Spck imprint: 330 books
Models for Youth Ministry
Learning From The Life Of Christ
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2013
This book explores models for youth ministry from the life and ministry of Christ. This area of study has become fossilised because youth workers rely too heavily on the notion of 'incarnational' or 'relational' youth ministry. This leads them to believe that they must spend huge amounts of time with...
The Advent of Peace
A Gospel journey to Christmas
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2011
A major theme in the Gospels is 'peace'; indeed Jesus proclaimed: 'Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you'. Yet when we look at the world, peace can seem an elusive dream. Mary Grey looks at how the Advent story encourages forgiveness and reconciliation, both essential for peace, and how the...
Hope in Action
Reaching Out to a World in Need
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2017
‘Hope is not the product of opinion or argument . . . There has to be something else – an impetus to act, a vision, something that fires our imagination.’
At a time when many feel defeated by the world’s problems, Vincent Nichols reminds us why we need to hold on to hope – and how...
by Andy Croft
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2014
Barry is looking forward to his first weekend on the out. Free at last!
He has nothing to lose but his £46 discharge grant, a bag of dirty washing, and all the promises he has made to himself in prison…
You can find out what happens to Barry next in the sequel to this book, Bare Freedom also by...
Four Ministries, One Jesus
Exploring Your Vocation With The Four Gospels
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2017
Combining the skills of a leading biblical scholar with the wisdom derived from years of pastoral experience in guiding vocation and ordination training, Richard Burridge invites you to explore four key facets of Christian ministry, viewed in the brilliant light of the four gospels’ portraits of Jesus’ life and work:
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Resilient Pastors
The role of adversity in healing and growth
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2013
Pastors, including clergy, need to be able to provide the right kind of circumstances, teaching and care to enable people to face crisis and come through difficulties stronger as human beings and as Christians. They also need the quality of resilience to be involved in Christian ministry. This book...
God In Our Midst
Gospel Stories and Reflections
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2012
In relishing and taking full advantage of the room the biblical text leaves for the imagination, Trevor Dennis has produced a beautifully crafted collection of poetry and prose that releases the power of the gospel story afresh. Not only does he pay careful heed to the women of the Gospels, he also...
Temple Mysticism
An Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2012
According to Margaret Barker's groundbreaking theory, temple mysticism underpins much of the Bible. Rooted in the cult of the first temple in ancient Judaism, it helps us to understand the origins of Christianity. Temple mysticism was received and taught as oral tradition, and many texts were changed...
In the Beginning Was the Word
Group Bible studies on the Gospel of John
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2012
These bible studies from the Gospel of John have been designed so that everyone can participate. Fundamental to the process is that the members of each group feel free to share their interpretations, their experiences and their contexts with others. Within the richness of the Gospel these studies...
In Touch With God
Advent Meditations On Biblical Prayers
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2017
Abraham, Moses, Hannah, David, Isaiah, Mary. . . This sequence of twenty-five meditations looks at how great biblical heroes of faith turned to God in times of need and in times of joy, showing how a better understanding of their experience can help us to keep in touch with God today.
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God Remembered Rachel
Women's stories in the Old Testament and why they matter
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2013
The women of the Old Testament are brought to life afresh in this compelling and sensitive retelling of their stories in a feminist and Christian context. Williams both celebrates affirming texts and tackles the challenge of difficult ones. Her wide-ranging treatment of varied stories about very different...
Old Testament Introduction
Text, Interpretation, Structure, Themes
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2016
The Old Testament is part of the canon of Christian Scripture and, as such, has continuing significance for the church. However, the writings are set within a different historical era, a different culture and a different religious context. To understand the Old Testament in a meaningful way, it must...
by Miranda Threlfall-Holmes
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2016
An interactive and accessible book of ‘prayer experiments’ that encourages readers to try out different approaches to prayer and to record their experiences. The prayer experiments include: Praying with your whole body Colouring the Bible The Lord’s Prayer Labyrinth Breathing meditation Pearls...
I Will Trust in You
A Companion to the Evening Psalms
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2012
In his introduction to this beautifully written companion to the Evening Cycle of Psalms (as set out in the Church of England's Book of Common Prayer), Michael Sadgrove reminds us that the Psalms have been central to public worship and personal prayer for the entire history of the church. They are...