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A Youth Worker's Commentary on John, Vol 2 will take you through the remainder of John's gospel, chapters nine to twenty-one. Written specifically for youth workers, this commentary includes word studies, personal and historical stories, and discussion questions to help you lead your youth group into conversations on the passages.

A practical guide to multicultural ministry in a changing America, with motivating stories and examples from the author's personal experiences in successful multicultural ministry. It also offers practical how-to ideas from a wide circle of churches.

Discover the power of bold prayer and even bolder faith in God's promises using this new 40 day devotional---Draw the Circle--- by Mark Batterson, the New York Times bestselling author of The Circle Maker.

In The Gift of Church, Pastor-theologian Jim Samra entreats you to appreciate the divine purpose and benefit that comes from participation in a local church. He spells out the unique---and very needed---blessings that God gives to his people through involvement in church.

This practical handbook is designed to provide orientation to the thousands of church members who volunteer to serve church visitation with newcomers, new residents, shut-ins, hospital patients, and grieving members following a death in the family.

This book dives into our youth ministries, helping youth workers think intentionally about developing a ministry that is geared toward helping prepare kids for what's to come.

For half a century, relational or incarnational ministry has been a major focus in youth ministry. But for too long, those relationships have been used as a means to an end. It's time to tear down the old structure of relational youth ministry and start again. Explore the idea of place-sharing and find practical ideas to help you recreate the role of relationships in your ministry.

Culture expert and veteran youth pastor, Mark Matlock, will help you become a proactive parent when it comes to the faith of your children. Rather than trying to raise kids who are "good Christians," you'll find the tools to help you live out a faith that allows your children to see what it means to live as a Christian. As a result, your kids will learn about real faith by living it out with you.

This workbook accompanies Mark L. Strauss's Four Portraits, One Jesus. It follows the textbook's structure with readings from the Gospels, activities, and exercises designed to support the students' learning experience, and enhance their comprehension of what the Gospels teach about the central defining subject of Christianity, Jesus of Nazareth.

The pursuit of radical faith---high commitment, high passion Christianity---has hidden dangers. In Accidental Pharisees, Larry Osborne explores nine of the most common temptations that can ensnare us on the road to a deeper life of faith and warns against the danger of adding activities onto the teachings of Jesus that "prove" our commitment to God.

A must-read for all church leaders, The Connecting Church 2.0 is a revised and updated version of Randy Frazee's bestselling book, The Connecting Church. This book explores the three essential elements of real community and helps you put into practice the fifteen principles that are the foundation of true, biblical community.

This book discusses the whys, starting points, components, and choices behind effective women's ministries and shows how to develop programs that are specifically tailored to your church and your community.

Jan Silvious helps readers learn to identify and break the cycle of an unhealthy codependent relationship in a loving, scriptural manner.

Five Things God Uses to Grow Your Faith is an exciting small group Bible study from Andy Stanley that establishes the biblical case for five things God uses to grow an unshakable faith.

Women's hearts are designed by God for relationships. But in this fractured world, the relationships we so deeply desire are often the sources of great pain. Drawing on the Bible's wisdom, counselor Sharon Hersh reveals the secret to enduring life's heartaches and still coming up living wholeheartedly, loving with abandon, and daring to hope and believe.

Offers help and hope to those who wonder if they have out-sinned God's grace or if their life circumstances have set them aside from being used by God, with practical help to every believer and church leader who sits side by side each Sunday with the broken and hurting. Foreword by Billy Graham.

The idea of servolution is a revolution of serving others, and this resource provides practical ideas and strategies to get started.

If you really want to make a difference, you have to change, too. The only way to make this happen is if you spend time before, during, and after your service preparing for and processing all that you've experienced. The Deep Justice Journeys journal has activities to get you fired-up to serve others and help ensure an impactful service.

This realistic yet compassionate book tells the truth about divorce -- how it forever changes the lives of those it touches. It speaks candidly about how children respond to divorce and the changes it imposes on their lives. But Children of Divorce also tells the truth about how Christianity in action can make a difference.

The latest addition to the bestselling TalkSheets series, High School TalkSheets: Life of Christ, gives you easy-to-use discussion starters and tools to lead high school students into meaningful dialogue about Jesus---who he really was, and what that means for them today.

Written with the busy youth worker in mind, books in the Studies on the Go series will provide Scriptural depth and substance to be tackled in a manageable timeframe. The questions are real and get straight to the point. As students study Proverbs, they will learn that knowledge is not enough---they also need God's wisdom to handle daily challenges.

If you're the mom of a girl age eight to twelve, Moms' Ultimate Guide to the Tween Girl World is the help and seasoned advice you've been longing for! No one knows "tween" girls better than bestselling girls' author and tween authority Nancy Rue. In this personable and encouraging resource, she equips you with comprehensive guidance for handling every aspect of your tween and her world.

Sometimes you just need the right question to get your students talking. The latest in the best-selling Quick Questions series, When I... gives you 500 finish-the-sentence statements that will get students talking about everything---from silly to serious---allowing you to start discussions that reveal your students' hearts and minds.

For many teens, the idea of getting along with their parents may seem like an oxymoron. Whether they get along with their parents most of the time or they seem to always be butting heads, Wisdom on Getting Along with Parents can help teens understand both sides a little better and improve their relationship.

The Wisdom On ... series is a practical application of wisdom literature and other Scripture on a variety of topics facing students. The series is designed to help students apply biblical principals of wisdom to everyday circumstances using case studies, key Scriptures, interactive activities, and helpful insights.

It's your faith, why not own it. The Middle School Survival Series will help you answer all the new questions that you have as you journey through middle school.

It's your faith, why not own it. The Middle School Survival Series will help you answer all the new questions that you have as you journey through middle school.