The Lord's Supper
ISBN: 9780664223823 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Concerned that the celebration of the Lord's Supper had become a "ritual rather than a reality," WIlliam Barclay set forth his ideas on the biblical foundation of the sacrament, the history of its form and interpretation in the church, and its meaning for today. This reissue of an older Westminster John Knox Press title makes a welcome addition to the highly popular William Barclay Library series. The William Barclay Library is a collection of books addressing the great issues of the Christian faith. As one of the world's most widely read interpreters of the Bible and its meaning,... Concerned that the celebration of the Lord's Supper had become a "ritual rather than a reality," WIlliam Barclay set forth his ideas on the biblica... |
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83,37 zł |
Too Deep for Words: A Theology of Liturigical Expression
ISBN: 9780664223922 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Exploring fundamental ways in which verbal expression in worship relates to aesthetic expression, Clayton Schmit provides a vitally important book for all homiletics students and scholars. Schmit explains that worship isn't just a sequence of "holy" words, and he reflects theologically on the relationship between verbal and aesthetic expression, demonstrating the aesthetic significance of verbal liturgical expression and the aesthetic responsibility of those who preach, pray, and lead in public worship. Exploring fundamental ways in which verbal expression in worship relates to aesthetic expression, Clayton Schmit provides a vitally important book ... |
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133,39 zł |
Healing Liturgies for the Seasons of Life
ISBN: 9780664224820 / Angielski / Miękka / 536 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Are you looking for a new way to renew your worship, respond to the needs of the church and community, and connect with people in their passage of life--both chronological and crisis? This book offers a rich resource to you, both as a tool for worship and also devotionally as you face the deepest questions of life. Here you will find one way that the church can renew and rediscover its healing ministry. Abigail Evans, a leading specialist in bioethics and health ministries, explores how God's gift of healing is available during all seasons of a person's life and how the power of hope and... Are you looking for a new way to renew your worship, respond to the needs of the church and community, and connect with people in their passage of ... |
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270,95 zł |
Enacting the Word: Using Drama in Preaching
ISBN: 9780664225704 / Angielski / Miękka / 80 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The addition of simple drama to sermons is effective in bringing Bible passages alive and involving a variety of church members in preaching. In this book, James Chatham invites clergy to develop a use of drama to proclaim the gospel. Chatham writes that the Bible is comprised primarily of stories--stories of the relationship between God and God's people spanning over more than a thousand years--many of which are so good that they need little explanation. There is no more engaging way to tell these stories, he says, than through effective sermon drama. The addition of simple drama to sermons is effective in bringing Bible passages alive and involving a variety of church members in preaching. In th... |
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75,03 zł |
Singing the Lord's Song in a New Land: Korean American Practices of Faith
ISBN: 9780664228781 / Angielski / Miękka / 117 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Singing the Lord's Song in a New Land is one of the first books to address ministry in Korean American contexts and the first from the highly regarded Valparaiso Project to explore how faith practices work differently in a racial ethnic community. The groundbreaking work identifies eight key practices of the Korean American culture: keeping the Sabbath, singing, fervent prayer, resourcing the life cycle, bearing wisdom, living as an oppressed minority, fasting, and nurturing.
Singing the Lord's Song in a New Land is one of the first books to address ministry in Korean American contexts and the first from the highl... |
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116,72 zł |
Celebrating Holy Week in a Post-Holocaust World
ISBN: 9780664229023 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An ongoing issue for clergy as well as Christians in general is how to approach New Testament narratives about the crucifixion of Jesus in relation to Jews, Judaism, and the horrific events of the Holocaust. The events of Holy Week pose particular challenges for clergy and congregations. In this book Henry Knight helps us deal with Holy Week texts in light of our post-Holocaust world and provides practical examples of prayers, liturgies, and resource material to help pastors prepare for and lead worship and teach during this important time in the life of a congregation. An ongoing issue for clergy as well as Christians in general is how to approach New Testament narratives about the crucifixion of Jesus in relation... |
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116,72 zł |
Finding Words for Worship: A Guide for Leaders
ISBN: 9780664255732 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Ruth Duck provides a much-needed how-to book for creating unique and creative worship resources, including prayers, hymns, and sermons. She presents methods and models for creating these new resources while remaining scripturally relevant and mindful of inclusive-language concerns. This is an invaluable guide for those involved in writing or evaluating worship services. Ruth Duck provides a much-needed how-to book for creating unique and creative worship resources, including prayers, hymns, and sermons. She present... |
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125,06 zł |
When We Gather, Revised Edition: A Book of Prayers for Worship
ISBN: 9780664501143 / Angielski / Miękka / 402 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. When We Gather is an essential resource for pastors, worship committees, and others who plan weekly congregational worship. For every Sunday in the church year, James Kirk provides contemporary, theologically solid prayers and other elements for use in worship. Included are prayers of praise and adoration, confession and pardon, dedication, thanksgiving and petition, as well as concise comments on the lectionary Scripture readings for each Sunday. Now expanded and updated to conform to the Revised Common Lectionary, this revised edition of When We Gather combines the original... When We Gather is an essential resource for pastors, worship committees, and others who plan weekly congregational worship. For every Sunday... |
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116,72 zł |
Living Water: A Guide to Baptism for Presbyterians
ISBN: 9780664501457 / Angielski / Miękka / 54 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The book describes in clear and understandable language what baptism means in a Presbyterian church. Davison discusses the sacramental aspects of baptism, the symbolic meaning of water, baptism in the name of God, the baptismal (Apostles') creed, and how baptism leads to service.This book has many uses. It can be given to candidates for baptism and the parents of children to be baptised. It can also used in church school classes, study groups, or in any setting where Presbyterians desire to understand the biblical, theological, and practical aspects of baptism.
The book describes in clear and understandable language what baptism means in a Presbyterian church. Davison discusses the sacramental aspects of bapt...
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25,01 zł |
Presbyterian Worship: A Guide for Clergy
ISBN: 9780664502188 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Writing from the perspective of the parish pastor, Presbyterian pastor J. Dudley Weaver Jr. presents a complete and accessible overview of Reformed worship. Weaver moves from the history and theology behind Reformed worship to practical information for clergy, including help for planning worship, celebrating the dates of the church year, and working with others in the congregation to plan the liturgy. This concise handbook is ideal for all clergy in Presbyterian and Reformed churches. Writing from the perspective of the parish pastor, Presbyterian pastor J. Dudley Weaver Jr. presents a complete and accessible overview of Reformed... |
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108,38 zł |
Book of Vision Quest
ISBN: 9780671761899 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Blending numerous heritages, wisdoms, and teachings, this powerfully wrought book encourages people to take charge of their lives, heal themselves, and grow. Movingly rendered, The Book of the Vision Quest is for all who long for renewal and personal transformation. In this revised edition--with two new chapters and added tales from vision questers--Steven Foster recounts his experiences guiding contemporary seekers. He recreates an ancient rite of passage--that of "dying," "passing through," and "being reborn"--known as a vision quest. A sacred ceremony that culminates in...
Blending numerous heritages, wisdoms, and teachings, this powerfully wrought book encourages people to take charge of their lives, heal themselves,...
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70,82 zł |
Congregations in America
ISBN: 9780674012844 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. More Americans belong to religious congregations than to any other kind of voluntary association. What these vast numbers amount to - what people are doing in the over 300,000 churches, synagogues, mosques, and temples in the United States - is a question that resonates through every quarter of American society, particularly in these times of faith-based initiatives, moral majorities, and militant fundamentalism. And it is a question answered in depth and in detail in Congregations in America. Drawing on the 1998 National Congregations Study - the first systematic study of its kind - as well...
More Americans belong to religious congregations than to any other kind of voluntary association. What these vast numbers amount to - what people are ...
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195,91 zł |
Creation of the Sacred: Tracks of Biology in Early Religions (Revised)
ISBN: 9780674175709 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Sacrifice--ranging from the sacrifice of virgins to circumcision to giving up what is most valued--is essential to all religions. Could there be a natural, even biological, reason for these practices? Something that might explain why religions of so many different cultures share so many rituals and concepts? In this extraordinary book, one of the world's leading authorities on ancient religions explores the possibility of natural religion--a religious sense and practice naturally proceeding from biological imperatives. Because they lack later refinements, the earliest religions from... Sacrifice--ranging from the sacrifice of virgins to circumcision to giving up what is most valued--is essential to all religions. Could there be a ... |
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174,11 zł |
Why God Why?: Sermons on the Problem of Pain
ISBN: 9780687007028 / Angielski / Miękka / 104 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Why God Why? explores the age-old question of why a loving God allows suffering to visit God's children. Justin W. Tull encourages us to examine God's eternal presence in times of blessed joy as well as during sorrow and care, and offers scripture and anecdotes to illustrate God's comfort and grace during all situations in our lives.
Why God Why? explores the age-old question of why a loving God allows suffering to visit God's children. Justin W. Tull encourages us to examine God's...
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58,32 zł |
Planning Blended Worship: The Creative Mixture of Old & New
ISBN: 9780687032235 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A guide for mixing traditional and evangelical style of worship
A guide for mixing traditional and evangelical style of worship
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104,17 zł |
Black Preaching: The Recovery of a Powerful Art
ISBN: 9780687036141 / Angielski / Miękka / 143 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Henry H. Mitchell has completely revised and integrated his popular books The Recovery of Preaching and Black Preaching for seminarians and pastors--both Black and White--who are seeking to add power and vision to their sermons. Mitchell persuasively demonstrates that Black culture and preaching style are vital for the empowerment of Black congregations and have much to offer the preaching method of all preachers. By focusing on the use of storytelling, imagination, and style of preaching rooted in African-American culture, Mitchell spotlights effective... Henry H. Mitchell has completely revised and integrated his popular books The Recovery of Preaching and Black Preaching for semin... |
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87,50 zł |
Seasons of Faith: Teaching the Christian Year
ISBN: 9780687037360 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Knowing about and experiencing each season keeps ever before us God's will for our lives. Celebrating each season brings special joy and meaningful traditions to our lives-no matter what our age. Seasons of Faith contains information, crafts, and activities that will enhance every holiday of the Christian Year. Use Seasons of Faith for additional Sunday school activities with preteens or youth or to develop specail seasonal studies for all ages.
Knowing about and experiencing each season keeps ever before us God's will for our lives. Celebrating each season brings special joy and meaningful tr...
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83,33 zł |
The Acolyte's Book: A Basic Guide for the Church Acolyte Complete with Certificate
ISBN: 9780687038220 / Angielski / Miękka / 26 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Clearly defines duties, procedures, equipment and key words. Includes line drawings of vestments and a nondenominational certificate.
Clearly defines duties, procedures, equipment and key words. Includes line drawings of vestments and a nondenominational certificate.
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Children's Sermons for the Revised Common Lectionary Year C: Using the 5 Senses to Tell God's Story
ISBN: 9780687055777 / Angielski / Miękka / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Based on the Revised Common Lectionary, the three volumes in this series of children's sermons use a multi-sensory approach to sermon preparation and delivery to help pastors and worship leaders better communicate with children.
- The exercises highlight sensory sermons and give speakers a new method of connecting the children with the message - Sermon/worship preparation is made easier - Children are introduced to lectionary texts through language and activities they can easily understand - A sermon for each Sunday in the lectionary year
Based on the Revised Common Lectionary, the three volumes in this series of children's sermons use a multi-sensory approach to sermon preparation and ...
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The Special Days and Seasons of the Christian Year: How They Came about and How They Are Observed by Christians Today
ISBN: 9780687056354 / Angielski / Miękka / 24 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In observing the Christian Year, we celebrate the central mystery of our faith: the birth, life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The Special Days and Seasons of the Christian Year provides families, worship committee members, Christian educators, and clergy with a concise overview of the cycle of the Christian year and a treasury of information that will stimulate new ideas for worship.
This brief, to-the-point information can be adapted to children's sermons, Sunday school programs, or family worship. Adult Sunday school classes will enjoy learning more about... In observing the Christian Year, we celebrate the central mystery of our faith: the birth, life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The Speci...
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29,14 zł |