Bookstore Upper Room Ministries Young People's Ministries Leadership Ministries GBOD Home


Begin with Jesus (Pathways to Christ Series)
  Begin with Jesus introduces the concepts of Christian love, spirituality, and discipleship.

Building a Ministry for Homebound and Nursing-Home Residents
  by Marie White Webb
Discipleship Resources, 2003
Building a Ministry for Homebound and Nursing-Home Residents is designed to equip persons in your church to be in ministry with this group. Although the frail elderly may have limitations, ...

Church Vitality Indicator (Online Assessment Tool)
  Looking to revitalize your church? The Church Vitality Indicator is an affordable, customized, and interactive online assessment tool that can help congregations of all sizes and in all settings.

Contemporary Worship for the 21st Century: Worship or Evangelism?
  by Daniel T. Benedict and Craig Kennet Miller

Benedict and Miller identify 3 basic formats for contemporary worship: Seeker's Service, Book of Common Song, and Book of Common Worship. Included are 6 examples of contemporary worship services and guidelines ...

Deepening Your Effectiveness: Restructuring the Local Church for Life Transformation
  By Dan Glover and Claudia Lavy
Is your goal to build great churches or make great disciples? Is your congregation full of professing-only Christians?

El compromiso de compartir nuestra fe: Manual del Participante (pdf)
  

Faith-Sharing: Dynamic Christian Witnessing by Invitation
  by George E. Morris and H. Eddie Fox
Fox and Morris have revised and expanded this textbook on the why, what, who, and how of sharing the good news of Christ Jesus.

The Faith-Sharing Congregation: Developing a Strategy for the Congregation as Evangelist
  by Roger K. Swanson and Shirley Clement
In The Faith-Sharing Congregation, Swanson and Clement reclaim the local congregation as the center of ministry and mission, demonstrating that evangelism is the responsibility of the entire congregation — clergy and laity — working together.

The Faith-Sharing Initiative Participant's Manual (in pdf format)
  

Gifted in Christ (Pathways to Christ Series)
  Gifted in Christ helps you take a look in the mirror of faith to see who God has created you to be and how you should use your gifts in ministry and in life.

How Great a Flame: Contemporary Lessons from the Wesleyan Revival
  By James C. Logan
Logan connects John Wesley's passion to reach people with the good news of Jesus Christ within the current realities — a time when people seek spirituality and yet dismiss the church as "not spiritual" or irrelevant.

Insiders/Outsiders: A Theology of Evangelism (Vital Ministry in the Small-Membership Church Series) — An e-Book in pdf
  By Karen Spencer-Barnes and M. Eugene Barnes. (Discipleship Resources, 2004.)
Who are the outsiders, the strangers, in your community? Reach out to them today!

Job Descriptions & Leadership Training for Local Church Leaders 2009-2012
  By Betsey Heavner (Discipleship Resources, 2009)
In addition to individual positions within congregational life, the book explores biblical roots and dimensions of leader development. It includes new thinking based on field research and training leaders in a variety of settings.

Lay Speakers Lead in Evangelism
  by Shirley F. Clement and Roger K. Swanson
An advanced lay speaker course that will help readers learn how to share their faith.

Learning New Habits (Pathways to Christ Series)
  Learning New Habits focuses on the means of grace and how these inform our entire life, lifestyle, decision-making, and relationships.

Living Our Beliefs: The United Methodist Way
  by Bishop Kenneth L. Carder
United Methodist beliefs today, with historical background.

NextChurch.Now Revised Edition With Updated Statistics and Instructional DVD
  by Craig Kennet Miller
NextChurch.Now suggests that the primary evangelistic strategy for the 21st century will be to establish new faith communities — both in existing congregations and in new ones.

Pathways to Christ Pamphlet Series
  Have you ever wanted to talk to someone about your faith, but couldn't find the right words? Then the Pathways to Christ pamphlet series is for you!

A Perfect Love: Understanding John Wesley's A Plain Account of Christian Perfection (Expanded 2004)
  by Steven W. Manskar, Diana L. Hynson, and Marjorie Hewitt Suchocki
A Perfect Love is the full text of Wesley's book. What makes this version unique is that the author has edited Wesley's text and updated his language for the contemporary ...

Personal F.R.A.N. Plan
  These wallet-size cards are tools for sharing faith and helping others through prayer.

Understanding My Faith Journey with Christ (Pathways to Christ Series)
  Understanding My Faith Journey with Christ expands the ideas about what it means to be a person of faith — from the Wesleyan perspective.

You've Got the Time: Faith Comes By Hearing Audio Scriptures
  Audio Bibles for EVERY member of your church -- FREE
Through the You’ve Got The Time program, we work with local churches to provide each member with free Audio Scriptures on MP3 disc: an Audio Drama New Testament for each adult and teenager, ...


Evangelism Home : Articles : Newsletters : Calendar : Resources : Programs : Links : Contact Us : Staff

GBOD Home : Discipleship Ministries : The Upper Room : Discipleship Resources : FaithQuest