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A Place Called Acceptance
Kathleen Deyer Bolduc

In this practical handbook, the author describes how to welcome and minister to families of children with disabilities. The author discusses theology and disability, the grief process some parents experience, and the impact of disabilities on family systems.

$7.95
Item 095652

Abraham and Ibrahim: The Bible and the
Qur′an Told to Children

Have you ever heard of Ibrahim? The Qur′an, the holy book for Muslims, tells us about Ibrahim.

Have you ever heard of Abraham?  The Bible, the holy book for Christians, tells us about Abraham.

Think the two names sound alike?  That’s because they are the same person. He is written about in both books, as are many other people of faith: Noah, David and Mary to name a few.

Abraham and Ibrahim:  The Bible and the Qur′an Told to Children is an English translation of a book by Francien Van Overbeeke-Rippen that was used for religious education in schools in the Netherlands.  The stories from the Bible and the Qur′an are presented side-by-side to invite dialogue and exploration into the faiths of Christianity and Islam.  The book is divided into eight units, and a study guide for each unit plus resources are found in the back of the book.

ISBN 157153072X
$18.95

African American Presbyterian Clergywomen: The First Twenty-five Years
Edited by Karen V. Brown & Phyllis M. Felton

This book celebrates a quarter century of the revolution that began when one woman said "yes" to God. Produced in partnership with the African American Clergy Women's Caucus.

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All That We Are: An Arts and Worship Workbook
Aimee Wallis Buchanan, Bill Buchanan, & Jodi B. Martin

When we use art in worship, worship becomes much richer and fuller, taking on many dimensions. When worship intersects with our real lives, reflects all that we are and points to our multidimensional God, we are awakened to God's grace.

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Belonging to God: A First Catechism

The first catechism is written for children in the third and fourth grades. It begins with the question "Who are you?" and concludes with questions about the Lord's Prayer. Questions and answers are followed by biblical references.

ISBN 1-57153-036-3; 48 pp.

$7.95
Item 097750

Bible Book of the Month
James E. Davison

This book enables the reader to concentrate on different books of the bible each month. The biblical readings are organized by month, with questions for reflection and discussion to stimulate the mind and heart. It provides beginners with the basics, but is also a helpful resource for longtime Bible readers, clergy and lay alike.

$10.95
Item 095605

Bird's Eye View Set/4 Audio Cassettes
Betty Sharp Harold

In this book, readers are led through the entire Bible and treated to the author's homespun observations on familiar passages.

4 Audiocassettes.

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In this thoroughly revised edition of the classic text Black and Presbyterian, Gayraud Wilmore takes a hard look at the questions and concerns of the African-American Presbyterian community at the dawn of the 21st century: What does it mean to be African American and Presbyterian? Is it possible for the African-American Presbyterian community to fully reclaim its cultural, historical and spiritual heritage while still remaining in the church? And most important, where is God calling the African-American Presbyterian community?

$13.95
Item 095200

Called to Serve: A Workbook for Training Nominating Committees and Church Officers
Edited by Eugene Witherspoon & Marvin Simmers

$19.95
Item 095525

Certificates

Developed in concert with the PC(USA) Office of Theology and Worship these certificates recognize that all of the particular vocations are rooted in our common baptism. All certificates are 8"x10", produced on quality paper, and suitable for framing. Raised thermographic printing is heat-resistant so it won't smear in your printer.

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Children Among Us: Foundations in Children's Ministry
Edited by Cassandra Williams

In this new book, respected authors provide a multilayered approach to welcoming children into the life of the church. They call for a commitment on the part of the entire faith community to engage children in multiple venues of ministry. The contributions are biblically based, theologically grounded and informed by current scholarship. They provide practical information on how children learn, grow and respond in the often-too-adult world of Christian faith. This is a multifaceted, multidisciplined look at what it means to walk with our littlest people on the path of faith.

ISBN 1-57153-041

$18.95
Item 095644

Dear House, Mission Becomes You: Gilmore Sloane House, Stony Point Center, Stony Point, New York 1949–1999
Margaret Flory

For Presbyterians interested in the church's mission, this book tells the story of a place that for more than 50 years enabled persons to meet and to engage one another in being faithful Christians. International students celebrated Christmas around the fireplace and friendships were cemented for the ensuing years. Persons who were exiled from their native lands or had suffered as hostages found a welcoming haven at the Gilmore Sloane House.

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Different Members, One Body: Welcoming the Diversity of Abilities in God's Family
Sharon Kutz-Mellem

Different Members, One Body is a practical, faith-inspired handbook written for churches that take seriously God's call in welcoming all members into the community of faith. This book offers a wealth of information and insight to churches committed to changing the perceptual, attitudinal and physical barriers that often keep people with disabilities from fully participating in our churches.

Also available on audiotape.

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Dimensions of Older Adult Ministry: A Handbook

This handbook takes up common issues surrounding the aging process, including learning in later life, nursing homes, retirement community living [Read more]

$15.95
Item 1571530592

Dissent and Empowerment: Essays in Honor of Gayraud Wilmore
Dr. Eugene G. Turner, editor

Dissent and Empowerment is an inspiring collection of essays honoring the life and legacy of influential professor, mentor, Civil Rights leader and author Dr. Gayraud S. Wilmore. These essays, written by Desmond M. Tutu, Catherine Gunsalus Gonzalez, James H. Cone, and others, address the struggle of African Americans in the pursuit of social justice in the church and in society. Also included are discussion questions, a short biography of each contributor, and an extensive bibliography.

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Item 095202

Distinctively Presbyterian

In Distinctively Presbyterian, William Chapman continues to explore the Book of Order as a story of people together seeking ways to carry out their call by God to faithful unity in the midst of diversity.  Contending that Chapter Four addresses the issue of what holds the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) together, Chapman gleans wisdom from his close look at the tensions inherent in our unity, and he challenges us to remember and to live out our call to serve Jesus Christ, responsive to the diversity in which we live.  This timely book brings us back to who we are during these critical times when disunity threatens to wrench the PC(USA) apart.

ISBN 1-57153-060-6
$14.95

Dreams, Where Have You Gone?
Clues for Unity and Hope
Dr. William McAtee

In Dreams, Where Have You Gone? Clues for Unity and Hope Dr. William McAtee confronts the polity of Winners and Losers, which is threatening the dream that brought the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) into being.  This book tells the story of the pivotal role played by the members of the Union Presbyteries in the decade leading up to the 1983 reunification and examines the polarizing effects of the special interests still lingering today.  Dr. McAtee’s extensive research relies heavily on the firsthand accounts of the visionary Presbyterians involved in the Union Presbytery movement, whose experiences provide critical insights for those seeking unity and hope in the face of current and future dilemmas. 

“To chart our future, we must know our past.”  — Anonymous

ISBN  1-57153-065-7
$24.95

Embracing God's World 2nd Edition

This second edition of Embracing God's World: Involving the Congregation in Mission is an essential tool for mission and outreach committees. It provides strategies for shaping your church's mission program as well as steps for planning and interpreting mission and service projects. Its is a hands-on resource for looking at mission form a local, national, and global perspective.

$8.50
Item 1571530681

Faith Journey: Special Edition
Vincent M. Patton & Stephany Graham

Celebrate the tremendous achievements of African Americans throughout U.S. history!

Developed in partnership with the Office of African American Leadership Training and Resource Development, Faith Journey: Special Edition provides youth leaders with sessions for special times in the life of the African-American Church.

$8.95
Item 095641

Faithful Witness: An Evangelism Training Course for Presbyterians Participant's Book
Richard Stoll Armstrong

A practical course in faith sharing, beginning with the call to be evangelists, looking at the biblical story and the stories of participants, the course leads to experiencing telling our story and God's story with one another and how to share that story with others. Designed for a weekend retreat or two daylong workshops. Or can be done over a longer time.

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Faithful Witness: An Evangelism Training Course for Presbyterians Leader's Guide
Richard Stoll Armstrong

A practical course in faith sharing, beginning with the call to be evangelists, looking at the biblical story and the stories of participants, the course leads to experiencing telling our story and God's story with one another and how to share that story with others. Designed for a weekend retreat or two daylong workshops. Or can be done over a longer time.

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Fathertalk: Father-Child Communications and the Father Joseph Stories
John H. Stull

This resource is an innovative approach to talking with school-age children using conversation-opening stories about "Father Joseph." Today's fathers can use these stories with their children to discuss feelings of doubt, fear and anger.

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Finding Christ in the Book of Order
Rev. William Chapman

This resource is well-suited for officer training sessions, adult study groups and new member classes, as well as for individual use, this book makes an important contribution to the faith-life of the church.

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$14.95
Item 094077

God for the World-Church for the World
Shirley C. Guthrie

Explores the nature of mission and the work of the Presbyterian Church U.S.A. in fulfilling its call to mission.

$10.95
Item 097707

God's Family at the Table A Guide for Parents

This series of resources explores the meanings and relationships of baptism, confirmation, the Lord's Supper and the importance of children in worship.

$3.95
Item 008758

Great Ends of the Church: Banner Patterns

Use your imagination in choosing fabrics, stitches, threads, and other materials. The symbolism of the banner becomes more significant to particular congregations as traditional expressions of faith depicted graphically through the creative talents of church members.

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$3.95
Item 096214

Great Ends of the Church: Exhibition of the Kingdom of God to the World

Darrel Guder’s book is a worthy addition to the series. Guder, Princeton Seminary’s Dean of Academic Affairs and and Henry Winters Luce Professor of Missional and Ecumencial Theology, claims the sixth great end for the church’s post-Christendom identity and mission. The Presbyterian church wastes valuable time and energy hoping for the return of its “golden era” when pews and Sunday school rooms burgeoned and when the church enjoyed a position of influence in North American culture. We have much to learn from the churches of the “global South,” Africa, Central and South America. Among the lessons to be learned: how does the Presbyterian church demonstrate the reign of God to the world when we are no longer granted a position of privilege in the world? Post-Christendom suggests that, instead of power and privilege from the top, we seek to demonstrate God’s reign through a witness of humility and service from below.

$16.95
Item 1571530622

Great Ends of the Church: Maintenance of Divine Worship
Howard L. Rice, Jr.

Maintenance of Divine Worship describes the patterns and forms of Reformed worship. This book explains what is important in our great tradition and why, how it is open to change, and ways to faithfully make traditional forms of worship more relevant to contemporary life.

$16.95
Item 157153055X

Great Ends of The Church: Preservation of the Truth
Joseph D. Small

In the second book of the Great Ends of the Church Series, Preservation of the Truth, Joseph D. Small explains that truth is not a proposition, an objective fact existing outside human experience, but in a fact a person, Jesus Christ, who is God with us and for us.

$14.95
Item 095819

Great Ends of The Church: Proclamation of the Gospel for the Salvation of Humankind
Catherine Gonsalus Gonzlez

This book is an engaging study that helps readers understand more clearly what it means to be an individual incorporated into the body of Christ. Questions for the group discussion are found at the end of each chapter.

$12.95
Item 095813

Great Ends of the Church: Powerpoint Software

The Great Ends of the Church Power Point Software Presentation is based on "The Great Ends of the Church," a study for adults written by Joseph D. Small. The CD includes a summary rather than the entire text of the related chapter in the Book.

$17.75
Item 096215

Great Ends of the Church: Shelter, Nurture, and Spiritual Fellowship of the Children of God

In this fine addition to the Great Ends of the Church series, Elizabeth E. Caldwell fills out the contours of the particular mission form sketched by the second great end, “The shelter, nurture, and spiritual fellowship of the children of God.”  Each chapter of her book focuses on biblical texts and a connection with one of two recent confessions of our church, The Confession of 1967 and A Brief Statement of Faith.  In each chapter, Caldwell identifies challenges that this end often presents.  She then shows how faith is shaped in the process of meeting these challenges and responding to the end’s mission in the context of hope. 

ISBN 1-57153-061-4
$16.95

Great Ends of the Church: Short-Term Study
Joseph D. Small

The General Assembly has called on Presbyterians to reclaim common ground through a new commitment to the Great Ends of the Church. In this five-session course, Joseph D. Small, associate director for Congregational Ministries Publishing and Coordinator of the Office of Theology, Worship/Spiritual Formation, examines the Great Ends individually and collectively. Leader's suggestions are provided to make this a practical resource for study groups.

$7.95
Item 095815

Great Ends of the Church: Worship Resources for Congregations
Paul Detterman

Includes liturgies, orders for evening prayers, and an order for a service of lessons and songs.

Celebrate the Great Ends of the Church:

• The Proclamation of the Gospel for the Salvation of Humankind
• The Shelter, Nurture, and Spiritual Fellowship of the Children of God
• The Maintenance of Divine Worship
• The Preservation of the Truth
• The Promotion of Social Righteousness
• and the Exhibition of the Kingdom of Heaven to the World.

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His Name Is Joel: Searching for God in a Son's Disablity
Kathleen Deyer Bolduc

The reader is introduced into the world inhabited by a parent of a child with a disability to experience with the author the moments of despair, the joy of victories and the redemptive presence of God in the midst of deep personal questioning.

$11.00
Item 095643

History and Theology in the Book of Order
William Chapman

The Book of Order of the Presbyterian Church U.S.A. is a dynamic document that reflects the historic and ongoing struggles of a people trying to faithfully live out the gospel message. In this book, William Chapman takes a fresh look at the history and theology that undergird the Book of Order, using the "Historic Principles of Church Order" as the framework for discussing the issues of church life. His "constitutional approach" helps us to examine the Scriptures and the confessions that illuminate the text of the Book of Order.

$19.95
Item 097450

Honest Talk about Eating Disorders

This is a four session study guide which provides an opportunity for youth to explore in depth the various issues surrounding eating disorders with an emphasis on prevention, intervention and peer support.

Produced by the Office of Health Ministries and Bridge Resources the program takes a frank look at eating disorders among youth and young adults.

Divided into four segments, this resource examines a variety of eating disorders, including steroid abuse and issues related to body image. It also talks about other resources that can assist individuals with eating disorders. Suggested uses include church school, retreats, midweek programs, evening programs or special programs focusing on eating disorders.

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Honest Talk about Serious Mental Illness
Christopher L. Smith

This resource will help youth understand the difference between normal feelings and the signs of a mental illness. It explores the causes and effects of depression, anxiety, manic depression and schizophrenia.

Adolescence is often a roller-coaster ride for youth. It is a time when youth face tremendous pressures and changes that can lead to soaring highs and sinking lows. It is only natural that youth wonder if what they are feeling is "normal." This video will help them understand the difference between these normal feelings and the more serious signs of mental illness.

As they view this program, they will explore causes and effects of depression, anxiety, manic depression and schizophrenia. They will also learn the important role of family, community and the church in supporting a person with a serious mental illness. The video, divided into four segments, can be used as a one-time session or over a period of weeks.

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Honest Talk about Suicide/Video

This resource provides an opportunity for youth to explore in-depth the various issues surrounding suicide, with an emphasis on prevention, intervention and peer support.

Honest Talk about Suicide introduces you to young people whose lives have been touched by suicide. Hear their stories. Learn how to recognize the warning signs and how the community of faith is responding to this important topic.

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The Apostles' Creed
I Believe: 40 Daily Readings for the Purposeful Presbyterian

What do you believe about God? Do you stand with Christians across the centuries who have confessed faith in God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit? Explore this creedal foundation of your faith.

Includes five session guide for study groups.

$12.95
Item 9781571531414

Peter and Paul
I Believe: 40 Daily Readings for the Purposeful Presbyterian

The book of Acts is the dynamic story of the Holy Spirit enlarging the church's mission. By the Spirit, Peter's narrow, parochial perspective changed to a great vision for the world. Paul's experience on the Damascus road was likewise life changing. He was determined to focus on Christ, not the Law. Explore the story of this Spirit that sent sparks in all directions, even to the ends of the earth.

Includes five session guide for study groups.

Available fall 2008.
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$12.95
Item 9781571531452

The Shape of Christian Life
I Believe: 40 Daily Readings for the Purposeful Presbyterian

What is the first thing you think of when you read the word “discipline”? Punishment? Certainly the Bible instructs the church in the delicate nature of reproving one another, but the prime meaning of discipline in the Bible is positive. Paul’s letter to the Galatians teaches us that, through discipline, the Spirit works for our strength and benefit and shapes our lives that they might more closely conform to Christ.

Includes five session guide for study groups.

Available spring 2009.
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$12.95
Item 9781571531438

Working for God
I Believe: 40 Daily Readings for the Purposeful Presbyterian

What word best describes your work? Career, with its requisite skills and opportunities for advancement? Profession, requiring advanced education and earning the esteem of others?  Or job, spending forty hours a week, more or less, doing something that generates income? How about vocation, God's calling to faithful service?  Believe it or not, all of God's people — not just clergy — are given a holy vocation to glorify God through their work.

Includes five session guide for study groups.

Available winter 2008-2009.
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$12.95
Item 9781571531445

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Jacob's Shadow: Christian Perspectives on Masculinity
Herbert Anderson

In Jacob's Shadow, the author explores what it means to be a Christian man in this day and looks at ways men can turn away from traditional masculine roles through a deeper search into masculinity and faith.

$18.95
Item 095812

Journey to the Spring at Crystal Mountain
Gary Brewer

Journey to the Spring at Crystal Mountain picks up where Servants of the Mist left off. After being led into the woods by a mysterious dream, Gurion finds himself in the company of some unforgettable characters who help him find an enchanted spring, where he hopes to meet, at last, the elusive voice. Everyone who has ever longed to follow the steep path to the soul will find Gurion's adventures inspiring. Readers will be caught up in a labyrinth that leads inexorably to the sacred silence where the voice can be found. Gurion teaches us to see through the eyes of the dreamer that lives within each of us.

$4.98
Item 095801

Journeys of Faith: Gameboard

A board game designed to educate in a fun way on how Presbyterian government works. Board Only

$2.50
Item 530015

Journeys of Faith: Luke's Gospel A Personal Guide to Study and Prayer

Confirmation-Commissioning A daily devotional guide for Bible reading and prayer.

$1.00
Item 530021

Journeys of Faith: Roles & Responsibilities in Confirmation-Commissing

Assisting all involved to appreciate the roles and responsiblities of others in the process.

$0.75
Item 530023

Journeys of Faith: Confirming and Commissioning Young Members of the Church

A guide to the theological understanding that undergird the resources.

$1.25
Item 530022

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Landscapes of the Heart
Cathy Cummings Chisholm

A collection of photographs, poems, and prayers that invite the reader to accompany the author, Cathy Cummings Chisholm, on a journey of reflection through eight years of her life. Landscapes of the Heart began to take form when Cathy decided to develop film stored for years in her refrigerator.

$13.95
Item 095807