| Demons Lies & Shadows | View shopping basket |
| by Pierre Gilbert |
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| We occupy a friendly universe! it takes a biblical worldview to accept this fact. Pierre Gilbert takes us into biblical reflections that anchor this excellent treatment of demonic warfare. Common fearsa nd misconceptions of demonic powers are addressed. his use of the "James Protocol" is an important application and guide for Christians who face the dilemma of deomnic oppression versus mental illness. I highly recommend this book to anyone, especially church leaders and missionaries. -David Wiebe, Exective Director, Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches Copyright 2008 Kindred Productions | |
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| Springs of Living Water: Christ-Centered Church Renewal | View shopping basket |
| by David S. Young |
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| This book approaches the need for renewal with a spiritual thrust and an active servant leader style and gives systematic help in how to be a healthy church with an urgent mission, This manual helps a church cultivate its spiritual life, train leaders, and focus efforts in ministries which express its identity and call. Rather than the pastor working solo, a renewal team is trained that gets the entire congregation involved. The team works with the church to look at tis strengths and discover new life. Rather than using a diagnostic model of church renewal, find out what is wrong and fix it, the process uses an affirmative model, find out what is right and builds on it. Copyright 2008 Herald Press | |
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| Beyond Me: Grounding Youth Ministry in God's Story | View shopping basket |
| by Wendell J. Loewen |
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| Effective ministry to youth today is more than pizza feeds and ski-trips says Wendell J. Loewen. More than ever people who work with youth in congregations are seeking ways to look beneath programs--to understand the consumerism and alienation in postmodern youth culture and then respond with mature understandings of God's call. Beyond Me is written accessibly and practically for all who are working and training to work in youth ministry, whether as youth ministers or as lay leaders. Rich in personal stories and practical examples, Loewen helps youth workers know what postmodern youth ministry looks like, but without simply giving another model to copy without thinking it through. Copyright 2008 Herald Press | |
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| Dancing through Thistles in Bare Feet: A Pastoral Journey | View shopping basket |
| by Gary Harder |
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| Gary Harder reflects on 42 years as a pastor. With deeply
personal stories, he recalls the surprises of God's mysterious healing
work. Amid the chaos of people's lives, Harder finds God is often
present in unexpected ways. Harder creates a candid and lively
conversation between the experience and reflection; between the
biblical witness and the stark reality of conflict in the church;
between crisis and opportunities for ministry. Copyright 2008
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| In Tune With God: The Art of Congregational Discernment | View shopping basket |
| by Sally Weaver Glick |
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| Is God calling us to start a daycare in our neighborhood? Whom
shall we call as our next pastor? May we serve Communion to believers
who are not yet baptized? How does our congregation describe its
mission? This book helps congregations learn how to make decisions
in healthy ways-focused on God's purposes, and growing in love and
truth. Sally Weaver Glick approaches congregational discernment as a
process of hearing and entering God's "song." Discernment is what we
do to distinguish between God's music and our own static and noise.
Good discernment says Weaver Glick, lets God's song "sing through us
and shape us, so that we can join in harmoniously, responding to God's
love and mercy." In Tune with God works best in a
congregational study setting. It includes stories of real
congregations dealing with real issues; a wealth of practical tips for
conducting healthy discernment; a leader's guide; an outline for a one-
day retreat; and a creative series of "dialogues for two Fools for
Christ" that introduce the themes of each chapter. Copyright 2004
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| A Healing Grief: Walking with Your Friend Through Loss | View shopping basket |
| by Sara Wengerd |
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| Author Sara Wengerd had years of experience with death via her
work as a hospice nurse and caring for the elderly. Then it happened
to her. Beginning with the first moment that she heard the news of her
husband's accident, through the first day, the funeral, and the next
two years, Wengerd illuminates the grieving process with heartfelt and
surprising candor. Everyone feels awkward and hesitant when talking
to a recently bereaved person. We don't want to say the wrong thing,
or cause the person to become emotional. A Healing Grief is
an antidote to this problem. At the end of each chapter is a list of
practical advice and tangible suggestions for action that friends and
family can take to comfort and show love to the bereaved. A
Healing Grief is the personal memoir and experience of one journey
through grief, but can serve as a point of resonance with which to
enter your own situation-whether grieving yourself, or supporting
someone who is. Copyright 2002. | |
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| Training Ministry Teams: A Manual for Elders and Deacons | View shopping basket |
| by Anne Stuckey |
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| This book provides practical instruction to help pastors and congregational leaders bring clarity and purpose to the role of elders or deacons, and to help deacons or elders learn and refine their ministry. Each of the nine sessions in Training Ministry Teams reflects on Jesus' method of training leaders and works toward a specific outcome. Topics include: working as a ministry team, decision-making, mediating conflict, visitation, partnering with the pastor, and more. Sessions conclude with group assignments designed to move participants from theory to action. Also included are resources to help in calling, commissioning, and nurturing elders and deacons Copyright 2004 Faith and Life Resources. | |
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| Thank You For Asking: Conversing with Young Adults about the Future Church | View shopping basket |
| by Sarah Wenger Shenk |
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| This is a book of stories-the stories of young adults as told to
other young adults who are working hard with imagination, longing and
love to weave a coherent faith and way of life. The stories provide
exemplary illustrations of how young adults are drawing vibrant threads
from the wonderful, but somewhat frayed heritage they've been given and
weaving them into a new coherency. They show the way toward a future
church that will be authentic, down-to-earth, and life giving for their
generation. The young adults in this book invite pastors, parents,
and friends into a potentially transformative dialogue about the
stories and practices we use to make sense of our world and to form a
way of life. The work young adults do is challenging work, often
lonely work; but when done in the company of loved and respected
others, it is the heart and soul of what makes life good. As we enter
into genuine conversation with t he questions and visions of young
adults, our faith communities will be transformed. Copyright 2005
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| Reaching Beyond the Mennonite Comfort Zone: Exploring from the Inside Out | View shopping basket |
| by Will Schirmer |
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| Here is a resource for Mennonites who wish to reach "beyond the
Mennonite comfort zone." The Mennonite church is undergoing historic
transitions: New denominational structures, a new vision, a new focus,
and a new spirit of mission-mindedness-or as Mennonites now put it,
being missional. These exciting changes require rethinking of
relationships with each other and with people beyond Mennonite
congregations, as Mennonites seek to fulfill the great commission of
linking the message of the gospel with needs of surrounding
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| A Door of Hope: Spiritual Conflict in Pastoral Ministry | View shopping basket |
| by Robert Thornton Henderson |
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| Today's faithful pastors are in crisis. Pastoral breakdown, abuse,
confusion, and divorce have reached epidemic proportions in many denominations.
Drawing on conversations with pastors in the trenches, Robert Thornton Henderson
describes a "battle behind the battle." There is a realm of spiritual forces,
cosmic antagonisms, principalities and powers that draws congregations toward
death. When these forces are ignored, the outlook is grim. But when
pastors are energized by a biblical understanding of the church's redemptive
participation in Jesus' victory over the cosmic powers, congregations spring
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| Not As The Scribes: Jesus as a Model for Prophetic Preaching | Details... |
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| Pioneers in Ministry: Woman Pastors in Ontario Mennonite Churches 1973-2003 | Details... |
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| Shepherds, Servants and Prophets: Leadership Among the Russian Mennonites (ca 1880-1960) | Details... |
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