A year’s worth of short daily devotional readings written specifically for today’s diverse, busy families. Scripture quotations are taken from these translations: NRSV, NIV, Living, KJV, NASB, JBP, The Message, CEV.

365 Meditations for Families

Religion & Spirituality

Younger, Barbara

Groseclose, Kel

Crumpler, Anne B.

Kimbrough, Marjorie L.

Lauer,Robert

Ebinger,Warren & Mary

Gooch, John O.

Christian Books & Bibles

Dimensions for Living

A five-week study of the Books of 1 & 2 Timothy and Titus. Sessions include:  Practice What You Preach Pursue Godliness The Cost of Commitment Keep the Faith Be Good to One Another  The Bible Readers Series is designed for adult study groups wishing to explore a particular Book of the Bible for a limited number of sessions. It uses the NRSV translation.

Guidance for Discipleship Teacher: A Study of 1 & 2 Timothy and Titus (Bible Readers Series)

ABINGDON PRESS *

This 7 session study focuses on Jesus as a revolutionary figure and change agent, both in his own context and in ours and will help adults understand the radical nature of Jesus’ ministry for and among all people, including the “outcast,” and how Jesus models for us a ministry that challenges and pushes the limits.

The World-Shattering Ministry of Jesus (The Jesus Collection)

Jesus used food and mealtimes to build community and to teach about the Father, Son and Kingdom. (Some of the numerous examples include the wedding at Cana, the call to Levi and to Zaccheus, the banquet parables, eating with Pharisees and also with persons of ill repute, the miraculous feedings with fish and bread.) Table Fellowship will deal with the concepts of miracle meals, eucharist, hospitality, etiquette, clean and unclean, and others. This volume will help participants to experience and appreciate the eucharistic quality of daily life through meals with family, church and other communities and to invite people to God’s table. This study is part of the Jesus Collection and has 8 sessions.

At Table with Jesus (Jesus Collection)

This collection of 30 well-designed, easy-to-do programs for youth groups offers an upbeat approach to difficult issues, drawing on contemporary images and examples that youth can identify with. Illustrated throughout with humorous line drawings.

Is My Nose Growing?: And 29 Other Great Youth Programs (Essentials for Christian Youth)

The Pocket Guide to the Bible helps general readers deal with the roadblocks to reading and understanding the Bible. It contains a short history of the Bible and its formulation, and also discusses the authority of the Bible, as well as the centrality of Scripture in the Christian life.

The Bible (Pocket Guide)

Claiming the Name: A Theological and Practical Overview of Confirmation offers pastors and other confirmation leaders the basics for a successful program, including theological background, goals, tips for working with youth, celebration ideas, training helps, meeting outlines, and much more. The material is thoroughly grounded in biblical, theological, historical, liturgical and practical perspectives and provides leaders and planners a solid foundation upon which to build a transforming confirmation experience for younger and older youth, their parents, mentors, and congregation. In a totally different approach to confirmation, Claiming the Name emphasizes confirmation as a rite of passage and a significant marker on the journey of discipleship and sanctification.

Claiming the Name: A Theological and Practical Overview of Confirmation

Leadership in youth ministry is constantly changing. Every year there are adult youth workers who are new to the task. In response to questions frequently asked by youth ministry workers, Gooch provides practical information about how to do youth ministry. Written in a Q &amp; A format, 103 Questions addresses questions Gooch has encountered in workshops with youth workers, examining the following areas: Building community; dealing with discipline; topics/resources (how to select, where to find information you need); long-range planning/how to get youth to take ownership of the process; getting youth more involved; balancing spiritual growth, learning, and fun; characteristics of a good youth counselor; recruiting and training volunteers; involving parents; getting support from the congregation; ways to combat youth resistance to Sunday school; how to stay in touch with the problems youth are experiencing.

103 Questions Youth Workers Ask

Discipleship Resources

Health care. Public education. War and peace. Science and religion. The economy. Christian social action. Spiritual growth. Twenty-first century political talking points? Hardly only that. John Wesley, an 18th century British clergyman, addressed these very issues in his own time. His creative answers may open your eyes to new responses for our own 24/7 frenzied ""postmodern"" concerns. Gooch opens the fascinating character of Wesley by looking at these strikingly current topics. He shows how Wesley's ministry grew out of his desire to live a holy life and to invite others to walk in Christian discipleship. His message of grace and salvation led Wesley to suggest innovative solutions to problems of his time, including poverty, education and a whole host of other issues. ""Wesley cared deeply about issues, not just in themselves, but because of their impact on persons created in the image of God,"" writes Gooch. ""We need to care deeply about them as well. It's not just 'talking the talk' but about 'walking the talk.'"" John Wesley for the 21st Century addresses matters very much in the news today - from a theological foundation. Each chapter includes questions for reflection, making this book a great study for individuals and small groups.

John Wesley for the 21st Century

Biographies & Memoirs

Leaders & Notable People

Gooch explores our everyday understanding of what it means to be an involved member of a church. His four categories help readers to think differently about the way they participate in church. Unlike many books on church membership, Gooch does not spend a lot of time on bylaws or matters of organization; rather, he speaks to the heart of our participation: how we belong, what we believe, how we live, and the possibilities for our growth in faith. Christians belong to a community of faith. Being a Christian in the Wesleyan Tradition shows we can live our faith in private and public acts of devotion and ministry.

Being a Christian in the Wesleyan Tradition: Belonging/Believing/Living/Growing

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