Book of the Month

Navigation: A Memoir. Joy Cowley.  288pp. Penguin. $45.00

A relaxed, beautifully written memoir by this popular NZ author of Aotearoa Psalms. It contains wonderful sections on Joy's life growing up in a small Manawatu town, her family life and her exploration of the joys of writing. Joy is an intensely thoughtful and spiritual person, who writes and practises what she preaches. Navigation touches down constantly at Fish Bay in the Sounds, where Joy writes passionately about the landscape, the seasons and the natural world around her.

Also by Joy Cowley:

·  Aotearoa Psalms. Pleroma (2008). $25.50

·   Psalms Down-under. Pleroma (2009). $22.99

·   Come and See. Pleroma (2008). $25.50

·    Cowshed Christmas. Random House (2009) $25.00

Other featured titles

Minister’s Manual 2011. Lee  McGlone ed. 432 pages. + CD-ROM. Jossey-Bass. $41.00.

A comprehensive  and traditional resource for preaching and worship. Includes: complete sermons for a year, feature articles on preaching, children’s sermons, musical suggestions, calls to worship, prayers, benedictions & CD-ROM of entire book.

Prophetic Preaching: A Pastoral Approach. Leonora Tubbs Tisdale. 138pp Westminster John Knox. $41.00

Tisdale provides guidance and encouragement to pastors who want to recommit themselves to the task of prophetic witness. With a keen sensitivity to pastoral contexts, Tisdale’s work is full of helpful suggestions and examples to help pastors structure and preach prophetic sermons, that are more about “afflicting the comfortable” than “comforting the afflicted.”

Gazing on the Gospels, Year A: Meditations On The Lectionary Readings. Judith Dimond. 144pp. SPCK. $34.99.

“Gaze on him. Consider him. Contemplate him. As you desire to imitate him.” Dimond uses this advice from St Clare of Assisi as a model for this book. Short inspirational meditations help unlock the heart of Scripture. Beautifully written and widely accessible. Each entry concludes with a specially written prayer.

Intercessions for Years A, B & C. Ian Black. 193pp. SPCK. $37.99

These prayers, based on the Common Worship Lectionary, take up the challenge to live faithfully in difficult circumstances. They will inspire our minds and expand our hearts as we offer up all we are to the grace and mercy of God.

OMG: A Youth Ministry Handbook. Kenda Creasy Dean ed. 163pp. Abingdon. $51.00.

Dean brings together the reflections of six scholars and pastors who have spent their careers contributing to the field of adolescent spiritual formation. They explore adolescent discipleship formation as an emerging discipline by naming key themes and stating their significance for a church that longs to share Christ with young people who inhabit, and largely embrace, a secular, postmodern culture.

Also on this topic:

·    Heart Soul Mind Strength: 50 Creative Worship Ideas for Youth Groups. Jenny Baker. 198pp. Monarch. $27.99.

 

Growing a Caring Church. Wendy Billington. 116pp. BRF. $26.99.

We feel compassion when we see somebody struggling in some way, but we also need to be properly equipped in order to offer the kind of wise, practical assistance that will start to guide them back towards wholeness of life. Billington shows how home groups can be places where people's pain and difficulties are noticed, and first steps taken to help.

All-Age Lectionary Services Year A: Resources for All-age Worship. Ro Willoughby & Helen Jones eds. 318pp. Purple imitation leather cover. Scripture Union. $59.99.

60 all-age service outlines that make full use of the Bible readings in CWL & RCL. Tried and tested material that recognises the importance of interactivity and the different ways that people learn from and respond to God. Suggestions for Bible reading, Bible exploration, prayers, games, music and ideas for beginning and ending the service. An invaluable tool.

Children’s Sermons. Just in Time series. Anne Wimberly ed. 68pp. Abingdon. $28.00

Ready-to-use biblically based children’s sermons for busy worship leaders. These children’s sermons are geared to spark interest and attention and teach children about the Christian faith. 54 easy-to- understand messages with Scripture references, and themed sermons for all seasons.

Creative Ideas for All-Age Church: 12 through-the-year programmes for informal church services and special one-off events. Karen Bulley. 158pp. BRF. $29.99

Practical ideas and fun activities. A pick-and-mix approach provides flexibility for the length and setting of worship. Through listening and worshipping together, the material promotes creative thinking and enables people of all ages to learn together in worship and grow in faith as part of God’s family.

Words of Hope: Being with God Series. 48pp + Music CD. Scripture Union. $26.99

A Bible and prayer guide for people with dementia, those struggling with memory loss and for their carers.

Each of the 3 booklets in the series includes:

·   31 devotionals: Bible readings, prayers – clearly and simply set out for ease of use. 

·   Cues and clues’ box with suggestions of picture and object clues to help engagement with the day’s theme.

·   A CD with a familiar hymn or song for every devotional session

·   A brief ‘expert’ introduction and ‘How to use…’ section.

 Also in this Series:

·   Words of Faith. $26.99

·   Words of Peace. $26.99 

Also useful: The Large Print Prayer Book: Favourite prayers, poems and Bible Readings. Kevin Mayhew (2009) $32.99

Upper Room Disciplines 2011. 384pp. Upper Room. $28.00.

Thoughtful reflections and spiritual nurture for people seeking God. Each day offers a selected Bible reading, a meditation on that scripture and a closing prayer or suggestions for reflection.

Also from Upper Room:

·   Upper Room Disciplines 2011 - Enlarged Print. $33.00.

·   Upper Room Disciplines 2011 - Discussion Guide. $18.00. (Arriving soon)

·   Journeying Through the Days 2011: A Calendar and Journal for Personal Reflection. 272pp. Spiral bound. $35.00.

 

New Proclamation: Year A, 2010-2011 - Advent through Holy Week. Robert Hoch, Mary Lin Hudson, Craig Satterlee, Susan Marie Smith & David B. Lott (Editor) 248pp. Fortress. $59.99.

An indispensable resource for preaching that is biblical, yet contemporary. Keyed to Revised Common Lectionary, Book of Common Prayer, and Roman Catholic Lectionary for Mass, New Proclamation continues to offer the best in creative, searching, and responsible interpretation of the biblical lectionary texts.

 Whaikōrero: The World of Maori Oratory. Poia Rewi. 232pp. Auckland Univ. Press. $45.00

Anyone welcomed onto a marae will understand that whaikōrero - oratory - is at the heart of Māori culture. Based on broad research and oral information from leading exponents of whaikōrero, Poia Rewi explains whaikōrero’s origin and history, structure, language and style of delivery, who may speak and where speech happens. The book represents kuia and koroua from Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti Kahungunu, Te Arawa, Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Awa, Waikato-Maniapoto, Te Whakatōhea, Ngā Puhi and Ngāti Whare.

Featuring a range of sample whaikōrero, the book provides quality examples for learners wishing to improve their whaikōrero skills and offers fascinating insights to general readers.  

NEW SERIES

 The Ten Commandments: Interpretation - Resources for the Use of Scripture in the Church Series. Patrick Miller. Hbk. 476pp. Westminster John Knox (2009). $73.00

The first in an exciting new phase in the renowned Interpretation series. Instead of focusing on individual books of the Bible, these new additions focus on the Bible’s most enduring passages and vital themes.

Miller studies the Ten Commandments as ancient document and as contemporary guide. With careful attention to each commandment in its original context, this book shows the reader the modern relevance of these basic principles, as well as how the ideas of each commandment influenced the New Testament and the history of Christian thought. More than an intellectual exercise, The Ten Commandments applies the call of the commandments to modern-day issues.

Also available in this new series:

·   Canon and Creed. Robert Jenson. 136pp Hbk. $49.99.

 Lectionary Story Bible Audio & Art CDs - Year A. Ralph Milton, with Margaret Kyle – Illustrator. 5 CD set. Woodlake. $105.00 (Allow 8 weeks)

Now, for the first time, children, parents, and Christian educators alike can enjoy a complete collection of audio recordings and projectable art from the Lectionary Story Bible, Year A. This 5 CD set includes 4 audio CDs of author and former radio broadcaster Ralph Milton reading all of the stories from the Lectionary Story Bible, Year A. The set also includes 1 data CD with all of the art from the Lectionary Story Bible, Year A, in a format suitable for projection.

This collection is a "must-have" resource for Christian educators, camp leaders, worship leaders, and families who want to share their faith at home.

New from John Bluck -  Hidden Country

Two Classic Mike Riddell Books Back In Print

Godzone: A Guide To The Travels Of The Soul. 116pp. SPCK. $29.99

Godzone is a book of mystery and illumination, a guide-book to the travels of the heart. With humour, story-telling and captivating originality, it entices the reader to join its hitchhiking author on the most important journey of all. 

Sacred Journey: Spiritual wisdom for times of transition. 147pp. SPCK. $37.99.

This inspiring and challenging book is for anyone who has ever asked, ‘What now?’ or ‘What will be left of my life when I’m gone?’ Storyteller and writer Mike Riddell brilliantly identifies the malaise that is particularly common in midlife and shows us how to make it a time for refocusing on what really matters.

In an engrossing blend of reflection and story, he encourages us to regain our capacity for wonder and to discover the unique gift that only we can bring to the world.

2011 - Year A: Preaching, Worship and Devotional Resources

Visit our 2011 Year A Annuals webpage http://www.epworthbooks.org.nz/featured_books/2011_Year_A_resources.htm

for a comprehensive list of Preaching, Worship & Devotional resources for year A.

Visit our 2011 Devotional webpage

http://www.epworthbooks.org.nz/featured_books/2011_Year_A_devotionals.htm

for a list of Devotional resources for 2011.

Words for Today 2011 and Light for Our Path 2011 will arrive in October. Other books are either in stock or arriving soon.

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