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How may we describe United Methodists? Where do we come from? What do we believe? How do United Methodists act? What are our distinctive characteristics? What is required to be a member of our denomination? How do we grow as disciples of Jesus Christ within this great communion?In this resource, we offer answers to these questions and others in broad strokes as we describe our United Methodist Church. We will introduce you to how United Method...

The last place on earth young Charles Johnson wanted to go was Mississippi during the heat of the civil rights movement. As the key African American witness to take the stand in the trial famously dubbed the "Mississippi Burning" case by the FBI, Dr. Charles Johnson, a young preacher fresh out of Bible College, became a voice for justice and equality in the segregated south. Unwittingly thrust into the heart of a national tragedy - the mur...

The Journey to Christmas begins in Rome. On the Way to Bethlehem follows the long journey to Christmas. The story begins in Rome with a decree issued from the seat of worldly power for a census, setting into motion events leading to the birth of the Savior of the world in a town that represents the very opposite of worldly power, Bethlehem. Author Rob Fuquay provides insight into the geographical and historical significance of Rome, Jerusalem,...

Create a culture of radical hospitality that surprises and delights guests beyond their expectations. The Art of Hospitality is guides you and your church to creating a ministry of radical hospitality. While the main book is intended for pastors and church leaders, this Companion Book is designed for the whole congregation, to equip and inspire everyone to embrace a ministry of welcome. Engaging worship and intentional follow-up processes are ...

Create a culture of radical hospitality that surprises and delights guests beyond their expectations. Engaging worship and intentional follow-up processes are important, but what compels guests to return to our churches is the warmth of our welcome and hospitality that goes beyond their expectations. In The Art of Hospitality, Yvonne Gentile and Debi Nixon guide you and your church creating radical hospitality that infiltrates the heart and cu...

Your first Christmas letters of the season. This Leader Guide contains discussion questions and session plans for a four-week Advent study based on The Christmas Letters, by Magrey deVega. It includes opening and closing prayers, optional activities, and session goals for each week, and is designed to be used with the book and DVD. You may or may not know the story of your birth. If you do, there is something special about hearing your origin ...

God can use imperfect people to do incredible things. The More Messy People Leader Guide outlines six small group sessions complete with prayers, summaries, discussion questions, and video viewer guides and is designed to be used with the participant workbook and DVD. The leader guide will support group leaders of all experience levels in creating strong learning communities. Jen Cowart continues her study of the very messy lives of biblical h...

Learn the essentials of fresh expressions for your church. This is a practical manual for understanding and implementing Fresh Expressions for a church in any denominational setting. Fresh Expressions is a new way of thinking about the local church and a new way of doing church as a congregation. It refers to new (fresh) iterations or types (expressions) of ministry, usually outside the confines of the church building. These iterations or type...

God can use imperfect people to do incredible things. Jen Cowart continues her study of the very messy lives of biblical heroes, people who like us made mistakes but found God was able to use them in powerful ways. They all play a significant role in the Biblical narrative, but their stories are far from perfect. Through the lives of rival sisters like Leah and Rachel, or those with very different personalities, like Martha and Mary, we've see...

A new and age-old way of practicing the Christian faith. What does Wesleyan theology and the Methodist way of life have to do with Benedictine ideas and practices? Renowned teacher Paul W. Chilcote reveals surprising and profound similarities and overlaps in the practices and theological convictions of these two Christian streams. Chilcote is a United Methodist scholar and elder and a Benedictine oblate. He writes from his own spiritual life, ...

Location matters. Christianity isn't a batch of spiritual thoughts or metaphysical truths. It's a journey of real people with their feet on the ground in real places. In Everywhere Is Jerusalem, James Howell takes you on a spiritual pilgrimage to significant places in the ongoing story of the Christian faith. You'll go from Bethlehem to Jerusalem, from the Jordan River to Assisi, and from the Sea of Galilee to Montgomery, Alabama. Along the wa...

The correspondence in this final volume of Wesley's letters covers the closing years of his life. An addendum includes nearly seventy letters from earlier years that came to light after the appropriate volume in this collection had been published. This final volume also included a set of indexes for the full seven-volume collection. All Works of John Wesley volumes are designed to keep the pages clean and in place for years to come., with case...

Unlock the Hidden Depths of John's Gospel. This Leader Guide contains discussion questions and session plans for a six-week study of The Gospel of John, by Amy-Jill Levine. It includes opening and closing prayers, optional activities, and session goals for each week and is designed to be used with the book and DVD. John's Gospel offers readers a new language - of being born anew, of living water, of wind and spirit, of the 'I am'-- that enhanc...

Unlock the Hidden Depths of John's Gospel. John's Gospel offers readers a new language - of being born anew, of living water, of wind and spirit, of the 'I am'-- that enhances how we understand the divine, how we experience the world, and how we participate in the mystery of faith. With her characteristic wit and charm, Amy-Jill Levine introduces readers to the world of the Gospel of John by unpacking the stories in their original context, alo...

The Journey to Christmas begins in Rome. This leader guide includes four small group sessions complete with prayers, summaries, and discussion questions to inspire active group engagement. The leader guide will support group leaders of all experience levels in creating strong learning communities. On the Way to Bethlehem follows the long journey to Christmas. The story begins in Rome with a decree issued from the seat of worldly power for a ce...

Location matters. This Leader Guide contains discussion questions and session plans for a six-week study of Everywhere Is Jerusalem, by James C. Howell. It includes opening and closing prayers, optional activities, and session goals for each week and is designed to be used with the book and DVD. Christianity isn't a batch of spiritual thoughts or metaphysical truths. It's a journey of real people with their feet on the ground in real places. I...

Your first Christmas letters of the season. You may or may not know the story of your birth. If you do, there is something special about hearing your origin story again and remembering how it all began for you. That's why we observe Advent: to celebrate how it all began for us. In The Christmas Letters, Magrey deVega invites you to hear about the miracle of Christ's birth from those who first told the story. The letters in the New Testament co...

The CEB Student Bible is a Bible by and for young people that invites them into deeper forms of both personal holiness and social holiness, helps them make connections between the world of the Bible and their own world, offers resources for engaging the text in personal and group study, and embodies a commitment to taking young people seriously as Christian leaders now, not just in the future. It is a resource that helps young disciples of Jes...

Calm' is a guidebook written for United Methodist churches and church leaders to help them proactively make decisions and deal with conflict. Working through the book's four modules, leaders and churches find the path forward becomes clear, whether a church is faced with a micro-level decision (should we introduce a new worship service?), or a macro one (where does our congregation fall in the denominational split?). -This book presents the sk...

A guide for new and longtime United Methodists. This book thorougly and methodically walks the reader through the distinctives of the Wesleyan way--the theology, practices, habits, and attitudes that characterize Methodist people. It is a book of both instruction and celebration, offering the equivalent of a course on Wesleyan living and a beautiful reminder of the ways that life is most gracious and lovely. Features: --Clear framework with sm...