Religion

200 Pomegranates and an Audience of One: Creating a Life of Meaning and Influence

by Shawn Wood

Everyone longs to live a life of meaning and purpose, to leave something of real worth behind when we're gone. All too often, we feel that our day-to-day tasks make no difference in the great scheme of things....

God's Promises That Keep Us

by J. Ellsworth Kalas

J. Ellsworth Kalas (adapted from the foreword): This book came to birth in a quite modest kitchen in Sioux City, Iowa, over a period of years in the late 1930s. On a shelf in that kitchen, just above the stove,...

Just in time! Children's Sermons

by Anne Streaty Wimberly

Ready-to-use biblically based children's sermons for busy worship leaders

Hard Times Come Again No More: Suffering and Hope

by Alexander B Joyner

A six-week study on how to maintain hope during times of suffering

Spiritual Bankruptcy: A Prophetic Call to Action

by John B Jr Cobb

What if, in trying to avert world crisis, we are instead propelling ourselves over the cliff of oblivion?

The Concise Dictionary of Pastoral Care and Counseling

by Glenn H Jr Asquith

Surveys the essentials of pastoral care and counseling

The Apostolic Congregation: Church Growth Reconceived for a New Generation

by George G III Hunter

Explores new ideas for moving a congregation from maintenance to mission mode

Why Jesus?

by William H. Willimon

Why does the mysterious teacher from Nazareth still call and compel followers after 2,000 years?

Five Practices - Intentional Faith Development

by Robert Schnase

Focus on the Five Practices: A Congregation-Wide Initiative

Based on the book, Five Practices of a Fruitful Congregation by Bishop Robert Schnase

Imagine a congregation-wide focus on these practices that includes...

You Can't Do EVERYthing ... So Do SOMEthing: Small Ways to Change the World

by Shane Stanford

Shows readers how to focus on the things that are important

Your Spiritual IQ: Five Steps to Spiritual Growth

by John Savage

Guidance, inspiration, and practical tools to deepen your relationship with God.

Introduction to World Religions: Communities and Cultures

by Jacob Neusner

Religious communities are dynamic groups that continue to address relevant concerns

The Jesus Revolution: Learning from Christ's First Followers

by Leith Anderson

Invites readers on a journey through the Book of Acts to discover the leaps of faith taken by the early church to spread the good news of Jesus' revolutionary message

Christian Weddings

by Andy Langford

Since its publication, Christian Weddings has become the necessary tool for engaged couples and pastors to plan unique and meaningful wedding services. It allows users to select the different elements from their...

Hearing Beyond the Words: How to Become a Listening Pastor

by Emma J Justes

Only when pastors hear beyond the words, can they care-fully minister. Pastors listen all the time. Or do they? Listening is more than a developed skill; it is an awesome gift of hospitality offered to others....

The Promise of Easter

by Peg Augustine

Emphasizes the true meaning of the Easter/Lenten season, with bilingual text

Three Simple Rules: A Wesleyan Way of Living

by Rueben P. Job

In Three Simple Rules, Rueben Job offers an interpretation of John Wesley's General Rules for today's readers. For individual reading or group study, this insightful work calls us to mutual respect, unity and...

Prayers for a Privileged People

by Walter Brueggemann

In Prayers for a Privileged People, this much-published author sculpts-as carefully as if with chisel-prayers on behalf of those who are people of privilege and entitlement-the haves-at an urgent moment in our...

Christian Prayer For Dummies

by Richard Wagner

Advice and examples help you find your own prayer style

Discover how prayer works and why you need it now more than ever

Do you want to pray, but you're not sure how? This friendly guide explains the different...

The Courage to Teach: Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher's Life

by Parker J. Palmer

"This book is for teachers who have good days and bad — and whose bad days bring the suffering that comes only from something one loves. It is for teachers who refuse to harden their hearts, because they love...