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Releasing the Power of the Smaller Church Releasing the Potential of the Smaller Church addresses the unique problems and opportunities faced by today’s smaller churches. Read true stories and relevant advice written by leaders of smaller churches or churches that recently were smaller. Leaders and volunteers in smaller churches will discover practical principles and workable ideas for more than a dozen areas of ministry.   Author:    Edited By: Shawn McMullen Publisher:    Standard Publishing Publication Date:    July 2007 Unleashing the Potential of the Smaller Church The majority of adults in America belong to churches that draw fewer than 90 adults to worship each week. What do we know about what's working in this ministry setting? Where are the leadership and strategy resources for these churches? Unleashing the Potential of the Smaller Church draws from the experience of ministers in smaller congregations from coast to coast, offering leaders and volunteers the motivation and resources needed for vision casting and strategic planning. Please download this PDF to read a sample chapter.     Author:    Edited By: Shawn McMullen Publisher:    Standard Publishing Publication Date:    April 2006 Living a Life on Loan As a Christian, your life is no longer about you. It is allowing God to write his story through you and your story. Our LIFE consists of our story about… Loves - who and what we love Intersections - connecting with someone else's story Fortune - resources to help others write new endings to their story Eternity - making a difference beyond life here on earth Explore a life where serving others provides an opportunity for your story to intersect theirs - and for lives to be forever changed! Explore a life of finding grace at the intersections. Please visit www.lifeonloan.com for more information and to read a sample chapter.  Author:    Rick Rusaw and Eric Swanson Publisher:    Standard Publishing Publication Date:    September 2006 Trading Places Trading Places examines what it takes to make changes that will last and challenges readers to understand that real-life transformation isn't about external circumstances, but what you allow God to do on the inside. Please download this PDF to read a sample chapter. 224 pages.  Author:  Steve Wyatt Publisher:  Standard Publishing Publication Date:  January 2006 Second Guessing God Each year, author Brian Jones invites his congregation to submit questions for a sermon series he calls, "Questions I Want to Ask God." One question is always asked more than any other: "Why does God allow bad things to happen?" This book is Jones's response to that question. Like a good friend, Brian comes alongside those seeking help in the trials of life to help them find meaning and strength. 224 pages. Please download this PDF to read a sample chapter.  Author: Brian Jones Publisher: Standard Publishing Publication Date: March 2006 Christian Minister's Manual w/ CD All new, updated version of this classic handbook from Standard Publishing. Provides a minister with how-to's on common ceremonies including weddings, funerals, dedications, ordinations, and celebrations. New sections include guidance on evangelism, conducting stewardship campaigns, and finding Web resources for worship services. Draws on the wisdom of seasoned ministers to deal with today's challenging situations. This also includes a CD-ROM version of the entire manual to allow a minister to adapt and customize for actual service planning.  Author: Edited By: Dr. Guthrie Veech Publisher: Standard Publishing Publication Date: August 2006 Together Again: Restoring Unity in Christ after a Century of Separation Students of American church history as well as members of churches in the Restoration Movement will find much to appreciate in Together Again.  Calling for a "family reunion", this history-making book is the first book about unity between he independent Christian churches and the Churches of Christ that is co-authored by ministers from the two sister fellowships.  Author:    Rick Atchley and Bob Russell Publisher:    Standard Publishing and Leafwood Publishers Publication Date:    April 2006