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COMINGSEPTEMBER 2014

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Experience a Modern-Day Revival

New Advent Resources for 2014!Not a Silent Night Mary Looks Back to Bethlehemby Adam Hamilton(Small Group / 5 sessions) • Book• Leader Guide• DVD

Under Wraps The Gift We Never Expectedby Jessica LaGrone, Andy Nixon, Rob Renfroe, Ed Robb(Small Group / 4 sessions) • Study Book• Leader Guide• Devotional• DVD• Flash Drive• Children’s Leader Guide• Youth Study

Discipleship Resources

Title A Disciple’s Path: Deepening Your Relationship with Christ and the Church

The Wesleyan Way:A Faith That Matters

Journey 101 Listen:Praying in a Noisy World

Dare to Dream:Creating a God-Sized Mission Statement for Your Life

Serving from the Heart: Finding Your Gifts and Talents for Service

The Trouble with the Truth:Balancing Truth and Grace

6 Things We Should Know About God; 6 Ways We Encounter God; 6 Decisions That Will Change Your Life

Table Talk: Bible Stories You Should KnowVolume 1—Old Testament Volume 2—New Testament

Author(s) James A. Harnish Justin LaRosa

Scott J. Jones Carol Cartmill Jeff Kirby Michelle Kirby

Rueben P. Job Mike Slaughter Carol CartmillYvonne Gentile

Rob Renfroe Tom Berlin Carl Frazier

Type of Study Small Group Small Group Small Group / Churchwide Small Group Churchwide Small Group Small Group / Individuals Small Group Churchwide

Theme Church Membership / Discipleship Wesleyan Christianity & Discipleship Spiritual Growth Spiritual Growth/ Prayer Life Life Mission Statement for Christians Leadership Spiritual Growth Spiritual Growth Bible Study / Spiritual Growth

Publication Date February 2012 September 2013 July 2013 January 2014 December 2013 May 2011 August 2014 May 2014 March 2013

Description The study combines a Wesleyan understanding of our growth in God’s love and grace with the time-tested practices of spiritual discipline expressed in the membership vows to uphold the church with our prayers, presence, gifts, service, and witness. Participants will develop spiritual practices, discover their unique gifts, and become engaged in ministry that brings transformation in their own lives, the lives of others, and the world.

Presenting Christianity from a Wesleyan perspective, Jones invites participants into a deeper, more thoughtful, more active commitment to Christ. Participants focus on how, through discipleship with Jesus Christ, we become part of God’s work in transforming the world. Each week a different presenter shares their personal faith experience. Participants then read on their own from the student book and the Bible and then once a week the group comes together to explore what they’ve read and to view another video.

Journey 101: Knowing, Loving, Serving God is a three-part basic faith course that helps to answer essential questions as it guides participants on the journey of growing as a Christian. The goal? Becoming a deeply committed follower of Jesus Christ. The three studies are grounded in 15 core traits of a deeply committed Christian—traits that paint a picture of what it looks like to follow Jesus Christ with increasing passion and dedication. The three studies can be led at any time in any order.

Listen, by Rueben P. Job, is a 40-day prayer journey that guides individuals, groups, and congregations in learning how to listen for, understand, and follow God’s guidance and direction. Ideal for use during Lent or any time of year, this study invites participants to use the Listen prayer guide on their own throughout the week and then come together once a week to watch a video, discuss and share what they are learning, and practice prayer together. The prayer guide includes six specific prayer practices or habits, a daily prayer pattern for each week, daily Scriptures from the CEB, a weekly story or reflection, thought-provoking quotations, and journaling pages. Ideas for using Listen in a churchwide emphasis on prayer are also included.

Dare to Dream is a startling and inspiring new program by popular author and pastor Mike Slaughter that draws on the Bible and a lifetime of ministry to help us discern God’s dream for us and learn to live it out, prayerfully and enthusiastically. Participants will learn how to develop a life mission statement that helps them fully commit to a God-directed lifestyle.

In this updated edition of Serving from the Heart, church members will take a 6-session journey of self-discovery as they learn more about how the body of Christ is intended to function, and what that means to each person. This study (also workable in 7 Sunday school sessions) leads adults through assessing their spiritual gifts, talents and abilities, resources, individual style, dreams, and experiences…all adding up to an enhanced capacity to serve God and neighbor.

In an engaging and compelling style, Rob Renfroe reminds us that the Christian life requires commitment to both truth and grace. Readers will examine the essentials about truth and grace, understand the differences between a cultural worldview and a scriptural worldview, and discover how to be instruments of real influence and transformation in our time by following Jesus’ example. The author invites readers to hold onto the truth with all their might while at the same time reaching out an open hand to persons who disagree.

This set of three six-session small- group experiences covers three relevant and intriguing ideas: Six Decisions That Will Change Your Life; Six Things We Should Know about God; and Six Ways We Encounter God. The content is basic with a push toward personal insight and compelling discussion all leading back to the individual’s relationship with God. Each study is a stand-alone study that may be done at any time, with or without the other two studies in the series.

This series of six-session programs for the whole church family is designed to bring all ages together for dinner, fellowship, study, and engage with the Pastor or Small-Group Leader in conversation about key stories of the Bible.

Volume 1 presents the stories of Creation, The Fall, The Flood, Father Abraham, Ten Words, and The Great Commandment.

Volume 2 presents the stories of The Beatitudes, The Least of These, The Great Commission, The Last Supper, Crucifixion, and Resurrection.

Number of Sessions 6 Sessions 8 Sessions Three 6-session studies 6 Sessions 6 Sessions 6 Sessions 6 Sessions Three 6-session studies 6-session study

Components • Daily Workbook• Companion Reader for participants

and leaders• Leader’s Program Guide with CD-ROM• Wristbands• Bookmarks• Window Clings• Key Tags

• Student Book• Small-Group DVD• Small-Group Leader Guide

• Participant Books for each study• Leader Guides for each study• 3-DVD Set• Daily Readings• Preview Book• Church Program Kit

• Prayer Guide• Small-Group DVD• Small-Group Leader Guide

• Small-Group DVD for adults• Small-Group Leader Guide• Dare to Dream for Youth

(tailored to teens)• Small-Group DVD for Youth

(for teen groups)• Children’s Leader Guide

(for children’s ministry)• Dare to Dream Preview Book

• Participant Book• Small-Group DVD• Small-Group Leader Guide

• Book• Small-Group DVD• Small-Group Leader Guide

• Student Book• Small-Group DVD• Small-Group Leader Guide

• Pastor’s Program Kit• Devotional Book• Teen Talk Youth Leader Guide• Small Talk Children’s Leader Guide• Table Talk Toppers

Extras Perfect for new members and existing members who want a refresher.

Presenters include Adam Hamilton, Olu Brown, Felicia Hopkins, Jessica Moffat Seay, Jorge Acevedo, Rob Fuquay, and author Scott Jones. Mini-videos conclude each session with an interview or ministry story from the presenter’s home church.

The three studies can be led at any time in any order.

Depth of study determined by the individual’s weekly prayer practice/experience.

Great study for Christian New Year’s resolutions or any time of the year.

Revised and updated for leaders. Challenging, thought-provoking, and respectful.

Leads back to the individual’s relationship with God.

Gather around the Bible with your church family.

Discipleship Resources

Title A Disciple’s Path: Deepening Your Relationship with Christ and the Church

The Wesleyan Way:A Faith That Matters

Journey 101 Listen:Praying in a Noisy World

Dare to Dream:Creating a God-Sized Mission Statement for Your Life

Serving from the Heart: Finding Your Gifts and Talents for Service

The Trouble with the Truth:Balancing Truth and Grace

6 Things We Should Know About God; 6 Ways We Encounter God; 6 Decisions That Will Change Your Life

Table Talk: Bible Stories You Should KnowVolume 1—Old Testament Volume 2—New Testament

Author(s) James A. Harnish Justin LaRosa

Scott J. Jones Carol Cartmill Jeff Kirby Michelle Kirby

Rueben P. Job Mike Slaughter Carol CartmillYvonne Gentile

Rob Renfroe Tom Berlin Carl Frazier

Type of Study Small Group Small Group Small Group / Churchwide Small Group Churchwide Small Group Small Group / Individuals Small Group Churchwide

Theme Church Membership / Discipleship Wesleyan Christianity & Discipleship Spiritual Growth Spiritual Growth/ Prayer Life Life Mission Statement for Christians Leadership Spiritual Growth Spiritual Growth Bible Study / Spiritual Growth

Publication Date February 2012 September 2013 July 2013 January 2014 December 2013 May 2011 August 2014 May 2014 March 2013

Description The study combines a Wesleyan understanding of our growth in God’s love and grace with the time-tested practices of spiritual discipline expressed in the membership vows to uphold the church with our prayers, presence, gifts, service, and witness. Participants will develop spiritual practices, discover their unique gifts, and become engaged in ministry that brings transformation in their own lives, the lives of others, and the world.

Presenting Christianity from a Wesleyan perspective, Jones invites participants into a deeper, more thoughtful, more active commitment to Christ. Participants focus on how, through discipleship with Jesus Christ, we become part of God’s work in transforming the world. Each week a different presenter shares their personal faith experience. Participants then read on their own from the student book and the Bible and then once a week the group comes together to explore what they’ve read and to view another video.

Journey 101: Knowing, Loving, Serving God is a three-part basic faith course that helps to answer essential questions as it guides participants on the journey of growing as a Christian. The goal? Becoming a deeply committed follower of Jesus Christ. The three studies are grounded in 15 core traits of a deeply committed Christian—traits that paint a picture of what it looks like to follow Jesus Christ with increasing passion and dedication. The three studies can be led at any time in any order.

Listen, by Rueben P. Job, is a 40-day prayer journey that guides individuals, groups, and congregations in learning how to listen for, understand, and follow God’s guidance and direction. Ideal for use during Lent or any time of year, this study invites participants to use the Listen prayer guide on their own throughout the week and then come together once a week to watch a video, discuss and share what they are learning, and practice prayer together. The prayer guide includes six specific prayer practices or habits, a daily prayer pattern for each week, daily Scriptures from the CEB, a weekly story or reflection, thought-provoking quotations, and journaling pages. Ideas for using Listen in a churchwide emphasis on prayer are also included.

Dare to Dream is a startling and inspiring new program by popular author and pastor Mike Slaughter that draws on the Bible and a lifetime of ministry to help us discern God’s dream for us and learn to live it out, prayerfully and enthusiastically. Participants will learn how to develop a life mission statement that helps them fully commit to a God-directed lifestyle.

In this updated edition of Serving from the Heart, church members will take a 6-session journey of self-discovery as they learn more about how the body of Christ is intended to function, and what that means to each person. This study (also workable in 7 Sunday school sessions) leads adults through assessing their spiritual gifts, talents and abilities, resources, individual style, dreams, and experiences…all adding up to an enhanced capacity to serve God and neighbor.

In an engaging and compelling style, Rob Renfroe reminds us that the Christian life requires commitment to both truth and grace. Readers will examine the essentials about truth and grace, understand the differences between a cultural worldview and a scriptural worldview, and discover how to be instruments of real influence and transformation in our time by following Jesus’ example. The author invites readers to hold onto the truth with all their might while at the same time reaching out an open hand to persons who disagree.

This set of three six-session small- group experiences covers three relevant and intriguing ideas: Six Decisions That Will Change Your Life; Six Things We Should Know about God; and Six Ways We Encounter God. The content is basic with a push toward personal insight and compelling discussion all leading back to the individual’s relationship with God. Each study is a stand-alone study that may be done at any time, with or without the other two studies in the series.

This series of six-session programs for the whole church family is designed to bring all ages together for dinner, fellowship, study, and engage with the Pastor or Small-Group Leader in conversation about key stories of the Bible.

Volume 1 presents the stories of Creation, The Fall, The Flood, Father Abraham, Ten Words, and The Great Commandment.

Volume 2 presents the stories of The Beatitudes, The Least of These, The Great Commission, The Last Supper, Crucifixion, and Resurrection.

Number of Sessions 6 Sessions 8 Sessions Three 6-session studies 6 Sessions 6 Sessions 6 Sessions 6 Sessions Three 6-session studies 6-session study

Components • Daily Workbook• Companion Reader for participants

and leaders• Leader’s Program Guide with CD-ROM• Wristbands• Bookmarks• Window Clings• Key Tags

• Student Book• Small-Group DVD• Small-Group Leader Guide

• Participant Books for each study• Leader Guides for each study• 3-DVD Set• Daily Readings• Preview Book• Church Program Kit

• Prayer Guide• Small-Group DVD• Small-Group Leader Guide

• Small-Group DVD for adults• Small-Group Leader Guide• Dare to Dream for Youth

(tailored to teens)• Small-Group DVD for Youth

(for teen groups)• Children’s Leader Guide

(for children’s ministry)• Dare to Dream Preview Book

• Participant Book• Small-Group DVD• Small-Group Leader Guide

• Book• Small-Group DVD• Small-Group Leader Guide

• Student Book• Small-Group DVD• Small-Group Leader Guide

• Pastor’s Program Kit• Devotional Book• Teen Talk Youth Leader Guide• Small Talk Children’s Leader Guide• Table Talk Toppers

Extras Perfect for new members and existing members who want a refresher.

Presenters include Adam Hamilton, Olu Brown, Felicia Hopkins, Jessica Moffat Seay, Jorge Acevedo, Rob Fuquay, and author Scott Jones. Mini-videos conclude each session with an interview or ministry story from the presenter’s home church.

The three studies can be led at any time in any order.

Depth of study determined by the individual’s weekly prayer practice/experience.

Great study for Christian New Year’s resolutions or any time of the year.

Revised and updated for leaders. Challenging, thought-provoking, and respectful.

Leads back to the individual’s relationship with God.

Gather around the Bible with your church family.

The Trouble with the Truth Balancing Truth and Graceby Rob Renfroe(Small Group / 6 sessions) • Book• Leader Guide• DVD

New for 2014!Available December 2014

Renegade Gospel The Rebel Jesusby Mike Slaughter(Churchwide / 6 sessions) • Book• Leader Guide• DVD• Children’s Leader Guide• Youth Study

For Lent 2015!

Also Available from Adam Hamilton!Forgiveness Finding Peace Through Letting Go(Small Group / 5 sessions) • Book• DVD with Leader Guide• Leader Guide

When Christians Get It Wrong (Small Group / 6 sessions) • Book• DVD with Leader Guide• Participant Guide for

Small-Group Study

Seeing Gray in a World of Black and White Thoughts on Religion, Morality, and Politics(Small Group / 5 sessions) • Book• DVD with Leader Guide

Adam Hamilton Resources

Title Revival The Journey The Way 24 Hours Final Words Love to Stay Why?

Type of Study Churchwide Churchwide Churchwide Churchwide Small Group Small Group Small Group

Publication Date

September 2014 September 2011 December 2012 December 2009 December 2011 August 2013 April 2011

Description Join Adam Hamilton for a six-week journey as he travels to England, following the life of John Wesley and exploring the defining characteristics of a Wesleyan Christian. Wesley’s message and his faith continue to speak to twenty-first-century Christians—calling for a revival of our hearts and souls so that our world might be changed.

Journey with Adam Hamilton as he travels from Nazareth to Bethlehem in this fascinating look at the birth of Jesus Christ. Using historical information, archaeological data, and a personal look at some of the stories surrounding the birth, the most amazing moment in history will become more real and heartfelt as you walk along this road.

Travel with Adam Hamilton as he retraces the life and ministry of Jesus Christ. Using historical information, archaeological data, and stories of the faith, Hamilton follows in the footsteps of Jesus from his baptism to the temptations to the heart of his ministry, including the people he loved, the parables he taught, the enemies he made, and the healing he brought.

No single event in human history has received more attention than the suffering and crucifixion of Jesus of Nazareth. Travel with Adam Hamilton to the Holy Land as he guides us through the last twenty-four hours of Jesus’ life. Each chapter is designed to help us experience and understand the significance of Jesus’ suffering and death in a way we have never done before.

In life and in death, Jesus’ words were powerful and meaningful. Despite the serious effort and increased pain required for Jesus to speak as he hung on the cross, Jesus spoke seven “final words”—statements that have much to teach us about Jesus, God, and ourselves. Hamilton explores these final words as seen and heard through the eyes and ears of those who stood near the cross.

In this book, Hamilton explores how, with God’s help, we can make love last. Drawing upon a survey of thousands of couples and singles, interviews with relationship and marriage therapists, the latest research in the field, and wisdom from the Bible, Hamilton looks at what it takes to create and sustain healthy, meaningful romantic relationships across the course of a lifetime.

In Why?, Hamilton brings fresh insight to the age-old question of how to understand the will of God. Rejecting simplistic answers and unexamined assumptions, he lays out core ideas for comprehending God’s plan for the world.

Number of Sessions

6 Sessions 5 Sessions 6 sessions, plus epilogue for Easter Sunday

6 sessions plus 7th for Easter Sunday

6 sessions/chapters, plus 7th for Easter Sunday

6 Sessions 6 Sessions

Components • Book• Leader Guide• 6-session DVD • Child’s Activity Book

for Christmas • Youth Study

(5-session resource with leader helps)

• Children Study (for children 3–13)

• Book• 5-session DVD with

Leader Guide • Large Print book• Audio Book on CD• Devotional for

individual devotion and reflection and can be used in small group

• Youth Study (5-session resource with leader helps)

• Children Study (for children 3–13)

• Child’s Activity Book for Christmas

• Book• 5-session DVD with

Leader Guide • Large Print book• Audio Book on CD• Devotional for

individual devotion and reflection and can be used in small group

• Youth Study (5-session resource with leader helps)

• Children Study (for children 3–13)

• Child’s Activity Book for Christmas

• Book• 6-session DVD with

Leader Guide • Large Print book• Audio Book on CD• Devotional for

individual devotion and reflection and can be used in small group

• Youth Study (6-session resource with leader helps)

• Youth Leader Book• Children Study (for

children 3–13)

• Book• 6-session DVD with

Leader Guide • Audio Book on CD

• Book• 6-session DVD with

Leader Guide

• Book• 6-session DVD with

Leader Guide• Audio Book on CD

Theme Personal Growth Advent/Christmas Personal Growth Lent/Easter Lent/Easter Marriage Personal Growth

Extras Worship Package Download; Sample Video Sessions; The Way: 40 Days with Jesus App for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad

Title Broken and Blessed The Christ-Centered Woman Namesake This I Know for Sure Embraced by God

Author Jessica LaGrone Kimberly Dunnam Reisman Jessica LaGrone Babbie Mason Babbie Mason

Type of Study In-Depth Bible Study In-Depth Bible Study In-Depth Bible Study Bible and Life Bible and Life

Publication Date

March 2014 August 2013 February 2013 September 2013 August 2012

Description The second study by Jessica LaGrone traces the story of the Genesis family from Adam and Eve to Joseph. This study uncovers how God brings blessing from brokenness. Despite bad decisions, pain, and disappointment, God worked for good in every generation—determined to transform those within and outside the family. This study allows us to explore how God can use our own imperfect families to bring blessing in a hurting and broken world.

Help women discover balance at every age and stage of life by confronting the daily chaos of competing demands from a new perspective. Using chapter three of the Apostle Paul’s letter to the Ephesians as a biblical foundation, the study identifies barriers to balanced living and explores what the Bible teaches about Christ-centered living.

Explore the transformational power of God through the stories of biblical characters who met God and whose lives and names were changed forever. As you meet Abraham and Sarah, Jacob, Naomi, Daniel, Peter, and the unnamed woman, you will discover that God wants to be just as intimately involved in your story, offering an identity that shines with the purpose for which you were created.

Examine your personal relationship with God, make up your mind to believe God’s Word, regardless of your feelings or circumstances, and take hold of some non-negotiable principles of the faith. Whether you are wrestling with questions or fears; struggling in your relationships; or facing a health, financial, or other crisis, these principles will enable you to trust God with your doubts, cease your wavering, and drive a spiritual stake of faith in the ground.

Every woman longs to know she is loved, accepted, and valued. Yet many women struggle to understand and accept just how much God really loves them. Drawing upon her own personal journey to understand how very much God loves her not as a singer or teacher but as God’s beloved daughter, contemporary gospel singer Babbie Mason equips women to accept God's unfailing love as they understand and claim biblical promises.

Number of Sessions

6 Sessions Plus Intro Session 6 Sessions 6 Sessions 6 Sessions 8 Sessions

Leader Components included in Kit

Leader Guide with plan outlines and leader helps, Preview Book, Participant Guide (5 lessons are provided for each session and the interactive format includes space for answers and personal reflections), 6-Session DVD (each segment is approximately 25 minutes). Kit contents are packaged in a convenient and portable kit.

Leader Guide with plan outlines and leader helps, Preview Book, Participant Guide (5 lessons are provided for each session and the interactive format includes space for answers and personal reflections), 6-Session DVD (each segment is approximately 25 minutes). Kit contents are packaged in a convenient and portable kit.

Leader Guide with plan outlines and leader helps, Preview Book, Participant Guide (5 lessons are provided for each session and the interactive format includes space for answers and personal reflections), 6-Session DVD (each segment is approximately 25 minutes). Kit contents are packaged together.

Music CD, Leader Guide with plan outlines and leader helps, Preview Book, Participant Guide (5 lessons are provided for each session and the interactive format includes space for answers and personal reflections), 6-Session DVD (each segment is 20 to 25 minutes). Kit contents are packaged in a convenient and portable kit.

Leader Guide with plan outlines and leader helps, Preview Book, Participant Guide (5 lessons are provided for each session and the interactive format includes space for answers and personal reflections), 8-Session DVD (each segment is approximately 15 minutes).

Depth of Study

Serious study of the main generations of the Genesis family.

In-depth study exploring wholeness in Christ through multiple Scripture passages with core focus on Ephesians 3.

Serious study of biblical stories of Old Testament characters whose names were changed by God.

Strong study of core affirmations of the faith (multiple Scripture passages; thematic verse is 2 Tim. 12:2). Great for new group or a group who has done several intense studies.

Less challenging homework with deep personal application. Great for new group or a group who has done several intense studies.

Theme God Brings Blessings from Our Brokeness

Finding Wholeness and Balance in Life Through Christ

Transformational Power of God Claiming God’s Promises Accepting God’s Unfailing Love

Extras Trade Book Releasing Fall 2014, iPad App

iPad App iPad App Trade Book Trade Book

Insider Notes Excellent study for viewing family issues in a different light and finding hope for the future.

Practical and spiritual help for Christian women seeking balance; a refreshing alternative to secular stress fixes.

Opens up Old Testament stories in a way that helps women to see God’s plan and purpose for their own lives.

Strong faith-building study; explores 5 basic beliefs all Christians can affirm with confidence.

Great study for women needing encouragement or emotional healing.

Women’s Bible Study

New Women’s Bible Studies Coming This Fall!Anonymous Discovering the Somebody You Are To Godby Cindi Wood(Small Group / 6 sessions) • Participant Book• Leader Guide• DVD• Preview Book• Leader Kit

Jeremiah Daring to Hope in An Unstable Worldby Melissa Spoelstra(Small Group / 6 sessions) • Participant Book• Leader Guide• DVD• Preview Book• Leader Kit

Stewardship Resources

Title Treasure:A Stewardship Program on Faith and Money

first: putting GOD first in living and giving

Committed to Christ:Six Steps to a Generous Life

Extravagant Generosity:The Heart of Giving

Enough:Discovering Joy Through Simplicity and Generosity

Author(s) Jacob Armstrong Mike Slaughter Bob Crossman Robert SchnaseMichael ReevesJennifer Tyler

Adam Hamilton

Description This program and churchwide study uses Matthew 6 to reexamine how we look at our finances and possessions through the countercultural teachings of the Sermon on the Mount.

This program helps participants reassess priorities, create a lifestyle of faithful living and giving, and make a meaningful contribution in the world. To be used with the shiny gods book, DVD, and Leader Guide.

This program presents giving as a lifelong journey to Christian discipleship with an equal emphasis on prayer, Bible reading, worship, witness, financial giving, and service.

This best-selling program offers the ideas and tools needed to reach all levels of the church. By involving church members in thinking and praying daily about their financial discipleship, the entire congregation will move towards goal-oriented and mission-minded giving.

This campaign emphasizes the positive effect of simplicity and generosity on the lives of participants. It transforms how participants view the roles of possessions and wealth in connection with their life’s purposes.

Recommended Audience/Setting

Churchwide, Small Group, Home Reading

Churchwide, Small Group, Sunday School, Home Reading

Churchwide, Small Group, Sunday School, Home Reading

Churchwide, Small Group, Sunday School, Home Reading

Churchwide, Small Group, Sunday School, Home Reading

Focus Encourages participants to compare their deepest beliefs and values with where they are currently giving their treasure (time, energy, and money). Includes compelling small-group videos, sermon ideas, and video lead-ins.

Encourages participants to readjust priorities in living and giving, extend the topics of spending and giving to year-round habits, and model generosity for the younger generation.

Uses an innovative, holistic approach that presents a stewardship program that reaches beyond financial giving into cultivating habits of Christian discipleship.

Offers structure and tools to ensure that the stewardship message consistently reaches all church members, built on Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations, by Robert Schnase.

Focuses on biblical wisdom to help church members achieve contentment, overcome fear, and discover joy through simplicity and generosity.

Number of Sessions

4 Sessions 4 Sessions Introductory Sunday and 6 Sessions

4 Sessions 5 Sessions

Digital/Multimedia

• Program guide on flash drive with tools and resources

• DVD with small-group videos of 5–7 minutes each

• Video lead-ins for sermons on flash drive

• Program Guide on flash drive• shiny gods DVD with four

8- to 12- minute teaching sessions for adults

• CD-ROM included with Program Guide

• Worship DVD with 7 sermon lead-ins

• CD-ROM included with Program Guide

• DVD with 4 small-group meditations

• DVD-ROM included with Stewardship Program Guide

• DVD with 4 15- to 20-minute teaching sessions

Leader Components

• Program Guide on flash drive• Small-group Leader Guide is

downloadable and on flash drive• DVD

• Program Guide with Flash Drive• shiny gods Leader Guide• shiny gods DVD

• Program Guide with CD-ROM• Small-Group Leader Guide• DVD

• Program Guide with CD-ROM• Small-Group Leader Guide• DVD

• Stewardshop Program Guide with DVD-ROM

• Leader Guide

Adult Participant Components

• Daily Readings (Devotional for use as small-group participant book and for individual use)

• shiny gods Participant Guide• first Devotional

• Preview Book• Reading and Study Book• 40-Day Devotional

• Devotional with 4 weeks of daily Bible readings

• Readings and Study Book

Children and Youth Components

None • first Children’s Leader Guide• first Youth Study Edition

None Session and activity ideas None

Worship Helps and Extras

DVD with outlines and discussion guides for four sermons, plus full stewardship campaign resources including letters, schedules, art, and promotional materials.

Flash Drive with campaign plans, schedules, team roles, sermon illustrations, worship helps, letters, art, task lists, and more.

CD-ROM with devotions and social media kit, sermon outlines, $1.99 preview Book introduces congregation to program.

Week-by-week planning timeline, sermon outlines, activity cards.

Campaign timeline, sample communication pieces, sermon notes, and artwork for PowerPoint and signage.

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Also available:Transformed Giving Realizing Your Church’s Full Stewardship Potentialby John Ed Mathison

New Consecration Sunday Stewardship Program (revised) by Herb Miller

New for 2014!