Church Publishing imprint: 289 books
I Server at God's Altar
The Ministry of Acolytes
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2018
• An acolyte resource for the 21st-century Episcopal Church • Fully illustrated (black-and-white) with reproducible handouts Despite the changing landscape of the Episcopal Church, one ministry that continues but gets little attention is that of acolytes. Whether second graders or adults, the...
A Man Called Mark
The Biography of Bishop Mark Dyer
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2018
• Well-known and well-loved bishop of the Episcopal Church and Anglican Communion This official biography tells the compelling story of the Rt. Rev. Mark Dyer: Irish Catholic boy from New Hampshire, U.S. Navy vet, Roman Catholic then Episcopal priest, bishop, and seminary professor—and one of...
by Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
In the section entitled “Concerning the Service of the Church,” the Book of Common Prayer identifies the normative services of the Episcopal Church: The Holy Eucharist, the principal act of Christian worship on the Lord’s Day and other major Feasts, and Daily Morning and Evening Prayer, as set...
Bullseye: Aiming to Follow Jesus
Practical Ideas for Individuals & Groups
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2015
Once you decide to follow Jesus, what does it look like? Many people who come to church aren’t really sure. Bullseye maps out six markers that are signs of a Christian life. In practical, inviting, and clear ways, Bullseye examines: Using Spiritual Practices; Worshipping Together Weekly; Discovering...
Messy Church
Fresh ideas for building a Christ-centred community
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2015
Messy Church is a fun way for people of all ages to frame a church community outside regular Sunday worship. There are stories, prayers, and singing, but there are also crafts using unusual materials—and they can be messy! And there’s food—a meal to share with your whole family—and it can...
Starting Your Messy Church
A beginner's guide for churches
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2015
This short, quick-to-read Canadian edition is structured in bite-sized sections covering the essentials of starting a Messy Church. It includes checklists, milestones, questions to ask a Messy Church you’re visiting, and “things we wish we’d known.”
5 Keys for Church Leaders
Building a Strong, Vibrant, and Growing Church
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2006
In this valuable church leadership resource, Kevin Martin examines the five aspects of congregational life that are key to the development and growth of a strong congregation. Based on the author's popular church growth seminar, The Five Critical Systems, the five keys to congregational growth are:...
by Anne E. Kitch
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2015
Parents (or any adult seeker) who are not active or do not have any knowledge of the Episcopal Church often return to a church to have their child baptized. Many adults who never had a relationship with a faith community often seek baptism when they join a congregation for the first time. As our society...
Church, Creation, and the Common Good
Guidance in an Age of Climate Crisis
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2018
• A youth and adult study • Engages participants in how we should now live into this time of climate change crisis It is hard to be hopeful in the face of climate crisis. The problem is on a scale difficult for us to understand. Actions needed to address the crisis require a radical change in...
She Flies On
A White Southern Christian Debutante Wakes Up
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2017
In Carter's words: I’m persuaded by decades of teaching in seminary and work as a priest in the church that countless women, and many men as well, are faithful “Jesus people” and yet alienated to various degrees from organized religion. Jack Spong and Barbara Brown Taylor are two of the better...
by Church Publishing
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2006
The first edition of Lesser Feasts and Fasts was authorized more than 40 years ago to meet a liturgical and pastoral need for the commemoration of various saints and occasions not included as major Holy Days on the calendar of the Book of Common Prayer. Subsequent editions have been updated regularly...
All Our Children
The Church's Call to Address Education Inequity
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2017
The church understands community as unity in diversity: Paul’s vision of the Body of Christ as a physical body, with all parts welcomed and honored as parts of the whole, is an image of community as revolutionary in our day as it was in first century Rome. And the church’s call to act in the world,...
by Christopher White
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2011
Amid the rapid changes shaking North American society, how can church leaders respond? Is this a time of crisis, or of opportunity and renewal? What skills will be required to lead effectively in the 21st century? Seismic Shifts offers an invitation to journey toward an authentic leadership for our...
Bullseye
Aiming to Follow Jesus
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2015
Once you decide to follow Jesus, what does it look like? Many people who come to church aren’t really sure. Bullseye maps out six markers that are signs of a Christian life. In practical, inviting, and clear ways, Bullseye examines • Using Spiritual Practices • Worshipping Together Weekly •...