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this Lent and Easter in exploring the major themes of the Gospel of John The Gospel of John is the most deeply spiritual of the four gospels. It includes some of the loftiest and most loved verses in all the Bible: “And the Word became flesh...,” “or God so loved the world...,” “You who are without sin cast the first stone...,” “I am the resurrection and the life...,” “I am the way, and the truth, and the life.” The writing is filled with rich images and profound truths, but John notes that his aim in writing the gospel is that his readers will not only believe in Jesus Christ, but that they “may have life in his name.” Each chapter concludes with a segment of the gospel of John from the CEB translation. Resources Include: • Participant Book • Leader Guide • DVD • Youth Study • Children’s Study • 40 Day Devotional For product details on John see pages 32-33.

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Fiction

Table Of Contents Fiction 3

Christian Living 11 Common english bible 19 Inspirational & Seasonal 27 Ministry Resources 37 Leadership, Theology & 43 Biblical Studies Christian Education 61 Church Supplies 75

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Fiction Ministry Leadership

Fall & Winter 2015-2016

Jessie’s back, and she’s caught between a rock and a new place.

Be My Valentino A Jessie Stanton Novel | Book 2

Sandra D. Bricker • Time Period: Contemporary • Setting: Los Angeles, California Now that the whole truth has come out about her husband’s double life—including the fact that she and Jack were never legally married— Jessie is standing on her own for the first time in her life. As she struggles to put Adornments, her rental store for designer labels, on the map in Tinsel Town, her relationship with private investigator Danny Callahan gains momentum. When she dresses a reluctant Danny in Valentino for undercover work at a formal affair, it’s him rather than her store that captures Hollywood’s notice. Danny, snapped by photogs, lands as the unlikely cover model on the front of L.A. Magazine. So much for inconspicuous. Will his popularity thwart her efforts to grow her business? Or worse, can Jessie afford to put her faith—and heart—into another relationship when she’s so obviously handicapped in the good judgment department? August 18, 2015 Paperback 9781426711619

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Key Features • Perfect for a reality television culture that enjoys the drama—but not the price tag—of the Hollywood elite. • Bricker’s previous series has been described as “delightful,” “satisfying,” and “5-star” reads. • A “live-out-loud” romantic comedy that shows Sandra D. Bricker at her very best. Sandra D. Bricker was an entertainment publicist in Los Angeles for more than 15 years where she attended school to learn screenwriting and eventually taught the craft for several semesters. She is now a best-selling, award-winning author of Live-Out-Loud fiction for the inspirational market, best known for her Emma Rae Creation series for Abingdon Press. As an ovarian cancer survivor, she gears time and effort toward raising awareness and funds for research, diagnostics, and a cure. Find Sandra online at SandraDBricker.com.

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Fiction

Fall & Winter 2015-2016

180 years may not be long enough to heal the wounds of the past…

Beyond the Cherokee Trail Lisa Carter • Time Period: Contemporary with historical elements • Setting: Snowbird Mountains of North Carolina When Linden Birchfield arrives in the Snowbird Cherokee community to organize the 180th commemoration of the Trail of Tears, she runs head on— literally—into arrogant former army sniper Walker Crowe. A descendant of the Cherokee who evaded deportation by hiding in the rugged Snowbird Mountains, Walker believes no good can result from stirring up the animosity with the white Appalachian residents whose ancestors looted the tribal lands so long ago. Though at odds over the commemoration, Linden and Walker must unite against an unseen threat to derail the festival. Together they face an enemy whose implacable hatred can be traced to the events of the Trail, a dark chapter in America’s westward expansion. When called to resurrect his sniper abilities, Walker must thwart the enemy who threatens the modernday inhabitants of tiny Cartridge Cove—and targets the woman who has captured his heart. Key Features • Character-driven romantic suspense novel based on the 180th anniversary of the Trail of Tears. • A blending of Native American and Southern fiction that goes “beyond” the suspense of other well-known Native American writers by offering a spiritual component for today’s readers. • Will appeal to fans of Susan Meissner, Colleen Coble, and Aimee and David Thurlo. • A heart-wrenching story of survival, faith, and love—from 1838 and today— that rivals the best of inspirational women’s fiction. Blending Southern and Native American fiction, Lisa Carter is the author of romantic suspense novels Carolina Reckoning, Beneath a Navajo Moon, Under a Turquoise Sky, and Vines of Entanglement; and also Aloha Rose, a contemporary romance in the Quilts of Love series. She and her husband have two daughters and make their home in Raleigh, North Carolina. A member of ACFW, RWA, and Sisters in Crime, when she isn’t writing, Lisa enjoys traveling, quilting, and researching her next romantic adventure. Visit her online at LisaCarterAuthor.com.

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Fall & Winter 2013-2014 Spring & Summer 2015 2015-2016

Two Christmas novellas from popular Amish author Barbara Cameron.

Twice Blessed Two Amish Christmas Stories

Barbara Cameron • Time Period: Contemporary • Setting: Paradise, Pennsylvania

About Her Sister’s Shadow

Katie and Rosie Stoltzfus work part-time in an Amish store and parttime in Two Peas in a Pod, their own business raising vegetables and fruits and canning them for sale. Although they are identical twins, their personalities are very different: while Katie has always been more outgoing and attractive to boys, Rosie has always felt in her sister’s shadow. It will take an unexpected business opportunity and one very special man to help Rosie see that she’s a unique woman of her own.

About His Brother’s Keeper

september 15, 2015 Paperback 9781630881115

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Ever since they were boys, Ben Fisher has trailed after his brother, Mark. Ben has always envied Mark because he’s always been more adventurous, but he’s even more jealous now that Mark is engaged to Rachel, a woman they both love. When a terrible accident on Christmas Eve results in their mistaken identity, Ben suddenly has an opportunity to create the life he’s always wanted. While everyone believes he is his brother, who’s still in a coma, Ben finally has a chance with Rachel. But how can he realize an opportunity for real happiness if it means deceiving his kin? Key Features • Two novellas in one binding, featuring returning characters from the Amish Roads series. • Inspirational reads sure to delight Amish fiction fans and readers of heartwarming Christmas tales. • Cameron’s writing has earned several 4- and 5-star reader reviews as well as support from other best-selling Amish authors, including Suzanne Woods Fisher and Cindy Woodsmall. Barbara Cameron has a heart for writing about the spiritual values and simple joys of the Amish. She is the best-selling author of more than 40 fiction and nonfiction books, three nationally televised movies, and the winner of the first Romance Writers of America Golden Heart Award. Her books have been nominated for Carol Awards and the Inspirational Reader’s Choice Award from RWA’s Faith, Hope, and Love chapter. Barbara resides in Jacksonville, Florida.

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Overcoming these odds will take more than a miracle drug—it will take a miracle.

Miracle Drug Richard L. Mabry, M.D. • Time Period: Contemporary • Setting: Dallas, Texas The infection wasn’t supposed to happen, but it did. The treatment was supposed to take care of it, but it didn’t. Then Dr. Josh Pearson discovers why—his patients, including the former President of the United States, have been dosed with a different strain of the original virus, one that is universally fatal. The only chance for survival is treatment with an experimental drug, but the manufacturer might already have discarded its supply. As if treating the President of the United States isn’t stressful enough, the situation goes from bad to worse when Rachel Moore, a nurse Josh is falling in love with, falls ill. With the nation’s eyes on him, Josh must pull off a miracle to save a man who holds a good deal of power and the woman who holds his heart. Key Features • Ripped from the headlines medical suspense from fan-favorite author, Richard L. Mabry, M.D. • Author’s previous work is highly acclaimed by outlets such as Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, and USA Today, and has garnered glowing endorsements from best-selling authors Steven James, Tess Gerritsen, and Michael Palmer. • A retired physician, Mabry is uniquely adept at blending accurate medical detail with heart-pounding prose. Richard L. Mabry, M.D. is a retired physician who writes “medical suspense with heart.” His novels have won multiple awards: a semifinalist for International Thriller Writers’ debut novel; finalists for the Carol Award, Inspirational Reader’s Choice Award, and Romantic Times’ Reader’s Choice Award; and both finalist and winner of the Selah Award. Miracle Drug is his ninth published novel. He and his wife live in Frisco, Texas. You can follow Richard online at RMabry.com, as well as on Twitter (@RichardMabry) and Facebook at RMabryBooks.

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Fruitcakes never die; but people do!

The Fruitcake Murders Ace Collins • Time Period: Historical (1946) • Setting: Post WWII Chicago, Illinois As Christmas 1946 draws near, thirty-something marine officerturned-homicide detective Lane Walker has his hands full. Three men with seemingly no relationship to each other have been murdered, including the powerful District Attorney. The only connection between the crimes? The weapons: twenty-year-old unopened fruitcake tins manufactured by a company that is no longer in business. While some foods may be to die for, fruitcake isn’t one of them! This heaping helping of murder will be no easy task for Walker, and he certainly doesn’t need the determined and feisty Betsy Clayton, the political reporter for The Chicago Herald, getting in the way. Employing witty dialogue and historical accuracy, The Fruitcake Murders offers equal parts murder, mystery, and mayhem in a perplexing whodunit set in the days just after World War II.

october 6, 2015 Paperback 9781426771897

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Key Features • Part sweet treat and part cozy mystery, the perfect pair for holiday reading fun. • Features quirky predicaments and strong characters that awardwinning author Ace Collins is known for. Ace Collins defines himself as a storyteller. He has authored more than 60 books that have sold more than 2.5 million copies. His catalog includes novels, biographies, children’s works, as well as books on history, culture, and faith. He has also been the featured speaker at the National Archives Distinguished Lecture Series, hosted a network television special, and does college basketball play-by-play. Ace resides in Arkansas and online at AceCollins.com.

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Sometimes God’s ways are not at all what we expect . . . and exactly what we need.

Another Way Home A Chicory Inn Novel | Book 3

Deborah Raney • Time Period: Contemporary • Setting: Southeast Missouri Grant and Audrey are adding grandchildren to their family left and right, but middle daughter, Danae, and her husband, Dallas Brooks, have been trying for years with no baby in sight. Though Danae is ready to consider adoption, Dallas will not even discuss it. Despairing of ever having a family of her own, Danae decides to pour her passion and energies into volunteer work with a newly opened women’s shelter in town. Looking for a good cause to fill her lonely days, she never expects to give her heart to the hurting women she meets there. She’s finally learning to live her life with gratitude, but then heart-wrenching events on Thanksgiving weekend threaten to pull the entire Whitman clan into turmoil—and leave them all forever changed. Key Features • Author has won numerous awards. • Best-selling author of over 20 novels.

october 20, 2015 Paperback 9781426770456

Deborah Raney’s books have won numerous awards including the RITA, National Readers Choice Award, HOLT Medallion, the Carol Award, and have twice been Christy Award finalists. She and her husband, Ken, recently traded small-town life in Kansas—the setting of many of Deb’s novels—for life in the (relatively) big city of Wichita. Visit Deb on the web at DeborahRaney.com.

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Christian Living

Christian Ministry Leadership Living

Fall & Winter 2015-2016

Take back what social media has stolen.

#Stolen

Is Social Media Stealing Your Identity?

Jessica Fralin How many hours do we spend scrolling Facebook newsfeeds, retweeting something on Twitter, or posing for the perfect selfie on Instagram, hoping what we post will get likes and comments from our friends and followers? To get those likes, we post what is—according to social media standards—pretty, popular, and acceptable. We hide the messy parts of life, play up the fun times, and even twist the truth a bit so we look a little better, smarter, and funnier. But what happens when people start holding us up to these unrealistic standards? What happens when you realize that who you are on social media isn’t who you really are? Have we let social media steal our identity? In #Stolen, author Jessica Fralin uncovers our deep desire to be affirmed, valued, and loved and then points to the only place where that desire can be filled: in Christ not social media. She offers creative #FunFact, #GiveItATry, and #WhatDoYouThink callouts containing fun notes, activities, and ideas to discuss with your youth group and friends. As she tackles the issues and insecurities like popularity, body image, and cyberbullying, Jessica shows you how to find your identity in the one voice that really matters, not the million of voices online. august 4, 2015 Paperback 9781426789069

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Jessica Fralin is an author, blogger, and full-time college student residing in Lynchburg, Virginia. As a worship leader and aspiring women’s ministry leader, she conveys the message of love, acceptance, and worth that can only be found in the gospel. On any given day, you can find her holding a guitar, a book, or a latte and passionately teaching others who they are—and why it matters—when it comes to social media.

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KEY Features • Fresh, timely, and relevant information about the real issues young women face every day. • Young voice that readers can relate to provides a thoughtful and accessible way to better manage the impact of social media. • Straight talk for teen girls and young women on the image they project and how to be true to who they really are. • Offers practical advice grounded in Scripture as well as creative hashtags and discussion questions throughout.

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Christian Living

Fall & Winter 2015-2016

A bold call to mend the broken relationship between the church and culture.

Broken

Restoring Trust Between the Sacred and the Secular

Greg Fromholz The growing disconnect between the instructions of Jesus and the actions of his followers has caused a rift. Instead of reaching out beyond our walls, we hold tight to traditions that seem outdated. Instead of exploring other faith perspectives, we shake a judgmental fist at a secular society. This book is a call to restore the trust that we have lost in our relationships with each other and with God. Expounding on stories from the Bible, history, culture, and his own experiences, Fromholz explores the source of the disconnect and provides a blueprint for reconnection. A snowball fight between soldiers and students demonstrates that trust can overcome fear. The biblical story of Abraham and Sarai shows how restoring trust can restore faith in God. The author’s seventeen-year search for his father sends a powerful message: new trust brings a new future. Through authentic, honest, and challenging prose, Fromholz examines the power trust has in freedom, forgiveness, and reconciliation. Recognizing that we are part of this culture and life around us, Broken will inspire us to be who we were always created to be, connected and restored, so that we can find—and multiply—hope. KEY Features • A helpful first step to create a reconciliatory bridge between culture and faith. • Creatively produced by a visual artist, storyteller, documentary and video director who is also a national church leader and planter in both traditional and nondenominational churches. • Written in a rich, resonant, contemporary voice that barbs, motivates, and inspires. • The author offers a unique perspective from both inside and outside American and church culture. Originally from the United States, Greg Fromholz has lived in Dublin, Ireland, for 25 years. Greg has spoken to audiences of over 250,000 people, including TEDx events and the Irish Presidential Inauguration of 2011. He is the author of Liberate Eden, an interactive iPad bookApp, and has contributed to numerous leadership books. The co-founder of Rubicon, a faith and culture think tank, Greg has hosted several national Irish television and radio shows, including the #1 podcast “The Graveyard Shift.” His unique video and creative work has garnered creative acclaim and millions of hits for the artists—both mainstream and Christian. You can find him online at GregFromholz.com.

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Christian Ministry Leadership Living

Fall & Winter 2015-2016

A guidebook for spirituality in a post-Christian world.

Gifts of the Dark Wood

Seven Blessings for Soulful Skeptics (and Other Wanderers)

Eric Elnes Have you left the faith you used to have but don’t know what to move toward? When you can’t see the road ahead, do you feel lost and alone? Do you wish you had a group of companions willing to wander with you? Welcome to the Dark Wood. As you journey through the unknown, you may feel tempted, lost, and uncertain. Though commonly feared and avoided, these feelings of uncertainty can be your greatest assets on this journey because it is in uncertainty that we probe, question, and discover. According to the ancients, you don’t need to be a saint or spiritual master to experience profound awakening and live with God’s presence and guidance. You need only to wander. In clear and lucid prose that combines the heart of a mystic, the soul of a poet, and the mind of a biblical scholar, Dr. Eric Elnes demystifies the seven gifts bestowed in the Dark Wood: the gifts of uncertainty, emptiness, being thunderstruck, getting lost, temptation, disappearing, and the gift of misfits.

september 1, 2015 Paperback 9781426794131

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KEY Features • By an acclaimed pastor, thinker, and key voice for seekers who writes as a friend sharing insights in accessible, practical conversation. • Lays out a Christian-based spirituality both for insiders who have left the traditional structure of the church and for outsiders curious about faith but mistrustful of religious systems and authority. • Honest prose that tears down the wall between “us” and “them,” between the church and the unchurched, between believers and seekers. Eric Elnes (PhD, Princeton Theological Seminary) is a pastor, speaker, and media host. He is the author of The Phoenix Affirmations and Igniting Worship. His book Asphalt Jesus was the result of his 2,500-mile walk from Phoenix to Washington, DC, that promoted awareness of progressive/emerging Christian faith and inspired a feature-length film called The Asphalt Gospel. Since then, his interactive weekly webcast “Darkwood Brew” has gathered people from around the world for an engaging exploration of Convergence Christianity. Elnes lives with his wife and daughters in Omaha, Nebraska, where he also serves as senior pastor of Countryside Community Church (UCC).

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This is a book for anyone who feels awkward in their search for God, anyone who seeks to find holiness amid their holy mess, and anyone who prefers practicality to piety when it comes to finding their place in this world.

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Christian Living

Fall & Winter 2015-2016

Five questions to unwrap the Christmas season and cherish its treasures all year long.

Five Questions of Christmas Unlocking the Mystery

Rob Burkhart The Christmas story is well-known. We know the decorations, the family parties, the carols, the manger scene, even the familiar Scripture passages. But have you ever considered the questions of Christmas? Five questions spiral throughout the ancient stories surrounding Christ’s birth. These questions open the door to some of life’s great mysteries. By exploring questions asked by the Magi, Elizabeth, Mary, Zechariah, and the crowd witnessing the naming of John the Baptist, readers explore their own curiosities about purpose, favor, trust, justice, doubt, and promise: • How can we find truth and meaning? • Why is the world so unfair sometimes? • Why do people have to suffer? • How can we trust the unseen? • How can we design the future we desire? Writing in a warm and affectionate tone, author Rob Burkhart unwraps the mystery of the questions of Christmas, revealing a different way to read the Christmas story that allows believers young and old to live its truths throughout the year. KEY Features • Reveals rich and thoughtful answers to five of life’s keystone questions. • Wonderfully told, warmly inviting stories of Christmases past and present are woven with ancient narratives rich in truth and light. • Offers a fresh new voice that will resonate with readers of all ages. Rob Burkhart (MDiv, Fuller Theological; PhD, Michigan State University) has been a pastor, educator, and denominational leader in the Assemblies of God denomination for more than thirty years. He is the author of To Be Like Jesus and Awakening the Sleeping Giant: Sunday School for a New Generation. Burkhart has also published several study guides and contributed to numerous magazines and publications. He speaks frequently in churches, at retreats, and at educational seminars. He is a father and grandfather and lives in Detroit, Michigan.

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Fall & Winter 2013-2014 Spring & Summer 2015 2015-2016

A shocking discovery of hidden family secrets leads to profound revelations of faith.

Hidden Inheritance Family Secrets, Memory, and Faith

Heidi B. Neumark Heidi Neumark’s life changed when a few computer keystrokes exposed a generation of family secrets. Late one night while her family slept, Neumark discovered her hidden Jewish heritage—and uncovered hundreds of questions: Did her grandfather really die in a concentration camp? How did she never know her grandmother was a death-camp survivor? Why had the family history and faith been rejected and hidden? Heidi’s search for the truth quickly became more than a personal journey; it also became spiritual. It caused profound ponderings on her thirtyyear vocation as a Lutheran pastor. It was a shocking revelation that her Jewish roots and successive family trauma now suddenly and inherently connected her to the multi-ethnic, marginalized community she had been ministering to for three decades.

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Hidden Inheritance takes the reader on a journey that seamlessly weaves personal narrative, social history, and biblical reflection to challenge readers to explore their own identity, vocation, and theology. Neumark boldly calls readers to explore the harsh places of the past, uncover the possible buried secrets, ask new questions, forge new understanding, and discover new hope for transformation that is only possible when what has been hidden is finally brought to light. KEY Features • Offers a unique perspective on how the past connects with contemporary challenges. • Highlights traumatic events in history to forge a new understanding for today’s marginalized communities. • A distinct combination of compelling personal story and bold call for social justice that will appeal to a wide variety of readers. Heidi B. Neumark is a speaker and Lutheran pastor in New York City. She is the author of the highly-acclaimed book, Breathing Space: A Spiritual Journey in the South Bronx, which won the 2004 Wilbur Award given by the Religion Communicators Council. She has contributed to numerous other books and writes regularly for the The Christian Century and other journals. Pastor Neumark also serves as the executive director of a shelter for homeless LGBTQ youth. She holds an honorary doctorate of divinity from Muhlenberg College.

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Christian Living

Fall & Winter 2015-2016

Understanding the true meaning and impact of the words Jesus prayed.

What the Prayers of Jesus Tell Us About the Heart of God Shane Stanford Most Christians pray, but do we pray like Jesus taught us? What do we really know about the prayer life of Jesus and how it shaped his time with the Father and his relationship with us? More than any other part of his ministry, Jesus’ prayers inform and engage his intentions for how the gospel would change lives and affect the world. Looking at seven specific examples of when Jesus “goes away to pray,” What the Prayers of Jesus Tell Us About the Heart of God refines our understanding of Jesus’ plans for his disciples (both in that first century and for every century to follow). In this practical and inspiring book, readers will explore: • The Lord’s Prayer • Jesus’ prayer of praise that everyone can know God • Jesus’ prayer before raising Lazarus • Jesus’ prayer that God’s name will be glorified • Jesus’ commitment to prayer • Jesus’ prayers in Gethsemane • Jesus’ prayers on the cross Studying these prayers reminds us of the personal and profound nature of the Trinity, shows us God’s great love for his people, allows us to marvel at the magnitude of Jesus’ sacrifice, and helps us prayerfully communicate with our God. KEY Features • From a popular and respected author. • A close look at both the words and the meaning of each of Jesus’ prayers. • Contains a personal prayer guide and discussion guide for group study.

october 20, 2015 Paperback 9781426774256

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Shane Stanford (MA, Duke University; Doctorate, Asbury Theological Seminary) is Senior Pastor of a 5,000+ member church in Memphis, Tennessee. Dr. Stanford is the author of numerous books, including The Seven Next Words of Christ, The Cure for the Chronic Life, and The Eight Blessings. His memoir, A Positive Life, details his life as an HIV+ and HepC+ hemophiliac, husband, father, and pastor. He is the cohost of the Covenant Bible Study program, now used in over one thousand churches. Dr. Stanford married Dr. Pokey Stanford, and they have three daughters. 9781426710322 $14.99

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Christian Ministry Leadership Living

Fall & Winter 2015-2016

Jesus takes our ragged edges and missing pieces and mends us into something both whole and beautiful.

Tattered and Mended The Art of Healing the Wounded Soul

Cynthia Ruchti Artisans can reclaim exquisite beauty from the broken, frayed, and hopefully shattered—perhaps once thought beyond repair. But what about us? What of the wounds that keep us from living the life we want to live?

July 7, 2015 Paperback 9781426787690

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In Tattered and Mended, readers walk through a gallery of reclaimed and restored art as well as broken and restored lives of those who have gone before us. With a gentle touch and personable wisdom, Cynthia Ruchti shows how even the most threadbare soul can once again find healing and hope. See below for more information on Cynthia Ruchti.

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Where do we find hope when it’s clouded by the ashes of other people’s choices?

Ragged Hope

Surviving the Fallout of Other People’s Choices

Cynthia Ruchti It is one thing to live with the consequences of your own choices. But what happens when your life is forever altered because of someone else’s toxic actions? With the assurance of a God who hears and understands, Ragged Hope reaches out to survivors and those who care about, counsel, or long to make a difference in their lives.

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Award-winning author and speaker Cynthia Ruchti tells stories hemmed in hope. She’s the author of 14 books and has received recognition from several awards programs including RT Reviewers’ Choice, Christian Retailing’s Best, Family Fiction Readers’ Choice, ACFW Carol Awards, the Selah Awards, the Golden Scroll Awards, and ForeWord Reviews Book of the Year program. Cynthia is the Professional Relations Liaison for American Christian Fiction Writers, serving as a connection for retailers, libraries, and book clubs across the country. Visit her online at CynthiaRuchti.com.

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Ministry Leadership Common English Bible

Fall & Winter 2015-2016

Inviting young people into deeper forms of holiness, The CEB Student Bible helps them make connections between the world of the Bible and their own.

The CEB Student Bible August 18, 2015 Paperback 9781609261795 $29.99

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Fall & Winter 2015-2016 Common English Bible

The CEB Student Bible The CEB Student Bible is a Bible by and for young people that invites them into deeper forms of both personal holiness and social holiness, helps them make connections between the world of the Bible and their own world, offers resources for engaging the text in personal and group study, and embodies a commitment to taking young people seriously as Christian leaders now, not just in the future. It is a resource that helps young disciples of Jesus Christ as they transform the world. The CEB Student Bible has the full text of the Bible in the Common English Bible translation, the most contemporary, readable, and reliable English translation of the Bible. It also includes the following features to help readers engage the Bible. KEY FEATURES • Introductions to each book of the Bible by leading biblical scholars. Each introduction gives an overview of the book, key themes, tips for reading, and quick facts. • More than 350 articles by biblical scholars and a diverse group of youth ministers from traditions including United Methodist, PC(USA), Episcopal, Disciples of Christ, and ELCA churches. These articles model what it is like to really engage the Bible. They explore difficult topics and the things that are important to young people today. • Discussions for each book of the Bible by youth ministers. These are group and small group discussion questions, activities, and Reading Differently exercises. • Prayers and reflections by young people who have participated in Emory University’s award-winning Youth Theological Initiative. • Guide to the stories of the Bible. • Sixteen pages of maps with 4-page map index. ABOUT THE EDITOR Elizabeth Corrie, Ph.D, is the Assistant Professor in the Practice of Youth Education and Peacebuilding and Director of the Youth Theological Initiative at Candler School of Theology. She draws on commitments both to peace with justice and to the education of young people as a foundation for her work in the development of youth ministry practices that empower young people for global citizenship.

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the Ministry ceb study Leadership Bible

Fall & Winter 2015-2016

The best-selling CEB Study Bible with Apocrypha is now available in a classic bonded leather edition.

The CEB Study Bible with Apocrypha october 20, 2015 Bonded Leather 9781609261900 $89.99

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the ceb study Bible

The CEB Study Bible The CEB Study Bible gives you the tools, illustrations, and explanations necessary for making informed decisions about the meaning of the Bible. The notes in this study Bible don’t tell you what to believe. Instead, they give you the context for what the books of the Bible meant to their earliest readers and what the Bible means right now. The CEB Study Bible is for encouragement and challenge, for guidance and reflection, for study and prayer. KEY FEATURES • The reliable, readable, and relevant Common English Bible translation with the Apocrypha, in a single-column setting. • Detailed book introductions, outlines, and notes from the finest biblical studies professors. • Full-color throughout, including more than 200 illustrations, photographs, maps, and charts. • Hundreds of thousands of cross references. • More than 300 indexed sidebar and general articles. • Twenty-one full-color maps designed by National Geographic and fully indexed.

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Deep Ministry BlueLeadership Kids Bible

Fall & Winter 2015-2016

Kids will dive deeper into God’s Word with this unique and award-winning children’s Bible.

CEB Deep blue kids bible Kids dive deeper into God’s Word and grow stronger in faith with this popular and unique children’s Bible. This engaging, interactive Bible offers four-color icons and illustrations throughout with a wealth of notes, devotionals, Bible facts, and other interactive elements to capture inquisitive young minds. The Deep Blue Kids Bible encourages a thirst for God’s timeless message as young readers join three life-like kids in discovering the Bible and what it means to their lives. This new edition of the Deep Blue Kids Bible is a soft-touch, burnished hardcover with a design that’s fun for children of all ages. A bookmark ribbon completes the packaging.

august 18, 2015 Hardcover 9781609261917 $36.99

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KEY FEATURES • Age-appropriate book introductions, study notes, and devotionals. • 4-color throughout. • Presentation page. • In-text subject headings. • Bible dictionary. • Eight full-color maps exclusively from National Geographic. • 8-point type.

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Devotional

Fall & Winter 2015-2016

Enjoy these themed Bible reading plans and journal in one book to take with you everywhere. “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in faith so that you overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” (Romans 15:13) This little book will be your companion for forty days of scripture reading and guided spiritual reflection about the God of hope, peace, joy and love. Each day begins with readings from the Common English Bible and leads to a written record of your own thoughts and prayers. Through this forty-day journey—an ancient Christian practice—you will explore both the hope shown in the scriptures and the surprising hope that comes through committed Bible reading. KEY FEATURES • Small trim size makes this very portable for having a short devotional and recording your thoughts in a variety of locations. • Attractive and contemporary design makes for a perfect gift. • The readability of the CEB translation lends itself to personal reflection. • The themes are appropriate for any time during the year someone wants to renew or reinvigorate their Bible study and prayer life.

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Common Ministry Leadership English Bible

fall & winter 2015-16

About the Common English Bible: Completed in 2011, the Common English Bible is a fresh translation of the Bible. One hundred and twenty biblical scholars from twenty-two faith traditions worked as translators. In addition, members for seventy-seven reading groups from congregations throughout North America reviewed and responded to early drafts. These women and men represent the sorts of diversity that permit this new translation to speak to people of various religious convictions and social locations.

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The CEB translators have balanced rigorous accuracy in rendition of ancient texts with an equally passionate commitment to clarity of expression in English. The translators have created sentences and chosen vocabulary that is readily understood when the text is read aloud.

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Inspirational & Seasonal

Advent Ministry&Leadership Christmas

Fall & Winter 2015-2016

Become the hands and feet of Christ this Christmas.

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Delivering the Gift of Hope at Christmas

Jorge Acevedo

with Jacob Armstrong, Rachel Billups, justin larosa and Lanecia Rouse “As you sent me into the world, so I have sent them . . .” —John 17:18 God sent Christ at Christmas. In turn, Christ sends us into the world to be his hands and feet, head and heart. Dynamic pastor Jorge Acevedo leads us on a 5-week Advent journey to discover how, where, and why we are sent. Joining him on the journey are Jacob Armstrong, Rachel Billups, Justin LaRosa and Lanecia Rouse, who challenge us through story, art and Bible study.

DVD 9781501801082 $39.99

The DVD contains five sessions of 8-10 minutes of video for small group use, each led by a different presenter. Each session begins with a story about a memorable Advent or Christmas and is followed by a lively discussion among the presenters. Stories show that Christ sends us to liberate, to heal, to reconcile, to transform, to bring new life. The 64-page Leader Guide contains everything needed to guide a group through the study program. Includes session plans and discussion questions, as well as multiple format options. This guide centers around the book, the videos, and Scripture. The Youth Study Book contains everything needed to conduct a five-week Advent study geared to youth, including current examples that have meaning to young people ages 13-18. Can be used with the adult-level DVD.

Leader Guide 9781501801068 $12.99

The Children’s Leader Guide contains session ideas for both younger and older children, including games, activities, craft ideas, and reproducible handouts. Devotions for the Season offers four weeks of daily reflections, functions beautifully on its own or as part of the church-wide experience. The reflections, ideal for use during Advent, include Scripture, personal insights, daily challenges, and prayers. KEY FEATURES • Introduces dynamic young pastors on video and in print. • Provides everything needed for an inspiring all-church Advent program. • Age levels study the same theme each week, so families can follow up and discuss.

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Jorge Acevedo is the Lead Pastor at Grace Church, a multi-site United Methodist congregation in Southwest Florida. He is author of Vital, co-author of The Heart of Youth Ministry, and a contributor to Circuit Rider magazine, Good News magazine, and Our Faith Today.

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Fall & Winter 2015-2016

Advent

A Calendar of Devotions 2015

Nell W. Mohney Advent: A Calendar of Devotions 2015 is a booklet of daily devotions for Advent that helps people step back from the bustle and stress of the season and prepare heart and mind to rejoice in God’s loving gift, Jesus Christ. Each daily devotion includes a recommended Scripture reading, a Bible verse, an inspiring message, and an uplifting prayer. august 4, 2015 Booklet 9781426798146

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Nell W. Mohney is a popular motivational author and speaker. She has led seminars for business groups, professional organizations, and church gatherings nationwide. Nell is a regular columnist for the Chattanooga Times / Chattanooga Free Press and lives in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Awaiting the Already An Advent Journey Through the Gospels

Magrey R. deVega

september 15, 2015 Paperback 9781501800894

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Each Gospel, in its own way, leads us on the Advent journey of preparation for Christ’s coming. This book takes a tour through the four Gospel narratives that announce Christ’s birth or make way for his ministry. Readers will discover what parts of the Christmas story come from which Gospel, recognizing an invitation from each Gospel writer to prepare for a fresh experience of Christ in the past and the future. Magrey R. deVega is the pastor of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Cherokee, Iowa. An elder in the Florida Annual Conference, he will begin serving as the senior pastor of Hyde Park United Methodist Church in Tampa, Florida in July 2015. He is the Leadership Editor for the new Covenant Bible Study, a contributor to the upcoming Feasting on the Gospels volume on John, and the author of several articles for Circuit Rider and MinistryMatters.com.

The Gift of New Hope

An Advent Study Based on the Revised Common Lectionary

Christopher L. Webber

september 15, 2015 paperback 9781501801372

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The Gift of New Hope invites you to explore our yearning for God’s presence through a study of the lectionary Bible readings for Advent and Christmas. Each week’s scriptures call us to praise God as we actively await the coming of Christ and prepare our hearts and lives for his arrival. Through the readings, we hear the invitation to claim and celebrate the new hope we have in Jesus Christ. Christopher L. Webber is a lecturer, worship leader and the author of a number of books and hymns. He recently moved to San Francisco with his family where he is learning about city life after spending 20 years in rural Connecticut.

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Advent & Christmas

Bethlehem always happens in the midst of bedlam.

Finding Bethlehem in the Midst of Bedlam An Advent Study

James W. Moore Christmas or confusion, Bethlehem or bedlam . . . Which will you choose this year? The truth is, we don’t have to choose, because Christmas always happens right in the midst of our chaos. God breaks into our noisy disorder and is made known in Jesus Christ. Christmas and confusion—weren’t they intimately related at the first Christmas when Jesus was born? Sometimes we forget that. That’s what this study is about—how Christ breaks into our chaos and confusion and brings Christmas—how Bethlehem always happens in the midst of bedlam. The re-introduction of this all-church Advent study, which features a new Leader Guide and DVD, has five sessions—one for each Sunday of Advent and one for Christmas. Each chapter includes questions for reflection and discussion, a brief prayer, a focus for the week, and six daily Bible readings for personal devotional time during the week. This all ages study also offers resources for youth and children. KEY FEATURES • Strengthens relationships in the small-group setting. • Develops Bible study skills. • Strengthens relationships with God during the Advent season. • Prepares groups and individuals for Christmas. James W. Moore is a best-selling author of more than 40 books and an acclaimed pastor and ordained elder in The United Methodist Church. In 2006, after 50 years of active ministry, he retired from fulltime ministry and currently serves as Minister-in-Residence at Highland Park United Methodist Church. He and his wife, June, live at Heritage Ranch in Fairview, Texas.

september 15, 2015 Paperback 9781501804281

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Lent Ministry & easter Leadership

Fall & Winter 2015-2016

Join Adam Hamilton this Lent and Easter in exploring the major themes of the Gospel of John.

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Lent & easter

John

The Gospel of Light

Adam Hamilton The Gospel of John is the most deeply spiritual of the four gospels. The writing is filled with rich images and profound truths, but John notes that his aim in writing the gospel is that his readers will not only believe in Jesus Christ, but that they “may have life in his name.” This Lent, join Adam Hamilton and experience a season of spiritual growth and life-changing renewal exploring the major themes of John while reading the entire Gospel of John. Session titles include:

• The Word Made Flesh • The “I Am” Sayings of Jesus • The Miraculous Signs of Jesus

• The Farewell Discourse • The Arrest, Trial, and Crucifixion of the King • Eternal Life

The DVD features Adam Hamilton presenting the Gospel of John, using Scripture, story, and the teachings of Jesus for each of our lives. Each of the six sessions contain 8-10 minutes of video each and is perfect for both adult and youth classes. The Leader Guide contains everything needed to guide a group through the bible study program including session plans and discussion questions, as well as multiple format options. This guide centers around the book, the videos, and Scripture. The Youth Study contains everything needed to conduct a six-session study of the Gospel of John including current examples that have meaning to young people ages 13-18. Can be used with the adult-level DVD. The Children’s Leader Guide contains session ideas for younger and older children, including games, activities, craft ideas, and reproducible handouts. The Devotional functions beautifully on its own or as part of the church-wide experience offers 40 days of daily devotions— ideal for use during Lent—including Scripture, reflection, stories from Hamilton’s own ministry, and prayers. KEY FEATURES • Follow the life, ministry, death and resurrection of Jesus through the Gospel of John. • Read the entire Gospel of John together. • Experience the context of some of the best-known verses in the New Testament. • Hear from the author, Adam Hamilton, in short teaching videos each week. Adam Hamilton is senior pastor of The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, Kansas, one of the fastest growing, most highly visible churches in the country. The Church Report named Hamilton’s congregation the most influential mainline church in America, and he preached at the National Prayer Service as part of the presidential inauguration festivities in 2013. Hamilton is the best-selling and award-winning author of The Journey, The Way, 24 Hours that Changed the World, Enough, When Christians Get it Wrong, and Seeing Gray in a World of Black and White. Also Available

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lent Ministry & easter Leadership

Fall & Winter 2015-2016

The Sanctuary for Lent 2016 Sue Mink

December 1, 2015 Booklet 9781426799747

3.75 X 9 48 Pages $9.99 (pack of 10)

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The Sanctuary for Lent 2016 is a booklet that contains one devotion for each of the forty days in Lent, plus Sundays. Each daily devotion includes a recommended Scripture reading, a Bible verse, an inspiring message, and an uplifting prayer. Designed to fit in a #10 envelope which enables churches to include the booklet in Lenten mailings. Sue Mink is a graduate of Wesley Theological Seminary and Carnegie-Mellon University, where she earned her design degree. She is the author of Preparing the Way: An Advent Study Based on the Revised Common Lectionary and The Sanctuary for Lent 2014. She and her husband, Allan, live in Leesburg, Virginia.

Near the Cross A Lenten Journey of Prayer

Kenneth H. Carter, Jr.

december 15, 2015 Paperback 9781501800917

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Prayer nurtures our faith and encourages spiritual growth. This thematic Bible study calls individuals and small groups to a deeper life of prayer during the season of Lent. It guides readers to spiritual transformation and application of Bible study to everyday, practical life experience. By coming near the cross through prayer, we can know and imitate the heart of Christ. Kenneth H. Carter, Jr. is Bishop of the Florida Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church. He is the author of several books, including The Gifted Pastor, and lives in Lakeland, Florida with his wife, Pam.

The Gift of New Creation

A Lenten Study Based on the Revised Common Lectionary

Thomas Ehrich The Gift of New Creation invites us to explore God’s saving and redeeming love through a study of the lectionary Bible readings for Lent and Easter. Key Scriptures call us to prepare and contemplate God’s restoration and new creation through the death and resurrection of Jesus. Through the readings, we hear the invitation to embrace God’s salvation and the new life offered to us through Christ. december 15, 2015 Paperback 9781501801990

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Thomas Ehrich was a staff reporter for the Wall Street Journal for six years. He then went to seminary and was ordained as an Episcopal priest. In 1995 he left parish ministry to join a colleague in founding a computer consulting firm. He now travels widely, writes a syndicated newspaper column, and continues to write winsome theology through On a Journey which he began 8 years ago and now distributes to 3,300 readers daily.

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Devotionals

Devotions for everyone.

African American History Month daily devotions 2016 Telley L. Gadson African American History Month is more than a time to increase knowledge of African American history and foster pride in that history; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an occasion to strengthen personal and communal faith, hope and commitment to a rich heritage and future. A reading each day through the month of February provides inspiration and encouragement based on Scripture in this annual collection of devotions. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just the thing for group Bible studies or personal reflection and is perfect to use in opening meditations for meetings and events. Telley L. Gadson is an elder in full connection in The United Methodist Church. A graduate of the University of South Carolina, and Candler School of Theology at Emory University, she has spoken and preached at events and worship services throughout the country. She serves as Senior Pastor of Saint Mark and Saint Matthew United Methodist Churches in Taylors/Greenville, South Carolina.

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Ministry Resources

Ministry Resources Leadership

Fall & Winter 2015-2016

God wants us to release our past and present hurts and allow Him to do a supernatural work of forgiveness in our life.

Joseph

The Journey to Forgiveness

Melissa Spoelstra All of us know what it’s like to be hurt or betrayed. Often it’s a small breach such as being spoken to rudely or overlooked in a time of need. Other times we experience lies, gossip, or harsh words that cut us to the core. Some of us have endured unspeakable pain through abuse, adultery, or abandonment. God knows the pain we cause each other and longs to help us learn to practice forgiveness. Whether or not you are working through a hurtful situation right now, you can learn from Joseph how to release your past and present hurts to God and allow Him to do a supernatural work of forgiveness in your life. God wants to use the very things intended to hurt you as a source of blessing in your life and the lives of others. Topics include: • How do I stop dwelling on the hurt? • Is forgiving someone excusing what happened? • When will I stop having to re-forgive? • Is there a difference between forgiveness and reconciliation? • How can I forgive and still set boundaries?

Participant Book august 4, 2015 Paperback 9781426789106

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Melissa Spoelstra is a popular women’s conference speaker, Bible teacher, and writer who is madly in love with Jesus and addicted to the study of His Word. Her passion is helping other women to seek Christ and know Him more intimately through serious Bible study. Melissa lives in Dublin, Ohio.

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KEY FEATURES • Six-week study with options for different levels of study. • Participant Book includes space for writing answers and recording reflections. • DVD includes six video segments of roughly 25 minutes each. • Leader Guide includes outlines for six group sessions plus leader helps. • Additional “Digging Deeper” articles available online.

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Fall & Winter 2015-2016

Discover how the wilderness can be a training ground that God uses to deepen our trust in him.

A Way Through the Wilderness Growing in Faith When Life is Hard

Rob Renfroe At one time or another, everyone has a wilderness experience, a time when life is barren and difficult and we feel alone and desperate, not knowing where to turn. Whether it’s the loss of a loved one, a financial or health crisis, divorce, or some other painful experience, we see no end in sight and wonder how we can make it through another day. In the Scriptures we see that often God’s people went through a wilderness experience, and these experiences changed them in profound ways. The truth is that it’s impossible to go through the wilderness without being changed. There’s a way through the wilderness that can leave us broken and bitter and far away from God. But there’s another way through the wilderness—God’s way—that leaves us with a deeper faith and draws us closer to God than we ever imagined. With sensitivity and warmth, Rob Renfroe explores the wilderness experience—what it is, how we get there, why God allows it, and how we can get through it God’s way so that we learn the lessons he has for us, lessons that can be learned only in the desolate seasons of life when we are totally dependent on God.

Participant Book august 18, 2015 Paperback 9781501800955

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KEY FEATURES • Book with accompanying Leader Guide and DVD creates a dynamic group study featuring Rob Renfroe. • Stand‑alone trade book also serves as the main book for group study. • Leader Guide includes outlines for six group sessions plus leader helps. • DVD includes six video segments of roughly 10‑15 minutes each, featuring compelling interviews with the author.

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Rob Renfroe is Pastor of Discipleship at The Woodlands UMC in Houston, Texas, leader of the popular men’s Bible study Quest, attended by over 300 men, and the author of The Trouble with the Truth. He also is President of Good News—a national organization committed to the doctrinal integrity and spiritual renewal of The United Methodist Church. He and his wife, Peggy, are the parents of two adult sons.

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Ministry Resources Leadership

Fall & Winter 2015-2016

The Pop in Culture Series A Series of Small Group Bible Studies on Christ and Culture by Matt Rawle. Pastor and author Matt Rawle is on a mission. He sees Christ all around him—in books, movies, TV shows, rock music—and he wants to share what he sees. As Matt says, “God offers the raw ingredients, and ‘culture’ is whatever we cook up.” Join him as he stirs up a tasty gumbo of insight, humor, and inspiration based on some of your favorite pop culture classics. The Worship Resources Flash Drive contains videos, PowerPoints, sermon starters, emails, Twitter posts, logos, and graphics. KEY FEATURES • 4-week studies for small group settings. • Participant Book exploring a pop culture classic. • Matt on video walking us through his questions and insights. • Leader Guide with everything needed for small group sessions. • Worship Resources Flash Drive to create an allchurch program. Matt Rawle is Lead Pastor at The Well United Methodist Church in Ponchatoula, LA. He graduated from the LSU School of Music and Duke Divinity School. Matt is an international speaker who loves to tell an old story in a new way, especially at the intersection of pop culture and the church.

Discover your world, God’s world, and the world of Atticus Finch.

The Faith of a Mockingbird

A Small Group Study Connecting Christ and Culture In The Faith of a Mockingbird, based on Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, pastor and author Matt Rawle uses Lee’s beloved characters to explore Christian faith, theology, and ethics. Join Scout, Atticus Finch, Boo Radley, and Tom Robinson in this four-week study considering God’s world and what it all means. A DVD featuring four sessions with the author, a full Leader Guide, and Worship Resources Flash Drive also are available for group study. Participant Book 9781501803697 | september 1, 2015

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Fall & Winter 2015-2016

Ministry Resources

Chart the intersection of faith and science through cult favorite Doctor Who.

Explore what happens when pop culture encounters the King of kings.

The Salvation of Doctor Who

Hollywood Jesus

A Small Group Study Connecting Christ and Culture In The Salvation of Doctor Who, pastor and author Matt Rawle draws on the long-running TV show and cult favorite Doctor Who to chart the intersection of faith and science. Chapters include Madman with a Blue Box, God and Time and God’s Time, The Oldest Question in the Universe, and The Sonic Screwdriver Is Mightier Than the Sword. A DVD featuring four sessions with the author, a full Leader Guide, and Worship Resources Flash Drive also are available for group study.

A Small Group Study Connecting Christ and Culture Hollywood Jesus is pastor and author Matt Rawles’ study of Jesus and Christ figures in films including Cool Hand Luke, The Lion King, The Truman Show, and One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. Explore what happens when script meets Scripture, when pop culture encounters the King of kings and Lord of lords. A DVD featuring four sessions with the author, a full Leader Guide, and Worship Resources Flash Drive also are available for group study.

Participant Book 9781501803802 | september 1, 2015

Participant Book 9781501803918 | september 1, 2015

DVD 9781501803840 | september 1, 2015

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worship resources Flash Drive 9781501803895 | september 1, 2015

worship resources Flash Drive 9781501804007 | september 1, 2015

Leader Guide 9781501803826 | september 1, 2015

Leader Guide 9781501803932 | september 1, 2015

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Fall & Winter 2015-2016

Coming to faith by asking questions and exploring doubt.

Ask

Faith Questions in a Skeptical Age

Scott J. Jones and Arthur D. Jones We live in a skeptical age. People—especially young people—express doubts about Christian faith. In this thoughtful 8-week study, Bishop Scott Jones, author of The Wesleyan Way, partners with his son, Rev. Arthur Jones, to address hard questions that all of us face when considering faith, religion, and the church. The questions include: • Can only one religion be true? • Why is there suffering and evil? • How can I believe in science and creation? • How can I believe in a God I can’t prove?

The message is strong and clear: Don’t let your questions stop you from accepting God’s invitation to faith. Engage your doubt, and you may find you are closer to God on the other side.

Participant Book September 1, 2015 Paperback 9781501803338

• Can I trust the Old Testament? • Are marriage, sex, and family life religious issues? • Was Jesus’ resurrection real? • Why do Christians disagree about so many things?

6x9 128 Pages $14.99

Religion / Christian Life / Spiritual growth

KEY FEATURES • Participant Book has eight chapters for 8-week study, one question per week. • DVD has eight videos of 8-10 minutes each, to go with book chapters. • Videos include panel of young clergy discussing the questions. • Leader Guide provides everything needed to facilitate an 8-week study using book and DVD. Scott J. Jones is the Resident Bishop of the Great Plains area of The United Methodist Church. Previous books include The Wesleyan Way, The Evangelistic Love of God & Neighbor, Staying at the Table, and Wesley and the Quadrilateral. Arthur D. Jones is founding pastor of The Well Plano, TheWellPlano.com, a congregation within St. Andrews United Methodist Church in Plano, Texas. A graduate of Duke Divinity School, he led his congregation to an average attendance of 650 in less than two years.

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Leader Guide September 1, 2015 Paperback 9781501803352

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Ministry Leadership Leadership

Fall & Winter 2015-2016

Over 50,000 copies sold of first edition!

A completely revised edition of Christopher’s classic, updated with new material.

Not Your Parents’ Offering Plate

A New Vision for Financial Stewardship

J. Clif Christopher forward by mike slaughter People don’t give to church because we don’t offer them a compelling vision of the good their giving will achieve. In this book, Christopher lays out the main reasons for this failure to capture the imagination of potential givers, including our frequent failure simply to ask. Written with the needs of pastors and stewardship teams in mind, Not Your Parents’ Offering Plate provides immediate, practical guidance to all who seek to help God’s people be better stewards of their resources.

August 4, 2015 Paperback 9781501804922

5.5 x 8.5 128 Pages $15.99

RELIGION / Christian Church / Leadership

KEY FEATURES • Offers practical guidance on how to ask individuals to increase their giving. • Names the chief reasons people don’t give to their church, even when they do give to other causes. • Shows how to demonstrate the kingdom effectiveness and impact of gifts made to your congregation. J. Clif Christopher, MDiv, CFRE, is the CEO of the Horizons Stewardship Company. He founded the Horizons Stewardship Company in 1992 following a challenging and rewarding career in pastoral ministry. Since then, he has led consultations in more than 400 churches, conferences, synods, and dioceses in all phases of building, finance, and church growth. He lives in Cabot, Arkansas.

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By the Same Author

Not your Parents’ Offering PLate Every pastor I know loses sleep over money: for the annual budget . . . for the capital campaign . . . for special projects. Clif Christopher helps us understand the changes that are happening and offers a fresh gospelcentered, practical approach to stewardship in the 21st century. Janice Riggle Huie Resident Bishop, Houston Area, The United Methodist Church

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Leadership

A new approach for local church giving that is accessible, achievable, and effective.

The Gratitude Path Leading Your Church to Generosity

Kent Millard Financial giving is down in local Protestant churches across the nation, and small to medium size churches especially feel the impact of this decline. The Gratitude Path provides practical, no-nonsense help for pastors and church leaders, equipping them to teach about finance and stewardship from a Biblical perspective. This book demonstrates a proven, step-by-step, achievable approach. It helps churches move away from complex stewardship models that can overwhelm church leadership, and outdated, budget-centric stewardship models, which no longer resonate with people, and offers a fresh alternative: A simpler, Christ-centered model that promotes spiritual health for the congregant and for the local church. KEY FEATURES • A biblically-based resource which will enable leaders to help their people count their own blessings and give to God out of gratitude for those blessings. • Includes a Leader Guide to help implement the Gratitude Campaign. • Includes sermon outlines for a 4-week sermon series. Kent Millard is a Gratitude Coach for thousands of congregations in the Midwest and former senior pastor of St. Luke’s United Methodist Church in Indianapolis, Indiana. He has served as a member of the leadership team for the Academy of Spiritual Formation program sponsored by the Upper Room. He lives in Indianapolis, Indiana.

August 18, 2015 Paperback 9781630883195

5.5 x 8.5 96 Pages $14.99

RELIGION / Christian Church / leadership

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The Gratitude Path . . . this is a resource that we would be happy to recommend to congregations.

by the same author

Bill Enright Senior Fellow, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Indiana University

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Leadership Ministry Leadership

Fall & Winter 2015-2016

Is the mainline church threatened or are we on the precipice of new opportunity?

The Sky Is Falling, the Church is Dying, and other false alarms Ted A. Campbell Is there only doom and gloom for the future of mainline Christianity? Or is it that the current sense of decline and malaise is only a mirage or the result of exaggerations by persons both within but also without these churches? Is the church threatened or are we on the precipice of new opportunities? While there has been some helpful work on the state of the church, others have uncritically parroted claims about decline and linked these claims with notions that the decline is due to relentless theological liberalism. The tragedy for churches is that many pastors now feel decline is inevitable and they are blind to the strengths that they do have.

August 18, 2015 Paperback 9781426785948

5.5 x 8.5 112 Pages $13.99

RELIGION / Christian Church / Growth

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In this book, Ted Campbell begins with an accounting of the Church’s great treasure, the Gospel, and how mainline churches continue to minister in line with many thoughtful traditions. Tradition isn’t just frozen success, it also holds keys to faith’s relevance for the world today. Dr. Campbell continues to show how mainline churches came to understand themselves as mainline and how the media continues to misunderstand them. The book concludes with practices that will help churches build up the larger Christian community while reaching out to new constituencies. KEY FEATURES • Describes contemporary church scene in American culture and how we’ve ended up where we are. • Shows how decline and malaise of mainline churches have been exaggerated. • Shows how claims about decline keep churches and pastors from seeing their strengths. • Offers strategies that will help build up mainline churches. Ted A. Campbell is Associate Professor of Church History at Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University and has authored the following books for Abingdon Press: Methodist Doctrine, Wesley and the Quadrilateral, Wesleyan Essentials in a Multicultural Society, and John Wesley and Christian Antiquity. He lives in Dallas, Texas.

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Open the floodgates to mission-worthy change in your congregation, creating a spiritual force that moves through your entire community.

Flood Gates

Holy Momentum for a Fearless Church

Sue Nilson Kibbey Floodgates is a chapter-by-chapter “how to” for local church leaders, both clergy and lay, providing the help they need in order to unleash a spiritual movement. Kibbey has researched spiritual awakenings throughout Christian history. She identifies specific actions and behaviors that unlatch the hearts and minds of people, allowing God’s spirit to pour forth in powerful ways. These actions and behaviors can transform a small group of believers, or a congregation, into a contagious spiritually-awakened movement, people who reach and change their neighborhood, community, and world for Christ. Floodgates teaches leaders to understand and implement these powerreleasing changes. Readers will learn how to tap their own leadership strengths, how to make the case for change, how to more effectively grow leaders, and how to mobilize congregants as spiritual momentum grows in their church. KEY Features • Each chapter includes implementation steps. • Author assumes a personal voice, writing as the reader’s trainer and coach. • Filled with examples and stories of pastors, leaders and churches who have implemented the trigger points, and what has been unleashed as a result. Sue Nilson Kibbey currently serves as the Director for Connectional and Missional Church Initiatives for the West Ohio Conference of the United Methodist Church. Kibbey served as the Executive Pastor at Ginghamsburg UMC in Tipp City, OH for over 10 years, where she teamed with Senior Pastor Mike Slaughter to create and deploy the vision of the church, while managing the discipleship staff for children, youth and adults. An ordained elder in the United Methodist Church, Sue is also the author of Ultimately Responsible, Transformation Journal and Starting a Single Adult Ministry, and is the creator of the Ministry by Strengths program. She lives in Westerville, Ohio.

September 1, 2015 Paperback 9781501804021

6x9 160 Pages $18.99

RELIGION / Christian church / growth

By the same Author

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Fall & Winter 2013-2014 2015-2016

A Pastor-Mentor offers wisdom, empathy, humor, and inspiration for her clergy colleagues.

Five Faces of Ministry Pastor, Parson, Healer, Prophet, Pilgrim

Patricia Farris Ministry in these times can be perplexing, frustrating, exhausting, isolating. But it can also be rich with inspiration, revelation, satisfaction and joy. The difference is often in the pastor’s perspective. Seasoned pastor and church leader Patricia Farris helps other pastors to re-frame their point of view in a most healthy way. Five Faces of Ministry explores the roles each clergy-person must play. The book is organized into brief reflections, each focused on an aspect of ministry. The reflections are rooted in scripture and include an inspired assortment of other references, from literature to hymn texts. The author includes stories from her own life and ministry and from others’, making this a tremendously versatile and engaging read. This book is helpful and enriching for any pastor, providing guidance, encouragement, compassion and strength for the journey.

October 6, 2015 Paperback 9781630886882

5.5 x 8.5 96 Pages $14.99

RELIGION / Christian church / leadership

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9781426757938 $18.99

KEY Features • Explores the roles of clergy from first-hand perspective with honesty, wisdom and humor. Readers will see themselves here. • The author provides gentle, thought-provoking, and sometimes convicting messages aimed directly at clergy. It helps clergy to selfexamine, leading to more effective ministry. • Chapters are brief and engaging; the book can be read all at once or a small chunk at a time. • Ideal as brief devotional material for a pastor’s own spiritual health. Patricia Farris is Senior Minister at Santa Monica First UMC in Santa Monica, California. Her congregation was one of 300 identified as Excellent Protestant Congregations (Westminster). She has written for Circuit Rider, Quarterly Review, and has contributed “Living by the Word” columns to The Christian Century. She lives in Santa Monica, California.

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Fall & Winter 2015-2016

A new model for post-apologetic preaching in a pluralistic world.

The Sermon without End A Conversational Approach to Preaching

ron allen and wes allen The relationship between preaching and the public sphere has long been debated. Three different theological approaches tend to dominate the discussion. In different ways, these approaches take into account the movement from the modern mindset of the mid-to-late 20th century to the emerging postmodern worldview. In The Sermon Without End, authors Allen & Allen thoughtfully offer a fourth option, one that in their view has not received much attention, but which offers a distinct and especially helpful perspective. It is a new and dynamic conversational model, reaching beyond the earlier work of Tillich and Tracy. In this homilietical framework, conversation takes place in multiple directions between the text or tradition and the world today. It is preaching in conversation, not just toward but with voices from the public sphere. The book provides a solid foundation for understanding this postapologetic approach, but it importantly goes on to offer practical, realpulpit guidance for implementation in a preaching ministry. It is a book for both scholars and practicing preachers who wish to reach people in meaningful and significant ways, and in ways that make sense for today. KEY Features • Expert scholarship for the evolving practice of preaching. Suitable for students and for local church pastors. • Offers foundational understanding of preaching as conversation, in the context of historical approaches to apologetics. The ‘why’ behind the ‘how’. • Provides practical, how-to advice for preachers to build skill and confidence. • Demonstrates a new and emerging model for preaching that goes beyond current methods. This a leading edge resource.

october 20, 2015 Paperback 9781630883218

6X9 176 Pages $29.99

RELIGION / Christian ministry / preaching

by the same author

Ron Allen is Professor of Preaching and Gospels and Letters at Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis, Indiana. He is the author of several books on preaching and is editor of The Teaching Sermon Series from Abingdon Press. He lives in Indianapolis, Indiana. Wes Allen is Assistant Professor of Homiletics at Lexington Theological Seminary and author of The Death of Herod, Reading the Synoptic Gospels, Preaching Resurrection, and The Homiletic of All Believers. He lives in Lexington, Kentucky. 9780687045167 $18.99

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Section Leadership Ministry Leadership

Fall & Winter 2013-2014 2015-2016

Is Christian leadership distinct from “leadership” in general?

Servants and Fools A Biblical Theology of Leadership

Arthur Boers Forward by eugene peterson Leadership is much discussed these days in politics, media, films, and church. Yet many are unclear about what leadership actually means, and there is too little careful reflection on whether Christian leadership has its own distinctive shape and character. Arthur Boers reveals the peculiar reversals of Christian leadership and ministry, and shows how in our tendency to focus on big bold heroes we often miss the point. Leadership modeled after Jesus practices service and sacrifice, is cautious about power and hierarchies, and prioritizes the vulnerable. In other words, it reverses what many expect of leadership. Servants and Fools explores leadership as we see it lived out in the biblical narrative, and gives the reader a deeper understanding of what it means to be a Christian leader. This book will redefine leadership for many Christians, in a most helpful way.

October 20, 2015 Paperback 9781426799785

5.5 x 8.5 208 Pages $19.99

RELIGION / Christian Church / Leadership

Arthur Boers has written on the subject of the intersection of Christian faith and daily life for the past thirty years. His current interests include how faithful living impacts leadership and how technology is affecting the daily life. He holds the R. J. Bernardo Family Chair of Leadership at Tyndale Seminary. An ordained minister and Benedictine oblate, he served for over 16 years as a pastor in rural, urban and church-planting settings in the USA and Canada. He lives in Toronto, Canada.

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9781426743382 $14.99

KEY Features • Offers both foundational understanding of Christian leadership and guidance for practical application. • Navigates between the extremes of either dismissing leadership literature’s insights or eagerly embracing all the latest leadership trends. • Addresses a critical need for the church: Christ-like leadership. • Applicable across boundaries of denomination and vocation, helpful for students, pastors, staff, and laity. • Grounded in solid scholarship and theology, but also engaging and accessible.

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Leadership

John Wesley’s own strategies for reaching nonchurched people.

Meet the Goodpeople Wesley’s 7 Ways to Share Faith

Roger Ross At least 180 million Americans are functionally non-Christian. Christianity is growing worldwide, but in the United States it is on a steep decline, especially among younger generations. Author and pastor Roger Ross, with help from John Wesley, proposes a spiritual revival. The genius of Wesley’s movement can be found in the ways he engaged people who had given up on or been disenfranchised by the church. Ross identifies seven strategies or tactics John Wesley used, and shows how they can work again now. In Meet the Goodpeople, Ross reveals striking similarities between spiritual conditions today and those in 18th Century England, where Wesley’s ministry began. He demonstrates how we can recover key methods of the early Methodist movement, which reached the nonchurched masses of that day. He shows how to re-tool those practices for a 21st century context, and how to re-shape receptive individuals, groups, and churches to lead pre-Christian people into a transforming relationship with Jesus and his church. KEY Features • Practical real-church guidance from a working local church pastor who has field-tested each principle. • Rooted in a Wesleyan approach with a realistic view of current conditions. • Principles, strategies, and tactics that are scalable and transferable in most any church setting. • Discussion guide in each chapter facilitates interaction for leadership teams and small groups, and offers practice for successful implementation. Roger Ross is an ordained elder in the United Methodist Church. He has served local churches for 30 years, from Texas to the British Channel Island of Guernsey to his home state of Illinois, where he has successfully planted new churches. Ross currently serves as senior pastor of First UMC in Springfield, Illinois, an historical church established in 1821 with a large and growing congregation. He has contributed to several publications and journals.

October 20, 2015 Paperback 9781630885724

5.5 x 8.5 96 Pages $14.99

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Section theology Ministry Leadership

Fall & Winter 2013-2014 2015-2016

Distorted Christian teachings continue to threaten effective and thoughtful faith.

Counterfeit Christianity The Persistence of Errors in the Church

Roger E. Olson Historic heresies didn’t die or fade away. Each generation boasts its own. Even while these counterfeit teachings remain outside the accepted bounds of Christianity, modern-day versions plague churches. So how does a church leader or pastor understand and deal with these age-old controversies when they pop up in the congregation? In this book, Roger Olson describes the curses but also gifts that heresies bring the Church. While heresies can occasionally correct a version of orthodoxy, they are not simple confusions or misunderstandings about impenetrable mysteries of divine revelation. Instead they undermine the faith and are dangerous distortions. The author describes major heresies and how the church dealt with them, the players, and what pastors can do to address these faith issues in order to educate congregations about Jesus, God, and salvation. Also included are questions for individual or group study.

August 4, 2015 Paperback 9781426772290

6x9 176 Pages $19.99

RELIGION / Christian Church / history

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KEY Features • Describes major church heresies, the players, how the church dealt with heresies in the past, and how they continue to live and affect the church today. • Shows how heresies can serve the church in constructive and positive ways. • Shows that heresies are not confusions or misunderstandings, but how they can undermine faithful living. Roger E. Olson is Foy Valentine professor of Christian theology and ethics at Baylor University. A past president of the Midwest Division of the American Theological Society, Olson has been the co-chair of the Evangelical Theology Group of the American Academy of Religion for two years. An expert in historical theology, he is a frequent preacher, teacher and speaker for local churches and organizations.

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Counterfeit Christianity As Roger Olson shows in this excellent study, the problem with heresies is that they substitute a different god for the God of the Christian faith, and draw people away from the salvation promised by the Gospel. His clear explanation and careful analysis provide a reliable guide through heresies old and new, all of which are very much with us today. DVD with Leader Guide 9781501806360 $39.99

Henry H. Knight III Saint Paul School of Theology, Kansas City

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theology

A fresh look at this Christian champion and master storyteller through his varied uses of imagination.

The Surprising Imagination of C.S. Lewis An Introduction

Jerry Root and Mark Neal Narnia, Perelandra—places of wonder and longing. The White Witch, Screwtape— personifications of evil. Aslan—a portrait of the divine. Like Turkish Delight, some of C.S. Lewis’s writing surprises and whets our appetite for more. But some of his works bite and nip at our heels. What enabled C.S. Lewis to create such vivid characters and compelling plots? Perhaps it was simply that C.S. Lewis had an unsurpassed imagination. Or perhaps he had a knack for finding the right metaphor or analogy that awakened readers’ imaginations in new ways. But whatever his gifts, no one can deny that C.S. Lewis had a remarkable career, producing many books in 18 different literary genres, including: apologetics, autobiography, educational philosophy, fairy stories, science fiction, and literary criticism. And while he had and still has critics, Lewis’s works continue to find devoted readers. The purpose of this book is to introduce C.S. Lewis through the prism of imagination. For Lewis, imagination is both a means and an end. And because he used his own imagination well and often, he is a practiced guide for those of us who desire to reach beyond our grasp. Each chapter highlights Lewis’s major works and then shows how Lewis uses imagination to captivate readers. While many have read books by C.S. Lewis, not many readers understand his power to give new slants on the things we think we know. More than a genius, Lewis disciplined his imagination, harnessing its creativity in service of helping others believe more deeply. KEY Features • Introduces the major and lesser known works of C.S. Lewis. • Gives new readers, while reintroducing devoted readers, a new way to approach Lewis’ s work. • Helps readers learn more about the man behind his books. • Offers a new window into Lewis’s work as a whole by mapping specific uses of imagination in his most significant books. • Identifies his underlying purpose for creating the imaginative worlds that continue to captivate his readers.

September 1, 2015 Paperback 9781426795107

6x9 280 Pages $34.99

RELIGION / Christianity / Literature & the Arts

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Jerry Root is Associate Professor of Evangelism and Leadership at Wheaton College, in Wheaton, Illinois. He also teaches in the Christian Formation and Ministry department at Wheaton and is the director of the Wheaton Evangelism Initiative, Billy Graham Center for Evangelism. Mark Neal is a social media/SEM professional residing in the Chicago area. He holds a literature degree from Wheaton College as well as a Masters degree from National-Louis University. He has worked as a journalist for Suburban Life Publications and has published poetry, interviews, and articles in a variety of print and online journals and websites.

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Section Biblical MinistryStudies Leadership

Fall & Winter 2013-2014 2015-2016

The Holy Spirit is nothing less than a life and death matter for the people of God.

The Holy Spirit Stanley Hauerwas and William H. Willimon Much more than a personal experience, the Holy Spirit is who God is and what God does as the Trinity, whether we feel it or not. Pentecost is every bit as significant as Christmas. It is the birthday of the church as created through the Spirit, giving the church the task of pointing the world to Jesus. This book will help people recognize what an extraordinary thing has happened to them through baptism and their inclusion in the Body of Christ through the Spirit. But to do this the authors will challenge some of the presumptions surrounding discussions about the Spirit in terms of how the work of the Spirit is understood as “inspirational.” In other words, this book will help people recover a sense of why the Spirit is the third person of the Trinity and how that reality makes possible our inclusion in the Body of Christ in a manner that challenges some of the individualistic and subjectivist accounts of the Spirit’s work.

October 6, 2015 Paperback 9781426778636

5.5 x 8.5 112 Pages $13.99

RELIGION / Christian theology / Pneumatology

By the same Authors

9781426781902 $19.99

KEY Features • Gives an engaging exposition of a major theological theme. • Gives readers guidance for interpreting the Scripture. • Provides readers with study questions suitable for personal devotion or group settings. • Helps readers prayerfully embrace God’s Spirit as the gift that creates the church, empowering them to live out holy love and friendship in the world. Stanley Hauerwas is the Gilbert T. Rowe Professor Emeritus of Divinity and Law at the Divinity School at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. He has written a voluminous number of articles, authored and edited many books, and has been the subject of other theologians’ writing and interest. He has been a board member of the Society of Christian Ethics, Associate Editor of a number of Christian journals and periodicals, and a frequent lecturer at campuses across the country. Feeling most at home behind a pulpit, William H. Willimon’s deepest calling is to be a preacher and truth-teller of Jesus Christ. Willimon is Professor of the Practice of Christian Ministry at Duke University Divinity School and retired Bishop of the North Alabama Conference of The United Methodist Church, after serving for 20 years as faculty member and Dean of the Chapel at Duke University. He continues to give lectures and teach at universities around the world. Willimon earned a doctoral degree from Emory University and has been honored with 13 additional doctorates. He lives in Durham, North Carolina.

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Biblical Studies

Five clear practices for anyone who identifies as a Christian.

Five Marks of a Methodist The Fruit of a Living Faith

Steve Harper Five marks confirm our identity as genuine and fruitful followers of Christ: 1. A Methodist Loves God 2. A Methodist Rejoices in God 3. A Methodist Gives Thanks 4. A Methodist Prays Constantly 5. A Methodist Loves Others This brief book, suitable for sharing with others, provides a meditation on each of these characteristics. Prayerfully apply them to your journey with Jesus. If you are part of the worldwide Methodist or Wesleyan family, these five marks will grant a greater knowledge and appreciation for why and how you follow Jesus. If you are located in another part of the body of Christ, you can emerge with a solid foundation to keep your spiritual house standing strong. Christians marked by these five habits, when taken together, have character. Steve Harper is a retired United Methodist Elder in the Florida Annual Conference, and a retired seminary Professor who taught for 32 years in the disciplines of Spiritual Formation and Wesley Studies.

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RELIGION / Christianity / Methodist

The third of seven volumes of John Wesley’s correspondence, this volume is devoted to Wesley’s letters written from 1756 to 1765.

The Works of John Wesley, volume 27 Letters III (1756-1765)

ted a. campbell Editor Randy L. Maddox The correspondence presented in this third volume of Wesley’s Letters illuminates critical developments in the Wesleyan movement in the period between 1756 and 1765, including very significant rifts between John Wesley and his brother Charles and between John Wesley and his wife Mary, Wesley’s attempts to deal with radical enthusiasts and separatists within the Methodist movement, his relationship to Greek Orthodox leader Gerasimos (Erasmus) Avlonites, and Wesley’s activities related to the Seven Years War. Ted A. Campbell is Associate Professor of Church History at Perkins School of Theology. He lives in Dallas, Texas.

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november 3, 2015 hardback 9781501806223

5.5 x 8.5 384 Pages $59.99

RELIGION / Christianity / methodist

Section Biblical MinistryStudies Leadership

Fall & Winter 2013-2014 2015-2016

An engaging introduction showing how the Hebrew Bible forms faith, then and now.

The Hebrew Bible for Beginners A Jewish & Christian Introduction

Joel S. Kaminsky and Joel N. Lohr Introductions to the Hebrew Bible (or Old Testament) tend toward extensive scholarly discussion with little to introduce the student to the tremendous influence this seminal collection has had on contemporary society or to the complexities of reading ancient religious literature today. Further, few books, if any, discuss the differing ways Jews and Christians approach this common scripture, or how each group appropriates its teachings in divergent, conflicting, and often complex ways.

September 17, 2015 Paperback 9781426775635

6x9 384 Pages $39.99

RELIGION / Biblical Studies / old testament

By The Same Authors

Related to this issue is the problem of how scholarly approaches to reading this literature often stand in stark contrast to popular and religious approaches. This disparity of methods usually startles the inexperienced student and can be alarming, indeed shocking, to religious practitioners. Even mentioning, for instance, that Moses might not have written all of the Torah, or that Job may not be historical, makes some students and religious adherents uncomfortable and sends others into strong feelings of suspicion toward the one speaking. This book will seek to take an approach that addresses such concerns in a sympathetic yet critical fashion. KEY Features • Provides overviews, charts, timeline, glossary, and other student helps. • Addresses critical questions in user-friendly, faith-respecting ways in order to maximize students’ appreciation of the biblical text and their understanding of it. • Discusses the differing ways Jews and Christians approach the Hebrew Bible, what they share in common, and how each group appropriates materials. • Helps students learn and appropriate large amounts of information in an organized, easy-to-use format. • Helps students have a framework to compare and contrast various religious communities. Joel S. Kaminsky is the Morningstar Family Professor of Jewish Studies and Professor of Bible in the Religion Department at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts, where he currently resides. Joel N. Lohr is Director of Religious and Spiritual Life at University of the Pacific in his hometown of Stockton, California.

9781426751073 $39.99

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Biblical Studies

What is God’s mission for communities of faith?

Why Mission? Dean Flemming series Editor Joel B. Green Recent years have seen heightened efforts at reading the New Testament in terms of God’s mission. This has pressed against commitments to a dispassionate reading of the New Testament books in favor of a self-involved, missiological reading. This book harvests recent efforts as well as extending the conversation by an approach that takes seriously the contribution of diverse New Testament voices. This book contributes to New Testament studies, but also serves related discussions in missiology and evangelism. Reframing New Testament Theology is a series that fulfills the need for brief, substantive, yet highly accessible introductions to central questions and themes raised by study of the New Testament. A significant defining question will serve as the point of departure and will frame the discussion. Students will be drawn into an active, theological engagement with the New Testament and related materials by the subsequent analysis. KEY Features • Discusses major theological themes in the context of entire New Testament corpus. • Reframes classic Christian theology in contemporary language. • Shows how biblical themes relate and are relevant to the reader’s life. • Discusses the major theological theme of Mission in the context of the entire New Testament corpus. Dean Flemming is Professor of New Testament and Missions, MidAmerica Nazarene University in Olathe, Kansas, his hometown. He is ordained in the Church of the Nazarene and was a Global Missionary for this church from 1987-2011.

November 3, 2015 Paperback 9781426759369

RELIGION / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / New Testament

Joel B. Green is Professor of New Testament Interpretation at Fuller Theological Seminary. Author of many books, he is also a General Editor of the Wesley Study Bible and the Common English Bible.

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Section pastoral Ministry Leadership resources

Fall & Winter 2013-2014 2015-2016

Ministers inescapably represent more than themselves. In some way they represent a better life that persons can learn from and participate in.

Pastor as Counselor Wise Presence, Sacred Conversation

John Patton At a time when “counseling” is narrowly defined as only or primarily the work of mental health specialists, John Patton invites pastors to reclaim and revalue pastoral counseling as a specific and necessary form of pastoral care.

October 6, 2015 Paperback 9781630886905

6x9 176 Pages $19.99

RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Counseling & Recovery

This very practical book offers no-nonsense, nuts and bolts instructions for pastors, chaplains, and ministers whose real specialty is the practice of relational wisdom. Re-framing pastoral counseling as a ministry of availability and introduction, Patton provides a helpful, step-by-step template for pastoral counseling sessions and clear guidelines for understanding when to defer and how to refer—all while remaining faithful to the basic pastoral calling to connect persons seeking help with the relationships and resources they need to deal with their lives. John Patton is the Emeritus Professor of Pastoral Theology at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Georgia. He is the author of many books, including Pastoral Care, Is Human Forgiveness Possible? and Pastoral Care in Context. He is a pastoral counselor and marriage and family therapist at Samaritan Counseling Center in Atlanta, Georgia, where he currently resides.

What is a disciple?

Becoming a Disciple A Lifelong Venture

adolf hansen and colleagues Becoming a disciple of Jesus Christ. It’s not easy, and it is never over. Jesus himself set forth the conditions: “If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.”

may 5, 2015 Paperback 9781501805042

5.5 x 8.5 160 Pages $14.99

Eight United Methodist clergy—all ordained since 2008—explore the definition of discipleship and help us along in our efforts to pursue the adventure of a lifetime. Adolf Hansen is Theologian in Residence, St. Luke’s UMC and Senior Scholar and Vice President Emeritus, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, Illinois.

RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Discipleship

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worship resources

The trusted planning resource for traditional and contemporary worship.

The Abingdon Worship Annual 2016 Edited by Mary J. Scifres AND B. J. Beu With interactive online access, each week offers fresh worship planning resources for pastors and worship leaders. Using a theme idea based on the lectionary readings, each weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s offering of prayers and litanies follows a basic pattern of Christian worship: Invitation and Gathering, Proclamation and Response, Thanksgiving and Communion, Sending Forth. Alternative ideas for Praise Sentences and Contemporary Gathering Words are offered for those who work in contemporary worship settings. Searchable online extras, along with the entire print text in PDF format for ease of navigation and use, are available with the purchase of the resource. Mary J. Scifres serves as a consultant in leadership, church and culture, worship, and evangelism from her Laguna Beach, California home. Her books include Prepare!, The United Methodist Music & Worship Planner, and Searching for Seekers.

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RELIGION / Christian Rituals & Practice / Worship & Liturgy

B. J. Beu is senior pastor of Neighborhood Congregational Church in Laguna Beach, California and is a graduate of Boston University and Pacific Lutheran University.

A curated collection of sermon-starter materials to jump-start your creativity.

The Abingdon Creative Preaching Annual 2016 Jenee Woodard Bloggers and other invited writers from around the world contribute to this creative conversation about the weekly lectionary through commentary, stories, biblical study, liturgical resources, and more. Jenee Woodard, creator and editor of the immensely popular lectionary research site, The Text This Week, curates the conversation and adds insights of her own, including a list of the best online resources for sermon preparation. The Abingdon Creative Preaching Annual remains among the highest quality preaching resources available, ensuring that pastors can quickly find relevant material for their sermons. Jenee Woodard is the creator of The Text This Week, an online lectionary, worship, and scripture study resources index. She lives in Jackson, Michigan.

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worship Ministry resources Leadership

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Prepare! 2015-2016

An Ecumenical Music & Worship Planner

David L. Bone and Mary J. Scifres An all-in-one resource that helps both the music director and pastor plan the worship services for each Sunday and holy day of the year, the 2015-2016 edition of Prepare! is lectionary-based and places at one’s fingertips a calendar format that helps plan the entire choir year from September through August. Uses the CEB translation.

RELIGION / Christian Rituals & Practice / Worship Liturgy

Worship in a Flash for Special Days Everything You Need for a Season of Inviting and Inspiring Worship

David L. Bone is Executive Director of The Fellowship of United Methodists in Music and Worship Arts. He lives in Nashville, Tennessee.

Worship leaders know how important it is to plan meaningful, engaging worship services. They might even know how to get started trolling all the dozens of worship web sites, looking for a few nuggets to throw into the service. What they don’t know is how they’re going to find the time in their busy week to research and pull together all the prayers, music suggestions, service ideas, projection images, and everything else needed for an exciting, authentic encounter with God in worship.

Mary J. Scifres serves as a consultant in leadership, church and culture, worship, and evangelism from her Laguna Beach, California home. Her books include The Abingdon Worship Annual, The United Methodist Music & Worship Planner, and Searching for Seekers.

Drawing on a vast library of prayers, calls to worship, litanies, benedictions, sermons, music, projection images, and other elements of worship. Worship in a Flash provides everything needed to plan worship for special days throughout the year, all on one USB flash drive.

The Abingdon Worship Planning Calendar 2016 available now Calendar 9781426796616

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United Methodist Music & Worship Planner 2015-2016 Calendar | 144 pages | 8.5 x 11 | 9781426798108 | $23.99

United Methodist Worship Planning Calendar 2016 Calendar | 32 pages | 11 x 8.5 | 9781426796630 | $8.99

Calendar & Workbook for Church Leaders 2016 available now Calendar 9781426796623

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United Methodist Calendar & Workbook 2016 Personal Planner Edition Calendar | 164 pages | 5.5 x 8.5 | 9781426796647 | $15.99

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Christian Education

Adult Ministry Study Leadership

Fall & Winter 2015-2016

Converge is where life and faith come together.

Converge Bible Studies

Holy Spirit and community

Kenneth H. Carter, Jr.

When the Holy Spirit showed up with power in Acts 2, it’s unlikely many of the believers present in Jerusalem that day had any idea the magnitude of what was in store. The Spirit began building the church then and is still active in the world today. In these four sessions based on Acts, Carter explores the work of the Holy Spirit in three areas: shaping, guiding, and disrupting. He maintains that the Holy Spirit creates Christian community, shapes and reshapes community, and works through groups of believers to speak to the culture. In Holy Spirit and Community, you’ll learn how to recognize the Spirit at work in your community.

Holy Spirit and community may 19, 2015 9781501805899

Christ the Lightgiver june 16, 2015 9781501805875

Kenneth H. Carter, Jr. is Bishop of the Florida Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church. He is the author of several books, including Finding Our Way, published by Abingdon Press. He lives in Lakeland, Florida with his wife, Pam.

Christ the LightGiver Clifton Stringer

Converge Bible Studies is a series of topical Bible studies. Each title in the series consists of four studies on a common topic or theme. Converge can be used by small groups, classes, or individuals. Primary Scripture passages from the Common English Bible are included for ease of study, as are questions designed to encourage both personal reflection and group conversation. The topics and Scriptures in Converge come together to transform readers’ relationships with others, themselves, and God. Key Features • Four chapters or sessions. • A diverse blend of contributors. • Simultaneous engagement on MinistryMatters.com and author blogs. • Incorporates multimedia with articles, YouTube videos, and podcasts on MinistryMatters.com.

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In John 9, Jesus heals a man blind from birth. This is shocking. Even more: This miraculous healing is a microcosm of the whole Christian gospel. In merely seven verses of text, the contemplative Bible reader can see the fruit of the Holy Spirit’s work, putting the infinite Word of God into a mere handful of human words. In Christ the Lightgiver, Clifton Stringer explores the story of the gospel from creation to the fall, then from the incarnation to the mystery of Jesus’ (and our) Passover to eternal life. Clifton Stringer is a Ph.D. student in Historical Theology at Boston College. He previously studied English and Religious Studies at the University of Texas at Austin, and attended seminary at Duke Divinity School. Clifton is ordained in the United Methodist Church, and has served congregations in both Austin and Lakehills, Texas.

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Adult Study

Overcoming obstacles of faith. Three five-week Bible studies by Talbot Davis.

the shadow of a doubt september 15, 2015 9781501804335

Bring your doubts out of the shadows and into the light.

The Storm Before the Calm september 15, 2015 9781501804311

Are you ready for the calm?

The Shadow The Storm of a Doubt Before the Confronting Challenges to Faith Calm We all have doubts. Throughout this study, Davis invites you to acknowledge and confront your doubts about your Christian faith. Each chapter focuses on a different biblical story that illustrates a key insight into doubt and its effects on our faith. By bringing our doubts out of the shadows and into the light, we have an opportunity to experience an authentic faith seeking understanding.

Making Sense of Life’s Troubles In this book, Davis addresses life’s turbulent, trying moments by looking at some of Scripture’s most significant storm stories. By turning the popular phrase, “the calm before the storm” on its head, The Storm Before the Calm presents a unique take on the significance of life’s storms—grief, job loss, relationship failures, etc.—and how faith in Christ helps us weather them. Davis’s message is clear and challenging: life’s storms prepare us for the calm that follows.

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Head Scratchers september 15, 2015 9781501802881

Exploring some of Jesus’s more challenging statements.

Head Scratchers When the Words of Jesus Don’t Make Sense

This 5-week study focuses on some of Jesus’ difficult sayings that readers of the Gospels find perplexing or offensive. In each session, Davis examines a different statement or brief teaching from Jesus, offering biblical and other relevant background to illuminate the passage in question. The message goes beyond information and clarifying background. Davis’s goal is not only to help readers understand the passage, but to take it to heart and embrace a new way of life as a result.

Talbot Davis is the pastor of Good Shepherd United Methodist Church in Charlotte, North Carolina, a congregation known for its ethnic diversity, outreach ministry, and innovative approach to worship. The church has grown dramatically under Talbot’s leadership, and he has received the Harry Denman Award for Excellence in Evangelism. Talbot lives in Charlotte with his wife, Julie.

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Take a pilgrimage with Celtic Christians as your companions.

Journeys with Celtic Christians Rodney Newman Writers often use the metaphor of journey or pilgrimage to describe the Christian life. What distinguishes this book and its development of that theme is its invitation to readers to experience their personal faith journeys through Celtic lenses. Pilgrimage is part of the DNA of Celtic Christians. The faith spread and flourished in Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and Northern England between the 5th and 11th centuries because saints like Patrick, Brigid, and Columba traveled extensively, preaching, teaching, and founding monasteries. Soon small groups of Christians began to go out from these locations and begin new Christian communities.

september 15, 2015 Paperback 9781630889814

5.5 x 8.5 144 Pages $14.99

RELIGION / Christian Life / Spiritual Growth

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By connecting historical information with their current lives and concerns, readers will be encouraged to consider the many ways pilgrimage has shaped their personal faith. They will discover the value and contributions of fellow travelers on the faith journey and how they assist and shape that journey. By recalling how Celtic Christians celebrated and marked significant moments in their lives of faith, readers will discover ways they can develop this practice. They will affirm the importance of both offering and receiving hospitality on the faith journey, a discipline that was critical to the Celts. They will also have opportunities to deal with difficult life journeys such as transitions and opportunities for forgiveness, and the importance of blessing one another in a world that values polarization over cooperation and competition over community. With an introduction that sets the tone and introduces the theme and six chapters related to distinctives of Celtic Christianity, this book is ideal for small groups whose members want to grow together in their spiritual understandings and commitments. KEY FEATURES â&#x20AC;˘ Introduces readers to primary themes in Celtic Christianity and enables them to discover these ideas experientially through the distinctive feature of pilgrimage. â&#x20AC;˘ Encourages participants to reflect upon their faith journeys as individuals and with the communities to which they belong. â&#x20AC;˘ Encourages participants to identify and appreciate the beginning of their journeys, and challenges to develop spiritual disciplines and practices to enhance their journeys. Rodney Newman holds degrees from the University of Tulsa and Princeton Theological Seminary. He has served as a United Methodist minister as associate and senior pastors in churches in Oklahoma City, Tulsa, and Purcell, Oklahoma. He joined the staff at Oklahoma City University in June of 2007, where he provides pastoral care and teaches on Celtic Christianity. He has been featured on Huffington Post. A native of Coweta, Oklahoma, he now lives in Oklahoma City with his wife and children.

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Adult Study

How and why God loves us—God’s good creation.

Creation

The Apple of God’s Eye

Justo L. González general editor william h. willimon Belief Matters is a series of books written by widely recognized authors who will help readers think more clearly about their faith and better understand their beliefs, so that they can live more faithfully. Creation engages the doctrine of creation and invites us to look closely at who God is and who we are in relationship with God. As people of faith, we believe that our gracious God created all there is, but does that also mean that God also created evil? How does creation jive with what scientists are telling us about the origin of the universe? What does the doctrine of creation tell us about what we call “the creation,” that is, the world, its value, purpose, etc? How does understanding the world as God’s creation teach us about our role in creation care? The Bible tells us that God created the heavens and earth, but does that deny the science of the Big Bang? What does believing that God is the Creator say about how God loves, redeems, and sustains us today or does creation say something only about the past? What about the “new creation’’? Does this have anything to do with the old creation? Does it mean simply that God is so tired of the rebelliousness of creation that it seems best to erase the present one and start anew? Or is there a connection between the two? While no one author can deal with all these questions, this book will help us begin the conversation and gain new understanding of how the doctrine of creation can help us address these very human and timeless questions.

november 3, 2015 Paperback 9781426785955

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RELIGION / Christian Education / Adult

KEY FEATURES • Gives an engaging exposition of the major theological theme of creation. • Gives readers guidance for interpreting the Scripture. • Provides readers with study questions suitable for personal devotion or group settings.

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Justo L. González has taught at the Evangelical Seminary of Puerto Rico and Candler School of Theology, Emory University. He is the author of many books, including Church History and To All Nations From All Nations, both published by Abingdon Press. He lives in Decatur, Georgia.

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Word & Life Series Dal Joon Won The Word & Life series guides Korean readers to study the Bible more deeply and promotes better meditation on how the Bible’s teachings can apply to our everyday life. Personal meditation and quiet time will be enhanced, and it will help readers change their lives by listening more closely and understanding God’s Word. With study guides included, this series is designed for both individuals and small group study. I & II Chronicles september 15, 2015 | 9781501806032

Ezra - Esther september 15, 2015 | 9781501806049

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Who Is My Neighbor? Learning Spanish as Church Hospitality

Joyce Carrasco, M.A., Ruth Cassel Hoffman, Ph.D., and Ngoc-Diep Nguyen, Ph.D.

Student Manual april 21, 2015 Paperback 9781501803659

5.5 x 8.5 80 Pages $9.99

RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Evangelism

Who Is My Neighbor? (¿Quién es mi vecino?) is a field-tested resource through which English speakers of any church and congregation can learn basic Spanish-speaking skills to be able to communicate and provide a welcoming atmosphere to the Hispanic communities surrounding them. The six-session resource developed by the Northern Illinois Conference covers basic conversational Spanish, and simple and easy to follow Spanish-language worship material. The program encourages openness toward Spanish-speaking neighbors, understanding of different cultures, and compassion for those who struggle to learn English. This resource is easily implemented by congregations of any size, and it results in a program of hospitality that will help include Hispanic communities in church congregations. KEY FEATURES • A six-session program designed to teach basic Spanish-language conversational skills to English speakers. • Insights to the Hispanic community’s customs and lifestyles. • Worship materials designed to include Hispanics in worship. Joyce Carrasco, M.A. is a retired teacher from the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools. She holds a BA from LaGrange College and a Master’s in Theology from Emory University’s Candler School of Theology. She is an American Montessori certified 3-6 teacher and fluent in both Spanish and English. She lives in Elgin, Illinois.

teacher manual april 21, 2015 Paperback 9781501803673

8.5 x 11 50 Pages $11.99

RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Evangelism

Ruth Cassel Hoffman, Ph.D. was raised in Philadelphia. She earned a Ph.D. in Romance Languages, taught at St. Mary’s College in South Bend, Indiana, and went on to found Language Resources Ltd., providing corporate foreign language training, translation, and interpretation. She lives in Lake Zurich, Illinois. Ngoc-Diep Nguyen, Ph.D. is currently a professor of education at Northeastern Illinois University, specializing in bilingual education. Diep is a member of Our Redeemer United Methodist Church and lives in Schaumburg, Illinois.

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adult study

The standard resource for teachers of the Uniform Series.

The New International Lesson Annual September 2015 - August 2016

Edited by Nan Duerling Years of reader evaluations yield a record of overwhelming positive teaching results. Teachers agree that The New International Lesson Annual gets highest marks for helping Christian educators in the classroom, making Scripture understood, relating Scripture to contemporary living, and challenging students to respond with positive actions. Based on the Bible study foundations of America’s leading ecumenical Bible educators and editors in the venerable Committee on Uniform Series. Lessons for a full year include analysis by leading scholars, four quarterly Bible background articles, a Teacher Helps article, and helps for putting faith into action. The annual uses CEB and NRSV text. KEY FEATURES • Easy-to-use design with goals for learners, and a key-word pronunciation guide. • Easy-on-the-eyes clear type. • The only lesson commentary that uses the popular and easy-tounderstand CEB translation. • Specific Bible commentary for each lesson. Dr. Nan Duerling has been writing and editing curriculum resources for youth and adults since 1984. The editor of The New International Lesson Annual, Nan has also contributed to resources including Mature Years, Scriptures for the Church Seasons, Seasons of the Spirit, Leader in the Church School Today, and Bible Lessons for Youth.

may 19, 2015 Paperback 9781426774812

6x9 528 Pages $23.99

RELIGION / Christian Education / General

When she served as a member of the Committee on the Uniform Series of the National Council of Churches, Dr. Duerling participated in the development of the annual cycles for the International Lesson Series and worked with the youth team as a consultant. Nan taught in the Course of Study School at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C. from 1987 until she retired in 2008.

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An easy way to teach ages 3–12 in one room!

Deep Blue One Room Sunday School Where Kids Dive Deep into the Bible

Based on the award-winning Deep Blue Kids Bible, this new awe-inspiring resource incorporates adventure, exciting stories, science experiments, arts and crafts, animated video storytelling, and active games into a livingfaith experience that will help children discover what it means to be a disciple of Jesus Christ today! Deep Blue One Room Sunday School is ideal for churches where children of various ages learn together as a group. Everything needed for Sunday school is included in one convenient kit for children ages 3–12. These sessions can also be used in a second Sunday school hour, Wednesday night, or an after-school program. Provides a 3-year Bible overview. The Kit contains a Leader Guide, Reproducible Kids Book, Resource Pak, CD-ROM, and the Deep Blue Kids Tote. For information on the accompanying Deep Blue Adventure DVD, please see page 71. KEY FEATURES • The Leader Guide offers 13 easy-to-use session plans that can be adapted to fit the number and age level of the children who attend the program; may also be purchased separately. • The Reproducible Kids Book with dramas, puzzles, games, and other activities designed for non-reading children to those who are skilled readers. • The Resource Pak contains colorful posters, game cards and board games, maps, and other interactive tools. • The CD-ROM features all-new music that matches the Bible stories and themes, PowerPoint® presentations of the words to the songs, lyric sheets, and printed music for choir directors.

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Christian Education

Children ages 7 & up will develop lifelong faith as they experience the Bible story through all their senses!

Deep Blue Large Group/Small Group Where Kids Dive Deep into the Bible

Children gather in large groups for the Bible story, music, and movement, then break into age-level small groups to dig deeper and apply the story to their daily lives. This resource is perfect for Sunday school, children’s church, and mid-week sessions. The Deep Blue Large Group/Small Group Kit includes a Leader Guide, CD-ROM, and the Deep Blue Adventure DVD. KEY FEATURES • The Leader Guide offers 13 easy-to-use session plans and reproducible activities that can be adapted to fit the number and age level of the children who attend the program. • The CD-ROM features all-new music that matches the Bible stories and themes, PowerPoint® presentations of the words to the songs, lyric sheets, and printed music for choir directors. It also includes unite Bible verse posters, graphics to enhance the Bible story, and sign language pictures. • For information on the accompanying Deep Blue Adventure DVD, please see page 71. Deep Blue Large Group/Small Group Kit | $99.99 Fall 2015 | 9781630885601 Winter 2015-16 | 9781630885618 Spring 2016 | 9781630889159 Summer 2016 | 9781630889166

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Fall & Winter 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016

Engage busy toddlers with stories of faith!

Deep Blue Toddlers & Twos Where Kids Dive Deep into the Bible

Introduce the Bible and some of its most significant stories to toddlers and two-year-olds. Help them become familiar with God and Jesus and know that they are loved. The Class Stuff is a comprehensive component necessary for teaching all the various learning styles in children. It includes an interactive poster, Bible storytelling figures, Bible verse posters, Bible songs, puzzles, games, matching cards, a quarterly attendance chart, and other visual and kinesthetic activities. The Leader Guide helps children learn the Bible through movement, songs, and art activities. Monthly Bible stories and verses are shared using a learningcenter approach with colorful visuals. The Bible Story Picture Cards are colorful cards for children to take home each week. They contain a monthly Bible story that parents or guardians can re-tell and reinforce at home. They also feature activities to help children learn the monthly Bible stories using their different senses and learning styles. Deep Blue Toddlers & Twos Class Stuff | $21.99 Fall 2015 | 9781630885502 Winter 2015-16 | 9781630885533 Spring 2016 | 9781630886868 Summer 2016 | 9781630887063 Deep Blue Toddlers & Twos Leader Guide | $7.59 Fall 2015 | 9781630885489 Winter 2015-16 | 9781630885519 Spring 2016 | 9781630886844 Summer 2016 | 9781630887049

A nursery resource that nurtures little ones in the Christian faith!

Available June 16, 2015

Deep Blue Babies & Woddlers Deep Blue Babies & Woddlers provides a ministry program for children to learn, live, and grow in the Christian faith from the moment of birth. The Annual Ministry Guide will guide leaders and parents as they nurture babies and woddlers in the beginning of their Christian faith. Also available is an age-appropriate CD featuring music that Babies & Woddlers and Toddlers & Twos will love! 70

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Christian Education

This fully animated DVD adds a splash of fun to Deep Blue sessions!

Deep Blue adventure DVD

Where Kids Dive Deep into the Bible Today’s media-savvy kids will be hooked by these engaging, animated videos! Featuring Deep Blue characters Asia, Edgar, and Kat, each video segment tells a story through the kids’ point of view. There are also music videos and Bible story quizzes for even more fun! For ages 3-10. The Deep Blue Adventure DVD tells 13 Bible stories in a unique and entertaining way. Each volume also includes three music-and-movement videos plus the theme song, as well as monthly Bible verses with sign-language demonstrations.

Season | Available Fall 2015 | June 2015 Winter 2015-16 | September 2015 Spring 2016 | December 2015 Summer 2016 | March 2016 KEY FEATURES • Thirteen 3-minute videos that tell the Bible story in 3D/2D animation. • Monthly Bible verse videos that help children learn key Bible verses. • A Bible quiz to review each quarter’s Bible stories with the children. • Four music videos with brand new music. Deep Blue Adventure DVD | $39.99 Fall 2015 | 9781630885588 Winter 2015-16 | 9781630885595 Spring 2016 | 9781630889173 Summer 2016 | 9781630889180

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Children will ride through United Methodist history with John Wesley and the early Methodists.

Journey with J.W.

John Wesley’s Ride Through Methodist History

Daphna Flegal Children will experience life in the times of John Wesley and the circuit riders. It’s a great learning experience that’s fun! This book includes: • Easy-to-follow directions for crafts, games, and music. • Scripts for historical dramas and Bible stories. • Ideas for setting up interest centers. • Ways to utilize the gifts and talents of the adults in your congregation. march 17, 2015 Paperback 9781501805066

8.5 x 11 88 Pages $12.99

RELIGION / Christianity / Methodist

Children will learn about our United Methodist heritage and how it has shaped who we are as people of faith that God inspired John Wesley and other early leaders of our church to spread the good news about Jesus throughout the world, and that God continues to call us to tell the world about Jesus today! Daphna Flegal is a diaconal minister in The United Methodist Church. She is a certified laboratory leader in the area of young children and has worked with preschool children for more than 20 years. Daphna is currently the lead editor for children’s curriculum. She lives in Nashville, Tennessee.

The perfect Deep Blue Bible companion for children and their parents!

Discovering Together leigh meekins This booklet is the perfect accompaniment for churches to provide to parents when children receive their first Deep Blue Kids Bible. Using Discovering Together will help parents and children develop useful Bible skills while spending time together. Its pages contain descriptions of the icons and study helps used in the Bible and ideas for family activities that involve parents and children in using and studying the Bible together. Available in packs of six.

june 16, 2015 Paperback 9781501806261

6x9 16 Pages $14.99 (pack of 6)

Leigh Meekins has served as a children’s minister for over 20 years. She understands the needs of children to explore God’s word and to begin to live a faith filled life for themselves.

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Christian Education

Puzzles for each week of the year!

Bible Puzzles for a Year EDITED BY LEIGH MEEKINS Designed for older elementary children (ages 9–11) with basic reading and/ or Bible skills, this resource contains reproducible pages of puzzles, hidden messages to decode, word searches, and crosswords. These activities help teach Bibles verses, Bible skills, and Bible messages. It can also be used as arrival activities for Sunday school and other church classroom settings. Also included are bonus puzzles designed especially for Lent, Easter, Advent, and Christmas. Leigh Meekins has served as a children’s minister for over 20 years. She understands the needs of children to explore God’s word and to begin to live a faith filled life for themselves. june 16, 2015 Paperback 9781426795503

8 x 10 64 Pages $12.99

RELIGION / Christian Education / Children & Youth

A favorite among young readers for more than 25 years!

Why Christmas Trees Aren’t Perfect

Now in Paperback!

Richard H. Schneider Long, long ago, in a land far away, lived a perfect little tree named Small Pine. Small Pine hoped to maintain its perfect form and be selected by the Queen as her Christmas tree. But as the warm-hearted little tree gave shelter to birds, rabbits, and deer in the forest, its branches became damaged. Fortunately, the Queen had a different idea of perfection... Young readers will want to read and reread the story of how Small Pine’s love and charity for its friends helps make it the most “perfect” Christmas tree of all. This magnificently illustrated story of a warm-hearted Christmas tree will surely become one of the most beloved classics of future generations. Schneider’s storytelling enthralls children and adults alike. Richard H. Schneider has been a journalist and author for more than 50 years and has written more than 20 books for adults and children. He and his wife are residents of Rye, New York, where Schneider served as vice commander of Post 128 of the American Legion and a lay leader of the Rye UM Church.

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Religion / Holidays / Christmas & Advent

Christian Ministry Leadership Education

Fall & Winter 2015-2016

Help people of all ages understand the symbols of the faith!

Symbols of Faith

Teaching the Images of the Christian Faith

Marcia Stoner For centuries, symbols of faith have reminded people of the nature of God and Jesus. Even when people could not read, symbols such as the cross helped people understand God’s great love for us through Jesus Christ. Symbols such as the fish, or icthus, identified early Christians to one another, and still identifies Christians today. Symbols of faith are part of our history as people of faith.

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This resource includes over 60 Christian symbols with activities designed to teach the background of each symbol. Reproducible patterns included for most symbols. Marcia Stoner is a retired editor of children’s Sunday school resources and writer of children’s books. She has taught English as a second language both in Japan and in the U.S. She and her husband live in Nashville, Tennessee.

RELIGION / Christian Education / General

A young girl’s adventure teaches her that she is God’s creation!

Colors Come from God . . . Just Like Me! Carolyn A. Forché Follow a young African American girl as she discovers God’s Creation and delights in its many colors. Through her adventures she realizes that she is also an amazing creation of God as she affirms “God made me a beautiful brown!”

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Carolyn A. Forché is an ordained minister, teacher, speaker, and author. She won the Gilded Quill Award for Colors Come From God, Just Like Me! and was awarded the Outstanding Service Award from the U. S. Dept of Health & Human Services. She was the first woman to be appointed to the U. S. Presidential sub-cabinet position of Director of Public Affairs for the 6-state Region V and served under the administrations of Presidents Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan. Interestingly, while her books are written for children, they have been hailed as healing sources for adults still struggling with childhood hurts. Carolyn is from Houston, Texas.

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Seasonal Ministry Leadership Bulletins

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Thanksgiving | Sing to God Colossians 3:16

Fall | Lord My God Psalm 104:1

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Just A Closer Walk With Thee

O For A Thousand Tongues to Sing

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Communion Wedding Bulletins Section Ministry &Leadership

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Communion Luke 22:19

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Postcards

Happy Birthday Psalm 81:1-2 9781426793998

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Team Up With US Psalm 86:11 9781426793387

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Get Well! 3 John 2 9781426783340

We Miss You! Romans 12:5 9781426783357

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Leap Into Sunday School Psalm 34:11 9781426755484

Got a Frog in Your Throat? Psalm 27:14 9781426755491

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Flower Chart

Traditional Flower Chart

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This attractive full-color flower chart is for recording the names of persons presenting altar flowers. Each month includes seven ruled lines for easy writing, with name of each month superimposed over beautiful flower designs, and words “Date” and “Presented By” under name of month. Mylar reinforced and shipped in a mailing tube to prevent creases.

This attractive chart is used for recording the names of persons presenting altar flowers. Each month includes six ruled lines for easy writing, with beautiful full-color flower designs over the name of each month, and words “Date” and “Presented By” under name of month. Mylar reinforced and shipped in a mailing tube to prevent creases.

The Usher’s Book

Creating a Welcoming and Safe Environment to Worship John P. Gilbert A concise guide to the responsibilities of the church usher, intended for use by church staff or volunteers to train new ushers and to help experienced ushers learn new ways to create a welcoming and safe environment for the congregation and visitors.

The Acolyte’s Book

A Basic Guide for the Church Acolyte Complete with Certificate Hoyt L. Hickman Clearly defines duties, procedures, equipment and key words. Includes line drawings of vestments and a non-denominational certificate. 9780687038220 | $4.99 Paperback | 5.5 x 8.5

Acolyte Pin

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The acolyte pin is worn by a person who performs ceremonial duties such as lighting altar candles. The pin is gold-plated with satin finish, with an etched lighted candle. It has a safety catch, and is .38 x .63.

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Ideal Class Book (25 Names) 9781426774188 | $1.79

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the Complete Sunday School Record Book

Attendance

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Features an arrangement of weekly, quarterly, and annual report pages and space for recording by age group.

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This book includes space for 13 classes of 29 students each, with weekly summaries, and tracks information for one year.

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Contains space for the names of 140 Sunday school students, with a weekly summary section.

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N e w R e l e a s e s f r o m C h u rc h P u b l i s h i n g

C. ANDREW DOYLE

Fall & Winter 2015-2016

Church Leadership The Parish Is the Issue What I Learned and How I Learned It Loren B. Mead • Memoir of respected and nationally known founder of The Alban Institute • Reflections on changes in congregational development theory over 40 years Navigating the treacherous waters of congregational and cultural change can be daunting, but knowing that others have come safely through those waters before can make the journey less unsettling. As founder and president of The Alban Institute, Loren Mead helped hundreds of churches steer around the shoals and whirlpools. In this new book, he reflects on what he learned over five decades of ministry and leadership, and offers inspiration for a new generation of leaders seeking to create change. For Episcopal and mainline church ordained and lay leaders

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LOREN B. MEAD served as a rector in South Carolina and North Carolina before agreeing to direct Project Test Pattern, a national initiative of The Episcopal Church in 1969. The Alban Institute, which he founded in 1974, grew out of this work. He was president of the Institute until 1994. After leaving, he wrote a series of books on The Once and Future Church and was a popular speaker and consultant. He still consults with parishes. He is an associate at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church in Washington, DC.

Related Reading A Failure of Nerve Leadership in the Age of the Quick Fix Edwin H. Friedman "A Failure of Nerve can be placed on the scales with every other book on leadership, without exception, that has been published in the last ten years, and it would outweigh them all together."—Anglican Theological Review 9781596270428 | $28.00 | paper | eISBN 9781596271678

People of the Way Renewing Episcopal Identity Dwight J. Zscheile "People of the Way is a work of sheer genius, an absolutely essential addition to the library of anyone seriously concerned about the future of The Episcopal Church. I cannot recommend it more highly." —Ian Markham, President and Dean, Virginia Theological Seminary 9780819220905 | $18.00 | paper | eISBN 9780819220912

The Agile Church Spirit-Led Innovation in an Uncertain Age Dwight J. Zscheile "Zscheile understands that innovation must be a way of life for churches in the next decades. This is one of the most important books I have read in a long time." —Lovett Weems, Professor of Church Leadership, Wesley Theological Seminary 9780819229779 | $18.00 | paper | eISBN 9780819229786

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Christian Life and Issues Food Fight Struggling for Justice in a Hungry World Chris Herlinger and Paul Jeffrey • Third book in a humanitarian trilogy that includes Where Mercy Fails: Darfur’s Struggle to Survive and Rubble Nation: Haiti’s Pain, Haiti’s Promise • Combines dramatic photojournalism and compelling narrative to give a voice and a face to the global issue of hunger • Includes authors’ interviews and discussion guide for group use This dramatic work of photojournalism and powerful storytelling describes how the “battle to end hunger” is being won, bit by bit, in places like Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, and the United States, through the compassionate work of grass-roots communities of faith involved in anti-hunger efforts. For individuals, study groups, and participants in local and nation-wide anti-hunger programs. Print 9781596272668 | $25.00 eBook 9781596272675 paper | 7 x 10 | 160 pages 72 page color insert September 2015 Seabury Books Rights: World BISAC: REL012000

CHRIS HERLINGER, a writer with Church World Service, is a freelance journalist whose reporting for Religion News Service has appeared in the Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, and Chicago Tribune. His reporting from Haiti has appeared in the Catholic News Service, Ecumenical News International, The Christian Century, and the National Catholic Reporter. He lives in New York City. PAUL JEFFREY is a United Methodist missionary photojournalist. He lived in Latin America for two decades and has filed stories and images from more than 65 countries around the world. His work has appeared in media ranging from the Washington Post to National Geographic Explorer. He lives in Oregon.

Related Reading Where Mercy Fails Darfur's Struggle to Survive Chris Herlinger and Paul Jeffrey "I commend Where Mercy Fails as required reading for all caring people who wish to understand this intractable problem and who want to give an informed moral response."—Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate 9781596271029 | $25.00 | paper | eISBN 9781596272064

Rubble Nation Haiti's Pain, Haiti's Promise Chris Herlinger and Paul Jeffrey This work of photo-journalism gives immediacy to the story of the ongoing catastrophe in Haiti. There is a 72-page color insert. 9781596272286 | $25.00 | paper | eISBN 9781596272293

What Can One Person Do? Faith to Heal a Broken World Sabina Alkire "Sabina Alkire, Edmund Newell, and their collaborators have given us a hopeful vision, along with a useful plan of action, that each of us can follow to extend God's reconciling love for all people." —Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate 9780898694987 | $22.00 | paper | eISBN 9780898697841

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Spirituality Fireflies Finding Light in a Dark World Heather Gordon-Young • Powerful, engrossing, and beautifully written spiritual memoir of pain and hope • Challenges the church to deal with and support those struggling with mental illness and their families Fireflies recounts the writer’s quest to find light to ease the darkness and suffering she encounters in the world as her beloved older brother is enveloped by mental illness. Her journey for answers takes her from small-town British Columbia to Zimbabwe and exposes her to spiritual and religious settings from 12-step programs to fundamentalism, from Anglicanism to African evangelicalism. She presents her experiences without judgment, and her story reflects where religion helps and where it fails to help find meaning in the midst of life’s most painful challenges. For individuals, clergy and lay leaders involved in pastoral care, readers involved in recovery or 12-step programs. Print 9780819232007 | $22.00 eBook 9780819232014 paper | 5.5 x 8.5 | 224 pages July 2015 Morehouse Publishing Rights: World BISAC: REL062000

HEATHER GORDON-YOUNG is a Canadian who lives in Powell River, British Columbia and an Anglican, a blogger, and a speaker who writes from her lived experience of illness, loss, and spiritual recovery. She is the executive director of a non-profit that supports vulnerable children and families, often with mental health and addiction issues.

Related Reading The Hopeful Heart John R. Claypool "The Hopeful Heart is a personal testimony, by one of the church's most inspirational story tellers, to his experiences with hope. It is an insightful meditative resource."—John Westerhoff, author of Will Our Children Have Faith? 9780819219541 | $18.00 | hardcover

Letters from the Farm A Simple Path for a Deeper Spiritual Life Becca Stevens These essays extol the power of love for everyone from church leaders to seekers. 9780819231758 | $18.00 | paper | eISBN 9780819231765

Prayers from the Darkness The Difficult Psalms Lyn Fraser Shows how to integrate "the difficult psalms" of pain, anger and disorientation into worship, pastoral care, and situations of illness, divorce, suffering and loss. 9780898695007 | $16.00 | paper

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Spirituality This Must Be the Place Reflections on Home Milton Brasher-Cunningham • Connects the metaphor of home that runs through the stories of our faith – the Prodigal Son, the Son of Man has nowhere to call home, heaven as home – with the deep desire to belong and to feel wanted • Author of Keeping the Feast turns discussions about food and faith into what it means to live in community, to create home, and to feel at home The author writes, “One of the characters in Robert Frost’s ‘Death of a Hired Man’ says, ‘Home is that place where, when you go there, they have to let you in.’ I have found that place in my marriage, around our dining room table for Thursday Night Dinners, with friends who have helped me make a mosaic out of the shards of my fractured past. Home, for me, means to belong, to feel wanted.”

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As a writer, chef, and minister, Brasher-Cunningham has spoken to churches, taught cooking classes, hosted dinners, and found as many ways as possible to get people together to talk about food and faith. That discussion turns often to what it means to live life together, which is an entry point to talk about what it means to feel at home together. For readers of Keeping the Feast and Brasher-Cunningham’s blog, churches seeking to be “home” for their members, people who have moved and searching for a sense of home MILTON BRASHER-CUNNINGHAM is a writer, chef, teacher, United Church of Christ minister, small urban farmer, musician, husband, and keeper of Schnauzers, who lives with his wife, Ginger (also a United Church of Christ minister), in Durham, North Carolina. He blogs at www.donteatalone.com, sharing reflections and recipes.

Related Reading Keeping the Feast Metaphors for the Meal Milton Brasher-Cunningham This top-selling book is about what nourishes us: food, faith, family, and friends, and how all of those elements are essential ingredients of Communion — in fact how every meal of our lives holds an invitation to the Sacred Meal. 9780819227898 | $16.00 | paper | eISBN 9780819227904

A Church Beyond Belief The Search for Belonging and the Religious Future William L. Sachs and Michael S. Bos This is a superb book; it takes the sociological data about spirituality, believing, and modern life and explores the challenges and opportunities this data provides for a congregation. Underpinned by considerable learning, this is accessible, perceptive, and fascinating. Get your vestry to read this book.—Ian Markham,Dean & President, Virginia Theological Seminary 9780819228994 | $24.00 | paper | eISBN 9780819229007

At Home in the World A Rule of Life for the Rest of Us Margaret Guenther Guenther presents an easily readable book about how to follow a rule of life and still live in the world. The book is highly recommended for individual reading or small-group study.—The Living Church 9781596270268 | $18.00 | paper | eISBN 981596271623

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The Episcopal Church The Episcopal Story Church's Teachings for a Changing World: Volume 2 Thomas Ferguson • The next generation of the classic New Church’s Teaching Series • Accessible and engaging for newcomers and adult learners; appropriate content for church leaders and seminarians • Interactive study questions and exercises and accompanied by online materials The New Church’s Teaching series has been one of the most recognizable and useful book series in The Episcopal Church. With the launch of the Church’s Teachings for a Changing World series, visionary Episcopal thinkers and leaders have teamed up to revitalize the classic resource with fresh new voices and style, concise, and clear enough for newcomers, yet grounded and thoughtful enough for seminarians and leaders.

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In this second volume, seminary dean and popular blogger Thomas Ferguson traces the history of Christianity, with a special focus on the rise of the Anglican Communion and the birth and continual rebirth of The Episcopal Church. Explores how we got here and where we might be going. For lay and ordained church leaders, Education for Ministry (EfM) groups, seminary students and faculty, newcomers, and adult formation groups THOMAS FERGUSON is Dean of Bexley Hall, within the Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Federation. A scholar and practitioner, he holds a PhD from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley and has served congregations in Connecticut and Rhode Island. He has also served as The Episcopal Church’s officer for ecumenical and interreligious relations. Tom and his wife, the Rev. Shannon Kelly, live in Columbus, Ohio, with their son. Follow his blog at crustyoldean.blogspot.com.

Related Reading The Episcopal Way Eric H. F. Law and Stephanie Spellers This is a book I've been waiting for. The Episcopal way of following Jesus and being Christian may be one of the best kept secrets in the western world. Finally someone has taken the light out from under the bushel. Let it shine! —The Rt. Rev. Michael B. Curry, XI Bishop of North Carolina 9780819229601 | $14.00 | paper | eISBN 9780819229618

The Episcopal Handbook, Revised Edition

The original Episcopal Handbook, published in 2008, was an instant classic and has been a bestseller ever since. Still providing helpful and insightful information about the Episcopal ethos with a certain amount of whimsy and complete accessibility, this revision maintains the best features of the original work, but adds an update and an expansion on the church today. 9780819229564 | $20.00 | kivar | eISBN 9780819229571

What Episcopalians Believe An Introduction Samuel Wells An accessible summary of the Christian faith as seen through an Episcopal lens. In this portrayal of Episcopal beliefs, Samuel Wells covers The Faith, Sources of the Faith, The Order of the Faith, and The Character of the Faith. 9780819223104 | $14.00 | paper | eISBN 9780819228468

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The Episcopal Church Episcopal Clerical Directory 2015 The Episcopal Clerical Directory is the biennial directory of all living clergy in good standing in the Episcopal Church—over 18,000 deacons, priests, and bishops. It includes full biographical information and ministry history for each cleric.

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Related Reading A People Called Episcopalians A Brief Introduction to Our Way of Life, Revised Edition John H. Westerhoff with Sharon Ely Pearson This concise booklet explores five main areas of Episcopal life: identity, authority, spirituality, temperament, and polity. A great introduction to the Episcopal way of thinking. Written in readable prose, it is perfect for any newcomer or seeker in the Episcopal Church who may wonder what makes Episcopalians different than Roman Catholics or other Protestants. 9780819231888 | $6.00 | paper | eISBN 9780819231895

A History of the Episcopal Church Third Revised Edition Robert W. Prichard A thorough, carefully researched history that sets church events against the background of social changes. This third revised edition covers the history of the Episcopal Church up to the summer of 2014 and includes a closing section on the important work of the Task Force for Reimagining the Episcopal Church (TREC), which will be reporting to the 2015 General Convention. 9780819228772 | $40.00 | paper | eISBN 9780819228789

Doing the Bible Better The Bible Challenge and the Transformation of the Episcopal Church Marek P. Zabriskie This Bible-reading program will transform lives and the church experience. "Marek Zabriskie is the GodFather of “The Bible Challenge,” the summons to read through the Bible in a deliberate way in a year. Here he tells the story of the “Challenge” in a most personal way and shows why this study has evoked his passion alongside his wisdom. He anticipates nothing less than a revitalization of the church through sustained study of the Bible; here he voices this conviction in compelling and empowering ways."—Walter Brueggemann, Preeminent Biblical scholar 9780819229328 | $19.00 | paper | eISBN 9780819229335

Episcopal Questions, Episcopal Answers Exploring Christian Faith C.K. Robertson and Ian S. Markham Deals with all the practicalities of the Episcopal culture for those preparing for—and exercising—ministry in The Episcopal Church. 9780819223098 | $14.00 | paper

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Ministry Radical Sending Go to Love and Serve

Demi Prentiss & J. Fletcher Lowe Foreword by Stephanie Spellers • Core resource for discernment in living out baptismal promises • Empowers the laity for their ministries beyond the church doors • Study questions for small group discussion or individual reflection As congregations explore their emerging visions, they need support in “equipping the saints” for their day-to-day lives and ministries beyond the doors of the building. The Dismissal — “go in peace, to love and serve the Lord” — becomes as important as the Eucharist in feeding the people for the journey. But churches often fail to focus on this baptismal calling to “go” into the worlds of work, family, and community. This book fills that void, focusing on how the baptized become “go-ers,” providing practical and tested ways of fulfilling that calling. Print 9780819231840 | $18.00 eBook 9780819231857 paper | 6 x 9 | 160 pages October 2015 Morehouse Publishing Rights: World BISAC: REL071000

Go to Love and Serve builds on and complements the work of Stephanie Spellers’ Radical Welcome, which called congregations to move beyond diversity and inclusion to be places where the transforming gifts, voices, and power of marginalized cultures and groups bring new life to the mainline church. Each chapter is followed by discussion questions for use with small groups or for personal reflection. For lay and ordained church leaders and adult formation groups. DEMI PRENTISS has been a ministry developer at the parish, diocesan, and church-wide levels for 25 years, and has seen the transformational effect of refocusing the church outside its own walls. She has worked and worshiped in congregations of all sizes, in established and re-organizing dioceses. She lives in Denton, Texas. J. FLETCHER LOWE has been a parish priest for 37 years, with a passion for empowering the laity for their ministries in daily life. He is the co-editor of Ministry in Daily Life, Living the Baptismal Covenant and he compiled Baptism: The Event and the Adventure. He lives in Richmond, Virginia.

Related Reading Radical Welcome Embracing God, The Other, and the Spirit of Transformation Stephanie Spellers "Practical theological guide for congregations that want to move beyond mere inclusion toward becoming a place where welcoming 'The Other' is taken seriously."—Pathways 9780898695205 | $18.00 | paper | eISBN 9780898697940

Living on the Border of the Holy Renewing the Priesthood of All L. William Countryman "For anyone struggling with how to live in the thin places between heaven and earth, this brilliant book offers hope … His theory of a “fundamental human priesthood” gives us all a compassionate guide to follow as we enter the borderlands and it should help end the division between clergy and laity." —Nora Gallagher, Author of Things Seen and Unseen: A Year Lived in Faith 9780819217738 | $24.00 | paper | eISBN 9780819225078

Do You Believe? Living the Baptismal Covenant Nancy Ann McLaughlin Author Nancy Ann McLaughlin takes a look at some forty Episcopal parishes around the country to see just what an active, intentional, energized awareness of baptismal ministry looks like. Examining each of the elements of the covenant—from believing in God to continuing the preaching of the apostles – the book offers practical advice for turning words into concrete actions. 9780819221926 | $18.00 | paper | eISBN 9780819226372

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Church Leadership School of Love

Planting a Church in the Shadow of Empire Roger Joslin • Model for reaching out to the community with a gospel of love and welcome • Hope for those who think a progressive church can't succeed in a conservative culture: Helps identify those who feel like outsiders in that culture Roger Joslin arrived in Bentonville, Arkansas, in 2006 as a newly ordained deacon to become the vicar of All Saints Episcopal Church, a mission of the Episcopal Diocese of Arkansas. All Saints has grown to be the fifth-largest congregation in the Diocese of Arkansas, with an average Sunday attendance of over 230, and is well on its way to parish status. All Saints’ location in Bentonville, the home of Walmart, adds another layer to the story. Joslin makes a powerful case for the role of a progressive Episcopal church in a conservative culture and for the appeal of preaching and practicing a gospel of inclusion that reaches out to groups or individuals who have been marginalized by churches. Print 9780819231932 | $24.00 eBook 9780819231949 paper | 6 x 9 | 240 pages September 2015 Morehouse Publishing Rights: World BISAC: REL071000

For church plant leadership teams; leaders of progressive churches seeking connection with their communities; individuals interested in intersections of religion, spirituality, and culture. ROGER JOSLIN is the vicar of All Saints Episcopal Church in Bentonville, Arkansas. He grew up Baptist in Texas and was a woodworker prior to ordination. He is the author of Running the Spiritual Path: A Runner's Guide to Breathing, Meditating and Exploring the Prayerful Dimension of the Sport (St. Martin's Press, 2003)

Related Reading Crazy Christians A Call to Follow Jesus Michael B. Curry "We need some Christians who are as crazy as the Lord. Crazy enough to love like Jesus, to give like Jesus, to forgive like Jesus, to do justice, love mercy, walk humbly with God—like Jesus." —from Bishop Curry’s “Crazy Christians” address to the 2012 General Convention of the Episcopal Church in Indianapolis. 9780819228857 | $18.00 | paper | eISBN 9780819228864

God Gave the Growth Church Planting in the Episcopal Church Susan Brown Snook Foreword by C. Andrew Doyle This book addresses how to rise up and train leaders for the difficult task of planting new churches in the twenty-first century. It answers the essential questions, such as why should we plant churches, what models of church planting are most successful, what kinds of leaders are necessary, and what problems can be expected. 9780819229977 | $34.00 | paper | eISBN 9780819229984

Mission-shaped Church Church Planting and Fresh Expressions in a Changing Context Archbishop's Council on Mission and Public Affairs Mission-shaped Church has re-shaped the agenda for mission, evangelism, and church planting for the foreseeable future. It offers a practical and well-researched overview of recent sociological changes that affect our mission and looks at recent developments in church planting. 9781596271265 | $20.00 | paper | eISBN 9781596271449

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Church Leadership Joining God, Remaking Church, and Changing the World The New Shape of the Church in Our Time Alan J. Roxburgh • Distills the best of mission wisdom for laity and clergy today • Roxburgh is a leading voice shaping church life ecumenically and globally Exhausted with trying to “fix” the church? It’s time to turn in a new direction: back to the Holy Spirit. In this insightful book, internationally renowned scholar and leader Alan Roxburgh urges Christians to follow the Spirit into our neighborhoods, re-engage with the mission of God, and re-imagine the whole enterprise of church. Joining God, Remaking Church, and Changing the World can guide any church — large or small, suburban or urban, denomination-level or local parish — to become a vital center for spirituality and mission. For clergy, lay professionals, lay leaders, seminarians Print 9780819232113 | $16.00 eBook 9780819232120 paper | 5.5 x 8.5 | 128 pages July 2015 Morehouse Publishing Rights: World BISAC: REL071000

ALAN J. ROXBURGH is a priest, seminary professor, and internationally respected consultant with more than 30 years' experience leading congregational and system change. The author of more than a dozen books, he is the founder of The Missional Network, a partnership of practitioners and academics who are discerning the shape of the church in changing contexts. He lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Related Reading Cultivating the Missional Church New Soil for Growing Vestries and Leaders Randolph C. Ferebee Offers church leaders and vestries a robust and missional perspective on the church in the twenty-first century. 9780819228239 | $16.00 | paper | eISBN 9780819228246

Going Global with God Reconciling Mission in a World of Difference Titus Leonard Presler "This book will help two kinds of readers: those who ask quizzically, 'Does the Church still do mission?', and those still reeling from a missionary encounter who ask, 'What was that all about?' —Richard J. Jones, Professor Emeritus of Mission & World Religions, Virginia Theological Seminary 9780819224101 | $20.00 | paper | eISBN 9780819227348

Leaders Who Last Sustaining Yourself and Your Ministry Margaret J. Marcuson Author, speaker, and pastor Margaret Marcuson, a student of Edwin Friedman and national consultant and coach to church leaders, introduces “sustainable ministry” for clergy and church leaders, helping them rediscover inner resources for proactive, not reactive, leadership. 9781596270954 | $20.00 | paper | eISBN 9781596272019

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Church Leadership A Generous Community

Being the Church in a New Missionary Age C. Andrew Doyle • Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Texas and author of Unabashedly Episcopalian; has the authority to call for change to hierarchical structures • Practical ideas for connecting and building communities of service Bishop Andy Doyle understands that the church must change. Every day, he presides over parishes that are no longer vital, that have not adapted to the “VUCA” (volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous) world of today — the world in which the church exists. The church still looks to hierarchies when it needs to build networks, and stays mired in arguments when it needs to find unity. With the experience of a bishop and the insight of a deep learner, Doyle points the way to the future with a vision for how we can learn, serve, and communicate with each other. For clergy, vestries, seminaries, commissions, and, ultimately, parishioners. Print 9780819232304 | $16.00 eBook 9780819232311 paper | 5.5 x 8.5 | 144 pages October 2015 Morehouse Publishing Rights: World BISAC: REL030000

C. ANDREW DOYLE, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Texas, summarizes his autobiography in six words: “Met Jesus on pilgrimage; still walking.” Follow him on Twitter at @texasbishop or catch his popular weekly podcast and Bible study blog at texasbishop.blogspot.com.

Related Reading New Clothes Putting on Christ and Finding Ourselves John Newton "In New Clothes, John Newton explains all the big words in Christianity, and puts them in everyday language to answer the big questions of life. With humor, Newton invites readers to follow a “logic” for living that centers on God's love for humankind and our journey to recover of our intimacy with God."—The Rev. Dr. Eric H. F. Law, Founder and Executive Director of the Kaleidoscope Institute 9780819229038 | $20.00 | paper | eISBN 9780819229045

Unabashedly Episcopalian Proclaiming the Good News of the Episcopal Church C. Andrew Doyle A heartfelt book that calls Episcopalians to wake up to the church’s unique gifts and story and equips them to share that witness in their neighborhoods and out in the world. 9780819228086 | $16.00 | paper | eISBN 9780819228093

My Church Is Not Dying Episcopalians in the 21st Century Greg Garrett Garrett reminds Episcopalians of the many gifts that our tradition can offer a doubting and hurting world. He reveals a church that values intellect, beauty, diversity, and community, and promotes thoughtful engagement with questions of faith, ethics, and community. 9780819229342 | $16.00 | paper | eISBN 9780819229359

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Wellness Deeper Simplicity, Broader Generosity Images of Financial Wholeness Celeste A. Ventura • Financial wellness book for individuals; views financial planning and decision-making through the lens of personal spirituality • Respected workshop leader and CREDO faculty member • Discussion questions included Deeper Simplicity, Broader Generosity uses images found in agriculture, architecture, and creation — including a trellis, a jackpine, an artichoke, a ballet barre, a stork nest — to engage the reader in exploration of how and why we earn, spend, invest, and share our money. Reflections on these images help to build financial knowledge and engagement that can be transformational for ourselves, our communities, and the world. For clergy, individual readers, adult study groups, CREDO participants, lay leaders involved in stewardship Print 9780819231956 | $16.00 eBook 9780819231963 paper | 6 x 9 | 96 pages 12 full color images August 2015 Morehouse Publishing Rights: World BISAC: REL062000

CELESTE A. VENTURA served for 22 years as a financial advisor with Merrill Lynch and has been a CREDO financial wellness faculty member for 12 years. She lives in Carmel Valley, California.

Related Reading Your Living Compass Living Well in Thought, Word, and Deed Scott Stoner "Here's a GPS for the hopelessly stressed. In this uber-practical how-to manual, seasoned trail guide Scott Stoner shows us how to step back, reflect, and regain our bearings. Many lives have been changed by Your Living Compass—you may be next."—Chris Yaw, Founder, ChurchNext.tv 9780819229403 | $18.00 | paper | eISBN 9780819229410

All Shall Be Well An Approach to Wellness William S. Craddock, Jr, editor Jefferts Schori This relevant, timely, and substantive book addresses the CREDO approach to wellness. Chapters explore the theology of wellness and identity, core values, creativity and passion, renewal, emotional health, spiritual practices, balance, transformation, and fitness. 9780819223746 | $22.00 | paper | eISBN 9780819227263

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Money & Faith The Search for Enough Edited and compiled by michael schut A practical guide to thinking about money and faith, with a wide selection of excellent essays from authors such as Dave Berry, Walter Brueggemann, Henri Nouwen, and Maria Harris. Also contains a comprehensive study guide within the book for groups and individuals. 9780819223272 | $28.00 | paper | eISBN 9780819227010

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Spirituality Letters from Samaria

The Prose & Poetry of Louie Crew Clay Louie Crew Clay, edited by Max Niedzwiecki Foreword by Phyllis Tickle • Louie Crew Clay has been the leading voice in LGBTQ issues in the church over the past forty years; founder of Integrity; • Well-loved, well-known Episcopalian • Funny, sharp, sad, thoughtful, poignant, historic • Afterword by Bishop Mary Glasspool, Bishop Suffragan of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles

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Letters from Samaria gathers together much of Louie (Crew) Clay’s best and most influential prose and poetry, written from 1974 until the present day, including an essay composed especially for the volume. Much of the material has not appeared since its original publication in newsletters and other ephemeral sources. It is crisply written and often surprising for its bravery, matter-of-fact self-disclosure, insight, and love. Louie played a pivotal role in transforming The Episcopal Church – and, indeed, Christianity – over the past 40 years. This collection provides a window into Louie Clay’s unlikely and at times shocking ministry throughout the years as history was unfolding. For LGBTQ Christians and their allies across denominations, those interested in the history of acceptance, fans of Louie Clay’s writing LOUIE CLAY (né Louie Crew), PhD, who took his husband’s surname upon their marriage in 2013, was born in Anniston, Alabama, in 1936. He founded Integrity, a group that has taken leadership in transforming The Episcopal Church’s stance towards LGBT people, in 1974 and has remained an active campaigner for this and varied other causes since that time. He earned a PhD in English literature from the University of Alabama (1971), and is professor emeritus of English at Rutgers University. He is the author of four published volumes of poetry. Louie and his husband live in East Orange, New Jersey. MAX NIEDZWIECKI is a resident of New Orleans.

Related Reading 101 Reasons to Be Episcopalian by Louie Crew The perfect gift for confirmands, newcomers, and anyone interested in dialogue about why we are Episcopalians. 9780819219251 | $10.00 | paper | eISBN 9780819225566

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Radical Love An Introduction to Queer Theology Patrick S. Cheng Cheng provides a historical survey of how queer theology has developed from the 1950s to today and then explicates the themes of queer theology using the ecumenical creeds as a general framework. 9781596271326 | $24.00 | paper

Lovesongs & Reproaches Passionate Conversations with God L. William Countryman The author takes liberties with the scriptures in order to explore them with new seriousness and argues with both God and scripture freely in the process. Countryman’s poetic style takes its cue from the biblical poetry of the Psalms, Job, and the Song of Solomon, but moves freely in the realm of ordinary spoken English. 9780819223944 | $16.00 | paper | eISBN 9780819227300

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Spirituality St. Benedict’s Toolbox The Nuts and Bolts of Everyday Benedictine Living 10th Anniversary Edition, Revised Jane Tomaine • Revised and expanded 10th anniversary edition • Practical, down-to-earth writing style; explains the content of the Rule of St. Benedict and how to use the practices in daily life • Contains historical background to the Rule and a new chapter on relationships and community • Includes guide for group use In the sixth century, when the Roman Empire was breaking apart and politics, cultural life, and even the Church were in disarray — tumultuous times not unlike our own — Benedict of Nursia designed what he termed “a little rule” that showed his monks the way to peace as they learned to prefer Christ above all things. The Rule of Benedict offers timeless and practical tools for living this Christcentered life today. 9780819231987 | $22.00 Print eBook 9780819231994 paper | 6 x 9 | 256 pages July 2015 Morehouse Publishing Rights: World BISAC: REL062000

St. Benedict’s Toolbox provides a primer on how to use these tools in readers’ own tumultuous lives. Each chapter examines one aspect of the Rule, from ways of praying to ways of being in relationships and community, and offers tools for reflection, prayer, journaling, and action. For members of all Christian denominations interested in the Rule of St. Benedict and/or spiritual development. Prior knowledge of the Rule is not necessary. JANE TOMAINE, DMin, developed St. Benedict’s Toolbox as part of a parish-wide, liturgical, and renewal program at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Livingston, New Jersey, where she is rector. She presents workshops, seminars, and retreats in parishes and retreat centers, and teaches courses on Benedict’s Rule at the Newark School of Theology. She lives in Mountainside, New Jersey. For further information, ideas, tools, and readings, visit www.stbenedictstoolbox.org.

Related Reading Always We Begin Again The Benedictine Way of Living,15th Anniversary Edition, Revised John McQuiston II Foreword by Phyllis Tickle A simple blueprint, based on the Rule of St. Benedict, to order one’s time and create physical and inner space, to step back from the demands and pressures of the moment, and to step into a place of peace. 9780819224286 | $10.00 | paper | eISBN 9780819224538

Living With Contradiction An Introduction to Benedictine Spirituality Esther de Waal Open doors to healing, transformation, and new life with these simple and inviting reflections. This classic will appeal to those familiar with the Rule of St. Benedict, as well as those who are just discovering its timeless wisdom. 9780819217547 | $18.00 | paper | eISBN 9780819224989

Beginning Again Benedictine Wisdom for Living with Illness Mary C. Earle A practical resource, written for those who know little about St. Benedict and his Rule of Life, with exercises to help readers discover how to live with God at the center of their lives and illnesses. 9780819219657 | $16.00 | paper | eISBN 9780819225740

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Spirituality What Is Your Practice? Lifelong Growth in the Spirit Norvene Vest and Liz Forney • A response to recent Episcopal Church General Convention resolutions encouraging every parish to adopt a spiritual formation program for adults • Designed for individual and group use What Is Your Practice? presents a variety of foundational Christian ascetical practices, translated into contemporary idiom. Instead of relying on imperatives and fixed answers, readers are encouraged to experiment with and commit to sustained practices that can help them to live faithfully with important questions during unsettled times.

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A practice is most effective when it becomes a habit or disposition and a part of how we live day to day. This informative and inspirational book focuses on opportunities available within the normal patterns of everyday activity. Readers need not adopt all the suggested practices at once, but rather become acquainted with a menu of choices appropriate for spiritual nurture for differing temperaments and at different periods within a lifetime. Questions at the end of each chapter make the book suitable for parish groups, as well as for individual reading. For Episcopalians, Presbyterians, and others — individually and in small groups — seeking spiritual growth NORVENE VEST has been involved in Christian formation for 30 years through oneto-one spiritual direction, leading retreats and workshops, and writing books. (Visit www.composury.com for more information.) She is the author of Preferring Christ, Still Listening, and Tending the Holy. She lives in Charlottesville, Virginia. LIZ FORNEY is a certified spiritual director and Presbyterian pastor living and working in Charlottesville, Virginia.

By Same Author Still Listening New Horizons in Spiritual Direction Norvene Vest Cutting-edge essays, written by seasoned spiritual directors, which examine a variety of new frontiers in spiritual direction in the twenty-first century. 9780819218148 | $24.00 | paper | eISBN 9780819225177

Tending the Holy Spiritual Direction Across Traditions Norvene Vest A provocative, cutting-edge collection of what spiritual direction looks like through a variety of lenses. Contributors from around the world examine the spiritual direction relationship in many religious traditions. 9780819219183 | $24.00 | paper | eISBN 9780819225542

Preferring Christ A Devotional Commentary on the Rule of St. Benedict Norvene Vest Commentary and devotional meditations on The Rule of St. Benedict. 9780819219916 | $24.00 | paper | eISBN 9780819225856

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Theology Pastoral Theology for Public Ministry Altar, Subway, Diner, Hospital Stephen Burns • For seminaries, those involved in lay and ordained ministries • Part of a growing conversation about the roles of ordained ministry • Taps into an increasing interest in the Church’s public presence in ministries like Ashes to Go What does it mean to be engaged in Christian ministry in a shifting spiritual and religious landscape? Stephen Burns invites readers to think anew about the distinctiveness of public practices of pastoral presence. Rather than narrowly defining pastoral care and pastoral theology (pastoral counseling, preaching, youth groups, visits to elders, etc.) and theological academic categories (history, pastoral theology, liturgy, ethics, and contemporary sociology), he argues for a new imagination and practice of pastoral presence – a presence that is representative, public, integrated, and expansive. Print 9781596272644 | $16.00 eBook 9781596272651 paper | 6 x 9 | 144 pages October 2015 Seabury Books Rights: World BISAC: REL067000

For seminary introductory pastoral care and pastoral theology courses; those practicing Christian ministry; those seeking to understand more about what clergy and lay ministers do. STEPHEN BURNS is Associate Professor of Liturgical Theology and the Study of Anglicanism at Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He is a priest of the Church of England and studied theology at the universities of Durham (BA, MA, PhD) and Cambridge (MLitt), specializing in sacramental and liturgical theology.

Related Reading The Nearness of God Parish Ministry as Spiritual Practice Julia Gatta While many books tell clergy how to run a capital campaign, handle conflict, and lead a vestry, this book helps pastors, chaplains, and lay professionals appreciate the spiritual depth of their calling and reminds them that parish ministry is Christ working through them. 9780819223180 | $22.00 | paper | eISBN 9780819226921

Pastoral Care in Hospitals, Second Edition Neville A. Kirkwood A guide for clergy and lay people who visit the sick in hospitals. 9780819221919 | $30.00 | paper | eISBN 9780819226365

Tracks of a Fellow Struggler Living and Growing through Grief John R. Claypool Loss and grieving are universal human experiences. Let John Claypool be your guide—as he has for millions—through the challenging and painful journey from loss to wholeness. The 30th anniversary edition in hardcover makes a perfect gift. 9780819221391 | $18.00 | hardcover | eISBN 9780819227478

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Theology Praying Shapes Believing A Theological Commentary on the Book of Common Prayer - Revised Edition Leonel L. Mitchell, updated by Ruth A. Meyers • Revised anniversary edition and next entry in the Weil Series in Liturgics • Well-known book; well-respected authors • Timely, as The Episcopal Church considers the shape that prayer book revision may take 2015 marks the 30th anniversary of Lee Mitchell’s great standard work on the 1979 Book of Common Prayer. As his student, protégée, and colleague, Ruth Meyers takes this classic work and updates it for the Church in its current era and for the future. For clergy, seminarians, liturgists, historians LEONEL L. MITCHELL (1930–2012), one of the scholars responsible for The Episcopal Church’s 1979 Book of Common Prayer, was an Episcopal priest and Professor of Liturgics at Seabury-Western Theological Seminary. Print 9781596272729 | $40.00 eBook 9781596272736 paper | 5.5 x 8.5 | 432 pages August 2015 Seabury Books Rights: World BISAC: REL067000

RUTH A. MEYERS is Dean of Academic Affairs and Hodges-Haynes Professor of Liturgics at Church Divinity School of the Pacific. She served as chair of The Episcopal Church’s Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music through the conclusion of the 2012–2015 triennium and teaches throughout the Anglican Communion.

Related Reading Liturgical Sense The Logic of Rite Louis Weil Louis Weil looks back on his work shaping the liturgical life of the Episcopal Church through his involvement with the development of The 1979 Book of Common Prayer—and looks forward to the future of the church and its liturgical life. 9781596272439 | $18.00 | paper | eISBN 9781596272446

Liturgical Spirituality Anglican Reflections on the Church's Prayer Stephen Burns Liturgical Spirituality is a collection of Anglican reflections on the spirituality of the liturgy, inviting readers into the Church’s patterns of prayer, seasons of the year, and sacramental action. 9781596272545 | $28.00 | paper | eISBN 9781596272552

Planning the Church Year Leonel L. Mitchell A useful resource for clergy and lay readers that will help them organize worship services for the entire year. Lists resources for liturgical planning and advice on holding strategy meetings with the staff. 9780819215543 | $14.00 | paper | eISBN 9780819224774

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Spirituality Becoming Who I Am Reflections on Wholeness and Embracing Our Divine Stories Beth-Sarah Wright • A fresh connection between the Nicene Creed and “real life” • Author is a popular speaker and retreat leader Our stories anchor us as we experience the vicissitudes of life. They strengthen us, inspire us, and encourage us as we grow older. This book offers Jesus’ story as a real-life mirror to our own stories, ultimately making God’s story, our story, and our story, God's story. From Begotten, to Suffering Death, to Glory, and the Life of the World to Come, the author uses spiritual reflections, poetry, and the Nicene Creed to give new meaning to real-life circumstances of identity, pain, family life, dealing with depression, and ultimate healing. Becoming Who I Am encourages us to embrace and tell our whole stories and to discover our divine capacity for true life transformation and joy. For women’s groups, retreats, individuals. Print 9780819231796 | $14.00 eBook 9780819231802 paper | 5 x 7 | 112 pages September 2015 Morehouse Publishing Rights: World BISAC: REL062000

BETH-SARAH WRIGHT, PhD, is Jamaica-born, the daughter and wife of Episcopal priests. Her husband is currently the Bishop of the Diocese of Atlanta. Her doctoral dissertation at New York University focused on the use of women’s bodies in Jamaican Dancehall culture as an act of healing, and revealed a theological trajectory that drives these poems and meditations. She is a frequent retreat leader and speaker.

Related Reading Grace on the Go 101 Quick Ways to Pray Barbara Bartocci "A practical, imaginative guide to praying in the ordinary moments of a busy, hectic day. This is a gem in the everyday spirituality genre, with its wide-ranging examples of how we can make every moment a devotional one by right intention and practice."—Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat for Spirituality & Practice 9780819222305 | $10.00 | paper | eISBN 9780819226570

Marvelously Made Gratefulness and the Body Mary C. Earle Each chapter focuses on a vital part of the body, relates an anecdote from the author’s experience, provides reader-friendly information about the wonders of the organ or body part, and offers a prayer and a set of “gratitude practices”—physical and spiritual meditation exercises—to deepen the reader’s appreciation of the body. 9780819227621 | $14.00 | paper | eISBN 9780819227638

Finding Time for Serenity Every Woman's Book of Days Barbara Cawthorne Crafton Restore the balance and bring perspective to daily life with these wise, funny, friendly words from a master storyteller. Drawing on her experiences as wife, grandmother, priest, retreat leader, and spiritual director, Crafton is the wise and funny friend every woman needs every day. 9780819221216 | $24.00 | paper | eISBN 9780819225979

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Spirituality I pray in poems Meditations on Poetry and Faith Dave Worster • Ideal gift book • Field-tested as a small group study resource; useful in small groups and for individual devotion I pray in poems explores the intersection of great works of poetry and faith, offering meditations on what these works illustrate about Christian living. Readers will encounter authors as diverse as William Shakespeare, T.S. Eliot, Rumi, Mary Oliver, and Anna Kamienska. Each poem is followed by an analytical reflection that explores the work and places it within the context of one or more biblical passages. These meditations will assist the reader in understanding and appreciating the poetry, and will also offer insightful, perhaps even inspiring, thoughts on what it means to live a life in faith.

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The book is designed to engage all Christians (especially those who don’t think they like poetry), and to challenge anyone who thinks the arts are of little significance to religious life. The study of poetry, its rich language and evocative imagery, deepens an understanding of our spiritual lives and our relationships with God and each other. I pray in poems contains 20 meditations, organized around the liturgical seasons, and can serve as facilitation for personal devotion or as a resource for small group discussions. For individuals, gift purchase, small groups. DAVE WORSTER has a PhD in English Literature from UNC-Chapel Hill and has taught English for 22 years. A baptized Christian since 1995, he has taught Sunday School and led numerous literature-based adult education sessions for the past 15 years. In addition, he has written and directed liturgical dramas and liturgies. He lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Related Reading Windows into the Light A Lenten Journey of Stories and Art Michael Sullivan Organized around holy days and Sundays in Lent, chapters begin with a prayer or poetic excerpt, followed by scripture for the day or week. 9780819223227 | $18.00 | paper | eISBN 9780819226969

The Painting Table A Journal of Loss and Joy Roger Hutchison For many, life happens around the kitchen table, but in this case, we gather at The Painting Table as the reader is invited to draw pictures, record memories, and celebrate living through the creation of something new. 9780819229052 | $10.00 | paper | eISBN 9780819229304

Prayer of the HeArt Kelly Schneider Conkling This book is a wonderful exploration—for both the experienced artist and the novice— of the role of creativity in the life of prayer. Readers will find a variety of drawing techniques and media, and ways of dialoguing with the images they create. Each chapter features a visual exercise and a way to journey deeper into the heart of God. 9780819221681 | $16.00 | paper | eISBN 9780819226242

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Baptism Preparing for Baptism in the Episcopal Church Anne E. Kitch • Accessible resource for clergy to give to new parents and new members as they seek baptism; bulk purchase option • Preparation tool for families in planning a baptism • Forms and checklists for families/individuals to fill out in preparation for baptism Parents who are not active church-goers or have no knowledge of The Episcopal Church often return to a church to have their child baptized. Many adults who never had a relationship with a faith community seek baptism when they join a congregation for the first time. As our society becomes more secular, those who enter our churches are neophytes in more ways than in previous generations.

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Clergy can give this accessible resource to families who seek to have an infant or child baptized, or to an adult who has not been affiliated previously with a faith tradition and desires to be baptized. Many new parents do not have an understanding of the service of Holy Baptism in The Episcopal Church, what is “required” of them as a parent, or how to prepare their child to receive the sacrament, including what it implies for the child’s future formation and their family’s involvement in living a Christian life. For parish clergy to give to parents or new members for use in baptism preparation, new parents, individuals preparing to be baptized, Christian educators, and those who teach baptismal preparation classes. ANNE E. KITCH is the Canon to the Ordinary and Canon for Formation in the Christian Faith in the Episcopal Diocese of Bethlehem. She is a well-known and respected author of numerous books, including Taking the Plunge: Baptism and Parenting, What We Do in Church, What We Do in Lent, What We Do in Advent, Water of Baptism/Water of Life, Bless This Day, and The Anglican Family Prayer Book. She lives in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Taking the Plunge Baptism and Parenting Anne E. Kitch With a light touch and practical information, Kitch helps parents and Christian educators explore how the Baptismal Covenant helps shape the experience of raising children. What are you promising when you baptize your child? Why are “please” and “thank you” theological words, not simply polite things to say? Includes plenty of real-life stories. 9780819221858 | $16.00 | paper | eISBN 9780819226310

Godparenting Nurturing the Next Generation Nancy Ann McLaughlin and Tracey Herzer "The book is a useful resource not only for godparents, but also for unofficial godparents, such as teachers, mentors, coaches, and friends."—Episcopal Teacher 9780819222671 | $20.00 | hardcover

Water of Baptism, Water for Life An Activity Book Anne E. Kitch Water for Life is an illustrated activity book for 8-11 year olds (although adults will also find it informative) and families. It can be used in an educational or devotional setting at home, church, or school. 9780819227829 | $12.00 | paper

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Faith Formation Arts Camp A Creative, Customizable Alternative to Vacation Bible School and Beyond Christina Clark • Less packaged, more theologically and pedagogically appropriate, thoughtful, and community-based alternative to Vacation Bible School • A way for churches to conduct an artful exploration of faith Arts Camp provides practical, concrete instruction that a church needs to plan, organize, staff, and conduct an annual five-day Arts Camp, including guidance on logistics, funding, finding art instructors (within both the local church and the broader community), ideas for structuring and scheduling the five days of camp, and a celebration on the Sunday following camp. Each chapter includes details on art projects, programming, music, drama, games, and resources. Print 9780819232281 | $29.95 eBook 9780819232298 paper | 8.5 x 11 | 128 pages October 2015 Morehouse Publishing Rights: World BISAC: REL091000

For Episcopal and other mainline churches looking for alternatives to pre-packaged VBS programs, directors of Christian education and children’s ministry, camps and retreat centers CHRISTINA CLARK is the Family Minister at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church in Denver, Colorado. She worked with the St. Barnabas Arts Camp for several years before beginning to lead the annual Arts Camp in 2010.

Related Reading What We Do in Church An Anglican Child's Activity Book Anne E. Kitch Through the interactive games and puzzles in this fun-filled activity book, children ages 4-7 can grow to a deeper understanding of Anglican worship life. 9780819221056 | $10.00 | paper

When the Bishop Comes to Visit An Activity Book for All Ages Brook H. Packard A bishop comes to visit a congregation for many reasons—a parish celebration, baptism, confirmation, or a pastoral visit. With black and white illustrations, this interactive book for children and families describes the ministry of a bishop, including symbols and apparel, in preparation for the visit and worship. 9780819229151 | $12.00 | paper | eISBN 9780819229311

Building Faith Brick By Brick An Imaginative Way to Explore the Bible with Children Emily Slichter Given A culturally relevant, hands-on way to explore faith stories with a broad range of ages. Knowing how much Lego® bricks continue to be popular with children, the author dug deep into the well of creativity to meld together a new way of teaching the stories of God. Includes instructions and lesson plans for 30 Old Testament and 24 New Testament stories. 9781606741924 | $29.95 | paper

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Advent Advent Presence Kissed by the Past, Beckoned by the Future Melford “Bud” Holland • Advent devotion for individuals or small groups, with an Advent poster-calendar sold separately • Photographs and stories from daily life, for daily Christian living • Study guide included

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Advent is a time of preparation, of patience, of remembering what grounds and sustains us. Advent reminds us who God is and who we are meant to be. This book offers a new look at Advent by seeing the four weeks through the lens of morning, mid-day, late afternoon and evening, and night. Photographs, stories, and perspectives enrich our travel and invite us to other dimensions of experiencing Advent, as a season and as a resource in our daily living. The book can serve as a devotional for individual or small group study for the Advent season, with a particular focus on the Year C gospel readings from Luke. For individuals, small groups, Education for Ministry groups MELFORD “BUD” HOLLAND is an Episcopal priest, storyteller, and photographer. Since his retirement as the Officer for Ministry Development for The Episcopal Church, he serves as an interim priest, consultant, and Education for Ministry (EfM) trainer. He lives in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and Berkeley Springs, West Virginia.

Advent Presence Poster* Advent 2015 This poster includes helpful suggestions for each day of Advent. A gentle—and fun to read—reminder of the true meaning of the season. Sold in packs of 30 for multiple placements around church, in homes, or as gifts for the congregation. Using the lens of Christ’s call, the meaning-making of Advent awakens our hearts and eyes to the “Second Coming” of Christ. What images, energies, awakenings occur for us during those moments of the day and night? What hopes, work, resting, and dreams will inform our spirits and prepare for a new birth, new life within us? Advent points us back, quickens our senses and imaginations for the present moments, and fuels our anticipations of what might come next. *Please note: Due to the catalog development schedule, the image shown is not the actual art for the poster. To view the correct image, please visit our website at ChurchPublishing.org.

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Advent Love Life, Live Advent Make Room for the Manger Paula Gooder and Peter Babington • Small, portable, colorful, and practical booklet • A uniquely simple, realistic Advent resource for all ages; check-off box for each idea completed • Popular sequel to Love Life, Live Lent Make room for the manger this December with Love Life, Live Advent, an all-age resource to help children and families celebrate the run-up to Christmas. Following in the footsteps of the popular Love Life, Live Lent, Love Life, Live Advent provides a simple prayer activity for children and families to do together, every day of December until Christmas Day.

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Brightly illustrated throughout, it is designed to heighten a family's anticipation of Christmas and to enrich everyone’s understanding of this season of waiting and preparation. For families, Sunday School classes PAULA GOODER is a freelance writer and lecturer in biblical studies, a Reader in the Church of England, and a lay member of the General Synod. She is also a Trustee of SPCK and the Saltley Trust and an honorary Canon Theologian at Birmingham and Guildford Cathedrals. She is the author of A Way Through the Wilderness and the bestselling Lent course Lentwise, and is co-author of the Pilgrim course. PETER BABINGTON is vicar of Bournville, Birmingham, England. He is co-author of the best-selling Love Life, Live Lent: Be the Change!

Related Reading From Holidays to Holy Days A Benedictine Walk through Advent Albert Holtz, O.S.B. The author, a Benedictine monk who lives in the center of downtown Newark, New Jersey, invites the reader to join him on his daily walks as he points out dozens of often-unnoticed connections between our holidays and the spiritual meaning of Advent and Christmas. 9780819223166 | $16.00 | paper | eISBN 9780819226907

Light to the Darkness Lessons and Carols, Public and Private Katerina Katsarka Whitley This book is a fresh interpretation of the well-loved Advent tradition of Lessons and Carols. Replacing the usual scriptural readings from the Old and New Testaments are first-person dramatic monologues based on these and other passages of scripture. 9780819223173 | $18.00 | paper | eISBN 9780819226914

Waiting for the Wonder Voices of Advent Katerina Katsarka Whitley In her inimitable style, Whitley places herself in the hearts and minds of the biblical characters–both real and imagined– that played a part in the Christmas narrative. She weaves stories, solidly based in Scripture, at once compelling and thought-provoking. The voices of her characters lead us closer to the Christ Child and deepen the meaning of the season of Advent for twenty-first century readers. 9780819221254 | $12.00 | paper | eISBN 9780819225986

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Lent Under the Fig Tree Visual Prayers and Poems for Lent Roger Hutchison Foreword by Fleming Rutledge • Lenten devotional journal • Well-known artist and author of The Painting Table • Resource or gift for confirmation, pilgrimages, grief, prayer

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In John 1:48, Nathanael says to Jesus, “How do you know me?” Jesus replies, with a twinkle in his eye, “I saw you while you were still under the fig tree.” Lent is a time to slow down and journey with Jesus through his life, death, and resurrection. Under the Fig Tree is a book of 46 drawings, photographs, and paintings inspired by Lenten themes, readings, and stories for each day of Lent and Holy Week. The images, like snapshots, are colorful, inspired, and ripe with emotion. The reader receives an opportunity to reflect, slow down, and walk with Jesus as a friend and disciple, to sit with Jesus under the fig tree and talk, listen, and glimpse the face and heart of authentic love. For all ages — children, youth, adults; Lenten resource for individuals and small groups; clergy; Christian educators; teachers; pastoral counselors; grief groups; families. ROGER HUTCHISON is an artist and Canon for Children’s Ministries at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Columbia, South Carolina. His first book, The Painting Table: A Journal of Loss and Joy, has been used by people of all ages in schools, churches, and community groups across the United States. His artwork has been exhibited throughout the world, and he regularly offers workshops for children, youth, and adults on how to express their thoughts and relationship with God through the art of painting with one's hands, making it accessible to all. He lives in Elgin, South Carolina.

Under the Fig Tree* Poster Lent 2016 Poster roger Hutchison To be used alone or in conjunction with Roger Hutchinson’s book, Under the Fig Tree, this Lenten poster takes off from the encounter of Jesus and Nathanael in John 1:48, using Hutchison’s images and reflections to inspire us to slow down and journey with Jesus through his life, death, and resurrection—to sit under the fig tree with Jesus and talk . . . and listen . . . and love.

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Lent Love Life, Live Lent Transform Your World Paula Gooder and Peter Babington • Two small, portable, colorful, and practical booklets — one for children, one for adults and youth • A uniquely simple, realistic Lenten resource for families, adults, youth Two complimentary booklets make up Love Life, Live Lent: one for children, one for adults/youth. Each booklet helps readers change the world for the better during Lent by undertaking one small action at a time. Love Life, Live Lent offers 40 age-appropriate actions—one for each day of Lent—to make the world a better place: locally, nationally, and globally. The adult/youth version also includes a scripture quote and brief reflection for each day. The booklets are undated and may be used in any year.

For clergy, Christian educators, individuals, and families looking for a practical, colorful, easy-to-use resource to enrich the journey through Lent. PAULA GOODER is a freelance writer and lecturer in biblical studies, a Reader in the Church of England, and a lay member of the General Synod. She is also a Trustee of SPCK and the Saltley Trust and an honorary Canon Theologian at Birmingham and Guildford Cathedrals. She is the author of A Way Through the Wilderness and the bestselling Lent course Lentwise, and is co-author of the Pilgrim course and Love Life, Live Advent. PETER BABINGTON is vicar of Bournville, Birmingham, England. He is co-author of the best-selling Love Life, Live Advent.

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Related Reading Living Lent Meditations for These Forty Days Barbara Cawthorne Crafton Reflect on faith, prayer, forgiveness, and healing in these meditations based on the words and poetry of seasonal hymns. 9780819217561 | $10.00 | paper | eISBN 9780819225009

Pilgrim Road, Revised Edition A Benedictine Journey through Lent Albert Holtz, O.S.B. This best-selling devotional title for Lent applies Benedict’s monastic wisdom to the everyday concerns and aspirations of modern Christians, while helping contemporary spiritual seekers to engage Lent as a positive, meaningful, and fruitful experience. 9780819229816 | $18.00 | paper | eISBN 9780819229823

A Practical Christianity Meditations for the Season of Lent Jane Shaw A devotional book for Lent that challenges readers to take up “practical Christianity”—proposing Christian faith as something we do, not something we merely believe in. 9780819227768 | $14.00 | paper | eISBN 9780819227775

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Recent & Recommended Reclaiming the Gospel of Peace Challenging the Epidemic of Gun Violence

Sharon Ely Pearson, editor 9780819232021 | $20.00 | paper eISBN 9780819232038

Songs My Grandma Sang Michael B. Curry

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A 40-Day Spiritual Fitness Program Anna Fitch Courie 9780819231697 | $18.00 | paper eISBN 980819231703

Father Tim's Church Survival Guide Tim Schenck

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The Four Vision Quests of Jesus

Welcome to Church Music & The Hymnal 1982

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Conversations with Scripture: Romans

Let Us Pray

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A Little Kid's Guide to the Eucharist

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Christ Walk

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Recent & Recommended The Digital Cathedral Networked Ministry in a Wireless World Keith Anderson 9780819229953 | $28.00 | paper eISBN 9780819229960

Wholeness After Betrayal Restoring Trust in the Wake of Misconduct Robin Hammeal-Urban 9780819231772 | $22.00 | paper eISBN 9780819231789

Daily Prayer for All Seasons

Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music [English Edition] 9780898699234 | $18.00 | kivar eISBN 9780898699241 Deluxe | 9780898699333 | $49.00 | bonded Spanish | 9780898699258 | $18.00 | kivar

God's Word, My Voice A Lectionary for Children Lyn Zill Briggs 9780898699296 | $69.00 | kivar eISBN 9780898699302

Sages, Saints, and Seers A Breviary of Spiritual Masters Richard H. Schmidt 9780819229267 | $18.00 | paper eISBN 9780819229274

Big Lessons from Little Places

Faithfulness and the Future in Small Congregations Kay Collier McLaughlin 9780819231673 | $16.00 | paper eISBN 9780819231680

Unexpected Consequences

The Diaconate Renewed Susanne Watson Epting 9780819229793 | $24.00 | paper eISBN 9780819229809

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The Redemptive Purpose of Icons Mary E. Green 9780819229380 | $16.00 | paper

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Calendars & Directories The Episcopal Church Annual 2015 With origins dating back to 1830, The Episcopal Church Annual—aka “The Red Book”—is an indispensable reference tool, trusted year after year by churches, diocesan offices, libraries, and many others. Includes a comprehensive directory of provinces, dioceses, and churches, including contact information and listings of active clergy. Also includes up-to-date churchwide statistical data, listings and contact information for seminaries; Episcopal schools; centers for camps, conferences, and retreats; Episcopal media affiliates; Episcopal Church Women; and more. 9780819231819 | $45.00 | hardcover | 5.5 x 8.125

Christian Planning Calendar 2015-2016* 16 months: September 2015 through December 2016 A unique two-year planning tool citing religious observances and seasons for Anglican, Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Islamic, and Jewish faiths, as well as secular holidays. Ample space for writing daily notes. 846863020812 | $12.00 | spiral-bound | 11 x 8.5

Christian Pocket Diary 2016 13 months: December 2015 to December 2016 This weekly planner highlights major holy days for Anglican, Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Islamic, and Jewish faiths as well as civil holidays. Other features include prayers for special occasions, daily devotions, space for addresses and phone numbers, and reminder pages for birthdays. 846863020836 | $12.00 | leatherette with red ribbon marker 3.125 x 5.25

Episcopal Liturgical Appointment Calendar 2016* 13 months: November 2015 through December 2016 Two facing pages for each week include art and a brief devotion, plus ample space for noting appointments. Daily Office readings from the Book of Common Prayer; Sunday readings from the Revised Common Lectionary, proper liturgical colors, holy days, commemorations, and secular observances are all noted for easy reference. 846863020843 | $15.00 | spiral-bound | 8 x 10

Episcopal Church Lesson Calendar RCL 2016* 12 months: November 29, 2015 to November 26, 2016 A comprehensive calendar featuring the readings and hymn selections for Episcopal Lectionary Year C, and for Daily Office Year Two. 846863020850 | $12.00 | saddle stitched | 10.5 x 9

Parish Wall Calendar 2015-2016 16 months September 2015 through December 2016 Pages provide 3 x 2 inch daily space for notes. Cites religious observances for Anglican, Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Islamic, and Jewish faiths. Includes secular holidays. Padded and hole-punched for use as a desk pad or to hang on a wall or bulletin board. 846863020829 | $13.00 | paper | 22 x 17 *Please note: Due to the catalog development schedule, the image shown is of the previous edition. To view the correct image, please visit our website at ChurchPublishing.org.

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The Pastoral Caregiver’s Casebook

Volume 3: Ministry in Health Volume 4: Ministry in Specialized Settings John J. Gleason, editor

This new series is an essential resource for chaplains, pastoral counselors, and other pastoral caregivers. Each volume features a concise collection of actual ministry encounters and brief critical reflections on those encounters by the practitioner and his or her peers. Great for new and seasoned ministers seeking best practices and lessons learned. Use for personal enrichment as well as for training and educating the next generation of pastoral caregivers. Volume 3 features ministry encounters dealing with behavioral and physical health matters. Volume 4 explores pastoral care interactions and reflections in special settings: in correctional facilities, clinical education encounters, single visits, and other unique situations.

October 2015 | $12.99 Paperback | 128 pages | 5.5 x 8.5 9780817017613

Key features: • First-hand accounts of actual pastoral care cases. • Simple format for ease-of-use by pastors, lay leaders, and educators. • Highlighting central issue identifier, circumstances and spiritual care approach, approach analysis, and applicable background information and literature citations.

JOHN J. (JACK) GLEASON, DMin, is a retired ordained American Baptist Churches USA (ABC) minister who has served as pastor of two Georgia churches, as clinical chaplain in four U.S. states, as clinical pastoral educator, and as an ABC National Ministries commissioned missionary. He has served as ABC Director of Chaplaincy Services, Vice President of the Congress on Ministry in Specialized Settings, President of the Missouri Chaplains Association, Chair of the Endorsers Council for Veterans Affairs Chaplaincy, and in other offices. He has edited the Spiritual Care Initiative for Professional Excellence (SCIPE) e-Newsletter and the free online Professional Spiritual Care (PSC) Knowledge Base. Jack is married and resides in Greenwood, Indiana. See page 123 for Volumes 1 & 2 in the series.

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Here I Am

Faith Stories of Korean American Clergywomen Grace Ji-Sun Kim, editor This project is a unique compilation of theological reflections and stories of faith from Korean American women in various forms of ministry in the church. The main goal is to share their stories to provide a window of understanding into the trials of Korean American women in ministry—a window that may serve as a mirror for other women who know what it is to be marginalized, overlooked, or prejudged based on their gender, ethnicity, culture, or appearance. The book’s uniqueness is found in its various genres of writing—from sermons and theological reflections, to poetry and stories of personal journey—from women of various generations. Readers will be encouraged, inspired, and affirmation for other Asian American women called to Christian ministry. Their stories and voices add clarity, wisdom, and hope, enriching the overall landscape of writings in this field.

GRACE JI-SUN KIM, MDiv, PhD, is an ordained minister within the PC(USA) denomination and a visiting researcher at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. She is author of nine other books, including The Grace of Sophia: A Korean North American Women’s Christology and Theological Reflections on “Gangnam Style”: A Racial, Sexual, and Cultural Critique, co-written with Joseph Cheah. Kim serves on several committees of the American Academy of Religion: co-chair of Women of Color Scholarship, Research Grants Jury Committee, Teaching and Activism Group, Comparative Theology Group, and Religion and Migration Group. Her writings can be found at GraceJiSunKim.wordpress.com.

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Reclaimed

Faith in an Emerging Generation Denise Janssen Almost every congregation finds itself wringing its hands in concern for the socalled missing generation. In this book, pastor and professor Denise Janssen offers insights into the question of why many young adults leave the church of their childhood—and why a significant number of them eventually return. The book is based on in-depth interviews with young adults who, as teenagers, were highly active in church-based youth ministries and camps. The author traces their return to active congregational life as emerging and young adults, offering rich descriptions that go beyond surface-level assumptions. Reclaimed goes a step further to analyze patterns and commonalities in those journeys, seeking to make considered recommendations based on principles and qualities that have led many of these young adults back into congregational life. An invaluable and insightful resource for congregations seeking to help their own youth through the transition from adolescence to adulthood, as well as for those who hope to welcome other young adults into their midst.

DENISE JANSSEN, MDiv, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Christian Education at Virginia Union University in Richmond. An ordained American Baptist Churches, USA minister, Denise has served as pastor of a United Methodist congregation and several different Baptist churches.

September 2015 | $16.99 Paperback | 176 pages | 5.5 x 8.5 9780817017651

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Welcoming Community

Diversity That Works

Douglas Avilesbernal J. Dwight Stinnett, series editor New in the “Living Church” series, this volume by pastor and popular speaker Douglas Avilesbernal acknowledges the dramatic changes in culture and congregational life in the twenty-first century, particularly as it relates to church growth in an increasingly multicultural world where communities are often in transition. Using the biblical story of Jesus’ journey through Samaria, which led to a transformational encounter between Jesus, a Jewish rabbi, and a Samaritan woman, the author offers a model for learning to welcome the community in which a congregation finds itself by becoming a welcoming community of faith in itself. A creative and constructive approach to fostering true congregational diversity in a way that honors all members of the community and celebrates the unique gifts each brings to life and ministry together.

September 2015 | $16.99 Paperback | 160 pages | 5.5 x 8.5 9780817017644

Key features: • A guide for leading and managing the changes congregations face in building stronger ties with the community. • Examines the entire process of building a welcoming community—from cultivating congregational self-awareness and identity, to extending invitation and acceptance of one’s neighbors, to ultimately thriving together as one community. • An essential book on a relevant and important topic. DOUGLAS AVILESBERNAL, MDiv, has been called by God to be a bridge between two different worlds with many different cultures and two different languages. He is the son of a missionary pastor, having been born in Guatemala, Central America, and his faith spans three decades, several continents, and many nations. Previously staff at an American Baptist camp in New Jersey and leader with the American Baptist Home Mission Societies’ Xtreme Team, Pastor Doug now serves as Senior Pastor at Calvary Baptist Church of Norristown, Pennsylvania, and as Treasurer of the American Baptist Churches Hispanic Caucus.

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Vital Spirit, Vital Service Trinette V. McCray 9780817017545 | Paper $16.99

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Sermons from the Black Pulpit Samuel D. Proctor and William D. Watley Foreword by Adam Bond We’re celebrating the 30th anniversary of this Judson Press best-seller! The best of biblical scholarship and theological reflection is combined in these sermons that speak eloquently about a question of vital importance to all Christians— what does it mean to be a person under God?

Paperback | 9780817010348 $12.00

In these 13 sermons, Proctor and Watley: • Emphasize the urgent need for interdependence of all people in order to fulfill God’s compassionate will for individuals, nations, and the world. • Examine the cultural, social, political, economic, and religious realities of our world as they are and as they should be if Christians are to take God’s Word seriously. • Offer hope and direction for living in steadfast confidence as people of God. Also includes a foreword by noted emerging preacher and theologian Adam L. Bond who reflects on the impact and legacy of these two giants.

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The Upper Room Disciplines 2016 A Book of Daily Devotions

Rita Collett, Editor Spending daily time with God is vital to spiritual growth. Having a scheduled time to read the Bible, reflect on scripture, and pray helps strengthen our relationship with our Creator. The Upper Room Disciplines is a best-selling devotional guide for Christians who want to apply scripture to their daily lives. Each devotion contains a suggested Bible reading, a brief meditation, and a prayer or idea for reflection. Includes 53 writers from various ethnicities, locales, and Christian backgrounds. Writers for 2016 include Linda Douty, Heather Murray Elkins, D. J. del Rosario, Elaine Stanovsky, and Mary Donovan Turner. KEY Features • Rich diversity of material – 53 writers. • Simple read, deep thought – one-page devotion. • Outline for small-group discussion. • Includes RCL weekly scripture listing. • Available in regular, enlarged print, and digital versions.

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Jesus’ place among the prophets is confirmed as he appears with Elijah and Moses, and a voice from on high declares his relationship to and authority from God. The disciples are bewildered, afraid, and unsure how to respond.

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Nurturing a spiritual legacy in your children.

Passing It On

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Kara Lassen Oliver Parents have the most direct impact on their children’s spiritual formation. But often they lack confidence in their biblical knowledge, theological understanding, and grasp of Christian tradition. With gentle humor and faithful insight Kara Oliver encourages parents by providing practical ideas for passing on their faith to their children. She suggests that parents incorporate weekly gatherings into their family schedules for short periods—4 weeks at a time during 4 times of year: Advent, Lent, summer, and back-to-school. KEY Features • Plans for weekly family gatherings. • Age-appropriate activities. • Leader’s guide for parent support groups. Kara Lassen Oliver is a freelance writer and editor who lives in Nashville, Tennessee. Oliver and her family spent two years in Malawi, Africa, as Volunteers in Mission. Praise for 7 x 10 96 Pages eISBN: 9780835814980 ePub: $7.99

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Passing It On Compassionate, wise, and funny, Kara Lassen Oliver is a gracious guide for families who want to create space for faith nurture, even those who aren’t sure where to begin. I have been using this resource with my own three children—who are not the type to sit quietly and receive instruction!— and the grace-filled times we are sharing around our candle feel holy and healing. Passing It On will give parents the tools they long for to help their children connect with the God who loves them. — The Rev. Elise Erikson Barrett United Methodist pastor, mother, and author In a time when families are often pulled in different directions and during an age when the family dinner table seems to fade into the background gathering dust, Passing It On gives voice to God’s call for us to live in community with one another—gathering together to hear and reflect on the stories of the Christian faith. This book provides a tool for families as they seek ways to pass on the faith from generation to generation. With intentional and faithful discipline, Oliver provides a means for bringing the family back together. — Rev. Tanya Marie Eustace, PhD Director of Children and Intergenerational Ministries Discipleship Ministries of The United Methodist Church

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Jenny Youngman After a year of struggling with nutty family schedules, Jenny Youngman knew that something had to change. The only remedy for their chaotic routine, she realized, was prayer. Youngman and her husband agreed that their family would start and end their days with prayer. Scrambled Starts tells about one family’s adventures in making prayer a regular part of their daily lives. It is also a collection of prayers—for mealtime, bedtime, special occasions, ordinary times, prayers just for parents, prayers just for kids. A wonderful reference guide for parents who want to make prayer a priority in their homes. KEY Features • Real-life stories of a family learning to pray together. • Prayers to read aloud or memorize. • A mix of prayers for all ages. • Family devotion outlines. Jenny Youngman is a freelance writer, songwriter, and household manager. She and her husband and four children live in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee. Youngman has released two full-length albums: Glimpse of Glory and The Girl with Good Intentions. She created the Worship Feast line of youth worship resources and contributed to the Deep Blue Kids Bible.

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Let the morning bring us word of your unfailing love, oh Lord, And receive our praise as we greet this day. Bless this meal and give us strength To share your love along our way. Amen. Thank you, Lord, for our night of rest. Come join our table and be our guest. Bless the food that is prepared. May it give us strength to follow you everywhere. Amen.

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Why This Jubilee?

Advent Reflections on Songs of the Season

James C. Howell In this book of 24 reflections, James Howell takes inspiration from wellknown carols and Christmas songs to explore the birth of Jesus. He groups the devotions into 4 weeks by these topics: The Place, The Men (Joseph, the shepherds, and the magi), The Mother, and The Child. KEY Features • Theological and pastoral insights delivered in a conversational style. • Weekly discussion guide for groups.

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A simple yet powerful study using one word.

Pauses for Lent 40 Words for 40 Days

Trevor Hudson In this beautifully minimalist book, Trevor Hudson focuses on 40 single words—one for each day of the season of Lent. Each brief meditation pairs the word for the day with a scripture verse, brief insight, and a thought or action for the day. Each pause for Lent will refresh and challenge readers.

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Nell E. Noonan Losing a spouse is always traumatic. In this book of 60 devotions, Nell Noonan candidly shares her experiences in the 26 months following the death of her husband. Emphasizing that each person’s journey through grief is unique, Noonan encourages readers to turn to God for strength, comfort, and healing. Her devotions are grouped into 4 sections: Part 1: Sorrowing, Sighing, and Consolations; Part 2: Broken and Blessed; Part 3: Healing and Hope; Part 4: Mourning to Morning. Noonan reminds readers they can count on God’s steadfast love and presence every day. KEY Features • Meditations and prayers that remind widows they are not alone. • Helps for finding God in the midst of bereavement. • Suggested practice or action for each day. Nell Noonan served in church educational ministry for over 30 years and also worked in public, school, and university libraries. She holds master’s degrees in religious education and library science, as well as a D. Min. in biblical studies. Nell lives in Durham, North Carolina. Praise for

A Widow’s Prayer A Widow’s Prayer: Finding God’s Grace in the Days Ahead is a marvelous book for widows, their families, and caregivers. We journey with Nell Noonan’s through her twenty-six month odyssey from initial deep grief to new beginnings. This devotional book helps widows find God’s grace when the “rhythm of life is ruptured” and they are faced with “puddles of grief” and crucial questions of identity and purpose. Each of the 60 meditations provides biblical readings and meaningful prayers and will be a blessing to all who face this greatest of all losses. — Dr. Richard L. Morgan, author of At the Edge of Life: Conversations When Death Is Near

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Imagine Me

Encountering Jesus Through Story

Vinita Hampton Wright For centuries Christians have used imagination as a way to listen to God. Using this practice, Vinita Wright leads readers to enter 20 key events in Jesus’ life, prayerfully imagining what might have happened in each story. Through reflection questions, she connects similar moments in the reader’s life with transitional moments in Jesus’ life. Each chapter closes with a prayer.

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Practicing the Heart of Christian Spirituality

L. Roger Owens For those searching for an authentic faith, Roger Owens shows that in Jesus, God has already given us all we need to live and flourish. He calls readers to return to basic Christian practices that build and sustain their relationship with God. KEY Features • Author shares personal stories of struggle and growth in a sometimes humorous style. • Insights from the history of Christian spirituality. • Suggestions for reflection/discussion. November 1, 2015 Paperback 9780835815109 $13.99

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Title Ministry Index Leadership

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Title

Page

Abingdon Creative Preaching Annual 2016, The

Journey with J.W.

Abingdon Worship Annual 2016, The

Journeys with Celtic Christians

Advent Presence

112

Letters from Samaria

103

Advent: A Calendar of Devotions 2015

Love Life, Live Advent

113

African American History Month Daily Devotions 2016

Love Life, Live Lent

115

Another Way Home

Maps 90

Arts Camp

111

Meet the Goodpeople

Ask Resources

Miracle Drug

51 7

Attendance 88-89

Near the Cross

Awaiting the Already

New International Lesson Annual 2015-2016, The

Not Your Parents’ Offering Plate

Be My Valentino

30 4

Becoming A Disciple

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Becoming Who I Am

108

Parish is the Issue, The

Passing It On

126

Beyond the Cherokee Trail Bible Puzzles for a Year

5 73

134-135

Pastor As Counselor

Bookmarks 82

Pastoral Caregiver’s Casebook Volume 3, The

Broken 13

Pastoral Caregiver’s Casebook Volume 4, The

120

Bulletins 76-81

Pastoral Theology for Public Ministry

106

120

128

Calendars 60

Pauses for Lent

CEB Student Bible, The

20, 21

Postcards 82-84

CEB Study Bible, The

22, 23

Praying Shapes Believing

107

Certificates 85-86

Prepare! 2015-2016

Charts & More

Preparing for Baptism in the Episcopal Church

110

Colors Come from God . . . Just Like Me!

Radical Sending

Converge Bible Studies

Ragged Hope

Counterfeit Christianity

Reclaimed 121

Creation 65

Salvation of Doctor Who, The

Deep Blue Kids Bible, The

Sanctuary of Lent, The

Deep Blue Kids Curriculum Deeper Simplicity, Broader Generosity

24 68-71 102

School of Love

Scrambled Starts

127

Discovering Together

Sent Resources

Episcopal Story, The

Sermon Without End, The

Episcopol Clerical Directory 2015

Sermons from the Black Pulpit

124

Faith of a Mockingbird, The

Servants and Fools

Finding Bethlehem in the Midst of Bedlam

Fireflies 94

28, 29

Shadow of a Doubt, The

Sky is Falling, the Church is Dying, and Other False Alarms, The

Five Faces of Ministry

St. Benedict’s Toolbox

Five Marks of a Methodist

stolen 12

104

Five Questions of Christmas

Storm Before the Calm, The

Flood Gates

Surprising Imagination of C.S. Lewis, The

Food Fight

Symbols of Faith

Forty Days of Generosity

Tattered and Mended

Forty Days of Hope

Text Bibles

This Must Be the Place

Fruitcake Murders, The

Generous Community, A

101

Twice Blessed

Gift of New Creation, The

Under the Fig Tree

114

Gift of New Hope, The

Upper Room Disciplines 2016, The

125

Gifts of the Dark Wood

Way Through the Wilderness, A

Gratitude Path, The

Welcoming Community

122

105

Head Scratchers

What is Your Practice?

Hebrew Bible for Beginners, The

What the Prayers of Jesus Tell Us About the Heart of God

Here I Am

121

What We Need is Here

130

Hidden Inheritance

Who Is My Neighbor?

Hollywood Jesus

Why Christmas Trees Aren’t Perfect

Holy Spirit, The

Why Mission?

I pray in poems

109

Why This Jubilee?

128

130

Widow’s Prayer, A

129

Word & Life Series

Imagine Me John Resources Joining God, Remaking Church, and Changing the World Joseph Resources

136

Title

32, 33 100 38

Works of John Wesley, Volume 27, The

Worship in a Flash for Special Days

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28, 29

Author

Author Index Page

Jones, Scott J.

Joslin, Roger

Allen, Wes

Kaminsky, Joel S.

Avilesbernal, Douglas

122

Kibbey, Sue Nilson

Kitch, Anne E.

110

Allen, Ron

Babington, Peter

113, 115

Boers, Arthur

Lohr, Joel N.

Bone, David L.

Lowe, J. Fletcher

Brasher-Cunningham, Milton

Bricker, Sandra D. Burkhart, Rob Cameron, Barbara

Meekins, Leigh

72, 73

Campbell, Ted A.

Mead, Loren B.

106

Burns, Stephen

Mabry, M.D., Richard L.

46, 55

Carrasco, M.A., Joyce

Carter, Jr., Kenneth H.

34, 62

Meyers, Ruth A.

107

Millard, Kent

Mink, Sue

Mitchell, Leonel L.

107

Mohney, Nell W.

Moore, James M.

Neal, Mark

Clark, Christina

111

Neumark, Heidi B.

Clay, Louie Crew

103

Newman, Rodney

Noonan, Nell E.

129

Oliver, Kara Lassen

126

Carter, Lisa Christopher, J. Clif

Collins, Ace

8 20-26

Common English Bible Davis, Talbot

Olson, Roger E.

deVega, Magrey R.

Owens, L. Roger

130

Doyle, Andrew C.

101

Patton, John

Ehrich, Thomas

Prentiss, Demi

98 124

Elnes, Eric

Proctor, Samuel D.

Farris, Patricia

Raney, Deborah

Ferguson, Thomas

Rawle, Matt

9 40, 41

Flegal, Daphna

Renfroe, Rob

Flemming, Dean

Root, Jerry

Forché, Carolyn A.

Ross, Roger

Forney, Liz

105

Roxburgh, Alan J.

51 100

Fralin, Jessica

Ruchti, Cynthia

Fromholz, Greg

Schneider, Richard, H.

Gadson, Telley L.

Scifres, Mary J.

Gonzalez, Justo L.

Spoelstra, Melissa

Gooder, Paula

113, 115

Gordon-Young, Heather

94 32, 33

Hamilton, Adam

Hansen, Adolf

Stanford, Shane

Stoner, Marcia

Stringer, Clifton Tomaine, Jane

62 104

Harper, Steve

Ventura, Celeste A.

102

Hauerwas, Stanley

Vest, Norvene

105

Herlinger, Chris

Watley, William D.

124

Hoffman, Ph.D., Ruth Cassel

Webber, Christopher L.

Holland, Melford “Bud”

112

Willimon, William H.

Howell, James C.

128

Won, Dal Joon

Hudson, Trevor

128

Woodard, Jenee

Hutchison, Roger

114

Worster, Dave

109

Janssen, Denise

121

Wright, Beth-Sarah

108

Jeffrey, Paul

Wright, Vinita Hampton

130

Jones, Arthur D.

Youngman, Jenny

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