Transforming Community: Resources for Leaders of Faith

TRANSFORMING COMMUNITY Resources for Leaders of Faith

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Find resources for Church Vitality

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Preaching & Worship

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Personal Renewal

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Church Calendar 14 Churchwide Studies

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Seasonal Studies 20 Small-Group Studies

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Mission & Outreach

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Children & Youth

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CHURCH VITALITY

Church Vitality: Spiritual vitality in our churches stems from our openness to God’s transforming presence. The Upper Room invites you to find peace and God’s presence through stewardship, programs, operations, and congregational safety.

LAY SERVANT MINISTRIES COURSE OFFERINGS Introduction to Lay Ministry: The Basic Course

This course is foundational for all courses in Lay Servant Ministries. Participants are encouraged to discover and employ personal spiritual gifts as God intended and to consider the importance of exercising servant leadership, developing future leaders, remaining rooted in consistent spiritual practices, and being part of a group that holds members accountable in their discipleship.

Youth Addendum

A youth addendum for the Basic Course is now available for download at: https://www.umcdiscipleship.org/resources/introduction-to-lay-ministry-the-BASIC-course.

The United Methodist Committee on Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Ministries has developed a version of the Basic Course for use with American Sign Language. For more information on this resource, please contact the committee through their website: www.umdeaf.org.

LAY SERVANT MINISTRIES Basic Course Participant’s Book Sandy Jackson with Brian Jackson PAPERBACK $11.00 eBOOK $9.99 978-0-88177-626-3 978-0-88177-634-8

KINDLE $9.99 978-0-88177-632-4

LAY SERVANT MINISTRIES Basic Course Leader’s Guide Sandy Jackson with Brian Jackson PAPERBACK $11.00 eBOOK $9.99 978-0-88177-627-0 978-0-88177-635-5

KINDLE $9.99 978-0-88177-633-1

(For course resources such as PPT, go to: www.umcdiscipleship.org/ resources/introduction-to-lay-ministry-the-BASIC-course.)

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CHURCH VITALITY ADVANCED COURSES Spiritual Gifts Discover Your Spiritual Gifts This course helps participants understand spiritual gifts and how the church can use them to fulfill its mission and ministry. Participants will also learn what it means to be a spiritual leader and will be equipped to lead others in exploring and using their spiritual gifts.

DISCOVER YOUR SPIRITUAL GIFTS (REVISED), Leader’s Guide William J. Carter PDF Only $8.00 DRPDF441

REDISCOVERING OUR SPIRITUAL GIFTS Building Up the Body of Christ Through the Gifts of the Spirit Charles V. Bryant

YOUR SPIRITUAL GIFTS INVENTORY Charles V. Bryant PAPERBACK $21.99 (pkg. of 10) 978-0-8358-0819-4

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SAFE SANCTUARIES Reducing the Risk of Abuse in the Church for Children and Youth Joy Thornburg Melton Safe Sanctuaries offers tools for training church leaders in how to keep the children and youth of our churches safe. This new edition brings together— in one volume—the transformative and foundational material found in the Safe Sanctuaries books for children and youth. This updated volume includes information on internet predators, as well as a new section on vulnerable adults.

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SAFE SANCTUARIES FOR MINISTERS Best Practices and Ethical Decisions Joy Thornburg Melton Melton understands the need to educate clergy about basics of ethical practice within their particular leadership role, as well as potential traps like isolation, improper self-care, and lack of accountability. Safe Sanctuaries for Ministers explores three areas of special concern to clergy: counseling and potential improprieties in the counseling relationship; finances and potential improprieties related to church finance; and sexuality and the potential for sexual misconduct.

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SAFE SANCTUARIES – OLDER ADULTS The Church Responds to Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation of Older Adults Joy Thornburg Melton Joy Thornburg Melton offers valuable, practical advice to help churches safeguard against abuse and exploitation of elders. Learn how your church can recognize and respond to issues of abuse, neglect, and exploitation of your oldest parishioners.

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CHURCH VITALITY Henri Nouwen Resources Coming July 2019 A SPIRITUALITY OF FUNDRAISING WORKBOOK EDITION Henri J. M. Nouwen with Nathan Ball Henri Nouwen taught us the why of faith-based fundraising. Nathan Ball provides a how-to guide to accompany Nouwen’s teachings. This workbook edition contains the complete text of A Spirituality of Fundraising plus questions for reflection, discussion prompts, and suggestions for putting theory into practice.

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A SPIRITUALITY OF FUNDRAISING

Fundraising is the opposite of begging. Nouwen explains that fundraising gives you a chance to invite others to join in your ministry and vision. Drawing from scripture, he urges leaders to embrace fundraising as a ministry.

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A SPIRITUALITY OF CAREGIVING

Offers heartfelt insights on what it means to be a caregiver and to be the care receiver. Nouwen’s warmth, respect, and compassion for both sides of the caregiving relationship will encourage and transform you.

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AN AGE OF OPPORTUNITY Intentional Ministry by, with, and for Older Adults Richard H. Gentzler, Jr. A companion to Designing an Older Adult Ministry (Discipleship Resources, 1999), this book provides new information and outlines ways to develop and strengthen ministries by, with, and for older adults that will enhance the spiritual growth and well-being of people of all ages. The church is uniquely positioned to help older adults respond to the challenges of aging; to see the tremendous potential in the lives of older adults for making the church and community better; and to assist older people as they experience new meaning and purpose in their later lives.

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SMALL CHURCH CHECKUP Assessing Your Church’s Health and Creating a Treatment Plan Kay Kotan and Phil Schroeder Many small membership churches today are faced with the sobering reality of attendance loss and overall decline. This resource provides a guide to help small churches find hope, alternatives, and the possibility of a new beginning.

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FLIPPING CHURCH How Successful Church Planters Are Turning Conventional Wisdom Upside-Down Edited by Michael Baughman An innovative anthology written by successful church planters who have consistently and successfully challenged prevailing assumptions about healthy church development and best practices. This informative book gives insight into how they broke the mold of church planting. Includes chapters written by Michael Baughman, Olu Brown, Doug Cunningham, Kenda Creasy Dean, Mark DeVries, Amanda Garber, Trey Hall, Diane Harrison, Elaine Heath, Jerry Herships, Derek Jacobs, Matt Miofsky, David Rangel, and Owen Ross.

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PREACHING & WORSHIP

Preaching and Worship: Our weekly preaching and worship invites congregations to experience God’s presence and foreshadows the kingdom to come.

Whether you’re prepping for your first sermon or your thousandth, The Upper Room invites you to view our resources dedicated to equipping leaders for vital and faithful church worship.

UPPER ROOM WORSHIPBOOK REVISED EDITION: Music and Liturgies for Spiritual Formation Elise S. Eslinger, editor With 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 devotional practices.

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ACCOMPANIMENT & WORSHIP LEADER EDITION 3-Hole Drilled Pages, Shrink-wrapped $59.99 978-0-8358-1853-7

THE AFRICANA WORSHIP BOOK (YEAR C) Valerie Bridgeman Davis and Safiyah Fosua, editors The third volume of this much soughtafter series brings together fresh and inviting calls to worship, liturgies, prayers, offertory prayers, doxologies, choral readings, creeds, chants, and benedictions. Includes a CD-ROM that makes it easy to reproduce materials for use in worship.

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LEADING WORSHIP Taylor Burton-Edwards This advanced course in Lay Servant Ministries focuses on the ministry of the lay servant who either regularly or occasionally leads a group, class, organization, or the congregation in worship. The course is grounded in the classic patterns of Christian worship and the practices of leading worship.

PAPERBACK $10.00 978-0-88177-685-0 eBOOK $7.99 978-0-88177-687-4 KINDLE $7.99 978-0-88177-686-7

PLANNING WORSHIP Taylor Burton-Edwards This advanced course in Lay Servant Ministries builds on the course Leading Worship, and it is grounded in the principles and practices of worship planning.

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PATTERNED BY GRACE How Liturgy Shapes Us Daniel T. Benedict Jr. 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.

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DANCING WITH WORDS Storytelling as Legacy, Culture, and Faith Ray Buckley For people of faith, storytelling has special meaning. Dancing with Words provides help for all church leaders—clergy and lay—to explore the history and importance of storytelling in faith development and to acquire basic storytelling skills.

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LEADER’S GUIDE $8.00 978-0-88177-408-5

ATTENDANCE REGISTRATION PADS AND COVERS Pads (6” x 9”, 50 sheets per pad) for registering the attendance of worshipers.

These pads offer a convenient way to track worship attendance.

SET OF 20 PADS $27.00 978-0-88177-606-5 ATTENDANCE REGISTRATION PAD COVER $5.00 978-0-88177-607-2 $5.00

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PERSONAL RENEWAL

Personal Renewal: As spiritual leaders, it is mission-critical that we ground ourselves in spiritual practices so we can lead others in those same practices. The Upper Room invites you to engage in disciplines that nurture your spirit and help you grow in Christlikeness.

Paul challenges us to “present everyone mature in Christ” (Col. 1:28).

Becoming like Christ is a lifelong process, not an event. A conversion experience only initiates the process of restoration; it means we have said yes to the direction God already had in mind for us. Spiritual maturing takes time.

We often forget that at least 17 years passed between Saul’s conversion on the road to Damascus and the day he wrote his earliest epistle—hardly a sudden transformation.

The Bible makes it clear that the goal of our lives is to become like Christ.

Becoming like Christ is a spiritual practice, a daily discipline, a commitment to continuous conversion. Every day we are called to take off the lingering habits of the old self and put on the ways of a new self that is ours in Christ. But we do not do this by our own power. While Paul counsels us to work out our own salvation “with fear and trembling,” he goes on to say, “it is God who is at work in you, enabling you…” (Phil. 2:12-13). That’s why daily devotions are so important—spiritual progress comes when we make room every day for God to inspire our desire and enable our readiness to live in Christ.

—Stephen Bryant, Publisher of The Upper Room

THE UPPER ROOM DISCIPLINES 2019 A Book of Daily Devotions Are you looking for devotions that take you deeper into God’s Word? Find inspiration for your walk with Christ with the insightful daily reflections in Disciplines. Fifty-three writers from diverse Christian backgrounds invite you to immerse yourself in scripture and apply its truths to your daily life.

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A DISCIPLE’S JOURNAL 2019 A Guide for Daily Prayer, Bible Reading, and Discipleship Steven W. Manskar This carefully designed and deeply Wesleyan journal provides a pattern of daily prayer and scripture reading for disciples who want to grow in holiness of heart and life.

Includes: daily lectionary that corresponds with the Revised Common Lectionary, quotes from John Wesley, excerpts from Wesley’s sermons, hymns, orders for prayer in the morning and evening, prayers for each day of the week, a journal for discipleship, and a pattern for intercessory prayer.

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THE GUIDE TO PRAYER SERIES

Rueben P. Job and Norman Shawchuck This classic series of devotional and prayer books include thematically arranged material for each week of the year, as well as themes and an outline for monthly personal retreats. Each guide has a simple structure of daily worship, rich spiritual writings, lectionary scriptures, and poignant prayers.

Daily arrangement for all includes: Invocation (or an Affirmation), Psalm, Daily Scripture Reading, Readings for Reflection, Prayers, Reflection, Hymn, and Benediction. The Deluxe Gift edition features a leatherette cover, a ribbon bookmark, and gold-edged pages.

FOR MINISTERS AND OTHER SERVANTS

First in the classic series. Uses the Common Lectionary, deviating from the ecumenical lectionary themes only when the authors felt other themes might be more helpful. Includes excerpts from writers such as Carlo Carretto, Simone Weil, C. S. Lewis, Henri Nouwen, Richard Foster, and Mother Teresa.

FOR ALL GOD’S PEOPLE

Second in the series. Uses the Common Lectionary. Includes excerpts from such writers as Thomas Merton, Henri Nouwen, Carlo Carretto, Evelyn Underhill, Albert Schweitzer, Eugene Peterson, Esther de Waal, and Thérèse of Lisieux.

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FOR ALL WHO WALK WITH GOD

Fourth in the series. Uses the Revised Common Lectionary for Sunday; however, it offers different daily scripture readings. Daily arrangement also incorporates: Affirmation, Silence, Offering of Self to God, Blessing.

Includes excerpts from writers such as Francis of Assisi, Teresa of Avila, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Henri Nouwen, Sue Monk Kidd, Parker J. Palmer, Douglas Steere, Jan L. Richardson, Trevor Hudson, and Flora Slosson Wuellner.

FOR ALL WHO SEEK GOD

Third in the series. Uses the Revised Common Lectionary. Daily arrangement also incorporates: Petition, God’s Promise, and My Response. Includes excerpts from writers such as Frederick Buechner, Mother Teresa, Howard Thurman, C. S. Lewis, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and John Wesley.

DELUXE GIFT EDITION $19.99 978-0-8358-0999-3

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LORD, TEACH US TO PRAY A Study of Personal Prayer Margie Burger Prayer is a relationship with God that grows and matures over time. This study combines scriptural teaching and personal testimony that will help you overcome obstacles to intimacy with God. PAPERBACK $10.00 978-0-88177-570-9

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PERSONAL RENEWAL ONE BREATH AT A TIME A Skeptic’s Guide to Christian Meditation J. Dana Trent Does your mind feel cluttered? Do you long for a way to quiet your thoughts and listen to God? One Breath at a Time offers an accessible 40-day guide to beginning a Christian meditation practice. Dana Trent reframes meditation for those skeptical about their ability to be still and those who doubt the validity of meditation as a Christian spiritual practice. This book leads you through five methods of meditation: breath, centering, lectio divina, loving-kindness, and devotional.

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Whether you are new to meditation, lapsed in your practice, or simply curious, you have found the right teacher. Dana Trent is not only wise about the ways in which our tech-driven lives are stunting our spiritual growth but also serious about offering us an invitation to be still with God for a few moments each day. She knows how hard that can be—and why it remains essential for our soul’s health.

—Barbara Brown Taylor Author of Holy Envy: Finding God in the Faith of Others

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COMING FEBRUARY 2019

REVEALED What the Bible Can Teach You About Yourself Angela D. Schaffner Take a closer look at familiar biblical characters through the eyes of a psychologist.

Revealed contains compelling, relatable stories that can help the Bible come alive for us.

Author Angela Schaffner weaves in her personal story of healing and expertly draws on her background as a professional therapist to present an in-depth, personalized perspective on biblical characters and what they can teach us about self-awareness and spiritual growth.

This 6-week Bible study is ideal for small groups or individuals. Includes a Facilitator’s Guide.

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HOLY LISTENING with Breath, Body, and the Spirit Whitney R. Simpson Listening to God with the entire body, not simply with our ears, may seem like a strange concept. Yet God created the body and the breath as gifts for us to explore. Most important, we don’t have to experience a crisis to learn to listen to God’s activity in and around us. Each of us can slow down and listen for God just as we are—in breath, body, and spirit.

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EVERY STEP A PRAYER Walking as Spiritual Practice Thomas R. Hawkins Did you know that walking can be good for your soul? Hawkins lifts up walking as a spiritual practice that helps us find our way to God. Each chapter includes reflection questions and suggestions for prayerful walking.

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TIME AWAY A Guide for Personal Retreat Ben Campbell Johnson and Paul H. Lang “Come away with me and rest for a while,” Jesus said to his disciples. Sometimes we need a break from our busy lives to take time to just be, but more important, to listen to God. Time Away details the joys, challenges, and benefits of a personal retreat. This book’s stepby-step instructions will enable anyone—from first-timer to veteran—to make the most of dedicated time with God. PAPERBACK $9.99 978-0-8358-1011-1

RETREATS FOR RENEWAL 5 Models for Intergenerational Weekends Nancy Ferguson Retreats for Renewal presents five models for retreats and an overview about planning.

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

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THE RETREAT LEADER’S MANUAL A Complete Guide to Organizing Meaningful Christian Retreats Nancy Ferguson and Kevin Witt Very few resources develop the practical aspects of retreat planning. This book offers a practical guidebook that addresses such topics as how to plan a budget, the right questions to ask about a potential retreat site, and ideas for making Bible study and worship memorable for persons of all ages.

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Significant Days and Important Events Apr. 1 – P resale available for The Spirituality of Fundraising Workbook Edition Apr. 14 – Palm Sunday Apr. 18 – Maundy Thursday Apr. 19 – Good Friday Apr. 21 – Easter Apr. 22 – Earth Day Apr. 24 – Administrative Professionals Day Apr. 26 ­– National Arbor Day Apr. 29 – Order your mom a Mother’s Day book

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CHURCHWIDE STUDIES

Churchwide Studies: Churchwide studies encourage intentional spiritual growth for every age group. Creating synergy in the congregation and spurring family conversation, churchwide studies offer a compelling, focused invitation for your congregation to grow in Christlikeness.

“ A life with God is not meant to be a burden. In fact, it’s the opposite. Jesus invites us into a life with God that is light with an easy burden. If you’re feeling heavy or burdened, set down that weight and reset your spiritual rhythm. Step into grace, mercy, and a new start, staying close to the One who will show you the way.”

—Junius B. Dotson, General Secretary and CEO of Discipleship Ministries

Coming September 2019

SOUL RESET Breakdown, Breakthrough, and the Journey to Wholeness Junius B. Dotson This is a 7-week study for everyone who moves at breakneck speed through their daily lives, often relying only on their own strength to bring God’s kingdom on earth. Jesus shows us a different way, an easier, unforced rhythm of what kingdom work looks like. It’s a balance of work, rest, play, worship, exercise, and eating well—spiritual practices that keep our souls hydrated and healthy as we do the work of the church in the world. Soul Reset is a call for the church and all of Jesus’ disciples to reset and reorder their lives around spiritual practices. DVD and age-level guides also available.

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WE ARE THE CHURCH . . . LET’S ACT LIKE IT A Study on the Book of Acts Linda Tower Pevey What does it mean to be the world-changing church that Jesus intended? This 7-week study offers practical, biblical ways the church can live out its mandate to positively impact its community and the world. Your church can truly be a transformative presence in the world, just as the early church was in the book of Acts. Sermon starters will be available for purchase.

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THE GOD WE CAN KNOW Exploring the “I Am” Sayings of Jesus Rob Fuquay Take a closer look at the “I Am” sayings of Jesus in the Gospel of John in this easy-to-use 7-week churchwide study. Find an answer to the most essential question in the Christian faith: “Who do you say that I am?”

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WHICH WAY, LORD? Exploring Your Life’s Purpose in the Journeys of Paul Rob Fuquay As Christians, we hunger to know and live out God’s purposes for our lives. This 6-week study will help you understand God’s desire for your life by unpacking your experiences alongside those of the apostle Paul.

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TAKE THE FLAG Following God’s Signals in the Race of Your Life Rob Fuquay A 7-week study that uses the flags from auto racing as a way to discuss different aspects of our life of faith. This series helps you understand God’s signals through the fast-paced world of auto racing.

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SEASONAL STUDIES

Seasonal Studies: Whether you are preparing your heart for Lent or anticipating the Incarnation at Advent, The Upper Room has seasonal resources to help you experience God in new and profound ways.

STUDIES FOR LENT Coming October 2019

WE ARE BELOVED A Lenten Journey with Protestant Prayer Beads Kristen E. Vincent We are beloved, but do we truly believe it? This 6-week study follows stories of Jesus’ experience of God’s love. The incarnate Son of God was made fully human, and Jesus had to fully mature to learn that he was beloved. Just as Jesus learned of his belovedness, we, too, can cultivate the wisdom and knowledge that we are deeply loved.

Includes a Leader’s Guide and optional prayer bead experiences.

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The way many Christians describe Lent, it starts to sound like chores or some spiritual burden. I want us to remember that at the heart of Lenten disciplines is strengthening our relationship with God. The focus is not what we give up or even how many spiritual disciplines we observe. The focus of Lent is joyfully growing our connection with God. —Max O. Vincent, author of Because of This I Rejoice

BECAUSE OF THIS I REJOICE Reading Philippians During Lent Max O. Vincent Many people think of Lent as a season of self-sacrifice. Because of This I Rejoice turns this stereotype of Lent on its head and offers us a new way to experience this important season: through the lens of joy. Join author Max O. Vincent as he walks you through a joy-filled 6-week study of Philippians, and find reasons to rejoice this Lenten season.

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DIVINE FRIENDSHIP Reflections for Lent Anthony Egan, SJ; Trevor Hudson; and Russell Pollitt, SJ We are beloved children of a God who deeply desires friendship with us. The authors invite you to set aside 15–20 minutes a day during Lent to spend time with God. Read the scripture passages, reflect on them, and pay attention to the thoughts and feelings they evoke. Let this inspiring devotional book teach you how to talk to God just as you would to your best friend.

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EASTER EARTHQUAKE How Resurrection Shakes Our World James A. Harnish Have you ever been in an earthquake? James Harnish explores the meaning of the Easter Earthquake. This earthquake shakes up our assumptions about God and about our own lives.

Enjoy a practical Lenten study that invites you into a God-soaked world energized by the presence of the risen Christ.

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WORSHIP IN LIGHT OF THE CROSS Meditations for Lent John Indermark This 6-week study invites you to discover, through reflecting on the cross, what it means to be a faithful disciple of Christ. You will be inspired as you focus on the cross, its impact on Christian worship, and the meaning of Jesus’ sacrifice in your daily life.

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PAUSES FOR LENT 40 Words for 40 Days Trevor Hudson Focus on one word each day in Lent. Each meditation pairs the word for the day with a scripture verse, brief insights, and a thought or an action for the day.

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SEASONAL STUDIES The desire to draw close to God lies deep within us, and the four weeks of Advent offer a good opportunity to begin or rekindle spiritual practices that prepare us to welcome the Christ child.

—Larry Peacock, author of The Living Nativity

STUDIES FOR ADVENT Coming September 2019

THE WONDROUS MYSTERY An Upper Room Advent Reader Compiled by Benjamin Howard Advent is a time when we think about the greatest of paradoxes: that God became human, was born as a vulnerable baby and placed in a humble manger, and chose to dwell among us.

The Wondrous Mystery compiles readings from The Upper Room’s beloved journal, Weavings, to offer readers a new perspective on the Advent season.

This daily Advent reader includes meditations by Barbara Brown Taylor, Henri J. M. Nouwen, Esther de Waal, Walter Wink, Sue Monk Kidd, Wendy M. Wright, and other voices from Weavings, which wove together the teachings and perspectives of some of the finest theologians and teachers of Christian spiritual formation.

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BLUE CHRISTMAS Devotions of Light in a Season of Darkness Todd Outcalt The Advent and Christmas season is often associated with joy, love, generosity, and unity.

But for many people, this time of year magnifies loneliness, anxiety, grief, and despair. While others are enjoying celebrations with their friends and families, those who are hurting often feel more alone than ever.

“Not all Christmases are white; some are blue,” Todd Outcalt writes. Blue Christmas is a devotional book for the 4 weeks of Advent plus Christmas Day for those who are hurting.

Each devotion includes a scripture selection, meditation, prayer, and suggested action. The book also features additional prayers, a “Blue Christmas” worship service, and reflection questions.

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THE LIVING NATIVITY Preparing for Christmas with Saint Francis Larry J. Peacock The Living Nativity introduces readers to Saint Francis and his joyous reenactment of the birth of Jesus, while exploring how nativity sets, Advent wreaths, candles, carols, Christmas cards, and other traditions help prepare our hearts for God. The Living Nativity provides a prayer, a meditation, and reflection questions for each day of Advent. Includes Leader’s Guide.

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PAUSES FOR ADVENT Words of Wonder Trevor Hudson Taking time to pause for a few minutes each day can help us maintain balance in our lives, especially during Advent and Christmas. In this simple yet not simplistic book, Trevor Hudson focuses on one biblical word of wonder for each day of Advent. His insightful reflections on the word for each day invite individuals and groups to a deeper understanding of Advent.

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THE UNCLUTTERED HEART Making Room for God During Advent and Christmas Beth A. Richardson 4-week study • Includes Study Guide 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.

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PREPARE THE WAY Cultivating a Heart for God in Advent Pamela C. Hawkins Throughout Advent we make room to welcome the Christ child. We prepare our homes with Christmas trees and our buildings with lights. But sometimes Advent can slip away from us before we can prepare our hearts. In this 4-week study and prayer book, Pamela Hawkins invites us to prepare our hearts through guided prayer, readings from Isaiah and Matthew, as well as brief reflections on four scriptural themes: Peace, Justice, Fearlessness, and Faithfulness. Includes Leader’s Guide.

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SMALL-GROUP STUDIES COMPANIONS IN CHRIST Participant’s Book in 1 Volume

A Small-Group Experience in Spiritual Formation Rueben P. Job, Marjorie J. Thompson, E. Glenn Hinson, Adele J. Gonzalez, Gerrit Scott Dawson, and Wendy M. Wright This 28-week spiritual journey will draw you into daily time with God through individual reading and reflection and will gather you weekly with others in your faith community for a deeper exploration of the gifts that God is giving you for living out your personal ministry.

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COMPANIONS IN CHRIST Leader’s Guide (Revised) A Small-Group Experience in Spiritual Formation Stephen D. Bryant, Janice T. Grana, and Marjorie J. Thompson

The Companions in Christ Leader’s Guide provides detailed guidance for leading a small group through 28 weekly sessions. The 28 weeks include a preparatory meeting and a closing retreat. The plans in the guide have been tested and refined by groups in churches across the United States.

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PARTICIPANT’S BOOK $11.99 978-0-8358-9806-5 LEADER’S GUIDE $14.99 978-0-8358-9807-2 THE WAY OF SCRIPTURE Strengthens understanding of the Bible.

PARTICIPANT’S BOOK $9.99 978-0-8358-1034-0 LEADER’S GUIDE $12.99 978-0-8358-1033-3 THE WAY OF BLESSEDNESS Explores the Beatitudes and rules of life.

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THE WAY OF PRAYER Offers many forms of prayer to practice and explore.

PARTICIPANT’S BOOK $9.99 978-0-8358-9906-2 LEADER’S GUIDE $12.99 978-0-8358-9907-9 THE WAY OF DISCERNMENT An introduction to discernment.

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THE WAY OF FORGIVENESS Learn how to give and receive forgiveness.

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MISSION & OUTREACH

Mission and Outreach: As Christians, it is our charge to be the hands and feet of Jesus in the world. Disciplemaking can happen in a myriad of ways with the foremost focus on loving our neighbor. The Upper Room invites you to view our resources dedicated to equipping congregations to transform the world.

A MISSIONARY MINDSET What Church Leaders Need to Know to Reach Their Community Lessons from E. Stanley Jones Douglas Ruffle Doug Ruffle writes A Missionary Mindset using the timeless principles of E. Stanley Jones and transfers them for use today. He teaches us to approach the mission field as if we were from a different country and learning a new culture, a new way of communicating, and a new way to connect people to the good news of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

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“ To reach our communities with the gospel of Jesus Christ, we need, more than ever before in the Western world, a missionary mindset. Our current context for ministry in the United States feels foreign enough to many church leaders that our role seems a lot like that of a missionary. We are surrounded by a culture estranged from the Christian context that was present 30 or 40 years ago. A Missionary Mindset draws upon the wisdom of E. Stanley Jones and other missionaries to delineate the right way to approach people of different faith traditions and those with no faith tradition. The lessons learned will help guide today’s Christian leaders to reach out to their communities with grace, love, and humility.”

—Doug Ruffle

NOT JUST A ONE-NIGHT STAND Ministry with the Homeless John Flowers and Karen Vannoy Flowers and Vannoy explore the major differences between ministry for versus ministries with persons who happen to be homeless.

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MISSION & OUTREACH A MISSION JOURNEY A Handbook for Volunteers This handbook encourages short-term mission volunteers to reflect on the reasons why they engage in mission and how they plan and prepare to be more intentional. It helps volunteers shape the stories of their mission experiences in a way that enhances their personal and spiritual journeys.

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E. STANLEY JONES AND SHARING THE GOOD NEWS IN A PLURALISTIC SOCIETY F. Douglas Powe Jr. and Jack Jackson, General Editors Produced in cooperation with The Foundation for Evangelism, this book offers a Wesleyan evangelism through the lens and in the spirit of E. Stanley Jones.

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TRANSFORMING EVANGELISM The Wesleyan Way of Sharing Faith Henry H. Knight III and F. Douglas Powe Jr. Learn on your own or as a congregational group from this practical study on living an evangelistic life that demonstrates the transforming power of loving God and neighbor.

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TRANSFORMING COMMUNITY The Wesleyan Way to Missional Congregations Henry H. Knight III and F. Douglas Powe Jr. Drawing from John Wesley’s organizing abilities, this resource equips today’s congregations to be more transformational. Includes study questions.

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LivingAnsw CVR MECH

Learn how to put God at the center of your decision making.

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If the church of the twenty-first century is to have men and women following a call, they must know the art of discernment.

If God still calls, we all need help in recognizing the divine voice. This guide will be an excellent resource in the discernment process.

—Ben Campbell Johnson Author, GodSpeech: Putting Divine Disclosure into Human Words

—Chuck Olsen

Founder, Worshipful-Work, Center for Transforming Religious Leadership

What a fantastic resource for such an essential and foundational practice!

In a culture of decision making, this fine resource helps Christians affirm, “Not my will, but thine be done.” Living into the Answers has value not only for individuals but especially for churches that practice a congregational form of government, where direction is more often decided than discerned.

—Rick Bennett

Director of Congregational Life, Cooperative Baptist Fellowship

VALERIE K. ISENHOWER, executive director of Water in the Desert Ministries in Albuquerque, New Mexico, is also owner of V. Isenhower Photography. She is the former coordinator of ministry for Worshipful-Work. Valerie is American Baptist and leads spiritual-formation events and corporate discernment process.

JUDITH A. TODD, program director for Water in the Desert Minsitries, holds a PhD in Biblical Studies and an MA in Hebrew Bible from Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, and an MDiv from McCormick Theological Seminary, Chicago.

She is a member of the Presbyterian Church (USA).

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Isenhower & Todd

Discernment isn't magic. It isn't passive. Discernment isn't a complicated mystical practice. Rather, it's a process of listening and choosing based on the understanding that God is to be at the center of decision making. The authors explain how to live in a way that satisfies the yearning for a deeper connection with the spiritual.

There may not always be one "right" answer because there's no shortcut to knowing which job to take, house to buy, or relationship to pursue. But we don't have to make these decisions alone. As people of faith, we know every aspect of our lives is important to God, who created us for a purpose.

A Workbook for Personal Spiritual Discernment

I had a rich association with Valerie Isenhower and Judith Todd through Worshipful-Work, an ecumenical ministry in spiritual discernment.

In this book they have woven together pioneering insights on discernment from that work, complementary spiritual-leadership practices, their own artistic and bliblical flair, and stories on the journey. All these are organized into a practical and usable workbook. Now they offer it to you! This is BIG! Just think of the transforming power of individuals and groups seeking God’s guiding will in their day-to-day lives and callings!

Living into the Answers

LIVING INTO THE ANSWERS A Workbook for Personal Spiritual Discernment Valerie K. Isenhower and Judith A. Todd

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RELIGION/Christian Life/Personal Growth

Valerie K. Isenhower and Judith A. Todd

How can you help your congregation know what God wants them to do?

Discernment is a way of sifting priorities and defining a basis for choice. . . . Spiritual discernment is about finding God’s yearning for the direction of our life. It is not a onceand-for-all answer to our questions but a continual seeking for God’s longing as we accept the invitation to live into the abundance God so freely gives us.

We can know God’s longing for us more clearly as we become skilled in listening for God and paying attention to the ways God speaks to us. Eventually, as we walk through the process over and over again, discernment becomes a way of life.

Our image for the discernment process consists of a series of circles connected in the center by God. A large circle surrounds the series of circles, representing the issue or decision we are focused on. Holy indifference fills the spaces between the circles. (From pp. 15, 16, and 24, Living into the Answers)

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Discovery Weekend

—a congregational game changer.

Want to build a program for your youth that energizes the whole church—yes, even the adults?

Discovery Weekend is a spiritual formation retreat for middle school youth, designed to empower high school youth to be leaders and to engage every generation in the church.

A new offering from The Upper Room, Discovery Weekend is unlike other youth retreat models. In addition to giving older youth a chance to be leaders and set examples, Discovery Weekend encourages adults in the congregation to live out their baptismal covenant by surrounding the middle school youth with faithful examples of love and forgiveness.

Let The Upper Room plan your next youth retreat.

Discovery Weekend manuals have everything you need to plan your weekend: • Detailed Talk Guides to help high schoolers write their talks • Worship service outlines • A suggested schedule for the weekend • Tools for team building and volunteer recruitment • Team job descriptions • And more . . .

See sample excerpts from the Planning Timeline on the next page to get an idea of how detail-oriented the manuals are while also being flexible and customizable for your church’s needs.

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Sample of the Planning Timeline (from manual) Six months before the weekend • Read through the manual.

• Recruit the support of clergy, staff, and church leaders.

• Reserve the dates for the weekend on the church calendar.

Five months before the weekend • Make a list of additional leaders/volunteers and job assignments.

• Convene Leadership Team for first meeting.

• Prepare registration forms.

Four months before the weekend • Determine which high schoolers should give Talks, and work with the High School Coordinator to recruit Speakers.

• Send registration forms to middle and high schoolers.

Three months before the weekend • Recruit Disciple Group Leaders.

• Begin training high schoolers, adult leaders, and volunteers.

• Decide if you need to adapt the Suggested Schedule based on the size of your group.

• Create and distribute a schedule.

• Design posters for advertising. Use all church media to promote the weekend.

Two months before the weekend • Hold first Full Team meeting with all Coordinators, Leaders, and youth leaders.

• Plan menus, take suggestions from middle schoolers, and work with the Meals Coordinator on details.

• Begin developing Skits and recruit cast members.

• Begin planning the worship services for the weekend. Recruit high schoolers and adults to plan and participate in worship.

One month before the weekend • Create orders of worship, and distribute them to all persons participating in worship leadership.

• Finalize music for the weekend, and work with musicians. Invite youth to help plan music and participate in the band.

• Select a timekeeper so everything stays on schedule.

Two weeks before the weekend • Practice all Skits with props and costumes.

• Finalize all orders of worship and music.

• Assign sleeping rooms.

• Confirm the arrival of all ordered or donated supplies.

• Remind parents and guardians to drop off letters of affirmation by Friday night and to attend the Saturday night Prayer Service.

Thursday before the weekend • Clean and set up rooms.

• Confirm food deliveries.

• Encourage speakers and allow them to practice their Talks from the stage.

Friday and Saturday nights of the weekend • Check in with the High School Night Hosts.

• Have fun!

After the weekend • Follow up with and thank the Full Team, leaders, and volunteers.

• Write thank-you notes.

• Compile evaluations from various leaders and teams.

• Convene meetings with the leaders, volunteers, and youth to debrief the weekend, review evaluations, and plan how you will build on the Discovery Weekend experience throughout the year and make next year’s Discovery Weekend even better!

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