Nothing is needed more in the contentious dialogue surrounding human sexuality that threatens the unity of the United Methodist Church than a resource created to nurture the souls of all United Methodists. Through an unflinching look at the challenges facing United Methodism, Unafraid &amp; Unashamed by Wil Cantrell, cultivates faith, respect for disparate opinions, appreciation for the Wesleyan means of grace and commitment to the church. Unafraid &amp; Unashamed has been developed to aid local pastors in effectively communicating the issues facing the denomination in a manner that strengthens the church. It is a great resource for any United Methodist seeking a clear understanding of the challenges and opportunities before us.

Unafraid and Unashamed: Facing the Future of United Methodism

Religion & Spirituality

Cantrell, Wil

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Market Square Publishing

Followed by millions of readers in hundreds of newspapers across America since 2015, The Good Folks of Lennox Valley is the story of growing up in a small farming town during the spring and summer of 1998.Readers soon learn that Lennox Valley was anything but quiet and peaceful in the spring and summer of 1998.With Raymond Cooper converting the town's only radio station to an "all talk" format in an effort to wage his unannounced campaign for town mayor, things were bound to turn a little unorthodox. Most folks considered Raymond a political nutcase. Cooper realized, however, that nutcases tend to attract other nutcases, and such was the case with his following. It didn’t take him too long to realize it only required 400 nut cases to win an election in The Valley, and that’s just what he intended to do.While Raymond was busy planning his secret campaign, the good folks at the Methodist Church were in for a surprise of their own. In May, they would learn the name of their soon-to-be appointed pastor, Sarah Hyden-Smith, The Valley's first female clergyperson.Never one to miss a beat, Iris Long served as editor of The Lennox Valley Hometown News. She knew Raymond Cooper was up to something and she was determined to find out what it was. Cooper's all-out war to discredit Iris divided The Valley between his supporters and those who trusted the words of a seasoned journalist like Iris Long.

The Good Folks of Lennox Valley: Spring & Summer 1998

Literature & Fiction

Slimp, Kevin

Humor & Satire

All churches want to grow disciples with a real growing faith in Jesus Christ, not just members committed to a religious institution. But only a few churches seem to know how to make disciples. Finally, there is a resource that invites individuals and small groups into a process of discovering a maturing relationship as disciples of Jesus Christ. This interactive guide provides six months of engaging activities around six key dimensions of discipleship: worship, hospitality, opening to Jesus, obeying Jesus, service, and generosity.

Discipler: An Interactive Guide to Intentional, Relational, Accountable Discipleship

Maynard, Phil

Pipkin, Eddie

Ashley Conner created a private blog for her little brother, Zachary, as he entered high school. This book is based on that blog. It is filled with advice from a big sister to her little brother. Hailed by leaders of many major denominations, this is a "must have" book for any Christian teenager.

A Christian Teenager's Guide to Surviving High School

Conner, Ashley

Abraham, Amos, David, Esther, Jonah, Joseph, Mary (Mother of Jesus), Naaman’s Servant Girl, Philip, Rahab, &amp; Samuel are familiar names to most Christians. In this book, ten well-known United Methodist leaders share stories of their favorite men and women in the Bible. By comparing the stories of these Biblical figures with their own calls, these writers attempt to help readers understand their own calls from God. A great book for Sunday School classes and other small groups.

Understanding Your Call: Knowing how 11 Biblical figures understood their

Cantrell, Rev. Wil

Holly, Rev. Julie Blackwelder

Couch, Rev. Rob

Farr, Bp. Robert

Fulbright, Rev. Aleze

Maynard, Rev. Phil

Ousley, Rev. Larry

Reedy, Rev. Jacob

Wallace-Padgett, Bp. Debbie

Tie your worship service to your neighborhood to impact the neighborhood and grow more disciples who gather to worship Christ in Christian community. The worship service must be both COMPETENT and COMPELLING to do that. “Competent” equates with technical changes, like having a great band and playing music that is high quality. “Compelling” indicates spiritual depth and a willingness to keep finding new ways to share God in your context so that new people can fit in. Growing churches change their worship services regularly to adapt to the changing mission field in their back yard. The book Building Worship Bridges and the workbook go hand in hand … you will need both to create the competent, compelling worship service God has called you to.

Building Worship Bridges: Accelerating neighborhood connections through worship

Kotan, Kay

Farr, Robert

Townley, Cathy

Companion workbook for "Building Worship Bridges," by Cathy Townley, Kay Kotan and Bishop Robert Farr.

Building Worship Bridges: The Workbook: The Complete Construction Manual For Building Your Worship Bridges

The church likely rises and falls with the missional investment of the laity. So, of course, this book is for the laity, but it is also for pastors and judicatory leaders. Our hope for this resource is to rekindle the spark and set the laity on fire – on fire for Christ. Our tribe, the United Methodist Church, was founded as a movement of laity and reached millions of people. Our hope and prayer is that this resource will help re-engage and empower the laity.

Impact: Reclaiming the Call of Lay Ministry

Bradford, Blake

United Methodist Bishop Bob Farr offers 52 tips for both lay and ordained Christian leaders.This book is Bishop Farr's attempt to share some of the "obvious wisdom" he has obtained as he approaches 40 years in ministry. Whether you read the book from cover to cover, or read one chapter each week, our prayer is that your path will be made more clear by the words contained within.

Obvious Wisdom: 52 Tips for Effective Ministry

Farr, Bob

Don Haynes is one of those few authors who gets from me an automatic read. Whatever he lays down, I pick up. Both a “churchman” and a “scholar,” his judgment about the church and discipleship are honest, informed, incisive and judicious. Plus, he expressed his wisdom with guts and gusto. This book is now the first port-of-call for anyone who wants an introduction, a refresher “course,” or a group study book on basic Wesleyan theology. Far too few United Methodists can engage comprehensively in conversation about what John Wesley called “the scriptural way of salvation.” The more pluralistic and secular US American culture becomes, the more important this little book is.Leonard “Len” SweetBest-selling author

A Digest of Wesleyan Grace Theology: Preparing, Pardoning, Perfecting

Haynes, Donald W.

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