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The Anger Workbook: A 13-step interactive plan to help you,
Most people stereotype anger by assuring that it always results in shouting slamming fists, or throwing things. However, anger is not that one-dimensional. We all deal with anger in our lives – whether it be in a subtle or violent manner.  13-lesson, 237 page Book.

Author:  Les Carter & Frank Minirth

Publisher:   Thomas Nelson Publishers

Year:  1993
code #   DA 407

Library:   Main.

Can Our Church Live?
Redeveloping congregations in decline from despair to hope. In association with the Alban Institute.   Book.

Author:  Alice Mann

Publisher:   Alban Institute

Year:  1999
code #   RB 322

Library:   Main.

Effective Church Leadership: Building on the Twelve Keys
This is a very readable book which offers a step-by-step how-to-approach to excellence in the local church. A valuable contribution to the task of congregational long-range planning.   Book.

Author:  Kenneth Callahan

Year:  1997
code #   RB 368

Library:   Main.

The Five Stones
This is a quarterly newsletter focusing on many dynamics of small church ministry. We have issues from the past two years.  Quarterly Newsletter Magazine.

Author:  Anthony Pappas (Editor)
code #   RB 316

Library:   Main.

How to Build a Magnetic Church
This provides 9 secrets for a magnetic church that is lucid, creative, and powerful account of how to build a congregation that attracts people. This is part of the Creative Leadership Series edited by Lyle Shaller.   Book.

Author:  Herb Miller,

Publisher:  

Year:  1987
code #   RB 364

Library:   Main.

Keeping Your Cool: Stress Out
This is a seven-session course to understand the causes of many of the stress factors at work within the society and with the help of biblical principles learn to deal with them.   Book.

Publisher:   Serendipity House

Year:  1998
code #   RB 362

Library:   Main.

The Making of a Leader: A Guidebook for Present and Future Leaders,
With words like servant, steward and shepherd in mind Hian takes us on a practical journey designed for small group leaders, Sunday-school teachers, committee coordinators and any Christian who sever and influences others.  192 page Book.

Author:  George Verwer,

Publisher:   Inter Varsity Press

Year:  1987
code #   EA 414

Library:   Main.

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Natural Church Development
A guide to Eight Essential Qualities of Healthy Churches. This was very helpful in developing the qualities for Strategy even through it is designed for larger type churches.   Discussion Guide

Author:  Christian A. Schwarz
code #   DA 318

Library:   Main.

One Kid at a Time: How to Start and Grow a Mentoring relationship; Mentor Handbook
This resource includes 50 things you and your kid can do together and 50 question to ask when things get boring. Creative “talk starters” you can use to discus vital topics like family, prayer, choosing a career, salvation, sex and dating, Jesus Christ, drugs, anger and violence, the Bible racism and the church with your teenager.  92 page Book.

Author:  Miles McPherson, & Wayne Rice

Publisher:   Youth Specialties

Year:  1995
code #   DA 413

Library:   Main.

 
The Once and Future Church
This book focuses on the need for the churches to be effective in the post-Christian era. This comes with a study guide. In association with the Alban Institute.  Book and Study Guide.

Author:  Loren B. Mead

Publisher:   Alban Institute

Year:  1991
code #   RB 319

Library:   Main.

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Purpose Driven Youth Ministry: 9 Essential Foundations for Healthy Growth
This book will help you develop a ministry that equips students rather than a ministry that co-ordinates events. The goal is to coach the reader through planning that will build a healthy youth ministry that isn’t dependent on one great youth leader and won’t be destroyed when the youth worker leaves. It’s not a book on how to grow your youth ministry with six easy steps; it’s about identifying establishing, and building health into your church’s youth ministry.  395 page Book.

Author:  Doug Fields

Publisher:   Zondervan

Year:  1998
code #   SY 915

Library:   Synod Consultant for Youth

Successful Youth Mentoring: A Step-by-step Guide
These 24 sessions help adults connect with teenagers build mentoring relationships and see teenagers grow in leadership over the course of a single year. Session include active and interactive experiences, background information about biblical leadership, discussion starters and practical suggestions for forming mentoring relationships.  122 page Text.

Author:  Various contributing authors

Publisher:   Group Books

Year:  1998
code #   EA 415

Library:   Main.

Teaming Up: Shared Leadership in Youth Ministry
This resources combines theory and rationale stated as well as interpreted into action. It provides how-tos that enlists effective leaders both youth and adult to develop a variety of events.  215 page Book.

Author:  Ginny Ward Holderness &  Robert S. Hay

Publisher:   Westminster John Knox Press

Year:  1997
code #   EA 416

Library:   Main.

Transforming Congregations for the Future
The emphasis of this book is that of moving into the future with confidence that God will be there as in the past. In association with the Alban Institute.  Book and Study Guide.

Author:  Loren B. Mead

Publisher:   Alban Institute

Year:  1994
code #   RB 320

Library:   Main.

Twelve Keys to and Effective Congregation
Develops the qualities that make any size congregation effective.  Book.

Author:  Kenneth Callahan

Publisher:  

Year:  1997
code #   RB 313

Library:   Main.

Volunteer Youth Workers: Recruiting Developing Leaders for Youth Ministry
It cases the often frustrating task of recruiting and training volunteers. It’s full of helpful information to get and keep the people you need. This volume is packed with hands-on, practical advise. All Churches can benefit from this resource.  73 page Book.

Author:  J. David Stone &  Rose Mary Miller

Publisher:   Group Books

Year:  1985
code #   EA 417

Library:   Main.

 

 

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