Upper Room: 255 books
A Disciple's Journal 2016
A Guide for Daily Prayer, Bible Reading, and Discipleship
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
A Disciple's Journal, carefully designed and deeply Wesleyan, provides a pattern of daily prayer and scripture reading for disciples who want to grow in holiness of heart and life. It invites readers into a Wesleyan way of following Jesus Christ shaped by the General Rule of Discipleship: To witness...
African Pastor-Teachers
A Brief History of United Methodist Evangelism in Zimbabwe 1901 - 1923
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2018
African Christians who believe the half-truth that Christianity in Africa is the product of European and American missionary work need this book. Dr. John Kurewa explores Methodist history in Africa, focusing on the early years of United Methodism in Zimbabwe (1890s-1920s). He reveals it was Africans...
Stewardship in African-American Churches
A New Paradigm
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2015
"When the church embraces the responsibility of living as faith managers of God's vast resources [as Psalm 24:1 teaches], the community of faith will prosper." So begins this practical and theological study of stewardship, both in the context of the African-American church tradition and beyond....
An Age of Opportunity
Intentional Ministry by, with, and for Older Adults
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018
A companion to the author's earlier book Designing an Older Adult Ministry (Discipleship Resources, 1999), this book will provide new information and outline ways to develop and strengthen ministries by, with, and for older adults that can, and will, enhance the spiritual growth and well-being of...
iKids
Parenting in the Digital Age
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2014
iKids—the generation emerging in the midst of the digital revolution. A generation defined by a vast and rapidly changing technological landscape, the iKids generation will never know a world without touch screens, social media, and the internet. iKids: Parenting in the Digital Age takes a close...
by Taylor Burton-Edwards
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2013
This is the Leader's Guide in the advanced course in Lay Servant Ministries which builds on the course Leading Worship, and it is grounded in the principles and practices of worship planning. The Participant's Book, The Worship Workshop: Creative Ways to Design Worship Together, by Marcia McFee, can be purchased here.
by MaryJane Pierce Norton
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2015
Children Worship! offers planned experiences that help children understand what is expected in worship, how to participate, and what our words and actions mean. This thirteen-session worship education resource helps congregations incorporate young children into the worshiping community. Sessions focus...
Disciples Making Disciples
A Guide for Covenant Discipleship Groups and Class Leaders
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2016
Disciples Making Disciples: Guide for Covenant Discipleship Groups and Class Leaders by Steven W. Manskar is for pastors, Covenant Discipleship group members, and class leaders. It provides information needed to organize the ministry, form groups, write a covenant, lead a meeting, support groups so...
by Frank Rogers Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2015
Praise for Practicing Compassion Everybody believes in compassion, but nobody tells you how to practice it. Until now. Frank Rogers turns compassion into a doable, daily practice—as simple as catching your breath and taking your pulse. If you want to read a book that actually has the capacity...
Building Spiritual Muscle
A Six-Week Journey to Shape a More Powerful Faith
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2017
This six-session Bible Study and discipleship resource designed for youth will help work out their spiritual muscles and build their faith. Included in this resource are scripts for training and coaching the adult group leaders, as well as links to video clips of key speakers from the Youth 2015 event....
by John O. Gooch
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2019
Health care. Public education. War and peace. Science and religion. The economy. Christian social action. Spiritual growth. Twenty-first century political talking points? Hardly only that. John Wesley, an 18th century British clergyman, addressed these very issues in his own time. His creative answers...
Don't Look Down
Answering Jesus' Call to Walk on the Water
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2019
Don't Look Down: Answering Jesus' Call to Walk on the Water is for followers of Jesus who may find themselves stuck in a rut spiritually, at a decision point but too afraid to make a move or wondering why they aren’t living a more fulfilled, purposeful life.
This book features practical application...
A Disciple's Journal 2017
A Guide for Daily Prayer, Bible Reading, and Discipleship
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2016
A Disciple's Journal, carefully designed and deeply Wesleyan, provides a pattern of daily prayer and scripture reading for disciples who want to grow in holiness of heart and life. It invites readers into a Wesleyan way of following Jesus Christ shaped by the General Rule of Discipleship: To witness...
by Mark Stamm
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2018
In this accessbile and informative book, Dr. Mark W. Stamm examines the sacrament of baptism within the context of The United Methodist Church. Included are sections on the biblical roots of baptism, the meaning of baptism as cleansing, new birth, new life, and covenant; effective means of forming...