Help couples make informed decisions and plan for their marriage service with this practical workbook. Includes a worksheet to help clergy and couples with their planning. Includes possible readings f
Take a new, practical look at the transformative practices of Radical Hospitality, Passionate Worship, Intentional Faith Development, Risk-Taking Mission and Service, and Extravagant Generosity.
The Lord’s Prayer is the most famous prayer in the world and is remarkably simple and brief. In only 70 words Jesus covers the breadth of the Christian message and experience. Most Christians already
The Lord’s Prayer is the most famous prayer in the world and is remarkably simple and brief. In only 70 words Jesus covers the breadth of the Christian message and experience. Most Christians already
If we hope to share the message of Christ with people in this changed world, we must examine and reshape our worship. Our communities and our neighborhoods are becoming increasingly multicultural. Is
For over 2,000 years, the church has looked to the apostle Paul and his letters in order to understand and follow the Christian life. Paul had his own compelling way of sharing Jesus’ message with oth
"Music is an essential element in Anglican worship; in fact, The Hymnal 1982 is used in virtually every Episcopal service of worship that involves singing. While most parishioners participate
Accelerating diversity of lifestyles has created a crisis for worship designers. One size does not fit all. No worship service can be “blended” to address the complete needs of a congregation. Moreove
Large Print Edition.Wesley’s message and his faith continue to speak to 21st-century Christians—calling for a revival of our hearts and souls so that our world might be changed.Join Adam Hamilton for
The clues are hidden in the kidnapper’s words. Can the message be decoded in time?When Zoe, the five-year-daughter of a powerful Senator, is abducted, the FBI brings in Special Agent MacKenzie Graham,
Can a quilt and a hidden message bring together enemies during the Civil War? When a band of runaway slaves brings Union-loyal Beth Bumgartner a wounded Confederate soldier named Joe, it is the cat
Best-selling author Kathleen Norris provides a unique viewpoint of what matters most, including: Belief Matters: Why does belief matter? To what do we give our hearts? What is the core message of what
Henri Nouwen offers a welcome message for today's increasingly chaotic times: "Come home to God, and you will no longer feel like a stranger to yourself or the world." His reflections on discipleship
James W. Moore has always seen himself as a broadcaster. Rather than focusing on a narrow message, his chose to broad-cast. Using his gift of storytelling and his ability to reach others with the turn
Unlike weddings, funerals rarely take place after extensive planning. Often the deceased is not someone the pastor has known well, and preparations for the service of death and resurrection take place
This unique new service book includes liturgies for blessing and healing as related to childbearing and childbirth. It includes prayers, Scripture readings and hymn suggestions organized around the bl
Planning a worship service is far more than just choosing songs and seasonal images. Helping people to genuinely worship God requires creating an experience through which people can enter into the pre
A devotional book of meditations based on specific verses or passages from the Gospel of John. It uses the highly acclaimed and popular translation, The Message, by Eugene Peterson. Like Wallace's ear
“Grief permeates most of the waking moments of those who are mourning. This book is a Christian message about the hope and fulfillment that can be known at the far side of that journey.”—Ronald J. Gre
Offer your members more. Offer them a 40-day spiritual development program that results in greater giving. Offer them more participation, more commitment, more teamwork, more ownership, more service,
A wealth of prayers & litanies for the Lent/Easter season.Pastors and worship leaders are faced each year with the prospect of finding a new way to communicate the message of the Holy Season. This
Introduction to Christian Worship, 3rd Edition traces the development of the major forms of Christian worship, and includes discussion of the newest service books of the principal churches of North Am
Grace Episcopal Church, Oak Park, Illinois has become a model for how to engage all generations in an experiential and fully inclusive Eucharistic liturgy. The Rite Place is a 30-minute service design
The New Interpreter's® Bible One-Volume Commentary brings the best of biblical scholarship to the service of the church. This volume features new articles on all the books of the Bible, includ
As church secretary Cindy Preston prepares for the Easter service, she literally stumbles across a dead body in the sanctuary. A prominent church member has been stabbed to death in the locked churc
Help the members of your congregation begin 40 days of transformation by using this book to unify them in study. The daily readings are centered on the themes of Prayer, Presence, Gifts, & Service
This is the first of two collections from the Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music of additional service music for the church with eleven settings for the eucharist and two settings each of Cantic
For those newcomers who are often confused by the worship service, as well as those who have been sitting in the pews without fully understanding what happens on Sunday morning, an Episcopal priest gu
Vestments -- the robes, stoles or other items worn by clergy, or cloths used at the altar -- not only add beauty to a worship service, but are visual clues to the liturgical season and to the tone of
This second supplement to The Hymnal 1982 is an eclectic collection of two hundred hymns, songs, and spiritual songs including a large selection of service music and devotional pieces. It is a valuabl
The Holy Eucharist has its roots in two ancient Jewish patterns of worship: the synagogue service and the seder meal. The first part of the eucharist is based on one and the second part on the other.
With its plain, easy-to-understand language, this Pocket Guide will help you understand the major aspects of John Wesley's theology. You will discover what Wesley believed about...The image of God and
