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Five Means of Grace: Leader Guide
Experience God's Love the Wesleyan Way
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2017
John Wesley gave the Methodist movement (and all Christians in general) a discipleship pathway to follow. Wesley began with Three Simple Rules (or “General Rules”), and followed this instruction a year later with the Five Marks of a Methodist (or “Character of a Methodist”). Wesley observed...
Forbid Them Not Year A
Involving Children in Sunday Worship
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2010
This resource shows how to create meaningful worship experiences for everyone who comes to your church--children, youth, and adults.
A three-volume series based on the Revised Common Lectionary, Forbid Them Not offers specific suggestions for prayers, hymns, litanies, sermon illustrations,...
The Message in the Music
Studying Contemporary Praise and Worship
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2010
The definitive guide to the meaning of today’s most popular praise and worship songs.
Few things influence Christians’ understanding of the faith more than the songs they sing in worship. The explosion of praise and worship music in the last fifteen years has profoundly affected our experience...
Rejoicing in Hope - eBook [ePub]
An Advent Study for Adults
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2010
This is an Advent study that looks at the Christmas story through the experience of four characters from the Gospel of Luke, each of whom, in his or her own way, finds joy in hope.
Chapter titles include
"The Couple Who Expected the Unexpected"
(focuses on Elizabeth and Zechariah;...
101 Great Games for Kids
Active, Bible-Based Fun for Christian Education
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2011
Children learn best when they hear the rich stories from Scripture over and over again. Just sitting and listening, however, can become boring. This volume, a collection of 101 active games for Christian education programs suitable for children ages 3–12, will help dispel any boredom. Divided into...
Sent Leader Guide
Delivering the Gift of Hope at Christmas
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2015
As you sent me into the world, so I have sent them . . . —John 17:18
God sent Christ at Christmas. In turn, Christ sends us into the world to be his hands and feet, head and heart. Dynamic pastor Jorge Acevedo leads us on a 5-week Advent journey to discover how, where, and why we are sent....
by Charles E. Gutenson
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2013
While research identifies a disturbing exodus from church life by all age groups and young people in particular, many churches continue to maintain the status quo. Can we do no better? Are we too afraid to confront the realities of living in today’s world? Have we failed? This book will help readers...
Invitation to the Old Testament: Participant Book
A Short-Term DISCIPLE Bible Study
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2011
Explore the Old Testament's story of God and God's calling of the people of Israel through the many "voices" of the biblical text. Hear the magnificence of a Creation hymn, discover the law and wisdom teachings, listen to the warning of the prophets and explore the poetry of the Song of...
Ducking Spears, Dancing Madly
A Biblical Model of Church Leadership
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2004
Leadership among God's people is not a matter of easy answers or simple solutions. There is no foolproof list of character traits that one can acquire and develop in order to be a successful leader. Authentic leadership is a complex interaction of the leader's gifts and calling, the people's needs...
I Am the Lord Who Heals You
Reflections on Healing, Wholeness, and Restoration
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2011
This is a collection of sermons which explores Christian understandings of healing, wholeness, and restoration. Among the contributors are Walter Brueggemann, Barbara Brown Taylor, Maxie Dunnam, Barbara Lundblad, William Sloane Coffin, and Reginald Mallett.
The editor of the volume, G....
The Marks of Hope
Where the Spirit Is Moving in a Wounded Church
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2018
Headlines in The United Methodist church today include words like “division,” “death tsunami,” and “Affinity Group X vs. Affinity Group Y.” So, where does one find hope in The United Methodist Church today?
The Marks of Hope, written by three UMC parish pastors, demonstrates that...
Switch Off
The Clergy Guide to Preserving Energy and Passion for Ministry
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2016
Many members of the clergy are committed to their vocation, yet struggle to remain engaged and energized. The pressures of congregational and family commitments take their toll.
Clergy are part of a profession like no other. However you define it, the label “clergy” represents a collection...
When Did God Become a Christian? Leader Guide
Knowing the God of the Old and New Testaments
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2017
Why does the God of the Old Testament seem so different from the God of the New Testament? Throughout history, seasoned church goers and newcomers to the Christian faith have all struggled with this question.
In When Did God Become a Christian?, David Kalas identifies some common experiences,...
If It Could Happen Here
Turning the Small-Membership Church Around
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2010
Are small membership churches--as the conventional wisdom says--simply places where pastors bide their time while they wait for something better to come along? Are they places where long-standing family relationships are maintained, but little else? Are they places where attendance is dropping, the...