Step into the story and tend what God has made.Most of us were not raised on a farm. But the questions Jarrod Davis asks on his family's historic farm in eastern North Carolina - about our place in creation, our enjoyment of it, and our responsibility for it - are questions every Christian is called to sit with.Rooted in Faith is a memoir that draws on stories of exploring God's creation, raising two daughters, and tending land that has been in the...

A year of devotions to deepen your faith."Teach us to number our days so that we may gain a heart of wisdom." These words from Psalm 90:12 invite us to reflect deeply on the precious gift of time and how we use it. For centuries, Christians have leaned on Scripture—not just reading it but truly immersing themselves in it—to grow closer to God and develop a life rooted in faith.This yearlong devotional aligns with the calendar year and beautifully intertwine...

Plan deep, joyful worship for every season of the church year.Call & Response is a trusted companion for pastors, worship planners, church staff, and laity who help shape meaningful worship experiences. Drawing from the lectionary-based sermon and worship plans for Year B, it provides rich resources for Advent, Lent, Pentecost, and all the seasons and special days of the liturgical year. Each section includes full texts of calls to worship, responsive read...

Study the entire Books of Books of Philippians, Colossians, 1 and 2 Thessalonians, 1 and 2 Timothy, Titus, and Philemon beginning with Christ’s obedience and ending with the Christian refreshment. Some of the major ideas explored are: obedience, faith and action, coming of the Lord, Christian endurance, and the life a grace in the church.Leader Guide includes:A verse-by-verse, in-depth look at the Scriptures.Background material, including word studies and history of t...

This helpful United Methodist denominational book of liturgy, prayer, services and service music is indispensable for pastors, musicians, and laypersons that plan and lead worship. Arranged according to the Christian year, this resource enables worship leaders to locate prayers, services, and information quickly. Updated information and new formats insure ease of use, making this a great resource when planning worship.It features:A vast collection of worship material: servi...

Guide to exploring ministry in The United Methodist Church.For those discerning God’s call to ministry, The Christian as Minister serves as a foundational guide. This book introduces the profound meaning of that call, provides a vision for ministry, and outlines the various opportunities available through The United Methodist Church to live it out.Grounded in a Wesleyan understanding of servant ministry and leadership, it emphasizes an essential be...

The Leader Guide provides process guidance for weekly group sessions. The Leader Guide understands the role of leader as facilitator of small-group sessions. Procedures for guiding sessions include: directions for using related video segments, and questions for discussion.Exploring how people have interpreted Romans through the ages is a good lens to view the history of Christianity itself. Compare what Paul writes in Romans to what theologians like Augustine, Luther and Calvin say...

How to skyrocket your profits - this treasure trove of a book is crammed full of time-tested strategies and techniques to help you to get more customers, get more out of your customers and to keep them coming back for more. This really is the ultimate, hands-on, 'paint by numbers' guide to help you achieve rapid business success. This book gives you countless proven, powerful and profitable ways to build your bottom-line profits faster, quicker and easier than you ever thought possible.

Filled with prayers especially written to encourage women, this collection will lead them in a time of spiritual growth and closeness with God. A perfect gift.

A handy, inexpensive resource, More Welcome Speeches can be used by persons frequently or rarely asked to make welcome speeches. Sample speeches and responses are included which can also be used as a prototype for creating a welcome speech.More Welcome Speeches provides a quality resource for laypersons in the church. This volume will appeal especially to members of African American churches.In the African American community, welcoming speeches are important part of each pr...

This work, a letter from St. Aelfric to Wilfinus, bishop of Sherborne, is perhaps amongst the earliest works of Anglo-Saxon literature. He is writings to his episcopal peer relating some questions of church government which have been long standing in the English church. The canons themselves, thirty-five in total, relate the moral behavior of the clergymen, and what behavior should be officially sanctioned by the English Church, and what requires discipline on the part of the local bishop....

The Holy Spirit movement in eighteenth century England gave rise to a religious revival that gave birth to the family of churches we know today as the wesleyans. Thus, by his importance as the genius organizer, it is essential to know the life and thought of one of the pillars within the Wesleyan movement: John Wesley.In this book - of a very simple and yet profound way- Dr. Magallanes offers us the most basic traits of the social-religious context in which Wesley lived in the Engla...