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Preaching Jesus Christ Today
$22.99This book approaches preaching as a theological practice and a spiritual discipline in a way that is engaging, straightforward, and highly usable for busy preachers. Bringing to bear almost three decades of practical experience in the pulpit and the classroom, Annette Brownlee explores six questions to help preachers listen to Scripture, focus on what God does in the event of the sermon, and move from interpretation to text as they prepare weekly sermons. Each chapter contains theological reflections, guidelines for sermon preparation, and numerous examples and illustrations. Sample sermons are also included.
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Everybody Always Study Guide With DVD (Student/Study Guide)
$39.99As followers of Christ, there is question we need to be asking ourselves every day: How do we prove who we are? This doesn’t refer to what our driver’s licenses say we are, or what our careers suggest about who we are, or who other people tell us we are. Rather, this refers to what Jesus said we should be-and he said that his followers would be identified simply by how they loved people. Love isn’t something we just haphazardly fall into; it is someone we become. Jesus wants us to love everybody, always.
In this five-session video study, bestselling author Bob Goff shares some of the stories from his life that have helped him understand what it truly means to love everybody the way Jesus loved them-without fear, insecurity, or restriction. This begins by loving people right where you are through serving and helping the neighbors God has placed into your world. It means loving people when they mess up and helping them move past the place of shame to acceptance. It continues by being courageous and following where God leads one step at a time-even if you feel you are flying blind. Above all, it means not just agreeing with Jesus but actually stepping out and doing what Jesus said.
Following Christ means more than just putting a toe in the water when it comes to loving others. It means grabbing your knees and doing a cannonball! And, as Jesus revealed, it means loving the difficult ones. Everybody, Always, will provide practical steps to help you take that journey.
Sessions include:
*Love People Where You Are
*Catch People on the Bounce
*Don’t Play It Safe
*Do More Stuff
*Love Even the Difficult PeopleThis pack contains one study guide and one DVD.
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Leading Major Change In Your Ministry
$16.99Many ministries must undergo major change in order to fulfill their mission, and more importantly, to fulfill God’s mission, in today’s world. This book tells the story of the relocation of Gateway Seminary–as well as other stories of major change. In doing so, it lays out the principles and processes necessary to get the job done.
The first section of Leading Major Change in Your Ministry outlines foundational concepts to leading major change. The second section explains a six-fold model for leading major change in churches and ministry organizations. The book includes illustrations throughout, not from hypothetical situations, but from real-life ministry challenges in both local churches and large organizations. While theories about leading major change are interesting, practical insight about how to do it–written by someone who has led multiple organizations through major change–is far more helpful.
The stakes are high. Leadership decisions in ministries have eternal consequences. Almost every church or organization needs–or soon will need–to be led through major change. Leading Major Change in Your Ministry is your guide to successfully getting it done.
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13 Very Amazing Animals And How God Used Them
$12.99Help kids discover the faith-building, life-changing truths tucked into the stories of 13 animals that God created. They will see how God used some thirsty camels, low-flying quail, a talking donkey, and more. Along the way, kids will be assured that God knows them and loves them–and is ready to use them in big ways too!
If you want kids to do God’s Word and not just hear it–you’re in exactly the right place.
Each session focuses on one key Bible truth–kids will discover it, think about it, talk about it, pray about it, and apply what they learn. You’ll drive that point home through Bible exploration, fun discussions, giggle-worthy games, and oh-wow activities that engage kids in multiple ways.
Just add an adult or teenage leader to these easy-to-lead sessions to keep kids engaged, entertained, and growing in their faith! Each session is:
*Flexible–sessions work for 1 or 2 kids, 12 kids, or more
*Multi-aged–suitable for all elementary kids
*Low-prep–using easy-to-find supplies
*45 minutes of fun–with time stretchers to fill an hour
*Relational–children grow close to Jesus and each otherPerfect for any children’s ministry program–Sunday school, children’s church, and more!
Help kids discover the faith-building, life-changing truths tucked into the stories of 13 animals that God created. They will see how God used some thirsty camels, low-flying quail, a talking donkey, and more. Along the way, kids will be assured that God knows them and loves them–and is ready to use them in big ways too!
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Canoeing The Mountains (Expanded)
$24.00Part 1: Understanding Uncharted Territory
1. Seminary Didn’t Prepare Me For This
2. Adventure Or Die
3. A Leadership Model For Uncharted TerritoryPart 2: On-the-Map Skill Set
4. Competence And Credibility
5. Preparing For The Unknown
6. Eating Strategy For BreakfastPart 3: Leading Off The Map
7. Navigating The “Geography Of Reality”
8. My Italian Grandfather Was Killing Me
9. Don’t Just Do Something, Stand There . . . Then Do Something
10. The Mission Trumps!
11. Take A Good Look Into The CoffinPart 4: Relationships And Resistance
12. Gus And Hal Go To Church
13. Et Tu, Church?Part 5: Transformation
14. How A Nursing Mother Saved America
15. The End Of Our ExploringEpilogue: Taking The Hill With Grandma
Study Guide
Acknowledgments
NotesAdditional Info
14th Annual Outreach Magazine Resource of the Year, LeadershipExplorers Lewis and Clark had to adapt. While they had prepared to find a waterway to the Pacific Ocean, instead they found themselves in the Rocky Mountains. You too may feel that you are leading in a cultural context you were not expecting. You may even feel that your training holds you back more often than it carries you along.Drawing from his extensive experience as a pastor and consultant, Tod Bolsinger brings decades of expertise in guiding churches and organizations through uncharted territory. He offers a combination of illuminating insights and practical tools to help you reimagine what effective leadership looks like in our rapidly changing world.If you’re going to scale the mountains of ministry, you need to leave behind canoes and find new navigational tools. Now expanded with a study guide, this book will set you on the right course to lead with confidence and courage.Add to cart2 in stock
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13 Very Big Mistakes People Made And What God Did About Them
$12.99If you want kids to do God’s Word and not just hear it–you’re in exactly the right place.
Each session focuses on one key Bible truth–kids will discover it, think about it, talk about it, pray about it, and apply what they learn. You’ll drive that point home through Bible exploration, fun discussions, giggle-worthy games, and oh-wow activities that engage kids in multiple ways.
Just add an adult or teenage leader to these easy-to-lead sessions to keep kids engaged, entertained, and growing in their faith! Each session is
*Flexible–sessions work for 1 or 2 kids, 12 kids, or more
*Multi-aged–suitable for all elementary kids
*Low-prep–using easy-to-find supplies
*45 minutes of fun–with time stretchers to fill an hour
*Relational–children grow close to Jesus and each otherPerfect for any children’s ministry program–Sunday school, children’s church, and more!
Help kids discover the faith-building, life-changing truths tucked into the stories of 13 very big mistakes people made. They will see how Adam and Eve, Jonah, King Saul, and others stepped away from God and straight into big trouble. And along the way, kids will be challenged to never step away from God and will grow in their certainty that God loves them–no matter what!
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13 Very Bad Days And How God Fixed Them
$12.99With this book in the series, kids will discover how God fixed some very bad days for 13 people, including Noah, Daniel, Mary, Lazarus, and Stephen. Kids will learn that the same God of long ago watches over them-and that God knows how to fix th
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People Are The Mission
$17.99When it comes to interacting with guests, churches typically gravitate towards one of two camps: over-the-top, shock-and-awe, let-us-entertain-you or oh-man,-some-people-just-showed-up, underwhelming experience. Each extreme has drawbacks: on one end, people become the center of the universe. On the other, hospitality is effectively ignored in deference to the “serious business” of worship.
People Are the Mission proposes a healthy middle, one where guests are esteemed but the gospel is the goal. Danny Franks, Connections Pastor at Summit Church, shows churches how to take a more balanced approach – a “third way” that is both guest-friendly and gospel-centric. He shows why honoring the stranger doesn’t stand in opposition to honoring the Savior. People are the mission that Christ has called us to, and if we focus on people we can better assist people to focus on the gospel.
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Big Book Of Bible Facts And Fun For Elementary Kids
$19.99No matter which children’s curriculum you use or what type of children’s ministry program you have, Big Books will provide hours of creative Bible learning and fun! You’ll find games, art activities, coloring pages, creative storytelling, object lessons, Bible talks, crafts, puzzles, science experiments, and more! Plus each Big Book is reproducible and comes with perforated pages and a Scripture index.
Big Books are perfect for:
*Sunday School
*Children’s Church
*Evening Programs
*Vacation Bible School
*Christian Schools
*Home Schools
*CampsKids Explore and Investigate the Bible! This reproducible resource features:
*Ideas to help kids learn how to use the Bible
*Information that helps kids learn about Bible people and events
*Bible maps, Bible time lines, and a Bible dictionary
*Bible book cards, puzzles, coloring pages, and more!Add to cart1 in stock
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Big Book Of Science Fun For Elementary Kids
$19.99No matter which children’s curriculum you use or what type of children’s ministry program you have, Big Books will provide hours of creative Bible learning and fun! You’ll find games, art activities, coloring pages, creative storytelling, object lessons, Bible talks, crafts, puzzles, science experiments, and more! Plus each Big Book is reproducible and comes with perforated pages and a Scripture index.
Big Books are perfect for:
*Sunday School
*Children’s Church
*Evening Programs
*Vacation Bible School
*Christian Schools
*Home Schools
*CampsKids Learn About God Through Hands-On Experiments! This reproducible resource features:
*Experiments
*How to use each experiment with different Bible stories and Scriptures
*Step-by-step instructions and a “mess meter”
*Discussion questions and science factsAdd to cart1 in stock
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Big Book Of Bible Activities Songs And Rhymes For Early Childhood
$19.99No matter which children’s curriculum you use or what type of children’s ministry program you have, Big Books will provide hours of creative Bible learning and fun! You’ll find games, art activities, coloring pages, creative storytelling, object lessons, Bible talks, crafts, puzzles, science experiments, and more! Plus each Big Book is reproducible and comes with perforated pages and a Scripture index.
Big Books are perfect for:
*Sunday School
*Children’s Church
*Evening Programs
*Vacation Bible School
*Christian Schools
*Home Schools
*CampsBible Activities, Songs, and Rhymes Help Children Interact with Bible Truths! This reproducible resource features:
*Bible stories set to familiar tunes or in simple action rhymes that help children remember
Bible stories
*65 songs, 30 action rhymes, and 102 teaching activities that reinforce Bible lessons
*A creative activity for each song and action rhyme
*HeartShaper Children’s Curriculum preschool/pre-k & k scope and sequence to correlate songs, rhymes, and activitiesAdd to cart2 in stock
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Big Book Of Coloring Pages And Activities For Toddlers
$19.99No matter which children’s curriculum you use or what type of children’s ministry program you have, Big Books will provide hours of creative Bible learning and fun! You’ll find games, art activities, coloring pages, creative storytelling, object lessons, Bible talks, crafts, puzzles, science experiments, and more! Plus each Big Book is reproducible and comes with perforated pages and a Scripture index.
Big Books are perfect for:
*Sunday School
*Children’s Church
*Evening Programs
*Vacation Bible School
*Christian Schools
*Home Schools
*CampsColoring Pages Help Toddlers Learn That God Loves Them! This reproducible resource features:
*Over 150 age-appropriate, simple coloring pages
*Suggested options that make it easy to add texture and stickers to pictures
*More than 40 teaching activities that make it simple to use the pictures to teach basic Bible concepts
*HeartShaper Children’s Curriculum toddlers & 2s scope and sequence to correlate coloring pagesAdd to cart1 in stock
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Empowering Leadership : How A Leadership Development Culture Builds Better
$16.99Pastor and author Michael P. Fletcher asserts that a leadership pipeline can’t be bought, rather it has to be built from the ground up. Fletcher guides the reader on how to build better leaders faster by creating a leadership development culture in your church or organization.
The key to continued success in any church or organization is a steady stream of healthy, growing leaders; but not just any leaders-leaders who carry the culture and embody its core values. But where can you find leaders like this?
Author and leadership consultant Michael Fletcher says these types of leaders can’t simply be “bought” nor can they be hired off of someone else’s “assembly line.” These types of leaders have to be built through a leadership pipeline.
A good leadership pipeline will help articulate the values of the church or organization and define the process required to move forward in it. However, to develop leaders at every level in the organization, to create an environment that attracts potential leaders, and to build better leaders faster, an organization needs more than a pipeline-it will need a culture that develops leaders organically.
If your organization needs good a leadership development structure, then you’re holding the right book. Empowering Leadership details Michael’s greatest insights on how to build better leaders faster by creating a leadership development culture in your organization-naturally, organically, continually.
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I Am Loved With DVD
$43.99In this five-session video Bible study, Wendy Blight shares a message for every woman who craves to truly understand, walk confidently in, and live out God’s unconditional, extravagant, lavish love. It’s a love she didn’t understand, let alone live, until she exposed her heart to the words of 1 John. As she spent months and months with this letter, it transformed her heart in ways she could not have imagined.
John’s words are especially relevant today because he wrote to an audience living in a culture not unlike our own. Through his unique perspective as Jesus’ last living disciple, John sets forth what it looks like to love and live authentically for Christ. At times, his words are tender and encouraging. At other times, they are quite challenging-and may even seem harsh-as he exhorts us to lead lives of obedience. John teaches truth in no uncertain terms. But those truths are also bathed in and delivered from a heart of love.
The study is for any woman who longs to know in her head that God loves her but still struggles in her heart to personalize that love. Who wonders what it would be like to live in the absolute assurance of God’s perfect love. Who wants her attitude and actions toward others to be transformed by truly comprehending the depts of God’s love for her.
Through this study, Wendy will help that woman:
*Develop a more intimate understanding of God’s love that will soften and overtake her heart to more fully trust and obey Him.
*Cease striving for “perfect” and live in the fullness of the redeeming love of the One who is perfect.
*Gain biblical wisdom that will help her recognize, interrupt, and confess her sinful thoughts and worldly desires.
*Process every interaction, opportunity, and relationship through the filter of God’s love.
*Defeat the fear and anxiety behind her human “what ifs” and replace them with the certainties found in God’s perfect love.More than ever, our world today desperately needs to hear God’s truth spoken in love. Let it begin here. With us. Today.
Sessions include:
*Walk in the Light
*Walk in Obedience
*Walk in Love
*Walk in Faith
*Walk in VictoryThis pack contains one softcover book and one DVD.
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Will Willimons Lectionary Sermon Resource Year B Part 2
$24.99Will Willimon is widely acclaimed as one of the top ten preachers in the world. For each Sunday of the Christian year, Will provides just what you need to begin the journey toward a sermon. This guide will stoke, fund, and fuel your imagination while leaving plenty of room to insert your own illustrations, make connections within your congregational context, and speak the Word in your distinctive voice. Guidance from Will Willimon is like sitting down with a trusted clergy friend and asking, “What will you preach next Sunday?” Year B, Part 2 is part of a six-volume set which includes years A, B, and C (2 volumes per year) in the Revised Common Lectionary. The sermon resources include: 1. Readings 2. Theme title 3. Introduction to the Readings 4. Encountering the Text 5. Proclaiming the Text 6. Relating the Text
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I Am Loved (Student/Study Guide)
$14.99In this five-session video Bible study (DVD/digital video sold separately), Wendy Blight shares a message for every woman who craves to truly understand, walk confidently in, and live out God’s unconditional, extravagant, lavish love. It’s a love she didn’t understand, let alone live, until she exposed her heart to the words of 1 John. As she spent months and months with this letter, it transformed her heart in ways she could not have imagined.
John’s words are especially relevant today because he wrote to an audience living in a culture not unlike our own. Through his unique perspective as Jesus’ last living disciple, John sets forth what it looks like to love and live authentically for Christ. At times, his words are tender and encouraging. At other times, they are quite challenging-and may even seem harsh-as he exhorts us to lead lives of obedience. John teaches truth in no uncertain terms. But those truths are also bathed in and delivered from a heart of love.
The study is for any woman who longs to know in her head that God loves her but still struggles in her heart to personalize that love. Who wonders what it would be like to live in the absolute assurance of God’s perfect love. Who wants her attitude and actions toward others to be transformed by truly comprehending the depths of God’s love for her.
Through this study, Wendy will help that woman:
*Develop a more intimate understanding of God’s love that will soften and overtake her heart to more fully trust and obey Him.
*Cease striving for “perfect” and live in the fullness of the redeeming love of the One who is perfect.
*Gain biblical wisdom that will help her recognize, interrupt, and confess her sinful thoughts and worldly desires.
*Process every interaction, opportunity, and relationship through the filter of God’s love.
*Defeat the fear and anxiety behind her human “what ifs” and replace them with the certainties found in God’s perfect love.More than ever, our world today desperately needs to hear God’s truth spoken in love. Let it begin here. With us. Today.
Sessions include:
*Walk in the Light
*Walk in Obedience
*Walk in Love
*Walk in Faith
*Walk in VictoryDesigned for use with the I Am Loved Video Study (sold separately).
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Defiant Joy Study Guide (Student/Study Guide)
$12.99In this six-session video Bible study (DVD/digital video sold separately), author Candace Payne (aka “Chewbacca Mom”) reveals her personal secrets and biblical insights to unshakable joy that no circumstance can take away, and how you can discover and experience the same. The world knows Candace Payne as “Chewbacca Mom,” the wife and mother of two from Dallas who captured the hearts of nearly 200 million people around the world with nothing but a toy Chewbacca mask, a smart phone, and infectious laughter.
Candace’s viral moment of simple joy became Facebook Live’s top video. But what the video doesn’t show is Candace’s storied journey of daunting obstacles on the way to the joy-filled life-extreme poverty, past trauma, and struggles with self-worth.
Join Candace to learn about the gift God has given us all to lead us into the full life you were always meant to live. All you need to do is answer yes when joy, whom Candace personifies as a friend, calls you to come and play.Do you feel tempted to give up on your dreams? Joy stays the course.Do your knees knock when thinking about the future? Joy hopes for what can be.
Do you feel unseen and unnoticed? Joy is content whether backstage or center stage.
Do you feel crushed under the weight of regret? Joy loves you enough to weep with you, but also enough to help you move on.
When life punches you in the gut, it can be difficult to muster a smile-much less a laugh. But Candace believes we need to take off our masks and re-discover the simple joys of life. With humor and power, wit and wisdom, Candace lights the way forward to a life that is free indeed.
Designed for use with the Defiant Joy Video Study (sold separately).
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Grow Together Now Volume 2
$29.9913 Sunday School Lessons for kids of all ages in one room
Equip kids with the character qualities they need to each become the person God created them to be. Volumes 1 and 2 of these exciting, hands-on Bible lessons explore the character qualities of forgiveness, peacemaking, having a servant’s heart, humility, kindness, and cooperation. Kids will explore each character quality in memorable lessons that are rooted in Scripture and reinforce God’s foundational plan for a fruitful Christian life. Plus, the DVD includes videos that reinforce what kids learn.
With the lessons in Volume 2, you’ll introduce kids of all ages to:
Humility – Seeing myself the way God sees me
Kindness – Treating others as beloved creations of God
Cooperation – Working together to accomplish a goalIncludes reporducibles and a DVD!
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Will Willimons Lectionary Sermon Resource Year B Part 1
$24.99Will Willimon is widely acclaimed as one of the top ten preachers in the world. For each Sunday of the Christian year, Will provides just what you need to begin the journey toward a sermon. This guide will stoke, fund, and fuel your imagination while leaving plenty of room to insert your own illustrations, make connections within your congregational context, and speak the Word in your distinctive voice. Guidance from Will Willimon is like sitting down with a trusted clergy friend and asking, “What will you preach next Sunday?”
Year B, Part 1 is part of a six-volume set that includes years A, B, and C (2 volumes per year) in the Revised Common Lectionary.
Each week of sermon resources includes:
1. Readings
2. Theme title
3. Introduction to the Readings
4. Encountering the Text
5. Proclaiming the Text
6. Relating the TextAdd to cart2 in stock
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Grow Together Now 1
$29.9913 Sunday School Lessons for kids of all ages in one room
Equip kids with the character qualities they need to each become the person God created them to be. Volumes 1 and 2 of these exciting, hands-on Bible lessons explore the character qualities of forgiveness, peacemaking, having a servant’s heart, humility, kindness, and cooperation. Kids will explore each character quality in memorable lessons that are rooted in Scripture and reinforce God’s foundational plan for a fruitful Christian life. Plus, the DVD includes videos that reinforce what kids learn.
With the lessons in Volume 1, you’ll introduce kids of all ages to:
Forgiveness – Trusting God to help me love others who hurt me
Peacemaking – Getting along with others
Servant’s Heart – Thinking of others before I think of myselfIncludes reporducibles and a DVD!
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Whole : Hope For The Broken Pastors Wife
$11.99Is there hope for a messed-up pastor’s wife? She can’t figure out who she is or what she’s supposed to be doing, but she’s expected to be a leader in the church. What would happen if the truth came out–about how conflict and bitterness make her want to stay at home on Sunday mornings in her pjs and how her own struggles with anger are compounded by having a spouse who is never home? Whole offers an authentic look at one woman’s journey to hope and wholeness.
This is a book for pastors’ wives and women in ministry leadership who struggle with their roles, their families, and their ministries. Whole offers hope and encouragement to those women who are looking for authenticity in their lives. This book also provides insight for anyone who has ever wondered what leaders struggle with and how they might pray for them.“Jennifer’s journey in living both a Whole and holy life is a great encouragement to those of us in ministry families. Whole provides us with fresh biblical insights that will strengthen us all onward.
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Teaching For Change
$11.99Ken Coley offers teachers the keys to unlock the secrets to exceptional teaching. He believes excellence in teaching God’s Word is a critical component for spiritual growth in students. This book provides practical, but powerful, teaching techniques that will lead to effective communication and meaningful group engagement, and real transformation.
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Character By Gods Design Volume 4
$29.99Equip kids with the character qualities they need to each become the person God created them to be. This fourth volume of exciting, hands-on Bible lessons explores the three character qualities of respect, stewardship, and perseverance. Kids will explore each character quality in memorable lessons that are rooted in Scripture and reinforce God’s foundational plan for a fruitful Christian life. Plus, the DVD includes videos that reinforce what kids learn. With these lessons, you’ll introduce kids of all ages to: – Courage-Doing the right thing even when I’m afraid. – Wisdom-Using my knowledge to follow God. – Loyalty-Remaining faithful. Includes reproducibles and a DVD!
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Character By Gods Design Volume 3
$29.99Equip kids with the character qualities they need to each become the person God created them to be. This third volume of exciting, hands-on Bible lessons explores the three character qualities of respect, stewardship, and perseverance. Kids will explore each character quality in memorable lessons that are rooted in Scripture and reinforce God’s foundational plan for a fruitful Christian life. Plus, the DVD includes videos that reinforce what kids learn. With these lessons, you’ll introduce kids of all ages to:- Respect-Honoring God and others. – Stewardship-Using my time, talents, and treasure for God. – Perseverance-Doing the right thing even when it’s hard. Includes reproducibles and a DVD!
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Giant Book Of Childrens Messages
$29.99Packed with more than 100 children’s messages, this book will encourage kids to explore their faith and praise God.
With a variety of devotions for early and upper elementary, you’ll find the perfect children’s message for every occasion.
Each devotion is tied to a different topic, with a Scripture connection and discussion to help kids understand the Bible point. You’ll bring more depth to topics including: Choices, Cliques, Faith, Fear, God’s Love, Jesus’ Miracles, Kindness, Loving Others, Peer Pressure, Self-Image, Sharing Faith, Thankfulness, Teamwork, and so many more!
Every game includes an overview that includes the topic, supplies, and preparation needed, so you’re able to find the best fit for your lesson and time slot. Plus, these relational, engaging devotions can be used anytime…wherever they fit into your schedule or to fill an on-the-spot need. You’ll also find loads of reproducible handouts!
Reinforce your lessons with these 100+ must-have children’s messages that’ll help kids dive deeper into their faith!
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Kids Ministry That Nourishes
$12.99Does your Kids Ministry provide the nourishment needed for children and families to thrive in the gospel? Much like healthy food is necessary for growth and sustenance, so is the biblical nutrition we serve to our young ones.
Just as He said to Peter, Jesus commands us to “feed my lambs.” This means more than crackers and juice, attractional programming, and fun activities. All of these things can be part of Kids Ministry, but should not be the heart of it.
Kids Ministry that Nourishes will help guide preschool, children, and preteen leaders in churches of all shapes and sizes to champion a ministry philosophy based on three essential nutrients. Author Jana Magruder shows how these are the nutrients that help Kids Ministries provide the nourishment needed for children and families to thrive in the gospel.
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Worship Pastor : A Call To Ministry For Worship Leaders And Teams
$18.99Modern worship leaders are restless. They have inherited a model of leadership that equates leading worship with being a rock star. But leading worship is more than a performance, it’s about shaping souls and making disciples. Every worship leader is really a pastor.
The Worship Pastor is a practical and biblical introduction to this essential pastoral role. Filled with engaging, illustrative stories it is organized to address questions of theory and practice, striving to balance conversational accessibility with informed instruction.
*Part One presents a series of evocative “vignettes”–intriguing and descriptive titles and metaphors of who a Worship Pastor is and what he or she does. It shows the Worship Pastor as Church-Lover, Disciple Maker, Corporate Mystic, and Doxological Philosopher. *Part Two covers specific roles related to ministry within the worship service itself–the Worship Pastor as Theological Dietician, Caregiver, Mortician, Emotional Shepherd, War General, Prophetic Guardian, Missional Historian, and Liturgical Architect.
*Part Three looks at ministry beyond the worship service–the Worship Pastor as Visionary Teacher, Evangelist, Artist Chaplain, and Team Leader.While some worship leaders are eager to embrace their pastoral role, many are lost and confused or lack the resources of time or money to figure out what this role looks like. Pastor Zac Hicks gives us a clear guide to leading worship, one that takes the pastoral call seriously.
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Because Of Bethlehem Study Guide (Student/Study Guide)
$12.99Each year, the Christmas season compels people to ask the Christmas questions. What’s the big deal about the baby in the manger? Who was he? What does his birth have to do with me? Of all the responses to these questions, there is one that stands out from the rest: Because of Bethlehem, God knows what it is like to be a human. When we talk to God about our challenges, our struggles, and our tough times, he understands, because he’s been there. He’s been here.
Because of Bethlehem, we have a friend in heaven. We have a Savior in heaven. Christmas begins what Easter celebrates. The child in the cradle became the king on the cross. Because he did, there are no marks on our record, just grace. Because of Bethlehem, we have the promise God is always near us. Always for us. Always in us. We may forget him, but he never forgets us.
No day is accidental or incidental. No acts are random or wasted. Just look at the Bethlehem birth. A king levies a tax. Joseph is forced to travel. Mary, as round as a ladybug, bounces on a donkey’s back. The hotel is full. The hour is late. The event is one big hassle. Yet out of the hassle, hope was born. Christmas reminds us that “everything works together for the good of those who love God” (Romans 8:28). And long after the Christmas guests have left, the carolers have gone home, and the lights have come down, that promise endures.
Sessions include:
*God Has a Face (chapters 2, 4)
*Worship Works Wonders (chapters 5, 6)
*God Guides the Wise (chapters 7, 8)
*Every Heart Is a Manger (chapters 11, 12)Add to cart8 in stock
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Character By Gods Design Volume 2
$29.99Equip kids with the character qualities they need to each become the person God created them to be. This second volume of exciting, hands-on Bible lessons explores the three character qualities of diligence, faithfulness, and gratitude. Kids will explore each character quality in memorable lessons that are rooted in Scripture and reinforce God’s foundational plan for a fruitful Christian life. Plus, the DVD includes videos that reinforce what kids learn. With these lessons, you’ll introduce kids of all ages to: – Trust-Firm and confident belief in someone – Honesty-telling the truth – Obedience-doing what I’m told to do Includes reproducibles and a DVD!
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Character By Gods Design Volume 1
$29.99Equip kids with the character qualities they need to each become the person God created them to be. This first volume of exciting, hands-on Bible lessons explores the three character qualities of diligence, faithfulness, and gratitude. Kids will explore each character quality in memorable lessons that are rooted in Scripture and reinforce God’s foundational plan for a fruitful Christian life. Plus, the DVD includes videos that reinforce what kids learn. With these lessons, you’ll introduce kids of all ages to:
– Diligence-Focusing on the work God has given me
– Faithfulness-Staying true to God and his purpose for me
– Gratitude-Expressing thanks no matter how I feel
Includes reproducibles and a DVD!
Character by Design is a brand new series of Sunday school lesson books designed for you when you have kids of all ages in one room. The complete series lets kids explore and practice character qualities that guide them to fulfill the potential God plans for their lives.Add to cart3 in stock
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Who Moved My Pulpit
$12.99Nine out of ten churches in America are either declining or growing slower than the community in which they are located. Stated simply, 90 percent of American churches are losing ground in their communities. Change is not an option; it is an urgent need. We don’t change our doctrines and biblical foundations, but we do change our methodologies and approaches for this rapidly changing culture. Based on the studies, consultations, and research of over 50,000 churches, best-selling author, Thom S. Rainer, shares how effective change has taken place in many churches. While it is not a formulaic approach, Who Moved My Pulpit? is a clear guide for church leaders who are not satisfied with the status quo, and who yearn for their churches and ministries to make a kingdom difference. True transformational change in the church is possible.
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Live Smart : Preparing For The Future God Wants For You (Reprinted)
$10.99A Guide to Living Wisely While You’re Young
As a professor and youth director, author Dan Dumas has seen that young people have high expectations for themselves. They want their lives to matter, and there’s no reason our expectations for them should be any different.This book presents practical tools and biblical advice to middle school and high school-aged readers so they can make the most of their youth. It covers everything from making the right friendships to how to think about education and how to invest in their relationships with God. The habits a person forms when they’re young can last a lifetime–now’s the time to make it count.This book is ideal for parents and youth pastors to give to young people to read on their own or study in groups.Add to cart3 in stock
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Moving Messages : Ideas That Will Revolutionize The Sunday Experience
$14.99“Help Pastors Make EVERY sermon memorable! Here’s how… Pastors…teachers…every church leader is hungry for Sunday messages to be memorable, meaningful, and move listeners closer to God. So why are so many messages forgettable? Pastor and author Rick Bundschuh asked the same question-and launched into a journey of finding new ways to connect his church audience with the life-changing truths of the Bible. He preached participatory sermons. Wove experiences into messages. Invited congregational conversation as part of the Sunday morning experience. The results? Astounding-for Bundschuh and his church. In this report from the front lines, Bundschuh shares what he did, how it went, and what he learned along the way. Practical and proven, here’s the best of what invigorated the Sunday experience for him and his congregation. Make Sunday messages engaging and impactful. They’ll benefit from Bundschuh’s journey and transform passive listeners into active participants in next Sunday’s message.”
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Broken And Whole
$18.00In his nearly four decades of pastoral, parachurch and nonprofit ministry leadership Steve Macchia has come to understand his own brokenness. He writes: “I’ve experienced great success and embarrassing failure. I’ve considered myself effective, and I’ve watched myself implode. I’ve brought others a lot of joy, and I’ve dished out my share of disappointment. In essence, as much as I like to view myself as a good or very good leader, in fact I’m more truthfully a blessed and broken leader?one who is daily in need of being renewed by the Spirit of God who resides in me.” In these pages Steve offers the gifts of love found in 1 Corinthians 13 as the antidote to our brokenness. He writes with personal transparency from his own experience. Each chapter concludes with a powerful spiritual assessment tool to use in reflecting on our own leadership strengths and weaknesses. By embracing and befriending our own brokenness we can find true wholeness in God’s strength. In these pages you will discover a new way to live in freedom and joy.
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You Lost Me (Reprinted)
$16.99Close to 60 percent of young people who went to church as teens drop out after high school. Now the bestselling author of unChristian trains his researcher’s eye on these young believers. Where Kinnaman’s first book unChristian showed the world what outsiders aged 16-29 think of Christianity, You Lost Me shows why younger Christians aged 16-29 are leaving the church and rethinking their faith.Based on new research, You Lost Me shows pastors, church leaders, and parents how we have failed to equip young people to live “in but not of” the world and how this has serious long-term consequences. More importantly, Kinnaman offers ideas on how to help young people develop and maintain a vibrant faith that they embrace over a lifetime.
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Best Ever Games For Youth Ministry (Revised)
$16.99This amazing book is filled with classic fun! The Game Guy is geared up and ready to give you tons of great games-including some brand-new ones-that are easy to pull off and field-tested with teenagers in many settings.Here’s what you’ll get: – Classic games with new twists – Indoor and outdoor games – Games that teach – Games that build community in your groupThe book includes ideas on how to: – Lead games – Select games – Save games gone badYou also get: – Supply lists – Tips and bonus ideas – Notes on group sizes Plus, this legendary games expert exposes some of the worst games every played, and shares his philosophy of fun when working with teenagers. You’ll be equipped to lead young people with the best collection of games-ever!
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How We Got The Bible Participants Guide (Student/Study Guide)
$9.99Have you ever wondered who wrote the books in your Bible and how they ended up together? Has anyone ever told you that some books were cut out of the Bible or that the stories of Jesus in the Gospels can’t be trusted? Through these six sessions, Dr. Timothy Paul Jones will answer your questions about how we got the Bible.
In this DVD study, you’ll learn:
*What makes the Bible unlike any other book
*What it means when we say that the Bible is inspired and inerrant
*What people did to preserve the text of the Bible over the centuries
*How we know that the New Testament is reliable
*The stories behind John Wycliffe and William Tyndale, and the King James VersionSession Topics
*Session 1 What’s So Special about the Bible?
*Session 2 How We Got the Old Testament
*Session 3 How We Got the New Testament
*Session 4 How the Books of the New Testament Were Chosen
*Session 5 How the New Testament Was Copied
*Session 6 How We Got the Bible in EnglishAdd to cart5 in stock
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How We Got The Bible Leaders Guide (Teacher’s Guide)
$14.99Have you ever wondered who wrote the books in your Bible and how they ended up together? Has anyone ever told you that some books were cut out of the Bible or that the stories of Jesus in the Gospels can’t be trusted? Through these six sessions, Dr. Timothy Paul Jones will answer your questions about how we got the Bible.
In this DVD study, you’ll learn:
*What makes the Bible unlike any other book
*What it means when we say that the Bible is inspired and inerrant
*What people did to preserve the text of the Bible over the centuries
*How we know that the New Testament is reliable
*The stories behind John Wycliffe and William Tyndale, and the King James VersionSession Topics
*Session 1 What’s So Special about the Bible?
*Session 2 How We Got the Old Testament
*Session 3 How We Got the New Testament
*Session 4 How the Books of the New Testament Were Chosen
*Session 5 How the New Testament Was Copied
*Session 6 How We Got the Bible in EnglishAdd to cart3 in stock
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Ministering In A Changing Sexual Landscape
$8.99The world is changing the way it views sexual issues at a rapid pace, and those who minister to people need to be prepared. Perhaps no problem is more ostracizing and difficult to deal with as those of a sexual nature. In this book, Dr. Moody shares about the nature, process, and impact of sexual sin by examining biblical examples. He reminds readers that there are answers and a way out of sexual sin. Moody directs readers to take a look at what the Bible says about these issues and gives effective counsel to help others. He believes it is vital that readers understand the current landscape and are prepared to reach out to those who are struggling.
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Leadership Pain : The Classroom For Growth
$24.99Dr. Samuel Chand asks ministry leaders if they perceive life’s struggles to be a prison or a classroom? If a prison then life’s most important lessons are missed as we seek an escape from them. Leadership Pain was written to help readers identify their challenges and develop strategies to move forward, and grow as a result of pain rather that view it as a setback.
Though many church leaders feel the pressure to project a Disney family image, be a fantastic teacher and an outstanding leader, they live in a dark world between the false self they project and the shadow of hidden motives. In Leadership Pain, Chand guides the reader to practical, effective habits that will help move leaders from the prison of struggle to the classroom of growth.
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Trials : God’s Refining Fire
$5.99Everyone faces trials. Whether it’s losing a job or losing a loved one, when trials hit they often make us wonder Why-why this? Why now? Why me? Packed with easy-to-understand explanations, key Bible verses, and biblical encouragement, this 96-page book shows how God uses the trials of life to refine us, to strengthen us, and to transforms us into His glorious image. Find out how to stand on God’s promises during tough times and be encouraged as you begin to see your “problems” as God’s “possibilities.”
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