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  • Come And See Cycle C

    $12.95

    As a Cycle C Lenten-based resource, Come And See provides many opportunities for congregations.

    It offers a pre-Lenten Mission Fair, which may be held during the second Sunday of Epiphany. The Fair is an invitation to deeper discipleship during Lent.

    It offers mid-week Lenten programs. These are playlets and inductive Bible studies. Each playlet has parts for three adults. Each Bible study follows Scriptures from Mark with helpful study questions. Playlets and Bible studies focus on evangelism worship, education, social concerns and stewardship.

    It offers six sermons to be used for Ash Wednesday and the five Sundays of Lent.

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  • Services For Occasions Of Pastoral Care

    $25.00

    Services for Occasions of Pastoral Care – Prepared by the Office of Theology and Worship of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A), this liturgical resource is designed to supplement the Presbyterian Book of Common Worship. It provides full liturgies for many services not included in the BCW, including the rites of ordination of ministers, elders, and deacons; the dedication of a church building; the laying of cornerstone; the comissioning of missionaries; and various other services for local congregations and presbyteries. All ministers and other worship leaders in the Presbyterian Church will need this volume as a resource for worship planning and to complement the BCW.

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  • John Wesleys Sermons

    $20.99

    Contents

    1. A Career In Retrospect
    2. The Preacher And His Preaching
    3. The Sermon Corpus
    4. Theological Method And The Problems Of Development
    5. Wesley And His Sources
    6. On Reading Wesley’s Sermons

    Additional Info
    For the first time, students of Wesley have access to Albert C. Outler’s widely acclaimed “introduction” to Volume 1 of The Works of John Wesley in a single inexpensive paperback.

    No student of John Wesley will need to be reminded of Albert Outler’s stature, or the significance of his contribution to twentieth-century Wesleyan studies.

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  • Abuse Of Power

    $27.99

    Chapter Titles Are:
    1. Hearing The Silenced Voices
    2. Power And Abuse Of Power
    3. “Karen”: Survivor Of Sexual Violence
    4. Stories Of Recovering Perpetrators
    5. The Schreber Case: Methods Of Analysis
    6. The Search For Self
    7. The Search For Community
    8. The Search For God
    9. Ministry Practice And Practical Theology

    Additional Info
    Pastoral care instruction and observation from a therapist of survivors of sexual abuse.

    “The Abuse of Power is ‘must’ reading for clergy and denominational officials…. Weaving case stories with theory, Poling demonstrates that sexual abuse of children is not a private matter, but very much a matter for society and church–a question of structure and ideology, not just of individual character. He is not afraid to tackle the tough question: Does the image of God sacrificing Jesus on the cross contribute to abusive parent-child relationships?…If pastors and church officials read this book the church will change.” –Karen Lebacqz, Pacific School of Religion

    “For the exploitation of women and children to stop, men must be willing to break ranks with all forms of privilege that sanction male dominance. James Poling does so by deconstructing his own sense of male entitlement, by refusing to distance himself from perpetrators, by allowing survivors of sexual and domestic violence to speak with their own voices, by giving us profound words of hope, and by articulating a powerfully healing theology wrought through the depths of his own struggle with one of the worst evils in our society. His courageous and compassionate work reveals the love and hope that is born of solidarity across the boundaries of gender, sexual orientation, race, and economics….The psychological, political, spiritual, and theological power of this book is such that all educators, ministers, therapists, and Christians must read it.” –Rita Nakashima Brock, Hamline University

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  • Helpmates

    $24.00

    In this excellent book written by a caregiving spouse for other caregivers, author Harry Cole recognizes that caregivers who provide hlep for dependent loved ones are often unprepared to cope with the physical and emotional effects that accompany long term illness. they are frequently overwhelmed by their responsibilities and often need help themselves.

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  • John Wesleys Sermons

    $31.99

    Based on the critical edition of Wesley’s works, this anthology brings together in chronological order some of the finest specimens of his hortatory style. His plain, unornamented approach with a movement from law to gospel, ending with a strong emotional appeal and practical application was especially effective in outdoor settings.

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  • Leadership For Women In The Church

    $16.99

    This book is about how Christian women can identify and focus their leadership skills on tasks that need to be undertaken in the church. It is about how Christian men can recognize and use the leadership talents of the women in the church. Finally, it is about how local churches, those with denominational affiliation and those without, can integrate the full range of women’s abilities with the tremendous needs in the kingdom of God.

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  • Handbook Of Themes For Preaching

    $45.00

    So you want to preach on stewardship. Or on the Ten Commandments. Or on jealousy, education, war, abortion, the incarnation, decision-making, or any of 90 other topics. Turn first to this Handbook! You’ll find concise definitions, analyses, and discussions of every topic, all ably presented by experts. Contributors include Glenn Asquith, Reginald Fuller, E. Glenn Hinson, Basil Pennington, Timothy George, Wayne Oates, and many others.

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  • Clergy Ethics In A Changing Society

    $40.00

    SKU (ISBN): 9780664251611ISBN10: 0664251617Editor: Russell Burck | Editor: James Wind | Editor: Paul ComenischBinding: Trade PaperPublished: October 1991Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press Print On Demand Product

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  • Gods Gift Cycle C

    $12.95

    SKU (ISBN): 9781556733123ISBN10: 1556733127James GarrettBinding: Mass MarketPublished: September 1991Publisher: CSS Publishing Print On Demand Product

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  • Caring Church : A Guide For Lay Pastoral Care

    $17.99

    This is a practical book in which this book of the author’s seminars can be an aid in achieving what many pastors speak much about doing…getting the laity active in the ministry of the church.

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  • Skilled Pastor : Counseling As The Practice Of Theology

    $26.00

    Preface

    Introduction: Becoming A Skilled Pastor

    PART ONE: PRESENCE

    1.Attending
    2.Responding
    3.Assessing

    PART TWO: INTERVENTIONS

    4.Theological Assessment
    5.Proclamation
    6.Resources For Change
    7.Guidance

    Conclusion: The Metanoia Model

    Bibliography

    Additional Info
    A splendid volume detailing the specific skills necessary for sound pastoral guidance in various situations. The author integrates theological reflection with practice, while incorporating religious resources with counseling technique.

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  • Planning The Church Year

    $17.95

    This guide for clergy, parish musicians, lay readers, and congregational representatives covers all the stages of organizing worship services for the entire year. Using The Book of Common Prayer and Hymnal 1982 as primary resources, it explores the rich variety of options-both time-honored traditions and accepted innovations. Times and seasons covered in depth include Advent, the Twelve Days of Christmas, Lent and Holy Week, Easter and the Great Fifty Days, and the Sundays after Epiphany and Pentecost. Planning the Church Year explains the preparations that make for meaningful holy days and special occasions, such as Lesser Feasts, Thanksgiving Day, Vigils, Michaelmas, All Saints’ Day, the bishop’s visitation, the Patronal and Dedication Festivals. Even summer Sundays can become “liturgical opportunities.” Details such as liturgical colors, music, and church decorations for each season and occasion make this the most complete handbook for those called to be at the heart of parish life and worship. Leonel L. Mitchell is an Episcopal priest and retired professor of Liturgics at Seabury-Western Seminary. He is the author of several books including Praying Shapes Believing, and The Meaning of Ritual, both available from Morehouse Publishing.

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  • Transitions Through Adult Life

    $26.99

    26 Chapters

    Additional Info
    Transitions Through Adult Life is a summary of what is known about adults and how they develop. More than a book describing life’ crises, it portrays the potential of life’s transitions. It seeks to offer answers to the problems it analyzes. This book provides an overview of the various stages of adult life, what is typical in those stages, and how the church needs to be responsive to adults as they traverse the stages. The twenty-six chapters deal with young adulthood, middle adulthood, and older adulthood and most of the major events and challenges that one may encounter in those stages. Some of the specific topics include courtship, singleness, faith development, career, child-rearing, loss of loved ones, divorce, physical decline, etc. The chapters are succinct summaries of the significant dimensions of the topic calling upon existing research and the author’s own keen powers of synthesis.

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  • Manual For Acolytes

    $16.95

    This manual is designed to describe those duties expected of one as the server. Server means one who assists-the terms acolyte, crucifer, and thurifer (as used in this manual) apply to specific responsibilities. No manual can be complete, inasmuch as the custom or use of each parish church varies.

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  • Prophets Pioneers And Possibilities

    $12.95

    “We have been called to travel lightly. We are on a journey of faith. None of us has arrived. We may remember a thrilling moment of decision when we first responded to the awakening of God’s love for us… We never know in advance where submission to the kingship of Christ will lead us.”
    — from the sermon for Christ the King Sunday
    Richard A. Hasler draws upon countless incidents from contemporary settings to bring the words of the Minor Prophets and 2 Samuel to contemporary Christian believers.
    Using scriptures from nine texts on the Old Testament, this book provides as many sermons for use in the Common Lectionary.
    Sermon titles include:
    – The Dreamer Within You — Joel 2:23-30
    – When God’s “No” Means “Yes” — Habakkuk 1:1-3; 2:1-10
    – Leaping for Joy — Malachi 4:1-6
    – No One Enters into the Kingdom… Save with Empty Hands — 2 Samuel 5:1-5

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  • Blow The Silver Trumpets

    $13.95

    “Larry Powell breathes life into scripture with a preacher’s imagination, a poet’s turn of the phrase, and a writer’s craftsmanship. He gathers vibrant illustrations from everywhere… but most of all, as you ponder these pages, you will look at Jesus Christ. You will listen to him, meditate on his messages, watch him in action.”
    — Bishop Richard B. Wilke
    The United Methodist Church
    The Arkansas Area
    Here are eleven sermons from John and Luke offering close inspection of texts and providing many modern illustrations. This book offers sermons for use in the Common, Lutheran, and Roman Catholic lectionaries.
    Sermon titles include:
    Show Us the Holy Father (John 14:8-17, 25-27)
    Receive the Holy Spirit (John 20:19-23)
    Just Speak the Word (Luke 7:1-10)
    Fleshing Out the Word (Luke 10:1-12)

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  • Called To Care

    $18.00

    Treating the whole of Scripture, Robert Kysar forges the connections between the practice of social ministry and the biblical images undergirding and motivating that ministry. Social ministry is more than charity: It wrestles with the very structures and systems that deprive and oppress. This book examines not only the usual “justice” texts but also those that seem to counter this position and shows how the Bible addresses practical, contemporary concerns and fears.

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  • Behind The Masks

    $28.00

    A leading pastoral counselor describes in everyday language eight common personality disorders that result in destructive religious behavior. Dr. Oates discusses how the Christian faith can ”unmask” disorders so the real person can emerge. Recommended for pastoral counselors.

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  • How To Train Volunteer Teachers

    $20.99

    Explores the purposes of teaching in the church, and offers specific advice on how to recruit, train, and support volunteer teachers. 20 workshops to enhance and empower educational programs in any church.

    These twenty stimulating, thirty-minute workshops show how to train volunteer teachers in a way that will dramatically increase the effectiveness of your Christian education program. After exploring the purposes of teaching children, youth, and adults in the church, Delia Halverson offers specific advice on how to recruit, train, and support volunteer teachers. Sunday school superintendents and education chairpersons will find this information invaluable as they recruit teachers, affirm them in their ministries, and plan training events.

    Workshops offered in the book include: planning a session; keys to motivating students of all age groups; developing Bible skills in all age groups; storytelling in the classroom; creativity for you and your student; worship in the classroom; teaching prayer in the classroom; caring for students; teaching with questions and discussion; music in the classroom; and developing a learning center. Each workshop outline shows you which materials you will need for the workshop. One or more handouts for use in the training event are included. The book also features a bibliography of additional materials to enhance the workshops.

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  • From Bondage To Bonding

    $18.99

    1. Codependency: A Self-Focused Way Of Life
    2. Self-Forfeiture: Resigned To Helplessness
    3. Self-Contempt: Inclined To Feet Worthless
    4. Self-Aggrandizement: Desperate To Control
    5. Self-Sufficiency: Determined To Stay Safe
    6. Self-Deception: Committed To Denial
    7. Fervent Longings
    8. Painful Losses
    9. Self-Protective Pretense
    10. Autonomous Independence
    11. The Healing Of Grief
    12. The Wonder Of Grace
    13. The Freedom Of Surrender
    14. Reciprocal Grace: Free To Love And Forgive
    15. Courageous Vulnerability: Free To Abandon Denial
    206 Pages
    16. Mutual Freedom: Free To Relinquish Control
    17. Spiritual Vitality: Free To Trust And Obey
    18. Sacrificial Love: Free To Risk And Suffer

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    Codependency is a hot topic these days; dozens of new books about it appear each month. Trouble is, many of them deal only with escaping damaging codependent relationships—not with healing and rebuilding them. Groom (author of Married Without Masks) takes a more biblical approach. In uncomplicated language, she helps you see how codependency is actually bondage to sin and how the Gospel can restore you to healthy biblical bonding with God and others.

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  • What Is Narrative Criticism

    $17.00

    This book is the first nontechnical description of the principles and procedures of narrative criticism. Mark Allan Powell distinguishes literary criti cism from various modes of historical criticism–source, form, and redaction–and also delineates several types of literary criticism–structuralist, rhetorical, reader- response, and narrative. He then describes, analyzes, and illustrates the categories that narrative criticism employs, such as implied author and reader, narrator, character, events, settings. Mark Allan Powell is Assistant Professor of New Testament and Director of Continuing and Post-Graduate Studies at Trinity Lutheran Seminary in Columbus, Ohio.

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  • Sex In The Parish

    $52.00

    Karen Lebacqz and Ronald Barton examine the gift of sexuality in relation to the parish and the dynamics of sexual desire and temptation. Included in this book are the expreiences of a pastor who did not set appropriate limits; explainations of how the pastoral role affects sexual contact between pastor and parishioner; suggestions for a framework of ethical analysis; an examination of questions for women in ministry, single pastors, and pastors who are gay, lesbian, or bisexual; and a review of ethical issues related to persons who carry responsibilities for the structures of ministerial practice.

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  • Homiletics

    $30.00

    To Barth, one of this century’s most influential theologians, theology should never be an end in itself. Instead, it should be ”nothing other than sermon preparation.” Now, in this new translation by Geoffrey Bromiley and Donald Daniels, students can meet and wrestle with Barth’s homiletical definitions and ideas on sermon preparation, including his understanding of the ways preachers should interpret Scripture. Barth presented this material as seminar lectures in Bonn in 1932-33.

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  • Greatest Wonder Of All Cycle C

    $14.95

    ohn Braaten takes biblical passages from the Lent and Easter season and weaves them into messages for today’s Christians. This book of sermons follows Common, Lutheran, and Roman Catholic Lectionaries. The 17 messages include texts from Matthew, Luke, and John.

    Sermon titles include:
    The Pitfalls Of Practicing Piety — Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21
    Our Christian I.D. — Luke 4:1-13
    The King Who Came To Die — John 19:16b-22
    A Strange Kind Of Glory — John 13:31-35

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  • Embodied Word : Preaching As Art And Liturgy

    $16.00

    Liturgy as the work of God’s people gives the preacher a place to stand-an organic connection with an intentional sacramental community, says Rice. The place of preaching is the community, Christ’s body, and the hermeneutic that governs homiletical exegesis, style, and presentation comes from the liturgical situation of the sermon.

    The Embodied Word puts preaching in its proper place-in the presence of the baptistry and close to the table. As Rice explores the implications of that placement for the specific concerns of homiletics, the use of Scripture, and the appropriation of the arts, he concludes that the movement of the sermon is from text to table and that the action of the liturgy both depends upon and empowers the word.

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  • God Images And Self Esteem

    $35.00

    SKU (ISBN): 9780664251994ISBN10: 0664251994Carroll SaussyBinding: Trade PaperPublished: January 1991Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press Print On Demand Product

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  • Teaching Minister

    $28.00

    The authors says the clergy, regardless of their appointment (as parish clergy or judicatory executives, for example), should understand themselves primary as teachers of the Christian faith. They claim it is both wrong and disadvantageous to mainline churches when clergy act as administrators or psychotherapists or in any other way that is fundamentally different from acting as a teacher. The first half of the book shows the urgency of recovering the understanding of ministry and demonstrates that the church has always witnessed to the importance of teaching as an indispensable component of ministry and of the life of faith itself. The latter half of the book provides examples of how the primary role of teaching can be used in the church.

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  • Pastor Evangelist In The Parish

    $30.00

    SKU (ISBN): 9780664251314ISBN10: 0664251315Binding: Trade PaperPublished: January 1991Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press Print On Demand Product

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  • Called Or Collared

    $16.00

    Will help you discover your unique calling, whether as clergy or laity.

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  • Black Preaching : The Recovery Of A Powerful Art (Revised)

    $20.99

    Learn how black culture and preaching style empower black congregations—and what methods all preachers should know. In this one-volume collection of The Recovery of Preaching and Black Preaching, Mitchell shows you how to add power and vision to your sermons through storytelling, imagination, and other aspects of preaching style that are rooted in black culture. .

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  • Ordinary People Extraordinary God Cycle B

    $12.95

    SKU (ISBN): 9781556732591ISBN10: 1556732597Robert NoblettBinding: Cloth TextPublished: December 1990Publisher: CSS Publishing Print On Demand Product

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  • Prayer In Pastoral Counseling

    $24.00

    SKU (ISBN): 9780664251284ISBN10: 0664251285Edward WimberlyBinding: Trade PaperPublished: December 1990Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press Print On Demand Product

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  • Come Sunday : The Liturgy Of Zion

    $21.99

    From the Publisher:” COME SUNDAY: THE LITURGY OF ZION by William B. McClain Companion to “Songs of Zion”; discusses liturgical time, spirituals, gospel songs; includes Scripture/ lectionary index.

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  • From Generation To Generation

    $35.00

    Based on years of experience as a pastor and professor of theology, John Leith reflects on the dilemma of the church today as primarily “a crisis of faith.” He states that renewal is found within Scripture and the tradition of a believing, worshiping community–in hearing the word of God, particularly in preaching, in teaching, in the sacraments, and in Christian conversation.

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  • Church With Aids

    $40.00

    This book looks at the experiences of people with AIDS as a means of examining the way Christianity views the problem and deals with it on both personal and community levels. This book begins by sharing the experience and ministry of those living with AIDS. Also presented is a series of theological reflections on what living with AIDS means for the renewal of the church. Russell also asks how the traditional church might be seen differently by those struggling with AIDS. The final section, is designed as a tool for study and discussion groups.

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  • Preaching In And Out Of Season

    $23.00

    This excellent resource provides help for ministers who must plan their sermons not only according to the liturgical church year but also in response to the secular calendar of national holidays and public ceremonies, and in response to the program calendar of local and denominational emphases. Individual chapters discuss preaching about racial relations; family, church, and nation; the global witness of the church; work; evangelism; stewardship; and giving thanks. Suggestions for sermons on each theme are provided as well.

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  • Teenage Q And A Book

    $12.99

    Contents

    1. .Parents
    2. .Self-Image
    3. .Peer Pressure
    4. .Friends
    5. .Dating
    6. .Love
    7. .Sex
    8.. Abuse
    Selected Bibliography P. 197

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    Here are the ANSWERS You’ve Been Wanting…To the QUESTIONS You’ve Been Asking

    In The Teenage Q & A Book you’ll find answers to more than 230 questions like:

    * How can I get along with my parents?
    * Why do I feel the way I do about myself?
    * How can I resist when all my friends do drugs?
    * How can I make more friends and keep them?
    * How can I get a date?
    * What’s the best way to turn down a date?
    * How do I know if I’m really in love?
    * How far can I go physically before it’s wrong?
    * How can I handle the feeling I have from being sexually abused?

    In The Teenage Q & A Book no question is off-limits. Josh McDowell and Bill ]ones answer your questions with honest, frank and straight-to-the-point answers. You’ll find simple, biblical solutions to your life’s toughest issues!

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  • Ministry Of Nurture

    $24.99

    Discipling teenagers means building a real-life faith into them. Which is exactly what youth ministry veteran Duffy Robbins explains how to do — definitively — in this sensitive, in-depth, and practical look at leading your kids into discipleship. No stranger to the challenge of discipling young people, Duffy draws from his decades of youth ministry experience as he describes a thorough, flexible discipleship program you can use with your students. In The Ministry of Nurture you’ll find– How to make faith practical in everyday life – How to help your kids develop their own faith – Seven keys to effective discipleship – How to help your kids build a faith that lasts – How you can help your kids apply their real-life faith in three key areas of the Christian life: outreach, nurture, and service – An important look at the two sides of peer pressure in the lives of young people — Whether you’re new to youth work or a veteran, The Ministry of Nurture is an indispensable addition to your youth ministry library.

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  • Spurgeons Sermon Notes

    $22.99

    Manufactured On Demand Title

    Charles H. Spurgeon was a master preacher whose passionate and powerful sermons are still pertinent and applicable to contemporary society. What preacher wouldn’t want Spurgeon’s thoughts on Sunday’s text!

    More than 190 of Spurgeon’s finest sermons have been broken down into comprehensive outlines by David Otis Fuller. Covering texts from Genesis through Revelation, pastors, teachers, and Bible students can easily locate on-target, ready-to-use outlines for their sermon series or Sunday school class.

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  • Women In Travail And Transition

    $24.00

    Greater knowledge of woman’s experience, this book argues, will enable all caregivers whether female or male to provide better pastoral care when the gender specific presuppositions of that care are examined. Nine women collaborate to explore how women’s life experience both necessitates and models a new, systematic pastoral care. It is the first book to address the broad range of women’s pastoral care needs.

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  • Studying Interpreting And Applying The Bible (Student/Study Guide)

    $24.99

    Studying, Interpreting, and Applying the Bible combines into one volume the popular trilogy by Walter Henrichsen and Gayle Jackson: – A Layman’s Guide to Studying the Bible – A Layman’s Guide to Interpreting the Bible – A Layman’s Guide to Applying the Bible This book will help students as well as ministers, young people and old alike, as they learn to study Scripture more easily and conveniently. The chapters on studying the Bible help the beginning or experienced Bible student mine God’s Word for its riches through verse analysis, chapter analysis, the overview of a book, the study of a topic, and the study of Bible characters (including charts, diagrams, and other helpful illustrations). The unit on interpreting the Bible explains Bible interpretation based on grammar, history, and theology. The section on applying the Bible moves beyond study to life applications, enabling a person to – be motivated to make personal application – move beyond a “to do” list to an internal desire to obey – consider the risks involved in obeying – use specific application principles.

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  • Theology Is For Proclamation

    $29.00

    In this work, Gerhard Forde makes a dashingly bold move to construct a whole systematic theology on the model of Martin Luther’s Bondage of the Will. Forde continues Luther’s polemic against every theology that fools with God apart from the Word. He drags systematic theology out of the study, sticks it into the pulpit, onto the altar, and under the waters of baptism so that it proclaims the gospel. He sets limits within which discussions of ministry and ecumenism must occur, if we are to remain proclaimers of the gospel. He writes a theology that is good for nothing but proclaiming the living Word of God.

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  • Imagining A Sermon

    $19.99

    Here is the remedy for trite, boring sermons! Thomas H. Troeger shows how to breathe fresh life into your sermons by harnessing your imaginative powers in a new way. In scores of dynamic workshops, Troeger has shown preachers and seminarians how to create powerful sermons by seizing moments when the heart and mind catch fire. Now, in Imagining a Sermon Troeger share the secrets of capturing the imaginative spirit within you.

    You will discover:
    How to observe daily events that can energize the preaching event
    How to fine-tune your visual and listening skills to fuse televised, scriptural, and remembered images into new truths for your congregation.

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  • Reframing : A New Method In Pastoral Care

    $29.00

    This is a new method of pastoral care by Donald Capps. Capps is a professor of pastoral theology at Princeton Theological Seminary. He explains his theory of Reframing in three parts. Topics touched on are techniques of refraiming, the ministry of Jesus, superficial counsel, healing utopia, the inadequate methods of Job’s counselors, and more.

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  • Building The Youth Choir

    $10.95

    Introduction
    1. Getting Started
    2. Establishing A Sound
    3. Practical Application
    4. Choosing The Music
    5. Studying And Conducting Your Choices
    6. Changing Voices
    7. Private And Class Voice Instruction
    8. Pleasures And Problems Of The Tour
    About The Author
    Repertoire List
    Bibliography

    Additional Info
    Yarrington provides practical advice on how to get started, offers techniques that work to establish a good sound, suggests music suitable for youth, deals with the challenge of changing voices, and more.

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  • Teachable Spirit

    $56.00

    Richard Robert Osmer provides a strong understanding of the teaching office which is a part of the Reformation heritage. He discusses why the teaching office is important in mainline churches.

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  • Get Em Talking

    $22.99

    Does your youth group suffer from the “silent complex”? Need help to get them talking about what’s really important? Would you like to be a more effective discussion leader? Then look no further! Get ‘Em Talking gives you 104 field-tested ideas that will get your kids talking about topics like . . . Rock Music – Dating – Serving God – Death – Friendship – Peer Pressure – Anger – Drugs and Alcohol – Gossip – Family – Parents – The Church – Values – Faith – Cheating – Jesus . . . and many more! Get ‘Em Talking is the perfect resource for anyone who leads discussions. You’ll glean the insights of two of the nation’s most experienced youth professionals on what makes discussion groups tick, how to get a good discussion started, what to do when problems hit, and much more. Learn How to Effectively Use Discussion Techniques Like: – No-risk Discussions – Rug Discussions – “If” Surveys – Yarn-Sharing Experiences – Relay Discussions – Tape Talk – Groupers – Continuum Discussions — Get ‘Em Talking will quickly become an indispensable part of your youth ministry resource library. Whenever you need a great discussion-starting idea, just reach for Get ‘Em Talking!

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  • Preaching The Miracles Cycle B

    $14.95

    our partner in intelligent, meaningful sermon preparation Cycle B

    Exegesis
    The Situation
    The Setting
    Cultural and Historical Contexts
    Other Lectionary Texts For the Day
    Meanings and Derivations of Key Words

    Homiletics
    Suggested Sermon Themes
    Sermon Outlines
    Preaching Illustrations

    Nine Miracles Include
    Cleansing a Leper — Mark 1:40-45
    Calming a Sea Storm — Mark 4:35-41
    Healing a Blind Man — Mark 10:46-52

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  • Places Of The Promise

    $12.95

    “The Advent/Christmas story is one that identifies specific places as the font of the rich interactions between God and humanity. The names of such locales are as familiar to us as our own homes.”

    Here are six sermons with accompanying children’s sermons. The series covers Advent 1 through Christmas 1. Each sermon focuses on the particular sphere God used to prepare creation for the gift of Jesus.

    The sermons offer:
    * Texts from Lectionary Cycle B
    * Other suggested texts
    * Suggestions for congregational activities

    The children’s sermons follow an advent wreath-lighting series. Following Christmas, these sermons use the Christmas tree and the creche scene as themes. Each children’s sermon offers at least three objects to use as illustrations.

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