Offering timely, relevant analysis of trends and issues, the essays in this collection address questions and concerns that will determine the shape and direction of the denomination in the next century. These essays cover policy issues and current events considerations that Russell Richey says "emerged as a priority" in sponsored conferences of the United Methodism and American Culture Project. Policy issues addressed include music, evangelism, contextual theology, urban losses, electronics &amp; media, lay leadership roles and growth, bishopric election and leadership, the discipline of local churches, church finance, clergy compensation, and others. Contributors include Garlinda Burton, Dennis Campbell, Jackson Carroll, Ken Chalker, Meghan Froehlich,Frederick Herzog, Sarah Kreutziger, Andy Langford, William Lawrence, Priscilla Pope-Levison, Russell Richey, Kenneth Rowe, and Carol Voisin.

United Methodism and American Culture Volume 4: Questions for the Twenty-First Century Church (United Methodism and American Culture, 4)

Lawrence, William B.

Richey, Russell E.

Campbell, Dennis M.

Religion & Spirituality

ABINGDON PRESS *

Includes essays about United Methodist congregations, patterns of giving, ministry in transition, clergy compensation, and the experience of various racial and ethnic groups, both in terms of how these groups were affected by Methodism and how Methodism was shaped by their experience. The collection offers a candid description of "golden era" Methodism, and challenges how the church recalls its history.

United Methodism American Culture Volume 2: The People Called Methodist (United Methodism and American Culture, 2)

Explores the relationship between theology and preaching by examining the careers of four enormously influential, twentieth-century New York preachers (Harry Emerson Fosdick, George Buttrick, Paul Scherer, and Ralph Sockman), whose sermons reached the leaders in culture, commerce, and government across the United States. It examines these preachers' pulpit theology in its social, cultural, political, economic and demographic context as well as their doctrine and the theological legacy they bequeathed. Sundays in New York will be of interest to historians, theologians, students, and practitioners of ministry.

Sundays in New York

Travel

Scarecrow Press

It takes more than copying what you see to create powerful, eye-catching paintings. This illustrated guide reveals the secrets to creating artwork, starting with simplifying the subject into a few large shapes of light and dark before concentrating on details.

Painting Light and Shadow in Watercolor

Arts & Photography

Painting

North Light Books

For Christians, the word "requiem" is a voice of hope. It heralds the promise of resurrection and power of life. A requiem is not about death, rather it is a prayer that accepts the Lord's redemptive sacrifice, trusts his resurrection, and finds abundant life. It affirms our belief that by God's grace, we will enter a new realm of being. In this we can be confident and so remain unshaken by the challenges we face as communities of faith and as a denomination. What we now see as our troubles can give us new opportunities to seize God's promises and be strengthened by the mission to which God calls us. The mission of Methodism will endure.

A Methodist Requiem: Words of Hope and Resurrection for the Church

Foundery Books

In Ordained Ministry in The United Methodist Church, author William B. Lawrence gives us a gift in this history of ordination in the Methodist tradition. From our beginnings, ordination has always been about the community. The community confirms one's call, helps him/her make decisions about preparation for ministry, and shares in the supervision and ongoing evaluation of the ordained. Ordination is a communal affirmation for the common good. Dr. Lawrence challenges us to look outside the church to the needs of the whole world as we make decisions about who will be ordained and how they will live out ordination.

Ordained Ministry in the United Methodist Church

History

World

United Methodist General Board of Higher Education

Push your watercolor painting to the next level by mastering the use of color, light, and shadows. Go beyond trying to copy what you see by designing with shapes, shadows, and highlights. Deepen the expressive nature of your paintings as you capture the subject’s luminosity. Master painter William B. Lawrence offers hands-on techniques and insights for intermediate to advanced artists. Light and color take the viewer on a journey. Properly harnessed, they can convey emotion, create a mood, or tell a story. Whether your work is realistic, expressive, or abstract, the options are unlimited. Lawrence explores pattern, hue, contrast, and texture in this treasured classic. Using a combination of theory, demonstration, and practical suggestions this new arsenal of tools, will help you grow as an artist. Other techniques covered include: <ul>
<li>how to design with light and shadow</li> <li>the use of overlapping patterns</li> <li>how light can express movement. </li> <li>Learning to use light and dark to add drama and intensity to your work. </li> <li>Discover how to guide the viewer’s eye through floodlights, spotlights, and other advanced light-manipulation techniques.</li> </ul>
Painting Light and Shadow in Watercolor will help you create radiant watercolor paintings and give you greater painting pleasure as you develop new skills which bring your imagination to life.

Echo Point Books & Media

Deepen your Watercolor Practice with Light, Color, and TexturePush your watercolor painting to the next level by mastering the use of color, light, and shadows. Go beyond trying to copy what you see by designing with shapes, shadows, and highlights. Deepen the expressive nature of your paintings as you capture the subject's luminosity. Master painter William B. Lawrence offers hands-on techniques and insights for intermediate to advanced artists.Light and color take the viewer on a journey. Properly harnessed, they can convey emotion, create a mood, or tell a story. Whether your work is realistic, expressive, or abstract, the options are unlimited. Lawrence explores pattern, hue, contrast, and texture in this treasured classic. Using a combination of theory, demonstration, and practical suggestions this new arsenal of tools, will help you grow as an artist. Other techniques covered include:-	how to design with light and shadow-	the use of overlapping patterns-	how light can express movement. -	Learning to use light and dark to add drama and intensity to your work. -	Discover how to guide the viewer's eye through floodlights, spotlights, and other advanced light-manipulation techniques.Painting Light and Shadow in Watercolor will help you create radiant watercolor paintings and give you greater painting pleasure as you develop new skills which bring your imagination to life.

Echo Point Books & Media, LLC

When the Church Woke

The most divisive and damaging aspect of the church in America is the combination of racism and white supremacy that has been woven into the fabric of the church to the degree that one cannot discuss the church in America apart from this sin. Nowhere is this clearer than in American Methodism, including The United Methodist Church. That denomination, which has been divided for decades over issues regarding human sexuality and homosexuality, is a product of a long history of racism and white supremacy. While initiatives have been taken to address these matters, there has not been any effort to help the church focus on being anti-racist in its practices or public witness at every level, including local church levels. This is a book that identifies this sin and offers an innovative look at the mission of the church, based on biblical witnesses to new life with the resurrection. It offers proposals for reparations and renewal that will come when the church woke.

Cascade Books

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United Methodism and American Culture Volume 4: Questions for the Twenty-First Century Church (United Methodism and American Culture, 4)

United Methodism American Culture Volume 2: The People Called Methodist (United Methodism and American Culture, 2)

Sundays in New York

Painting Light and Shadow in Watercolor

A Methodist Requiem: Words of Hope and Resurrection for the Church

Ordained Ministry in the United Methodist Church

Painting Light and Shadow in Watercolor

Painting Light and Shadow in Watercolor

When the Church Woke

When the Church Woke