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Times of transition often determine the course of a church's future, and the pastor must equip the congregation to deal with these critical times. Leading in Times of Change provides principles for guiding the church through various types of transition, whether that might be a staff change, a church...

The tyranny of the urgent is a by-product of our fast-paced world. It affects many people, but when it impacts pastors they are often tempted to ignore the critical needs of the pastoral disciplines that ensure the effectiveness of ministry. In Thinking, Listening, Being: A Wesleyan Pastoral Theology,...

Mentoring and discipleship cant be forced, right? They have to be organic and natural, right? Well, wrongish. In Engage, Mike Harder demonstrates how meaningful mentoring relationships can naturally spring from intentional seed planting. Mike speaks from twoplus decades of experience and provides both...

"Mom, Dad--what is sex?"If youve been dreading – or avoiding – answering that question, youre not alone. But it may be one of the most important questions you can answer for your child.Angry Birds and Killer Bees is a book that can help you turn “The Talk” into an ongoing conversation that counters...

This 4week devotional will guide and prepare the reader for the celebration of Christmas. Anticipate uses Old Testament prophecies to guide families and individuals as they learn to live into the story of God. Every week a new theme will be explored through daily interactive elements, prayers, and devotional...

John and Charles Wesley often use the New Testament language of “renewal in God’s image,” and sometimes “renewal in love,” to describe the life of Christian holiness. In Renewal in Love, theologian Michael Lodahl and biologist April Maskiewicz explore the implications of the idea of renewal...

From the authors forward…”The purpose in writing this book has been to give in quick review an account of Hebrew history and literature. It seeks to cover the Old Testament field for the Christian Service Training Course of the Church of the Nazarene.”

Understanding the full beauty and meaning of holiness is a lot like putting together a jigsaw puzzle. You begin with pieces of doctrine and scripture, which by themselves offer little practicality or purpose, but when you examine the pieces and fit them together, patterns and images appear and the beautiful,...

Leading others in worship is a rewarding ministry. But sometimes the business of choosing music, coordinating rehearsals, and leading services can overshadow your own time of worship and communion with God.Before authentic worship can flow into others, it must be purified and enriched in the water of...

In todays busy world, its hard to slow down and pay attention to the things that really matter. And the busyness of day-to-day activities often dulls our senses to the needs, hurts and miracles that happen in our very midst.In Simply Rejoicing, Patsy Lewis uses biblical examples and contemporary stories...

Because what you believe is important... Frank Moore returns with another helping of theological jargon made simple in More Coffee Shop Theology. Bringing tough doctrinal concepts to an understandable level for the average person, this second volume tackles topics including prevenient grace, saving faith,...

As a leader, you are expected to wade through the chaos thrown into your daily life and arrive on top—and with your faith intact. In Holy Leadership in a Hectic World, authors Nina Gunter and Gay Leonard examine the very real need of eliminating the excess clutter as they provide sounds tools for returning to the divine call of leading with true holiness.

The earth is the gardener's canvas; the arrangement, care, and cultivation of all the elements in the garden constitute the gardener's medium, the gardener's art form. All art begins with inspiration, the breathing in of ideas, visions, and energy from the Master Creator of the universe. When we come...

Families are living stories. They tell us where we came from, guide us as we live our lives, and help us see who we could become. Especially priceless are the lives and words of those who came before us.Christ-followers from earliest times to the present enrich us with their insight and inspiring examples....