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    • Leaving Egypt : Finding God In The Wilderness Places

      $21.25

      The Exodus story is your story.

      The Israelites’ liberation from Egypt and journey to the promised land is one the Bible’s most compelling narratives. But the Exodus isn’t just a long-ago Bible story. We each find ourselves enslaved: to work, to destructive relationships, to food, to spending . . . but beyond our personal Egypt lies God’s promised land.

      Chuck DeGroat shows how our wilderness journey helps us face our fears, receive our new identity, experience transformation, and live into our newfound freedom. Discussion questions follow each chapter.

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    • Embracing Emergence Christianity (Student/Study Guide)

      $22.60

      1. Emergence 101
      2. Where Now Is The Authority
      3. The 20th Century And Emergence
      4. Gifts From Other Times
      5. How Then Shall We Live?
      6. Hallmarks Of Emergence

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      Author, historian and keen cultural observer Phyllis Tickle invites us to join her in examining the changing face of Christianity and culture. Phyllis surveys 2000 years of Western history, identifying the great upheavals that occur in Western culture and Christianity every 500 years. The last was the Great Reformation of the 1500’s; the next is happening now.

      What are the implications of the “Great Emergence,” both culturally and spiritually? What are the key questions and issues that need to be addressed? Where might we be headed next?

      And, perhaps most importantly, where are you, at this moment? Might you be an emergence Christian?

      There are six sessions on the DVD.

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    • Church And The Crisis Of Community

      $32.99

      Contemporary society is in crisis, its structures broken and fragmented, and its people overstimulated, overstressed, and thirsty for true communion with the sacred and with one another. Yet although more than eighty-five percent of congregations in the United States conduct small-group ministry, too many of these groups begin with no clear sense of purpose, structure, or spiritual focus and end by veering away from Christian tradition and unknowingly settling for shallow versions of popular Christianity. In The Church and the Crisis of Community Theresa Latini lays out both a theoretical groundwork and a practical guideline for successful small-group ministry. Examining the latest sociological research and the real-life practices of small groups in six congregations, she shows how well-developed groups – those with mission statements, leadership training, and solid organizational structure – can be a truly effective tool in the church’s work of transforming broken and shallow forms of community into life-giving, life-sustaining relationships with God and others.

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    • Christian Atheist Participants Guide (Student/Study Guide)

      $14.99

      You believe in God, go to church, and generally treat people with kindness. But, have you surrendered to God completely, living every day depending upon the Holy Spirit? In this six-session DVD group study pastor and author Craig Groeschel teaches you how to be more than just “Christian” in name, how to break free of hypocrisy to live a more authentic, God-honoring life.

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    • Young Anointed And Empowered

      $22.48

      In his seminal work, Young, Anointed and Empowered, Marcus L. Arrington presents an uplifting message of hope to teens and young adults worldwide. Through transparent articulation of his own journey and the journeys of well-known biblical figures, he confirms that God uses ordinary people to do extraordinary things. Some of his character highlights include David, Joseph and Daniel and his three friends. Arrington’s introduction begins with a brief survey of the ills that inundate the landscape of youthdom. He ends on a glorious note of triumph by assuring youths and those that care for youths that the enemies that confront them and seek to destroy them aren’t indestructible. In fact, Arrington informs some and reminds others that God Almighty is a timely deliverer who makes it His business to rescue the downtrodden, bruised and oppressed. After a riveting introduction, Arrington builds momentum in Chapter 1 where he asks poignantly, “whatcha lookin for?” He again informs and reminds youths that the “it” or “thing” their searching for is found in God through Jesus Christ. After examining the faith, commitment and courage of the aforesaid biblical figures in Chapters 4-6, Arrington continues his conversation by observing purity and the need to have a clean heart before God in chapter 7. He transitions from his emphasis on purity and addresses the politics of being called by God to do a work for God. In Chapter 8 Arrington, discusses empowerment. He creatively explains the ministry, person and work of the Holy Spirit and why all believers need His direction and help. Finally, Arrington concludes his conversation with a heartfelt observation of the truth that greatness in life is preceded by the tandem of humility and obedience to God.

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    • Hard To Dance With The Devil On Your Back (Student/Study Guide)

      $13.99

      Looks at transcendent struggle in the lives of believers while helping readers enter the continually crumbling world surrounding Jesus and the disciples in the days preceding Easter.
      Seven sessions, one for each Sunday in Lent and Easter Sunday
      Each session features a Scripture reference, a personal reading, questions for personal reflection or group study, a closing prayer, and a focus for the coming week.

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    • Reason For God Discussion Guide (Student/Study Guide)

      $10.99

      Captured live and unscripted, pastor and author Timothy Keller meets with a group of skeptics to address their doubts and questions about Christianity. This course will train you on how to deal with six of the most common questions from skeptics as well as give you the resources to meet with your own group.

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    • Sacred Parenting Participants Guide (Student/Study Guide)

      $14.99

      In this six-session participant’s guide, designed for use with Sacred Parenting DVD, Gary Thomas helps you and your group look at parenting from a different perspective: not about successfully raising perfect children, but about you becoming more holy.

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    • Staying In Love Participants Guide (Student/Study Guide)

      $14.99

      In this participant’s guide, to be used with Staying in Love video, join pastor and author Andy Stanley in a discussion on how to stay in love, once you fall in love.

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    • Magnificent Obsession Participants Guide (Student/Study Guide)

      $13.73

      Follow author Anne Graham Lotz in this seven-session participant’s guide, designed for use with The Magnificent Obsession DVD, and learn to embrace a God-filled life. Is your heart yearning to know if there’s something more to this life? Anne has found answers to her heart’s yearning through studying the life of Abraham.

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    • Life Of Jesus (Student/Study Guide)

      $22.99

      Includes Video Discussion Guide / Six Sessions
      Join historian John Dickson on this journey through the life of Jesus. This book, which features a self-contained discussion guide and is designed for use with the Life of Jesus DVD, will help you and your group dig deeper into what is known about Jesus’ life and why it matters.

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    • 5 Practices Of Fruitful Living (Student/Study Guide)

      $19.99

      *Receiving God’s Love
      *Loving God In Return
      *Growing In Grace
      *Loving And Serving Others
      *The Grace Of Giving
      *Fruitful Living And Offering God’s Love

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      How do I cultivate a life that is purposeful, deep, and fruitful? What are the commitments, critical risks, and personal practices that open me to God’s grace? How can I discover the spiritual life and the difference God intends for me to make in the world?

      Radical Hospitality. Passionate Worship. Intentional Faith Development. Risk-Taking Mission and Service. Extravagant Generosity.

      Five Practices of Fruitful Living provides an honest, practical, and winsome guide to the spiritual journey. By repeating and deepening certain fundamental practices, we cooperate with God in our spiritual growth. These five practices – to receive God’s love, to love God in return, to grow in Christ, to serve others, and to give ourselves fully – as we attend to them and develop them, help us settle ourselves in God and become instruments of God’s grace.

      Following Christ will change your heart; and through you, God will change the world.

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    • Christmas : The Good The Bad And The Ugly An Advent Study For Adults

      $13.99

      Focuses on many characters from the story of Christ’s birth

      Four sessions, one for each Sunday of Advent

      Each session features a Scripture reference, a personal reading, questions for personal reflection or group study, a closing prayer, and a focus for the coming week.

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    • Baby Boomers And Beyond

      $26.95

      How ministry leaders can help older adults be a vital part of Christian community?

      With the explosion of the older adult population, this important book explores the opportunities and challenges that this presents for the Christian community. Amy Hanson challenges us to let go of many old stereotypes regarding aging and embrace a new paradigm that sees older adults as active, healthy and capable of making significant contributions.
      *Debunks the myths of aging that keep us from fully embracing the potential of people in life’s second half
      *Offers suggestions on how to re-invent ministry with older adults
      *Focuses on unleashing older adults to serve and make an impact on churches and congregations
      *A volume in the Leadership Network series

      The author shows church leaders how they can unleash the power of the baby boomer population to strengthen their congregations.

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    • Creative Retreat Ideas

      $39.99

      Time apart to listen to God is an essential component of the Christian life. This wide ranging practical resource offers complete programme ideas – from short spiritual breaks for those who can only manage a couple of hours from their work or family responsibilities, to a range of ideas for whole day and full weekend retreats. aaExperienced retreat conductor Sue Pickering explores the elements that are commonly used in retreats:silence, journalling, using craft materials, reflection, lectio divina, imaginative prayer, music and movement, and more. aaOut of these building blocks, unlimited retreat programmes can be created. Part two offers themed retreat programme outlines complete with handouts which are downloadable from the accompanying CD Rom. These include Quiet Breakfasts, A Prayer Walk, A Garden Retreat and much more.

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    • Soul Shaping Small Groups

      $23.99

      InterVarsity Press Publication

      Kim Engelmann was bored with her small group, but wondered, is it small groups that are the problem or the way we do small groups? In this book she shares her answers, offering a new format for groups that gives authentic spiritual community a chance. She challenges the compartmentalization of Bible study, prayer and even fun (only laugh during icebreaker time!), and offers creative, practical suggestions that can serve to integrate these aspects into an experiential framework. A must-read for anyone who leads or participates in a small group!

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    • Effective Teaching Resources (Teacher’s Guide)

      $23.73

      Effective teaching resources will assist the Bible teacher to be most effective in teaching the Old Testament Bible Survey Course. In-depth Bible study suggestions will provide the teacher with an increasing knowledge of the Old Testament.

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    • Love And War Participants Guide (Student/Study Guide)

      $14.99

      The Love & War Participant’s Guide-designed for use with the Love & War eight-session DVD group video study-will help you take your marriage to new levels through deeper intimacy by stepping into the great adventure God has waiting for you and your spouse … together. What Wild at Heart did for men, and Captivating did for women, the Love & War Participant’s Guide and DVD will do for married couples everywhere.

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    • Gospel In Life Participants Guide (Student/Study Guide)

      $12.99

      In the Gospel in Life Study Guide, join author and pastor Timothy Keller in an eight-week study of the gospel and the ways to live it out in your everyday life. From exploring the world you live in now to preparing for the world that is to come, you will learn how the gospel can change your heart, your community, and how you live in the world. Designed for use with the Gospel in Life DVD.

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    • Divine Conspiracy Participants Guide (Student/Study Guide)

      $14.99

      Renowned teacher and writer of the acclaimed The Spirit of the Disciplines, Dallas Willard is one of today’s most brilliant Christian thinkers and has forever changed the way thousands of Christians experience their faith. In this new six-session DVD study and participant’s guide-The Divine Conspiracy-Willard offers a timely and challenging call back to the true meaning of Christian discipleship.

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    • Surprised By Hope Participants Guide (Student/Study Guide)

      $10.99

      Many Christians believe that our future in heaven is all that really matters. But that’s not what the Bible teaches. Premier Bible scholar N. T. Wright takes you inside the Scriptures to grasp the full, breathtaking hope Jesus offers the world, and its implications for how we live our lives today as believers.

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    • Into The Word

      $22.99

      Designed to spiritually guide anyone seeking more than just a surface reading of the Bible, these 52 weekly studies emphasize personal application and have been written to draw you directly into God’s Word. This roll-your-sleeves-up look at Scripture is a refreshing departure from other Bible studies on the market, prompting you to personally dig into Scripture and discover God’s specific message for yourself.

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    • Como Liderar Grupos Pequenos Q (Revised) – (Spanish) (Revised)

      $14.99

      Now revised, this is a comprehensive leadership tool for small group leaders and for churches seeking to structure their ministries around small groups.

      Gives small group leaders, pastors, church leaders, educators, and counselors a commanding grasp of:
      Group formation and values
      The philosophy and structure of small groups
      Meeting preparation and participation
      Discipleship within the group
      Leadership training…and much more

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    • Gods Answers To Lifes Difficult Questions Study Guide (Student/Study Guide)

      $14.99

      Stress. Failure. Loneliness. We are all facing similar obstacles in an overly busy, sometimes lonely, always challenging world. In his newest six session group study DVD-God’s Answers to Life’s Difficult Questions-pastor and bestselling author Rick Warren helps you find the simple, straightforward answers in ancient Scripture that lead to purpose, peace, and a life of significance – starting today.

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    • Together In Prayer

      $25.99

      Andrew R. Wheeler lays the groundwork for establishing a responsible, meaningful prayer ministry in your small group. Here you’ll find guidelines for praying in groups, common pitfalls of communal prayer and suggestions for spurring your group onward.

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    • Making Sense Of Scripture Leader Guide (Teacher’s Guide)

      $33.31

      Introduction
      Welcome
      Convictions
      Overview Of The Leader Guide And Session Components
      Advice And Counsel
      About The Book Of Faith Initiative
      Session Schedules And Variations
      Using A Retreat Format
      Covenant
      Invitation Letter
      Session 1: What Is The Bible?
      Session 2: Is The Bible True?
      Session 3: Is The Bible The Word Of God?
      Session 4: Where Did The Bible Come From?
      Session 5: How Can I Read The Bible With Greater Understanding?
      Session 6: Is There A “Center” To Scripture?
      Session 7: What Kind Of Authority Does The Bible Hold?

      Additional Info
      Lead your small group as they ask questions and engage in conversation about seven big questions of the Bible. Making Sense of Scripture is a flexible course, and this leader guide contains suggestions for a variety of session times. Options for using this study in a retreat format are also included.

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    • From Anger To Intimacy Study Guide (Student/Study Guide)

      $17.64

      Did you know that spiritual, emotional, physical, and relational exhaustion lead to anger? And unresolved anger leads to sin. All couples deal with anger and how they respond (stuff it, spew it, or study it), can make all the difference in their relationship and in their lives. In From Anger to Intimacy, Gary Smalley and Ted Cunningham explore this often maligned and God-given emotion that, unless dealt with, can strip us of everything we love.Now couples can learn the skills to:-resolve conflict, hurt, and pain in a healthy way-master their internal buttons so as to overcome feelings of anger, frustration, and rage-use five specific tactics to deal with anger and rage when they rear their ugly heads-walk in the freedom God intends by learning the three essentials of forgiveness and five keys to nurturing a forgiving spirit-craft the perfect apology-remove the roadblocks to forgiveness once and for all-break sexual addiction and heal after an affair-and find answers to big questions about anger and forgiveness in their marriage

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    • Twisting The Truth Participants Guide (Student/Study Guide)

      $14.99

      This five-session video-based study led by Andy Stanley will help your group understand how the truth can get twisted and distorted and how it impacts our lives.

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    • 40 Dias Con Proposito Guia De (Student/Study Guide) – (Spanish) (Student/Study G

      $12.99

      he Purpose Driven Life DVD Study Guide is a six-week, video-based small group study of The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren-the book Publishers Weekly declared the “bestselling nonfiction hardback in history.”

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    • Spiritual Direction : A Practical Introduction

      $36.99

      Spiritual direction has been an intrinsic part of the Christian tradition since the earliest days of the church when desert mothers and fathers were sought out for their wisdom and guidance. Today, the popularity of retreats and renewed interest in monastic spirituality has put spiritual direction in the spotlight. It is shedding its rather exotic, mystical associations and is increasingly regarded as a core component of Christian ministry. This guide aims to equip clergy and laity engaged in this task, or in training for it. It includes, Part One: What is spiritual direction? This is an exploration of biblical, historical and contemporary models of spiritual direction. What makes a good spiritual director? Part Two covers listening and responding to God, prayer, paying attention, discernment, interpreting religious experience, recognising God in the every day, journalling, and holy leisure. Part Three covers listening and responding to others, listening to stories and experience, looking for signs of grace, pain

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    • Simple Small Groups (Reprinted)

      $18.75

      Over the past two decades, small groups have gone from spontaneous gatherings among friends to a major and elaborate phenomenon in the church. Many evangelical churches have some form of small groups ministry in place. But there’s just one problem, says Bill Search–what started as a simple get-together has become a complicated process, especially for small group leaders. They are often not sure what is expected of them or what to expect from their groups as a result of their efforts. In Simple Small Groups, Search lays out the three C’s of small groups–connecting, changing, and cultivating. This paradigm helps to simplify leading small groups in a way that is helpful, rewarding, and life changing. Unlike many other books geared toward small group leaders, Simple Small Groups does not require a church-wide adoption of an intricately designed system of assimilation, making it useful to any small group leader looking for guidance.

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    • Explosion De La Iglesia Celula – (Spanish)

      $15.99

      The author writes about his investigation into the eight most effective small group ministries in the world by describing actual events and giving practical tips to demonstrate the foundations of this type of ministry.

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    • Dog Training Fly Fishing And Sharing Christ In The 21st Century

      $18.99

      Ted Haggard presents a successful and tested model for a small group ministry here that can be implemented by a church of any size. By enabling members to embrace and capitalize on their own unique abilities, the diverse groups create an environment where people meet mentors that can disciple and guide them. This need-and interest based approach redefines the model for powerful church growth.

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    • Language Of Sex Study Guide (Student/Study Guide)

      $16.25

      In The Language of Sex Study Guide and The Language of Sex DVD, Gary Smalley and Ted Cunningham go beyond the book and take a deeper, biblical look at the topic of sex in the marriage relationship. What does the Bible say about great sex? Does Scripture tackle gender differences, emotions, creativity, romance, and creating security and intimacy in our marriages? This Bible study and companion DVD are a fantastic resource for couples to do together, and it is equally useful for individuals, small groups, pastors, and leaders.

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    • Kingdom Equation : A Fresh Look At The Parables Of Jesus (Student/Study Guide)

      $12.50

      9 Sessions
      Advanced Level

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      The Kingdom Equation challenges you to take a fresh look at Jesus’ parables as metaphors that equate something from our familiar world with the surprising kingdom of God. Now in its second edition, this book continues to engage readers with thought-provoking interpretations informed by Middle Eastern culture and the best of biblical scholarship. A classic resource for small groups, education classes, and individual study.

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    • Prayer Participants Guide

      $14.99

      In this six-session ZondervanGroupware video curriculum, award-winning author Philip Yancey probes the very heartbeat-the most fundamental, challenging, perplexing, and deeply rewarding aspect-of our relationship with God: prayer. What is prayer? How does

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    • Christianitys Family Tree Participants Book (Student/Study Guide)

      $16.99

      In this book, Adam Hamilton presents a welcoming, inspiring vision of eight Christian denominations and faith traditions. Comparing the Christian family to our own extended families, he contends that each denomination has a unique, valuable perspective to offer on the Christian faith.

      The traditions he examines are Orthodoxy, Catholicism, Lutheranism, Presbyterianism, Anglicanism, Baptists, Pentecostalism, and Methodism. For each group, Hamilton gives a brief history, outlines major beliefs, and describes some things we can learn from that tradition to strengthen our own Christian faith.

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    • Christianitys Family Tree Leaders Guide (Teacher’s Guide)

      $14.99

      All materials necessary for leading the group in each session.

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    • Learning To Pray (Student/Study Guide)

      $14.99

      Based on the culmination of a lifetime of experience in ministry, Billy Graham guides the reader through a study guide series that explores the joys, triumphs, and conflicts that you will encounter along the journey of your spiritual life.

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    • Epic Study Guide (Student/Study Guide)

      $2.99

      In Epic, a retelling of the gospel in four acts, John Eldredge invites us to revisit the drama of life, viewing God not only as the author but also as the lead actor, exploring His motives and His heart. Eldredge examines the power of story, the universal longing for a “plot” that makes sense deep inside us, our desire for a meaningful role to play, our love of books and movies, and how all of this points us to the gospel itself.

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    • Triangular Teaching

      $12.99

      The book is a training manual that elaborates and illustrates Bruce’s methods of “triangular teaching,” an integrated approach involving multiple intelligence theory, brain research, and creative and critical thinking.
      Stating that the purpose of this book is “to help teachers and leaders to engage their adult students into immersion in the Scripture so that it becomes life-changing,” Bruce encourages teachers and leaders to learn and use her methods as they lead Sunday school classes and Bible study groups, or as they train teachers to lead groups.

      Includes an appendix with reproducible worksheets.

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    • Reaching Single Adults (Reprinted)

      $23.75

      Although 44 percent of all adults are unmarried, most churches are focused on marriage and families–and so miss many opportunities to reach out as well as to benefit from all that singles can offer to the church. Here at last is an up-to-date, comprehensive handbook to single adult ministry. Based on his over twenty-five years of experience, Dennis Franck offers church leaders guidance on all aspects of this often-overlooked ministry, including: -understanding singles’ diverse life situations and needs -developing a biblical philosophy of ministry -the practical aspects of building a ministry Pastors and lay leaders will gratefully welcome this new in-depth resource to guide their ministry to, for, and through single adults

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    • Encounter God In The City

      $26.99

      IVP Print On Demand Title

      God is at work in the city. And he invites his people to join him. But the city is not merely a mission field for Christians to target. The city is also the environment where Christians are discipled and lives are forged into the image of Jesus.

      Urban ministry veteran Randy White shows how God transforms you when you answer God’s call to the city. Urban life peels away your sin and self-deception and challenges your unexamined assumptions about privilege, race, class and power. Experiential discipleship moves you from abstract theory to hands-on learning and on-the-ground action, revolutionizing your perspective and making a difference in local neighborhoods and beyond.

      Passionate and practical, White’s vivid narratives of experiencing God in the city show you how your spiritual health is intertwined with the health of the metropolis. Seek the welfare of the city, and both you and the city will be transformed.

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    • Living Fully Dying Well Leaders Guide (Teacher’s Guide)

      $31.99

      Our best decisions about life’s important events are seldom made in a time of crisis. Living Fully and Dying Well is a resource designed to assist us in making careful, wise and prayerful preparation for meeting life’s most important moments. In this study, participants will learn how to face openly and unafraid the benefits and limitations of aging and end of life decisions.

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    • Living Fully Dying Well Participants Book (Student/Study Guide)

      $12.99

      Our best decisions about life’s important events are seldom made in a time of crisis. Living Fully and Dying Well is a resource designed to assist us in making careful, wise and prayerful preparation for meeting life’s most important moments. In this study, participants will learn how to face openly and unafraid the benefits and limitations of aging and end of life decisions.

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    • Direct Hit : Aiming Real Leaders At The Mission Field

      $22.99

      The second Abingdon publication by Paul Borden, whose first book, Hit the Bullseye has sold 11,000 copies.

      A new pastor sees himself or herself as a leader who anticipates a better for the congregation. However, the congregation tends to perceive the new pastor as someone who ministers who their needs and fulfills a chaplain-type role. The pastor must therefore lead the congregation through systemic change if new life is to be brought into the culture of the congregation.

      Three teams must be created: TEAM ONE is the prayer team that prays regularly for change and reproduction. TEAM TWO is the dream team that helps the pastor communicate urgency. TEAM THREE consists of leaders who recruit and train other leaders who are committed to urgent change.

      I. Chapter One – Introduction and Overview

      II. Chapter Two – Essentials for Leaders
      (It is important to note that this book assumes a pastor is new to a congregation which like many congregations, is on a plateau or in decline. This pastor sees himself or herself as a leader who anticipates a better future for this congregation. However, the congregation sees the role of the new pastor as someone who will minister to their needs and fulfill the traditional chaplain role that is typical for most pastors and most congregations. Therefore this pastor is going to need to take three to five years to lead the congregation through systemic change (change the culture of the congregation). The book is how the pastor and key lay leaders develop the communication strategies required to lead such change.

      III. Chapter Three – Developing a Vision and a Communication Strategy for its Implementation
      A. The basic assumptions about the congregation and the pastor’s role are discussed.
      B. The pastor must first spend time developing vision.
      C. The pastor must then begin to develop a communication strategy that will be employed over the next three to five years to prepare the congregation for change

      IV. Chapter Four – Creating and Communicating Urgency
      A. Creating and communicating urgency is as crucial as casting vision
      B. The pastors’ responsibility is to determine the urgency for which the vision is an answer.
      C. The pastor must now develop a communication strategy to create urgency in the congregation over the next three to five years in order to provide motivation for embracing the vision.

      V. Chapter Five – Developing Key Teams in Preparing for Change
      A. While the pastor is working on visi

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    • 3 Months With Paul (Student/Study Guide)

      $14.99

      Available in English for the first time, Three Months with Paul is popular author Justo Gonzalez’ study of the Gospel of Paul. Eminently readable, the study uses the “see-judge-act” method to bring readers closer to the text, informing and challenging them to apply the biblical material to their own lives.

      These thirteen studies can be used for Sunday school, for evening Bible study, for home study meetings, for faith communities, for retreats, and for personal Bible study. In addition, Three Months with Paul can easily be used as a daily Bible study, as each lesson is divided into seven parts.

      This is the fifth Gonzalez title to be translated from the Spanish. Previous titles include: Three Months with Matthew (published Spring 2002), Three Months with the Spirit (Spring 2003), Three Months with Revelation (Spring 2004), and Three Months With John (Spring 2005).

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    • Money Matters Participants Guide (Student/Study Guide)

      $18.99

      The Celebration Of Creation
      The Freedom Of Simplicity
      The Life Of Generosity
      The Trust Of Rightful Ownership
      The Joy Of Faithful Stewardship
      The Faith In Promised Provision
      The Commitment To Ultimate Sacrifice

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      A complete stewardship study to help congregations discover the art of generosity.

      Proven principles of financial management found in the Bible, such as debt-free living, simplicity, planning, and generosity. Ideal for use as a self-study guide toward personal Bible-centered financial freedom, or as a small-group participant’s guide.

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    • Practicing The Faith (Student/Study Guide)

      $12.99

      Sessions include:
      What is the church supposed to be?
      Why should I go to church?
      What is Christian commitment?
      What are the sacraments?
      What can I do to get closer to God?
      What happens when I pray?
      How does God answer prayer?
      Why should I pray?
      How can I develop a personal prayer life?
      Is suffering God’s will?
      Does God care when I suffer?

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    • 7 Deadly Sins Of Small Group Ministry

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      Assessment and solution for seven common obstacles to building small groups. It’s one thing to start a small group ministry. It’s another to keep the groups in your church healthy and headed in the same direction. Whatever your church’s approach may be-whether it is a church with groups or of groups- sooner or later, as a leader, you’ll need to do some troubleshooting. That’s when the expert, to-the-point guidance in this book will prove its worth. The beauty of this book lies in its unique diagnostic process. It allows you to assess, diagnose, and correct seven common “deadly sins” that can drain the life from your church’s small group ministry. In The Seven Deadly Sins of Small Group Ministry, what would take you years to learn through trial and error is distilled into some of the most useful information you can find. Drawing on the knowledge they’ve gleaned from working inside Willow Creek Community Church, from consulting with hundreds of churches, and from conducting conferences and seminars worldwide, small group experts Bill Donahue and Russ Robinson furnish you with proven, real-life solutions to the toughest problems in your small group ministry. This is not theory-it is hands-on material you can read and apply today.

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