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  • Children's Ministry in the Way of Jesus, By David M. Csinos and Ivy Beckwith
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    Children's Ministry in the Way of Jesus

    by David M. Csinos and Ivy Beckwith
    Foreword by John H. Westerhoff III

    Attract kids to church, the logic often goes, and you get parents in the pews. All that's left, then, is to get the kids out of the way. Here children's ministers David Csinos and Ivy Beckwith draw on research in human development and spiritual formation to show how children become disciples and churches become centers of lifelong discipleship. For too long, the local church has focused primarily ...

  • Hearing God Bible Study, By Dallas Willard
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    Hearing God Bible Study

    IVP Signature Bible Studies

    by Dallas Willard
    With Jan Johnson

    How can we hear and understand God's voice? For over thirty years, Dallas Willard's Hearing God has helped thousands of readers learn to develop a conversational relationship with God. Now Hearing God Bible Study guides you deeper into biblical texts and themes that are woven throughout Willard's beloved book. With these six easy-to-use studies, written by longtime ...

    Number of Studies: 6

  • The Listening Life: Embracing Attentiveness in a World of Distraction, By Adam S. McHugh
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    The Listening Life

    Embracing Attentiveness in a World of Distraction

    by Adam S. McHugh

    Christianity Today's Book of the Year Award
    Logos Association Bookstore Award
    Bookwi.se's Favorite Books of the Year
    Outreach Magazine Resource of the Year

    "Be quick to listen, slow to speak." —James 1:19

    How would our lives change if we approached every experience with the intention of listening first?

    In this ...

  • The Reluctant Witness: Discovering the Delight of Spiritual Conversations, By Don Everts
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    The Reluctant Witness

    Discovering the Delight of Spiritual Conversations

    Lutheran Hour Ministries Resources

    by Don Everts

    New research finds that Christians are less involved in spiritual conversations today than we were twenty-five years ago. As society has changed, it seems we have become more uncomfortable talking with people about our faith. We are reluctant conversationalists. The reality is that many of our churches and communities are shrinking instead of growing. What can we do about this? ...

  • Sustainable Children's Ministry: From Last-Minute Scrambling to Long-Term Solutions, By Mark DeVries and Annette Safstrom
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    Sustainable Children's Ministry

    From Last-Minute Scrambling to Long-Term Solutions

    by Mark DeVries and Annette Safstrom

    Are you a children's ministry leader on the edge of burnout? Do you find yourself working harder and harder to tame the chaos? Mark DeVries and Annette Safstrom know how you feel. Flash and fizz can be effective at attracting young families, but without sustainable systems beneath the unforgettable moments, the impact is almost always short-lived. In this practical resource, you’ll learn how to ...

  • Formed for the Glory of God: Learning from the Spiritual Practices of Jonathan Edwards, By Kyle C. Strobel
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    Formed for the Glory of God

    Learning from the Spiritual Practices of Jonathan Edwards

    by Kyle C. Strobel

    Jesus said we should focus our minds and hearts on God above all else. No small task! Is there someone we can turn to for help? "Wisdom tells us to sit at the feet of our elders rather than the latest ministry fad," notes author Kyle Strobel. And is there a better elder to guide us than Jonathan Edwards? In Edwards, the eighteenth-century Puritan pastor and theologian, we find deep thought balanced ...

  • Spiritual Practices in Community: Drawing Groups into the Heart of God, By Diana Shiflett
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    Spiritual Practices in Community

    Drawing Groups into the Heart of God

    by Diana Shiflett

    Diana Shiflett has been leading groups of all descriptions in spiritual practices for many years, and she understands the difficulties involved: the potential for awkwardness and self-doubt, the nagging question of whether anyone's getting anything out of this at all. But more than that, she understands the value of spiritual practices: their deep roots in the history and worship of God's people, ...

  • Imaginative Prayer: A Yearlong Guide for Your Child's Spiritual Formation, By Jared Patrick Boyd
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    Imaginative Prayer

    A Yearlong Guide for Your Child's Spiritual Formation

    by Jared Patrick Boyd

    How do we help our kids connect with God? Most parents want their kids to learn to love God. But most of us struggle to facilitate real spiritual experiences. It's hard enough to have a meaningful conversation with our kids about spiritual things, let alone help them experience true transformation in the presence of God. Jared Patrick Boyd discovered that children's spiritual formation is rooted ...

  • Spiritual Direction and the Care of Souls: A Guide to Christian Approaches and Practices, Edited by Gary W. Moon and David G. Benner
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    Spiritual Direction and the Care of Souls

    A Guide to Christian Approaches and Practices

    Edited by Gary W. Moon and David G. Benner

    In recent years, many Christian clergy, laity and mental health professionals have rediscovered the ancient practices of spiritual direction. Seen as a refreshing alternative to the techniques and limitations of modern psychology, such practices offer new insights for pastoral care. But many remain unclear on what spiritual direction is and whether its methods are applicable to their own clients ...

  • Caring for Sexually Abused Children: A Handbook for Families  Churches, By Dr. R. Timothy Kearney
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    Caring for Sexually Abused Children

    A Handbook for Families Churches

    by Dr. R. Timothy Kearney

    Dealing with the sexual abuse of a child is painful and difficult. When it happens to children within our church families, we all are affected and wonder how to respond.

    • What help should we seek?
    • What support can we offer?
    • What healing is possible?
    • What can we do to prevent abuse in the future?

    In this warm and hopeful book, R. Timothy Kearney shows ...