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Discover our collection of Devotionals, Books, and Programs
The Upper Room® is a global ministry dedicated to supporting the spiritual life of Christians seeking to know and experience God more fully. From its beginnings in 1935 as a daily devotional guide, The Upper Room has grown to include publications, programs, prayer support, and other resources to help believers of all ages and denominations move to a deeper level of faith and service. We provide theologically grounded content and experiences to support your daily life with God. This catalog offers a comprehensive look at our resources designed to support your spiritual practices. Learn more at UpperRoom.org.
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Devotionals & Books
• The Upper Room daily devotional guide
• El Aposento Alto
• The Upper Room Disciplines
• Upper Room Books
Programs & Experiences
• Emmaus Ministries
• The Academy for Spiritual Formation
• The Upper Room Prayer Ministry
• The Upper Room Chapel
Thank youfor your support. Your purchases and donations help sustain our ministry.
The Upper Room is a part of Discipleship Ministries of The United Methodist Church.
Looking for resources specifically for United Methodists?
Discipleship Ministries connects leaders with resources and training that support spiritual transformation. Visit UMCdiscipleship.org to learn more.
The Upper Room covers all of its ministry expenses from product sales, participants’ fees, interest income, and the generous support of donors. We do not receive any apportionment funds from The United Methodist Church or any other group. Donations are needed to help sustain and expand the reach of our ministries so that others may experience God more fully. Learn how you can make an impact on page 10.
Daily Devotional Guide
A Great Way to Start Your Day
For more than 90 years, The Upper Room has invited people around the world to draw closer to God through daily, reader-written meditations. Each story is written by someone just like you — people seeking to live faithfully and share their experiences of God’s presence in daily life.
The Upper Room is translated into more than 30 languages and read in over 100 countries. Every day, millions of Christians pray the same prayer, reflect on the same scripture, and find strength in the stories of others.
You can be part of this global faith community — and even contribute your own story. Learn more about writing for us at UpperRoom.org/write.
Read “8 Ways to Use the Devotional in Your Church” at UpperRoom.org/8ways.
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Take The Upper Room with You—Anywhere
Prefer to read on the go? With a digital subscription to The Upper Room, you’ll receive each day’s devotional delivered directly to you — ready whenever and wherever you are.
Read the day’s meditation in your email, on our website, or through our mobile app. You can even listen to an audio recording of each day’s reading, making it easy to begin or end your day with prayer and reflection wherever life takes you.
The U.S. Spanish edition, El Aposento Alto, is available in print and digital subscription options. Learn more about all our Spanish resources at Tienda.UpperRoom.org
New Releases
The Upper Room Disciplines 2027
Regular Print, $19.99 | Enlarged Print, $21.99
Our bestselling 365-day devotional based on the Revised Common Lectionary
If you’re looking to steep yourself in God’s word and presence every day, The Upper Room Disciplines is your essential guide to daily spiritual renewal. More than just a devotional, this beloved resource is a daily companion that helps you stay grounded in scripture, cultivate a life of prayer, and develop a deeper, more intentional relationship with God.
Read by clergy and lay people alike, Disciplines follows the Revised Common Lectionary — a three-year cycle of scripture readings — ensuring that the daily reflections are rooted in the rhythm of scripture shared by churches around the world.
Contributors to Disciplines have included Barbara Brown Taylor, Willie James Jennings, Bishop Will Willimon, Osheta Moore, Ray Buckley, Karoline Lewis, and Jorge Acevedo.
As Yourself
The Sacred Work of Embodying Grace
Caroline Vogel | $19.99
Come home to yourself in God.
Also available as a digital subscription.
“Love your neighbor as yourself,” said Jesus. But what does it mean to “love yourself?”
With a gentle and wise voice, spiritual director Caroline Vogel teaches us how to slow down, steady our minds, open our hearts, and tap into the life-giving flow of God’s grace that is already within us — calling us out of our perfectionism, fear, or shame, calling us toward our own belovedness.
Compassion in Practice
The Way of Jesus, Revised Edition
Frank Rogers, Jr. | $19.99
Discover a path of radical compassion rooted in the way of Jesus.
In this inspiring and practical book, renowned compassion teacher Frank Rogers intersperses stories of restorative love in action with practices to ground you as you cultivate an ethic of radical care that extends not only to loved ones, neighbors, and strangers, but also to enemies, opponents, and oppressors.
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Praying Their Way
24 Prayer Practices for Kids and the Adults Who Love Them
L. Roger Owens with Mary Clare Owens | $19.99
How do we help our kids develop an authentic relationship with God?
Written for adults and the “tweens” they care for, this unique resource includes a new vocabulary for talking about prayer, specific prompts for conversation, and two dozen prayer practices to explore with kids in grades 5-8.
Praying with Jonah
Practices for Imperfect Pilgrims
Sharon Seyfarth Garner | $19.99
Be still enough to know and bold enough to go.
In a world of cacophony and chaos, how do we live out a faith that is both contemplative and active? With the reluctant prophet Jonah as our companion, Seyfarth Garner invites us on a journey through story, scripture, and creative prayer practices to help us wake up, pray honestly, act boldly, and love extravagantly.
Micro Practices for Justice Ministry
Doing Little Things for the Common Good
Tex Sample | $24.99
Make justice a daily habit.
In these inspiring interviews with 43 faith leaders across the country, popular author, teacher, and fellow activist Tex Sample documents hundreds of small practices that can affect big change in our communities.
Sacred Tension
Embracing Dissonance and Dialogue in the Old Testament
William P. Brown | $24.99
Start a sacred dialogue with the Bible.
Written for everyday people who long to better understand the Bible, Sacred Tension invites us to embrace the complexity of the Old Testament as a gift to encourage further dialogue and mutual understanding. Perfect for adult Sunday School and Bible Study!
When you buy books and resources directly from Store.UpperRoom.org, you’re supporting a non-profit ministry dedicated to supporting the spiritual life of Christians around the world. Learn about other ways to support The Upper Room on page 10.
Recent Releases & Bestsellers
New Tricks
How Pet Ministry Can Transform
Faith Communities and Change Lives
Gayle McKuin Fiser and Betsy Singleton Snyder | $19.99
Discover how a pet ministry can help you share God’s love inside and outside of your church. New Tricks is the essential guide to creating communities of care for pet parents and the animals they love.
Feeling Your Way Through Grief
A Companion for Life After Loss
Missy Buchanan | $16.99
Beloved author Missy Buchanan shares her own tender journey through grief and invites you to explore your own deepest emotions, one day — one feeling — at a time. Coming soon in Spanish.
Safer Sanctuaries
Nurturing Trust within Faith Communities
$49.99
Safe Sanctuaries has long been a trusted guide for churches as they implement abuse prevention plans for children, youth, and vulnerable adults.
Safer Sanctuaries: Nurturing Trust within Faith Communities, builds on the strong foundation of past efforts while preparing churches for the work of the future.
Speak, My Soul
Listening to the Divine with Holy Purpose
Marsha Crockett | $14.99
Using the Psalms as a scriptural foundation, spiritual director Marsha Crockett guides us through seven sacred pathways for discerning the presence of God in our daily lives.
Transformed by Grace
52 More Prayers in the Wesleyan Spirit
Paul W. Chilcote | $19.99
In the devotional classic Praying in the Wesleyan Spirit, Wesleyan scholar Paul Chilcote invited readers to experience the spiritual depth of John Wesley’s sermons through prayer. In Transformed by Grace: 52 More Prayers in the Wesleyan Spirit, Chilcote offers a fresh collection of prayers and hymns inspired by Wesley’s later sermons.
Praying in the Wesleyan Spirit
52 Prayers for Today
Paul W. Chilcote | $19.99
Looking for resources specifically for United Methodists?
Discipleship Ministries connects leaders with resources and training that support spiritual transformation. Visit UMCdiscipleship.org to learn more.
Save 20% on the books in this catalog with the promo code TUR26 at Store.UpperRoom.org.
Shaped by the Word
The Power of Scripture in Spiritual Formation, Anniversary Edition
M. Robert Mulholland Jr. | $16.99
This timeless book shows readers how to listen for God’s voice in our study of the Word and allow God to lead our reading and understanding so that we may truly be transformed.
Creating a Life with God, 20th Anniversary Revised Edition
The Call of Ancient Prayer Practices
Daniel Wolpert | $17.99
In a world filled with chaos, uncertainty, and constant change, spiritual practices and prayer shape us into people who can provide healing, love, and compassion in response. Spiritual director and pastor Daniel Wolpert shares twelve essential prayer practices to transform your life with God.
Psalms for Black Lives
Reflections for the Work of Liberation
Gabby Cudjoe-Wilkes & Andrew Wilkes | $15.99
Inspired by the tragic events of the summer of 2020, Psalms for Black Lives invites readers to develop a justice imagination for the work of racial justice and healing. Includes thirty devotions, each with a psalm, reflection, and discussion questions.
Pastoral Pause
A Practical Guide to Renewal Leave
Greg Pimlott | $19.99
UMC Pastor Greg Pimlott takes you on his personal journey from burnout to spiritual revitalization, sharing practical tips and tools, as well as encouragement and inspiration, for any church leader planning their own renewal leave.
Renowned spiritual teacher Henri Nouwen connects four core practices of the Christian faith — discipleship, caregiving, fundraising, and spiritual practice — with our everyday life with God. This special book series is ideal for personal and group reflection — and gift-giving!
“Come home to God, and you will no longer feel like a stranger to yourself or the world.”
—Henri Nouwen, A Spirituality of Homecoming
Advent & Lent
By the Light of Dreams
Advent Practices for Listening to God in the Night
Laura
Huff Hileman | $15.99
What do the dreams from the Bible — and our own dreams in the night — teach us about God, Jesus, and our faith journeys? In this daily devotional, explore how dreams and visions show us God’s transformative presence in our lives and help us trust the bond between ourselves and the Holy.
And His Name Shall Be Called
An Advent Devotional
James C. Howell | $15.99
What’s in a name? Bestselling devotional author James Howell considers the many ways God is with us, based on the verse in Isaiah 9 that inspired Handel’s Messiah.
Season’s Greetings
Christmas Letters from Those Who Were There
Ruth L. Boling | $14.99
“Meet the people of the Christmas story in ways you have never encountered them before... and allow the hope of Christmas to shine even brighter.” —Thomas G. Long, Professor Emeritus of Preaching, Candler School of Theology
Risen Indeed
Easter Letters from Those Who Were There
Ruth L. Boling | $17.99
When Did We See You?
A Lenten Exploration of Poverty and Wealth
Elizabeth Mae Magill | $17.99
Draw Close
A Creative Companion for Lent
Stephanie B. Dunn | $14.99
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Advent Lent
Emmaus Ministries
Renewing Christian Disciples, Strengthening Local Churches
Each Emmaus Ministries offering provides participants from specific age groups or life stages a spiritual formation experience in the form of a single multiday retreat or scheduled sessions over a set period of time.
While they were talking and discussing, Jesus himself came near and walked with them. Luke 24:15
Walk to Emmaus is a 72-hour retreat designed for adults to strengthen Christian discipleship and leadership through prayer, reflection, and community.
Chrysalis is designed to help high school youth grow spiritually in ways that lead to wholeness and increased readiness to live out their Christian discipleship in today’s world.
Journey to the Table is an opportunity for young adults ages 18 to 35 to explore their faith through authentic teaching and open discussion, build relationships with a community of their peers, and create spaces of Christian action in a transitory time of life.
Face to Face is specifically crafted to meet the needs and life stages of older adults, creating the opportunity to rediscover Christ’s presence, gain fresh understandings of God’s transforming grace, and form friendships that foster faith and spiritual maturity.
Village Encounter is a virtual offering that contributes to ongoing spiritual formation in adults. Participants are inspired, challenged, and equipped for Christian action in their various life settings.
Visit UpperRoom.org/emmaus to learn more about the Emmaus Ministries family of offerings.
The Academy for Spiritual Formation
A Sacred Journey of Renewal and Transformation
Are you longing for a deeper connection with God? Seeking a rhythm of life that balances prayer, study, rest, and community? The Academy for Spiritual Formation offers retreat experiences designed to nurture your soul and equip you for spiritual leadership.
JOURNEY
The Academy invites you to journey into the heart, mind, and will of Christ. Through intentional community, deep spiritual practice, and rich theological study, you’ll explore the depths of your faith while discovering new ways to live out God’s call in the world.
RENEW
Amid the busyness of life, we all need time to slow down, listen, and be restored. The Academy offers a sacred rhythm — balancing silence and conversation, rest and relationship, worship and prayer, listening and learning.
LEAD
Spiritual leadership begins with a deep well of faith. The Academy creates a sacred space where you can grow in communion with God and cultivate the wisdom, strength, and grace needed to lead in your church, community, and beyond.
Join us at the next Five-Day or Two-Year Academy for Spiritual Formation.
Tune into The Academy Podcast
Each month, Academy alum Shalom Agtarap hosts deep conversations with Academy faculty, leaders, and alumni exploring the practices and wisdom that ground us in God’s presence and shape us for the sake of the world.
Listen on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you get your podcasts. Academy.UpperRoom.org/podcast
Photos by Joscie Cutchens
The Upper Room Chapel & Prayer Ministry
The Upper Room Chapel
At the heart of The Upper Room’s international headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee, is The Upper Room Chapel. A sacred space for prayer and worship since its opening in April 1953, the chapel features two primary art installations depicting Jesus’ Last Supper and the arrival of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost — key moments shaping its mission of prayerful reflection and sharing God’s love.
Visitors may schedule an appointment on Wednesdays from 10 a.m. through 1 p.m. (Central Time) to see the Chapel. We are not able to accommodate unscheduled tours. To schedule a tour, please email chapel@upperroom.org or call (615) 340-7215 at least 48 hours in advance.
Join Our Prayer Community
The Upper Room Prayer Wall is an online space where people can submit prayer requests and pray for others. It fosters a global community of intercessory prayer, offering support, encouragement, and connection through shared faith. Visitors can post requests, respond with prayers, and find spiritual comfort in knowing others are praying for them.
Pray with us at UpperRoom.org/prayer.
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