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Christian Books
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Celebrating Diversity
Celebrating Diversity will open minds and hearts to the huge benefits of living in diverse Britain today, asking us all to engage with one another and share our values and traditions. It provides a roadmap with practical examples drawn from real life, and challenges the blocs of resistance created by ignorance, mistrust and fear.
£9.99
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Footsteps To Glory
Lent and Holy Week are important times of reflection. A well-acted and well-produced piece of drama can make a real difference in helping us all understand with greater depth the events that we focus on at this time.Bible-based, and drawing on the key messages from this key period in the Christian calendar, these dramas can be performed as stand-alone pieces to support a talk or sermon, used as part of a Lent series, or perhaps as a block of six or seven as a Good Friday presentation.Written by Peter Jackson, who was assistant editor of the theatre magazine Plays and Players, and who is also the author behind other well-known Kevin Mayhew titles, such as Star and the Stable, Acts of Faith, 25 Christian Drama Sketches, and The Coming King, these sketches will challenge and provoke all who either take part in them, or see them performed.
£11.99
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My Bible - Classroom Edition
Measuring over 13 inches by nearly 10 inches and containing 26 stories, this new edition of the bestselling My Bible is ideal for use in classrooms.
£15.99
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Artwork For Common Worship
This illustrated collection of prayers and poems provides a wealth of material for all-age worship for every Sunday of the Christian Year. This book is for anyone involved in preparing service sheets, newsletters and worship based on the Common Worship Lectionary. The material is photocopiable and ideal for use in service sheets and newsletters. For every week of the three-year cycle there is an original and vibrant drawing by Melody-Anne Lee illustrating an aspect of the Readings. There are also one or more of the following, each developing and encapsulating the Sunday or Feast Day: -a prayer or intercession -a poem -a metrical, easily sung, psalm of the day -a hymn to a well known tune which draws together the themes of the readings
£33.99
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Confident Communicator
An engaging and thoroughly biblical approach, this course has five themed sessions: Confidence - being profoundly secure in God and conveying that to othersCommunication - speaking a language that 'un-churched' people can understandCompassion - capturing God's heart for people he loves so muchConnectivity - connecting with an 'un-churched' person's worldCourage - living an inspirational life that communicates God's hope to others This interactive course offers a leader's guide and participant's workbook, both of which are richly illustrated with biblical texts, quotes and examples from the lives of inspirational characters.
£8.99 - £13.99
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All Wrapped Up
Key Stage 1 - 2This book of 30 assemblies provides teachers with a wealth of ideas and inspiration to see them through the school year. Written by John Wright, author of In the Bag and In the Bag 2, the tried and tested material is designed to be used term-by-term. Not only is the aim to help children to learn about God, but to get them doing, looking and listening, too. This is, quite literally, a 'gift' for everyone to enjoy! Suitable for Key Stage 1-2. Contents Autumn TermKnowing you, knowing me, knowing GodLoving God needs practice tooMy hero - I want to be like them'Harvest' can spell 'share' or 'starve'Superstition, luck or divine plan?Saint 'you' - saints aren't perfectThe Advent wreathSpreading the messagePass the parcelChristmas quiz - it's about Jesus! Spring Term The final candle - Jesus is always thereKnowing someone who has been therePrayer is talking and listeningShopping basket - all the Earth's goodnessLent - giving up champagne?Story time - the sheep and the goatsThe birthday card - God loves us anywayFoot washing - if Jesus can do it...Don't go with the crowd - Palm Sunday and Good FridayWe are all lights of Jesus Summer TermBaptism vows 1 - creationBaptism vows 2 - the human face of GodBaptism vows 3 - God at work in usChristian Aid - YES!When Christian Aid week is over - it isn'tThe lesson of the pet - love returnedStory time - David and Goliath (1 Samuel 17)A postcard from GodWho do you trust - a horoscope or God?Stand up for what you believe in
£15.99
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One For All Bundle
One for All presents complete services for every Sunday of the year. They are designed to include everyone, which means that the whole congregation worships together and nobody is tidied away.Each service offers a completely fresh set of ideas, tailored to a specific theme:• Lively Bible storytelling which may be visual, dramatic or even edible!• Creative prayers using tactile objects, movement, stillness, sound or silence• Interactive, multi-media teaching to help people of all ages explore their faith together• An opening prayer activity to gather people together• Complete scripts and checklists for leaders• Visual resources on the accompanying CD-ROMOne for All is the themed version of All-sorts Worship. It is the ideal book bundle for real all-age worship which creates a sense of excitement and belonging in your church.
£99.99
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Alive And Active
Key Stage 1 - 2Jesus used storytelling in a vivid and imaginative way and the stories he told give a clear code of conduct; a blueprint for living which children can recognise. This book explores the modern-day relevance of some of the gospel passages. Each chapter is based on a message drawn from the gospel, with stories placed in a contemporary context using settings and situations familiar to children, to demonstrate how the teachings of Jesus apply to their everyday lives. There is an introduction for teachers and catechists and prayers that reinforce the point illustrated by the stories. Initially created for assembly, this book also has a place in the classroom and in catechetical situations, including children's liturgy and junior church. Living the message of Jesus is a far more important then talking about it - we need to break the Word for children and help them see it is, in truth, something alive and active. Contents Jesus calls us to makes a differenceJesus calls us to take notice and do something to helpJesus asks us to do little thingsJesus asks us to look for people who need careJesus tells us that we must not judge or be prejudicedJesus tells us to think for ourselvesJesus asks us to put others firstJesus asks us to recognise that we are all a mixture of good and badJesus tells us that we must use our giftsJesus asks us to look for something special in other peopleJesus calls us always to forgive
£13.99 - £15.99
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Growing In Awareness
The church should be a place where communal learning for young children is built upon and extended. These themed sessions provide fun, play-based teaching with lots of activity. Each session is based on a story, with a stated learning aim and related activity, illustration, prayer and suggested song. Topics covered include Advent, Christmas and Epiphany, Lent, Easter, The light of Christ, Following Jesus, Our homes and families and Caring for our world. This book aims to help you come to God with the children in your heart, and to come to the children with God in your heart. All the illustrations in the book are available for download. Growing in Awareness is drawn from the Candles teaching of the popular Searchlights programme.
£22.99
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Growing In Grace
Many churches have good provision for small children and for adults but there can be a great need where young people are concerned, with the motto often being 'Use them or lose them'. The themed sessions in this book help integrate young people into the main body of the Church, with each lesson using a story, relevant reading, illustration, activity, prayer and suggested song to underline a stated message. As young people are entering a new age of experience and awareness, they need listeners and interpreters to help them on their journey and to guide them in their adventures. Above all else, they need to know that the Church needs them and they also need the Church. This book addresses that need. Growing in Grace is drawn from the Torches teaching of the popular Searchlights programme.
£22.99
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Caring Together
Many people offer committed care - to a family member, friend, neighbour or fellow church member. The caring can last a few months or go on for years. It is frequently demanding and often rewarding. Talking about it in a supportive environment can make the caring more effective and manageable. This ten session course provides a framework for such conversations. Suggestions for discussion arise from what carers have written about the experience, from reflection on some things Jesus said and did, and from the ideas of thinkers and writers from different epochs. Sessions cover topics such as Looking after yourself, Listening, and Getting support. This book is best used in a group set up specifically to study it. But the material also provides a rich resource for individual reflection on how to care better. Click here to purchase the tracks highlighted within the content of Caring Together
£11.99
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Joining The Anglican Church - Children
Joining the Anglican Church is an important stage in a child's life. This clear and colourful book will help children to learn about the Anglican Church in a format appropriate to them, focusing on the questions they may have and the thing s they will be interested in finding out.Paul Cox's concise text explains how it's like joining a club where they will feel welcomed and can truly belong. They will learn more about God, make new friends and can get involved in Sunday groups for children, as well as other special activities, such as holiday clubs and outings. There are sections on the church building, what they will find inside a church, who they will meet and what types of services there are, including an explanation of what happens at Holy Communion and Confirmation.
£6.99
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Facing The Issues
Each of the 235 articles provide both background information as well as biblical and spiritual guidance in a thoughtful and balanced way. They are not intended to give final answers to the problems but seek to act as a stimulus to further and better informed reflection. This book does not shy away from what is sensitive and even controversial. Articles range from the Abuse of Children to Racism, from Divorce to the Arms Trade.Authors includeRupert BristowJocelyn BryanCynthia CapeyTony CastleHelen CostiganeJohn CoxPaul CoxBrian FahyNick FawcettRichard GarrardBrendan GearyEd HoneDeborah JonesBruce KentStephen LoweBill MerringtonAlison MooreChris MorleyPaul NicholsonSiobhán O'KeeffeJohn ParrRobert ReissClare RichardsEdgar RuddockJohn SaxbeeSusan SayersRay SimpsonJohn SymonsJoy TetleyHelen Warwick ContentsAbortionAbstinenceAbuse of adultsAdoptionAdulteryAgnosticismAids/HIVAlcoholAmbitionAngerAnimal rightsAnorexia nervosaAnti-SemitismAnxietyArmed forcesArms tradeAstrologyAsylum seekers and refugeesAtheismAuthorityBereavementBetrayalBirthBoastingBody awarenessBonusesBullyingCancerCapitalismCensorshipChanceChangeChastityCheatingChild sexual abuseChildlessnessCitizenshipCivil authoritiesColleaguesCommunityCompetitivenessConflictConscienceConserving speciesContraceptionConversion from other faithsCosmosCountrysideCourageCreation and creationismCreditCremationCrimeCriticismDeathDeath penaltyDebtDemocracyDepressionDeprivationDespairDisabilityDisciplineDisputesDivorceDoubtDreamsDrugsDutyDyingEducationEmbryologyEmploymentEncouragementEnvironmentEnvyEqualityEuthanasiaExorcismExploitationFair tradeFamilyFamily relationshipsFamineFashionFateFearFertility and infertilityForgivenessFortune tellingFraudFreedomFriendshipFuneralsGamblingGames of chanceGenderGenerosityGenetic manipulationGivingGluttonyGM cropsGossipGreedGuiltHappinessHatredHealingHealthHereditary illnessHolidaysHomosexualityHonestyHospitalityHuman rightsHygieneHypocrisyImmigrantsIncestInclusionInter-faith encountersInternetIslamophobiaJoyJusticeKillingKindnessLeadershipLeisureLiesLossLoveLustMagicMarriageMaterialismMediaMental illnessMercyMoneyMorality - public and privateMulticulturalismNationalismNatural disastersNeighbourOathsObedienceOccultOld ageOpennessOrgan transplantPainParentingPatiencePaying taxesPeacePeer pressurePermissivenessPersecutionPetsPoliticsPoorPop culturePornographyPossessionsPowerPowerlessnessPrejudicePridePrioritiesPrisonPrivacyPromiscuityProstitutionProtestPublic transportPunishmentRacismRapeReconciliationRecyclingRedundancyRemarriageRepentanceRespectRetirementRevengeReverence for lifeRiskScandalScienceSéancesSecularismSelf-harmingSelf-importanceSelf-justificationSelf-knowledgeSelf-worthServiceSexual abuseSexual exploitationSharingSinceritySlanderSpace explorationSterilisationStripteaseSwearingSymbolsTeetotalismTheftTimeTippingTokenismToleranceTransgenderTraveller GypsiesTrustTruthUse of timeUsuryVandalismVanityVegetarianismVictimsViolenceVivisectionVocationVolunteeringWagesWarWealthWitchcraftWomen's rightsWork
£23.99 - £26.99
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A Day Away
Problem-solving and decision-taking in a church setting cannot be assumed to be the role of the priest or minister. One way of sharing such responsibilities is to get together and discuss them within structured meetings or preferably during a day away. This book gives practical help in planning these days and provides guidance in tackling such issues as: Visioning, Vacancy, Finances and Welcoming. Paul Cox went into parish ministry in 1990, having been a teacher for 24 years, the last 10 of which he was a chaplain and headmaster of a prep school. For 16 years he served in rural parishes in Canterbury Diocese. At times, he was in addition part-time Director of Selection and Training for Readers, Bishop's Officer for NSMs and then OLMs. On retirement to Chichester Diocese he tutors on courses for the Bishop's Certificate and is an examining Chaplain.
£15.99
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Living Hope
Living Hope explores the meaning of Christian hope, its theology and psychology. It reflects on the sources of hope and wrestles with the concern for a hope that is not just a set of clichÁs but which is engaging and realistic, suggesting practical ways of nurturing hope in those we care for.Living Hope explores the meaning of Christian hope, its theology and psychology. It reflects on the sources of hope and wrestles with the concern for a hope that is not just a set of clichÁs but which is engaging and realistic, suggesting practical ways of nurturing hope in those we care for. Russell Herbert argues that resurrection is central to Christian hope, drawing on the insights of psychology,nursing science and Jurgen Moltmann's theology of hope. The book integrates theological reflection with a number of case studies and practical suggestions for clergy and pastoral carers.
£20.99
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Called To Greatness
Raymond Tomkinson seeks to contribute to debate on the subject and to offer a language for the articulation of God -given ambition for the world. Exploring the relationship between vocation and ambition, he teases out the difference between laudable ambition and self-serving ambition. He hopes to make the subject less unattractive and to demonstrate the laudable ambition is a valuable asset and resource to the Church for the building of the Kingdom.For personal reflection, although the book contains sections titled 'Pause for reflection', helpful to individuals or as an aid to group discussion.
£18.99
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What Happens When We Pray
Does It Make a difference?Prayers may be formal or informal, carefully composed or on the spur of the moment.They might be in the form of confessions or thanksgivings, and often they are requests made to God on behalf of ourselves or for others.Does prayer change anything and what do our prayers say about the kind of God we believe in?Without shying away from philosophical and theological difficulties posed by the practice of prayer, John Saxbee provides an accessible and ultimately reassuring account of how prayer properly understood enlivens and enriches our relationship to God, our neighbour and the world around us.What Happens When We Pray? is a study with a pastoral purpose, touching on matters which are as emotionally sensitive as they are intellectually intriguing. It is an encouragement to think about what we are doing when we pray and a stimulus to pray with ever more conviction and commitment.
£14.99
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Christ The King: Icon Of Love
For many centuries Christians have found the symbol of the cross to be a source of inspiration. Reflections in this book explore the less well-known cross which depicts Christ reigning as king of heaven and earth.Known as the Christus Rex, this depiction is rich in symbolism and tells much more of the story of Jesus' life, suffering, death, rising and triumphant return to heaven than any other form of the cross.The message of the Christus Rex is explored; each chapter focusing on one of a number of traditional and contemporary theological and spiritual insights.Christ The King - Icon Of Love would be suitable for individuals but also for groups meeting regularly. At the end of each chapter, there are suggestions for discussions and for prayer and a verse of a specially written hymn.
£10.99
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A Hard Time Praying
People are often reluctant to talk about difficulties with prayer. Perhaps it is like marital relations: it is a private matter between lovers. This book offers, in six sessions, reflections for those who are having a hard time praying. The resource material at the end of each session is written to help individuals and groups to consider the difficulties encountered and to find new ways to overcome them. Hard Time Praying? may also be useful for Christians who have recently undertaken a faith nurture course and who find themselves with new questions about prayer.
£8.99 - £9.99
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Calling Venus
Nick Fawcett's prayers have long provided Christians around the world with a down-to-earth and challenging base for a rich prayer life. #This latest collection focuses on matters that spark with women, including work, home, shopping, money and health. Practical and fresh, these prayers will enable women to embrace God as they walk the path of their everyday lives.
£13.99 - £15.99
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The One:Acts
The One: Acts is the first version of the Bible specifically prepared for all-age worship. It presents a vibrant new interpretation using engaging, contemporary language: a modern version that tells the story to every generation. It's full of passion, adventure, conflict, love, hate, fear, political intrigue and downright treachery! Most of all it's about the Holy Spirit who inspired and led that adventure.
£10.99
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