New Resources Arriving Weekly

New titles arrive weekly in the Resource Center... have you stopped by lately?  Whether you're looking for a book of devotions to enhance your quiet time with God, youth group service project ideas, quick and easy reproducible lessons for preschoolers, or the new Presbyterian curriculum for adults, "Being Reformed," the Resource Center has something for you!

Here are two new resources that would be great for small groups or small group leaders:

 

     As the author says in his Introduction, "This book is not about sacrifice and service as we have so often been taught. On the contrary, this book is about the joy of giving back that which was built and created in us to be given back from the beginning. Not only does that make us useful; it also makes us valuable because it is how we are wired up. It is just that in the process of trying to accomplish so many other things in this world, things that the word has defined as important or necessary, we forget about the "one other thing" that was supposed to give us the most joy, the most presence, and the most purpose."

     No matter what we have done or have left undone in this world, our purpose and potential still rest in that "something" that God has so beautifully crafted inside of us. This book is about finding that "something" in your life and about facing the challenges and obstacles when the need - and frankly, the expectation - to accomplish everything comes along. Not only will you realize that feeling you have to do everything is not how God intended for his grace to unfold in your life, but hopefully you will discover also how such a philosophy works against the biblical model for how the entire church is supposed to work in the first place.

      The real need for our world is not that we do every part; it's that we just do our part. And working together to do that something God calls us to do - all of us working together - we will transform the world."
      This book includes a Discussion and Reflection Guide with Daily Challenges for the participant.

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     This book is designed to train and coach the small group leader to help her/his group move beyond its borders and into the lives of those around everyone so that the small group can make a difference. It is filled with creative and practical suggestions (for example, 21 spiritual disciplines are discussed) for becoming intentionally involved with the community and bringing Jesus's message and healing to a hurting world.
      Appendix A is a thirteen-step process to help a group experiment and learn how to be missional along the way. It is a way for the group to reflect on and discuss what they heard God saying about the call of the group. This process depends upon the group listening to the Spirit of God and to the Scriptures. It is not a process of simply going out and doing something. It takes 12 - 15 weeks to go through this process. Appendix B is a bibliography of key resources for missional small groups.
      "This is a must-read for anyone interested in living out small group life within the church for the sake of the world", said Craig Van Gelder, professor congregational mission, Luther Seminary. Rick Howerton commented, "Wow! This one volume is the new guide for understanding missional community, being a missional community, and creating missional communities."
      This book is the follow-up to "Introducing the Missional Church: What It Is, Why It Matters, How to Become One" written by M. Scott Boren and Alan J. Roxburgh. It is located in the Resource Center at BK C02 302.

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Check out the Resource Center online catalog for lots of new (or favorite classic) titles today!