The battle plan for prayer: from basic training to targeted strategies.

Author: Kendrick, Stephen
2015 / Book / Adults
Location: Main Library   242.8   KEN    
Summary: Inspired by the Kendrick brothers' motion picture "War Room," this resource will help anyone--of any age--become a powerful person of prayer.
Publisher: B & H Publishing Group
Subjects:   PRAYER\SPIRITUAL WARFARE
(Added: 9/11/2015)
Note: Includes discussion questions.    
 

Transitioning: leading your church through change.

Author: Southerland, Dan
1999 / Book / Adults
Location: Main Library   253   SOU    
Summary: Amazing things can happen when you choose vision, rather than circumstances or tradition, as your guiding star.
Publisher: Zondervan Publishing House
Subjects:   CHURCH RENEWAL
(Added: 9/11/2015)
Note: Includes Workbook section for use with leadership teams.    
 

War room: prayer is a powerful weapon.

Author: Fabry, Chris
2015 / Book / Adults
Location: Main Library   FIC   FAB    
Summary: A compelling drama that explores the power that prayer can have on marriages, parenting, careers, friendships, and every other area of our lives.
Publisher: Tyndale Fiction
Subjects:   PRAYER\MARRIAGE\SPIRITUAL WARFARE
(Added: 9/11/2015)
Notes: Includes discussion questions. Based on the motion picture by Alex and Stephen Kendrick.    
 

Grow your church from the outside in.

Author: Barna, George
2002 / Book / Adults
Location: Children's Library   254   BAR    
Summary: If 95% of Americans believe in God, why don't they go to church? Backed by Barna research, this book provides a clear real-world profile of the unchurched, what makes them tick and what ticks them off.
Publisher: Regal Books/Gospel Light
Subjects:   CHURCH GROWTH\EVANGELISM
(Added: 9/11/2015)
Note: Rev. ed. of: Re-churching the Unchurched. 2000.    
 

An Amish buggy ride.

Author: Price, Sarah
2014 / CD / Adults
Location: Main Library   CD   FIC   PRI  
Summary: Price masterfully writes of an Amish community—where the consequences of keeping dark secrets are as far reaching as the ripples in a stream, and where love hides a multitude of sin.
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Subjects:   AMISH\ROMANCE\FORGIVENESS
(Added: 9/4/2015)
Note: Run time: 7 hours. Performed by Amy McFadden. Unabridged.    
 

The best of Larry Ford from the Homecoming series.

Author: Ford, Larry
2009 / CD / Adults
Location: Main Library   CD   780   FOR  
Summary: 15 classic gospel songs including "Just a Little Talk with Jesus," "I Know Who Holds Tomorrow," "O What a Savior," "the Holy City," "O Holy Night," and "Little is Much When God is in It."
Publisher: Spring House Productions
Subjects: Gaither Gospel Series   MUSIC
(Added: 9/4/2015)
   
 

I dare you: embrace life with passion.

Author: Meyer, Joyce
2007 / Book / Adults
Location: Main Library   150   MEY    
Summary: Taking responsibility for how we live is a brave thing. It takes courage to accept life as it comes to us and it also takes courage to make the most we can of it. Life is too short to waste it by erring on the cautious side!
Publisher: Faith Words
Subjects:   PERSONAL GROWTH\CHRISTIAN LIFE
(Added: 9/4/2015)
   
 

Becoming your favorite church.

Author: London, H. B., Jr.
2002 / Book / Adults
Location: Main Library   254   LON    
Summary: What the church can do for God when pastors, lay leaders, and people work together.
Publisher: Regal/Gospel Light
Subjects:   LEADERSHIP\CHURCH RENEWAL
(Added: 9/4/2015)
   
 

George Washington's sacred fire.

Author: Lillback, Peter A.
2006 / Book / Adults
Location: Main Library   BIO   WAS    
Summary: An enlightening, engaging, and long overdue correction of the falsehood that Washington lacked faith. Even the myth that he was at most a deist is put to rest.
Publisher: Providence Forum Press
Subjects:   UNITED STATES\HISTORY\FAITH
(Added: 9/4/2015)
   
 

The new shape of world Christianity.

Author: Noll, Mark A.
2009 / Book / Adults
Location: Main Library   270   NOL    
Summary: Moves beyond the simple praise and blame associated with Western missions to see the complexity and glory of the growth of Christianity.
Publisher: IVP Academic
Subjects:   CHURCH HISTORY\MISSIONS
(Added: 9/4/2015)
   
 

Growing up Amish: a memoir.

Author: Wagler, Ira
2011 / Book / Adults
Location: Main Library   BIO   WAG    
Summary: Ira paints a vivid portraint of Amish life, from his childhood on the family farm and his Rumspringa rite of passage at age sixteen, to his ultimate decision to leave the Amish church for good at age twenty-six.
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers
Subjects:   AMISH
(Added: 9/4/2015)
   
 

God be with us: a daily guide to praying for our nation.

Author: Sherrer, Quin
2001 / Book / Adults
Location: Main Library   242.8   SHE    
Summary: A book to help you draw near to God in prayer, to remain peaceful in the midst of threatening events, to be loving in relation to our enemies, and to be inspired in a time of trial.
Publisher: Warner Books
Subjects:   PRAYER\UNITED STATES
(Added: 9/4/2015)
   
 

Women of Faith national conference 2005.

Author: Women of Faith,
2005 / DVD / Adults
Location: Main Library   DVD   646   WOM   2005
Summary: Includes messages compiled from the Las Vegas and Ft. Lauderdale conferences, including speakers Patsy Clairmont "Finding Joy," Marilyn Meberg "Faith is Not Blind", Luci Swindoll "Becoming an Oak of Righteousness," Sheila Walsh "You Raise Me Up," Thelma Wells "Moving from the Meantime to Springtime in a Short Time," John & Stasi Eldredge "Captivating," Kathy Lee Gifford "We Can Depend on God," Dr. Kevin Leman "People Need People,." Max Lucado "Come Thirsty," Jennifer Rothschild "Lessons I Learned in the Dark," and Sherri Shepherd "My Story."
Publisher: Thomas Nelson Publishers
Subjects:   WOMEN\SPIRITUAL LIFE\PERSONAL GROWTH
(Added: 9/4/2015)
Note: 2 discs in album. Run time not given. Does not include Nichole Johnson, music, or selected National Conference special guests.    
 

Isaac and Rebekah.

Author: Superbook,
2015 / DVD / Junior
Location: Children's Library   J   DVD   221   SUP
Summary: Chris is impatient and doesn't bother to follow his father's directions, with disastrous results.Then Superbook takes the children to ancient Hebron, where Abraham is telling Eliezer how to find a wife for his son Isaac. Eliezer finds the right woman, Rebekah, through obedience and prayer.
Publisher: Christian Broadcasting Network
Subjects: Superbook, episode 31   BIBLE - OLD TESTAMENT\CONDUCT
(Added: 9/4/2015)
Note: Runtime: 27 minutes.    
 

5-minute Bible workouts for men.

Author: Barnes, Bob
1998 / Book / Adults
Location: Children's Library   647   BAR    
Summary: Power lifts for busy men--valuable direction, wisdom, and encouragement--so you'll be energized all day long.
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
Subjects:   MEN\DEVOTIONAL LITERATURE
(Added: 9/4/2015)
Note: Formerly titled "Minute Meditations for Men."    
 

The hope: the rebirth of Israel.

Author: Robertson, Gordon
2015 / DVD / Adults
Location: Main Library   DVD   296   ROB  
Summary: The story of the half-century before Israel's rebirth, told through the eyes of the nation's founders.
Publisher: Christian Broadcasting Network
Subjects:   JUDAISM\ISRAEL
(Added: 8/29/2015)
Notes: Run time: not given. Bonus material: (1) Churchill and the Jews: How the "British Bulldog" helped create the Jewish state; (2) Eliezer Ben-Yehuda: the man who revived Hebrew as a spoken language.    
 

Thunder of heaven.

Author: LaHaye, Tim
2011 / Book / Adults
Location: Main Library   FIC   LAH   TE-2  
Summary: Ripped from the headlines of world events and filtered through scriptural prophecy, this book chronicles the earth-shattering events leading up to the Apocalypse foretold in Revelation.
Publisher: Zondervan
Subjects: The End series, book 2   END TIMES\SUSPENSE
(Added: 8/29/2015)
   
 

Have a happy family by Friday.

Author: Leman, Kevin
2014 / CD / Adults
Location: Main Library   CD   640   LEM  
Summary: How to make your family a strong, positive team, and say goodbye to bickering and hurt feelings.
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Subjects:   FAMILY LIFE\COMMUNICATION
(Added: 8/29/2015)
Notes: 7 discs, 8.5 hours, unabridged. Read by Fred Stella.    
 

11 innovations in the local church.

Author: Towns, Elmer
2007 / Book / Adults
Location: Main Library   254   TOW    
Summary: How leaders can learn, discern and move into the future. An insider's tour of the most exciting innovations in churches today.
Publisher: Regal Books/Gospel Light
Subjects:   CHURCH RENEWAL
(Added: 8/29/2015)
   
 

The irresistible church: 12 traits of a church heaven applauds.

Author: Cordeiro, Wayne
2011 / Book / Adults
Location: Main Library   254   COR    
Summary: Shows how your church can become one that God uses in incredible ways, by encouraging love for the community, developing a culture of serving, turning visitors into regular attenders, and much more. The focus is not on programs but on hungering for the presence of God.
Publisher: Bethany House
Subjects:   CHURCH GROWTH\CHURCH RENEWAL
(Added: 8/29/2015)