Category: Book Collection

  • The Holy Qur’an

    The Holy Qur’an

    Containing the full Arabic text of the Qur’an, an accompanying English translation, and extensive commentary, this is a compilation of the Muslim faith’s Final Revelation from God to mankind through the last Prophet Muhammad. The Qur’an has a wealth of information–both worldly wisdom and intellectual concepts–providing a code of life for humankind generally and Muslims…

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  • The Thin Book Of Appreciative Inquiry

    The Thin Book Of Appreciative Inquiry

    Excerpt from the Introduction: ‘This book is an invitation to begin your journey to learn about Appreciative Inquiry. Appreciative Inquiry is an exciting philosophy for change. The major assumption of Appreciative Inquiry is that in every organization something works and change can be managed through the identification of what works, and the analysis of how…

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  • Even In The Best Of Families

    Even In The Best Of Families

    Retelling the stories of seven different families in the Bible, the author draws on his experiences as a pastor, educator and family therapist in a variety of cultural contexts to offer insights and stimulate reflection about family life today. The cultural and historical context of these biblical families differs from our own, and patriarchal and…

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  • The Silent Roots

    The Silent Roots

    This fresh and imaginative exploration of the light Orthadox theology sheds on key contemporary ecumenical themes opens up an appreciation of spirituality which is theologically based and directly relevant to the search for the visible unity of the church. Spirituality has to do with the root tradition of Christian life and experience – ‘the silent…

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  • A Brief History Of The Presbyterians

    A Brief History Of The Presbyterians

    A Brief History of the Presbyterians offers laity and clergy a succinct and thorough introduction to the history of Presbyterianism. James Smylie reaches into the past and vividly recounts the story of a faithful people known as Presbyterians. He chronicles the origins of the Reformed tradition and carries the saga through each subsequent era up…

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  • Spiritual Leadership For Church Officers: A Handbook

    Spiritual Leadership For Church Officers: A Handbook

    This timely new leadership guide for the PC(USA) is written for church officers who are looking for a deepened relationship with God as they serve the church. Author Joan Gray challenges elders and deacons to see themselves as spiritual leaders and equips them to act as spiritual leaders alongside their pastors. This helpful volume also…

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  • My Stroke Of Insight

    My Stroke Of Insight

    Jill Bolte Taylor was a 37-year-old Harvard-trained and published brain scientist when a blood vessel exploded in her brain. Through the eyes of a curious neuroanatomist, she watched her mind completely deteriorate whereby she could not walk, talk, read, write, or recall any of her life. Because of her understanding of how the brain works,…

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  • Five Practices Of Fruitful Congregations

    Five Practices Of Fruitful Congregations

    Schnase contends that sucessful congregations often have certain characteristics in common. These fundamental practices demonstrate congregational health, vitality, and fruitfulness. They also help churches fulfill their mission to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the tranformation of the world. The five practices of fruitful congregations: -Radical Hospitality -Passionate Worship -Intentional Faith Development -Risk-Taking Mission and…

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  • Unbinding Your Heart

    Unbinding Your Heart

    Unbinding Your Heart: 40 Days of Prayer & Faith Sharing is a brilliant book — witty, engaging, and grounded in a four-year, national Lilly Endowment study of superb evangelism. Unbinding Your Heart is a six-week individual and small-group study for your entire congregation. It is the culmination of the Real Life Evangelism Series, by author,…

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  • Unbinding Your Church

    Unbinding Your Church

    Who would have thought that a how-to manual, a pastor’s guide, could be witty, charming and fun? Unbinding Your Church, the Pastor’s Guide to the Real Life Evangelism Series, by author, researcher, pastor and attorney Martha Grace Reese, is all that. It will help you lead your congregation through a year of life-changing and church-changing study of…

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  • Fasting

    Fasting

    Fasting is an ancient, often misunderstood practice of the church. Lynne Baab explores fasting as an experience of freedom by looking beyond our appetites what we eat, how we entertain ourselves, what we surround ourselves with to get a better view of ourselves and our God. Endorsements ‘Lynne Baab takes a very insightful and helpful…

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  • Exhibition Of The Kingdom Of Heaven To The World

    Exhibition Of The Kingdom Of Heaven To The World

    In this contribution to the Great Ends of the Church series, Dr. Darrell L. Guder opens up the meaning of the sixth Great End, the exhibition of the kindom of heaven to the world. As he makes clear, it itself is the end – in the sense of telos or goal – of the other…

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