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…And a Time to Heal: Reflections from Wedgewood Baptist Church
Type: VHS
Author: Clark and Coleman
Author: Clark and Coleman
On Sept. 15, 1999, a man entered Wedgwood Baptist Church in Fort Worth, TX. By the time he ended his life with a self-inflicted gunshot wound, he had taken 7 lives, left 7 others wounded, and unraveled the innocence of the entire church body. This documentary tells the story of people affected by the shootings. Explores the role of faith in the healing process and looks at different ways people deal with their grief.
365 Meditations for Young Adults
Type: BOOK
Author: Sharpe, Sally D., ed.
Author: Sharpe, Sally D., ed.
Helps you focus on becoming what God wants you to be. Make your way through the year, encountering a different writing team each month, finding practical and spiritual insights, encouragement, and a sense of camaraderie for the challenge of walking with God day by day. Though the writers have diverse backgrounds and personalities, there is a common theme among them: God is with us.
50 Ways to Pray
Type: BOOK
Author: Teresa A. Blythe
Author: Teresa A. Blythe
IT IS MY HOPE that this book will provide at least 50 ways you may take steps in a lifelong walk with God. It is written for you, the seeker and sojourner, as well as you, the church leader, youth minister, retreat facilitator, or worship planner. It is for all of us who thought we only knew one way to pray. - from the introduction.
8 Life Shaking Moments with Jesus
Type: KIT
Author:
Author:
This resource dares our media-savy generation to think critically and creativly, to get to the heart of what they really believe, and express those beliefs in a safe, open atmosphere. Using the Matthew film as a catalyst, the audience moves from passive viewing to passionate interaction. This resource is Unconventional, Unpredictable, Uncompromising..It's unlike any other bible study. Eight 35 minute sessions.
A Life-Shaping Prayer
Type: BOOK
Author: Paul Wesley Chilcote
Author: Paul Wesley Chilcote
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Prayer
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And this prayer can shape your life.. Eighteenth-century English Methodist Elizabeth Rhodes memorized a special prayer as part of her lifelong spiritual practice. When Paul Chilcote discovered the prayer in Elizabeths journal, he reconized its power for contemporary Christians. Chilcote has developed 52 modern meditations around the prayer's four key queations: ( Who is God to me ?) ( What can i give to God?) ( How does God shape my life?) ( How do i live as a disciple of Christ?)
Apostles' Creed, The: Knowing What We Believe
Type: VHS
Author: Tufts, Tom
Author: Tufts, Tom
Invites young people to go beyond merely knowing the words of the Apostles' Creed to exploring it as a guide to their Christian walk and a unifying force that connects them to the body of Christ. 17 lessons covering each phrase of the creed. Includes study guide.
Build-A-Meeting Book Vol. 1
Type: BOOK
Author: Group Publishing
Author: Group Publishing
300 year-round programming ideas for youth, including crowd breakers, affirmations, discussion-starters, prayers, snack ideas, and closings.
Centering Prayer: Renewing an Ancient Christian Prayer Form
Type: BOOK
Author: Pennington, M. Basil
Author: Pennington, M. Basil
Combines the best of Eastern Christian spiritual exercises (such as the Jesus Prayer) with a spirituality for today's world. Offers simple suggestions for overcoming problems that discourage people from praying well. Learn how to relax for prayer, to listen and directed by God, to handle distractions.
Churches in Covenant Communion
Type: VHS
Author: Creative Connections in Media
Author: Creative Connections in Media
Explains the Churches in Covenant Communion movement. Developed to assist individual Christians and congregations understand the current movement among the participating churches to respond faithfully to Jesus' prayer, 'that they may all be one.' Explains the Churches in Covenant Communion movement.
Corporate Discernment - with Danny E. Morris
Type: VHS
Author: Morris, Danny E.
Author: Morris, Danny E.
This video includes the following: Discernment in the church today; the difference between a 'business as usual' church and a spiritual discernment church; and what the heart of a spiritual discernment church is. Corporate Discernment is one of two tapes with Danny Morris; see also Personal Discernment, SG 047.
Creative Programs for the Church Year
Type: BOOK
Author: Shotwell, Malcolm
Author: Shotwell, Malcolm
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Bible Study
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Christmas
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Church Holidays
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Church Year
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Easter
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Family
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General
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Lent
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Liturgy
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Mission
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Prayer
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Programming
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Retreats
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Stewardship
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Vacation Bible School
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Worship
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Help with planning holidays, special emphases, and seasonal events.
Cuaderno de la Oracion Viviente (Workbook of Living Prayer)
Type: BOOK
Author: Dunnam, Maxie
Author: Dunnam, Maxie
**Spanish Language** One of the best-selling group resources ever published, The Workbook of Living Prayer teaches a simple and practical way to grow in the discipline of prayer. This six-week, personal adventure in prayer will strengthen a new generation of pray-ers as well as those who have used it before.
Cup of Our Life, The: A Guide for Spiritual Growth
Type: BOOK
Author: Rupp, Joyce
Author: Rupp, Joyce
Original and practical book sharing how the ordinary cups that we use each day can become sacred vessels that connect us with life and draw us ever closer to God. Creative guide for individual and group prayer with 6 weekly themes based on different images of the cup.
Daily Lectionary, A: Scripture Readings for Every Day Based on the New Common Lectionary
Type: BOOK
Author: Mills, W. Douglas
Author: Mills, W. Douglas
An aid to daily prayer and Bible study, this book provides a comprehensive selection of daily scripture readings. It is an aid to Bible study and prayer and an enhancement to corporate, family, and individual worship and observance of the daily offices.
Devotion in Motion
Type: BOOK
Author: Robie, Joan Hake
Author: Robie, Joan Hake
Explores the ideas of using motion as a way of worship or devotion. Covers the history and even gives some movement options along with songs.
Gathered in the Word: Praying the Scripture in Small Groups
Type: BOOK
Author: Vest, Norvene
Author: Vest, Norvene
Method of small-group Bible study: Praying the Bible. A History of this approach to praying the scripture, step-by-step instructions, and suggested readings from the Bible and classic Christian writings. Vest offers the ongoing story of group members who try the process for one year.
Gathered in the Word: Praying the Scripture in Small Groups
Type: BOOK
Author: Vest, Norvene
Author: Vest, Norvene
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Bible Study
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Bible/New Testament
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Bible/Old Testament
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Church History
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General
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Prayer
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Small Groups
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Describes an age-old method of praying the Bible and its history, step-by-step instructions, and suggested readings from the Bible and classic Christian writings. Offers the ongoing story of group members who try the process for one year, which helps readers understand the strengths of this method of small-group Bible study.
Glory Beyond All Comparison
Type: BOOK
Author: Cloyd, Betty Shannon
Author: Cloyd, Betty Shannon
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Disease/Cancer/etc.
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Family
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Family Devotions
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General
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Healing
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Inspiration
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Intercessory Prayer
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Prayer
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Inspirational story of the Cloyd family through the confusing and difficult disease of one of their children. How their fatih and powerful intercessory prayer kept them going, and eventually brought them all safely back to health.