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Each One a Minister
Using God's Gifts for Ministry
William J. Carter
Each One a Minister, a revised and enlarged edition of Carter's previous book by the same title, begins with a 6-session study of Ephesians. Carter engages the reader in discovering the meaning of church, ministry, and gifts — from the early church up to the present.
As a follow-up to the Bible study, readers and study groups look at ways in which God's gifts are practical as well as spiritual. Four ministry categories, closely connected to the congregational primary task (receive, relate, e...
Creative Preaching on the Sacraments
Lester Ruth, Craig A. Satterlee
Creative preaching can help you move the sacraments to the center of your congregation's spirituality by making scripture, personal experience, and the sacraments intersect in such a way that a wealth of meanings surfaces. Satterlee and Ruth seek to expand the range of meanings and associations people bring to the sacraments. They examine in-depth how theology, scripture, context, and timing relate to effective sacramental preaching.
Six sample sermons are included:
"In Whom Do You Place Y...
The Way of Blessedness Leader's Guide
Stephen D. Bryant
The Way of Blessedness Participant's Book is also available for small-group members.
The Way of Blessedness Leader's Guide provides everything you need to lead small groups through this 9-week study of the Beatitudes, including a preparatory meeting. The Leader's Guide contains detailed weekly session plans and a list of Weekly Needs at a Glance to make preparation for each meeting simple and quick. Each Leader's Guide in the Companions in Christ series assumes leaders are new to the formati...
The Way of Blessedness Participant's Book
Stephen D. Bryant, Marjorie J. Thompson
The Way of Blessedness Leader's Guide is also available.
The Way of Blessedness invites readers to cultivate the dispositions of the soul as outlined in Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, which suit us for the reign of God while drawing us into its realm. Jesus portrays the reign of God in terms that are contrary to social hierarchy — in his time as well as our own. It is a realm of outlandish generosity and uncommon compassion. This is a 9-week study of the spiritual practices that help us turn a...
Love Never Ends
Growing Together in Marriage and Faith
Jeanette Lauer, Robert Lauer
"A threefold cord is not quickly broken" (Ecclesiastes 4:12).
A relationship where God and spouses are entwined is as strong and resistant to stresses as a braided cord.
"A stable, meaningful marriage is further strengthened by a shared spiritual journey," write the authors. "There's a reciprocal relationship between marital and spiritual growth. In our counseling, we often hear how joint faith is one of the most important factors in the vitality and stability of marriage."
In Love Never Ends...
The Art of Spiritual Direction
Giving and Receiving Spiritual Guidance
W. Paul Jones
We all need companions and guides on our spiritual journey. W. Paul Jones believes that spiritual direction is essential for every Christian. "Along each person's pilgrimage are those who can make one's journey accountable and whose hospitality makes it possible," Jones says.
In The Art of Spiritual Direction, you'll discover the answers to these questions and more:
What is spiritual direction?
What is the difference between spiritual direction and counseling?
How can you know if you are ca...
The Way of Forgiveness Participant's Book
Marjorie J. Thompson
The Way of Forgiveness Leader's Guide is also available.
It takes a lot of willingness and practice to see life from God's perspective. Perhaps nothing goes more against the grain of human nature than forgiving those who wound us and accepting forgiveness from others. But practicing forgiveness will transform your life and help you grow in the heart and mind of Christ. In The Way of Forgiveness, an 8-week small-group study, MarjorieThompson examines shame, guilt, and anger, helping you releas...
The Way of Forgiveness Leader's Guide
Stephen D. Bryant, Marjorie J. Thompson
The Way of Forgiveness Participant's Book is also available for small-group members.
The Way of Forgiveness Leader's Guide provides everything you need to lead small groups through this 8-week study. This guide includes step-by-step instructions for each of the weekly sessions. It also includes information to help you develop the distinct skills needed when leading spiritual formation groups. A Weekly Needs at a Glance list helps streamline your preparation. Session topics include:
Living ...
While We Wait
Living the Questions of Advent
Sometimes we struggle to believe we'll experience anything new as Advent comes around. What could we possibly learn that we haven't seen or heard before?
If you're looking for an Advent study of a different slant, While We Wait: Living the Questions of Advent offers new ways of connecting the story with your own questions of faith and approaches an all-too-familiar narrative from perspectives we may have missed.
You'll read about biblical figures mentioned in passing in the "original" Advent....
Way to Live
Christian Practices for Teens
Dorothy Bass, Don C. Richter
"I want to find a way to live that keeps me involved in what God is doing in me and in the world around me. Do you know a way to live that is like that?"
Eighteen teens and 18 adults tackle that question in Way to Live: Christian Practices for Teens. Their different points of view and personal stories make living a Christian life real.
"This book invites you into a community of people who don't just go with the flow," say the editors. "This community's image of 'the good life' is not about ha...