Publisher: Presbyterian Church U.S.A
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Discerning Your Call And Your Gifts For Ministry
From the Foreward: In the past two decades since the Preparation for Ministry process was formalized in the Book of Order, there have been significant changes in society and in the church. We now have more women in seminary than men. More than two thirds of our inquirers and candidates are second or third career
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Understanding Effective Salary
Effective Salary is an important part of the Benefits Plan for employing organizations who pay dues and members who receive benefits. This booklet describes the various types of compensation or reimbursements most frequently paid by churches and other employing organizations and identifies those types that must be included in Effective Salary for Benefits Plan purposes.
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Growing Healthy Churches
From the Introduction: Growing Healthy Churches is the fifth volume in a continuing series produced by the Board of Pensions. Like its predecessor volumes, this resource is dedicated to supporting healthy ministers and ministry across the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) […] […]  This fifth volume focuses on how the church might “grow.†It is well known that since the
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Here is the Church, Here is the Tall Steeple, Look Inside and …?
Explores the challenges of declining membership and generational gaps.
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Presbyterian Leadership
From the Introduction: […] Out of our experience we want to share some deeply held convictions about the gifts that our Presbyterian tradition has to offer to the renewal of leadership in our church. We believe that we need a leadership revolution at every level in our church, and that the resources for that renewal, while they can well
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A Season of Discernment
Theological task force on final report of the Peace, Unity, and Purity of the Church.
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Call to Worship: The Sacramental Word
Volume 40, Issue #4. Features/Authors of articles are listed, Columns are not. Introduction Long, Kimberly Bracken  v Shouting the Whisper Willson, Patrick J. 1 Preaching as the Presence of Christ Janowiak, Paul A. 8 Leading from Font, Table, and Pulpit Wasserman, Marney A. 15 Praying the Great Thanksgiving Byars, Ronald P. 25 The Long and
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Call to Worship: Year A
Volume 31, Issue #1. Features/Authors are listed, columns are not. Introduction Long, Kimberly Bracken v The Shaping of the Liturgy Trinidad, Tom 1 Reading Theology with a Preacher’s Eye Fleming, Matthew 6 On Art and Worship Miller, Patricia Lynn 13 On Media and Worship Goode, Edward 16 God’s Ever-Changing Song Dobbins, R. Craig 23 Table
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Call to Worship: Christian Marriage
Volume 41, Issue #3. Features/Authors are listed, Columns are not. Introduction Long, Kimberly Bracken v A Pastor’s Reflection on the Marriage Rite Copeland, Brant S. 1 Front and Center Miller, J. Scott 10 Marriage: A New Way of Life Moore-Keish, Martha 18 Who’s to Do the “I Do’s?” Gamble, Eugenia A. 25 How Can We Not
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Basic Mission Support Manual
A manual designed to assist committees as they plan for Presbytery-Session Basic Mission Support consultations. Includes an overview of the purposes for consultations, concrete help for the actual consultation, suggestions for follow-up & evaluation, a glossary, & resource section.
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Extended Serving of the Communion of the Church
The 211th General Assembly (1999) confirmed the addition to the Book of Order of a section providing for the Extended Serving of the Church’s Communion to members isolated from congregational worship.
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Being a Welcoming Congregation
Designed to help congregations practice hospitality and become truly welcoming congregations. It has training models for “Making People Feel Welcome”, “Greeters in a Welcoming, Hospitable Congregation”, “Ushers in a Welcoming, Hospitable Congregation”, as well as ways to identify areas that need improvement.