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Traveling the Prayer Paths of Jesus
By John Indermark
"Lord, teach us to pray."
Who has better insight of prayer than Jesus? The disciples recognized that, and they witnessed Jesus' prayer life firsthand. Jesus prayed at all times and in all places — in solitude and in the midst of crowds. Indermark invites readers to follow the example of Jesus and to learn deeper ways to connect with God.
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Yours Are the Hands of Christ: The Practice of Faith
By James C. Howell
Christians long to make a difference in the world as a faithful response to discipleship's call. Yet, often our spirituality seems invisible and mute to a hurting world. Through Howell's study, you'll find ways to apply faith to your daily life and find ways to make your commitment to Christ evident in today's world.
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Listening at Golgotha: Jesus' Words from the Cross
By Peter Storey
Last words are always significant. When the last words are spoken by Christ, they take on profound meaning for Christians and the church.
The last utterances of Christ from the cross cast light on his saving work and invite us to engage in the depths of his suffering. A book of meditation for Holy Week, Listening at Golgotha confronts your need to receive (and act upon) the gift of his sacrifice in ways that will transform your life.
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Wilderness Wanderings: A Lenten Pilgrimage
By Marilyn Brown Oden
This insightful study for the season of Lent leads to a clearer understanding of inward disciplines (prayer, fasting, silence, and Scripture reading) and outward disciplines (simplicity, solitude, study, and service). Each chapter includes questions for reflection and discussion.
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The Rising: Living the Mysteries of Lent, Easter, and Pentecost
By Wendy M. Wright
A companion for the liturgical season surrounding Easter, The Rising is designed to help readers discover Jesus' resurrection in the fabric of everyday life. The book offers a unique blend of theology, poetry, hymns, and insightful personal stories. A follow-up to Wright's book The Vigil, The Rising is divided into five parts and is inspired by Scripture found in the Common Lectionary.
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From the Edge of the Crowd: Meditations for Lent
By James E. Sargent
Look at the event's of Jesus' public ministry through the eyes of a would-be disciple. Read a series of letters, based on the Gospel of Luke, by "Eli" — the author's imagined, first-hand observer of Jesus. At first a skeptic, Eli is tranformed as he views the ministry, death, and resurrection of Jesus. Through this collection of letters, readers will come to new understandings, new thoughts, new perspectives on Jesus and on faith.
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Sensing the Passion: Reflections During Lent
By Kevin Scully
Explore the last hours of Jesus through the bold and dramatic bestseller, Sensing the Passion.
Scully's profound meditations draw readers through the pivotal last days of Christ, beginning at the upper room and ending at the cross. Experience spiritual awareness in a new way as Scully leads you through exercises that challenge you to see, hear, smell, touch, and taste the mystery of Jesus' Passion.
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Stewardship in African-American Churches: A New Paradigm
By Melvin Amerson
"When the church embraces the responsibility of living as faith managers of God's vast resources [as Psalm 24:1 teaches], the community of faith will prosper."
So begins this practical and theological study of stewardship, both in the context of the African-American church tradition and beyond. After all, a systematic approach to stewardship undergirds the ministry and mission of the church universal.
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New Initiatives Address Critical Leadership Need
  The General Board of Discipleship has announced the release of two new resources designed to help pastors and congregational leaders build critical leadership skills — an area identified as an urgent need by the General Conference. The L3 Leadership Incubator™ and Church Vitality Indicator™ are now available after more than three years of research, development, and testing. Both use cutting-edge technologies and prayerful dialogue that strengthen leaders and reshape disciple-making faith communities.
The L3 Leadership Incubator creates a small-group environment where spiritual leaders and ideas are born, nurtured, and developed. The Church Vitality Indicator is a subscription-based online assessment and discernment tool designed to identify and build upon a congregation's strengths. (Learn More)
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Changed from Glory into Glory: Wesleyan Prayer for Transformation
By Paul W. Chilcote
It's not enough to pray.
To fully experience the transformation, restoration, and renewal available through Christ (or as the beloved hymn says, "changed from glory into glory"), we need to grow in prayer.
Seems naturally simple, right? Most of us have matured from the "God-is-great, God-is-good" prayers of our childhood to more specific and sophisticated ones. Still, your prayer life may need more development to truly deepen your relationship with God. Consider that even the apostles asked Jesus, "Lord, teach us to pray."
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Creative Giving: Understanding Planned Giving and Endowments in Church
By Michael D. Reeves, Rob Fairly, Sanford Coon
Intimidated by numbers? Most church leaders are. If you're not the sort who would find it fun to plot your budget in Roman numerals, this book is for you!
Creative Giving is the perfect resource to teach "words-rather-than-numbers" staff about distinctive strategies for church financial planning, such as bequests and other planned giving. This book lays out a systematic means for non-experts to think about stewardship and long-term fiscal planning within the ministry and mission of the church.
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Under Her Wings: Spiritual Guidance from Women Saints
By Kathy Bence
Under Her Wings grew from the author's most heartfelt longing for a deeper spiritual life. In her quest, Bence encountered the riches of many great spiritual classics. She discovered what she needed most in the writings by great women saints: Madam Jeanne Guyon, Teresa of Avila, Therese of Lisieux, Catherine of Siena, and Julian of Norwich. Each of these women experienced God in a very real but unique way. Through Bence's study, you will glimpse their vivid, life-changing experiences, discover a portal for exploring Christian tradition and disciplines, and deepen your own relationship with God.
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Servants, Misfits, and Martyrs: Saints and Their Stories
By James C. Howell
Discover a world of saints whose faith, hope and action will inspire and encourage you. Meet misfit Francis of Assisi, and Clarence Jordan, creator of The Cotton Patch Bible. Experience the stories of Billy Graham and Sojourner Truth. Hear the stories of singing saints Charles Wesley, Isaac Watts, and John Newton. An engaging page-turner, this book introduces readers to ordinary people who led exemplary lives by giving themselves to God.
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Holy Places, Small Spaces: A Hopeful Future for the Small Membership Church
By Bill Kemp
Instead of declaring small-membership churches stuck between death and trying to be something they aren't, Kemp encourages pastors and members of small churches to understand they, too, can engage in vital, realistic ministry.
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Learning on the Run: Active Christian Learning Experiences for Youth and Adults
By Ted Endacott
Christian educators have known it all along: Learning can be FUN! It's all in the presentation.
Learning on the Run is a practical how-to book advocating the praxis style of teaching, meaning action followed by reflection. Learners of all ages discover things for themselves through movement, noise, emotion, and challenging thinking. It's learning through creative engagement.
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The Time Between: Cycles and Rhythms in Ordinary Time
By Wendy M. Wright (Upper Room Books)
Ordinary Time — It doesn't mean what you think: boring, uneventful, undistinguished, everyday, filler. In fact, the liturgical season of Ordinary Time is a chance for you to find beauty in the everyday and to live your spirituality to its fullest.
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