The rate of change in our world is astounding. As pastors and youth leaders trying to reach today's students these changes can even sometimes seem like too much to handle. But the truth is, even thoug
Talking with those who are dying can be difficult even in the best of circumstances. There is a need for guiding family members of the terminally ill, as well as friends, caregivers, and even those mo
Grace Episcopal Church, Oak Park, Illinois has become a model for how to engage all generations in an experiential and fully inclusive Eucharistic liturgy. The Rite Place is a 30-minute service design
Charles is 78 years old and there is much he cannot remember. He cannot remember the names of his children, why he lives in a nursing home, or even whether he ate breakfast today. His forgetting cause
12th Annual Outreach Resource of the Year (Counseling)What is the church's role in suicide prevention?While we tend to view the work of suicide prevention as the task of professional therapists and do
The definitive practical guide to setting up a dynamic children's ministry that will last. Topics include writing a children's ministry mission statement, writing kid's ministry budgets, choosing the
In this lyrical adieu to her mother, renowned Catholic essayist, poet, and professor Angela O'Donnell explores how the mundane tasks of caregiving during her mother's final days—bathing, feeding, taki
Youth ministry isn’t just meeting with students and teaching them God’s truth. It also involves a myriad of administrative and operational details. Youth Ministry Management Tools 2.0 provides youth m
Following the successful Hope-Focused Marriage Counseling, Jennifer Ripley and Everett Worthington Jr. have written a new book that expands upon their previous theoretical approach while describing in
In a culture saturated by empty messages and constant motion, our hearts long for a refuge. Our search for security and pursuit of peace will ultimately lead us to this realization—we were m
This revised edition of the best-selling 2006 title now includes end-of-chapter questions for the readers as well as updated material sprinkled throughout to reflect what has occurred in the past 10-y
Building Faith Brick by Brick offers a culturally relevant, hands-on way to explore faith stories with a broad range of ages. It grew out of one congregation’s realization that there was a large group
The Great Family is a visual retelling of the Godly Play lesson from The Complete Guide to Godly Play, told with revised text and original art. The book recreates the experience of hearing this semina
In addition to a book for teens, My Faith, My Life is a curriculum. With this guide, leaders can create short, intermediate, and longer programs, including confirmation sequences of six, nine, or twel
Being a volunteer youth worker can be exciting, intimidating, fulfilling, and challenging, and until now, there was no “manual” on how to be a volunteer in a youth ministry. How to Volunteer Like a Pr
