Church Publishing: 819 books
Come Thou Long-Expected Jesus
Advent and Christmas with Charles Wesley
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2007
Advent and Christmas meditations based on the seasonal hymns of Charles Wesley. Each daily meditation, keyed to the scripture reading for the day and portions of Wesley’s texts, concludes with a brief prayer based on the day’s theme. Reflective material place Wesley within his rich Anglican heritage. Daily readings are between 500–600 words in length.
Godparenting
Nurturing the Next Generation
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2007
Being a godparent is a great honor—and a sacred responsibility. Baptism, after all, is at the center of Christian life, and godparents play a critical role in celebrating this sacrament. When you accept the invitation to sponsor a little one, what exactly are you promising to do? Godparenting: Nurturing...
The Soul of Adolescence
In Their Own Words
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2010
Patricia Lyons’ searing first-person accounts of adolescent ethics, spirituality, conscience, and struggles with despair are unforgettable. In this book, she deciphers the language of youth so that any teacher, parent, or mentor can learn how to hear, understand and respond more effectively to the spiritual hopes and longings of teenagers.
Dare to Be Rare
A Christian Guide for Girls
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2007
Though addressed to young women, this book appeals to women of all ages. Taking Romans 12:2 as its foundation—“Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, you may prove the will of God, that which is good, acceptable, and perfect”— the book dares readers...
What Did Jesus DO All Day?
Discovering the Teen Jesus
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
What Did Jesus Do All Day? bridges two worlds—the one we know today and the one Jesus knew in the Holy Land under Roman rule. Archaeological discoveries, historical writings, and early-Jewish studies continue to uncover what everyday life was like back then. Surprisingly, as the distant past comes...
The Parish Is the Issue
What I Learned and How I Learned It
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2015
• Memoir of respected and nationally known founder of The Alban Institute • Reflections on changes in congregational development theory over 40 years Navigating the treacherous waters of congregational and cultural change can be daunting, but knowing that others have come safely through those...
The First to Follow
The Apostles of Jesus
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2008
By studying those whom Jesus selected as apostles and what he did for them, to them, with them, and through them, we can learn much about how we experience the holy in our own day. This book is about those apostles, their relationships with Jesus, and with each other, and what the dynamics of that community can teach us.
Stewardshift
An Economia for Congregational Change
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2016
The collective groan that greets stewardship campaigns in most churches can be quelled. This book offers theoretical and practical propositions by which lay and clergy leaders can ensure the sustainability of stewardship ministries to help their congregations flourish. Bob Sitze invites stewardship...
Money and Faith
The Seabury Booksrch for Enough
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2008
Talking about money in a personal way remains more of a taboo than sex or politics. This seems odd within a Christian context, since Jesus addressed topics of money, poverty, and wealth more than any other concerns. For many, money becomes an idol; we see it in our own culture as we pursue economic...
Life and Livelihood
A Handbook for Spirituality at Work
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2004
Many working people may have the uneasy feeling that when they clock in every morning, they check their “real selves” at the door. Caring, compassionate, generous human beings who look after families and volunteer in the community take on the values of the workplace, where fierce competition may...
From Scarcity to Abundance
A Complete Guide to Parish Stewardship
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2006
This handbook presents a one-stop, “all-in-one” practical resource for parish stewardship practitioners. In a relaxed informal style, the author demystifies the financial stewardship process and helps clergy, stewardship committees, and parish wardens reclaim the ministry of stewardship. It’s...
by Cynthia Kittredge
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2007
For contemporary Christians, John’s gospel is a paradox. On the one hand, it stresses boundaries: “No one comes to the Father except through me,” while on the other it stresses community: “I have no longer called you servants, but friends.” This book encourages readers to draw out the tensions between these two perspectives to make the gospel more meaningful to their lives.
Windows into the Soul
Art as Spiritual Expression
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2006
Working with clay, paint, crayons, or pencils, artists have long known that the act of creating art can help people explore the deepest recesses of their hearts – and bring about real change in their lives. Michael Sullivan discovered the power of art for himself in the midst of grieving the loss...
Keeping the Feast
Metaphors for the Meal
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2012
“This is a book about what nourishes us: food, faith, family, and friends, and how all of those elements are essential ingredients of Communion—in fact how every meal of our lives holds an invitation to the Sacred Meal. “As I say in the opening chapter, ‘What the Gospel writers don’t seem...