In 1996 Camilla Warrick was diagnosed with advanced breast cancer. A staff reporter for the Cincinnati Post, Warrick turned to her love of writing to discover the most authentic part of herself — the place where she lived with God. This is not a book about the drama of disease or death. This is a […]
This helpful guide shows pastors how to look beyond the superficial or most obvious reasons for a particular conflict within their own church, find what is hopeful in the conflict, and reframe the situation, giving the congregation the strength to change it as well.
From the Introduction: …These pages also have the potential to release much needed conversations in our religious communities about very important issues surrounding and embedded within the worship of every congregation. America is the great worship smorgasbord – endless choices, endless competition. Increasingly, people come to any congregation, to any worship service, with a wide variety of […]
We all long to experience a sense of inner wholeness and guidance, but today’s notions of healing and recovery too often keep us focused on our brokenness, on our deficiencies rather than our strengths. Wayne Muller’s luminous new book gently guides us to the place where we are already perfect, already blessed with the wisdom […]
In this study of church growth and membership retention, Smith argues that if a church is to survive, it must concentrate on keeping its present members as well as attracting new ones. Interviewing people from 600 churches of various sizes and reviewing the causes of membership decline and retention in those churches, Smith provides evidence […]
This handbook assists church leaders (such as pastors, elders, or small group leaders) in the implementation of ‘loving relationships,’ as described in the book, The 3 Colors of Love. At the same time, it has been designed in a way that it can be used by individual church members, by married couples, in a personal […]
This handbook assists church leaders (such as pastors and elders) in the implementation of gift-oriented ministry, as described in The 3 Colors of Ministry. It contains many worksheets, checklists, and implementation ideas. Moreover, it contains a CD-ROM with all of the diagrams and cartoons of The 3 Colors of Ministry for use in teaching, as […]
In this practical and insightful guide, one of the nation’s most respected preachers shows how to use the structure of Jesus’ parables to preach highly effective sermons. During the past decade, New Testament scholars have done fresh and exciting work on the style and function of Jesus’ stories. Now Eugene L. Lowry – in clear, […]
In his classic work, life-long Presbyterian and former pastor Jim Angell tells what it means to be a Presbyterian. This readable, accessible book is divided into six parts — key ideas, commitment, witness, order, discipline, and covenant — and includes a handy glossary to commonly used Presbyterian terms. It has been a classic for 25 […]
This book enables any small group leader to guide a group through the life-transforming process of discovering their spiritual gifts. Based on The 3 Colors of Ministry, it shows how to establish the three pillars of a ‘3-Color Group.’ – Pillar 1: Discovering the “all-by-itself” principle – Pillar 2: Bringing the Bible to life – Pillar […]