Spring Catalog 2014

U p p e r R o o m B o o ks &

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SPRING & SUMMER 2014

Table Table of of Contents Contents

The Upper Room Disciplines 2014...............3 Section 3 New Releases.....................................................4 The Guide to Prayer Series.............................5 The Henri Nouwen Spirituality Series.........7 Lent & Easter.................................................... 8 Advent & Christmas......................................10 Prayer.................................................................12 28 Days of Prayer Series.................................15 Aging & Faith..................................................16 Spiritual Growth.............................................18 Companions in Christ................................... 22 Small Group Resources................................. 24 Small Group – Maxie Dunnam...................25 Leadership........................................................ 26 Inspirational..................................................... 28 Upper Room Spiritual Classics....................30 Healing & Wholeness....................................32 Family Resources.............................................33 Youth & Youth Leaders..................................34 Safe Sanctuaries...............................................35 Worship & Preaching.....................................36 Communion & Baptism.................................38 Discipleship......................................................39 The Walk to Emmaus.....................................41 Chrysalis............................................................45 Order Information..........................................47

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Explore our seasonal resources with our Advent and Lent books, or deepen your prayer life with our famous Guide to Prayer series. Our annual publication of The Upper Room Disciplines will enhance your daily walk with God through scripture, daily meditations, and prayer. Nearly every book has a guide for small-group use, which makes our resources multi-functional within your ministry. We pray that you will find the next great resource for you and your ministry within these pages.

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The Upper Room Disciplines 2014 A Book of Daily Devotions

This best-selling book of daily devotions features 53 writers from diverse locales, ethnicities, and Christian traditions. Each week opens with a scripture overview and questions and thoughts for reflection that can be used individually or with a small group.

Writers for 2014 include Missy Buchanan, Jan Richardson, Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove, Steve GarnaasHolmes, Kwasi Kena, Pamela C. Hawkins, Thomas R. Steagald, Ray Waddle, and many others. Each daily reading focuses on a selected scripture passage and ends with a prayer or suggestion for meditation.

THE UPPER ROOM DISCIPLINES 2014

Edited by Rita Collett

The devotions are based on scripture passages suggested in the Revised Common Lectionary. Don’t miss the chance to learn and apply truths of scripture through the wonderful richness of The Upper Room Disciplines!

The Upper Room Disciplines 2014, Regular Edition #1181 • 978-0-8358-1181-1 • $14.00

The Upper Room Disciplines 2014, Enlarged Print Edition #1184 • 978-0-8358-1184-2 • $17.00

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Invitations of Jesus Trevor Hudson

MARCH 2014

NEW RELEASES

How do we respond to the invitations of Jesus? Trevor Hudson calls us to consider the invitations Jesus offers in 5 dimensions of life.

In his gentle and intimate style, Trevor leads you to see where Christ is touching your life, calling you to deeper relationship with God, self, and neighbor. This 6-week small group study includes a Leader’s Guide for small-group facilitation.

A House of Prayer is about the movement from isolation to serenity by means of praying together, spiritually or physically. Steagald believes that praying together allows the church to become “one,” as Jesus intended, and the “body” the apostle Paul described. Using memoir, travelogue, reflection on scripture, church history, and psychology, Steagald builds a compelling case for congregations to put more focus on praying as a community.

60 Meditations for Personal Spiritual Direction

Healing from Divorce

#1324 • 978-0-8358-1324-2 • $14.00

Mary Lou Redding

For those who do not have a spiritual director – or are curious about the concept – W. Paul Jones has crafted a series of topical meditations that facilitate selfguided spiritual direction. In this refreshing approach to the means of spiritual growth, you will explore self-guided spiritual direction with the ultimate spiritual director – The Holy Spirit. Examine your inner thoughts, truths, difficulties, and triumphs through reflection questions at the end of each chapter that prompt introspection and ultimately direction in your spiritual life.

#1315 • 978-0-8358-1315-0 • $10.00

Beyond Death

What Jesus Revealed about Eternal Life

MARCH 2014

Flora Slosson Wuellner

#1318 • 978-0-8358-1318-1 • $10.00

What awaits us after death?

Flora Wuellner brings her deep wisdom and a lifetime of study, reflection, observation, and spiritual direction to shed light on what Jesus revealed about eternal life. Her writing offers hope and comfort to those who might be troubled by mixed messages about the afterlife from church or who are simply wounded from misunderstandings on the subject. Each chapter opens with a quotation from Jesus and develops the implications of those words, and closes with a guided meditation.

#1321 • 978-0-8358-1321-1 • $16.00

JANUARY 2014

W. Paul Jones

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The Power of Praying in Community

APRIL 2014

Thomas R. Steagald

#1312 • 978-0-8358-1312-9 • $10.99

Becoming Who God Wants You to Be

A House of Prayer

28 Days of Prayer

FEBRUARY 2014

The sixth book in the 28 Days of Prayer series, Healing from Divorce offers meditations that will lead you on a journey of healing.

Whether you anticipate divorce, are in the midst of the process, or are living life after divorce, each meditation suggests a Bible reading and quotes a Bible verse. Each also includes a story, along with a question or exercise for reflection.

Freestyle

Reflections on Faith, Family, Justice, and Pop Culture

FEBRUARY 2014

Michael W. Waters

FA519 • 978-1-935205-19-7 • $14.00

In this prophetic collection of essays, Michael Waters speaks truth to relevant current events with his edgy but truthful perspectives. Waters identifies as a member of the hip-hop generation living in an urban context. His essays sing with the immediacy of current events but also highlight the compelling nature of these situations as we move into the future.

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A Guide to Prayer for All Who Walk with God

JANUARY 2014

Rueben P. Job & Norman Shawchuck

Paperback Edition #1328 · 978-0-8358-1328-0 · $20.00

This book offers a simple pattern of daily prayer organized around the Christian church year. Each week features scripture selections plus readings for reflection drawn from writers such as Francis of Assisi, Teresa of Avila, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Henri J. M. Nouwen, Sue Monk Kidd, Parker J. Palmer, Douglas Steere, Jan L. Richardson, Trevor Hudson, Flora Slosson Wuellner, and many others. A reliable companion for anyone seeking to develop or deepen a steady life of prayer.

A Guide to Prayer for All God’s People Rueben P. Job & Norman Shawchuck

Paperback Edition #710 • 978-0-8358-0710-4 • $20.00

A compilation of scripture, prayers, and spiritual readings, this inexhaustible resource contains thematically arranged material for each week of the year and for monthly personal retreats. Its contents have made it a sought-after desk reference, a valuable library resource, and a cherished companion.

Includes excerpts from such writers as Thomas Merton, Evelyn Underhill, Albert Schweitzer, Eugene Peterson, Esther de Waal, Thérèse of Lisieux, and many others.

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A Guide to Prayer for All Who Seek God Rueben P. Job & Norman Shawchuck

Deluxe Gift Edition #999 • 978-0-8358-0999-3 • $22.40 Paperback Edition #1001 • 978-0-8358-1001-2 • $20.00

A marvelous gift book for friends, family, or even yourself, this book offers daily guidance. Each day’s reading presents an opening affirmation, a petition of prayer, and a scripture selection. Themed “Readings for Reflection” include excerpts from writers such as Frederick Buechner, Mother Teresa, Howard Thurman, C. S. Lewis, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and John Wesley. The Deluxe Gift edition features a green leatherette cover, a ribbon bookmark, and gold-edged pages.

THE GUIDE TO PRAYER Series

The Guide to Prayer Series

A Guide to Prayer for Ministers and Other Servants Rueben P. Job & Norman Shawchuck

Deluxe Gift Edition #460 • 978-0-8358-0460-8 • $32.00 Paperback Edition #559 • 978-0-8358-0559-9 • $20.00

A best seller for nearly 3 decades!

This classic devotional book includes thematically arranged readings for each week of the year, as well as models for 12 monthly retreats. Writers include Carlo Carretto, Martin Luther, Simone Weil, Henri Nouwen, Richard Foster, Mother Teresa, and many others. A marvelous gift book for friends, family, or yourself. The Deluxe Gift edition features a blue leatherette cover, a ribbon bookmark, and gold-edged pages.

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“Jesus saved my life, but the Academy saved my ministry.”

–Ruben Ortiz, Senior Pastor First Hispanic Baptist Church of Deltona, Florida

The Academy for Spiritual Formation renewed Ruben’s sense of purpose and calling. It can be the same for you.

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THE HENRI NOUWEN Spirituality Series

SAVE ON THESE CLASSICS FROM BELOVED WRITER HENRI NOUWEN.

4 PACK #P91 • $34.99

A Spirituality of Fundraising

A Spirituality of Living

Henri J. M. Nouwen, with John S. Mogabgab, Series Editor

Henri J. M. Nouwen, with John S. Mogabgab, Series Editor

The Henri Nouwen Spirituality Series

The Henri Nouwen Spirituality Series

#1044 • 978-0-8358-1044-9 • $9.99

#1088 • 978-0-8358-1088-3 • $9.99

Fundraising is the opposite of begging—it’s inviting others to join in your ministry and vision, says Nouwen.

Drawing on scripture, he urges Christian leaders to embrace fundraising as a ministry. A must-read for leaders in churches, nonprofits, ministries, and businesses.

Many distractions can hinder us from focusing on God. Spiritual disciplines are key to creating space for God in our lives, says Nouwen. Let this beloved writer mentor you in the disciplines of solitude, community, and ministry. You’ll gain new insights and learn how to become a Spirit-filled follower of Christ.

A Spirituality of Caregiving The Henri Nouwen Spirituality Series

A Spirituality of Homecoming

#1045 • 978-0-8358-1045-6 • $9.99

Henri J. M. Nouwen, with John S. Mogabgab, Series Editor

Henri J. M. Nouwen, with John S. Mogabgab, Series Editor Henri Nouwen shares heartfelt insights on what it means to be a caregiver and to be the care receiver. His warmth, respect, and compassion for both sides of the caregiving relationship will encourage you and transform the way you approach your vital and spiritual work. Makes a great gift for caregivers.

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The Henri Nouwen Spirituality Series #1114 • 978-0-8358-1114-9 • $9.99

If you’ve ever felt like a stranger in this world or you want to become a more faithful follower of Christ, Henri Nouwen has good news for you. “Come home to God, and you will no longer feel like a stranger to yourself or the world,” he writes. In this brief book, Nouwen explores essential elements of discipleship and shows how you can find your true home in God.

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A World Worth Saving

NEW! LENT 2014

Lenten Spiritual Practices for Action George Hovaness Donigian

#1211 • 978-0-8358-1211-5 • $14.00

LENT & EASTER

Instead of giving up something for Lent, why not try praying about stories in the daily news? In this energizing Lenten study, Donigian guides you to link your inner spiritual life with outward actions like serving others, feeding the hungry, seeking justice, offering healing, and extending friendship. Each chapter includes exercises for growth and questions for reflection. 6 weeks • Includes Leader’s Guide

The Awkward Season The Miracles of Jesus

Meditations and Prayers for Lent Wessel Bentley

#1113 • 978-0-8358-1113-2 • $14.00

Jesus’ miracles continue to touch our lives today, just as they transformed people’s lives and challenged attitudes and beliefs nearly 2,000 years ago.

This informative, accessible, and relevant book of daily readings takes you from Ash Wednesday to Easter. In each meditation Bentley gives you valuable nuggets of Bible background, reflection questions to stimulate deeper thinking, a focus for the day to help you connect the miracle story to your life, and a prayer.

Prayers for Lent

Pamela C. Hawkins #9997 • 978-0-8358-9997-0 • $15.00

Looking for a meaningful guide for observing Lent? Pamela Hawkins provides a path of daily prayer that leads you from the somber attitude of Ash Wednesday to the joyous celebration of the highest holy day—Easter. A resource rich with possibilities, The Awkward Season will shape your Lenten experience through prayers of invocation, confession, intercession, and thanksgiving. 6 weeks • Includes prayer group sessions

Shadows, Darkness, and Dawn A Lenten Journey with Jesus Thomas R. Steagald

#1032 • 978-0-8358-1032-6 • $15.00

Let Thomas Steagald be your travel guide as you trace the journey of Jesus toward the cross, as well as explore the journeys of people who are touched by him—Nicodemus, the woman at the well, the man born blind, Mary and Martha, and others.

6 weeks • Includes Leader’s Guide

Forty Days to a Closer Walk with God The Practice of Centering Prayer J. David Muyskens

#9904 • 978-0-8358-9904-8 • $15.00

Are you trying to do it all yourself?

God is ever-present and wants to communicate with us, Muyskens reminds us. In this introduction to Centering Prayer, he invites you to spend time daily focusing your heart on the Lord. Includes reflection questions. 6 weeks • Includes suggestions for group study

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Praying with John Wesley David A. deSilva

DR317 • 978-0-88177-317-0 • $8.00

Based on the model for daily prayer developed by Wesley in 1733, this book focuses on 6 Christian virtues including daily scripture reading, personal reflections, and prayer.

DeSilva has updated and interpreted Wesley’s prayers for 21st-century Christians who are seeking to grow as disciples, taking the reader through 1 full week of morning and evening devotions.

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Reaching Toward Easter Devotions for Lent Derek Maul

#1061 • 978-0-8358-1061-6 • $16.00

Gospeled Lives A Clearing Season Reflections for Lent

Encounters with Jesus, A Lenten Study John Indermark

#9971 • 978-0-8358-9971-0 • $15.00

Sarah Parsons

Explore both the positive and negative responses of biblical characters who encountered the living Christ and his offer of good news.

6 weeks • Includes Leader’s Guide

#9817 • 978-0-8358-9817-1 • $14.00

Lent serves as our annual invitation to come closer to God. It provides a time to look at our lives and identify obstacles that keep us from God. Parsons helps you learn how to clear away those obstacles and create space for God. 6 weeks • Includes Leader’s Guide

LENT & EASTER

Walk with Jesus on the dusty path from Bethany to Jerusalem. Listen to his words of grace, hope, and challenge as he moves toward the cross. Join Derek Maul on a devotional journey through Lent. His daily devotions feature in-depth exploration of scripture, powerful personal stories, and prayers that will bring you closer to the risen Christ. 8 weeks • Includes Leader’s Guide

Listening at Golgotha Parables and Passion

Jesus’ Stories for the Days of Lent John Indermark

#1005 • 978-0-8358-1005-0 • $15.00

Examine the parables of Jesus in light of his betrayal and death on the cross. Discover the significance of the parables as Indermark helps you apply their truths to your daily life.

6 weeks • Includes Leader’s Guide

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Jesus’ Words from the Cross Peter Storey

#9884 • 978-0-8358-9884-3 • $12.00

Storey invites you to consider Jesus’ last words from the cross and the gifts offered through his suffering. Charcoal illustrations

by Jan L. Richardson enhance the meditations. This book can be used during Holy Week or anytime you want to reflect on Christ’s Passion.

Includes 8 meditations with reflection questions. While Supplies Last

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Light of Lights

ADVENT & CHRISTMAS

Advent Devotions from The Upper Room Daily Devotional Guide

JULY 2014

Silence and Other Surprising Invitations of Advent Enuma Okoro

Compiled and edited by Robin Pippin

#1112 • 978-0-8358-1112-5 • $14.00

#1341 • 978-0-8358-1341-9 • $10.00

Sit for a while with Zechariah and Elizabeth. Feel their longings and doubts, and then witness their surprise as an angel tells Zechariah that they will finally become parents in their old age. See what happens when Zechariah dares to question God’s messenger. What blessings emerge from his time of silence? In this imaginative approach to the Advent story, Okoro leads you to reflect on the meaning of waiting, living with the unknown, and trusting God.

Commit to a daily prayer practice during the season of Advent with this collection of Advent devotions from The Upper Room magazine.

Arranged to coordinate with the 4 themes of the candles of the Advent wreath, meditations center around Hope, Love, Joy, and Peace. Includes a complete guide for small groups, as well as instructions for making an Advent wreath. 4 weeks

Taste and See

Experiencing the Stories of Advent and Christmas

JULY 2014

Jan Johnson

#1354 • 978-0-8358-1354-9 • $12.00

Meeting the Messiah

Scriptures for the Advent Season

Introduced and compiled by Kara Lassen Oliver #1029 • 978-0-8358-1029-6 • $14.00

How will you meet the Messiah this Advent season? Offer the gift of yourself as you enter the biblical story of Jesus’ birth. Meeting the Messiah invites you to explore the stories of Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany from the vantage point of the Holy Spirit, Mary, the shepherds, the Magi, and others.

6 weeks • Includes Leader’s Guide

Experience Advent with your senses in this imaginative approach to the Advent story.

Built on scripture and combined with an imaginative reading approach, Taste and See invites you to experience the stories of the season with your senses and consider how the stories speak to your own life. A wonderful option for family or small-group use.

Singing Mary’s Song

An Advent Message of Hope and Deliverance John A. Stroman

#1118 • 978-0-8358-1118-7 • $14.00

When Mary sings her song of praise to God (Luke 1:46-55), it’s not a sweet lullaby anticipating the birth of her child. Instead, her song is a message of deliverance and hope—for the homeless, the hungry, the refugee, the abused, the powerless, and the despairing. Even today Mary’s song communicates deliverance and hope to a fearful world. In this Advent study, Stroman helps you see Mary’s importance beyond the Gospel

Child of the Light

Walking through Advent and Christmas Beth A. Richardson

#9816 • 978-0-8358-9816-4 • $14.00

If the Christmas season has become more of a chaotic consumer ritual rather than a nurturing spiritual one, you need this “Advent survival guide”! As you reflect on the brief readings inspired by the season’s carols and hymns, your spirit will be lifted, and you’ll focus on the purpose of the season: preparing for the coming of Christ.

4 weeks • Includes Leader’s Guide

accounts of Jesus’ birth.

4 weeks • Includes reflection questions

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Embodied Light

Advent Reflections on the Incarnation #1214 • 978-0-8358-1214-6 • $12.00

Advent invites us to ponder the mystery of incarnation—our Creator’s daring adventure of becoming human and living among us. Using scripture, prayer, and daily reflections, Embodied Light leads you to think about how to follow the fully human, fully divine Jesus with your whole self—mind, spirit, and body. 4 weeks • Includes Leader’s Guide

Expecting the Unexpected An Advent Devotional Guide

Behold!

Cultivating Attentiveness in the Season of Advent Pamela C. Hawkins

#1062 • 978-0-8358-1062-3 • $14.00

Through her beautiful and gentle writing, Hawkins beckons you to be still and pay close attention to the Advent story with new eyes, ears, hearts, and possibilities. In Behold! she invites you to focus on a single word and prayer method each week of Advent. Weekly themes: Expectancy, Preparation, Faith, and Promise. You’ll enjoy the simplicity and beauty of this book.

4 weeks • Includes Leader’s Guide

The Uncluttered Heart Making Room for God During Advent and Christmas Beth A. Richardson

#9994 • 978-0-8358-9994-9 • $13.00

Sweep out the corners of your heart, clean up the clutter, and make room for God. The Uncluttered Heart offers daily readings for Advent through Epiphany.

Each day provides a quotation, scripture passage, reflection, prayer, and a message to carry in your heart throughout the day.

4 weeks • Includes Leader’s Guide

Simply Wait

Cultivating Stillness in the Season of Advent Pamela C. Hawkins

#9917 • 978-0-8358-9917-8 • $14.00

Come away to a quiet place and be still.

Each week of Advent you’ll focus on a single word and a simple form of prayer.

Hawkins’ beautiful prayers and daily reflections will calm your spirit and help you feel closer to God. 4 weeks • Includes Leader’s Guide

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Blair Gilmer Meeks

#1004 • 978-0-8358-1004-3 • $15.00

Are today’s anxieties shrinking your sense of joy? Reconnect with the Advent message—the arrival of Christ’s hope and healing for the world. Expecting the Unexpected offers scripture readings, images to help you discover the scripture’s message for you, the author’s reflections, and a prayer. Each week features a Charles Wesley hymn.

5 weeks • Includes Leader’s Guide

ADVENT & CHRISTMAS

Melissa Tidwell

The Upper Room Book of Christmas Carols Revised Edition #9897 • 978-0-8358-9897-3 • $3.50

With this handy collection of Christmas carols, you’ll never have to hum everything past the first verse again!

Compact enough to carry or slip into a music folder, this booklet includes the words and music to favorite carols.

Perfect for Christmas caroling and group sing-alongs!

While We Wait

Living the Questions of Advent Mary Lou Redding

#982 • 978-0-8358-0982-5 • $7.00

What questions would you like to ask God during Advent? While We Wait draws you into the Advent journey with its real-life struggles and spiritual inquiries. Join Tamar, Ruth, Mary, Zechariah, Elizabeth, and the Magi as they ask questions that resonate with contemporary Christian life.

5 weeks • Includes Leader’s Guide

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Prayers for Life’s Ordinary and Extraordinary Moments Compiled and Edited by Mary Lou Redding #1089 • 978-0-8358-1089-0 • $12.00

PRAYER

Sometimes our prayers flow easily, but at other times, the words just won’t come, no matter how hard we try. This collection of honest and heartfelt prayers for all sorts of occasions gives you words to pray in those times when you can’t find words of your own.

Beginning Prayer

The Serenity Prayer

#1186 • 978-0-8358-1186-6 • $14.00

Trevor Hudson, Foreword by Dallas Willard

John Killinger

Do you long for a daily connection with God but don’t know where to start? Killinger addresses such topics as the appropriate attitude for prayer, the best time to pray, various postures for prayer, 21 methods of prayer, and much more. This simple, how-to book is great for new Christians as well as those interested in developing a personal relationship with God.

A Pocket Guide to Prayer Steve Harper

Deluxe Edition #1185 • 978-0-8358-1185-9 • $10.00

Steve Harper offers you more than 100 prayers and gives a simple pattern for 5 daily times of prayer. Connect with God in prayer each day, using this durable and portable prayer book. A perfect gift for clergy and lay leaders; also good for anyone who wants to deepen their prayer life. A presentation page for personalization makes this book a perfect gift for special occasions.

“Pray for Me”

The Power in Praying for Others Kenneth H. Carter Jr.

#1090 • 978-0-8358-1090-6 • $12.00

“Pray for me” is a cry for help. It’s as if the person in need is holding a bucket full of emotions—grief, disappointment, fear, confusion. Explore what the Bible says about intercessory prayer, and learn how to walk alongside others as you receive and carry their concerns to God.

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A Simple Prayer to Enrich Your Life #1094 • 978-0-8358-1094-4 • $14.00

Peace. We all want it, but often it gets drowned out by the everyday struggles of life. If you’ve dealt with inner discontent, restlessness, anxiety, stress, guilt, grief, pain in relationships, or just everyday pressures, The Serenity Prayer offers a profound look into a simple prayer that will deepen your trust and reliance on God.

Quiet Spaces

Prayer Interludes for Women Patricia Wilson

#969 • 978-0-8358-0969-6 • $14.00

You can have an intimate relationship with God, in spite of your busy, hectic life. Wilson shows how even a few stray minutes can become a blessed opportunity for a focused encounter with God. Her prayers for all occasions will refresh your spirit and give you the interludes of rest and time with God that you so need and desire.

Traveling the Prayer Paths of Jesus John Indermark

#9857 • 978-0-8358-9857-7 • $15.00

Jesus prayed at all times and in all places. John Indermark helps us walk the prayer paths of Jesus and gain insights into Jesus’ prayer life through a variety of prayer methods. While Supplies Last 6 weeks • Includes Leader’s Guide

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A Bead and a Prayer, book only

A Beginner’s Guide to Protestant Prayer Beads Kristen E. Vincent

Book Only #1217 • 978-0-8358-1217-7 • $12.00

A Bead and a Prayer introduces Protestant prayer beads to those who have no experience in praying with beads. This 4-week Bible study includes instructions for making your own prayer beads, offers a variety of prayers, and shows how to use beads to listen to God.

Gift Set: 1 book and 1 set of prayer beads. #1327 • 978-0-8358-1327-3 • $24.99

This set includes A Bead and a Prayer as well as an accompanying hand-crafted prayer chaplet. While Supplies Last

PRAYER

Bead & Book Gift Set–Limited Edition

Finding Your Voice in the Psalms An Invitation to Honest Prayer Elizabeth J. Canham

#1195 • 978-0-8358-1195-8 • $12.00

Discover the beauty and power of the Psalms, and learn how to pray about every situation in your life. As you explore 7 themes in the Psalms, Canham guides you to write your own psalms that express your feelings to God. A wonderful support for individuals or groups on the journey of faith; includes group guide and worship suggestions.

The Pocket Prayer Series Prayers for Courage

Sacred Breath

Words of Faith for Difficult Times

J. David Muyskens

This little 32-page prayer booklet brings together scripture and prayers that offer words of hope, comfort, and peace during times of fear, change, and uncertainty.

40 Days of Centering Prayer #1031 • 978-0-8358-1031-9 • $16.00

God is closer than the air you breathe.

Grounded in scripture and Christian tradition, Sacred Breath walks you through the practice of Centering Prayer and helps you breathe deeply in the presence of God. Includes suggestions for group use.

Creating a Life with God The Call of Ancient Prayer Practices Daniel Wolpert

#9855 • 978-0-8358-9855-3 • $14.00

Take your prayer life to the next level with this guide to 12 prayer practices. You’ll meet traveling companions who exemplify each prayer method, like Ignatius and Julian of Norwich. An appendix gives step-by-step instructions for the Jesus Prayer, examen, walking the labyrinth, and praying with your body.

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Package of 20 #1103 • 978-0-8358-1103-3 • $12.00

Prayers for Hard Times

Words of Faith in a Financial Crisis Package of 20 #9998 • 978-0-8358-9998-7 • $12.00

Prayers for Hard Times contains 32 pages of scriptures, prayers, and meditations from The Upper Room daily devotional guide, along with a scripture reference guide for times of fear, distress, and worry. Help those in your community or congregation cope with times of financial hardship and crisis.

Prayers for Encouragement

Hope for Persons Living with HIV & AIDS, Malaria, Tuberculosis, and Other Serious Diseases Package of 20 #9912 • 978-0-8358-9912-3 • $12.00

In Jesus’ time, lepers were the most stigmatized people, yet he demonstrated great compassion toward them. Today those who suffer from HIV/AIDS face many of the same discriminations and rejections that first-century lepers did.

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In the Sanctuary of Women A Companion for Reflection and Prayer Jan L. Richardson

#1030 • 978-0-8358-1030-2 • $22.00

PRAYER

This daily devotional book for women offers 6 months of readings on women whose lives teach us about God: Eve, Brigid of Kildare, the desert mothers, Hildegard of Bingen, Harriet Powers, and the bride in the Song of Solomon. You’ll be inspired by Richardson’s beautiful stories, prayers, and poetry. For individual or group study.

Praying in the Wesleyan Spirit Praying in the Messiness of Life 7 Ways to Renew Your Relationship with God Linda Douty

52 Prayers for Today Paul Wesley Chilcote

#950 • 978-0-8358-0950-4 • $14.00

Chilcote has transposed 52 of Wesley’s standard sermons into flowing devotional prayers written in contemporary language yet faithful to Wesley’s message. A scripture reference and a hymn by Charles Wesley accompany each prayer.

#1041 • 978-0-8358-1041-8 • $15.00

How can you squeeze more time for prayer into an already busy life? Linda Douty suggests fresh ideas for weaving prayer into your life as it is, messiness and all. Includes reflection questions and a group guide.

Dimensions of Prayer Teach Me to Pray Updated Edition

Douglas V. Steere

#971 • 978-0-8358-0971-9 • $8.99

W. E. Sangster

#125 • 978-0-8358-0125-6 • $9.00

Sangster addresses practical questions about prayer—from dealing with a wandering mind to finding time in our busy schedules. He urges readers to form prayer groups and foster a movement of spiritual revival. He also discusses ways to “live in Christ” and give our minds and hearts to Christian discipleship.

Lord, Teach Us to Pray A Study of Personal Prayer Margie Burger

DR570 • 978-0-88177-570-9 • $10.00

Margie Burger is the kind of mentor we all hope to find as we learn and practice the basics of prayer. Her book combines biblical teaching and personal testimony to help us overcome obstacles to intimacy with God. Learn how to pray and encounter God through Lord, Teach Us to Pray.

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Cultivating a Relationship with God

In an updated version of this timeless book, Steere recommends that we begin to pray by acknowledging our dependence on a God of love and power. He then moves on to more practical aspects of prayer, which he explores with wit and insight.

Birthed in Prayer

Pregnancy as a Spiritual Journey

Kim Barker, Leigh Harrison, Linda de Meillon #9941 • 978-0-8358-9941-3 • $9.00

Pregnancy is a spiritually exciting and challenging time. The motherto-be is formed and transformed by these 9 months almost as much as the baby! Through lively storytelling and thoughtful questions, the authors invite mothers-to-be to explore the emotional and physical changes of pregnancy as part of a lifelong movement toward faith and wholeness. A great gift for any expectant mother.

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Healing from Divorce 28 Days of Prayer

FEBRUARY 2014

Mary Lou Redding

The sixth book in the 28 Days of Prayer series, Healing from Divorce offers meditations that will lead you on a journey of healing. Whether you anticipate divorce, are in the midst of the process, or are living life after divorce, each meditation suggests a Bible reading and quotes a Bible verse.

Each also includes a story, along with a question or exercise for reflection.

4 weeks • Includes Reflection Questions

Freedom from Worry

Praying Through a Child’s Illness

Patricia Wilson

Wessel Bentley

28 Days of Prayer

28 Days of Prayer

#1189 • 978-0-8358-1189-7 • $10.00

#1064 • 978-0-8358-1064-7 • $10.00

It’s a parent’s nightmare: finding out something is seriously wrong with your child, and there’s not much you can do about it. Offering insights from his own experience, Bentley helps parents find the strength to cope with their child’s illness through prayers, reflections, and practical suggestions.

4 weeks • Includes Reflection Questions

Are you losing sleep at night because of worry? Maybe you’re anxious about relationships, your job, finances, your health, or the state of the world. Leave your worries in God’s hands—focus on the Psalms, devotions, and practical suggestions in this helpful book.

4 weeks • Includes Reflection Questions

Facing Financial Struggle

The Struggles of Caregiving

Wessel Bentley

Nell E. Noonan

#1027 • 978-0-8358-1027-2 • $10.00

#1091 • 978-0-8358-1091-3 • $10.00

28 Days of Prayer

28 DAYS OF PRAYER Series

#1315 • 978-0-8358-1315-0 • $10.00

28 Days of Prayer

Self-care is a must for coping with the challenges of caregiving. Speaking from experience as caregiver for her spouse, Noonan urges you to keep turning to God even when you’re angry or depressed. This encouraging yet realistic book offers empathy and strength for any care provider.

4 weeks • Includes Reflection Questions

Money’s tight, the economy looks awful—how’s a person of faith to respond? Join Wessel Bentley on a 28day prayer journey that will improve your perspective and help you tackle your financial problems.

4 weeks • Includes Reflection Questions

Aging Faithfully 28 Days of Prayer Missy Buchanan

#1063 • 978-0-8358-1063-0 • $10.00

Old age isn’t punishment—it’s a gift from God. In her typical upbeat style, Buchanan focuses on the positive aspects of aging. Discover what it means to age joyfully through these daily Biblebased reflections, prayers, and practical suggestions.

4 weeks • Includes Reflection Questions

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Joy Boosters

120 Ways to Encourage Older Adults Missy Buchanan

AGING & FAITH

#1192 • 978-0-8358-1192-7 • $9.99

Do you know an elderly person who could use some encouragement? Older adult advocate and former creativity educator Missy Buchanan offers a bounty of ways to uplift the spirits of seniors.

A perfect guide for families, caregivers, senior residence facilities, and churches who want to minister to older adults.

Talking with God in Old Age My Story, My Song

Mother-Daughter Reflections on Life and Faith Missy Buchanan, Lucimarian Roberts, with Reflections by Robin Roberts

Meditations and Psalms, Enlarged Print Missy Buchanan

Enlarged Print #1016 • 978-0-8358-1016-6 • $12.00

Buchanan sensitively addresses the worries, fears, pain, and frustrations of older adults. Her meditations and selected psalms extend hope, encouraging older persons to talk candidly with God. Seniors grappling with aging will readily identify with these reflections and find reassurance of God’s presence.

#1107 • 978-0-8358-1107-1 • $11.99

In this heartwarming memoir, Lucimarian Roberts, mother of Good Morning America’s coanchor Robin Roberts, tells how God has sustained her throughout life, guiding and encouraging her through people of all ages and races. My Story, My Song brings together pivotal moments of Lucimarian Roberts’ intriguing life with personal reflections from her daughter Robin.

Living with Purpose in a Worn-Out Body

Spiritual Encouragement for Older Adults Missy Buchanan

Enlarged Print #9942 • 978-0-8358-9942-0 • $12.00

“How did you know what I was thinking?” one reader asked Missy Buchanan after reading this book.

Buchanan, a daily caregiver for her parents in their later years, knows the challenges that frail elderly people face.

She shows readers how to live with purpose despite physical or mental decline.

Don’t Write My Obituary Just Yet Inspiring Faith Stories for Older Adults Missy Buchanan

Enlarged Print #1046 • 978-0-8358-1046-3 • $12.00

Thirty heartwarming stories of people from ages 70 to 100 show how strong faith can help us overcome trials and sorrows and live with hope. A scripture and prayer accompany each story. This book makes a wonderful gift for any older adult who needs to know that their life still matters to God and others.

No Act of Love Is Ever Wasted The Spirituality of Caring for Persons with Dementia Jane Marie Thibault, Richard L. Morgan #9995 • 978-0-8358-9995-6 • $16.00

Thibault and Morgan present a realistic and compassionate picture of dementia and encourage us to see caregiving and receiving as opportunities for mutual spiritual growth. A great book for anyone who provides care to persons with dementia—family members, friends, professional caregivers, and clergypersons.

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Pilgrimage into the Last Third of Life 7 Gateways to Spiritual Growth

Jane Marie Thibault & Richard L. Morgan #1117 • 978-0-8358-1117-0 • $16.00

Remembering Your Story

Creating Your Own Spiritual Autobiography Richard L. Morgan

Enlarged Print , Revised Edition #963 • 978-0-8358-0963-4 • $14.00 Leader’s Guide, Revised Edition #964 • 978-0-8358-0964-1 • $6.00

Remembering and sharing our stories helps old and young people connect with one another. Morgan invites adults from midlife to the golden years to reflect on their life story, see how God has worked in their life, and pass on lessons to future generations. You will learn that even difficult memories can become moments of God’s grace. The Leader’s Guide provides options for 10 small-group sessions, as well as a weekend retreat, to help participants write their spiritual autobiography.

Shaping a Life of Significance for Retirement

Aging and Ministry in the 21st Century An Inquiry Approach

Richard H. Gentzler Jr., D. Min. DR540 • 978-0-88177-540-2 • $13.00

Looking for a practical resource to help your church build an older adult ministry? Look no further. This book offers leaders a structured approach to create a strong ministry by, with, and for older adults. In addition to providing programming tools, Gentzler also addresses difficult topics of aging, including chronic conditions, depression, and death.

Not Alone

Encouragement for Caregivers

Nell E. Noonan Hardcover #9982 • 978-0-8358-9982-6 • $20.00 An estimated 120 million Americans are now or have been caregivers for family members or friends. Caregivers need spiritual and emotional support, and Nell Noonan speaks from the experience of providing care for her husband.

Sometimes funny, often poignant, and always heartfelt, her devotions will comfort caregivers and let them know they are truly not alone. A thoughtful gift for any caregiver.

R. Jack Hansen, Jerry P. Haas

#1025 • 978-0-8358-1025-8 • $15.00

This book focuses on the personal dimensions of the move from full-time work to partial or full retirement. Drawing upon conversations with retired professionals from around the country, the authors identify some key transitions in the first years of retirement, unique opportunities for personal growth in this phase of life, and real challenges we must face.

10 Gospel Promises for Later Life Jane Marie Thibault Enlarged Print #9801 • 978-0-8358-9801-0 • $14.00

Thibault explores questions spawned by the challenge many older adults face in relating to the message of the gospel in later life. She examines the gospel in a spirit of prayer and meditation, suggesting that Jesus offers the promise of abundant life to older adults.

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Do you dread growing old? The Last Third of life (age 60 and beyond) can be a meaningful, endurable, and even joyful time. Thibault and Morgan suggest approaching this season of life as a pilgrimage—a journey filled with meaning and opportunities for spiritual growth. Their realistic, Bible-based meditations suggest 7 tasks essential to living the Last Third with purpose. Among the topics covered: facing aging and dying, living with limitations, and leaving a legacy.

7 weeks • Includes reflection questions

Settling In

My First Year in a Retirement Community Richard L. Morgan Enlarged Print #9908 • 978-0-8358-9908-6 • $16.00

This collection of meditations came out of Morgan’s move to a retirement community.

His reflections will help those who are considering entering a continuing care/ retirement community, as well as the adult children and caregivers of persons facing such a decision.

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Rediscovering Our Spiritual Gifts

SPIRITUAL GROWTH

Building Up the Body of Christ Through the Gifts of the Spirit Charles V. Bryant

#633 • 978-0-8358-0633-6 • $14.00

FEBRUARY 2014

Bryant identifies, defines, and discusses 32 spiritual gifts including giving, healing, hospitality, service, witnessing, and music.

He encourages individuals and groups to discover the particular gifts the Holy Spirit has given them and then challenges them to use these gifts to build up the body of Christ. The book provides a “Grace Gifts Inventory” to help readers name and apply the spiritual gifts in their lives.

Your Spiritual Gifts Inventory Charles V. Bryant

#819 • 978-0-8358-0819-4 • $22.00

You Gave Me a Wide Place Holy Places of Our Lives Paul E. Stroble

#1002 • 978-0-8358-1002-9 • $17.00

God meets each of us at particular moments, stretching us to recognize the places and circumstances that are sacred in our lives. Join Stroble as he maps out some of the “wide places” found in the stories of the Bible and in his own life.

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The Jesus Priorities 8 Essential Habits Christopher Maricle

#9914 • 978-0-8358-9914-7 • $16.00

FEBRUARY 2014

You’re probably familiar with the The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.

Christopher Maricle takes a new twist on that idea and identifies the habits he noticed as he examined the life and ministry of Christ. This book will help you learn about Jesus’ priorities so you can grow more Christlike.

This packet contains ten copies of the spiritual gifts inventory from the book Rediscovering Our Spiritual Gifts. The inventory makes the material in Dr. Bryant’s basic text available for use in small groups.

A Turbulent Peace The Psalms for Our Time Ray Waddle

Connecting Through Spiritual Friendship Stephanie Ford

#9903 • 978-0-8358-9903-1 • $14.00

#9873 • 978-0-8358-9873-7 • $16.00

Ray Waddle helps you discover the comfort and the inspiration of the Psalms. His meditations on each of the 150 Psalms penetrate the biblical background and help you apply biblical wisdom to personal beliefs and public trends. While Supplies Last

Heart Whispers

Benedictine Wisdom for Today Elizabeth J. Canham

Participant’s Book #892 • 978-0-8358-0892-7 • $11.99 Leader’s Guide #893 • 978-0-8358-0893-4 • $6.00

In the endless rush of today’s world, sometimes it’s hard to hear the still small voice of God. Heart Whispers offers insights from the life of Benedict, a 6thcentury monk, to help you listen with “the ear of the heart” and live a faithful, balanced life.

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Kindred Souls

We all need kindred spirits to encourage and challenge us on our spiritual journey.

Ford explains how spiritual friendship differs from other kinds of friendship and gives practical help for finding and nurturing spiritual friendships. Meet spiritual companions from biblical and Christian history and learn how the most profound friendship of all—friendship with God—can transform your life. While Supplies Last

A Wakeful Faith

Spiritual Practice in the Real World J. Marshall Jenkins

#912 • 978-0-8358-0912-2 • $15.00

In the flow of everyday life, faith may seem far away for you. In A Wakeful Faith, Jenkins asserts that recognizing and acknowledging God in all of your daily affairs is the answer. Only when you become consciously aware of God’s gracious activity in the details of the day can you transform and find purpose in your life. While Supplies Last

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Holy Spirit Here and Now

Trevor Hudson

#9990 • 978-0-8358-9990-1 • $15.00

Trevor Hudson will captivate you with his invitation to consider 10 questions God asks us. Rather than finding fault or putting you on the spot, Hudson reveals questions that lead to a deep dialogue between you and God.

#1220 • 978-0-8358-1220-7 • $16.00

Do you long for something more in your relationship with God? The Holy Spirit is God’s gift of presence with you here and now. Trevor Hudson invites you to open yourself to that gift and discover how the Spirit can bring you alive spiritually, drawing you closer to God and other people in a way that will transform your life.

The Upper Room Dictionary of Christian Spiritual Formation

A Mile in My Shoes Cultivating Compassion Trevor Hudson

#9815 • 978-0-8358-9815-7 • $15.00

Many think of a pilgrimage as a long journey that must be taken in a foreign land. However, A Mile in My Shoes helps us discover the possibilities of being on a pilgrimage in our own communities.

Hudson enables us to benefit richly from his experience in South Africa and apply it to our own personal and community circumstances.

7 weeks • Includes Reflection Questions

Edited by Keith Beasley-Topliffe

Hardcover #993 • 978-0-8358-0993-1 • $32.00

Whether you are just beginning to pay attention to the spiritual life or are helping others as a friend, pastor, or spiritual director, here is a good place to start seeking information about spiritual formation. With the help of more than 50 scholars from many denominations, The Upper Room has prepared a basic introduction to Christian spiritual formation that includes: a guide to great spiritual teachers of the past and present, important topics in Christian spirituality, and ways of praying and leading groups in prayer and spiritual growth. While Supplies Last

A Seeker’s Guide to Christian Faith Ben Campbell Johnson

#907 • 978-0-8358-0907-8 • $3.00 10 Pack #908 • 978-0-8358-0908-5 • $22.00

A Seeker’s Guide to Christian Faith is an introduction to habits and practices Christians have agreed upon for thousands of years, including prayer, scripture reading, meditation, outreach, and listening to God. This easily understood booklet will guide you and your group in self-examination, alert you to signs of God’s presence in your lives, and help you understand the language of faith.

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SPIRITUAL GROWTH

Trevor Hudson, Foreword by Scot McKnight

Questions God Asks Us

10 Life-Charged Works Real Faith for Men Derek Maul

#1116 • 978-0-8358-1116-3 • $16.00

Guys—ever think church is boring or feel like you’re just going through the motions in your spiritual life? God wants so much more for you. Popular men’s group leader and speaker Derek Maul delivers straight talk on how to live a purpose-filled, abundant life in Christ.

Ideal for a men’s group or for individual study.

10 weeks • Includes reflection questions

Shaped by the Word

The Power of Scripture in Spiritual Formation M. Robert Mulholland Jr.

#936 • 978-0-8358-0936-8 • $14.00

Mulholland examines obstacles we often encounter in spiritual reading and introduces a way of study that enlivens the scriptures. He demonstrates how our approach to scripture often determines its transforming effect upon our lives.

An ideal resource for examining daily patterns of attentiveness to God.

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Hope Beyond Your Tears Experiencing Christ’s Healing Love

SPIRITUAL GROWTH

Trevor Hudson, Foreword by Dallas Willard #1115 • 978-0-8358-1115-6 • $14.00

“The risen Christ meets us in our tears.” With these gentle words Hudson invites you to enter the story of the encounter between the risen Christ and Mary Magdalene in the garden on the first Easter morning. Follow this beloved pastor’s guidance to open your heart to the living Christ, find hope to move beyond your tears, and reach out to those suffering around you.

An excellent resource for a Lenten study, grief support group, or anyone seeking a deeper understanding of Christ’s resurrection and eternal love.

Tending the Seed Living into the Answers

A Workbook for Personal Spiritual Discernment Valerie K. Isenhower & Judith A. Todd #9944 • 978-0-8358-9944-4 • $15.00

Living into the Answers is an inspiring and practical workbook that offers tools for you and small-group participants to use as you allow God to shape your priorities and create prayerfully considered alternatives.

This process allows you to live with the confidence that God will use your choices to draw you into a deeper relationship and to see every decision as an opportunity for living more fully in God’s presence.

On Our Way

Nurture Your God-Given Potential Ann Siddall & Gary Stuckey

#9829 • 978-0-8358-9829-4 • $14.00

The parable of the sower is one of Jesus’ most beloved parables, perhaps because it so clearly illustrates the parallels between growing a healthy plant and growing a healthy faith. In this study, individuals and groups explore the spiritual growth process so they can bear fruit as the Creator intends. An excellent primer on spiritual formation.

6 weeks • Includes Leader’s Guide

Provocative Grace

The Challenge in Jesus’ Words Robert Corin Morris

#9848 • 978-0-8538-9848-5 • $17.00

Christian Practices for Living a Whole Life

Think you’ve heard everything you need to know about Jesus? Or just never been interested in what he has to say? Either way, Morris will introduce you to the Jesus whose words you can’t put down.

With suggestions for personal reflection, journaling, or discussion, each chapter encourages readers to hear Jesus’ words in a fresh way—not as a restriction on our lives, but as an opportunity to grow in faith and maturity.

Dorothy Bass & Susan Briehl

#1017 • 978-0-8358-1017-3 • $12.99

You’re striking out on your own, and life is full of possibilities. As you consider such vital topics as discerning God’s call, friendship and intimacy, knowing and loving neighbors of other faiths, and doing justice, invite On Our Way to challenge and inspire you. A must-have resource for young adults!

Living Your Heart’s Desire God’s Call and Your Vocation Gregory S. Clapper

#9805 • 978-0-8358-9805-8 • $14.00

Many Christians struggle with finding their true calling. In this helpful book, Clapper clarifies what it means to have a calling from God and what it means to live that out. Don’t expect to find a formula for how to arrive at the “job you were created for.” Instead, discover how you can lead a joyful Christian life, regardless of how you earn your living.

While Supplies Last 6 weeks • Includes Leader’s Guide

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COMPANIONS IN CHRIST

A Small-Group Experience in Spiritual Formation

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Exploring the Way

An Introduction to the Spiritual Journey Marjorie J. Thompson

Participant’s Book #9806 • 978-0-8358-9806-5 • $12.00 Leader’s Guide #9807 • 978-0-8358-9807-2 • $15.00

Exploring the Way was created for those new to spiritual formation. Intended to introduce you to basic spiritual practices, Exploring the Way is an ideal introduction to the Companions in Christ series, suitable for large or small groups and adult classes that meet for an hour.

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Companions in Christ Foundational Resource

Stephen D. Bryant, Marjorie J. Thompson, Janice T. Grana Participant’s Book #9843 • 978-0-8358-9843-0 • $20.00 Leader’s Guide #9840 • 978-0-8358-9840-9 • $20.00

The Leader’s Guide allows the leader to facilitate Companions groups that use either type of Participant’s Book. It also includes the “Getting Started Guide” as part of the appendix and a newly revised closing retreat.

Participant’s Books, Vols. 1-5

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Embracing the Journey, Vol. 1

Deepening Our Prayer, Vol. 3

Exploring Spiritual Guidance, Vol. 5

#9830 • 978-0-8358-9830-0 • $8.00

#9832 • 978-0-8358-9832-4 • $8.00

#9834 • 978-0-8358-9834-8 • $8.00

Feeding on the Word, Vol. 2

Responding to Our Call, Vol. 4

#9831 • 978-0-8358-9831-7 • $8.00

#9833 • 978-0-8358-9833-1 • $8.00

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The Way of Scripture

The Way of Grace

Participant’s Book #1034 • 978-0-8358-1034-0 • $12.00 Leader’s Guide #1033 • 978-0-8358-1033-3 • $15.00

Participant’s Book #9878 • 978-0-8358-9878-2 • $12.00 Leader’s Guide #9879 • 978-0-8358-9879-9 • $15.00

Marjorie J. Thompson

The Way of Blessedness Stephen D. Bryant, Marjorie J. Thompson

Participant’s Book #992 • 978-0-8358-0992-4 • $12.00 Leader’s Guide

The Way of Grace provides a fresh approach to the Gospel of John. It invites us to travel with eight biblical characters (or groups of characters) who discover God’s grace through their encounters with Jesus—including Andrew, Nicodemus, the lame man, Mary and Martha, and others.24

The Way of Prayer

Stephen D. Bryant, Jane E. Vennard Participant’s Book #9906 • 978-0-8358-9906-2 • $12.00 Leader’s Guide #9907 • 978-0-8358-9907-9 • $15.00

#994 • 978-0-8358-0994-8 • $15.00

The Way of Blessedness invites smallgroup members to discover and live in the kingdom of God. Each week group participants explore one of the Beatitudes from the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5. This 9-week journey guides group members into a life lived in the freedom of God-governed love. It also helps them develop a personal “rule of life.”

The Way of Discernment Marjorie J. Thompson, Stephen V. Doughty

Participant’s Book #9958 • 978-0-8358-9958-1 • $12.00 Leader’s Guide #9959 • 978-0-8358-9959-8 • $15.00

This 10-week study focuses on the ancient spiritual discipline of discernment for the individual, for congregations, or larger bodies of the church. More of a journey in discernment than a how-to guide, this study gently leads to the prayerful path of a richer, wiser life both for individuals and the larger church.

Many Christians have a limited vision of what prayer is and how to pray. The Way of Prayer offers many forms of prayer to explore and practice, both individually and as a group. People with various temperaments, spiritual types, and learning styles will find expressions of prayer that draw them closer to God while learning to integrate body, mind, and spirit in prayer.

The Way of Transforming Discipleship Trevor Hudson, Stephen D. Bryant

Participant’s Book #9842 • 978-0-8358-9842-3 • $12.00 Leader’s Guide

#9841 • 978-0-8358-9841-6 • $15.00

Trevor Hudson is one of the leading voices of reconciliation in the South African Christian community. In The Way of Transforming Discipleship, he shares lessons that will help Christians everywhere become agents of truth telling and reconciliation.

This 5-week resource is ideal for Lenten studies or preparation for mission trips.

The Way of Forgiveness

Companions in Christ Journal

Participant’s Book #980 • 978-0-8358-0980-1 • $12.00

#938 • 978-0-8358-0938-2 • $10.00

Marjorie J. Thompson Leader’s Guide

#981 • 978-0-8358-0981-8 • $15.00

The Way of Forgiveness uses scripture meditation and a variety of other spiritual practices to guide us through an 8-week exploration of the forgiven and forgiving life. Always keeping God’s grace and our blessedness before us, we examine shame, guilt, and anger before turning to forgiveness and reconciliation.

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COMPANIONS IN CHRIST

Do you search the scriptures to validate your own beliefs and decisions, or do you allow the Word-in-text to search you? If you’re looking for a deeper experience in God’s Word, this study will support you in going beyond simple Bible study. You’ll find ideas to help you lay aside preconceived notions and daily worries, creating a place for a transforming encounter with God.

John Indermark, Marjorie Thompson, Melissa Tidwell

A Companion for Your Quiet Time

An important part of the Companions in Christ experience is the spiritual practice of keeping a personal journal. Let the fresh, clean pages of this journal become an open invitation for your endless faith discoveries as you record your creative ideas, reflections, questions on scripture passages and personal prayers.

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Entering the Psalms

The Power of a Focused Heart

Participant’s Workbook #9973 • 978-0-8358-9973-4 • $8.99

Mary Lou Redding

Leader’s Guide #9975 • 978-0-8358-9975-8 • $9.99

#9818 • 978-0-8358-9818-8 • $15.00

SMALL GROUP RESOURCES

Anne Crumpler

Learn to read the Psalms in ways that deepen your relationship with God and inspire soulful living. Entering the Psalms models the movement from reading scripture to personal prayer, using entry-point questions to deepen your engagement with scripture.

Participants explore various types of psalms in this 6-week study. The Leader’s Guide is a clear, step-by-step handbook, guaranteed to give the leader confidence to shepherd others through structured time for exploring scripture with mind, heart, and imagination. 6 weeks

Understanding Spiritual Gifts Mary Lou Redding

8 Life Lessons from the Beatitudes

The world flies at us continually with too many distractions and choices.

Sometimes you have to say no to some things so you can say yes to God, Redding says in her in-depth study of the Beatitudes. She gives valuable help for making decisions based on your spiritual gifts.

8 weeks • Includes Leader’s Guide

The Lord’s Prayer

Jesus Teaches Us How to Pray Mary Lou Redding

#1066 • 978-0-8358-1066-1 • $9.99

Do we make prayer harder than it has to be? Mary Lou Redding unveils the meaning of the Lord’s Prayer and how it is a model for all our prayers. Learn how to connect scripture with your daily life and grow closer to God with this practical, encouraging study.

6 weeks • Includes Leader’s Guide

Participant’s Workbook #1015 • 978-0-8358-1015-9 • $8.99 Leader’s Guide #1014 • 978-0-8358-1014-2 • $9.99

Are you searching for the kind of life and mission to which God is calling you? Let this 7-week study be your guide as you or your small group discover the place where your deep desires and the world’s deep need intersect. Identify your spiritual gifts and those of your congregation.

Discover how God wants you to use each spiritual gift. 7 weeks • Includes a spiritual gifts inventory.

Gathered in the Word

Praying the Scripture in Small Groups Norvene Vest

#806 • 978-0-8358-0806-4 • $8.99

BE STRONG IN THE LORD.

For those who thirst for God, Vest describes an age-old form of devotional reading that is intended specifically for spiritual nourishment. This method of praying the scripture, called lectio divina or divine reading, helps you drink deeply and satisfy your spiritual thirst.

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The Workbook of Living Prayer Maxie Dunnam

#718 • 978-0-8358-0718-0 • $9.99

The Workbook on Abiding in Christ The Way of Living Prayer Maxie Dunnam

Maxie Dunnam, Kimberly Dunnam Reisman #9875 • 978-0-8358-9875-1 • $9.99

In this 8-week study, Dunnam and Reisman challenge you to reexamine popular stances on issues addressed in the Ten Commandments, while showing how biblical laws intersect with contemporary life.

The Workbook on the Christian Walk Maxie Dunnam

#1028 • 978-0-8358-1028-9 • $9.99

8 weeks of daily readings will help you find your place in God’s heart and discover the secret of authentic Christian living. For individual or small-group study.

The Workbook on the Beatitudes Maxie Dunnam, Kimberly Dunnam Reisman #9808 • 978-0-8358-9808-9 • $9.99

This workbook takes us on a journey to the mountain slopes above Capernaum, where Jesus delivered history’s greatest sermon. The beloved Beatitudes are taken from that sermon to form this 8-week study.

SMALL GROUP Maxie Dunnam

Over a span of more than 3 decades, nearly a million people have been reawakened to prayer through this resource. This 6-week study teaches participants to pray in a simple, practical way. They will discover a personal adventure in prayer that will strengthen a new generation of prayers.

The Workbook on the Ten Commandments

#640 • 978-0-8358-0640-4 • $9.99

Discover the importance of Christian action as you strive to walk faithfully with Christ. This 7-week study will stretch you as you learn the different paths of the Christian walk.

The Workbook on the 7 Deadly Sins

Maxie Dunnam, Kimberly Dunnam Reisman #714 • 978-0-8358-0714-2 • $9.99

By looking at the traditional categories of personal sin as expressed in their own lives, participants will learn in an 8-week Bible study how Christ brings deliverance and new growth.

The Workbook on Keeping Company with the Saints Maxie Dunnam

#925 • 978-0-8358-0925-2 • $9.99

Draw from the rich well of spiritual writing as Dunnam guides you through the lives and teachings of William Law, Julian of Norwich, Brother Lawrence, and Teresa of Avila.

Discover how studying these faith pioneers influenced the author’s life at pivotal points and how their teaching can transform your life today. 7-week study for individuals or groups.

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A Disciple’s Journal 2014

A Guide for Daily Prayer, Bible Reading, and Discipleship Steven W. Manskar

LEADERSHIP

DR639 • 978-0-88177-639-3 • $10.00

A Disciple’s Journal 2014 is a guide for daily prayer, Bible reading, and discipleship for Christians in the Wesleyan tradition who want to grow in holiness of heart and life. The journal follows the liturgical calendar and contains orders for daily morning and evening prayer, space to record weekly acts of discipleship, a daily Lectionary based on the Revised Common Lectionary, excerpts from the works of John and Charles Wesley, and articles on discipleship in the Wesleyan tradition.

Leading a Life with God The Practice of Spiritual Leadership Daniel Wolpert

A Quiet Pentecost

Inviting the Spirit into Congregational Life Dwight H. Judy

#1199 • 978-0-8358-1199-6 • $16.00

During the past 30 years, Christianity has undergone a revolution as more churches discover the value of spiritual formation practices. Dwight Judy weaves together stories and practices from more than 40 congregations that witness to the “quiet Pentecost” taking place. This guide to spiritual formation practices is helpful for individuals, churches, and seminary classes.

The Cycle of Grace Living in Sacred Balance Trevor Hudson, Jerry P. Haas

#1198 • 978-0-8358-1198-9 • $16.00

Are you soul-weary? This workbook and the accompanying video featuring well-known pastor and speaker Trevor Hudson will help you find your identity, sustain your spiritual life, follow God’s calling for you, and restore balance to your life. Includes a Leader’s Guide; video available through YouTube.

#1003 • 978-0-8358-1003-6 • $17.00 Group Guide PDF1058 • $8.00

“A group of people who pray together can change the world,” notes the author—but not without effective spiritual leadership. Wolpert again examines the 12 prayer practices addressed in his first book and offers specific help and encouragement for those transitioning from personal practice to leading a group. This text can be used as a follow-up to Creating a Life with God or studied on its own. The 13-week study Group Guide helps church leaders learn to practice spiritual leadership.

Time Away

A Guide for Personal Retreat

Ben Campbell Johnson, Paul H. Lang #1011 • 978-0-8358-1011-1 • $11.99

Do you long to get away from our crazy-busy, noisy world and find a place where you can spend quality time with God? Whether you are a first-timer or a seasoned veteran of retreats, Time Away will help you make the most of your dedicated time with God.

Feed My Shepherds

Spiritual Healing and Renewal for Those in Christian Leadership Flora Slosson Wuellner

#810 • 978-0-8358-0810-1 • $15.00

Wuellner uses the healing relationship between the risen Christ and his disciples as a model for the inner healing and renewal of today’s Christian leaders.

Drawing on scriptures from the Gospels’ post-Resurrection narratives, Wuellner adds spiritual reflection, personal questions, and guided meditations to address a variety of needs.

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To Walk in Integrity

Courageous Spirit

Stephen V. Doughty

Compiled by Pamela C. Hawkins, Marion Jackson, & Susan W. N. Ruach

Spiritual Leadership in Times of Crisis #9885 • 978-0-8358-9885-0 • $17.00

Transforming Power

Stories from Transformational Leaders for Encouragement and Inspiration Hugh Ballou, Editor

#9895 • 978-0-8358-9895-9 • $7.50

Courageous Spirit is a collection of poems, prayers, short essays, and personal stories written by clergywomen. Published to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the full ordination of women in The United Methodist Church, this book lifts up the gifts and graces of women in ministry and honors their spiritual journey. The book includes litanies for healing and the seasons of the church year, prayers of thanksgiving, poetry, hymn texts, and brief recollections of milestones from the past 50 years as the ordination of women was debated, sanctioned, and celebrated. While Supplies Last

The Pastor as Spiritual Guide

DR531 • 978-0-88177-531-0 • $10.00

Howard Rice

Discover inspiration and transformation through the struggles of leaders in a variety of settings, including a children’s ministry, a prison, and a Hollywood movie. This collection brings together over 25 stories from true leaders who have experienced real-life transformations of themselves or their institutions and perservered through difficult times of change. B.J. Dohrmann, Thomas H. Troeger, Valerie Bridgeman Davis, and many others contribute to this collection. While Supplies Last

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Retreats for Renewal

5 Models for Intergenerational Weekends Nancy Ferguson

DR515 • 978-0-88177-515-0 • $10.00

Retreats for Renewal presents 5 models for retreats and an overview about planning.

Everything for a 2- or 3-day event is provided, including song suggestions, biblical background, resources for welcome, crafts and nature activities, sample worship services, and small-group session details. While Supplies Last

Drawing on images from New Testament times, Rice frames the work of the pastor in a new metaphor of spiritual guide, as a replacement for the older, task-driven images. He sees all aspects of pastoral ministry as opportunities for spiritual guidance that will energize pastors for their work as they provide renewal for those in the congregation.

Does Your Church Have a Prayer?

In Mission Toward the Promised Land Marc Brown, Kathy Merry, John Briggs

Leader’s Guide DR566 • 978-0-88177-566-2 • $16.00

This Leader’s Guide presents a model of Christian transformation to guide a congregation through a journey of spiritual renewal to fulfill Jesus’ prayer in John 17.

Used with the Participant’s Workbook, the 6-week plan of Bible study, sermons, and worship will help your congregation move from merely settling for survival to joyfully embracing service.

Vital Signs

Does Your Church Have a Prayer?

Dan R. Dick

Marc Brown, Kathy Merry, John Briggs

DR495 • 978-0-88177-495-5 • $10.00

Participant’s Workbook DR567 • 978-0-88177-567-9 • $9.00

A Pathway to Congregational Wholeness

After years of research, Dan Dick identifies and explains 4 church types: Decaying Congregations, Dystrophic Congregations, Retrogressive Congregations, and Vital Congregations. He provides examples of communities in each category, coupled with tools to move congregations toward vitality.

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LEADERSHIP

Through poignant stories, To Walk in Integrity offers a model of spiritual leadership in an age of great need. Using illustrations from personal and biblical encounters, Doughty describes the spiritual qualities of those who walk in integrity. This book examines the patterns of daily living and choices through which these individuals offer leadership and encourages us to examine how we can incorporate integrity into our lives. While Supplies Last

Voices from Women in Ministry

In Mission Toward the Promised Land

If your church is going through rough times, take heart. Jesus has already prayed for your unity so that you can share his love with the world. Does Your Church Have a Prayer? contains 6 weeks of Bible studies that, along with sermons and worship, will help generate congregational feedback critical to establishing a 2-year action plan for your congregation.

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God, Cornbread, and Elvis Ponderings on Ordinary Graces Joe E. Pennel Jr.

INSPIRATIONAL

#1223 • 978-0-8358-1223-8 • $16.00

Joe Pennel’s down-to earth, keen observations show how God is present in everyday events.

Let this storyteller inspire you with his simple tales about being fully alive to the mystery and wonder all around us. Themes include Belief, Christian Living, Fear, Grace, Life Lessons, Love, Prayer, and more.

When You Come Unglued... Stick Close to God Contemplative by Design

Creating Quiet Spaces for Retreats, Workshops, Churches, and Personal Settings Gerrie L. Grimsley, Jane J. Young #9969 • 978-0-8358-9969-7 • $17.00

In our busy and fast-paced world, it is often difficult to find quiet spaces for rest and reflection. This book outlines 15 unique quiet spaces with instructions for setup, background information, and materials necessary to create each space. Included are guided meditations that act as a link between the physical setting and the spiritual makeover that could occur at each space.

Creativity and Divine Surprise Finding the Place of Your Resurrection Karla M. Kincannon

#9812 • 978-0-8358-9812-6 • $8.99

Do you think of yourself as creative?

God made all of us with the ability, perhaps even the need, to create.

Kincannon helps you discover your untapped creativity and explore it as part of your spiritual journey.

Patricia Wilson

#9918 • 978-0-8358-9918-5 • $7.99

With her folksy wisdom, Wilson shows us how to dump our baggage, resist stress, loosen up, and begin simply to be the unique individuals God created us to be. She offers stimulating exercises and journal assignments such as making a “gratitude list” or interacting with the passengers on our “life bus.”

Part motivational writer, part spiritual director, part Everywoman, Wilson offers a wise and lighthearted take on the serious business of maturing in faith.

One Day at a Time

Discovering the Freedom of 12-Step Spirituality Trevor Hudson

#9913 • 978-0-8358-9913-0 • $12.00

Addiction, personal weakness, and feelings of inadequacy are issues many people face daily. Using a step-bystep plan for a lifetime commitment to change, Trevor Hudson offers principles that will help you learn to reclaim a sense of self-worth and renewal in your life.

Earth Gospel

A Guide to Prayer for God’s Creation Sam Hamilton-Poore

#9943 • 978-0-8358-9943-7 • $9.00

Do something for the environment— pray for the earth. Hamilton-Poore leads you through 4 weeks of daily prayer, including writings from Emily Dickinson, Wendell Berry, Julia Esquivel, Catherine of Siena, Martin Luther, e.e. cummings, Mother Teresa, and many others. The prayers, hymn texts, scriptures, poems, and blessings will inspire you and deepen your commitment to creation.

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Meditation on Both Sides of the Camera - eBook

Compassion

Valerie K. Isenhower

FA9955 • 978-0-8358-9955-0 • $12.00

A Spiritual Journey in Photograghy

Thoughts on Cultivating a Good Heart Compiled and Introduced by Amy Lyles Wilson

Photography provides a way to still the heart and soul so we can sense God’s presence. Award-winning photographer Valerie Isenhower explores photography and meditation on images as a spiritual practice. Field-tested in workshops and e-learning sessions, this e-book offers a Christian perspective on the photography process from preparation to processing and meditating with images. Includes color photographs and links to online resources.

The Chocolate-Covered Umbrella

Forgiveness

Perspectives on Making Peace with Your Past Compiled and Introduced by Amy Lyles Wilson FA9956 • 978-0-8358-9956-7 • $12.00

Forgiveness is more than just forgiving and forgetting. Gain a new perspective on forgiveness from such authors as Henri J. M. Nouwen, Wendy Wright, Flora Slosson Wuellner, Douglas Steere, and Marjorie Thompson.

Discovering Your Dreamcode Tilda Norberg

FA502 • 978-1-935205-02-9 • $7.49

Ever had a weird dream and wondered what it meant? In this intriguing book you will find a new way to grow, pray, and make spiritual discoveries. Norberg, trained in Gestalt dreamwork, suggests ways to remember your dreams and uncover what God may be saying to you through them.

INSPIRATIONAL

Whether you’re tending a wounded animal or listening as someone shares their burdens, you are practicing compassion. Learn how to enhance your capacity to care through the writings of such authors as Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Henri J. M. Nouwen, Wendy Wright, Robert Corin Morris, and Mary Rose O’Reilley.

ePub B1178 • 978-0-8358-1178-1 • $9.99 Kindle K1106 • 978-0-8358-1106-4 • $9.99

Hope

It’s More Than Wishful Thinking

Compiled and Introduced by Amy Lyles Wilson FA508 • 978-1-935205-08-1 • $12.00

If dark days have come your way, you need hope. This book reminds you that the God who has been with you before will remain with you and sustain you forever. Writers include Walter Brueggemann, Frederick Buechner, Joan D. Chittister, Parker J. Palmer, and Jim Wallis.

Woman Overboard How Passion Saved My Life Jo Kadlecek

FA506 • 978-1-935205-06-7 • $17.95

You don’t have to settle for a ho-hum life. There is much more out there for you! In her uniquely engaging way, Jo Kadlecek tells how she learned to live more passionately, while encouraging you to take the leap yourself.

Anger

Minding Your Passion

Compiled and Introduced by Amy Lyles Wilson FA507 • 978-1-935205-07-4 • $12.00

Even Christians get angry. Let this book show you ways to handle the powerful emotion of anger while still believing in and being in relationship with God. Authors include Madeleine L’Engle, Kent Ira Groff, Sue Monk Kidd, Thich Nhat Hanh, and Howard Thurman.

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UPPER ROOM SPIRITUAL CLASSICS A Pattern for Life

Hungering for God

Edited by Keith Beasley-Topliffe

Edited by Keith Beasley-Topliffe

Selected Writings of Thomas à Kempis

Selected Writings of Augustine

#835 • 978-0-8358-0835-4 • $6.00

#830 • 978-0-8358-0830-9 • $6.00

The Soul’s Delight

A Longing for Holiness

Edited by Keith Beasley-Topliffe

Edited by Keith Beasley-Topliffe

Selected Writings of Evelyn Underhill

Selected Writings of John Wesley

#837 • 978-0-8358-0837-8 • $6.00

#827 • 978-0-8358-0827-9 • $6.00

Making Life a Prayer

The Riches of Simplicity

Edited by Keith Beasley-Topliffe

Edited by Keith Beasley-Topliffe

Selected Writings of John Cassian #831 • 978-0-8358-0831-6 • $6.00

Selected Writings of Francis and Clare #834 • 978-0-8358-0834-7 • $6.00

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The Sanctuary of the Soul

Loving God through the Darkness

Edited by Keith Beasley-Topliffe

Edited by Keith Beasley-Topliffe

Selected Writings of Thomas Kelly

Selected Writings of John of the Cross

#829 • 978-0-8358-0829-3 • $6.00

#904 • 978-0-8358-0904-7 • $6.00

Encounter with God’s Love

Seeking a Purer Christian Life

Edited by Keith Beasley-Topliffe

Edited by Keith Beasley-Topliffe

Selected Writings of Julian of Norwich

Sayings and Stories of the Desert Fathers and Mothers

#833 • 978-0-8358-0833-0 • $6.00

#902 • 978-0-8358-0902-3 • $6.00

Total Devotion to God

Walking Humbly with God

Edited by Keith Beasley-Topliffe

Edited by Keith Beasley-Topliffe

Selected Writings of William Law #901 • 978-0-8358-0901-6 • $6.00

Selected Writings of John Woolman #900 • 978-0-8358-0900-9 • $6.00

iritual Classics A Life of Total Prayer

Selected Writings of Catherine of Siena Edited by Keith Beasley-Topliffe

#903 • 978-0-8358-0903-0 • $6.00

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Lose, Love, Live

HEALING & WHOLENESS

The Spiritual Gifts of Loss and Change Dan Moseley

#1043 • 978-0-8358-1043-2 • $12.99

You aren’t alone in your grief. In Lose, Love, Live Dan Moseley tells about his experiences of multiple losses and the new life he discovered through them. As he explores 10 realities of loss and change, he gently guides you to journey through your suffering and open yourself to the rebirth that is possible even in the pain.

Forgiving Your Family A Journey to Healing

Fear Not

Learning from Your Cancer Judy Gattis Smith

DR538 • 978-0-88177-538-9 • $10.00

Speaking with wisdom gained from her experience with cancer, Smith guides cancer survivors on a healing journey. Deepen your understanding of the challenges cancer brings, and discover responses to the illness that bring about personal wholeness.

6 weeks • Includes Leader’s Guide

The Spiritual Heart of Your Health

A Devotional Guide on the Healing Stories of Jesus James K. Wagner

#958 • 978-0-8358-0958-0 • $14.00

From the Gospels, Wagner identifies thirty healing encounters involving Jesus. More than just a Bible study, this resource provides a process for healing prayer and reading scripture. For individual or group use

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Kathleen Fischer

#9802 • 978-0-8358-9802-7 • $14.00

Are you having a hard time forgiving someone in your family?

Psychotherapist Kathleen Fischer identifies difficult points on the path to forgiveness and suggests ways to work through them. Learn how to draw on your faith and rest in God’s peace as you work toward healing in your relationships. While Supplies Last

Prayer, Stress, and Our Inner Wounds Flora Slosson Wuellner

#501 • 978-0-8358-0501-8 • $14.00

Wuellner describes several types of pain—physical pain, painful memories, forgotten wounds, the pain of uncertainty, and the pain of stress and anxiety—and reminds us that the passion to heal was central in Jesus’ ministry. God’s grace moves through this caring book to work in the lives of readers as they confront their own needs and pains.

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Family the Forming Center

A Vision of the Role of Family in Spiritual Formation

Children and Prayer A Shared Pilgrimage Betty Shannon Cloyd

#803 • 978-0-8358-0803-3 • $15.00

#798 • 978-0-8358-0798-2 • $14.00

Children and Prayer will help you enrich your child’s prayer life. This easy-to-read book answers difficult questions children and adults often ask about God and prayer. It includes interviews with children about prayer, articles on how children relate to God, prayers written by children, prayers for adults to pray with children, and rituals and activities designed to enrich a child’s prayer life. While Supplies Last

Thompson believes your family is the first place you experience God and discover the values and patterns that shape your life. To help parents develop a safe, loving, and Christian home centered on God, Family the Forming Center suggests models, rituals, and celebrations that will inspire your children to grow spiritually. This book will help you develop intimate family relationships filled with God’s love, trust, and values.

Growing Compassionate Kids Helping Kids See Beyond Their Backyard

At Home with God

Family Devotions for the School Year

Marilyn Brown Oden, Anne Broyles, Sue Downing, Paul Escamilla, Elizabeth Lynd Escamilla

Jan Johnson

#933 • 978-0-8358-0933-7 • $22.00

#932 • 978-0-8358-0932-0 • $14.00

At Home with God features brief, daily family devotions for use throughout the school year. The book is planned especially for families with children in grades 1-5. The devotions unfold through story, song, conversation, and activities. This book will help you establish traditions of praying, sharing, and learning about God together.

While the devotions do not require advance preparation, they offer insights into God’s love, mercy, and care for all of creation.

This book offers biblical methods for teaching your children compassion toward people who live without voice, hope, or Christ. Johnson includes ideas for incorporating social outreach into family life, biblical rationale for introducing children to God’s call to help your neighbor, reflection questions, personal and family devotions, and practical ideas for volunteering as a family. While Supplies Last

Upper Room Kids Bible Games/ Puzzles Set

Parents & Grandparents as Spiritual Guides Nurturing Children of the Promise

P69 • 96 pages each • $6.00

Betty Shannon Cloyd

A set of 2 activity books, culled from the pages of the trusted children’s devotional magazine Pockets.

With fun word searches, coded passages, and fillin-the-blanks, kids can really interact with lessons from the Bible. These activity books are perfect as gifts, to use in Sunday school or children’s church, or to use as a part of church packets or welcome bags.

#923 • 978-0-8358-0923-8 • $15.00

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FAMILY RESOURCES

Marjorie J. Thompson

Cloyd explores ways that parents and grandparents can introduce children to the presence of God and nurture them spiritually during daily, routine activities, as well as in planned devotional times. This book includes biblical models of spiritual guides along with wonderful, insightful stories from children, medical professionals, Christian educators, and the author’s own experiences as a parent and grandparent. While Supplies Last

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Way to Live

Christian Practices for Teens Dorothy Bass, Don C. Richter

YOUTH & YOUTH LEADERS

#975 • 978-0-8358-0975-7 • $18.00

A collaborative effort of teens and adults, Way to Live explores creative ways for youth to stay involved in what God is actively doing in them and the world. With a warm and encouraging tone, the contributors look at ways to infuse various life practices with Christian meaning. Find new ways to engage spiritually with real-world and varied topics such as: forgiveness, work, play, music, prayer, and time. Get a free Leader’s Guide at www.WaytoLive.org or Bookstore.

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The Godbearing Life

The Art of Soul Tending for Youth Ministry Kenda Creasy Dean, Ron Foster

#858 • 978-0-8358-0858-3 • $17.00

Specifically designed to nurture the spiritual life of the youth leader, The Godbearing Life is a lively spiritual primer and practical guide for those who pastor young people.

With soul-searing honesty, the authors rechart a course for youth ministry through classical spiritual disciplines of the church. The book identifies families, congregations, and mentoring relationships as the “holy ground” where young people are most likely to encounter God.

The God-Hungry Imagination

The Art of Storytelling for Postmodern Youth Ministry Sarah Arthur

#9919 • 978-0-8358-9919-2 • $17.00

The God-Hungry Imagination offers youth ministers a new vision and approach for ministry in a postmodern context—through the art of storytelling. Arthur asserts that youth ministers’ primary task is to tell the Christian story, to reclaim the imagination as part of spiritual formation, and to reclaim the church as God’s ongoing story.

An excellent companion to The Godbearing Life by Ron Foster and Kenda Creasy Dean.

Creating an Authentic Youth Ministry Edward M. Fashbaugh II

DR406 • 978-0-88177-406-1 • $17.00

TEACH ME Y O U R W AY, O LORD. Psalm 27:11

In many congregations youth workers receive little or no assistance in helping to shape youth ministry into disciplemaking. This book focuses on 6 principles of youth ministry that go beyond the traditional ideas of developing programs and planning activities. Fashbaugh suggests that a vital, sustainable youth ministry does not exist apart from a vital congregation. While Supplies Last

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Safe Sanctuaries

Reducing the Risk of Abuse in the Church for Children and Youth Joy Thornburg Melton

Safe Sanctuaries remains the only resource of its kind that offers the tools necessary to train leaders of the church on how to keep the children and youth of our church safe. This new edition brings together—in one volume—the transformative and foundational material found in the Safe Sanctuaries titles for children and youth. This volume is updated to include information on Internet predators, as well as a new section on vulnerable adults.

Safe Sanctuaries - Older Adults

The Church Responds to Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation of Older Adults Joy Thornburg Melton, Richard H. Gentzler Jr., D. Min. DR613 • 978-0-88177-613-3 • $25.00

Each year 1 in 7 older Americans is victimized physically, emotionally, or financially. Add to that the possibilities of neglect, including spiritual neglect. Attorney and former pastor Joy Thornburg Melton offers valuable, practical advice to help churches safeguard against abuse and exploitation of elders. Discover how your church can recognize and respond to issues of abuse, neglect, and exploitation of your oldest parishioners.

SAFE SANCTUARIES

DR543 • 978-0-88177-543-3 • $25.00

Safe Sanctuaries for Ministers Best Practices and Ethical Decisions Joy Thornburg Melton

DR560 • 978-0-88177-560-0 • $15.00

Safe Sanctuaries for Ministers explores 3 large areas of special concern to clergy: counseling and the potential improprieties within the counseling relationship, finances and the potential improprieties related to church finance, and sexuality and the potential for sexual misconduct. Melton understands the need to educate clergy concerning basics of ethical practice within their particular leadership role in the church. She also helps clergy become aware of the potential traps they face: isolation, improper self-care, and lack of accountability.

Safe Sanctuaries for Children and Youth DVD Reducing the Risk of Abuse in the Church Joy Thornburg Melton

DR415 • 978-0-88177-415-3 • $27.00

This resource will help you raise awareness in your congregation regarding a safe environment for children and youth. The 3 key segments address the “why” and “how” of developing and implementing a policy to reduce the risk of abuse in your church, and provide necessary forms to use in the process. The DVD includes extras such as an interview with the author and real-life stories from diverse congregations.

CyberSafety for Families CD Training Kit Paul O’Briant

DR592 • 978-0-88177-592-1 • $24.00

It’s hard enough to keep up with the latest Internet technology, much less know where our children and youth are going online. This CD contains all you need to lead a training event for parents and other concerned adults. Includes a planning guide, teaching plans, handouts, and a 30-minute movie presentation.

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Upper Room Worshipbook

WORSHIP & PREACHING

Music and Liturgies for Spiritual Formation, Revised Edition Compiled and Edited by Elise S. Eslinger #9874 • 978-0-8358-9874-4 • $17.00

Full of hymns, liturgies, psalm settings, global songs, and prayers, this rich collection is ideal for use at retreats, with choirs, and by individuals who want to enrich their personal devotions.

It is an essential resource for congregations experimenting with worship forms such as Evensong or Taizé.

Upper Room Worshipbook, Accompaniment & Worship Leader Edition

Compiled and Edited by Elise S. Eslinger #9860 • 978-0-8358-9860-7 • $60.00

The looseleaf pages in this 3-ring binder include all of the wonderful elements of the revised singer’s edition, plus full piano accompaniments, instrumental parts, solos, cantor verses, additional prayers and liturgies, and numerous helps for worship planners and leaders (including 6 indexes). The 3-ring binder makes it easy to use selections in front of a congregation or at an instrument.

Songs of Grace

Patterned by Grace

Carolyn Winfrey Gillette

Daniel T. Benedict Jr.

DR569 • 978-0-88177-569-3 • $16.00

#9905 • 978-0-8358-9905-5 • $16.00

New Hymns for God and Neighbor

How Liturgy Shapes Us

Liturgy. For some, the word evokes the grandeur and mystery of church tradition. For others, it recalls a rigid and obsolete form of worship. Through this resource, readers will come to see liturgy not as a rote worship exercise, but as a means of uniting their hearts and minds with God’s purpose. Ideal for new members, a congregation’s worship committee or anyone who wants to know more about liturgical worship.

Sing a new song! Songs of Grace includes over 70 new hymn texts to be sung to many well-loved and wellknown hymn tunes. Accompanying each new hymn is a devotion or meditation to be used for reflection with the melodic prayers.

Dancing with Words

Storytelling as Legacy, Culture, and Faith Ray Buckley

O GIVE T H A N K S TO T H E LO R D, FOR HE I S G O O D. Psalm 107:1

DR407 • 978-0-88177-407-8 • $14.00

Storytelling has special meaning for people of faith. You are people of the story, and you seek to identify and share your stories in nearly everything you do.

Dancing with Words provides help for all church leaders—both clergy and lay— to explore the history and importance of storytelling in faith development and to acquire basic storytelling skills.

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The Africana Worship Book Valerie Bridgeman Davis, Safiyah Fosua

Valerie Bridgeman Davis, Safiyah Fosua

DR490 • 978-0-88177-490-0 • $20.00

DR533 • 978-0-88177-533-4 • $13.00

An active God embodies human lives through companionship and communion; that is the essence of Africana worship. This text responds to the call to speak to African-American communities through worship in their cultural style. Based on Year A of the Revised Common Lectionary, this volume contains congregational prayers, calls to worship, choral readings, prayers of confession, benedictions, and more. It features a CD with audio demonstrations and reproducible text files.

In the Africana tradition, worship is often described as a time when God “shows up and shows out!” Designed for churches, leaders, professors, and students of Afrocentric theology, the text interlaces worship pieces with reflections from prominent leaders and emerging thinkers in the field.

Includes essays by Lisa Allen, Cheryl Kirk-Duggan, Safiyah Fosua, Henry H. Mitchell, F. Douglas Powe Jr. and Jeremiah Wright Jr.

The Africana Worship Book

Attendance Registration Pad Cover

Valerie Bridgeman Davis, Safiyah Fosua

DR084B • $5.00

(Year B)

DR514 • 978-0-88177-514-3 • $20.00

This second volume in the Africana Worship Book Series contains new material and gives special attention to liturgies written with young adult worshipers in mind. It also includes several short, dramatic monologues and articles on worship practice. The compilations are based on Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary, yet are organized by worship elements for ease of use.

Includes a CD-ROM with audio demonstrations and reproducible text files.

Black vinyl holder for Attendance Registration Pads, with a pencil holder. Silver embossed lettering.

WORSHIP & PREACHING

(Year A)

Companion to The Africana Worship Book

Attendance Registration Pads Available in sets of 20 DR003P • $27.00

Pads (6” x 9”, 50 sheets per pad) for registering the attendance of worshipers. These pads offer a convenient way to track worship attendance.

The Africana Worship Book (Year C)

Valerie Bridgeman Davis, Safiyah Fosua DR545 • 978-0-88177-545-7 • $20.00

Discover fresh and inviting calls to worship, liturgies, prayers, doxologies, choral readings, creeds, chants, and benedictions in this third volume of the Africana Worship Book Series.

Based on Year C of the Revised Common Lectionary, this resource will help people express their concerns and love for God through worship.

Includes a CD-ROM with reproducible text files and interviews with contributors.

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That We May Perfectly Love Thee Preparing Our Hearts for Holy Communion Robert Benson

COMMUNION & BAPTISM

#1093 • 978-0-8358-1093-7 • $14.00

Every time Christians share the Lord’s Supper, they celebrate a mystery—the suffering, death, and resurrection of Christ. Take a fresh look at the Lord’s Supper through the eyes of a fellow worshiper. Writing in a down-to-earth style, Benson uncovers the history and meaning of Holy Communion for people in the pews. Be inspired as you learn about the sacred meal that binds us with each other and with Christians throughout history. Includes a small-group guide and a model for a personal retreat.

Living into the Mystery

A United Methodist Guide for Celebrating Holy Communion Taylor Burton-Edwards, Editor DRPDF9 • • $9.00

Living into the Mystery details practices of Holy Communion and explains various parts of the liturgy.

Conflict and Communion Reconciliation and Restorative Justice at Christ’s Table Thomas Porter

DR478 • 978-0-88177-478-8 • $10.00

Holy Communion provides the place, time, ritual, and spiritual power for transforming conflicts, healing relationships, and doing the work of reconciliation in the world. In Conflict and Communion, church leaders offer wisdom and experience in examining the sacrament of Holy Communion and its potential to transform conflicts.

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This Holy Mystery

A United Methodist Understanding of Holy Communion Gayle Carlton Felton

DR457 • 978-0-88177-457-3 • $14.00

This Holy Mystery is the United Methodist Church’s official statement on the practice of the Lord’s Supper (approved by 2004 General Conference). The book is an all-in-one resource for participants and leaders.

Contains 7 sessions, with commentary on the history, practice, and principles of Holy Communion in United Methodist congregations.

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Come to the Waters

Baptism and Our Ministry of Welcoming Seekers and Making Disciples Daniel T. Benedict Jr.

DR179 • 978-0-88177-179-4 • $17.00

Come to the Waters proposes a daring concept by making the gospel accessible to all persons, especially adults with little or no experience with the life and faith of Christians. Part 1 focuses on welcoming and walking with persons on the journey of conversion.

Part 2 provides model services and commentary that you may use in celebrating the stages and transitions of this journey. While Supplies Last

Sunday Dinner

The Lord’s Supper and the Christian Life William H. Willimon

#429 • 978-0-8358-0429-5 • $14.00

To lead us to a deeper understanding of the Lord’s Supper, Willimon relates traditional concepts of the Eucharist and reveals new dimensions of this sacrament so vital to our life in Christ.

Designed for persons of all spiritual levels, this book also includes a group study guide for each chapter.

Remember Who You Are Baptism, a Model for Christian Life William H. Willimon

#399 • 978-0-8358-0399-1 • $14.00

Remember Who You Are explores the significance of the sacrament of baptism in daily life and provides a model for Christian living. This book is perfect for use by pastors or church leaders when teaching new Christians, confirmation class members, or parents of newly baptized children.

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Each One a Minister

Using God’s Gifts for Ministry William J. Carter

DR375 • 978-0-88177-375-0 • $14.00

Not Just a One-Night Stand Ministry with the Homeless John Flowers, Karen Vannoy

DR557 • 978-0-88177-557-0 • $14.00

Every church and each Christian disciple can find a variety of channels through which you can minister to those who are homeless. Flowers and Vannoy explore the major differences between ministry for persons who happen to be homeless versus ministries with. The authors provide experiential anecdotes and reflect on ways in which you can minister with homeless persons. This book becomes a word from one companion to another rather than a guilt-inducing text on social action.

Charting a Course of Discipleship A Workbook on Christian Discipleship Teresa Gilbert, Patty Johansen, Jay Regennitter, Delia Halverson Revised Edition DR608 • 978-0-88177-608-9 • $20.00

This workbook explores a step-by-step discipleship formation process that will help them understand the mission of the church, assess where they are in forming disciples, dream about what might be possible, and either build or improve the way they help persons come to the Christian faith and grow as disciples.

A Study for Midlife Adults Who Want to Make a Difference

Richard H. Gentzler Jr., D. Min., Craig Kennet Miller DR325 • 978-0-88177-325-5 • $8.00

You will discover 10 significant midlife issues faced by people in their 40s, 50s, and 60s. Some of the topics are relationships, aging parents, children, spirituality, and losses. These issues are explored through a 10-week Bible study and discussion. While Supplies Last

A Blueprint for Discipleship Wesley’s General Rules as a Guide for Christian Living

DISCIPLESHIP

Carter engages you in discovering the meaning of church, ministry, and gifts, from the early church to the present by offering a 6-session study of Ephesians.

As a follow-up to the Bible study, you look at ways in which God’s gifts are practiced and bear fruit in the church’s ministry.

Forty-Sixty

Kevin Watson

DR556 • 978-0-88177-556-3 • $15.00

Watson offers a concrete and practical approach to Christian discipleship that is distinctly Wesleyan. His approach builds on the foundation of the General Rules—do no harm, do good, and practice spiritual disciplines. Learn how John Wesley’s method of discipleship is both simple and profound and can help you develop a faith that affects every part of your life.

A Perfect Love

Understanding John Wesley’s “A Plain Account of Christian Perfection” Steven W. Manskar, Diana L. Hynson DR426 • 978-0-88177-426-9 • $14.00

Christian perfection is the doctrine that distinguishes Methodism from other Christian denominations. John Wesley’s text, presented in updated language, will give you a better understanding of this important doctrine. Includes Leader’s Guide.

Designing an Older Adult Ministry Richard H. Gentzler Jr., D. Min.

DR269 • 978-0-88177-269-2 • $14.00

Are you doing everything you can to mobilize and involve the older adults in your church? This updated edition of Gentzler’s best-selling ministry guide offers valuable insights on the specific needs and issues of later life. Helpful ideas are included on how to expand your ministries to today’s active older adults.

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The Walk to Emmaus is an experience of Christian spiritual renewal and formation that begins with a 3-day short course in Christianity. It is an opportunity to meet Jesus Christ in a new way as God’s grace and love is revealed to you through other believers.

The objective of Emmaus is to inspire, challenge, and equip the local church members for Christian action in their homes, churches, communities and places of work. Emmaus lifts up a way for our grace-filled lives to be lived and shared with others.

Who Should Go to Emmaus?

THE WALK TO EMMAUS

A Journey with Christ

Emmaus is open to members of any Christian denomination. Emmaus is for the development of Christian leaders who: • are members of a local church • have a desire to strengthen their spiritual lives • may have unanswered questions about their faith • understand that being a Christian involves responsibility • are willing to dedicate their everyday lives to God in an ongoing manner

What Happens on the Emmaus Weekend?

You will enjoy 3 days of singing, learning, laughing, worshiping, reflecting, praying and participating in small groups. Discussions center around fifteen talks given by laity and clergy. These talks present the theme of God’s grace, how that grace comes alive in the Christian community and how it is expressed in the world. You’ll also discover how grace is real in your life, how you live a life of grace, and how you bring that grace to others.

What Happens After the Emmaus Weekend?

You are invited to have a closer walk with Christ for the rest of your life; this is called the Fourth Day. Those who attend a Walk to Emmaus are encouraged to: • Expand their own spiritual lives through worship, study and active participation in their local church • Become more active disciples of Christ in service to the world To nurture this process of discipleship, the Emmaus movement offers specific opportunities. First, groups of 4 to 6 people meet weekly to reflect on their spiritual journey and encourage one another in accountable discipleship. Second, there are monthly community gatherings where Emmaus participants meet for fellowship, worship and instruction. Third, community members are regularly informed of the support needs of upcoming Walk to Emmaus weekends, and other opportunities for servant leadership.

To learn more about The Walk to Emmaus, visit http://emmaus.upperroom.org/.

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The Role of Agape

THE WALK TO EMMAUS

Susan Jackson, with Cinda McCracken #1092 • 978-0-8358-1092-0 • $3.99

Fruit of the Spirit

The Way of Emmaus and Chrysalis Cathi Eberly

#1111 • 978-0-8358-1111-8 • $3.99

This booklet discusses servant leadership and will help team members and servants better understand how the Holy Spirit works in the lives of pilgrims and how to sustain this new way of life.

One in the Spirit

The Emmaus/Chrysalis Relationship David McKeown

#1110 • 978-0-8358-1110-1 • $3.99

This resource aims to promote mutually beneficial understanding by participants in the Emmaus and Chrysalis movements. The scriptural foundations and value of mentoring are stressed, and the booklet addresses questions frequently asked by community leaders.

Sustaining the Spirit #9953 · 978-0-8358-9953-6 · $3.99

This booklet is a personal guide to the ministry of The Walk to Emmaus for members of Emmaus teams. The resource should be given by the board to team members during their initial meetings.

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The Walk to Emmaus and Chrysalis infuse participants with a sense of God’s unconditional love, or agape love. Tangible signs of agape are everywhere during a Walk to Emmaus and a Chrysalis weekend. This book explains the various forms of agape and anonymous acts of servanthood that are vital in communicating unconditional love during each 3-day event.

Your Questions Answered Hot Topics About Chrysalis and The Walk to Emmaus Greg Engroff

#1068 • 978-0-8358-1068-5 • $3.99

This booklet answers many questions you may have been asking for years about Emmaus and Chrysalis. Why is it so important to follow The Upper Room models for these programs? Engroff explains why things are done in a certain manner. A must-have for every member of the Board of Directors and of the weekend leadership team.

The Early History of The Walk to Emmaus Robert Wood

#962 • 978-0-8358-0962-7 • $3.99

This text describes the beginning of the Emmaus movement as recounted by the founding International Director, Robert Wood. In addition to his personal story, Wood provides a time line of significant events in the movement. Also briefly described is Chrysalis, the youth Emmaus movement.

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Spiritual Directors

Music Directors and Song Leaders

#886 • 978-0-8358-0886-6 • $3.99

#1070 • 978-0-8358-1070-8 • $3.99

In this booklet, Gray offers helpful advice for Emmaus spiritual directors, covering such topics as the role of spiritual directors, the qualifications for selection, and responsibilities before, during, and after the weekend.

If you’ve been asked to lead the music for a Walk to Emmaus or a Chrysalis Flight or Journey, you need this helpful resource. This booklet explains the spiritual focus of each day of the 3-day event, gives guidance for selecting music to enhance the 15 talks and various worship services, offers tips for song leading, and much more.

Kay Gray

Ideal Curtis

#1067 • 978-0-8358-1067-8 • $3.99

The Walk to Emmaus and Chrysalis aim to develop servant leaders who make a difference in the world for Christ. All aspects of these 3-day events, from planning to carrying out the weekend to participating in follow-up, equip and empower leaders. This book will inform you of the many leadership opportunities available in Emmaus and Chrysalis.

Spiritual Growth through Team Experience Joanne Bultemeier

#885 • 978-0-8358-0885-9 • $3.99

Drawing on her experience as a team member, Bultemeier identifies qualities of a team member, spiritual benefits of team membership, what happens at team meetings, leadership development, and other aspects of being part of the Emmaus team.

The Group Reunion Stephen D. Bryant

#884 • 978-0-8358-0884-2 • $3.99

Designed for persons who have participated in The Walk to Emmaus, this helpful resource contains guidance on the spiritual purpose and practice of the group reunion.

The booklet provides ideas on joining groups, organizing groups, and improving the quality of groups as a means of growth in grace.

Walking Side by Side Devotions for Pilgrims

Cherie Jones, Joanne Bultemeier #880 • 978-0-8358-0880-4 • $3.99

These 45 meditations based on the 15 talks offer an excellent way to reflect on the impact of your Walk to Emmaus weekend.

The Board of Directors

Sponsorship

#883 • 978-0-8358-0883-5 • $3.99

#873 • 978-0-8358-0873-6 • $3.99

Designed specifically for members of the Emmaus board of directors, this booklet is an insightful resource covering many aspects of the board. Gilmore explains the responsibilities of board members, duties of board committees, possible committee assignments, and much more.

Drawing from their own experience in The Walk to Emmaus, the Gilmores explore the range of possibilities in the role of the sponsor for the renewal of church leaders, Emmaus communities, and the church.

Richard A. Gilmore

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Leadership Development

Kate Dickinson, Gene Berrier

Richard A. Gilmore, Janine Gilmore

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EMMAUS FOURTH DAY

Fourth Day Forward 60 Daily Meditations

#1047 • 978-0-8358-1047-0 • $4.00

How will you stay close to Christ after your Walk to Emmaus? Fourth Day Forward offers 60 meditations to nourish your spiritual life and strengthen your commitment to daily discipleship. These devotions, written by other Emmaus pilgrims, will help you keep alive your passion for living as a Christ follower in the days, weeks, and months to come.

Day Four

The Pilgrim’s Continued Journey Robert Wood

#9880 • 978-0-8358-9880-5 • $6.00

An essential book for all who have gone on The Walk to Emmaus, this guide helps you reflect on events that happened on the Walk. Day Four explores further the 15 talks during the event, ways to maintain the enthusiasm of the weekend, and, most important, ways to continue to grow in the image and likeness of Jesus Christ. Also available in Spanish.

El Cuarto Dia #9894 • 978-0-8358-9894-2 • $3.99

El Cuarto Día es la traducción de Day Four por Robert Wood. Provee el seguimiento ideal para los caminantes después de la experiencia de la Caminata a Emaús.

Coming Down from the Mountain Returning to Your Congregation Lawrence Martin

#882 • 978-0-8358-0882-8 • $3.99

The “mountaintop” Emmaus weekend experience is temporary, while the rest of the pilgrim’s life may seem like a valley. Martin guides new pilgrims on how to “come down from the mountain and work in the valleys” of everyday congregational life.

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CHRYSALIS

Empowering Young Adults to be the Hands and Feet of Christ Before it becomes a butterfly, a caterpillar goes through a growth stage during which it is called a chrysalis. The chrysalis process symbolizes how Christ can transform you into something beyond your dreams. It happens when you grow beyond yourself, opening your life to Jesus’ power and love.

“Chrysalis” is the name chosen for the youth and young adult version of The Walk to Emmaus, its parent movement, because it symbolizes the spiritual growth that is essential between adolescence and adulthood. It is a precious time of nurturing a person’s faith for discipleship.

What Is Chrysalis?

Sharlyn DeHaven Gates

#9881 • 978-0-8358-9881-2 • $6.00

What Is Chrysalis? offers a basic overview of the Chrysalis movement and explains the purpose and program. The booklet answers questions most frequently asked by those who are considering participating in the weekend experience.

Taking Flight 60 Daily Devos

#1048 • 978-0-8358-1048-7 • $4.00

How can you stay close to Christ after your Chrysalis weekend? The devotions in Taking Flight will help you remember the 15 talks from your Chrysalis Flight or Journey. Spend a few minutes each day reading a devotion and praying, and you’ll be inspired to live as a Christian every day.

Dare to Make a Difference?

Chrysalis Brochure

#74 • Package of 50 • FREE

This brochure is the ideal tool for promoting Chrysalis Flights and Journeys. It provides general information about the Chrysalis movement with space for your community to provide contact information and the dates of upcoming events.

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JOIN THE EVANGELISM PARTNERSHIP! “Because we loved you so much, we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God but our lives as well” — 1 Thes. 2:8 How do you empower members of your congregation to share the Good News with others? Starting September 1st, we invite you to join The Upper Room Evangelism Partnership. Increase your church’s standing order for The Upper Room by any amount and we will provide you with free adult education materials. Encouraging your members to share a copy of The Upper Room provides a simple, invitational start to sharing the Good News. www.surveymonkey.com/s/urevangelism

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