| Go to Church, Change the World: Christian Community as Calling | View shopping basket |
| by Gerald Mast |
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| In a time when many are questioning the relevance of the church to their spiritual journeys, this book makes a bold case that "going to church" is intrinsic to Christian faith. Drawing on Anabaptist life and conviction, Mast presents Christ's call to all believers to be the church, whether gathered for worship or scattered for service. By exploring such practices as baptism, communion, singing, and group discernment, he asks us to consider how participation in the life of the church shapes our daily witness- how "going to church" transforms "going to work" in the world that God loves. copyright 2012 MennoMedia | |
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| Widening the Circle: Experiments in Christian Discipleship | View shopping basket |
| by Joanna Shenk, editor |
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| A variety of authors tell the stories of intentional communities who have been influenced by the Anabaptist-Mennonite tradition and other movements--and yet who find themselves on the margins of the institutional church. The stories offer fresh insight at a time when North American Christianity is rapidly changing. Copyright 2011 MennoMedia | |
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| Forming Christian Habits in Post-Christendom: The Legacy of Alan and Eleanor Kreider | View shopping basket |
| by James R. Krabill and Stuart Murray, editors |
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| Alan and Eleanor Kreider have been teaching and writing about mission, community and worship from an Anabaptist perspective for almost four decades. The contributors to this volume - all affected by the Kreider's ministry - are a global multi-voiced choir. They are younger and older, academics and community workers, new believers and veterans of the faith. They have come together to celebrate the life-long contribution the Kreiders have made to forming in so many people the Christian habits necessary for living faithfully in an unraveling Post-Christendom world. Copyright 2011 MennoMedia | |
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| Worship and Mission After Christendom | View shopping basket |
| by Alan Kreider and Eleanor Kreider |
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| What does it mean to be a Christian in a post-Christendom era--at time when society no longer supports or promotes Christianity? How do Christians worship and do mission in this challenging new environment? That is the subject of Worship and Mission After Christendom. Copyright 2011 Herald Press | |
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| Border Crossing | View shopping basket |
| by Katie Funk Wiebe |
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| Does retirement mean sitting in a rocker and waiting for death?
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styles in an effort to stay young? Katie Funk Wiebe says a
resounding no to both attitudes. In this book, destined to become a
classic, she talks about the inner journey of aging. Wiebe speaks
honestly, faithfully, and movingly about the transition to retirement
and how it compares with life's earlier "border crossings." Anyone
struggling through the pain and promise of a new stage in life will
find a kindred spirit. Now this second edition provides a new foreword and preface, revised original chapters, and two new and poignant ones telling of Wiebe's journey through the death of her daughter and of recent reflections on and experiences of being "old." Revised 2003. | |
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| A Mennonite Woman: Exploring Spiritual Life and Identity | View shopping basket |
| by Dawn Ruth Nelson |
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| A Mennonite Woman, part narrative, part theology, part spiritual memoir, Dawn Ruth Nelson asks us to wake up to what is shaping us spiritually as contemporary Christians in North American culture. Discover why Mennonites have been drinking deeply from contemplative spiritual formation wells in the last 30 years. Experience the story of twentieth-century Mennonite agrarian spirituality through the lens of one womanÕs life and one seminary. A Mennonite Woman explores how the shapes people live among in turn shape them. Mennonite Christians are called to be intentional about giving a God-shape to their lives. This book argues that spiritual formation is necessarily changing from a spiritual-formation-by-just-living-in-community to a more intentional spiritual formation-by-contemplative-and communal-disciplines. But more than that, here is simply a good story! Here the author integrates her Mennonite background, her encounter with Irish Catholic faith, and the spiritual life she discovers in her grandmother and in her own everyday life. Copyright 2010 Cascadia Publishing House | |
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| Under Construction: Reframing Men's Spirituality | View shopping basket |
| by Gareth Brandt |
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| When it comes to mail spirituality, men seem to have only two choices for models--to be strong, take charge and independent, like warriors, or silent an along, like monks. That, says Gareth Brandt, is far too limiting. "When I started examining the subject, I thought there must be other images we could use to help us define what a Christian man looks like," he says. "I was sure that not every man wants to go into battle, or withdraw from others." Brandt, who teaches spirituality at Columbia Bible College in Abbotsford, B.C., decided to test his idea by inviting some male friends to participate in a discussion group exploring different images of male spirituality. He sent each chapter out in advance to the group, which then met to talk about it. The result of those meetings is Under Construction, which uses the story of Joseph in the book of Genesis to explore other images of male spirituality-images such as peacebuilder, forgiver, reconciler and creator of God's shalom. For Brandt, male spirituality "reaches its height when it shows compassion to all people, beginning with those close to us. It's about being part of building God's commonwealth of love and justice, having the courage to face the wounds of our past and building a marriage, a family, and a career while empowering others to build with us." Under Construction: Reframing Men's Spirituality was made possible through the generious support of Mennonite Men, an organization of the Mennonite Church that promotes and develops resources for men. Copyright 2010 Herald Press | |
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| The Dark Night: A Gift of God | View shopping basket |
| by Daniel P. Schrock |
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| Many Christians enter a "dark night" at some point during their lives, a period when they feel abandoned by God and experience a dryness in their spiritual lives. Daniel P. Schrock roots the dark night experience in Scripture, but also explores how it can express itself in one's vocation, marriage and family life, and even in the life of a congregation. Copyright 2008 Herald Press | |
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| Demons Lies & Shadows | View shopping basket |
| by Pierre Gilbert |
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| We occupy a friendly universe! it takes a biblical worldview to accept this fact. Pierre Gilbert takes us into biblical reflections that anchor this excellent treatment of demonic warfare. Common fearsa nd misconceptions of demonic powers are addressed. his use of the "James Protocol" is an important application and guide for Christians who face the dilemma of deomnic oppression versus mental illness. I highly recommend this book to anyone, especially church leaders and missionaries. -David Wiebe, Exective Director, Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches Copyright 2008 Kindred Productions | |
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| Springs of Living Water: Christ-Centered Church Renewal | View shopping basket |
| by David S. Young |
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| This book approaches the need for renewal with a spiritual thrust and an active servant leader style and gives systematic help in how to be a healthy church with an urgent mission, This manual helps a church cultivate its spiritual life, train leaders, and focus efforts in ministries which express its identity and call. Rather than the pastor working solo, a renewal team is trained that gets the entire congregation involved. The team works with the church to look at tis strengths and discover new life. Rather than using a diagnostic model of church renewal, find out what is wrong and fix it, the process uses an affirmative model, find out what is right and builds on it. Copyright 2008 Herald Press | |
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| A Month of Sundays: Making Sense of Things | Details... |
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| A Pilgrimage of Faith: Perpectives on Mennonite Life and Thought, Vol. 8 | Details... |
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| Experiencing God's Forgiveness: The Journey from Guilt to Gladness | Details... |
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