Worship material produced by Christian Aid together with completely new material, is collected here to offer a resource for creating services that will inform, challenge and inspire change. Part One offers complete service outlines for the Church year, including some on contemporary issues that have come to be associated with particular seasons of the church's year. Part Two provides a selection of prayers, confessions, intercessions and affirmations of faith for churches to incorporate into their own themed services. Part Three consists of stories from Christian Aid partners around the world together with sermon outlines and reflections. A final section outlines simple and practical ideas for fund raising and taking action.
Perhaps the most inclusive, sweeping, and insightful history ever written about the North American Mennonite saga. Both authors are eminent historians. Royden Loewen is Professor of History, with a chair in Mennonite Studies, at the University of Winnipeg. Steven M. Nolt is Professor of History at Goshen (IN) College. Both authors of this book bring to the task the insights of "social history." As such, they focus on people in many geographical environments rather than on institutional development and theological controversy. Readable, understandable, and incisive. Appeals to all ages and all groups.
A friendly and conversational inquiry from a skeptic about basic Christian belief. Designed to promote constructive dialogue, Christians will find the book useful as a basis for developing their apologetics, while skeptics will welcome Harrisons probing rational analysis of religious claims.
The 'E' Book is bursting with fun activities, ideas, Bible readings and prayers to enable even the busiest families to celebrate the Christian faith together at home. The book can also be used on family outings and holidays and the activities require the minimal amount of preparation. The language used throughout the book is deliberately simple and direct, so that older children can read the suggestions and lead some of the activities. This fun-packed book is ideal to help families discover some of the real 'Essentials' of the Christian life. Events, people, organizations and festivals of the Christian year featured in the book include: Christmas, Candlemas, Pancake Day, Mothering Sunday, Holy Week, Christian Aid, Pentecost, St Aidan, St Francis and Fireworks.