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Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations

Type: BOOK
Author: Robert Schnase
( Church , Church & Ministry , Church Growth , Church Life , Church Ministry , Church Renewal , Congregational Development , Ministry Resources , Worship )

People are searching for a church shaped and sustainted by Radical Hospitality, Passionate Worship, Internal Faith Development,Risk-taking Mission and Service, and Extravagent Generosity. These fundamental practices are critical to the sucess of congregations. Their presence and strength demonstrate congregational health, vitality, and fruitfulness. By repeating and improving these practices, churches fulfill their mission to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the work.

New Life For Dying Churches!

Type: BOOK
Author: Rose Sims
( Church Growth , Church Life , Evangelism , Faith , Jesus )

Saving dying churches is not a theory but a proven fact and it can happen anywhere! Dr. Sim's inspiring story is so unusual, enlightening powerful, you'll laugh, you'll cry, you won't put it down. It is an American success story of two of God's servants, each of whom won their denomination's top national award for a lifetime of church growth. It is a "How to Grow a Church" story which any church can duplicate and it is a must for laity, clergy, church growth seminars, men or women's groups or...

NOOMA Sunday

Type: DVD
Author: Rob Bell
( Adult Studies , Church Life , Spiritual Life , Worship )

Why do we do the things we do? Why do we go to church or give money away? Because we're supposed to or because we think God needs it? Do we honestly put on our best clothes for an hour once a week, stand and sit at all the right times, and sing all the appropriate songs for God's sake, or because it'll make us look better to the world around us? We're tired of all the empty rituals and routines. And so is God. God hates it when we call ourselves Christians but ignore all the things he really...

ReConnecting Worship

Type: KIT
Author:
( Church Life , General , Liturgy , Worship )

This video takes you on a journey into an emerging new worship style. It combines the worship of the heart with the worship of the head. It takes into consideration the younger people as well as the older people. It demonstates that some people are attracted to a non-traditional way of worshipping. It is a wonderful journey and it does not negate our past but incorporates the best of our past with the newness of the future. It is quite a journey and it is thought provoking. Kit...

Safe Sanctuaries: Reducing the Risk of Abuse in the Church for Children and Youth

Type: BOOK
Author: Joy Thornburg Melton
( Abuse , Children , Children at Risk , Christian Education , Church , Church Life , Church Staff , Crisis , Sexual Abuse )

This ten year anniversary edition of the bestselling Safe Sanctuaries series brings together-in one volume- the transformative and foundational information found in the Melton’s previous two volumes. Safe Sanctuaries remains the only resource of its kind that offers the tools necessary to train leaders of the church to keep the children and youth safe. This volume is updated to include information on the growing concern around the internet and predators as well as a new section on vulnerable...

Sexual Misconduct in our churches: Learn to Spot it - Leard to Stop it

Type: VHS
Author:
( Abuse , Church Life , General , Sex Education )

The potential for sexual misconduct exists in all areas of our society, even churches and other places of worship where people expect to meet safety and sancity. Using real life scenarios, this 28 minute video shows clergy, church staff, and lay people how to recognize the various forms of sexual misconduct that can occue in a church community, and how to prevent them. Designed to stimulate discussion and generate solutions, the video and accompanying guide can be used in education sessions...