books by Chalice Press     books:       Unbinding Your Church (Pastor's and Leaders' Guide to the Real Life Evangelism Series)4 reviews Martha Grace Reese Chalice Press, 2008 Essential Reading for Growing Mainline Churches In early 2007 Martha Grace Reese (aka Gay Reese) saw the publication of her best-selling book Unbinding the Gospel: Real Life Evangelism. It became a hit because it spoke to Mainline Protestants about an issue we Mainliners like to steer clear of - evangelism - in a way that we could understand and appreciate. It challenged us to see things differently. Gay makes this point clear when she speaks ...             Christ -centered Coaching: 7 Benefits for Ministry Leaders (TCP Leadership Series)4 reviews Jane Creswell Chalice Press, 2006 Guide to Coaching Potential by a Master Coach Christ-Centered Coaching: 7 Benefits for Ministry Leaders is a excellent introduction for Christian leaders to what coaching is and how it can help. The author, Jane Creswell, is no hack when it comes to coaching. She's the founder of the IBM Coaches Network and a Master Certified Coach, she's also a Christian with a passion to bring coaching to ministry leaders. The strength of the book lies ...             The Wolf Shall Dwell With the Lamb: A Spirituality for Leadership in a Multicultural Community11 reviews Eric H. F. Law Chalice Press, 1993 Articulates the reality well After having worked for 7 years in a foreign country and culture, I experienced a lot of frustration as I met the culture. Law's book is one of the best I've found in helping me see (albeit in hindsight) what was going on. His distinctions were helpful. I recommend this book for people working (or about to work) in a multi-cultural setting. He gives practical suggestions and some helpful ...             Coaching for Christian Leaders: A Practical Guide (TCP Leadership Series)7 reviews Linda J. Miller, Chad W. Hall Chalice Press, 2007 Introduction to Coaching For Christian Leaders Linda Miller and Chad Hall have produced a helpful introduction to Christian coaching. The strength of the book lies in its balance of explaining coaching skills, benefits, and uses of coaching in Christian ministry. The "how to" section is roughly half the book (70 pages). These chapters introduce 8 basic coaching skills, with Listening and Asking Precise Questions getting the most coverage. ...             In God's Presence: Theological Reflections on Prayer5 reviews Marjorie Hewitt Suchocki Chalice Press, 1996 Reasons for Relationships This is a mind-opening book that gives a real reason to pray, placing prayer in the context of our active relationship with God. The first few chapters also offer a clear but simple exposition of "process theology" --- a sometimes daunting way of looking at God and our relationship with God, but here built up in words of one or two syllables. The chapter on death and the dying is among the ...             Ten Most Common Mistakes Made by Church Starts1 review Jim Griffith, Bill Easum Chalice Press, 2008 Valuable & Useful This book is a MUST READ long before a church plant can be properly born. If these guys haven't done it, seen it, or coached it, it probably hasn't happened in church planting! The only problem with this book is when you read it AFTER you've made many of these mistakes - it takes a few antacids and a headache remedy or two after you recognize what went wrong. With straight forward truth-telling ...             Unbinding the Gospel (Church Leaders' Study in the Real Life Evangelism Series)19 reviews Martha Grace Reese Chalice Press, 2007 Top-Notch Material for Diverse Mission Fields This is an impactful book and series. I am currently leading a study in which the partcipants run the gamut from liberal to conservative, and each one is drawn into the material. When churched folk want to reach out to their mission field, they must actually get beyond the walls of their church to do so, and that is plain scary for them. Unbinding the Gospel is their encourager! It goes right ...             Unbinding Your Heart: 40 Days of Prayer & Faith Sharing (All-Church Study & Personal Prayer Journal for the ...3 reviews Martha Grace Reese Chalice Press, 2008 Get Unbound! This approach is, of course, based on "Unbinding the Gospel" and works best with a leadership-based understanding of those principles. And you really want to read that, anyhow. But if you've felt like you've tried "40 Days of . . .whatever" and it just didn't fly, try this -- really. Especially for mainline/oldline congregations who find some of the language or approaches in Saddleback or ...             Basics of Christian Education3 reviews Karen B. Tye Chalice Press, 2000 A very helpful overview In a compact text, Tye provides a very helpful overview of the basic building blocks of Christian education, as she sees them. In addition, she introduces the reader to several other prominent writers and theologians working in the field. This book would be an excellent resource for those seeking to be more intentional about their work in Christian education, or for those leading a workshop, ...             Reaching People Under 40 While Keeping People Over 60: Being Church for All Generations (TCP Leadership ...6 reviews Edward H. Hammett, James R. Pierce Chalice Press, 2007 Call for Multi-Generational Ministry America's established congregations face a dilemma - how do they reach younger adults without alienating those over 60? The future may lie with this younger cohort, but the financial support and leadership of many congregations is to be found in the older group. Eddie Hammett and James Pierce have attempted to address this dilemma, making it a must read book for anyone involved in leadership ...             Recreating the Church: Leadership for the Postmodern Age (TCP Leadership Series)6 reviews Richard L. Hamm Chalice Press, 2007 It's About Context This excellent resource for ministry in congregatons covers the bases. It is a book about context. The context for congregational ministries both empowers and limits the work of a congegation. Dr. Hamm has offered dozens of ways of analyzing the context for mainline congregations in this first part of the 21st Century. His writing is both informational and inspirational. He helps people in ...             The Women in the Gospel of John: The Divine Feminine Judith Kaye Jones Chalice Press, 2008             Unveiling The Secret Life Of Bees (Popular Insights) Amy Lignitz Harken Chalice Press, 2005 In conversation with the Bible and Sue Monk Kidd's best-selling novel The Secret Life of Bees (Penguin Books, 2003), Unveiling the Secret Life of Bees explores the embodiments of women, feminine power, relationships, and the importance of women in the life of the church. It looks at the roles of women in the Bible and how those roles are defined or redefined in The Secret Life of Bees, expanding our concepts of the "Divine mother," earthly ...             Myspace to Sacred Space: God for a New Generation2 reviews Christian Piatt, Amy Piatt Chalice Press, 2007 My Space to Sacred Space My wife and I have just finished reading Christian and Amy Piatt's book MySpace to Sacred Space. While both of us have read more books on church growth than we can remember (my wife is a pastor), we have rarely come away from any of them as charged and excited about the possibilities for church in the 21st century as we did with this one. Far from being yet another program for growth, MySpace ...             The Seminary Student Writes2 reviews Deborah Core Chalice Press, 2000 Has it been a while since your last academic writing experience? This reference is especially helpful for those who need help getting started with academic papers. If you need something to trigger topic ideas and development of themes for your papers, order this book.             Chalice Introduction to Disciples Theology Chalice Press, 2008 Chalice Introduction to Disciples Theology offers a comprehensive introduction to theology and ethics from the standpoint of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Including a broad range of Disciples authors, the text represents the racial-ethnic, generational, and theological diversity that characterizes the denomination from a postmodern and postcolonial view.             In Search of the Kite Runner (Popular Insights)2 reviews Judi Slayden Hayes Chalice Press, 2007 Kite Runner's Connections to Other Great Literature Reading Hosseini's Kite Runner inspires both an emotional and spiritual response. Author Judi Hayes explores these reponses in her book by bringing in connections to other great "coming of age" literature. She also provides clear insight into the different paths people take in developing a spiritual nature and how some of these paths are reflected in Hosseini's novel.             Process Theology: A Basic Introduction11 reviews C. Robert Mesle Chalice Press, 1993 God according to Mesle The title of the book should have been Process Theology according to Mesle, since in his own words "it describes the form of process theism that makes the most sense to me." Not being a theologian I cannot judge if this is an accurate description of process theology or not, although it does appear that there do exist conflicting views, one of which is appended at the end of the book. ...             Pursuing the Full Kingdom Potential of Your Congregation (TCP Leadership Series)3 reviews George W. Bullard Jr. Chalice Press, 2006 Congregations In Search of Their Potential Do you think your congregation is really living up to the potential God wishes it to have? If not, this book is for you! Bullard uses insights from his 30+ years of experience in helping congregations seek and reach their potential to show a needed conterpoint to the various movements sweeping the church. This isn't health or growth. This is seeking potential. Many different types of ...             Renew Your Congregation: Healing the Sick, Raising the Dead (TCP Leadership Series)9 reviews William T. McConnell Chalice Press, 2007 Deep but not Dense What I appreciate about this book is that it is deep but not dense. It contains valuable insights about church transformation that are readily accessible to the reader. It is a perfect book for a leadership group in a local church or a group of pastors to read and discuss together. Bill gives you something to think about as well as something to act on. 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