This challenging, sometimes personal, often painful journey into the reality of the shouts on picket lines, whispers in country clubs, daily headlines, talk up and down the aisles of houses of worship, in the halls of higher learning, on the streets of cities across America, on the roads of rural America, on the internet, camouflaged in the welcome signs, lurking in the law, glaring in the courtroom...declares that walls can fall. You need this powerful teaching, laced with personal testimony and challenging lessons. The walls of racism and ethnic division can fall; but only if we are willing to face them and pull them down, and only if we have an answer to the prophetic question: "is there any word from the Lord" on this timely topic. Dr. Ulmer delivers that word with fearless clarity and touching humanity. Read it and you will not only be faced with a revelation of the possibility, but more importantly, with the decision: what role can you play, while echoing the profound proclamation: Walls Can Fall!

Walls Can Fall: Race, Reconciliation & Righteousness in a Divided World

Politics & Social Sciences

Ulmer, Kenneth C.

Sociology

Four Rivers Media

Life happens! But, what happens to you is not as important as how you deal with it. Christian Life Coach and counselor Dr. Traci L. Gardner-Petteway offers solid insight for overcoming challenges and achieving success. Organized from "A" to "Z" around key themes of adversity (adultery, hostile work environments, neglect) and opportunity (education, parenting, wealth), There Is Hope contains Biblical wisdom and practical guidance that is applicable to readers of all ages and life situations. "Since the elevator to success is broken, and you must take the stairs," Dr. Gardner-Petteway says, "this book provides stair climbing techniques." Drawing from the valid perspectives and personal experience of a professional in the field, There Is Hope will give readers the empowerment and hope they need to take the next steps toward success. Born in Louisiana and currently a resident of Texas, Dr. Traci L. Gardner-Petteway is married with two children. Dr. Petteway is a graduate of Southern University in Shreveport, Louisiana; Wiley College, in Marshall, Texas; Our Lady of the Lake University, in San Antonio, Texas; and Capella University, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She is the owner of Hope Inc. Christian Counseling and a board certified Christian Life Coach, a licensed and ordained minister and motivational speaker.

There Is Hope: The A-Z Survival Guide for Life's Situations

Gardner-Petteway, Traci L.

Self-Help

In the first volume of Pulse, 35 experts offered practical insights on a variety of topics facing kidmin workers today. Back by popular demand, this second volume contains 36 chapters with the combined wisdom of 36 experts serving on the front lines of children's ministry, covering issues such as: <ul>
<li>tackling creativity killers</li> <li>helping kids and fami1lies navigate digital media</li> <li>ministering to children in broken families</li> <li>building a staffing strategy</li> <li>and much more ...</li> </ul>
In addition to practical advice, Pulse tackles crucial matters of spiritual and professional development, leadership growth and leaving a legacy for those who will come behind you.

Pulse II: Pumping Life Into Your Kids Ministry

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

Ryan Frank is convinced that your ministry will live or die based on your ability to recruit and keep amazing volunteers. As a pastor and ministry coach, he knows that volunteers are the lifeblood of any ministry. In this book, Ryan shares 10 Laws to help you crack the volunteer code and have a breakthrough like never before. <ul>
<li>Polish your people skills so that people want to serve with you.</li> <li>Move people from volunteers to invested leaders who don't want to quit.</li> <li>Get a vision for your ministry that will inspire people.</li> <li>Train your leaders well so they are ready to take on significant roles.</li> <li>Provide growth opportunities so that volunteers don't burn out.</li> <li>Give lots of encouragement because, after all, good volunteers are hard to come by.</li> </ul>

The Volunteer Code: How to Recruit and Care for Volunteers

Frank, Ryan

There's nothing quite like it. It's an intense excitement and anticipation to be part of a new movement, to be in on the ground floor, to participate in something that will take the ministry you love in an entirely new direction. By becoming a citizen of this unique nation--Kidmin Nation--that's exactly what you're doing. Kidmin Nation is the very first year-round conference experience that exists to equip, resource, and encourage those who long to lead children into a lifelong relationship with Jesus as Savior and Lord. It's a conference that never ends and it's going to be a new energizing experience for you! As a nation, we are a people who share a common calling to serve the One True God by investing in the lives of children and their families. The Manifesto you hold in your hands states the intentions, purposes, and values of Kidmin Nation. This is what we're about. This is who we are. This is what we envision. Join the Nation!

Kidmin Manifesto: The Values, Culture and Mandate of the Nation

Houser, Tina

Van Tilborgh, Martijn

Everyone has a story ...And sometimes a story is all we need to remind us what we already know to be true--that God is good, even when everything seems to be falling apart.In Hope Lifts, Pastor Ruth Chironna has gathered stories of people who embraced hope in the face of despair. From medical miracles and dramatic rescues to financial breakthroughs and resurrected marriages, Hope Lifts will provide fuel for your faith as you read accounts of God's intervention on behalf of those He loves.Not every story has a fairytale ending, but each one reveals the character of a Father who stands ready to protect and provide for His children--sometimes in the most unexpected ways.

Hope Lifts: Stories of Hope That Will Lift Your Spirit!

Chironna, Ruth

The greatest influencers in a child's life are his or her parents. Children parrot words they hear at home. They mimic behaviors they see lived out in front of them. You can tell a great deal about a child's home life if you listen and watch for a few moments. Wouldn't it be great, after spending a short time with a child, to see evidence that parents are sowing spiritual seeds!
As those involved in children's ministry, our hearts overwhelmingly desire to see children begin a lifelong adventure with Jesus as their Savior and Lord. But, our time and influence are limited. God is aware of that! He wants you to have an influence on the kids you come in contact with. But, His plan is much broader. He created "family"--the ultimate in small groups and a place where He meant for a child's faith to be home grown.
In Home Grown you'll be challenged to come alongside parents, to both equip them and encourage them to step into the calling God has placed on their lives. That calling is to live out their faith in front of their children and not shy away from the biblical mandate to be their child's primary spiritual leader.
May you be rejuvenated with excitement at what's possible when parents lead their children daily in God's Word and closer to Him.

Home Grown: How to Equip Parents for Spiritual Leadership

Throughout biblical history, God's people have experienced transitions that challenged their current state and pointed toward a future that wanted to happen in the eternal purposes of God. The nascent 21st century is just such a time.
Tectonic cultural shifts are creating tsunamis of uncertainty and disillusionment that strain our institutions, expose our divisions, and test the Church's readiness to lead. Always, such breakpoints demand a revived focus and renewed dedication to the truth--in our case, a devotion to the ancient and unchanging truths upon which Christ built His Church.
As was true at previous junctures, the current transition is revealing a vanguard company of men and women who, amid upheaval and disorientation, understand the times and know what to do (1 Chron. 12:32).
In Dead Prophets Society, Dr. Mark Chironna speaks to the legacy of Issachar and its place in the 21st-century Church. Methodically and scripturally, he describes how modern sons and daughters of Issachar will do what Issachar has always done: arise to the high call of God, labor on the living edge of what He is doing, and serve as His instrument of recovery and restoration, His vital, authentic, and overcoming Church.

The Dead Prophets Society: The Significance of Prophetic Function in the 21st Century

Chironna, Mark

As you stroll through the pages of Inspired: Unlocking your creativity, you'll be challenged to stretch your creativity to new levels. You'll be encouraged, if for some reason you think God left the creative bone out of your body. You'll gain knowledge about how creativity actually works. You'll gather ideas that may open a whole new area of ministry possibilities for you. And, most importantly, you'll be inspired to use your creativity to glorify the Creator God who gave it to you in the first place. A host of amazing kidmin have contributed to the content--people from different size churches, from big cities and small towns, and from all over the country (and outside of it). They have lots to share! Be ready to jot notes in the margins, because you'll be inspired as you read. God's going to use your creativity to shake things up!

Inspired: Unlocking Your Creativity

In Matthew 15, we read about the faith of a Canaanite woman. Her daughter was troubled and others had shooed her away. She didn't know what to say except for three very important words: "Lord, help me." And Jesus said, "Great is your faith! Be it done for you as you desire." Over the course of this book you will be introduced to ten prayers. They all begin with "Lord, help me..." because the success of your ministry hinges upon God's blessing and the Holy Spirit's power upon what you do. Too many kidmin leaders try to do God's work in their own strength. We try to carry the weight ourselves only to find that we fall short; only to find that we are left empty handed, or that we don't accomplish what we want or desire. God never intended for you to do ministry alone. He has given you the Holy Spirit to empower you to do what He has called you to do. It requires you to lean in on Him. Just as the Canaanite woman knew nothing to say but, "Lord, help me," this book will remind you that there are 10 important areas in which we desperately need God's help... and when He empowers us in these 10 areas, our lives and ministries are forever transformed. The change you've been looking for in your ministry can be found in 10 simple sentences. When you pray through them every day and commit to grow in these areas, they can forever change the way you live, the way you view people, and the way you do ministry.

Ten Sentences to Revolutionize Your Ministry: Simple Truths That Can Change Everything in Your Kidmin

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