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paperbackDisaster Ministry Handbook
by Jamie D. Aten and David M. Boan
FEMA Community Preparedness Award
When disasters happen, people turn to local churches as centers for response and assistance. When floods or tornadoes devastate an area, or when shootings and violence shock a community, knowing what to do can be the difference between calm and chaos, courage and fear, life and death. But few churches plan in advance for what they should do—until ...
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paperbackThe Adolescent Journey
An Interdisciplinary Approach to Practical Youth Ministry
by Amy E. Jacober
Adolescence is a time of individuation--children are slowly finding their identity as adults, separate from their parents and other adult influences. Such a critical time of psychological development is complicated by cultural influences that shape their expectations of adulthood and color how they relate to other people and even God. The task of the youth pastor becomes to help adolescents navigate ...
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Churches are struggling to meet the needs of their congregations and to entice people to return to church after pandemic living. But instead of rolling out fancy programs, ministry veteran Carolyn Carney says we can revitalize our churches through the simple yet powerful act of group prayer. Read this article for two practical tips on building prayer in your congregation.
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paperbackReconnecting God's Story to Ministry
Cross-cultural Storytelling at Home and Abroad
by Tom A. Steffen
We often think stories are for children. But using the Bible as evidence, we see that God communicated His truth to men and women of all cultures, time, and places by way of many small stories forming one large story. While possessing a rich heritage of storytelling, too many evangelicals have forfeited this vital skill. Tom Steffen's aim is to help readers recapture the most natural, universal, ...
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paperbackImaginative Prayer
A Yearlong Guide for Your Child's Spiritual Formation
by Jared Patrick Boyd
How do we help our kids connect with God? Most parents want their kids to learn to love God. But most of us struggle to facilitate real spiritual experiences. It's hard enough to have a meaningful conversation with our kids about spiritual things, let alone help them experience true transformation in the presence of God. Jared Patrick Boyd discovered that children's spiritual formation is rooted ...
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caseboundMinistering to Families in Crisis
The Essential Guide for Nurturing Mental and Emotional Health
Edited by Jennifer S. Ripley, James N. Sells, and Diane J. Chandler
A Guide for Ministry Leaders to Provide Mental Health First Aid
When people encounter a crisis, they often turn to ministry leaders, who may feel unprepared to guide them. Families face a multitude of challenges, from depression and anxiety to relational conflict to trauma and abuse. Providing the right resources and tools to help church members navigate their journeys is ...
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paperbackTaking It to the Streets
Lessons from a Life of Urban Ministry
by Harry Louis Williams II
- 17th Annual Outreach Magazine Resource of the Year - Church
There's an urgent need for Christian ministry in our cities—but we need a guide. Known around Oakland, California, as "OG Rev.," Reverend Harry Williams's calling is to the streets: to the hungry, homeless, addicted, incarcerated, and vulnerable. In Taking It to the Streets, ...
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paperbackA Vision for the Aging Church
Renewing Ministry for and by Seniors
by James M. Houston and Michael Parker
Are we ready for the opportunities and challenges facing the aging church? Now is the time for the church to offer ministry to its increasing numbers of seniors and to benefit from ministry they can offer. In this book James M. Houston and Michael Parker issue an urgent call to reconceive the place and part of the elderly and seniors in the local church congregation. Confronting the idea that ...
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paperbackDon't Blow Up Your Ministry
Defuse the Underlying Issues That Take Pastors Down
by Michael MacKenzie
Foreword by Marshall ShelleyThere's a ticking time bomb in your ministry. Is it you?
The pressures of pastoring are endless, leading many to burnout and depression, sexual misconduct, or substance abuse. But moral failures can be averted and shipwrecked ministries can be repaired. Counselor Michael MacKenzie, a longtime expert in helping pastors at risk, deals with the issues beneath the issues, such ...
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pamphletMy Heart--Christ's Home Retold for Children
IVP Booklets
by Robert Boyd Munger and Carolyn Nystrom
This is Peter's amazing story of a week spent with Jesus.
He enjoys being with Jesus and sharing his activities with him. But then Peter is faced with a decision. Should he show Jesus the secret thing he has hidden in the closet?
Now children can read and understand the important message of the beloved booklet My Heart--Christ's Home in this retelling of Robert Boyd Munger's ...
