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Pastoral Care
Telling the Stories of Our Lives
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2016
Christian pastoral care is a narrative, ecclesial, theological practice (NET). As a narrative practice, pastoral care attends to the inseparable interconnection between our own lifestories, others’ stories, the larger cultural stories, and God’s story. As a ministry of the church, pastoral care...
by Susan Wilke Fuquay, Elaine Friedrich, Julia K. Wilke Family Trust
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2018
This 12-week study immerses readers in the letters traditionally attributed to Paul.
This Disciple Fast Track is an adaptation of the original, bestselling Disciple Bible Study: Remember Who You Are. The study is ideal for busy people who want to fit an in-depth Bible study into their schedule....
Grab, Gather, Grow
Multiply Community Groups in Your Church
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2016
Jim and Jen Cowart, authors of Start This, Stop That, offer a fresh strategy for developing community groups for your whole church and beyond. Harvest Church (www.harvestchurch4u.org), a young United Methodist congregation twenty miles southwest of Macon, met for seven years (on Sundays) on the move...
by Dori Chaconas
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010
That Blessed Christmas Night is the story of the first Christmas night told in poetry form. The wonder of the first Christmas is seen through the eyes of children reenacting the story. The simple things of earth - the clear, starry sky; a humble stable filled with animals; shepherds caring for their...
The Parables
A Preaching Commentary
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010
Many resources have been written to offer assistance in exploring and understanding the lectionary texts for the purpose of preaching. However, few have sought to provide this kind of preaching commentary on texts that do not follow the lectionary's grouping. For those whose preaching does not customarily...
by John T. Carroll
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2018
In an area of study that is sometimes neglected and often debated, this book offers readers fresh insight through careful attention to the different ways the New Testament writings present and interpret the Spirit of God. With Carroll’s guidance, readers will gain a sense of the identity and activity...
Barnabas vs. Paul
To Encourage or Confront?
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2015
Who were Barnabas and Paul? Was Paul an angry loner, misogynist, legalist, and curmudgeon, or hero and martyr? Through point and counterpoint, the author unravels Paul's message by looking at his relationship with Barnabas. The result is a fresh portrait of the Paul we only think we know and Barnabas...
Higher Power
Seeking God in 12-Step Recovery
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2012
Recalling the Christian roots of Alcoholics Anonymous, Higher Power connects classic biblical teaching with contemporary 12-step practice. Each chapter draws inspiration from the Old and New Testaments and the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous. Higher Powered is an excellent resource for anyone in...
by Kenneth H. Carter, Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2012
Carter writes a piece which will stir the sympathies of pastors thwarted by their own efforts to emulate a congregation's successful predecessor. Within months, these pastors see little success as fatigue and burn-out set in.
All Christians are graced with specific and distinctive spiritual...
A Woman Overwhelmed - Women's Bible Study Leader Guide
A Bible Study on the Life of Mary, the Mother of Jesus
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2017
As women, we often are overwhelmed by the demands and circumstances of life, resulting in stress, fear, worry, impatience, fatigue, frustration, and even depression. The truth is that we were created to be overwhelmed . . . not by life but by God! When we learn to be overwhelmed by God, the fruit...
Inside the Leader's Head
Unraveling Personal Obstacles to Ministry
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010
Right relationships begin with the leader's spiritual maturity. For better and worse, the church is the family of God; and as families, congregations are also susceptible to the glories and dysfunctions of family living. Some church family members can even sap the strength and drain the life...
Restored Leader Guide
Finding Redemption in Our Mess
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2016
Often we make a mess of our lives and wonder if there is any redemption. In this six-week study, pastor and author Tom Berlin helps us see our mess through the eyes of Christ to find redemption and restoration. Using Scripture, devotional tools, and the writings of Ignatius of Loyola, John of the...
Hope Sings
Risk More. Dream Bigger. Fear Less.
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2017
Following God on our journey of faith can be a journey in the dark. Oftentimes, we don’t know where we are going or where we will end up. Sometimes we feel completely lost. We get caught up in fear or anxiety. But Faith has a best friend named Hope. Hope shows up when we get to know the effervescent...
Unfreezing Moves
Following Jesus Into the Mission Field
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2010
Prepares Christian congregations to fulfill their basic function - to make disciples who make disciples for Jesus Christ. This book is about helping "stuck" and "unstuck" churches either become unstuck or constantly improve their ministry of making disciples. This book is designed...