Cokesbury: 42 books
Guidelines Children's Ministries
Help Children Grow in Faith
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2016
You have answered the call to serve as a minister to children. Calls come in a variety of ways, yet here you are. Whether your ministry touches three children in a small congregation, three hundred children in a large congregation, or the children who live in the community where you serve, you have...
by General Board Of Discipleship
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2016
All small groups in the local church are, or could be, places of faith formation and disciple making. By offering a more intimate setting, small groups of every kind are uniquely able to welcome and nurture people in the church and in the faith. This Guideline is designed to help implement and guide...
Guidelines Small Membership Church
Serve with Significance in Your Context
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2016
The vast majority of United Methodist churches are small membership churches that can be and are vital places of ministry that matter. Most are situated in areas where there are people outside any faith community and have great potential for ministry. This Guideline will help you be an effective leader...
Guidelines: Complete Set with Slipcase & Online Access
For Each Ministry of Your Church
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2016
"The local church is to minister to persons in the community where the church is located, to provide appropriate training and nurture to all, to cooperate in ministry with other local churches, to defend God's creation and live as an ecologically responsible community, and to participate in the...
by Tim Gossett, Julie Conrady, Jenny Youngman
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2019
This trust curriculum has been refreshed, while keeping everything you love about the resources. Bible Lessons for Youth is a comprehensive 6-year Bible-to-life curriculum that helps teens apply the Bible to their real-life. Its teacher-friendly format is built around a step-by-step sequence with...
by Julie Conrady, Lara Blackwood Pickrel, Lee Yates
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2019
Fall Theme: Community (Acts)
This trusted curriculum has been refreshed, while keeping everything you love about the resource. Bible Lessons for Youth is a curriculum that helps teens apply the Bible to their real-life. Its teacher-friendly format is built around a step-by-step sequence with...
Guidelines Trustees
Manage the Resources of the Congregation
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2016
Your role as trustee is governed by The Book of Discipline. Being a trustee of your local church is an important role and one in which you can take great pleasure. This Guideline is intended to be a guide as you begin fulfilling your responsibilities, and a reference throughout your tenure as trustee.
This...
Guidelines Women's Ministries
United Methodist Women Turning Faith, Hope, and Love into Action
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2016
The purpose of United Methodist Women “is to know God and to experience freedom as whole persons through Jesus Christ, to develop a creative supportive fellowship, and to expand concepts of mission through participation in the global ministries of the church.” This Guideline is designed to help...
Guidelines Men’s Ministries
Expand Your Ministries to Men in Your Church and Community
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2016
Families, congregations, and the world need men who are growing spiritually and leaders who serve as men’s ministry partners to reach men within and beyond the denomination. This Guideline is designed to help lay and clergy leaders reach men for Christ.
This is one of the twenty-six Guidelines...
Guidelines Church Historian
Remember the Past and Inspire the Future
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2016
You have been asked to be your church's historian, or you have just found a box of old records. What do you keep? How do you store the materials? How do you preserve them? What good is all this? As part of celebrating you church's anniversary, you want to write a history of your church. How do you...
It Worked For Us
Best Practices for Ministry with Children and Families
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2011
Need help from someone who has actually “been there and done that”? This comprehensive guide provides the all the information you need to plan and implement a complete ministry with children of all ages. Produced in partnership with the International Network of Children's Ministry, this...
by Dal Joon Won
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2017
Written completely in Korean, this book gives guidance designed to support the ministries of The Korean United Methodist Church.
by Randy Cross, Sue Mink, Taylor Mills
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2019
Fall Theme:
God
Genesis | Exodus | Proverbs | Hebrews | Joshua | Psalms |John Romans | Deuteronomy | Habakkuk | Acts
This fall, Daily Bible Study presents a series of readings supporting the theme "God." Readings come from Old and New Testament texts. These daily readings prepare...
by Christopher P. Momany, Sue Mink, Clara K. Welch
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2019
Summer Theme:
Living in Covenant
Ruth | 1 Samuel | Matthew | Luke | Ephesians
This summer, Daily Bible Study presents a series of readings following the theme "Living in Covenant." Readings come from Old and New Testament texts. These daily readings, which prepare us for the 13 lessons...