"Beautifully illustrated with icon photographs, this book guides you to a knowledge of icons, how they are created, and the prayerful details that draw you to God"-- "A comprehensive and beautifully illustrated guide to Russian icons - the "beating heart of the Christian East" Religious icons have been at the spiritual heart of the Christian East for nearly two thousand years. Their mysterious, peaceful quality and almost magnetic power can stop...

Whether you serve as a vocalist, instrumentalist, technician, dancer, actor, or in some other role, you know what a blessing it is to serve on your church's worship team. But you also know that some days you're more technically prepared than you are spiritually prepared for the ministry of leading others in worship. In the midst of rehearsals, setup, and myriad distractions, not to mention the busyness of daily life, it's easy to miss the forest for...

Lillian Daniel shares how her congregation re-appropriated the practice of testimony one Lenten season, a practice that would eventually revitalize their worship and transform their congregational culture. The experience strengthened lay leadership, fostered more intimate community, and drew the congregation closer to God. The book features the testimonies worshipers heard and reflections from both those who spoke and those who listened to these stories...

Modern life is fast-paced. Even worse, it's often chaotic and confused. But it doesn't have to be that way. Our days and our weeks are part of God's created order; the sun setting and rising, the regular shift from work to rest: all of these form a rhythm for our lives, a rhythm that the church has historically observed through a set calendar of feasts and fasts. Maybe you've used an Advent calendar to count down the days till Christmas. Or you might...

Black uses shared stories, blended music, and the arts to enliven worship in culturally and linguistically diverse congregations. She provides biblical and theological foundations and practical methods and models for creating culturally-conscious worship.

This series of studies is ideal for Sunday school, new members' classes, prayer meeting topics, or individual use. It presents a brief historical background and the beliefs and practices of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches. Some of the highlights of this important series of studies include the emphasizing of the fact that the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches accepts the Bible to be the foundation for teaching and guidance, the meaning...

What are the doctrines taught by this movement infiltrating the church of Jesus Christ as a whole? And it is not confined to any specific denomination or Christian group. This book gives more detail on the dangers of this movement spreading rapidly through the Christian world.

Practical Guidance for Pastors Each compact topical ministerial handbook in the new Pastoral Pocket Guides series helps equip and empower pastors and church leaders to carry out the day-to-day work of Christian ministry with excellence and confidence. In the Hospital Visits guide you'll find: • Tips for preparing for a visit • Practical guidance for your visit and follow up ideas • Scriptures and prayers to share • Active listening tips,...

In this informative and entertaining critique of music in the Catholic Church, Thomas Day outlines a stinging indictment of the influence of popular culture on American Catholicism, particularly as expressed in church music. Taking aim at the Irish-American repertoire of songs that overwhelms Catholic music in America, Day assails the secularization of liturgical practices that began, in the author's view, with the Second Vatican Council in 1962....

A bold new elegant invitation to enter into the mysteries of the Christian faith. This graceful book explains to Catholics and non-Catholics alike the mystical heart of the Catholic faith: the Seven Sacraments.