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Decision-Making

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Big Differences: How to deal with Youth of Various Ages

Type: BOOK
Author: Adair, Sharon
( Decision-Making , General , Youth )

Why is it important to understand the differences in junior high and senior high youth? So that adults can have realistic expectations, effectively reach youth where they are, and provide activities and studies that meet the specific needs of each grade level.

Deciding About Life's End: UM Resource Book About Advance Directives

Type: BOOK
Author: Health and Welfare Ministries Program
( Death/Dying , Decision-Making , Disease/Cancer/etc. , General , Grief/Death , Group Study , Health Care , Suffering/Pain )

Presents guidance for individual reflection and for discussion of these issues by church groups: responsible personal choices about the kind of treatment we will accept and refuse at life's end.

Do the Bright Thing

Type: VHS
Author: Tyndale House Publishers
( Children , Children's Ministry , Decision-Making , General , Upper Elementary , Values/Ethics )

Nicholas and McGee learn about the process and the payoff of making right and wrong decisions.

Drugs & Alcohol: Fast Lane to Nowhere

Type: VHS
Author:
( Alcohol , Crisis , Decision-Making , Drugs , General , Youth )

5 part video series (15-20 min each) with leader's guide. The drug abuse problem in America is alarming. When you strip away the glamour, the glitz, and sensational images of alcohol and other drugs... you are left with a trail of sorrow, broken lives, and shattered dreams. As young people tell their own dramatic stories, this program 'captures the emotional and physical scars of drug abuse.'

First Do No Harm: Wrestling with the New Medicine's Life & Death Dilemmas

Type: BOOK
Author: Hilton, Bruce
( Abortion , Christian Life , Decision-Making , Ethics , Euthanasia , General , Health , Health Care , Science/Scientific , Technology , Values/Ethics )

Exploring bioethical controversies from a Christian perspective. Topics include: life support systems, genetic engineering, surrogate parenting, euthanasia, right to privacy, human guinea pigs, durable power of attorney, and the abortion pill.

FORK IN THE ROAD - YOUNG ADULT DECISIONS

Type: BOOK
Author: KISHPAUGH AND FINNELL
( Decision-Making , General )

Get A Life

Type: VHS
Author: Meyers, Bill
( Christian Life , Decision-Making , General , Lifestyle , Youth )

Learn about making the decisions to achieve God's will for your life as you're standing in the doorway looking out...turning away from home... and toward life on your own. 5 tape series with leader's guide (ED-YM-074.04 through .08)

Goal Setting

Type: VHS
Author:
( Christian Life , Decision-Making , General , Visioning , Youth )

Through the use of magic and humor, this program is designed to show how to turn dreams into reality. Step by step you will learn the four 'magic' guidelines necessary to accomplish your greatest goals in life. 5 part video series (15-20 min each) with leader's guide.

Gospel of Sex, The

Type: VHS
Author: McClendon, Neil
( Christian Life , Decision-Making , General , Sex Education , Sexuality , Youth )

Looks at sex from a 'biblical perspective.' Young people will discover the benefits of abstinence; receive practical tips on how to say 'no'; and learn how to make a new start if they've already been sexually active. 5-tape series with leader's guide (ED-YM-086.04 through.08)

Life Isn't Fair

Type: VHS
Author: McClendon, Neil
( Attitude , Coping , Decision-Making , General , Youth )

That's right…life ISN'T fair! Sometimes it's just the luittle things that go wrong that can overwehlm a teen. Teenagers will discover that they are in control of their reactions to a world that isn't fair. They will learn how a change of attitude and perspective can improve their outlook on a world that is guaranteed to be unfair. 5-tape series with leader's guide (ED-YM-086.04 through.08)

Living Well, Dying Well - Segment #1

Type: VHS
Author:
( Death/Dying , Decision-Making , Ethics , General , Hospice , Pastoral Care , Pastoral Skills )

This first-hour segment features moderator Garlinda Burton, editor of Interpreter magazine, in dialogue with Dr. Donald Messer, president of The Iliff School of Theology; Dr. Sally Brown Geis, sociologist and co-editor with Messer of 'How Shall We Die? Helping Christians Debate Assisted Suicide'; and Dr. Richard Zaner, Stahlman Professor Medical Ethics, Vanderbilt University. Discussion includes patient self-determination rights with close attention to living wills and advance directives.

Living Well, Dying Well - Segment #2

Type: VHS
Author:
( Death/Dying , Decision-Making , General , Hospice , Pastoral Care , Pastoral Skills )

Dr. William Orr, practicing geriatrician, and Janet Jones, registered nurse and CEO of Catholic Hospice, Inc., Miami, Florida, join moderator Garlinda Burton and Dr. Donald Messer in examining an ethical/theological framework for decision making. Panelists review form various perspectives a case study of a terminally-ill patient.

Living Well, Dying Well - Segment #3

Type: VHS
Author:
( Death/Dying , Decision-Making , General , Hospice , Pastoral Care , Pastoral Skills )

Garlinda Burton is joined by Dr. Joretta Marshall, Iliff assistant professor of pastoral care; Dr. Cornish Rogers, E. Stanley Jones Professor of Evangelism at Claremont School of Theology; and Dr. Philip Wogaman, pastor of Foundry United Methodist Church, Washington D.C. who discuss responsibilities of congregation and clergy in pre-crisis, crisis and post-crisis situations involving end of life decisions.

Not IF, but WHEN: Crisis Management Manual - second edition

Type: BOOK
Author:
( Crisis , Decision-Making , General , Leadership , Safe Sanctuaries )

An invaluable guide not only for those in the United Methodist Church but for secular communications professional who have praised its timely information and user-friendly format. The best organizations are those that prepare for bad times when times are good.

On the Air!

Type: VHS
Author:
( Anger , Attitude , Christian Life , Communication , Coping , Decision-Making , Faith , Family , General , Imperfection , Mission , Outreach , Parent/Child Relationship , Relationships , Sex Education , Sexuality , Spiritual Growth , Youth )

A series hosted by Neil McClendon intended to address the critical issues teenagers face every day. Produced by the Total TV Network.

Personal Discernment

Type: VHS
Author: Morris, Danny E.
( Christian Life , Decision-Making , Faith , General , Personal Growth , Spanish Language , Spiritual Gifts )

Introduction by Dr. Reg. Johnson, Asbury Seminary; reasons why some people shun God's will; working with your personal focus of discernment; the bedrock of discernment; the highest value is to know God's will; the Ignatian Pattern of Discernment; difference in discernment for guidance and discernment for decision making; consolation and desolation; and Biblical bases for discernment. One of two tapes with Danny Morris. See also Corporate Discernment, SG 046.

Reinventing Leadership

Type: VHS
Author: Friedman, Edwin H.
( Change , Church Admin/Leadership , Church Council , Communication , Decision-Making , General , Leadership , Team-Building )

Getting "Un-stuck." Ideas and insights from Friedman's acclaimed workshops on leadership. Our ability to lead is more about our 'presence' than our technique or know-how. Shows WHO makes change happen and HOW. Covers imaginative gridlock, today's leadership climate, and how addiction to data hinders decision-making. With Discussion Guide.

Seeking and Doing God's Will: Discernment for the Community of Faith

Type: BOOK
Author: Stevens, Lardear and Duger
( Church Admin/Leadership , Church Council , Decision-Making , General , Leadership , Spiritual Discernment , United Methodist )

Offers leaders in UM congregations and conferences an innovative way to approach the decisions they make about mission and ministry. Offers general intro to corporate spiritual discernment and a 6-movement model, guidance and helpful examples. Helps you move toward decision-making emerging out of shared vision and mission.

SkillAbilities for Youth Ministry

Type: BOOK
Author:
( Decision-Making , Discipleship , General , Leadership , Youth )

SkillAbilities for Youth Ministry. Set of 12 short books tackling various how-tos of youth ministry. Each volume contains lots of how-tos, a look at the benefits of that particular skill, a look at what the Bible says, skills and a mini-workshop for adult leaders of youth, and a look at what's next.
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