Church Publishing: 819 books
Waging Reconciliation
God's Mission in a Time of Globalization and Crisis
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2000
On September 20, 2001, the planned date of the meeting of the Community of Bishops of the Episcopal Church, was radically altered by the events of the previous week. The planned topic was "God's Mission, God's Work in a Global Communion of Difference" which was to focus on reconciliation...
Back from the Dead
The Book of Congregational Growth
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
Almost everywhere throughout the greater church are unsustainable trends—endowments are being depleted, building maintenance deferred, congregations are aging and dwindling, and budgets are too far out-of-whack. And although there is much literature on what to do to grow congregations, little has...
Phyllis Tickle
A Life
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2018
• Authorized text, initiated with Phyllis Tickle’s active involvement • Covers the full range of her life and work By the time of her death in 2015, Phyllis Tickle was one of the most beloved and respected figures in American religious life, and her writing offers a unique combination of the...
Unabashedly Episcopalian
Proclaiming the Good News of the Episcopal Church
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2012
Episcopalians newly discovering their church home or long-time members who may have forgotten why they love the church will appreciate Unabashedly Episcopalian. Bishop Andy Doyle has mined the Baptismal Covenant and his own experiences leading the Diocese of Texas. The result is a heartfelt, smart...
Discovering Common Mission
Lutherans and Episcopalians Together
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2003
In 2000 the Episcopal Church and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America began a relationship of full communion based on the document "Called to Common Mission." This momentous agreement, bringing together the reformed and catholic traditions, came after years of discussion and some resistance....
by Steven Shakespeare
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2009
This is a beautifully crafted collection of prayers for each Sunday and most major festivals in the church’s year, together with additional material for each season. The Sunday prayers — known as “collects” in the Anglican tradition — follow the three-year cycle of the Revised Common Lectionary....
by David Guiliano
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2011
This collection of David Giuliano’s previously published articles and more recent writing is both a personal reflection on his own journey toward the heart of God and the journey being made by many mainline churches. The personal journey is one made through a valley of shadows carved out by cancer....
by William S. Kervin
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
Each topic raised by Kervin in this collection of discussion starters for worship planners is a catalyst for a new kind of thinking around how we frame our worship. Creeds, intercultural worship, architecture, language, song, new technology...whatever the subject, Kervin combines an enlightening appreciation...
by Bill Blaikie
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2011
Bill Blaikie has a unique insider's perspective on political life in Canada. As a United Church minister reflecting on three decades in the House of Commons, he tells the too-often-overlooked story of Canada's Christian left and, in particular, of the New Democratic Party's roots in the social gospel...
My Faith, My Life, Revised Edition
A Teen's Guide to the Episcopal Church
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2014
• Bestseller revision to be released in time for confirmation season and in advance of the 2015 General Convention of the Episcopal Church • Includes study guide questions; a new print companion Leader’s Guide sold separately • Foreword by Dr. Lisa Kimball, Virginia Theological Seminary This...
Transitional Ministry
A Time of Opportunity
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2009
Transition is the word we use to describe the time following significant change. In congregations, that change might be the departure of the pastor, a catastrophe such as Hurricane Katrina or 9/11, or simply the changes caused by growth. Transition calls for clergy with special training to respond...
The Fly in the Ointment
Why Denominations Aren't Helping Their Congregations…and How They Can
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2008
An ecumenical resource that helps churches and church leaders begin to think about how to transform themselves into vital, flourishing organizations—transformation that requires deep, systemic change on the part of the bodies that are meant to help congregations live into their mission in the world.
Pilgrim
A Course for the Christian Journey - Church and Kingdom
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2016
Course 8: Church & Kingdom: What does it mean to live as a child of the kingdom of God and follow in the way of Christ each day as a member of his church? How does it affect our life at work as well as at home? How does it affect what we do with the gifts we have been given, especially those gifts...
Why I Believe
Daily Devotions on Faith & Discipleship
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2017
In this devotional, a variety of members and friends of the church told us about their personal faith journeys. We are excited to share their candid, thoughtful reflections. What does it mean to follow Jesus, remain faithful, and choose hope, especially during times of uncertainty and doubt? Daily...