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All Our Griefs to Bear
Responding with Resilience after Collective Trauma
$17.99 / CAD $23.93
ISBN: 9781513809755
Pub Date: 11/15/2022
Where do our churches go from here?
Church and Christian community look a lot different than they did before the horrors of the coronavirus pandemic, racial trauma, and economic uncertainty revealed difficult truths about the wounds we carry. The damage caused by trauma is deep and affects every part of our lives together. At the same time, the pandemic has upended or called into question many of our traditional ministry models. For those tasked with leading congregations through this disorienting new territory, the challenges are great indeed.
Yet God’s people are amazingly resilient. In All Our Griefs to Bear, author Joni S. Sancken builds on her own trauma-aware background and engages leading sociologists and mental health professionals to name some of the largest issues that congregations now face and will face as we process the cascading trauma of our time. Chapters focus on practices such...
Expecting Emmanuel
Eight Women Who Prepared the Way
$14.99 / CAD $19.94
ISBN: 9781513810553
Pub Date: 09/06/2022
Journey through Advent and Christmas with the women of Jesus’ family line.
Christmas is about so much more than twinkle lights, sugar cookies, and perfect family photos. It’s about the world-changing, transforming, and sometimes messy reality of “God with us.” As we dive deep into the biblical accounts of Jesus’ female ancestors and reflect on God’s presence in their complicated lives, we can begin to release our expectations of a “perfect Christmas” and instead seek the experience of a holy season.
Through invitational spiritual practices and reflections, this daily devotional centers the stories of five women in Jesus’ genealogy—Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, Bathsheba, and Mary—plus three additional female figures connected to Jesus’ early life in the days leading up to Epiphany. You will also find resources for exploring the lives of these women in worship, small group, and retreat settings. This Advent and Christmas season, step into the true...
Joel, Obadiah, Micah
$34.99 / CAD $46.54
ISBN: 9781513801445
Pub Date: 08/30/2022
Although each is quite different, the books of Joel, Obadiah, and Micah are all survival literature. All three address the community that survived the crushing Babylonian destruction of Judah in 586 BCE. And all three seek to help this community cope by giving voice to its disorientation, trauma, anxiety, and rage. Each book insists that God will wrestle a positive future out of catastrophe, granting both physical and spiritual renewal. No matter how dire the circumstances, Israel can trust in the gracious God who will never abandon the faith community.
In this thirty-fifth volume in the Believers Church Bible Commentary series, Old Testament scholar Daniel Epp-Tiessen explores the diverse, yet related content of these three prophetic books, always paying attention to how they might speak words of grace and healing into the disorientation, exile, and challenges of our own time. He also confronts the theologically problematic features of these books, especially...
Grace Can Lead Us Home
A Christian Call to End Homelessness
$18.99 / CAD $25.26
ISBN: 9781513810515
Pub Date: 08/09/2022
On any given night, more than half a million Americans and Canadians find themselves sleeping on the streets, in shelters, cars, and other places not meant for human habitation. Yet as this crisis continues to grow, it remains one of the least talked about—especially in churches. Even where compassion and empathy exist, the complexities around homelessness can make us feel stuck, overwhelmed, or numb to the existence of unhoused people in our cities and neighborhoods.
Reporting back from his work in homeless services, minister and advocate Kevin Nye introduces readers to the Christ he’s met in tents, shelters, and drop-in centers. He demystifies homelessness by journeying into complex issues like affordable housing, mental illness, addiction, and more, while reimagining our theological approach to these matters and educating us on how they intersect with homelessness.
This thorough and intimate book shows us that from the margins, Jesus has something to teach us all...
The Legacy of Melchior Rinck
Anabaptist Pioneer in Hesse
$39.99 / CAD $53.19
ISBN: 9781513809809
Pub Date: 08/02/2022
Reformer. Revolutionary. Anabaptist.After witnessing the failure of the peasants’ movement in sixteenth-century Germany, Melchior Rinck was motivated by a passion to see both...
In Plain View
The Daily Lives of Amish Women
$20.99 / CAD $27.92
ISBN: 9781513809816
Pub Date: 08/02/2022
A fresh view into a life that is anything but simple.
What does the life of an Amish woman really look like? Over the course of a decade, author Judy Stavisky, a curious outsider, spent hundreds of hours getting to know the women of Pennsylvania’s Lancaster County Amish community to find out the answer to this question. She joined mothers and grandmothers, unmarried women and teens, on their shopping excursions for household items, fabric, and groceries. They drove miles between undulating fields and shared hundreds of hours of conversation on everyday topics—laughing together about sneaking healthier entrees into their family’s evening meals, sharing concerns about their children, and trading family remedies for persistent coughs. As relationships evolved into enduring friendships, she grew to understand firsthand how Amish women bind their families and communities together.
In Plain View draws the reader inside a community governed by faith and separated by time, taking a closer look at the roles...
PreK / Kindergarten Teaching Kit (Digital)
Fall 2022
$58.99 / CAD $77.99
ISBN: 9781513810720
Pub Date: 07/15/2022
The PreK–Kindergarten Teaching Kit provides a full quarter of flexible session plans to help children ages 3–6 experience the Bible story. Sessions follow a five-part sequence: Prepare,...
Elementary Teaching Kit (Digital)
Fall 2022
$116.99 / CAD $154.99
ISBN: 9781513810812
Pub Date: 07/15/2022
The Digital Elementary Teaching Kit provides a full quarter of flexible session plans to help children in grades 1–5 experience the Bible story. Sessions follow a five-part sequence: Prepare,...
Junior Youth Teaching Kit (Digital)
Fall 2022
$82.99 / CAD $109.99
ISBN: 9781513810874
Pub Date: 07/15/2022
The Digital Junior Youth Teaching Kit provides a full quarter of flexible session plans to help youth in grades 6–8 experience the Bible story. Sessions follow a five-part sequence:...
PreK / Kindergarten Booklet
Fall 2022
$12.99 / CAD $17.28
ISBN: 9781513810683
Pub Date: 07/15/2022
The PreK–Kindergarten Booklet provides a full quarter of colorful, child-friendly activities for children ages 3–6. The Family Fun page connects church and home. Each session has one...

All Our Griefs to Bear
Responding with Resilience after Collective Trauma
$17.99 / CAD $23.93
ISBN: 9781513809755
Pub Date: 11/15/2022
Church and Christian community look a lot different than they did before the horrors of the coronavirus pandemic, racial trauma, and economic uncertainty revealed difficult truths about the wounds we carry. The damage caused by trauma is deep and affects every part of our lives together. At the same time, the pandemic has upended or called into question many of our traditional ministry models. For those tasked with leading congregations through this disorienting new territory, the challenges are great indeed.
Yet God’s people are amazingly resilient. In All Our Griefs to Bear, author Joni S. Sancken builds on her own trauma-aware background and engages leading sociologists and mental health professionals to name some of the largest issues that congregations now face and will face as we process the cascading trauma of our time. Chapters focus on practices such...
Expecting Emmanuel
Eight Women Who Prepared the Way
$14.99 / CAD $19.94
ISBN: 9781513810553
Pub Date: 09/06/2022
Christmas is about so much more than twinkle lights, sugar cookies, and perfect family photos. It’s about the world-changing, transforming, and sometimes messy reality of “God with us.” As we dive deep into the biblical accounts of Jesus’ female ancestors and reflect on God’s presence in their complicated lives, we can begin to release our expectations of a “perfect Christmas” and instead seek the experience of a holy season.
Through invitational spiritual practices and reflections, this daily devotional centers the stories of five women in Jesus’ genealogy—Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, Bathsheba, and Mary—plus three additional female figures connected to Jesus’ early life in the days leading up to Epiphany. You will also find resources for exploring the lives of these women in worship, small group, and retreat settings. This Advent and Christmas season, step into the true...
Joel, Obadiah, Micah
$34.99 / CAD $46.54
ISBN: 9781513801445
Pub Date: 08/30/2022
Although each is quite different, the books of Joel, Obadiah, and Micah are all survival literature. All three address the community that survived the crushing Babylonian destruction of Judah in 586 BCE. And all three seek to help this community cope by giving voice to its disorientation, trauma, anxiety, and rage. Each book insists that God will wrestle a positive future out of catastrophe, granting both physical and spiritual renewal. No matter how dire the circumstances, Israel can trust in the gracious God who will never abandon the faith community.
In this thirty-fifth volume in the Believers Church Bible Commentary series, Old Testament scholar Daniel Epp-Tiessen explores the diverse, yet related content of these three prophetic books, always paying attention to how they might speak words of grace and healing into the disorientation, exile, and challenges of our own time. He also confronts the theologically problematic features of these books, especially...
Grace Can Lead Us Home
A Christian Call to End Homelessness
$18.99 / CAD $25.26
ISBN: 9781513810515
Pub Date: 08/09/2022
On any given night, more than half a million Americans and Canadians find themselves sleeping on the streets, in shelters, cars, and other places not meant for human habitation. Yet as this crisis continues to grow, it remains one of the least talked about—especially in churches. Even where compassion and empathy exist, the complexities around homelessness can make us feel stuck, overwhelmed, or numb to the existence of unhoused people in our cities and neighborhoods.
Reporting back from his work in homeless services, minister and advocate Kevin Nye introduces readers to the Christ he’s met in tents, shelters, and drop-in centers. He demystifies homelessness by journeying into complex issues like affordable housing, mental illness, addiction, and more, while reimagining our theological approach to these matters and educating us on how they intersect with homelessness.
This thorough and intimate book shows us that from the margins, Jesus has something to teach us all...
The Legacy of Melchior Rinck
Anabaptist Pioneer in Hesse
$39.99 / CAD $53.19
ISBN: 9781513809809
Pub Date: 08/02/2022
In Plain View
The Daily Lives of Amish Women
$20.99 / CAD $27.92
ISBN: 9781513809816
Pub Date: 08/02/2022
A fresh view into a life that is anything but simple.
What does the life of an Amish woman really look like? Over the course of a decade, author Judy Stavisky, a curious outsider, spent hundreds of hours getting to know the women of Pennsylvania’s Lancaster County Amish community to find out the answer to this question. She joined mothers and grandmothers, unmarried women and teens, on their shopping excursions for household items, fabric, and groceries. They drove miles between undulating fields and shared hundreds of hours of conversation on everyday topics—laughing together about sneaking healthier entrees into their family’s evening meals, sharing concerns about their children, and trading family remedies for persistent coughs. As relationships evolved into enduring friendships, she grew to understand firsthand how Amish women bind their families and communities together.
In Plain View draws the reader inside a community governed by faith and separated by time, taking a closer look at the roles...
PreK / Kindergarten Teaching Kit (Digital)
Fall 2022
$58.99 / CAD $77.99
ISBN: 9781513810720
Pub Date: 07/15/2022
Elementary Teaching Kit (Digital)
Fall 2022
$116.99 / CAD $154.99
ISBN: 9781513810812
Pub Date: 07/15/2022
Junior Youth Teaching Kit (Digital)
Fall 2022
$82.99 / CAD $109.99
ISBN: 9781513810874
Pub Date: 07/15/2022
PreK / Kindergarten Booklet
Fall 2022
$12.99 / CAD $17.28
ISBN: 9781513810683
Pub Date: 07/15/2022