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Epic Explorers Scratch Pad (Student/Study Guide)
$5.99Add to cart1. Breathtaking Bay
2. Discovery Dens
3. Mysterious Mountain
4. Captain’s Cave
5. Rocky RoadAdditional Info
The Epic Scratch Pad is specially designed for 4-7s to use during Epic Explorers, the children’s edition of Christianity Explored. This full-colour activity booklet contains puzzles, quizzes and discussion questions for each of the five Epic Explorers sessions. -
Epic Explorers Leaders Guide (Teacher’s Guide)
$14.99Add to cartSection 1: How To Use Epic Explorers
Programme
Planning
Training
Section 2: Leader’s Guide
Exploration Crafts, Games And Quiz Ideas
1. Breathtaking Bay
2. Discovery Dens
3. Mysterious Mountain
4. Captain’s Cave
5. Rocky RoadAdditional Info
Epic Explorers is a brand-new addition to the Christianity Explored range, specially designed for 4-11s. The five flexible sessions can be used for a holiday club, after-school club, or as an opportunity for children to invite friends to their church group.Epic Explorers takes children through Mark’s Gospel as they explore the life of Jesus together. On the way they will discover Who Jesus is, Why He came, and What it means to follow Him.
The Leader’s Guide includes session outlines, talks, Bible discussion groups, and a wide range of linked games, crafts and activities. There are also suggestions for family events to help you build links with parents as well as their children.
The Leader’s Guide is designed to use alongside two children’s booklets: the Epic Logbook for 8-11s, and Epic Scratch Pad for 4-7s.
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Christians Guide To Psychological Terms Revised And Updated (Revised)
$25.95Add to cartREVISED AND UPDATED to reflect the most current psychiatric and psychological industry standards. Psychological terms are used in everyday conversations, and not always with the correct meaning. When a Christian needs to know the practical implications of a term, this book is the most biblical and understandable resource available. The Bible’s teaching on each issue is clearly presented, along with extensive Scripture cross-references to facilitate Bible study.
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Breathe Bible Study Book (Student/Study Guide)
$18.25Add to cartThe Breathe Study Journal includes 5 sessions of teaching by Priscilla Shirer with 4 weeks of homework in a reflective, journaling format. One of the greatest challenges among women in our culture is taking time to stop and cease from all the activities and busyness and just breathe. We are in bondage to busyness. We constantly strive to complete the limitless to-do lists that hinder us from experiencing all that God has for us. We miss the moments because we rush ahead to the next thing. By neglecting time for tranquility, serenity, and repose, we limit our Christlikeness and miss out on some of God’s greatest gifts. It is time for us to breathe and build margin into our lives for God. In the Old Testament, God instituted principles and laws that would transform the Israelites’ mindset. He didn’t just want them legally free; He wanted them to be able to walk in the freedom and enjoy it. So God gave them many gifts, including boundaries in which to enjoy those gifts. Sabbath was intended as a gift, and it is still a gift to us today. If you are weary, worn out, and exhausted the concept of Sabbath will change your life.
Week 1 – The Freedom of Sabbath
Week 2 – Stops Along the Sabbath Journey
Week 3 – Double-Portion Friday
Week 4 – Coming Into Focus
Week 5 – Sabbath MarginFeatures:
Biblically-rooted and gospel-centered teaching
Leader material (guides to questions and discussion with small group)
5-session Study Journal with group components, personal components, and leader helps
Personal study segments include 4 weeks of homework in a study journal for reflection and to help the learner spend time alone with God and ScriptureBenefits:
Biblical truth that’s reliable
Can be used in a variety of ways and has a lot of flexibility. It can be used by a group of any size in a church or another setting, small group in a home, or a weekend away as an individual or with a small group of women.
An opportunity to explore the concept of Sabbath in both the Old and New Testaments
Great study for personal growth and reflection on an individual basis
For the weary, worn out, and exhausted this study could be life-changing as they acknowledge their bondage to busyness and learn that Sabbath was created by God before the fall
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Pause For Pastors
$19.99Add to cartI remember my final Sunday as a lead pastor. Though I often forget things, I can’t forget that. Faces and voices, a sanctuary and a pulpit, many years and many moments.
Memories were breathing-all replaying at once. Life and death. Marriages and funerals. Prayers and songs and laughter and disagreements and meals and conversations and pain. And more prayer.
As I think back to those experiences, I’m asking myself, “What did I learn?” Not, “Did I succeed?” or “Did I fail?” Pause for Pastors is filled stories of lessons learned. Stories that just might help a pastor and his family smile when they hear this word, church. Stories that just might help a pastor and his family pursue help when they’re carrying too heavy of this weight, church. Stories of honesty-told by myself and many others-that just might offer a little bit of peace in the storms of pastoral life.
As we’ve emphasized in each book of this series, pause in your rush through life and notice yourself. Visit your own stories. The stories of hurt, of grief, of anger, of regret. The chapters of life and death and nothingness. The words of healing on those rare perfect days.
For now, for this now, choose to stop. Read the nouns and verbs. Slowly. During the storm, read and receive and rest. -
1 Samuel For You (Student/Study Guide)
$17.99Add to cartIntroduction
1. A Coming King
2. A Coming Priest And Prophet
3. The Weight Of Glory
4. A King Like The Nations
5. King Saul
6. Adam Revisited
7. The Shepherd King
8. Facing Giants
9. Taking Sides
10. The Wilderness Years
11. Testing Times
12. A Word From The Grave
13. How The Mighty Have Fallen
Glossary
Appendix
BibliographyAdditional Info
1 Samuel is a book of barrenness and battles, kings and schemes, shepherds and giants. It recounts the history of Israel as it moved from no king, to the king it demanded, to the king God knew his people needed.
But its greatest excitement lies not in the events and characters, but in the person they all point to. 1 Samuel presents us with a wonderful picture of Jesus. Seeing him in and through this Old Testament book enables us to see him with fresh colour and texture, and see afresh what it means for us to follow him today as our Ruler and Rescuer. 1 Samuel is a book about ancient times, that speaks directly into ours.
Written for people of every age and stage, from new believers to pastors and teachers, 1 Samuel For You can be used to:
READ: As a guide to this wonderful letter, exciting and equipping you to live out the truth in your life. FEED: As a daily devotional to help you grow in Christ as you read and meditate on this portion of God s word. LEAD: As notes to aid you in explaining, illustrating and applying 1 Samuel as you preach or lead a Bible study.
Whoever you are, and however you use it, this is… 1 Samuel For You -
Team Decision Making Inventory
$4.99Add to cartThis inventory will help you identify how each of your church members or business leaders functions best-whether a Doer, Collector, Planner, or Analyzer. Then you can determine if you need additional help due to a lack of input, skills or gifts in your own team. Includes questionnaire; 2-part, self-scoring answer sheet; and instructions.
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Inventatario De Los Dones Espi – (Spanish)
$4.99Add to cartAyede a sus miembros que hablan Espaol a identificar sus dones dados por Dios Espirituales con el Inventario de Equipo de Pastoral, utilizado por mas de 5 millones de personas. La edicion actual en Espaol (punto 401x) esta ahora disponible….y una visita obligada para aquellos que hablan y leen Espaol como primer idioma.
Muestra a sus miembros como Dios les ha regalado una vida cotidiana y de ministerio…..y van a estar entusiasmados y motivados para servir donde encajan mejor.
With over 5 million used, The Team Ministry Spiritual Gifts Inventory has helped Christians around the world identify their God-given spiritual gifts. The Spanish version is a must for those who speak and read Spanish as a first language. Administered in 20 minutes, it is fun and a valuable tool for the Christian walk. Learn how God has equipped you to minister in the local church…and in daily life! Covers nine task-oriented “team” gifts used in daily life and ministry: Administration, Evangelism, Exhortation, Giving, Mercy-Showing, Pastoring/Shepherding, Prophecy, Serving Teaching. (For further explanation and study of spiritual gifts; different types of gifts; how gifts relate to other gifts, your daily life, etc. see the book How to Find Meaning and Fulfillment through Understanding the Spiritual Gift within You.) The Team Ministry Spiritual Gifts Inventory includes questionnaire; 2-part, self-scoring answer sheet; and instructions.
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Team Mate Teen Planner Youth Version
$3.99Add to cartThe Right Tool for Implementing Youth TEAM Evangelism. This pocket-sized booklet offers teens a fun and convenient method of praying for and following up on the progress of friends and relatives they wish to see come to Christ. Your teens will enjoy learning the principles of team evangelism, the importance of faithful prayer, and the benefit of keeping a record of those for whom they are praying. This booklet will encourage teens to touch the lives of their prospects by spending time with them and helping meet their practical needs.
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Sermons On Men Of The Old Testament
$17.95Add to cartThe classic and popular sermons of Spurgeon, now repackaged for a modern audience. This volume highlights Spurgeon’s sermons on more than thirty men in the Bible and their relationships with God. Here you will discover that men such as Abraham, Enoch, and Jonah are much like you in their questions, their desires, their relationships, their humanness, and their hunger for faith.Gently updated for the modern reader, Spurgeon’s words are as powerful today as they were more than a century ago. So let him introduce you to the real men of the Bible-as you’ve never known them before.
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Psalm 1 KJV Preacher
$39.99Add to cartWe have just released PSALMS – Volume 1 from our best-selling commentary of all time, The Preacher’s Outline & Sermon Bible. If you’ve been collecting the volumes in this breakthrough set, you know that the Psalms are the only remaining books to be released. This is the first of 3 volumes on the Psalms and it covers Psalms 1-41.
Wait until you see the beautiful outline and supporting study materials for the beloved 23rd Psalm. It’s no wonder The Preacher’s Outline & Sermon Bible is the world’s #1 sermon outline tool, with over 1 million copies in print. Only the POSB gives you detailed sermon outlines for every Bible passage with outlined sub-points, supporting Scripture, commentary and practical applications. It has become a favorite for not only preachers, but students and Bible teachers too.
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Work Of The Deacon And Deaconess (Revised)
$16.99Add to cartJust in time for its 50th anniversary! The second revised edition of this best-selling classic in Judson Press’s “Work of the Church” series features new and updated content, reflecting the evolving diversity of ministry in the diaconate.
Key Features:
Comprehensive manual covering traditional responsibilities of the deacon.
Awareness of the increasing diversification of ministries in the local church
Greater differentiation between the ministry of deacons (male and female) and that of deaconnesses, as reflected in congregations that maintain distinct boards
Additional ideas and strategies for tailoring the deacon’s work to the needs of a growing congregation and changing community. -
Star Book For Ministers (Revised)
$20.99Add to cartTwenty years have passed since the last revision of this best-selling resource for pastors. This third revised edition features everything ministers love about the classic, with some valuable updates for twenty-first century ministry.
Key features:
Restores the beloved Episcopal funeral service-back by popular demand!
Honors the familiar and indispensable wedding and funeral service materials.
Offers a rich selection of Scriptures from the beautiful King James Version for diverse occasions of pastoral care.
New additions feature a cremation service and a service for the interment of ashes.
Includes a new preface from Rev. Dr. Aidsand Wright-Riggins III, Executive Director of the American Baptist Home Mission Societies and CEO of Judson Press. -
Church Elders : How To Shepherd Gods People Like Jesus
$14.99Add to cartEffective leadership is important. Nowhere is this more true than in the church. Jeramie Rinne offers readers a concise overview of the Bible’s teaching on spiritual leadership, setting forth an easy-to-understand “job description” for elders that is focused on enabling pastors and church leaders to effectively shepherd their congregations. Giving practical guidance to new elders and helping church members better understand and support their spiritual leaders, this conversational book emphasizes purposeful ministry rather than project management. It will also bolster leaders’ confidence by encouraging them to embrace their pastoral calling with grace, wisdom, and a clarity of vision.
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Blood Moons : Decoding The Imminent Heavenly Signs (DVD)
$19.95Add to cartThe sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come. Joel 2:31 From the beginning, in Genesis, God declared He specifically created the sun and the moon to be used for signs. These heavenly bodies would be used as signals of coming dramatic historical events when the Creator of the universe would intersect with human history. But how do we unlock the code to interpret the signals? The key is found in the riveting new WND Films documentary based on the book Blood Moons by Pastor Mark Biltz. In this DVD, Pastor Biltz will show how throughout history God, the Master Timekeeper, has used the heavenly bodies to communicate to us when significant events will happen. What are the feasts days? What is the difference between the biblical calendar and the one we use today? Why should you be concerned about eclipses in the sky? Pastor Biltz answers these questions and more. He explains the importance of these biblical celebrations and milestones and shows how you too can be aware of the signs of things to come.”The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.” Joel 2:31 From the beginning, in Genesis, God declared He specifically created the sun and the moon to be used for signs. These heavenly bodies would be used as signals of coming dramatic historical events when the Creator of the universe would intersect with human history. But how do we unlock the code to interpret the signals? The key is found in the riveting new WND Films documentary based on the book Blood Moons by Pastor Mark Biltz. In this DVD, Pastor Biltz will show how throughout history God, the Master Timekeeper, has used the heavenly bodies to communicate to us when significant events will happen. What are the feasts days? What is the difference between the biblical calendar and the one we use today? Why should you be concerned about eclipses in the sky? Pastor Biltz answers these questions and more. He explains the importance of these biblical celebrations and milestones and shows how you too can be aware of the signs of things to come.
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Gospel Centered Preaching
$12.99Add to cartIntroduction
17 Principles Of Gospel-centered Preaching
1: The Goals Of Preaching
2: The Means Of Preaching
3: The Content Of Preaching
4: The Priorities Of Preaching
5: The Process Of PreachingAdditional Info
This accessible manual on preaching unpacks the core of how a preacher must think and what they must do. And it focuses our eyes on the central message – the gospel.Use this resource to train yourself and others as a new preacher, to develop your thinking and skills as a growing preacher, and to encourage and sustain yourself as a seasoned preacher.
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Ministering To Gay Teenagers (Revised)
$8.99Add to cartWhen it comes to ministering to gays and lesbians, far too many churches have chosen silence over service, or a reactive stance over proactive involvement. But congregations must abandon their comfort zone and minister to a group of people who need to experience the love of Jesus in powerful, tangible ways.
With truths drawn from his own personal experiences, youth pastor Shawn Harrison seeks to equip youth workers, parents, and churches in ministering to gay teenagers, their families, and the gay community at-large. The church must not compromise truth, he says, but it should not withhold grace either. How gay students first encounter God-personally and communally-and how Christians react to them can determine subsequent steps in their faith journey.
Ministering to Gay Teenagers is filled with wisdom and practical advice on how to respond when a student comes out and how to help the teenager’s family through that journey, too. This book will equip leaders and parents with solid answers to the questions families ask. And it will challenge youth workers and churches to consider how to practically serve and minister to a group of people who seek deep authenticity in love, character, truth, and presence.
Ministering to Gay Teenagers was originally published in November 2012. This edition is revamped with approximately 80% new material incorporating wisdom the author has since learned, in addition to valuable feedback received from his youth ministry peers.
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Lay Servant Ministries Basic Course Leaders Guide (Teacher’s Guide)
$12.00Add to cartThe Lay Servant Ministries Basic Course-Leader’s Guide is an introductory course designed to equip new church leaders and renew current leaders in The United Methodist Church. It can be used with adults and youth and is the foundational course for other leadership training courses.
This course covers the 3 three core categories of Lay Servant Ministries: Leading, Caring, and Communicating; it also emphasizes ministry in daily life and sharing faith stories. The plans in this Leader’s Guide are designed to be taught in 5 two-hour sessions. They can also be used over a weekend.
NOTE: This guide replaces the Lay Speaking Ministries Basic Course Leader’s Guide, DR551. If you have taught the Basic Course before, you will need to adjust your teaching plans to emphasize the core categories described above.
Session topics include
Ministry of the Baptized
priesthood of all believers
spiritual gifts
the need for a response to God’s call
the role of laity in ministryLeading
servant leadership
important roles in leadership
what it means to be a spiritual leader
Christian conferencingCaring
biblical basis for caring ministry
acts of compassion and justice
caring for creationCommunication
guidelines for respectful communication
listening skills
sharing faith storiesInto the World
understanding leaders’ role in fulfilling the Great Commission
importance of continued study and spiritual growth
role of hospitality
Appreciative Inquiry and Asset-Based Community DevelopmentAppendixes include two letters to participants (depending on whether the course is taught in 5 sessions or over a weekend), a sample format for Christian conferencing, evaluation forms for communication session, and resources (scripture, song, and meditation) for each session.
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Lay Servant Ministries Basic Course Participants Book (Student/Study Guide)
$12.00Add to cart“God calls you to a life of servanthood as a disciple of Jesus Christ. . Lay Servant Ministries is the first step for many laypersons toward their faith journey as they strive for a closer relationship with the Lord,” the authors write in the introduction.
The Lay Servant Ministries Basic Course is a foundational course designed to equip new church leaders and renew current leaders in The United Methodist Church. It explores
personal spiritual gifts
servant leadership
each leader’s role in developing future leaders
the importance of consistent spiritual practices
the core ministries of Leading, Caring, and Communicating
and much more.The Basic Course can be used for both adults and youth. Consisting of five two-hour sessions, it may serve as a short-term study for small groups, Sunday school classes, and new member classes.
NOTE: This book replaces the Lay Speaking Ministries Basic Course, DR551.
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Romans 1-7 For You (Student/Study Guide)
$19.99Add to cartJoin Dr Timothy Keller as he opens up the first half of the book of Romans, helping you to get to grips with its meaning and showing how it transforms our hearts and lives today.
Written for people of every age and stage, from enquirers to new believers to pastors and teachers, this flexible resource is for you to: READ: As a guide to this wonderful letter, helping you appreciate the great gift of righteousness with God. FEED: As a daily devotional to help you grow in Christ as you read and meditate on this portion of God s word. LEAD: As notes to aid you in explaining, illustrating and applying Romans 1 7 as you preach or lead a Bible study. Whoever you are, and however you use it, this is… Romans 1-7 For You -
Romans 1-7 For You (Student/Study Guide)
$17.99Add to cartJoin Dr Timothy Keller as he opens up the first half of the book of Romans, helping you to get to grips with its meaning and showing how it transforms our hearts and lives today.
Written for people of every age and stage, from enquirers to new believers to pastors and teachers, this flexible resource is for you to: READ: As a guide to this wonderful letter, helping you appreciate the great gift of righteousness with God. FEED: As a daily devotional to help you grow in Christ as you read and meditate on this portion of God s word. LEAD: As notes to aid you in explaining, illustrating and applying Romans 1 7 as you preach or lead a Bible study. Whoever you are, and however you use it, this is… Romans 1-7 For You -
Church Shouldnt Suck The Life Out Of You
$15.99Add to cartUsing humor and frank honesty, Pastor Jim Minor describes how his own street outreach organization transformed from a vibrant, God-infused ministry into a conventional, safe church that almost sucked all the passion for ministry right out of him. Then, Jim explains how he got his passion back again.
Who is this book for?
*Pastors and ministry leaders who have lost their focus and have grown to resent the ministries to which they have been called
*Those in the pews who have lost the spark of their passion for God and find themselves merely going through the motions and “playing church”
*Non-churchgoers who stay away because they don’t want any part of a dry, lifeless religion that doesn’t make any difference in the world
If you identify with any of those categories, this book is for you!
Let Jim Minor cast a vision for what church can be. Discover that it’s possible to venture beyond the church walls, to interact with the lost and hurting, and to watch God do miracles in people’s lives. And in the process, church might even become fun and fulfilling once again.
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Kingdom Woman Group Video Experience Study Guide (Student/Study Guide)
$9.99Add to cartWhen a Kingdom Woman retires for the evening, a frustrated and worn out devil ought to be saying, “We messed with the wrong woman today.” This study guide is a companion resource to the video small-group study based on the book Kingdom Woman, which instructs every Christ-following woman on how to tap into the power of God as she finds and fulfills the purpose for which God has fashioned her.
A Kingdom Woman embraces a simple premise: unless a Kingdom rests firmly under the authority of the ruler, anarchy reigns. That’s why a Kingdom Woman always seeks to align herself and operate under the authority of God-in every area of life. With practical insights and applications from coauthor Chrystal Evans Hurst, Tony Evans explains how that process can unleash new purpose, power, and possibilities-in both the lives of Kingdom Women and those they love. This curriculum can be covered in about six weeks.
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Team Ministry Spiritual Gifts Inventory Classic Edition Adult English
$6.99Add to cartWith over 5 million used, The Classic Team Ministry Spiritual Gifts Inventory has helped Christians around the world identify their God-given spiritual gifts. Administered in 20 minutes, it is fun and a valuable tool for the Christian walk. Learn how God has equipped you to minister in the local church…and in daily life!
Covers nine task-oriented “team” gifts used in daily life and ministry: Administration, Evangelism, Exhortation, Giving, Mercy-Showing, Pastoring/Shepherding, Prophecy, Serving Teaching. (For further explanation and study of spiritual gifts; different types of gifts; how gifts relate to other gifts, your daily life, etc. see the book How to Find Meaning and Fulfillment through Understanding the Spiritual Gift within You.) The Team Ministry Spiritual Gifts Inventory includes questionnaire; 2-part, self-scoring answer sheet; brief gift descriptions; and instructions.
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On Being A Pastor
$17.99Add to cartNow in paperback, On Being a Pastor is an essential tool to help pastors fulfill their calling. A pastor’s responsibilities are unique, demanding that he nurture his own spiritual life as well as that of the people in his care. Derek Prime and Alistair Begg provide practical advice for both the spiritual and practical aspects of pastoral ministry. Topics include prayer, devotional habits, preaching, and specific ministry duties.
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Quick Scripture Reference For Counseling Women (Revised)
$19.99Add to cartFor counselors, pastors, women’s ministry leaders, and any Christian woman who wants a user-friendly quick reference guide to Scripture, here is an essential resource! Scripture passages are conveniently gathered under ninety topics that concern today’s women, including adoption, birth control, career, contentment, dating/courtship, depression, friendship, prodigal children, self-worth, singleness, an unsaved spouse, worry, and more. Perfect for counseling or for personal study and memorization, this revised and updated edition includes new topics and features an attractive new cover design.
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Quick Scripture Reference For Counseling (Reprinted)
$19.99Add to cartNow in its fourth edition, this classic reference book helps counselors, pastors, and individual Christians with specific personal needs find sound scriptural guidance for resolving problems and growing in faith. The updated cover and packaging will attract new buyers to this already popular reference tool.
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Ideal Class Book
$3.99Add to cartIt is important to keep accurate records, and this class book for 25-member classes helps with this task. This book enables one to record attendance for a full year with each student’s address, phone number, birthday, church relationship, and additional class sessions. Available individually or in packages of six.
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Holy Spirit : An Introduction
$17.99Add to cartThe Holy Spirit is often portrayed as something weird. But the Bible makes it clear that the Spirit is not something. He is someone–a Person who has promised to never leave your side. In this interactive book, John Bevere invites you into a personal discovery of the most ignored and misunderstood Person in the Church: the Holy Spirit. Interactive book includes: daily devotions, group discussion questions, and a bonus chapter with answers to some of the toughest questions about the Holy Spirit. Don’t miss this amazing introduction.
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Judges For You (Student/Study Guide)
$17.99Add to cartThis uniquely flexibel resource can be read as a book; used as a daily devotional, complete with reflection questions; or utilized by anyone who has a teaching ministry, to help small-group leaders understand and apply the text, and to give preachers helpful ways of connecting timeless Bible truths to today’s world.
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Christmas Program Builder 66
$6.99Add to cartPlan your seasonal program with a Christmas Program Builder, a resource that is easy to use and filled with great ideas. Material is included for preschoolers to adults and can be used for Advent and Christmas, worship services, Sunday school, and children’s worship.
Volume 66 features:
*Recitations for children, broken into age groups for preschool, ages 6-9, and ages 10-13;
*Readings for teens and adults;
*Reader’s Theater: Peace on Earth;
*Three short sketches involving two or four characters: Three-fifths Bank of Mistrust; Christmas Plans, and Where’s Your Jesus?
*A one-act play lasting one hour: The King’s Sword about a child dreaming of serving in the King’s army including 13 characters plus additional children. -
Friend Me Discussion Guide (Student/Study Guide)
$12.99Add to cartIn this companion to Friend Me: Turning Faces into Lasting Friendships, Donna Carter invites you to explore the material in greater depth and apply it more directly to your life in the context of a small group.
This guide is designed to walk you through each of the chapters in Friend Me and/or the accompanying DVD sessions. It features questions for personal reflection and small group discussion, as well as space for the participant to record personal impressions.
At the end is a section especially designed for group leaders, with guidance from the author to help navigate fluctuations in group dynamics, as well as encouragement for the facilitator seeking to achieve a balanced approach by challenging the participants to grow while being sensitive to their unique backgrounds.
The first step in improving your relationships is to form them in the first place. What better way to practice the principles of strong friendships than by interacting with other women who share the same commitment to improving their relationships? So, find yourself a group and get started on your journey toward soul-satisfying friendships!
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Funeral Sourcebook
$24.99Add to cartAttending to those in grief and mourning is a critical duty of any member of the clergy. Unfortunately, many church leaders feel poorly equipped to effectively minister to those in their darkest hour.
Bible teacher Dr. Herbert Lockyer has provided this comprehensive source book of sermons, Scripture passages, prayers, and poems, as well as proper etiquette and manner, enabling any pastor to better carry the gospel of consolation to the distressed and brokenhearted in their great time of sorrow.
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Beyond The Stained Glass Ceiling
$17.99Add to cartKEY FEATURES:
Provides data and insight from results of a national survey of female clergy
Shares lessons learned and best practices from women in solo or senior pastorates
Offers guidance for overcoming the challenges of breaking through the stained glass ceilingThe reality of a stained glass ceiling is familiar to most women called to the pastorate. Despite being more likely to be seminary educated, female clergy constitute less than 10 percent of Protestant leading pastorates-and those who do hold such pastorates are generally paid less than their male counterparts. In light of such statistics, Pastor Chris Smith explores how to overcome the challenges in breaking through the stained glass ceiling-and she goes a step further. She shares the lessons learned and best practices of the success stories-those women who are currently serving in solo or senior pastorates. Based on a national survey of female clergy, this volume is rich in insights based on data as well as personal anecdotes-insights that will empower not only women called to the pastorate but also their male colleagues and denominational leaders who want to support them.
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40 Day Soul Fast Study Guide (Student/Study Guide)
$19.99Add to cartGet ready to Experience the best 40 days of your life!
The 40 Day Soul Study Guide: Your Journey To Authentic Living is an eight-week study of the life of the soul, the practice of fasting, and the process of living more authentically. It includes 8 weekly teachings on DVD, leader’s guidelines, & additional resources for establishing & facilitating groups.
Churches, organizations, small groups, and families are encouraged to travel together on this 40-day journey to greater mental, emotional, and spiritual health. It is a transformational expedition that will lead you on an inward journey to greater health, happiness, and success as you learn to live from the inside out.
If everyone who picks up this book takes it upon him or herself to encourage others to participate, we would create an unstoppable movement! You may think that one healed soul cannot heal the world, but it can.
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Christmas Program Builder 65
$6.99Add to cartSometimes a fresh perspective is all it takes to breathe new life into a familiar tale. This Christmas, give your congregation the gift of falling in love with the story and the Savior all over again. With new recitations and readings for children and adu
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Am I Called
$16.99Add to cartAn experienced pastor helps men explore their calling to plant or lead a church.
Many men have the skills to lead a church, but only some are called. Dave Harvey helps men considering pastoral ministry to see God’s active role in the process of discerning their calling.God’s Word offers a clear framework for evaluating one’s call, especially within the context of community. Harvey offers six diagnostic questions to help prospective pastors process their calling, and what they should be doing now if they aren’t sure. Illustrated with personal and historical stories, Harvey explores biblical and practical principles for determining the pastoral call.
Over the past twenty-four years of ministry, Harvey has enjoyed assisting many men in discerning whether they are called into ministry. This book will guide you through that all-important process with wisdom and confidence in God’s faithfulness in your life.
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Training For Service Student Guide (Student/Study Guide)
$10.99Add to cartThis 26-session Bible overview-designed to equip lay leaders to serve as elders, Sunday school teachers, small group facilitators, and in other positions of service in the church-can be completed as a group study or a self-study.
Both volumes have revised graphics and have been updated to reflect the best understanding of the Bible and educational methodology.
The church depends on volunteer workers to staff educational ministries. Sunday school teachers and small group leaders may have a heart to teach the Bible, but how have they been academically prepared?
Over the course of a century, Training for Service has equipped over one million volunteers with this basic course and certification for Bible teaching. This new revision retains all the features listed above and also gives access to www.trainingforservice.com, which:
* Gives the leader access to every reproducible included in the Leader Guide in a larger format.
* Allows the leader to create a full-color, fully personalized completion certificate for each graduate.
* Posts names of every graduate of the course submitted by the leader month by month.
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Simple Church : Returning To Gods Process For Making Disciples (Revised)
$14.99Add to cartThe simple revolution is here. From the iPod design to Google’s uncluttered homepage, simple ideas are changing the world. Now available in paperback, multi-awarded national bestseller Simple Church guides Christians back to the simple gospel-sharing methods of Jesus. No bells or whistles required. Based on case studies of four-hundred American churches, Thom Rainer and Eric Geiger prove the disciple-making process is often too complex. Simple churches thrive by taking four ideas to heart: Clarity. Movement. Alignment. Focus. Simple Church examines each idea, clearly showing why it is time to simplify.
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Christmas Program Builder 64
$6.99Add to cartThe angelic pronouncements, the courageous characters, the brilliant star no holiday holds a candle to the wonder of Christmas. But all the fanfare is meaningless without exalting Jesus, our infant Savior, God in a manger. Boldly proclaim the hope of Christ with this newest installment of Christmas recitations and scripts for all ages, including Marion Arthur Kirby’s comical one-act play Four Maps to Bethlehem .
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All In One Sunday School Volume 3 (Revised)
$24.99Add to cartBe Ready No Matter Who Shows Up!
Formerly Sunday School Specials 3, this revised and updated volume includes original and creative programs designed for ministries with mixed-age classes of children ages 4 through 12! With 13 lessons, this book will work in any ministry, but it’s especially great for smaller churches that combine classes every Sunday. Also good for large churches that combine ages during summer and for any other multi-age class setting.
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All In One Sunday School Volume 2 (Revised)
$24.99Add to cartBe Ready No Matter Who Shows Up!
Formerly Sunday School Specials 2, this revised and updated volume includes original and creative programs designed for ministries with mixed-age classes of children ages 4 through 12! With 13 lessons, this book will work in any ministry, but it’s especially great for smaller churches that combine classes every Sunday. Also good for large churches that combine ages during summer and for any other multi-age class setting.
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All In One Sunday School Volume 1 (Revised)
$24.99Add to cartBe Ready No Matter Who Shows Up!
Formerly Sunday School Specials, this revised and updated volume includes original and creative programs designed for ministries with mixed-age classes of children ages 4 through 12! With 13 lessons, this book will work in any ministry, but it’s especially great for smaller churches that combine classes every Sunday. Also good for large churches that combine ages during summer and for any other multi-age class setting.
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Servanthood As Worship
$9.99Add to cartBrowse a Christian book website or bookstore and notice all there is for leaders and would-be leaders. There are studies of leaders, keys to leadership, and tips on becoming a leader. Books that promote servanthood tend to be about leadership. But how many books inspire us simply to serve one another? The appeal of leadership has hijacked the biblical call to servanthood. As a result, we major on a role that will only ever be held by a few, and we largely ignore a role that ought to be held by every Christian. Whatever happened to servanthood? Servanthood as Worship offers Christians a biblical understanding of their calling to serve in the church, motivated by the grace that is ours in the gospel. It has the potential to revitalize service teams in churches across the world, from church plants to established congregations.
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Resurrection Eggs Updated Edition
$21.99Add to cartCrack open the glorious story of Jesus’ resurrection! Stored in a plastic carton, a dozen rainbow-hued eggs are filled with surprises. Pop them open and find miniature symbols of Easter inside! An updated companion booklet in English and Spanish features Bible stories explaining the significance of each object. Includes 12 stickers corresponding to the eggs.
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Christmas Program Builder No 63
$6.99Add to cartThere’s a reason that Program Builders are a best-selling series: each edition is packed with the pieces you need to tailor make your own service, pageant, or program. Christmas No. 63 is brimming with recitations and readings for all ages to get every g
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Delays All Leaders Must Contend With
$9.99Add to cartMany leaders would prefer that God’s timing fit better in their own personal schedules. However, God often uses seasons of preparation to equip leaders for future blessings. In this book, discover seven purposes for delays and how to use them for spiritual growth and fruitfulness.
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Heart All Leaders Must Develop
$9.99Add to cartGod is seeking leaders for His kingdom who minister from Christ-like hearts. This book presents the heart qualifications of leadership that all Christians must have: The heart of a father, the heart of a servant, and the heart of a shepherd. If you are a Christian leader, these are your prerequisites and the foundation of your ministry.
