A Flight Plan For Being An Effective And Faithful Pastor
Jerry L. Schmalenberger
This book is for all pastors. It will help new pastors get a good start in their ministry. It will provide new ideas and vision for any pastor's ministry.

Plane Thoughts On Parish Ministry evolved over a period of several years. As the

Forty Tellable Tales For Cycle B
John E. Sumwalt
All these stories will touch the heart; some will evoke laughter and tears.

Here is a collection of 40 stories, each simple and to the point. They are based on lectionary cycle B. The stories examine basic theological and moral questions.

Reflections On The Lord's Prayer
Robert G. Tuttle
I am a child of God. You are a child of God. That’s what ”Our Father” means. No one is an orphan. We have a Father: He is powerful; He is eternal; He is loving; He is close by; He knows our thoughts; He knows our needs; He can handle any situation

The Journal Of ELCA Global Mission Volunteer
Jerry L. Schmalenberger
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to travel throughout the world, sharing the gospel and learning about different cultures? Jerry Schmalenberger's diary gives you a vicarious opportunity to find out, as it documents some of his remarkable

Prayers For The Age of Technology
Haskell Miller
Only Dr. Haskell Miller could pray so audaciously for the world ... These unique prayers bring immediate reality to our devotions and deal forcefully with issues at hand.
Dr. Morris Pepper, Former Moderator Cumberland Presbyterian Church <

Sermons For Lent & Easter Based on Gospel Texts, Cycle C
Lee Griess
”Pastor Griess’ sermons are the kind that make you keep coming back Sunday after Sunday .” Lee Griess knows how to keep his congregation listening. He draws his listeners (and readers) in with fascinating, contemporary illustrations, and then hits ho...

Two Plays For Lent Or Good Friday
Henry Scholberg
”The Face Of Jesus” is a fresh and imaginative approach to understanding the limitless bounty of the love of Jesus. The scope of the play crosses boundaries of time and cultures to teach the universal need for that love.
Irene Parsons, his

Verse by Verse Through the Sermon on the Mount
Stephen M. Crotts
Are you tired of going with the flow of the rest of the world? Do you want to stand out from the crowd and be counter-cultural, perhaps even revolutionary? While this may seem to be a tall order to many of us, the blueprints for personal and cultural change have been with us for centuries in the words of Jesus' Sermon on the Mount.

Sermons For Advent, Christmas & Epiphany Based on First Lesson Texts, Cycle C
Tony S. Everett
Dr. Tony S. Everett provides us with a series of life-related sermons on the Old Testament lessons ... the sermons are biblically and theologically responsible, not sacrificing the message for relevance ... If I were in the pew I would be drawn to

Applications For Contemporary Life, Cycle A
Richard E. Gribble
Narrative or story preaching has called attention to Jesus' parables, since many of those parables are stories. Is there a preacher, especially one who uses the lectionary, who does not preach on a parable from time to time? This book conducts an exe