Title:
I Always
Wanted to be a Presbyterian
Media:
BK Length:
39 Age
Group:
A
Author:
John Mabry
Publisher:
Covenant
Presbyterian Church, Monroe, LA
Description:
Discussion
of what Presbyterians believe. Questions and answers intended to give a
brief introduction to the Presbyterian Church USA - faith, history,
worship and government. Written primarily for persons with no
background in the Presbyterian Church. Answers are not
intended
to be complete, but to provide a foundation for further study.
Title:
In a
Different Voice
Media:
BK Length:
184 Age
Group:
A
Author:
Carol Gilligan
Publisher:
Harvard
University Press Publication
Date:
1982
Description:
Insights
into the psychological development of women. Gilligan
believes
psychology has misunderstood women, and development theories
have
been built on the observations of men's lives. A perceptive book on
women, men and the differences between them.
Title:
In Life and
In Death We Belong to God
Media:
BK Length:
59 Age
Group:
A
Publisher:
PCC Publication
Date:
1995
Description:
A
study
documents coming out of the 202nd General Assembly direction to the
Theology and Worship Unit to examine the theological issues of
euthanasia and assisted suicide.. Discusses various aspects,
such
as Bad Death, Suffering and Death, A Personal Encounter, and others.
Title:
In the One
Spirit
Media:
BK Length:
25 Age
Group:
A,T
Author:
Kristine A. Haig
Publisher:
PCUSA Publication
Date:
1990
Description:
A
Study of
Paul's First Letter to the Christians in Corinth. It is hoped
that this series with prayer and study will strengthen personal faith
and enrich your congregation life.
Title:
In the Power
of the Spirit
Media:
BK Length:
246 Age
Group:
A
Publisher:
Skipjack Press
Editor:
B. Gutierrez
and D. Smith
Publication
Date:
1996
Description:
This
volume includes sociological perspectives, general overviews and
specific case studies written with theological insight and profound
conviction in understanding the Pentecostal movement in Latin America.
Title:
Inclusive
Language In the Church
Media:
BK
Length:
114
Age
Group:
A,T
Author:
Nancy A. Hardesty
Publisher:
W/JKP
Publications Date: 1987
Description:
Introduction
to questions about language use. Examines biblical references
to
images of God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, and human beings.
Images
that point the way to a new awareness of God-language.
Title:
Introducing
the World Council of Churches
Media:
BK Length:
174 Age
Group:
A
Author:
Marlin Van Elderen
Publisher:
WCC
Publication
Date:
1998
Description:
The
viability of what the churches have been doing together for the last
forty years. Evaluates ecumenical contributions of Christian
thought on political and social issues.
Title:
Invitation To
Pray
Media:
BK (Large
Print) Length:
35
Age
Group:
A
Author:
Ben C. Johnson
Publisher:
CTS
Press Publication
Date:
1993
Description:
A
guide to
prayer for both individuals and congregations.
Title:
Israel and
the Politics of Land
Media:
BK Length:
104 Age
Group:
A
Author:
W. Eugene March
Publisher:
W/JK Publication
Date:
1994
Description:
State
of
Israel examined. We are responsible for the land God gives us and for
it's use. The land is on loan to us by God and we must use it
in
a right and just way.
Title:
It's Gods
World
Media:
BK Length:
15 Age
Group:
A, T
Publisher:
National
Council of Churches Publication
Date:
1992
Description:
Five
sessions for Christian study on environmental change, including
greenhouse effect, ozone depletion and global warming.
Title:
It's Still
Lions vs. Christians in the Corporate Arena
Media:
BK Length:
117 Age
Group:
A, S
Author:
Wally Armbruster
Publisher:
Concordia
Publishing House Publication
Date:
1979
Description:
A
book for
Christian business men and women who are having trouble deciding what
their priorities really are in life.
Title:
Jeremiah, The
Story of a Man Caught in the Middle
Media:
BK-P Length:
32 Age
Group:
A,T
Author:
William A. Ramsay
Editor:
Curtis A.
Miller
Publisher:
PPH Publication
Date:
1996
Description:
A
seven-session Bible study for men. Vocation, burnout,
judgment,
injustice, government, hope in God, and the New Covenant in the true
Son of David, all are major themes of Jeremiah.
Title:
Jesus Christ
for Today
Media:
BK Length:
116 Age
Group:
A
Author:
George W. Stroup
Publisher:
Westminster
Press Publication
Date:
1982
Description:
Helps
reader rediscover Jesus. Who is he? Why is he
called the
Christ? What is his role in salvation? Stroup discusses such themes as
Jesus the center of Christian faith, Jesus and God, Jesus and Christian
identity, and Jesus and the church. Includes questions for
discussion.
Title:
Jesus in
Global Contexts
Media:
BK Length:
232 Age
Group:
A
Author:
Priscilla P. and John R. Levison
Publisher:
WJK Publication
Date:
1992
Description:
Explores
Jesus in new and exciting ways. Contemporary meaning of
Gospel.
Title:
Jesus The
Religious Ultimate
Media:
BK
Length:
138
Age
Group:
S,A,T
Author:
Donald T. Rowlingson
Publisher:
The MacMillan
Co. Publication
Date:
1961
Description:
The
term
"ultimate" implies that Jesus alone, above all God's revelations,
offers that which man desperately needs and can find nowhere
else.
Title:
Job-Faith
Remains When Understanding Fails
Media:
BK Length:
113 Age
Group:
A
Author:
Janice Catron
Publisher:
Horizon Publication
Date:
1997
Description:
Biography
of Job. The wisdom literature of Job - story of his life,
observations on God's working in our lives. Discusses good and evil,
and its working in Job's life
Title:
Job, The Story of a
Man Confronting Adversity
Media:
BK
Length:
32
Age
Group:
A,T
Author:
William M. Ramsay
Editor:
Curtis A.
Miller
Publisher:
PCUSA
Publication
Date:
1996
Description:
A
seven-session Bible Study for men. The author asks the
student to
look at every man as Job. Job is any man who cries out,
sometimes
with no apparent success, for God. It is a spiritual journey
where more questions than answers seem to arise, but in the end the
focus is Job's encounter with God.
Title:
Journal of
Stewardship Vol 44
Media:
BK Length:
64 Age
Group:
Y,A
Editor:
Ronald E.
Vallet
Publisher:
Ecumenical
Center for Stewardship Publication
Date:
1992
Description:
Focuses
on
mission funding. Articles explore issues related to unified
and
designated giving.
Title:
Journal of
Stewardship Vol 47
Media:
BK Length:
64 Age
Group:
Y,A
Editor:
Ronald E.
Vallet
Publisher:
Ecumenical
Center for Stewardship Publication
Date:
1992
Description:
Articles
from eight pastors from several denominations focus on stewardship
concerns in their sermons.
Title:
Journeys of
Faith - A Guide for Confirmation and Commissioning
Media:
BK Length:
219 Age
Group:
A
Author:
Betty Crowell and David Ng
Publisher:
PCUSA Publication
Date:
1990
Description:
A
loose-leaf notebook with guidance for planning the entire conformation
- commissioning journey. Small booklet explains Presbyterian Church
theological perspective on Confirmation-Commissioning and offers other
important information.
Title:
Just A Sister
Away
Media:
BK Length:
145 Age
Group:
A
Author:
Renata J. Weems
Publisher:
Luramedia Publication
Date:
1988
Description:
Women's
studies. Relationship of Biblical women in new meaningful
ways.
Title:
Justice and
Mercy
Media:
BK Length:
141 Age
Group:
A
Author:
Reinhold Neibuhr
Publisher:
WJK Publication
Date:
1974
Description:
A
collection of prayers and sermons by one of America's most prominent
practical and applied theologians reminds religious activists of the
need to be better pastors and priests because they are engaged in a
prophetic role and sacred mission.
Title:
Keeping Your
Children Safe
Media:
BK Length:
235 Age
Group:
A,T
Author:
Bettie B. Youngs
Publisher:
W/JK Publication
Date:
1992
Description:
A
very
personal book that offers a sensible model for parenting and
intentionally fosters the physical, emotional, spiritual and
intellectual well-being of children.
Title:
Kingdom
Principles for Church Growth
Media:
BK (English
& Spanish) Length:
132 Age
Group:
A
Author:
Gene Mims
Publisher:
Convention
Press Publication
Date:
1994
Description:
A
most
biblical dynamic guide for church growth.
Title:
Language
About God in Liturgy and Scripture
Media:
BK
Length:
32
Age
Group:
S,A,T
Editor:
Barbara A. Withers
Publisher:
Geneva
Press
Publication
Date:
1980
Description:
A
study
guide for six sessions (90 minutes each) designed as a starting point
for discussion, helping people to become more sensitive to the use of
sex-exclusive language about God. It utilizes two articles
included in the guide, 1) "The Bible and Sexist Language," by Mary Ann
Tolbert, and 2) "In Christ There is No East or West," by Linda J. Clark.
Title:
Lay
Shepherding
Media:
BK
Length:
32
Age
Group:
S,A,T
Editor:
Rudolph E. Grantham
Publisher:
Geneva
Press
Publication
Date:
1980
Description:
A
guide
for visiting the sick, the aged, the troubled and the
bereaved.
From Grantham's personal experience he offers a wealth of suggestions
and training exerciese to help the lay shepherd become more sensitive
to those with speical needs.
Title:
Lay Voices in
an Open Church
Media:
BK Length:
63 Age
Group:
A,T
Author:
Celia A Hahn
Publisher:
Alban
Institute Publication
Date:
1985
Description:
Analysis
on how churches function on current issues. It is often the case that
clergy speak and lay persons listen. Hahn focuses on the
importance of reversing the process-lay people speak and clergy listen.
Title:
Leadership
and Conflict
Media:
BK Length:
121 Age
Group:
A
Author:
Speed B. Leas
Publisher:
Abington Publication
Date:
1992
Description:
Part
of
the Creative Leadership Series on reducing tension between
subordination, and desire to assert leadership.
Title:
Let's Get
Real About Welfare
Media:
BK Length:
68 Age
Group:
A
Editor:
David Beckmann
Publisher:
Bread for the
World Institute Publication
Date:
1995
Description:
Report
on
World Hunger and various agencies, political, and religious groups that
support plans for the eradication of hunger in the world.
Title:
Let's Go To
The Movies! (Two paperbacks)
Media:
BK
Length:
16
each Age
Group:
A,T
Author:
Gina Yeager
Publisher:
PPH
Publication
Date:
1995
Description:
Teacher
study guides that review of a total of 22 movies including Book 1:"The
Color Purple", "Inherit the Wind", Places in the Heart", and "Ordinary
People". Book 2 "The Breakfast Club", Forrest Gump", "Schindler's
List", and "The Long Walk Home".
Title:
Liberation
Preaching: The Pulpit and the Oppressed
Media:
BK
Length:
127 Age
Group:
A,T
Author:
Justo L. & Catherine Gonzales
Publisher:
Abington
Publication
Date:
1980
Description:
Discusses
the basis and background of liberation theology and deals with biblical
interpretation. Discusses obstacles which impede a liberating
interpreatioins of scriptural passages, offer specific suggestions for
overcoming theses obstacles, and bring new light on how to hear afresh
familiar scriptures in order to appropriate their meaning in liberating
ways.
Title:
Life in a
Glass House
Media:
BK
Length:
304 Age
Group:
A
Author:
Cameron Lee and Jack Balswick
Publisher:
Zondervan
Publication
Date:
1989
Description:
A
resource
for church leaders and clergy families for understanding the unique
position and stresses that arise for ministers families.
Title:
Lift High the
Cross
Media:
BK-P Length:
20 Age
Group:
A
Publisher:
PPH Publication
Date:
1994
Editor:
K.Lewis, J.
Hamil, Editors
Description:
This
is
the official Manual of Presbyterian Church for organizing a men's group
in your church. Covers 20 topics with a module of material on each
topic. They can be studied in sequence, but can also stand
alone.
Title:
Lift Up Your
Hearts (A Sampler)
Media:
BK Length:
22 Age
Group:
A
Publisher:
Geneva
Press Publication
Date:
1990
Description:
Songs
of
creative worship. New & contemporary songs for worship to reach
out
for younger worshipers or those who may be coming into the church.
Title:
Living With
The Sacred Religions of Africa
Media:
BK
Length:
49
Age
Group:
A,T
Editor:
Office of
Ecumenical & Interfaith Relations
Publisher:
PCUSA
Description:
A
collection of readings compiled to help understand the environment in
which Christians in Africa live and witness. Islam is
expanding,
and African Traditional Religion continues to influence
millions.
In various ways, African spirituality and the African sense of the
sacred are also alive in the Americas.
Title:
Liturgical
Year- Supplemental Liturgical Resource 7
Media:
BK
Length:
428
Age
Group:
A,T
Prepared
by: PCUSA & Cumberland
Publisher:
WJK
Publication
Date:1992
Description:
A
rich
resource for those who plan and lead worship. This collection
of
prayers and other liturgical texts will be useful in planning worship
for each Sunday and festival throughout the year.
Title:
Lord of the
Impossible
Media:
BK
Length:
222
Age
Group:
A,T
Author:
Lloyd J. Ogilvie
Publisher:
Abingdon
Publication
Date:
1984
Description:
Ogilvie
dares you to visualize what you would attempt if you were sure the Lord
would intervene to help you. Helps to take the first steps
toward
achieving your impossible tasks, by showing you how "the things which
are impossible with men and possible with God."
Title:
Love,
Medicine and Miracles
Media:
BK
Length:
243
Age
Group:
A,T
Author:
Bernie S. Siegel, M.D.
Publisher:
Harper
Perennial
Publication
Date:1990
Description:
Lessons
learned about self-healing from a surgeon's experience with exceptional
patients.
Title:
Loved &
Forgiven
Media:
BK
Length:
160
Age
Group:
A,T
Author:
Lloyd J. Ogilvie
Publisher:
Regal
Publication
Date:
1978
Description:
A
Bible
commentary for laymen reviewing questions asked today as in the early
church. Paul's answers to such questions: How can we believe
in a
good God in an evil world? How can we explain evil if God is
all-living? If God is all-powerful, why doesn't he intervene
to
banish sin, destroy evil and abort suffering everywhere?
Title:
Luck : A
Secular Faith
Media:
BK Length:
111 Age
Group:
A,T
Author:
Wayne E. Oates
Publisher:
WJK Publication
Date:
1995
Description:
The
worship of luck goes unnoticed....the purpose of this book is to
examine the pervasive belief in luck and assess its
prevalence.
This secular faith is contrasted with the belief in the providence of
God.
Title:
Making a
Difference in the Public Arena
Media:
BK Length:
36 Age
Group:
A
Author:
Jim Watkins
Publisher:
Presbyterian
Peacekeeping Publication
Date:
1993
Description:
A
discussion on the plan religious people have in the public arena, the
type people in political jobs, how persons of all types can work
together. Its emphasis is on gaining access to elected
officials
and their staff through the building of long term relationships.
Title:
Making Stress
Work For You: Ten Proven Principles
Media:
BK
Length:
216
Age
Group:
A
Author:
Lloyd J. Ogilvie
Publisher:
Word
Books
Publication
Date:1984
Description:
Relates
the study findings of Ogilvie in managing stress. The Book of James
contains remarkable perspectives on causes and cures of stress. Ten
chapters are designed to take these principles into the reader's life
situation and use them to turn stress into strengths.
Title:
Martin
Luther, The Lionhearted Reformer
Media:
BK Length:
125 Age
Group:
A
Author:
J. A. Morrison
Publisher:
Gospel
Trumpet Company Publication
Date:
1924
Description:
The
author
designates this book "To the Youth of the Land,". Great heroes are
examples that help us on to noble endeavors. Luther followed
Christ, but was not humanly perfect by any means.
Title:
Martin
Luther, the Man
Media:
BK Length:
64 Age
Group:
A,S,T
Author:
Ruth Gordon Short
Publisher:
Good News
Publishers Publication
Date:
1960
Description:
Condensed
from Meet Martin Luther this is a version of the story of Martin
Luther's life that can be read in one night.
Title:
Matthew's
Gospel
Media:
BK-P
Length:
32
Age
Group:
A,T
Author:
John C. Purdy
Publisher:
PCUSA
Publication
Date:
1996
Editor:
Curtis A.
Miller
Description:
A
seven-session study guide for men. Seven passages were chosen
on
the theme that Matthew was written from faith for faith. 1) The Birth
of the Messiah 2) Sermon on the Mount 3) Conflicts of the Sabbath 4)
Teaching in Parables 5) The Sons of Zebedee 6) Coming of the Son of Man
7) Crucifixion and Resurrection
Title:
Merging
Successfully
Media:
BK Length:
47 Age
Group:
A,T
Author:
Carol Gregg
Publisher:
Alban
Institute Publication
Date:
1996
Description:
Study
paper focusing on the complexities of congregational mergers in the
Presbyterian Church (USA) in the last two decades.
Title:
Mid Stream,
The Ecumenical Movement Today
Media:
BK Length:
135 Age
Group:
A,T
Publisher:
Council on
Christian Unity Publication
Date:
1995
Description:
The
Promise of the Consultation on Church Union. Essays covering the
definition, history and related topics on the Consultation on Church
Union. Includes reviews on other books related to
inter-religious
dialogue.
Title:
Ministering
to Deeply Troubled People
Media:
BK
Length:
144
Age
Group:
A
Author:
Ernest E. Bruder
Publisher:
Fortress
Press
Publication
Date:
1964
Description:
The
minister learns about the specific ways to help in the treatment and
prevention of mental illness.
Title:
More Than a
Man Can Take-A Study of Job
Media:
BK
Length:
154
Age
Group:
A,T
Author:
Wesley C. Baker
Publisher:
Westminster
Press
Publication
Date:
1956
Description:
An
analysis that seeks to expose the meaning, not so much historically or
theologically, but functionally. Portrays, explains and illustrates Job
as a sequence of scenes as if viewing a play.
Title:
More Than You
Dare To Ask: The First Year of Living With Cancer
Media:
BK
Length:
114
Age
Group:
A
Authors:
Mac N. and Anne Shaw Turnage
Publisher:
John Knox
Press
Publication
Date:
1976
Description:
A
personal
journal of the Turnage's experience with the devastating effects of
cancer, and how they found strength to cope and to overcome.
Title:
Mystical
Christianity
Media:
BK
Length:
350
Age
Group:
A,T
Author:
John A. Sanford
Publisher:
Crossroad
Publication
Date:
1997
Description:
The
Gospel
of John is the most mystic of all the gospels. In this
lifework,
the author explores the psychological insights and practical wisdom in
the Fourth Gospel.
Title:
New
Beginnings, A Pastorate Start Up Workbook
Media:
BK
Length:
82
Age
Group:
A
Author:
RoyM. Oswald
Publisher:
Alban
Institute
Publication
Date:
1989
Description:
Designed
to guide clergy in a new parish situation through the first 18 months
when entering new roles and relationships, and a new career
phase. Includes chapters on leaving a ministry, coping with
the
stress of transition, making an entry into the new ministry, history of
the new ministry, leadership styles, analyzing and developing a plan,
and much more.
Title:
New Times New
Call: A Manual of Pastoral Options For Small Churches
Media:
BK
Length:
52
Age
Group:
A
Publisher:
PCUSA
Publication
Date:
2003
Description:
Produced
by the Presbyterian Small Church Network this revised edition is a
resource for presbyteries and small membership churches as they explore
ways of being open to various kinds of leadership options.
Title:
Older Adult
Ministry: A Guide for the Presbytery Committee
Media:
BK
Length:
88
Age
Group:
A
Author:
Jack and Sue Angeman
Publisher:
PPH
Publication
Date:
1990
Description:
Designed
to help presbyteries initiate ministries with older adults, this
practical guide outlines ways in which the church can translate concern
into action. Step by step guidelines to help the church meet the needs
of the increasing number of maturing members.
Title:
Older Adult
Ministry: A Resource for Program Development
Media:
BK
Length:
217
Age
Group:
A
Publisher:
Presbyterian
Office on Aging Publications
Date: 1987
Description:
Intended
for use by both clergy and laity, the book is designed to help
congregations nurture ministries by and with older adults rather than
to and for them.
Title:
On Earth As
In Heaven
Media:
BK Length:
100 Age
Group:
A
Author:
Dorothee Soelle
Publisher:
WJK Publication
Date:
1993
Description:
Liberation
spirituality: Examines how the power of religion and faith
can be
used to transform an unjust world.
Title:
Oneness in
Christ: The Quest and The Question
Media:
BK
Length:
181
Age
Group:
A
Author:
Gerald F. Moede
Publisher:
Minute
Press
Publication
Date:1981
Description:
Traces
the
quest of the Consultation on Church Union from the 1970's by describing
the work accomplished in its various working units during those
years. Also identifies and discusses questions of the 1980's
which affect the shape of the uniting church.
Title:
Only One Earth
Media:
BK Length:
100 Age
Group:
A
Publisher:
U. N.
Environment Program Publication
Date:
1989
Description:
Relates
the work of the Global Environmental Monitoring System of the United
Nations, which complies research from around the world and reports
environmental alerts to the world.
Title:
Ordering Your
Private World
Media:
BK
Length:
228
Age
Group:
A
Author:
Gordon MacDonald
Publisher:
Oliver
Nelson
Publication
Date:
1985
Description:
Where
people live with disorder within, there is anxiety and little
growth. But where the private world is constantly realigned
and
regulated, there is remarkable personal development and Christian
witness. To those who think there is a more organized way to live
within, join the author on this reflective adventure.
Title:
Ours The
Journey: Study Guide to Churches in Solidarity with Women
Media:
BK Length:
38 Age
Group:
A,T
Author:
Barbara A. Horner-Ibler
Publisher:
Friendship
Press Publication
Date:
1992
Description:
Six
session study to explore the persisting injustice toward women, the
pain of old limits, and the exhilaration and terrors of finding new
ways of relating to God and to one another.
Title:
Out of the
Whirlwind
Media:
BK Length:
41 Age
Group:
A
Author:
Eugenia A. Gamble
Publisher:
PCUSA
Description:
A
very
concise guide for planning worship, including sample liturgies and
prayers.
Title:
Parables at
Work
Media:
BK
Length:
132
Age
Group:
A,T
Author:
John C. Purdy
Publisher:
WJK
Publication
Date:
1985
Description:
Purdy's
commentary on 12 of Jesus' parables identifies each tale's central
teaching with reference to implications for the world of work, and to
offer practical guidelines for personal application. Parables
include: The Leaven, The Hidden Treasure, The Pearl Merchant, The Rich
Fool and eight others.
Title:
Parent
Effectiveness Training
Media:
BK &n