Monarch Books imprint: 247 books
Rediscovering the Reformation
Learning From the One Church In Its Struggles
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2019
This book will approach the Reformation from the perspective on last year's Spring Harvest theme, 'One in Christ', and therefore look not at how or why the church split, or whether the church should have split, but from the perspective that the church cannot split because it is Christ's one body....
Immeasurably More
To a Dehydrated Church Jesus Has Immeasurably More to Offer.
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2015
We box Jesus in. We say, 'This is how he works.' In answer to all the ways we aim to control, define and understand him, Jesus reminds us that he has immeasurably more to offer. How often do we feel like we are at the end of our energy? Not only physically and emotionally, but also spiritually? Some...
Anyone Can Tell a Bible Story
Bob Hartman's Guide to Storytelling - with 35 great stories
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2011
Bob Hartman has an enviable reputation as a performance storyteller. Here are his insights into how stories work; tips and techniques; and how to retell Bible stories ' plus 50 great stories to practise on. This is a revised and expanded edition of the Lion volume first published in 2002, with many...
Out of the Darkest Place
God's comeback plan for your life
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2015
Many of us have fallen into a dark place. Perhaps you are at a low point right now. Peter Gladwin understands. He meets many who have reached the point of despair and who want to hide: from others, from God, from themselves. Because of his own harsh experiences and struggles Peter finds it easy to...
On a Similar Note
More mayhem, mishaps and musings
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2015
Jonathan Veira is a larger-than-life entertainer, whose career in opera has been matched by his many years as a one-man entertainer, filling some of the UK's largest auditoriums. Here he brings together some of his hilarious and hair-raising experiences, in a perceptive and compassionate account of...
by Fay Sampson
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2012
Pennant Melangell lies at the head of a mountain valley in North Wales. It consists of a church, with the medieval shrine and pilgrimage site of St Melangell, a few cottages - and a newly constructed hotel, the House of the Hare, built by its imposing director Thaddeus Brown. To the House of the Hare...
Too Many to Jail
The story of Iran's new Christians
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2014
In 1979, there were fewer than 500 known Christians from a Muslim background in Iran. Today there are at least 100,000 believers . Church leaders believe that millions can be added to the church in the next few years ' such is the spiritual hunger that exists. The religious violence that accompanied...
Citizen
Your Role in the Alternative Kingdom
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2014
For Rob Peabody, the young pastor of a mega-church in southern USA, the realization that his faith had little real connection with the world around him meant that something had to change. He redirected his church towards the poor on their doorstep and then took the larger step of moving to the UK...
On My Knees
Rebuilding our confidence in prayer
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2016
Life has a tendency to knock our confidence in prayer. In the face of persistent difficulties, our prayer-fuelled hopes can be overwhelmed by such despair that we end up "on our knees" not so much in prayer, as in defeat. In this honest and engaging book, Chris Band discusses the issues...
The Heavenly Party
Recover the Fun, Life-Changing Celebrations for Home & Community
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2018
Drawing upon her rich Jewish heritage, Michele integrates sacred and secular using pilgrim festivals and symbol, ritual and liturgy. She explains what true celebration is, with ideas and resources for celebration at home or in the wider community. Christians should have the best parties! Part One:...
500 Prayers for Young People
Prayers for a New Generation
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2012
Here are 500 prayers for every occasion. Prayers for relationships; for problems; for saying thank you; for crying out in anger or pain; for times of spiritual dryness; for times of starting again. They can be used for worship together, and for worship alone. They can open up new possibilities, and...
Moving in the Prophetic
A Biblical Guide to Effective Prophetic Ministry Today
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2012
The gift of prophecy has always invited some degree of opposition and controversy. It is one of the most vivid displays of God's presence and power among his people. Many people struggle with the very concept of the validity of prophecy today. They are troubled by the possibility that God may have...
Now To Him
Putting Christ Back at the Centre of Our Worship
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2011
The authors, a theologian and a worship leader, are concerned that modern worship is growing self-indulgent: more about performance, less about an encounter with the divine. They consider what the Bible teaches about worship, addressing four key concerns: Worship as entertainment; worship which lacks...
Out of the Ashes
The Restoration of a Burned Boy
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2011
Peter Gladwin was barely one when a domestic fire left him horribly scarred. The third of nine children, he was raised on a rough council estate in Halifax. Peter was always in trouble with the police, in and out of care homes, spending his time on the streets. Then he was stabbed and effectively...