A collection of reproducible activities designed for use by children's choir directors in the pre-rehearsal time when children are coming into choir rehearsal. Includes paper-and-pencil activities such as music word searches, music mazes, "find the picture," musical symbols matching games, and other similar activities.

Dr. Laurence Stookey of Wesley Seminary has created this resource to serve as a daily prayer book for the home and personal use. The book is also designed for use by individuals participating in a Wesleyan class meeting in conjunction with the Sunday morning experience or a week-day meeting. The unique aspect of this program lies in its incorporation of the practice of daily prayer and accountability within the Sunday morning adult education program. In addition to activities conducted on Sunday, class members will participate in ordered daily prayer within the Wesleyan spirit. This Day...

Mystery will introduce young adults to the mysterious ways of God whose work through the Holy Spirit urges and encourages them to find ways to see God at work, to appreciate a sense of the holy, to identify how God actually loves and works through the church, to learn the rudiments of spiritual formation, and to understand and try various spiritual disciplines.

Chapter 1: Unpacking the Mystery in Mystery - Examines mystery and types of spirituality. Chapter 2: God's Mysterious Presence - explores God's presence in the mysteries of pain, death, and the end of time....

Life is a journey along a path, and as Christians, we strive to stay on God's path. This is a Bible 8- to 12- year-olds will enjoy using. Through the use of the NRSV, children will encounter a consistent Scripture in Sunday School and worship. Children will:

* memorize key verses of Scripture that will stay with them for a lifetime, * learn and understand the will and attributes of God, * continue to seek and align their life to God's will, * learn about people and places of the Bible, * learn to apply the Scripture in their lives today.

This new NRSV for children...

This historic and authoritative volume contains the complete three-year listing of the Revised Common Lectionary (Years A, B, and C) to guide preaching and Scripture reading on the Lord's Day. Abingdon Press. Also included are an introduction explaining the nature and uses of lectionaries and a brief history of the Consultation on Common Texts.

This book has been prepared as an aid to those who are asked to make welcome speeches or to respond to these speeches. Sample speeches and responses are provided for a variety of special occasions.

The Leader Guide provides process guidance for weekly group sessions. The Leader Guide understands the role of leader as facilitator of small-group sessions. Procedures for guiding sessions include: directions for using related video segments, and questions for discussion.

This study takes groups into the rich tapestry of Genesis exploring the interaction between God and very human people - pride, family relationships, conflict and journey all showcase the best known stories of Creation, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Rebekah and Joseph.

The video reflects the drama of the...

The Leader Guide provides process guidance for weekly group sessions. The Leader Guide understands the role of leader as facilitator of small-group sessions. Procedures for guiding sessions include: directions for using related video segments, and questions for discussion.

Exploring how people have interpreted Romans through the ages is a good lens to view the history of Christianity itself. Compare what Paul writes in Romans to what theologians like Augustine, Luther and Calvin say in trying to understand Paul in their time. At the end of this study your group will have a more...

Serving From the Heart for Youth is adapted from Church of the Resurrection's Serving From the Heart spiritual gifts program for adults. The adult program has helped over 40,000 people find their gifts, purpose, and passion to serve God through the church. When believers find their gifts and God-given passion and give them to the service of the church, ministries thrive.Young people who go through this study will learn about spiritual gifts and what they mean for the church, discover their gifts, and find ways to offer their gifts to further God's work through the church.What's Inside: * 6...

Tween Bible Puzzles is a reproducible book of Bible activities that can be used with Tweens in Transition or can be used as a stand-alone activity book for tweens. Tween Bible Puzzles contains two puzzles per week for an entire year and covers the Old and New Testaments. Reproducible puzzles allow teachers to select activities that supplement learning in their classroom for only pennies a week. Through reflection questions included with each puzzle the students will begin discussion of the lesson to assist in long-term memory and life application.

Tweens Bible...