Church Publishing imprint: 289 books
by Kenneth Leech
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2005
Witnessing to the cross of Christ stands at the very heart of Christian spirituality, and without it our faith makes no sense. In this tenth anniversary edition of Kenneth Leech's classic Lenten book, We Preach Christ Crucified, he draws from his own prayer, study of the Bible, and encounters with...
Without Shame or Fear
From Adam to Christ
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2017
Shame severs our relationship from God. It is so powerful that it often results in denial, apathy, and even a self-defensive wrath toward neighbor. At the same time, shame may drive us to discover the true source of our dignity beyond our isolated and broken self. The arc of the biblical narrative...
What Can One Person Do?
Faith to Heal a Broken World
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2005
Contributors: Ann Barham, Chloe Bryer, Ian T. Douglas What Can One Person Do? confronts a poverty-stricken world, and with clarity of purpose offers practical steps to create lasting change. Global poverty can be reduced through a series of achievable objectives: the eight Millennium Development goals...
30 Days toward Healing Your Grief
A Workbook for Healing
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2017
Based on Walking the Mourners Path, an eight-week support program designed to accompany people in their grief, 30 Days toward Healing Your Grief differs from other support resources by using a proven methodology that does not leave people in their pain but gently leads them forward from “that my...
by John R. Claypool
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2003
Hope is to the human spirit what breath is to the physical body—the very fuel that animates our being. So says best-selling author John Claypool. But with hopefulness comes the possibility of disappointment. How can we hope and yet be realistic about what we hope for? What is a hope that doesn’t...
Steps Along the Way
A Spiritual Autobiography
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2002
In his latest book, Diogenes Allen recounts his search for the Providence of God. His journey includes reflections on the evolving role of faith in the world; an exploration of the anguished and eloquent poetry of George Herbert; a reading of the messages of love, duty, and forgiveness in the sotries...
What Are You Going to Do with Your Life?
Unpublished Writings and Diaries
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2009
Whether he is interviewing God (“I must be the first since Moses to be allowed into your presence”), preaching on “marriage as music,” or reflecting on a visit to his parents’ grave, Friedman always has the power to surprise us and invite us to change. This new collection of Edwin Friedman’s...
Remember the Future
Financial Leadership and Asset Management for Congregations
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2006
Remember the Future is a result of years of hands-on consulting work with struggling congregations by Jerry Keucher, who served on the staff of the Diocese of New York for 13 years. Keucher notes that many, if not most, congregations in mainline churches have declined in the past forty years and that...
Difficult Gospel
The Theology of Rowan Williams
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2005
Rowan Williams is widely recognized as a creative and powerful theologian, but his theological writings are frequently complex and difficult. This book provides a clear and simple guide to all the main themes of his theology, and shows how they are related to his reading of the Bible, his careful...
The Challenge of Change
The Anglican Communion in the Post-Modern Era
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2000
Author Mark Harris, an Episcopal priest, says that Anglicans mostly define themselves by reflecting on their experience rather than by defining distinct theology or doctrine. Anglicans feel that their reason for being is bound up not with being Anglicans
Click 2 Save REBOOT
The Digital Ministry Bible
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2018
• A “reboot” of a popular and practical how-to guide for leaders bridging digital social media and parish ministry Six years ago, the original Click2Save’s breakthrough introduction to adopting social media for ministry energized outreach and was embraced across denominations by seminaries...
Celebrating the Rites of Initiation
A Practical Ceremonial Guide for Clergy and Other Liturgical Ministers
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2013
Celebrating the Rites of Initiation continues the standard of scholarship set by Patrick Malloy’s Celebrating the Eucharist, and offers similar aids around issues of baptism and confirmation. It is an ideal book for students and practicing clergy who seek to strengthen their knowledge—and parochial practice—of baptismal theology.
Baptism and Ministry
Liturgical Studies One
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 1994
A collection of essays issued under the direction of the Standing Liturgical Commission (SLC) on baptism and ministry. Topics addressed are welcoming new ministers, reaffirmation of ordination vows, confirmation/reception, and baptismal ministry. (116 pp)
From The Geranium Farm
A Second Crop of Daily eMails from
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2003
The Geranium Farm Cookbook is a collection of recipes and lore offered by The Geranium Farmers, the 10,000+ members of the worldwide virtual community of spiritual seekers created by Episcopal priest, author, lecturer, and spiritual director Barbara Cawthorne Crafton. As "farmers" began...