Religion

Jesus in the Gospels - Study Manual

by Leander Keck

Study Manual content illuminates some aspect of the Jesus in the Gospels each week and connects Scripture to daily life and Jesus' call to discipleship. The overarching aim is to deepen discipleship through...

The Myth of the 200 Barrier: How to Lead through Transitional Growth

by Kevin Martin

"This is the best book I have ever read on congregational development!  I wish I had written it."  (Lyle E. Schaller, Parish Consultant)

The common experience of large congregations getting larger and small...

Sermon Seeds: 40 Creative Sermon Starters

by Dottie Escobedo-Frank

Note: This is the eBook version, and does not contain the DVD nor the DVD contents that the print version contains.

If you preach, you are looking for ways to create worship experiences that keep people on the...

Just in Time! Palm Sunday and Holy Week Services

by Robin Knowles Wallace

Ready-to-use lectionary-based worship and preaching resources for Palm Sunday and Holy Week. Includes three options for Palm Sunday services including procession suggestions with special emphasis on participation...

Just in Time! Pastoral Prayers in Public Places

by F. Belton Joyner Jr.

Ready-to-use prayers for community and civic occasions.

The Just In Time! series offers brief, practical resources of immediate help for pastors at an affordable price. 

Part of a pastor's role in the...

365 Meditations for Young Adults by Young Adults

by Cynthia Gadsden

This book offers a year's worth of short daily devotional readings written specifically for today's young adults. Though this is a diverse group with a variety of needs and interests, they are sojourners together...

Just in Time! Communion Services

by Robin Knowles Wallace

Worship

Ready-to-use Communion services suitable for Sunday morning and other special occasions.

The Just In Time! series offers brief, practical resources of immediate help for pastors at an affordable price. ...

Believe in Me

by James A. Harnish

Believe in Me: Sermons on the Apostles Creed

Be My People

by Ross Marrs

Be My People: Sermons on the Ten Commandments

Nature's Witness

by Tony Jones

People of faith insist that God is the God of the world around us. Yet scientific evidence supporting evolution seems to offer an explanation of reality different from the biblical one. In light of this apparent...

Be My Guest

by Thomas C. Hilton

Be My Guest: Sermons on the Lord's Supper

Be Filled

by Arthur McClanahan

Respected pastor, writer, and TV host Arthur Lee McClanahan explores the well-known teachings of the Beatitudes in Be Filled: Sermons on the Beatitudes.

Just in Time! Funeral Services

by Cynthia Danals

Ready-to-use funeral services for difficult situations.

Each service is set in a ministry context and includes a sample sermon, Scripture text, and prayers.

Miscarriage, Premature Delivery, Stillbirth, Infant...

Disciple IV - Teacher Helps: Disciple: Under the Tree of Life

by Various

DISCIPLE: UNDER THE TREE OF LIFE, the final study in the four-phase DISCIPLE program and is prepared for those who have completed BECOMING DISCIPLES THROUGH BIBLE STUDY. The study concentrates on the Writings...

Fatal Attractions

by William R. White

Written by a creative preacher, an innovative sermon series on the seven deadly sins that demonstrates a variety of sermon styles. "White has woven biblical stories, folktales, and personal experiences in sermons...

Pack Up Your Troubles

by Maxie Dunnam

Maxie Dunnam's direct, persuasive, and often humorous style will appeal to pastors seeking new insight based on biblical themes. The author also provides a treasury of contemporary illustrations and anecdotes....

Disciple I Revised Teacher Helps: Becoming Disciples Through Bible Study

by Various

DISCIPLE is a program of disciplined Bible study aimed at developing strong Christian leaders. The study gives the Old and New Testa­ments equal time, emphasizing the wholeness of the Bible as a revelation...

Jesus in the Gospels Leader Guide: Containing Teacher Helps

by Nellie Moser

The leader guide provides guidance and the suggested schedule for weekly group sessions to enable discussion in small groups of what persons have discovered in their individual reading and study. Two pages of...

Effective Small Churches in the 21st Century

by Carl Dudley

Dudley's work in Making the Small Church Effective (1978) broke new ground in understanding the dynamics of life in the small congregation. In this revised edition, Dudley revisits the small church, posing new...

One Surprising Morning

by Peg Augustine

Emphasized the surprising events that occurred on the morning of the very first Easter, with bilingual text.