturing children: developmentalism, the context of learning and growth, values, cognitive abilities, and social relationships. In this one comprehensive volume an integrated approach to children’s ministry emerges, compelling the student and practitioner alike to latch on to its theological handles and pull.

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  • Fundamentos Para El Educador E – (Spanish)

    $12.99

    In response to a need of Sunday school teachers, William Martin has condensed the most important principles from the series Fundamentals for Sunday School Workers, and so building a brief but efficient program for the formation of teachers.

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  • Contemporary Approaches To Christian Education

    $23.99

    Seymour and Miller, with four other experts in the field, seek to clarify the agenda, resources, and hopes for Christian education in the twenty-first century. Gone are the days when Christian education was variously envisioned as a school, a home, an educational system, a mission agency, or a school for Christian living. These dreams revealed the conflicts Christian education was to face throughout much of the twentieth century; yet they also clarified its resources and motivated efforts on its behalf.

    Modern educators such as Seymour and Miller also dream of what Christian education is and what it can become. Here they investigate five approaches through which contemporary Christian educators can develop the theory and practice of Christian education: (1) religious instruction; (2) faith community; (3) development; (4) liberation; (5) interpretation. Although they explore these five vital approaches from psychological, philosophical, exegetical, and sociological viewpoints, the authors agree that the central theme is still the teaching of the Good News. It is there we will discover that we are delivered for dependency on the old ways and that we are free to move into new ways of living.

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  • Children In The Worshiping Community

    $33.00

    A resourceful book inviting congregations to understand, to learn, to include children in the total life of the church. A warm and sometimes humorous look at the pitfalls and potentials of children and worship, featuring: child developement, examples, practical suggestions, strategies, and programs. Corporate worship includes everyone (that means children too!). Children contribute to the richness and espressions of love vital to Christian worship.

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  • Deacons Handbook : A Manual Of Stewardship

    $24.99

    An invaluable resource for all who are, or will be, involved in the church’s ministry of mercy. Includes chapters on the nature and history of the diaconal office, concrete advice regarding budget and finances, suggestions for enlisting congregational participation in diaconal service, and thought-provoking perspectives on giving and stewardship. Profoundly Christ-centered, solidly based on Scripture, lucid in presentation and down-to-earth in application.

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  • Elders Handbook : A Practical Guide For Church Leaders

    $24.99

    Lester DeKoster is the retired editor of The Banner, weekly news magazine of the Christian Reformed Church. He is the former Director of Libraries for Calvin College and Seminary. He currently writes and publishes books on Christian living from the Reformed Calvinist perspective. Gerard Berghoef is the retired President of Widdicomb Furniture Company and a long time elder in the Christian Reformed Church.

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  • Teaching Ministry Of The Church

    $38.00

    SKU (ISBN): 9780664249106ISBN10: 0664249108Binding: Trade PaperPublished: June 1971Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press Print On Demand Product

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