Building a caring church: how to help your people help each other.

Author: Lovorn, Tom
1986 / Book / Adults
Location: Main Library   253.5   LOV    
Summary: From calling to counseling to "crisis closets," the Lovorns detail ways that your church can make compassion more concrete. Practical, pretested ideas for coordinating and funding a caring ministry, recruiting and training helpers, finding out the real needs of your congregation and community, and delivering on-target physical, emotional, and spiritual aid.
Publisher: Victor Books/SP Publications
Subjects:   MINISTRY\COUNSELING\PHYSICAL HEALTH\VOLUNTEERS\EMOTIONAL HEALTH
(Added: 1/18/2016)
   
 

Fiddlesticks.

Author: Lewis, Beverly
1997 / Book / Junior
Location: Children's Library   J   FIC   LEW   CS-11
Summary: Even though rotten Ronny torments Shawn with a mean nickname, Shawn practices the Golden Rule.
Publisher: Bethany House Publishers
Subjects: Cul-de-Sac kids Series, book 11   CONDUCT\CHRISTIAN LIFE
(Added: 1/18/2016)
   
 

Searching for Sunday: loving, leaving, and finding the church.

Author: Evans, Rachel Held
2015 / Book / Adults
Location: Main Library   261   EVA    
Summary: Through a series of stories told around the church's sacraments--baptism, confession, and communion, among others--Evans offers the beginning of a road map back to church, and the resurrection that awaits when we are willing to give up and begin again.
Publisher: Nelson Books
Subjects:   CULTURAL CONCERNS\SPIRITUAL LIFE
(Added: 1/18/2016)
   
 

Developing a vision for ministry.

Author: Malphurs, Aubrey
2015 / Book / Adults
Location: Main Library   253   MAL    
Summary: Practical help for moving beyond theory to workable guidelines for your ministry. Worksheets, sample vision statements, illustrations and questions included.
Publisher: Baker Books
Subjects:   LEADERSHIP\MINISTRY
(Added: 1/2/2016)
   
 

Vital: churches changing communities and the world.

Author: Acevedo, Jorge
2012 / Book / Adults
Location: Main Library   254   ACE    
Summary: Shares crucial behaviors for leaders and congregations that lead to fruitful ministry. Combines objective research with personal experience.
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Subjects:   LEADERSHIP\MINISTRY\WORSHIP\MISSIONS
(Added: 1/2/2016)
   
 

1001 surprising things you should know about Christianity.

Author: MacGregor, Jerry
2002 / Book / Adults
Location: Main Library   270   MAC    
Summary: Fun and revealing facts and brief descriptions of things that make up Christendom. Often-humorous tidbits are arranged by topics such as Persecutions, Revivals, Bible, Holidays, Society and Culture, Art and Music, and more.
Publisher: Baker Books
Subjects:   CHURCH HISTORY\THEOLOGY\CHRISTIANITY\HUMOR
(Added: 1/2/2016)
   
 

The trouble with the truth: balancing truth and grace.

Author: Renfroe, Ron
2014 / Book / Adults
Location: Main Library   261   REN    
Summary: How Christians can deal with the emotionally charged issues in our culture by balancing grace and truth.
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Subjects:   CULTURAL CONCERNS\GRACE
(Added: 1/2/2016)
   
 

War room: prayer is a powerful weapon.

Author: Kendrick Brothers Films,
2015 / DVD / Adults
Location: Main Library   DVD   FIC   KEN  
Summary: Tony and Elizabeth Jordan appear to have it all, but their world is actually crumbling under the strain of a failing marriage. Tony loses his job just as Elizabeth meets Miss Clara and is challenged to pray for her family.
Publisher: Tristar Pictures/Faithstep Films
Subjects:   PRAYER\SPIRITUAL WARFARE\MARRIAGE
(Added: 1/2/2016)
Notes: Run time: not given. Rated PG for thematic elements. Includes special features.    
 

90 minutes in heaven.

Author: Piper, Don
2015 / DVD / Adults
Location: Main Library   DVD   248.8   PIP  
Summary: Based on the true account and best selling book. During the 90 minutes he is declared dead after a traffic accident, Don Piper experiences love, joy, and life like he's never known. When he comes back to life, he experiences terrible pain, but clings to his faith.
Publisher: Universal Studios
Subjects:   HEAVEN\DEATH\PHYSICAL HEALTH
(Added: 1/2/2016)
Notes: Run time: 2 hours, 2 minutes. Rated PG for intense accident and injury images. Includes bonus features.    
 

Samuel and the call of God.

Author: Superbook,
2015 / DVD / Junior
Location: Children's Library   J   DVD   221   SUP
Summary: The children are taken to meet the prophet Samuel. Witness how he answers God's call as a child, then grows up to be Israel's leader. The children learn that you're never too young to be called by God.
Publisher: Christian Broadcasting Network
Subjects: Superbook, episode 32.   BIBLE - OLD TESTAMENT\BIBLE - STORIES
(Added: 1/2/2016)
Notes: Run time: 28 minutes. Includes Spanish audio and closed captioning.    
 

A house divided.

Author: Whitlow, Robert
2015 / Book / Adults
Location: Main Library   FIC   WHI    
Summary: An alcoholic attorney has wrecked his marriage and his business, but decides to take on a high-stakes case representing two boys who were made ill by a large fertilizer company.
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Subjects:   SUSPENSE\LEGAL RIGHTS
(Added: 1/2/2016)
Note: Includes discussion questions.    
 

7 women and the secret of their greatness.

Author: Metaxas, Eric
2015 / Book / Adults
Location: Main Library   646   MET    
Summary: The captivating stories of Joan of Arc, Susanna Wesley, Hannah More, Maria Skobtsova, Corrie ten Boom, Rosa Parks, and Mother Teresa.
Publisher: Nelson Books
Subjects:   WOMEN\BIOGRAPHY
(Added: 12/11/2015)
   
 

For the love: fighting for grace in a world of impossible standards.

Author: Hatmaker, Jen
2015 / Book / Adults
Location: Main Library   646   HAT    
Summary: Refreshing wisdom, wry humor, no-nonsense faith, liberating insight, and fearless honesty in a raucous ride to freedom for modern women.
Publisher: Nelson Books/Thomas Nelson
Subjects:   CHRISTIAN LIFE\GRACE\HUMOR\WOMEN
(Added: 12/11/2015)
   
 

The one year Bible. (NIV)

Author: Bible.,
2004 / Book / Adults
Location: Main Library   220   BIB   NIV  
Summary: 365 daily readings include a portion of the Old Testament, the New Testament, a psalm and a proverb. Includes suggestions for getting the most out of Bible reading.
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers
Subjects:   BIBLE - VERSIONS
(Added: 12/11/2015)
Note: One year checkout.    
 

Good or God? Why good without God isn't enough.

Author: Bevere, John
2015 / Book / Adults
Location: Main Library   240   BEV    
Summary: Many believe that what seems good must be in line with God's will. But if good is so obvious, why does the Bible say that we need discernment to recognize it?
Publisher: Messenger International
Subjects:   SPIRITUAL LIFE\CHRISTIAN LIFE
(Added: 12/11/2015)
Note: Includes 6 weeks of devotions and discussion questions.    
 

Finding freedom from a broken past: how do I let go?

Author: Women of Faith,
2008 / Book / Adults
Location: Main Library   Studies   150   WOM  
Summary: Leave your excess baggage behind and live a life of joy when Jesus sets you free. 12-week study including leader's guide.
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Subjects: Women of Faith Study Guide Series: Healing   WOMEN\PERSONAL GROWTH
(Added: 12/11/2015)
   
 

Not today.

Author: VanDyke, Jon
2013 / DVD / Adults
Location: Main Library   DVD   FIC   VAN  
Summary: A party boy discovers his conscience when he refuses to help a starving man and his little girl. Attempting to right his wrong, his eyes are opened to the world of human trafficking.
Publisher: Friends Media
Subjects:   SOCIAL ISSUES
(Added: 12/11/2015)
Note: Run time: 102 minutes. Includes special features. Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material. English and Spanish subtitles.    
 

Return to the hiding place.

Author: Poley, Hans
2015 / DVD / Young Adult
Location: Main Library   DVD   900   POL  
Summary: In World War II Holland, Corrie ten Boom drafted a secret resistance army of untrained university students who navigated an underground network to save over 880 Jewish people from death.
Publisher: Spencer Productions
Subjects:   WAR\EUROPE\JUDAISM
(Added: 12/11/2015)
Run time: 108 minutes. Rated PG-13. Includes special features.    
 

The friends of Jesus.

Author: Kingsbury, Karen
2015 / Book / Adults
Location: Main Library   232   KIN    
Summary: Fictionalized accounts of six of Jesus' friends: (1) Simon the leper, (2) Martha the broken-hearted, (3) Jairus the two-faced leader, (4) Mary Magdalene the demon-possessed, (5) Peter the betrayer, and (6) John the arrogant disciple.
Publisher: Howard Books/Simon & Schuster
Subjects: Life-Changing Bible Story Series   BIBLE - NEW TESTAMENT\JESUS CHRIST\FRIENDSHIP
(Added: 12/11/2015)
Note: Includes group discussion questions.    
 

Come rain or come shine.

Author: Karon, Jan
2015 / Book / Adults
Location: Main Library   FIC   KAR   #11  
Summary: Father Tim's adopted son Dooley is getting married on a June day in the mountains, and you're invited!
Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons
Subjects: The Mitford Years, book 11   MARRIAGE
(Added: 12/11/2015)