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The Go-To Church
Post MegaChurch Growth
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
Every church can grow. Gone may be the days when churches could simply sit on the corner and attract passers-by, but people still long for the peace and confidence faith in God provides. So what do we do? We take the church to the people. We become a ”Go-To Church” rather than a “Come-Here Church.”
Jesus’...
Tattered and Mended
The Art of Healing the Wounded Soul
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2015
Artisans can reclaim exquisite beauty from the broken, frayed, and hopefully shattered—perhaps once thought beyond repair. But what about us? What of the wounds that keep us from living the life we want to live?
In Tattered and Mended, readers walk through a gallery of reclaimed and restored...
Keep It Real
Working with Today's Black Youth
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2010
Offers the "village of hope" as a framework where pastors and leaders offer the church as a place of support, guidance, and accountability for youth, parents, and other adults who are raising today's black youth.
The first edition of Working with Black Youth, edited by Charles R....
The Gospel of Luke and Acts of the Apostles
Interpreting Biblical Texts Series
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
Introduces literary, historical, and theological issues of Luke and Acts.
Biblical texts create worlds of meaning, and invite readers to enter them. When readers enter such textual worlds, which are often strange and complex, they are confronted with theological claims. With this...
Is It Time?
Helping Laity and Clergy Discuss Homosexuality One Question at a Time
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2017
Conversations about human sexuality are taking place all over The United Methodist Church--in local congregations, among leaders, and in conferences. Adolf Hansen, an ordained elder who is theologian-in-residence at St. Luke’s UMC, Indianapolis, contributes to this conversation by presenting questions...
by Andy Langford
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2010
Unlike weddings, funerals rarely take place after extensive planning. Often the deceased is not someone the pastor has known well, and preparations for the service of death and resurrection take place in the midst of pastoral care of the grieving, writing the funeral sermon, and the pastor’s regular...
The Redemption of Scrooge Leader Guide
Connecting Christ and Culture
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2016
Is redemption possible for Ebenezer Scrooge? Pastor and author Matt Rawle believes so as he discovers the teachings of Jesus in the words of the Charles Dickens classic A Christmas Carol. Rawle dives deep into the dark, sad, greedy world of Scrooge and discovers a man in dire need of a second chance....
First Corinthians - Women's Bible Study Leader Guide
Living Love When We Disagree
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2016
Relationships are messy. We're all different and imperfect, and we can struggle to get along--especially with those who disagree with us. Often we find ourselves divided--even as Christians. How can we work out our differences and disagreements with humility and grace, always showing the love of Christ,...
Fulfilled
Living and Leading with Unusual Wisdom, Peace, and Joy
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2013
Leadership can be mentally, emotionally, and spiritually exhausting. The pace is relentless. The expectations are weighty. The challenges are daunting. But it is possible to live and lead a new way, with that deep sense of contentment that all leaders yearn for. It is possible to be fulfilled, even...
The Organization of the United Methodist Church
2009-2012 Edition
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2010
An indispensable guide for all United Methodists-especially pastors, lay leaders, church council members, confirmation and new member candidates and their instructors, and seminarians-this book is presented in a practical, down-to-earth manner for easy use by both individuals and classes, clergy and...
An Exact Likeness
The Portraits of John Wesley
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2016
Faces are more than a montage of organs that see, breathe, speak, hear, eat, sing, smell, and yell. As Josephine Tey points out in her mystery novel, The Daughter of Time, the slant of an eyebrow, the set of a mouth, the look of the eye, the firmness of a chin, often can provide evidence of character...
When God Comes Down
An Advent Study for Adults
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2012
When God Comes Down is a five-week study, providing one lesson for each week of Advent and one for Christmas. Each lesson includes a key Scripture, a brief reflection, discussion/reflection questions, a brief prayer, and a focus for the coming week. In this study, Harnish explores the meaning of the...
Living as United Methodist Christians
Our Story, Our Beliefs, Our Lives
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010
Pastors Andy and Sally Langford take a unique approach in this six-session study by looking at how United Methodists claim and live their faith as individuals and as a denomination.
Through the study, you will gain insight into the history of The United Methodist Church, its beliefs and faith...
United Methodist Doctrine
The Extreme Center
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010
"Throughout this ebook, Scott J. Jones insists that for United Methodists the ultimate goal of doctrine is holiness. Importantly, he clarifies the nature and the specific claims of ""official"" United Methodist doctrine in a way that moves beyond the current tendency to assume...