Format: Softcover
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Transitions
Whether switching jobs or moving house, leaving school or retiring, change brings both opportunities and turmoil. Most of us struggle through such periods. This classic book shows how making a successful transition lets you recognize and seize new opportunities.Transitions has helped hundreds of thousands of readers to cope with changes by providing a road map of…
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Where 20 Or 30 Are Gathered
While worship is the primary purpose of all churches, worship in the small church is distinctive. Whether a house church, a new church plant, a rural church along a country road, or a city church whose neighborhood demographics have shifted, these small faith communities present unique opportunities and challenges for worship leaders. Peter Bush and…
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Starting Simple
In today’s complex and busy world, people yearn for simpler lives. Bob Sitze offers Starting Simple to help readers live joyfully and justly. Because Sitze believes conversations change us as individuals and that most important social changes take place through conversation, he invites us into heart-to-heart conversations about simple living. Sitze helps readers and others…
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When In Doubt
Why do so many of our young adults disappear from our churches? When in Doubt … The Faith Journeys of Young Adults is campus minister Richard H. Hill’s provocative and necessary exploration into this question. As a campus minister, he had ‘come to the conclusion that most people have no idea where college students are in their…
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The Silent Transformation
Jesus said, ‘The Kingdom of God is like a farmer who casts seed upon the ground, and goes to bed at night and gets up by day, and the seed sprouts up and grows — how, he himself does not know. The earth produces crops all by itself, ‘ Mark 4: 26-29. There is a…
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We Belong To The Land
Nominated several times for the Noble Peace Prize, world-renowned Palestinian priest, Elias Chacour, narrates the gripping story of his life spent working to achieve peace and reconciliation among Israeli Jews, Christians, and Muslims. From the destruction of his boyhood village and his work as a priest in Galilee to his efforts to build schools, libraries,…
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A Generation Of Seekers
Baby Boomers comprise over one third of the population, and however elusive it may be, there is something called a “boomer culture” – including a search far spiritual style. In this monumental study, premier sociologist Wade Clark Roof uses the life stories of prototypical boomers to reveal the soul of a generation that now embodies…
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Are You My Type, Am I Yours?
Don’t just love ’em and leave ’em–explore the nine personality types and find the lover, soul mate, partner, or colleague who’s your perfect match! The authors of the popular Enneagram Made Easy takes a wonderfully witty approach to relationships with this fascinating guide to the Enneagram types and how they relate to one another. The…
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Book Of Occasional Services
A liturgical resource supplementing the Book of Common Worship, containing multiple services for ordination and installation, commissioning, dedications, marking transitions in congregations and governing bodies, together with additional prayers for various occasions.
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Turn Around Strategies For The Small Church
In Turnaround Strategies for the Small Church, the author shows what kind of leadership, evangelism, and outreach will bring about a desirable turnaround. He provides specific actions that will develop the skills of those who minister in the life of a small church, and helps pastors and other church leaders evaluate their ministry objectively, thereby…
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New Designs For Church Leadership
Luecke contrasts modern-day leadership principles with the original Scriptural image of ‘fellowship building’ by carpenters, contractors, and architects. He then explores how church leaders motivate people from ‘inactive stones’ to ‘cornerstones’ as God builds a household of believers sharing together their life in Christ. By discussing and applying these principles with other leaders in your…
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Vital Signs
Vital Signs summarizes the research on American mainstream Protestantism in the twentieth century and assesses the significance of that research for these denominations as they confront the twenty-first century. Written primarily for church members and pastors or priests, this book will be a valuable resource for congregations and denominations, helping them to understand the trends…