Church Publishing imprint: 289 books
Off to a Good Start
Openers & Prayers for Church Meetings
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2016
“Will you give the devotion at the beginning of the meeting?” With Off to a Good Start, you can confidently answer, “Yes!” Inside are 24 openers with a scripture, prayer, reflection, questions, and a simple activity. There are openers for specific small groups, as well as for Advent, Easter,...
A Church for the Future
South Africa as the Crucible for Anglicanism in a New Century
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2007
Examines current issues facing the Anglican Communion through the prism of the history of the Southern African church and people. Through this combined narrative of the global and local church, the author offers a remarkable story combining history, race, class and culture in Africa. He traces the...
Church Wellness
A Best Practices Guide to Nurturing Healthy Congregations
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2008
All churches, no matter the denomination, are faced with similar challenges: membership development, leadership development, communications strategy, spiritual development, young adult ministry, listening to parishioner needs, and measuring progress. The author provides a guide for clergy and lay...
The Art of Transformation
Three Things Churches Do That Change Everything
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2017
It’s all too common for Christians to wonder, if Jesus came to bring transformation and wholeness, why do I still feel like the same old me and struggle with the same issues as always? Paul Fromberg, rector of St. Gregory of Nyssa Episcopal Church in San Francisco, offers a practical approach to...
Vocātiō
Imaging a Visible Church
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2018
• Popular author with broad appeal • New vision for shaping future church leaders The Church’s mission is not dependent upon economic or worldly boundaries. The gospel will expand and grow where people respond to God’s grace in their lives. The Episcopal Church, along with all denominational...
Re-membering God
Human Hope and Divine Desire
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2019
• Reflections on tradition and change for the twenty-first-century church • Something for both newcomers and those familiar with liturgy and spirituality Like the scribe and master of the household cited by Jesus in Matthew 13, Re-membering God “brings out of treasure what is new and what is...
by Noelle Broughton
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2012
Pays tribute to the scores of UCW women who have volunteered over the last 50 years. Using stories and personal reflections to tell the story of this powerful women's group who live their faith guided by faith and service.
by Gardiner H. Shattuck, Jr., David Hein
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2005
The story of Episcopalians in America is the story of an influential denomination that has furnished a large share of the American political and cultural leadership. Beginning with the Episcopal Church's roots in sixteenth-century England, The Episcopalians offers a fresh account of its rise to prominence....
Pilgrim
A Course for the Christian Journey - The Lord's Prayer
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2016
Pilgrim is a teaching and discipleship resource that helps inquirers and new Christians explore what it means to travel through life with Christ. A Christian course for the twenty-first century, Pilgrim offers an approach of participation, not persuasion. Following the practice of the ancient disciplines...
by Michael B. Curry
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2017
The New Church’s Teaching series has been one of the most recognizable and useful sets of books in The Episcopal Church. With the launch of the Church’s Teachings for a Changing World series, visionary Episcopal thinkers and leaders have teamed up to write a new set of books, grounded and thoughtful...
Pilgrim
A Course for the Christian Journey - The Commandments
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2016
Pilgrim is a teaching and discipleship resource that helps inquirers and new Christians explore what it means to travel through life with Christ. A Christian course for the twenty-first century, Pilgrim offers an approach of participation, not persuasion. Following the practice of the ancient disciplines...
What Are We Waiting For?
Re-Imagining Advent for Time to Come
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
• Both practical and scholarly • Offers a new perspective on Advent, including resources Everyone knows that Advent is about waiting, but author William H. Petersen asks, What Are We Waiting For? In this book, he argues for a liturgical renewal in the life and mission of the Church by proposing...
by Sharon Moon
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2011
Returning to the Healing Oasis offers 24 new meditations in the style of The Healing Oasis for individuals and groups, to be used in both church and non-church settings
Preaching The Big Questions
Doctrine Isn't Dusty
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2015
What is the meaning of grace, of sin, of the sacraments? How are we to understand our dependence on God or relate to the person of Jesus? What roles do the Bible and the church play in our life of faith? Talking about theology needn't be boring or stuffy, the authors argue. Rather, it is exhilarating...