Philip Garside: 31 books

Lay preacher Rosalie Sugrue’s short plays and meditations are ideal to present in church. They encourage us to engage with Bible and historical characters and explore important themes. Staging is simple. Few props or costumes are required. Nearly of these play readings are suitable for children...

Growing in Age draws on Anne Millar’s years of working with older people through nursing, counselling and pastoral care. It covers many aspects of ageing: - Society and it’s attitudes - The personal journey of ageing - How relationships change: on retirement, when a spouse dies and when...

Arising from a New Zealand context and touching on universal issues, Connections offers 45 responses from the people of Dunedin Methodist Parish to the challenge of being church and living out the gospel in their community.A comment from one member typifies the strong faith, humble attitude,...

Christian pacifists opposed all war, at all times irrespective of political developments. They shared a core and absolute belief, based on the teachings of Jesus Christ, that war was a moral and ethical sin.In March 1936, Wellington Methodist Minister Ormond Burton and his circuit steward A C Barrington...

Would you like a simple, quick way to engage with the RCL Old Testament, Epistle and Gospel readings for each Sunday and other important days in the church calendar? Bill Bennett’s short introductions to each Bible reading will get you started. There are several ways you can use this...

Discover a prayer to cover every aspect of rural life. A musician and composer of many hymns, Anglican priest Bill Bennett understands the complexity of rural life with its overlapping communities and its deep dependence on seasonal life. This understanding shines through this book. 117...

Short Description The 71 songs in this book started out as responses to The Psalms but Mark soon found himself wandering to all sorts of places, the Psalms being good jump-off points. The songs are numbered instead of having titles, in the hope that this leaves a degree of open-ended-ness,...

This precious collection springs from the tradition of revealing God by telling stories.A Baptist pastor, Simon Brown shares his spiritual insights into everyday life.Some stories are direct, others more subtle, but New Zealanders will identify with all of them.A child having...

Compelling story of a World War II conscientious objector captures a piece of New Zealand history that is not well known. The small group of people described here had a strong influence on the thinking of others as New Zealanders later grappled with the issues raised by the Vietnam War in the late...

Short Description What was life like for a Tongan migrant in New Zealand in the 1970s and onwards? In this tribute to Sione Tavo Manukia, his daughter Ruby tells of his early life in Tonga and his experiences in New Zealand, as he sought a prosperous life and further education for his children....

Tongan Methodist minister ‘Alifeleti Vaitu’ulala Ngahe has been in full-time, ordained ministry for almost 10 years. This book reflects on those years in Avondale Union and Manurewa Methodist parishes in Auckland, New Zealand. Rev Ngahe’s approach is to create strategies for change by engaging...

Do you want to learn how to preach and lead worship, but don’t know where to start? This practical guide by experienced Methodist Lay Preacher Rosalie Sugrue will get you going. Or perhaps the preacher hasn’t arrived to take your service and you don’t know what to do. The first chapter...

Short description How is religious faith affected by our life’s experiences? NZ’s Trish McBride started with a traditional Christian faith. Over time this has evolved into a belief in a God who is free of denominational church boundaries. One poem and prose step at a time, Trish weaves...

Anne Millar provides encouragement for older people in these inspirational reflections on the meaning and purpose found in growing older. These short, readable articles are grouped into broad topics of: •Making Meaning •Health and Harmony •Relationships and Realities •Edges and Endings •Seasons...