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Introducing the newest We Believe curriculum from Presbyterian Church (USA). "Awesome Adventures: God's People on the Move". Packed with kid-friendly lessons, take-home comics, and activities, this broadly graded summer curriculum encourages children to explore Old and New Testament stories of God's people on the move. Anna and Jake will lead your group of adventurers as they hit the road with Abram and Sarai, journey on the path out of Egypt, travel with the disciples as they encounter the risen Christ, and more!
The Teacher's book is all inclusive and contains 13 easy-to-use lesson plans, reproducible resource sheets and "For the Home" pages as well as photocopiable comic adventures that enable kids to make a comic book of their very own! $44.95.
New Stewardship Resources
Hearing a young attorney speak of the faith-based reasons for which he had just made a substantial monetary gift to a community youth center, Clif Christopher asked the speaker if he would consider making a similar contribution to the congregation of which he was an active member. "Lord, no, they wouldn't know what to do with it" was the answer.
That, in a nutshell, describes the problem churches are facing in their stewardship efforts, says Christopher. Unlike leading nonprofit agencies and institutions, we too often fail to convince potential givers that their gifts will have impact and significance. In this book, Christopher lays out the main reasons for this failure to capture the imagination of potential givers, including our frequent failure simply to ask.
Written with the needs of pastors and stewardship teams in mind, Not your Parents' Offering Plate provides immediate, practical guidance to all who seek to help God's people be better stewards of their resources.
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The goal of this book, says author Charles Lane, is to perform a dramatic rescue of stewardship, freeing it from any connection whatsoever to "paying the bills." When the bible talks about stewardship it almost always talks about the intimate connection between how a person handles financial matters and that person's relationship with God.
Stewardship is an intensely spiritual matter that lies close to a disciple's relationship with Jesus. The book is designed especially for use in congregational planning and study. Congregational stewardship leaders will come back to three foundational verbs - ask, thank, tell - over and over as they help individuals experience the joy of giving generously. The author makes the convincing case that there is little in life today that can help a disciple grow in relationship with Jesus more than a solid intentional biblical stewardship.
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