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Academic Resource Congregational Resource Congregations, Neighborhoods, Places Publisher: Calvin College Press, 2018 This book offers a brief overview to stimulate congregational thinking about community engagement that includes insights regarding social science and local context. Congregational Resource Worship Across the Racial Divide Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2012 Many scholars and church leaders believe that music and worship style are essential in stimulating diversity in congregations. Gerardo Marti draws on interviews with more than 170 congregational leaders and parishioners, as well as his experiences participating in worship services in a wide variety of Protestant, multiracial Southern Californian churches, to present this insightful study of the role of music in creating congregational diversity. Congregational Resource Leading through the Water Publisher: Alban Institute/Rowman & Littlefield, 2011 In Leading through the Water, Paul Galbreath demonstrates one way of linking baptismal practice to daily life as congregations provide an alternative witness to the cultural voices around us. At the same time, it expands the vision of baptism from a single occasion to a distinctive way of life within a community of faith and a primary metaphor for Christian discipleship. Congregational Resource Preaching and Stewardship Publisher: Alban Institute/Rowman & Littlefield, 2011 In Preaching and Stewardship, Craig Satterlee offers a nuts-and-bolts handbook on preaching stewardship, raising issues preachers need to consider when preparing stewardship sermons and offering advice on how to address them. Congregational Resource Living Worship Publisher: Baker Publishing, 2011 This DVD is a rich multimedia resource collection for students and leaders. Academic Resource Encounters with the Holy: A Conversational Model for Worship Planning Publisher: Alban Institute/Rowman & Littlefield, 2010 This book offers a conversational model of worship planning that was developed to train practitioners to be more reflective in their planning of worship experiences. Congregational Resource We Have Seen His Glory: A Vision of Kingdom Worship Publisher: Eerdmans, 2010 A book contending that Christian worship cannot be a matter of merely continuing ancient practices; instead, we must be preparing for worship in the Kingdom of God when it comes on earth. Academic Resource When God Speaks Through Worship Publisher: Alban Institute/Rowman & Littlefield, 2009 A collection of stories of congregational worship in which God's ongoing presence, speech, and activity are apparent. This book will make you think about how your church worships, why, and what impact it is having on the people within your congregation and the community around it. Congregational Resource Worship Words Publisher: Baker Publishing, 2008 This book seeks to help students, pastors, and worship leaders come to a renewed appreciation and understanding of words in worship and to inspire them to use words more intentionally--to the greater glory of God and the greater blessing of God's people. Congregational Resource Leading From the Table Publisher: Alban Institute/Rowman & Littlefield, 2008 Developing leadership skills that connect the congregations eucharistic practice to the life and work of the church is essential to moving toward unity throughout the church. This book is not a how-to manual on presiding techniques but a series of reflections about the way the prayer at the communion table provides a pattern for our lives. Congregational Resource When God Speaks Through You Publisher: Alban Institute/Rowman & Littlefield, 2008 Homiletics professor Craig Satterlee helps preachers and their congregations learn to listen to one another with grace. Congregational Resource Stilling the Storm Publisher: Alban Institute/Rowman & Littlefield, 2006 Smith explores the wide range of liturgical resources available for congregations in difficult situations and how those resources can best fit the specific situation they are experiencing. Congregational Resource Where 20 or 30 Are Gathered Publisher: Alban Institute/Rowman & Littlefield, 2006 Addressing the needs of small churches, Where 20 or 30 Are Gathered discusses the characteristics of family-size congregations, the ways they are organized, their joys and challenges, and their best worship practices. Congregational Resource When God Speaks Through Change Publisher: Alban Institute/Rowman & Littlefield, 2005 Anyone who has preached at a wedding and a funeral in the same week can attest to the power of the occasion to impact the preaching event. Craig Satterlee reflects on how to integrate such significant events into the preaching ministry of the church. Congregational Resource Designing Worship Together Publisher: Alban Institute/Rowman & Littlefield, 2005 Pastor Howard Vanderwell and musician Norma de Waal Malefyt lay out a thoughtful, field-tested process for planning, implementing, and evaluating life-enriching weekly worship. Prayers of the People Publisher: Faith Alive, 2004 This book is an essential guide for anyone invited to lead congregational prayer in a worship service. Whether you're a new or regular prayer leader, you'll find everything you need in this collection of well-crafted worship resources. Congregational Resource