Philip Garside Publishing Ltd: 16 books
The In-Between Land
Psalms, Poems and Haiku
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2015
Short Description
Severe earthquakes struck Christchurch in 2010–2011. For many people, the city and life they knew has gone, but they are not yet able to move forward – they are stuck in-between. In this moving collection of psalms, poems and haiku, Methodist minister Mark Gibson tells...
Earthed in Hope
Dying, Death and Funerals – A Pakeha Anglican Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2014
From the Foreword:
"Alister Hendery is offering us a great gift in this beautiful, resource-filled and comprehensive book. He has aimed to assist those within Tikanga Pakeha of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand to undertake ministry with the dying and the bereaved with creativity...
Faith Evolving
A Patchwork Journey
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2017
Short description
How is religious faith affected by our life’s experiences? NZ’s Trish McBride started with a traditional Christian faith. Over time this has evolved into a belief in a God who is free of denominational church boundaries. One poem and prose step at a time, Trish weaves...
Gone Astray
A Collection Of (Sac)Religious Cartoons By Jim
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2018
Church folk often take ourselves too seriously. Jim’s warm-hearted, but edgy, cartoons help us to see the funny side of church life. No one is spared – clergy, organists, parishioners – all get a gentle prod. Good, thought-filled fun, well balanced between the trite and the bite of cartooning...
Sounds Like A Game Changer
A Soon-To-Be-Obsolete Collection Of Technology Cartoons By Jim
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2018
This collection gathers more than 100 of Jim’s best tech cartoons alongside his written thoughts on his experiences communicating about technology as it’s evolved over the last crazy, game-changing decade. Get it before it’s all obsolete!
Within the relative anonymity that came with that...
Pat’s India
Memories Of Childhood
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2017
How do we each define our own intimate culture?
How do we know where we belong?
Daughter of New Zealand Baptist missionaries, Patricia Booth was born in north-east India during World War Two, just as the Allies’ “forgotten army” fought desperately 250 kilometres away in Kohima...
When the Tui Calls
Rural Ministry – Origins and Futures
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2017
The Tui (Parson Bird), with its tuft of white feathers at the neck, is highly adaptive, has a distinctive call, is protective of its domain, is an imitator of song and speech and is an enduring example of survival and adaptability.
This essay on rural ministry reflects on its long evolution,...
A Celebration Of Life
Collected Poems
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2017
Meg Hartfield’s poems flow from her deep faith and a longing for a peaceful world.
The poems in the first half of the book – Light of the World – are a retelling of the story of Jesus’ life. Starting with the Word and the nativity, then onwards to the Cross, Resurrection and Pentecost,...
by Rosalie Sugrue
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2015
Journey with Molly Sinclair as she recounts her 1950s childhood on the West Coast, her move to Christchurch for teacher training, drama-filled OE in the UK and Europe, and as she returns to New Zealand in the mid-1960s. This engaging coming-of-age tale sweeps us along as she meets unexpected joys...
Short Introductions to the Bible Readings for the Revised Common Lectionary,Years A, B & C:
A Resource for the Readers at the Lectern
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2018
Would you like a simple, quick way to engage with the RCL Old Testament, Epistle and Gospel readings for each Sunday and other important days in the church calendar?
Bill Bennett’s short introductions to each Bible reading will get you started.
There are several ways you can use this...
The Shepherd’s Call – Te Karanga o te Hēpara
Prayers and liturgies for rural Aotearoa New Zealand
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2018
Discover a prayer to cover every aspect of rural life.
A musician and composer of many hymns, Anglican priest Bill Bennett understands the complexity of rural life with its overlapping communities and its deep dependence on seasonal life. This understanding shines through this book.
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Redemption Songs
Prayers for people like us
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2017
Short Description
The 71 songs in this book started out as responses to The Psalms but Mark soon found himself wandering to all sorts of places, the Psalms being good jump-off points. The songs are numbered instead of having titles, in the hope that this leaves a degree of open-ended-ness,...
Like a Dove
A memoir and biography in honour of Sione Tavo Manukia
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2017
Short Description
What was life like for a Tongan migrant in New Zealand in the 1970s and onwards? In this tribute to Sione Tavo Manukia, his daughter Ruby tells of his early life in Tonga and his experiences in New Zealand, as he sought a prosperous life and further education for his children....
Lay Preaching Basics
A Practical Guide to Leading Worship
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2018
Do you want to learn how to preach and lead worship, but don’t know where to start? This practical guide by experienced Methodist Lay Preacher Rosalie Sugrue will get you going.
Or perhaps the preacher hasn’t arrived to take your service and you don’t know what to do. The first chapter...
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