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    • Heroes And Saints

      $23.00

      Max Christensen brings to life heroes and saints from the past and present who have inspired human beings to reach higher and live more fruitful lives. Among the biographical sketches are those of Joan of Arc, John Calvin, and Marian Anderson.

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    • Student Ministry For The 21 Century

      $26.99

      Why settle for a “youth group” . . . . . . when you can build a dynamic student ministry that keeps more and more students coming — and keeps them growing! From the director of Student Impact, one of the country’s largest and most effective student ministries, here is a clear, step-by-step approach that takes you for a quantum leap beyond merely:
      Maintaining a Youth Group . . . to Building a Student Ministry
      Activity-driven . . . To purpose-driven
      Unclear vision . . . To clear vision Inward focus
      Content with the “clique” . . . To outward focus, compassion for lost people
      Minimum growth . . . To consistent growth
      Songs and games . . . To worship and prayer
      Keeps the traditions . . . To evaluates for effectiveness
      “Baby-sitting” . . . To impacting the world.

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    • Counseling Lesbian Partners

      $32.00

      SKU (ISBN): 9780664255329ISBN10: 0664255329Joretta MarshallBinding: Trade PaperPublished: April 1997Counseling And Pastoral TheologyPublisher: Westminster John Knox Press Print On Demand Product

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    • More Welcome Speeches

      $10.99

      Some General Words Of Welcome
      Welcome Speeches And Responses For Specific Occasions
      Children’s Day
      Youth Sunday
      Mother’s Day
      Father’s Day
      Graduate Recognition Day
      Deacon Ordination
      Pastor Anniversary/Appreciation
      Choir Day
      Missions
      For Christian Unity
      Welcome Speeches Given By Children
      So Glad
      A Secret
      Too Little
      About To Start
      Poetry And Prayers

      Additional Info
      Sample speeches and responses for a variety of special occasions are included in this book, along with appropriate Scripture verses. These samples reflect the ways we honor God in both celebration and meditation. Use them as a handle when you are asked to give a speech or a response. You will find speeches for Pastor Appreciation Day, Church Anniversary, Choir Anniversary or Appreciation Day, Usher Board Day, Women’s Day, Men’s Day, and more. Another section contains poetry and prayers for use in speeches or short devotionals.

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    • Living Alone

      $28.00

      This series examines major changes that occur in the life cycle of a family: leaving home, becoming married, raising children, recommitting to a relationship–or committing to a new one–and living alone. Books address the major tasks of the family; rituals that enable effective transitions as those tasks change; beliefs and values from the Christian tradition that shape and are shaped by those family tasks; and pastoral opportunities in response to family life-cycle generations.

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    • Accountable Leadership : A Resource Guide For Sustaining Legal Financial An (Rev

      $37.43

      With reports of financial impropriety and clergy misconduct making headlines, accountable leadership and sound management practices have become priority concerns in congregations of every faith. Accountable Leadership speaks to congregation leaders, both clergy and laity, and to individuals who love the worshiping community and seek the tools that can enable everyone in it to better care for one another.

      This is a practical compAndium of resources for creating and managing a sound, effective, and fair congregation. This new edition has been extensively revised and updated to include contemporary topics such as disturbing trAnds in reduced giving, new church-state issues, clergy misconduct and troublesome members, and legal issues associated with the congregation’s role as employer and provider of pastoral counseling.

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    • Theology For Preaching

      $28.99

      The heart of the postmodern mind-set is an awareness of the relativity of all human thought and action. In Theology for Preaching, three authors collaborate to discuss the implications for proclamation when the culture behaves as if all human thought and practices are relative. Tips for sermon composition and theme are proposed. Sample sermons are supplied to demonstrate awareness of the cultural shifts that make preaching a worthwhile challenge in a postmodern ethos.

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    • Clergy Killers : Guidance For Pastors And Congregation Under Attack

      $30.00

      In a startling survey by Leadership, it was discovered that 23 percent of Protestant clergy have been fired at least once, and, even more significantly, 41 percent of congregations have fired at least two pastors. Rediger offers conflict management tactics for these “abusive” congregations.

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    • Contemporary Worship : A Sourcebook For Spirited Traditional Praise And See

      $31.99

      This handbook contains everything a congregation needs in order to plan, launch, and stabilize contemporary worship services. Three formats for contemporary worship are shown: spirited-traditional, contemporary praise, and contemporary seeker (or outreach-oriented) services. The resources include sample formats, sample messages that are appropriate for the format, sample skits, interviews, or dramas, and a database of worship choruses that are appropriate to each of the three contemporary formats.

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    • Woman Battering

      $30.00

      This is a comprehensive resource for pastoral care in response to the trauma of woman-battering. Theologically grounded and practically applied, Woman Battering is the perfect combination to equip pastors and pastoral counselors to minister with battered women and battering men.

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    • Care Of Men

      $30.99

      “From the Publisher:” THE CARE OF MEN by Christie Cozad Neuger and James Newton Poling Provides new ideas for caregivers in helping men forge identities in a world of changing roles and expectations.

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    • Tres Meses En La Escuela Del E (Student/Study Guide) – (Spanish) (Student/Study

      $14.99

      Each of the volumes in this series contains 13 major Bible studies, one for each week during a three-month period. In between each week’s study are six short, personal daily studies.
      Written in Spanish, the volumes are adaptable for use in various Bible study settings, including Sunday school, week-night studies, retreats, and personal Bible study.

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    • Mapping Christian Education

      $20.99

      Ecumenical approaches to congregational learning. Includes chapters on schooling, faith communities, social transformation, and future agenda. For CE directors and for use as text.

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    • Graying Gracefully : Preaching To Older Adults

      $26.00

      When pastors look out over their congregations, there’s a good chance that they see a lot of gray hair. This book gives practical instruction and examples of biblical and theological sermons to this growing population, enabling the preacher to proclaim the gospel more clearly for older adults. Covering topics from biblical and historical views of age to older adults’ need for social justice, each chapter concentrates on the practical issues for preaching to this group and contains a sermon to illustrate the application of the principles discussed.

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    • Learning Congregation : A New Vision Of Leadership

      $25.00

      Congregations today face an adaptive challenge of immense proportions. Many respond with classic signs of work avoidance: holding to past assumptions and blaming authority. Thomas Hawkins’s new vision of church leadership can provide a way to break through these defensive routines. The Learning Congregation is a must read for all pastors and church leaders.

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    • Lord Send The Wind Cycle C

      $12.43

      McLemore provides new insights into the prophets of old. Reading these sermons based on Old Testament texts will stir the imagination of the preacher today. McLemore’s style is tight, with an economy of words. These messages are written to be preached. The narrative stories and illustrations are dramatic and poignant.

      Sermon titles include:
      A Hunger That Cannot Be Satisfied — Amos 8:1-12
      Your Reflection In God’s Mirror — Isaiah 1:1, 10-20
      A Christian With A Conflict Of Interest — Isaiah 5:1-1
      How To Find Water When Your Well Runs Dry — Jeremiah 2:4-13
      … and more!

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    • Evangelism Is

      $32.00

      SKU (ISBN): 9780664500139ISBN10: 0664500137Clinton MarshBinding: Trade PaperPublished: January 1997Publisher: Geneva Press Print On Demand Product

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    • Handbook Of Pastoral Studies

      $26.99

      A comprehensive introduction to the theology and practice of pastoral studies.

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    • How Long Will You Limp Cycle C

      $17.43

      Sometimes we limp between doubt and certainty between assurance and confusion, between realism and surrealism in our spiritual journey … The prophetic task is to cut through the machinations, doubts and deception created by spiritual ambiguity The experiences of Elijah, Elisha, and Amos shared in this book of sermons are lessons for the people of God and the church today.

      From the Preface
      Stewart’s messages focus on the prophetic dimension of preaching: calling the people back to God, calling them to personal and social transformation and exhorting them to human wholeness.

      Contents include:
      When Wisdom Cries Out — Proverbs 8
      They Didn’t Have To But They Did — Genesis 14
      Extreme Measures — 1 Kings 21
      You Can Run But You Can’t Hide — 1 Kings 19
      What Money Can’t Buy — 11 Kings 5
      A Conflict Of Authority — Amos 7

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    • Buying Swamp Land For God Cycle C

      $13.68

      Robert Hines has a gift for bringing scripture down to earth where families bicker, where men and women get stressed out, where children fight over a toy, where reality is stranger than fiction. And into each situation he brings the hard-hitting message of the prophets.

      Fascinating narrative stories and illustrations make this book great reading and an excellent resource for stimulating preaching.

      Chapters include:
      Buying Swamp Land For God — Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15
      Accepting Responsibility — Lamentations 1:1-6
      Coping With Heartache — Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7
      Permission To Daydream — Joel 2:23-32
      Possession Is Nine-tenths Of The Law — Daniel 7:1-3, 15-18
      The Burdens Of The Past — Haggai 1:1bb–2:9
      Remembering Who We Are and more! — Deuteronomy 26:1-11

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    • Where Is God In All This Cycle C

      $16.18

      Dr. Tony S. Everett provides us with a series of life-related sermons on the Old Testament lessons … the sermons are biblically and theologically responsible, not sacrificing the message for relevance … If I were in the pew I would be drawn to listen to this preacher and his examples and words would follow me into the week! (From the Foreword)
      Dr. H. Fredrick Reisz, Jr.
      President, Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary
      Columbia, South Carolina

      Tony Everett’s stirring messages are as interesting to read as they would be to hear. He is a brilliant wordsmith with a keen insight into the needs of people and the ability to address God’s word to those needs.

      It is easy for us to seek “quick-fix” solutions to challenges of declining attendance, shrinking income, and disappearing volunteers. We search in futility for simple techniques that promise the moon. Unfortunately we soon discover that these gimmicks are like the River Platte in Nebraska; a mile wide, but only an inch deep. Invariably such feeble solutions flash for a brief time, then crash in chaos. (From the Introduction)

      Among the 17 sermons in this book are:
      Why Did Pastor Hypnotize Jenny? — Advent 1
      Anticipation Proclamation — Advent 3
      Unexpected Joy; Undeserved Gift — Christmas Eve/Day
      Reach For The Light — Epiphany
      New Name, New Status — Epiphany 3
      Who’s In Charge Here Anyway? — Epiphany B
      Looking Back, Moving Forward — Transfiguration

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    • Chain Of Command Cycle C

      $16.18

      These messages based on the Gospel of Luke are presented in a variety of styles:
      First person monologues
      Short tales to prove a point
      Traditional three-point manuscript
      A style unique to the author
      The focus is always on the scriptural passage and Wales always attempts to provide a strong exposition of its meaning.

      Sermon titles include:
      So Much To Say, So Little Time — John 16:12-15
      The Chain Of Command — Luke 7:1-10
      The Other Resurrection — Luke 7:11-17
      Simply Simon — Luke 7:36–8:3
      The Demons Within — Luke 8:26-39
      Ya Can’t Make Me — Luke 9:51-62
      Were We Surprised! — Luke 10:1-11, 16-20
      Who Was That Masked Man? — Luke 10:25-37

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    • All Stirred Up Cycle C

      $16.18

      Richard Patt’s sermons enable the reader/listener to perceive new truths in old stories. As one reads them, it might be tempting to challenge Patt’s observations, to argue against him, to debate his approach … but one is never bored. Only “stirred up” at times.

      Sermon titles, based on the Gospel of Luke, include:
      It’s Okay To Stir Up God — Luke 11:1-13
      The Fear Of Taking The Plunge — Luke 12:32-40
      Sabotaging The Sabbath — Luke 13:10-17
      The Crux Of Being A Christian — Luke 14:25-33
      Nobody Owes You Anything — Luke 17:5-10
      … and more!

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    • Good News Among The Rubble Cycle C

      $12.95

      Ormond looks at scripture in a new way and uncovers extraordinary inspiration through his penetrating insights. There is a surprise for the reader/listener in each sermon/chapter as the author explores the Bible passages.

      Sermon titles include:
      An Extremely Odd Couple — Luke 18:1-8
      When Self-Esteem Gets Out Of Hand — Luke 18:9-14
      Topsy-Turvy Christianity — Luke 6:20-31
      One Bride For Seven Brothers — Luke 20:27-38
      Good News Among The Rubble — Luke 21:5-19

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    • Taking The Risk Out Of Dying Cycle C

      $17.43

      Only Dr. Haskell Miller could pray so audaciously for the world … These unique prayers bring immediate reality to our devotions and deal forcefully with issues at hand.
      Dr. Morris Pepper, Former Moderator Cumberland Presbyterian Church

      Haskell Miller’s prayers for the modern age address difficult issues in the already complex arena of “how to pray.” Namely, how does one pray in an age whose assumptions about reality and humanity dramatically question the existence of a divine nature? For all of us who struggle with this issue, these prayers are a great and needed resource.
      Dr. G. Douglass Lewis
      President Wesley Theological Seminary Washington, D.C.

      Dr. Haskell Miller’s prayers give voice to humanity’s need to experience a God who brings meaning to life in a fast-paced, highly technological world where science is viewed as antagonistic to faith. Dr. Miller’s … genuine humanness expressed in these prayers brings comfort … and opens the door to a fuller understanding and experience of God.
      Dr. Johnathan Baker, Executive Director
      Council on Ministries of the Peninsula-Delaware Conference United Methodist Church

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    • Sharing The Word

      $25.00

      SKU (ISBN): 9780664256586ISBN10: 0664256589Lucy RoseBinding: Trade PaperPublished: January 1997Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press Print On Demand Product

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    • Lectionary Preaching Workbook Series 5 Cycle C

      $53.68

      Bigger, stronger, better! Russell Anderson has taken the most original and successful lectionary resource in history and improved on it. He has kept all of the traditional features that have made it a classic, such as: overviews of each liturgical season, commentaries compatible with the Revised Common, Roman Catholic and Episcopal lectionaries, and introduction to the featured Gospel narrator (Luke, in Cycle C), theological reflections for exploring the relationships between the texts, wide margins for note-taking and a stay-flat binding.

      Instead of stopping there, though, he added: a 7″ x 10″ one-size-fits-all format, a suggested sermon title for each week, a Sermon Angle which briefly explicates the theological theme for the day (sometimes providing two or three of them) and two to four illustrative stories per chapter.

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    • Deep Joy For A Shallow World Cycle C

      $19.93

      For those of you who have come here feeling lost, I have good news for you. For those of you who have come here willing to get lost, I have even better news. The good news is “fear not.” The God we worship specializes in finding lost people. (from Chapter 2)

      I would like to invite you to do the most difficult thing that can he asked of our culture, and that is to do nothing. I invite you to approach this night with open hands and hearts and do nothing. (from Chapter 5, Christmas Eve)

      I bring you good news of deep joy in a shallow world. No matter how many fears and failures you bring to this place … no matter how difficult it has been to get through an average day … no matter what … God is leading us to deep joy that is eternal in a world that is focused on entertainment. (from Chapter 10)

      Dr. Richard Wing captures the listener’s attention from the opening line in each of his sermons. But it doesn’t end there. His gripping messages continue to lift and inspire as he brings new depth of understanding to old texts.

      Sermon titles include:
      Made New By Interior Design — Luke 21:25-36, Advent 1
      Made New By Getting Lost — Luke 3:1-6, Advent 2
      Made New By Taking A Different Road Home — Luke 1:39-45, Advent 4
      Yours For The Asking — Luke 2:1-20, Christmas Eve/Day
      Living By The Calendar Instead Of The Clock — Luke 2:41-52, Christmas 1
      Is It Better To Catch Or Be Caught? — Luke 5:1-11, Epiphany 5
      … and more!

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    • Reckoning With Aggression

      $29.95

      SKU (ISBN): 9780664256685ISBN10: 0664256686Kathleen GreiderBinding: Trade PaperPublished: January 1997Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press Print On Demand Product

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    • Grief Transition And Loss

      $29.98

      In Grief, Transition, and Loss, author Wayne Oates calls Christian caregivers to the task of attending to people facing moments of emergency and crisis. Throughout the book Oates draws on his own experiences of loss, and his extensive work with grieving people to build a theological and biblical understanding of the ways in which people encounter challenging times. The book covers a variety of losses–illness, death, separation and divorce, and even a range of work related issues–with sensitivity and grace, and equips caregivers with the tools needed to respond in helpful and lifegiving ways.

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    • Preaching From The Pew

      $21.00

      In this deeply spiritual and prophetic collection of sermons, meditations, and prayers, Pat Brown takes the reader on a personal journey into and out of some of the most critical challenges facing the church in these turbulent and confusing times. She unveils her story of God’s handiwork in shaping her life as a child of the Reformed tradition and as the mother of a special needs son. In a time when the call for justice withers on the vine as the church struggles with itself, this book is required reading for every perplexed servant of Jesus Christ.

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    • Counseling African American Marriages And Families

      $29.95

      Counseling African American Marriages and Families Each volume in this series focuses on practical ways to respond to a serious and difficult pastoral concern within clinical and congregational settings. Offering fresh insights from pastoral theology, each volume integrates the most up to date information in psychology and the human sciences. All the authors write out of firsthand counseling experiences as well as the most recent research on their topics. The result is an invaluable series for counselors and pastors who regularly face tough issues as they offer care to clients and congregants. Others in the Series: 4256678, Counseling Depressed Women 425666X, Counseling People with Cancer 4256546, Counseling Troubled Youth

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    • Connecting To God

      $38.33

      Although spiritual growth occurs within an individual, Ware explains that it is the calling of the congregation to be a community of support and encouragement. Indeed, it is amidst the support of a group that an individual learns how to live out personal faith. Ware provides a very practical and accessible model of spiritual formation for self-directing groups that can be led by clergy or laity. Includes thorough guidelines, do’s and don’ts, and ground rules for the successful pursuit of spiritual growth in small groups. See also Ware’s helpful book on spiritual type on next page.

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    • Good Time To Be The Church

      $16.66

      “A good time to be the church is right now,” declares Bishop H. George Anderson. Rather than lamenting the lost influence of the church or dreaming of some golden age, Christians can see the spiritual hunger of our time as a special opportunity to speak and act boldly. Solidly grounded in the Bible and Christian history, and keenly aware of contemporary issues, the Lutheran bishop identifies Christian truths that are especially needed in our time. He recalls his own spiritual journey and encourages readers to tell their faith stories. In an engaging question-and- answer format, Anderson helps readers clarify their own beliefs and discover ways to share the Christian faith with others. With questions for reflection and discussion, along with suggested prayers and hymns, this book is a stimulating study guide for congregations, church councils, evangelism committees, and other Christian groups.

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    • Models For Christian Higher Education A Print On Demand Title

      $43.99

      This timely look at the state of Christian higher education in America contains descriptive, historical narratives that explore how fourteen Christian colleges and universities are successfully integrating faith and learning on their campuses despite the challenges posed by the increasingly pluralistic nature of modern culture. Written by respected representatives from seven major faith traditions – Roman Catholic, Lutheran, Reformed, Mennonite, Evangelical, Wesleyan/Holiness, and Baptist/Restorationist – these narratives are also preceded by introductory essays that define the worldview and theological heritage of each given tradition and ask what that tradition can contribute to the task of higher education.

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    • Lectionary Tales For The Pulpit Series 2 Cycle C

      $16.18

      Readers will find 53 gripping stories that will amplify and illustrate the scriptural text for the lectionary for each Sunday. Many are adaptations from literature, while others are original.

      Preachers will use this resource to hold their listeners’ attention and help them understand the text. Many others will read it for their own inspiration.

      A topical and scriptural index at the back of the book will further aid preachers in using this resource for preaching and public speaking. The index covers subjects from “advice” to “work.”

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    • In The Carpenters Workshop 1

      $17.43

      As a seminary student Jerry Eckert listened to his seminary professor, Dr. W.J.A. Power, encourage his students to realize how much of scripture is story. “Let that reality enter your preaching,” he instructed them.

      Jerry Eckert became a master storyteller and began writing church members’ voices into his story sermons. The result of this involvement on the part of the congregation became a source of joy and fascination to both young and old at “sermon time.”

      Have you tried preaching story sermons? If you are interested in learning more ways in which this preaching style can be used, this book will become the most useful resource in your library.

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    • Its A Matter Of Faith And Life 3

      $21.95

      This book, one of a three-part series, is a narrative reflection on Dr. Martin Luther’s Small Catechism. Its uses are many:
      A companion guide for catechism classes.
      A manual for new adult member classes.
      A preaching resource.
      Inspirational reading for those who want to know more about the faith-life of a Christian.

      The book began as a video series broadcast on the Michigan City, Indiana, cable system. The series was also used in the catechetical instruction of Immanuel Lutheran Church, Michigan City, where Dr. Albertin is pastor.

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    • Its A Matter Of Faith And Life 2

      $29.95

      This book, one of a three-part series, is a narrative reflection on Dr. Martin Luther’s Small Catechism. Its uses are many:
      A companion guide for catechism classes.
      A manual for new adult member classes.
      A preaching resource.
      Inspirational reading for those who want to know more about the faith-life of a Christian.

      The book began as a video series broadcast on the Michigan City, Indiana, cable system. The series was also used in the catechetical instruction of Immanuel Lutheran Church, Michigan City, where Dr. Albertin is pastor.

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    • Its A Matter Of Faith And Life 1

      $23.95

      This book, one of a three-part series, is a narrative reflection on Dr. Martin Luther’s Small Catechism. Its uses are many:
      A companion guide for catechism classes.
      A manual for new adult member classes.
      A preaching resource.
      Inspirational reading for those who want to know more about the faith-life of a Christian.

      The book began as a video series broadcast on the Michigan City, Indiana, cable system. The series was also used in the catechetical instruction of Immanuel Lutheran Church, Michigan City, where Dr. Albertin is a pastor.

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    • 12 Keys To An Effective Church (Teacher’s Guide)

      $25.00

      In this indispensable companion volume to Twelve Keys to an Effective Church, Kennon Callahan offers a practical, step-by-step guide for the most productive long-range planning. This guide will help both pastors and church leaders assess the strengths and weaknesses of their churches in 12 areas — ranging from specific mission objectives to solid financial resources — and shows leaders how to determine which methods will work best to advance their church and move their congregations toward action, accomplishment, and success.

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    • Yoke Of Obedience

      $20.99

      SKU (ISBN): 9780687466603ISBN10: 0687466601Binding: Trade PaperPublished: January 1997Publisher: Abingdon Press Print On Demand Product

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    • Interventionist

      $27.99

      The most effective way to influence both individual and institutional behavior is to ask questions. The Interventionist provides a conceptual framework for asking questions about congregations, and it classifies various syndromes that prevent a church from making the changes that are needed for new life. It will help church leaders find a good match between the needs of the congregations and the gifts, skills, experience, personality, leadership style, and priorities of the candidate. The book is also a productive guide for the trained, career interim minister who comes purposely for six to twenty-four months to sort out the issues and syndromes that plague a congregation.

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    • Preaching As Local Theology And Folk Art

      $45.00

      Good preaching not only requires its practitioners to become skilled biblical exegetes. It also requires them to become adept in “exegeting” local congregations and their contexts, so that they can proclaim the gospel in relevant and transformative ways for particular communities of faith. Unfortunately, however, homiletical texts and courses have not always attended as carefully or thoughtfully to the exegesis of contexts as they have to the exegesis of the texts. While preachers have been provided with detailed methods for biblical interpretation, congregational interpretation has frequently been left to the intuition and hunches of the local pastor. This book seeks to correct that imbalance.

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    • Preaching As A Theological Task

      $37.00

      How do particular world situations impact preaching? How does a preacher use the gospel and Scripture to speak to those situations? This volume, in honor of homiletician David Buttrick, explores the complex and important relationships between world, gospel, and Scripture and their relevance for preaching theology.This book is for those seeking thoughtful and challenging new ways to approach the preaching task now and into the twenty-first century.

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    • Downtown Church : Heart Of The City

      $22.99

      Many in our day think that it is no longer possible to have big, strong,vital, influentail, mission-minnded downtown congregation. Those who predict the end of downtown churches will point to the suburbanization of Anglo populations, the erosion of inherited institutuinal loyalties, the decline of public transportations, the lack of interest by a younger generation in Sunday evening worship, the deterioration of central city public school systems, the fear of crime, the closing of downtown department stores along with the rise of shopping malls, and so on.

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    • Preaching Proverbs : Wisdom For The Pulpit

      $28.00

      Proverbs abound in contemporary culture and in biblical texts. But surprisingly, the use of proverbial wisdom is conspicuously absent in the contemporary pulpit. Alyce McKenzie offers preachers an effective way to reclaim proverbs in preaching, highlights their usefulness in contemporary situations, and demonstrates their ability to confirm (or subvert) the status quo.

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    • Tres Meses En La Escuela De Ma (Student/Study Guide) – (Spanish) (Student/Study

      $14.99

      Each of these volumes consists of thirteen detailed Bible studies. These Bible studies can be used for evening Bible study, for home study meetings, for faith communities, for retreats, and for personal Bible study. This book can even be used as a daily Bible study. Written in Spanish, the language is simple with a profound message for readers.

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    • Wrestling With The Patriarchs

      $21.99

      The voices of women in religious history are examined. Practical exercises and strategies, along with a six-session educational program, are offered for women clergy in general, for women preachers in particular, and for congregations as a whole. All of these focus on reclaiming women’s voices in the church and infusing the proclamation of God’s word with their individual, unique styles.

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    • 10 Habits For Effective Ministry

      $17.91

      Many pastors are stressed out, discouraged, and tempted to leave the ministry. Erdahl identifies 10 lifetime habits that can improve your effectiveness, including how to be lifelong learners, respect boundaries, encourage spiritual gifts, bond with your people, live by grace, and exercise pastoral/prophetic leadership.

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