Donations & Wish List

Would you like to make a donation to the Conference Media Center?  We will take DVDs, books, and Bible studies that you are no longer using.  We also have a wish list of items we are looking to add to our collection.  Please consider donating one of the items listed below.  We can put a bookplate on the inside cover with your name on it upon request.

Honor or celebrate a loved one with a gift to the Conference Media Center in their name.  If you so choose, a bookplate featuring the name of the person or organization being honored will be placed on the inside cover.  Library donations are a fitting tribute for memorials, graduations, retirements, accomplishments, and other milestones.  Our wish list is posted below, but any Christian resource is acceptable.

The NC Conference Media Center serves all of the churches in the NC Conference.  Your donated resources will be available to all members of our Conference.  Please consider making a donation today.  Thank you for your support.

Wish List

The items on our wish list are available from Cokesbury.  Purchases made through our Virtual Cokesbury Store send us a 5% rebate!

Becoming a Praying Congregation with DVD by Reuben P. Job, Abingdon Press, 2009.  Becoming a Praying Congregation is designed to help leaders teach, inspire and example deeper prayer life for the entire congregation through worship, study, ministry teams and individual devotion.

Crazy Love Study Resource DVD by Francis Chan, David C Cook Publishers, 2009.  A companion to the best-selling Crazy Love book, by pastor Francis Chan, this 10-week study follows a day-in-the-life of Francis in the form of ten, 10-minute segments that correspond to each chapter of Crazy Love.

Embracing Emergence Christianity DVD by Phyllis Tickle, Morehouse Education Resources, 2011. Author, historian and keen cultural observer Phyllis Tickle invites us to join her in examining the changing face of Christianity and culture.

Fully Alive Action Kit by Ken Davis, Thomas Nelson Publishing. The “Fully Alive Action Kit” provides practical strategies for group members to joyfully pursue their physical, social, mental, and spiritual potential in Jesus Christ. Ken Davis encourages people of all ages to trade comfort for challenge, boredom for adventure, and mere existence for life.

Guardrails: Avoiding Regrets in Your Life DVD Pack by Andy Stanley, Zondervan, 2011.  In this six-session video based study, Andy Stanley challenges us to stop flirting with disaster and establish some personal guardrails.

It Is Easy Being Green: 60 Bible Stories and Crafts with the Earth in Mind, Abingdon Press, 2011.  It Is Easy Being Green features sixty exciting craft projects that children will enjoy making while learning about the Bible and building their faith.

Not a Fan: Small Group Discipleship Study by Kyle Idleman, Wesscott Marketing, 2011. This one-of-a-kind small group study examines what it means to deny ones self and truly follow Jesus.

Proof: A 6-lesson Study on the Book of John, YouthMinistry360, 2011. Proof teaches your students the story of Christ through His powerful teaching, His amazing miracles, and His death and resurrection. Help your students answerthe question, Who is Jesus?

The Red Stuff: Exploring the Words of Jesus DVD Pack by Scott Rubin, Group Publishing, 2009.  Students will take a look at five of Jesus’ parables, uncover his message to people then, and see how it still applies to their lives today.

The Shelter of God’s Promises DVD by Sheila Walsh, Thomas Nelson, 2010.  In The Shelter of God’s Promises DVD-Based Bible Study, gifted Bible teacher and inspiring speaker Sheila Walsh primes Scripture for what God has promised us, what God’s promises mean, and how these promises provide the foundation for daily confidence, joy, and hope.

Gifts under $20

Follow You, Follow Me: Why Social Networking is Essential to Ministry by John Voelz, Abingdon Press, 2012. Do you understand the power and depth of this new medium—in community building, spiritual formation, and yes, even evangelism?

God Talk: 52 Fun Activities to Teach Children, Abingdon Press, 2011. A practical, easy-to-use guide for adults working with elementary age children! This resource focuses on how to live a life of faith in the world today.

The Present Future: Six Tough Questions for the Church by Reggie McNeal, Jossey Bass, 2009. In this provocative book, author, consultant, and church leadership developer Reggie McNeal debunks old assumptions and provides an overall strategy to help church leaders move forward in an entirely different and much more effective way.

Reading Scripture as Wesleyans by Joel B. Green, Abingdon Press, 2010. In this invitation to Scripture, the general editor of the Wesley Study Bible and biblical scholar, Dr. Joel Green, summarizes Wesley’s understanding of key themes and topics of key books of the New Testament.

The Secret Weapon: Teaching Kids to Pray by Tina Houser, Warner Press, 2011. In the pages of this book you’ll find lots of ways for kids to use their Secret Weapon. They are intended to tap into a variety of multiple intelligences so that kids can experience fervent prayer and understand the potential of their Secret Weapon.

Signs – Film One: Earth by Erwin McManus, David C Cook Publishers, 2012. The first film in Erwin Raphael McManus’s highly creative series SIGNS, “Earth” explores the contrast between spiritual barrenness and God’s promise that He is doing a new thing for His creation.

Simply Jesus: A New Vision of Who He Was, What He Did, and Why He Matters by N.T. Wright, Harper Collins, 2011. Bible scholar, Anglican bishop, and bestselling author N. T. Wright summarizes a lifetime of study of Jesus and the New Testament in order to present for a general audience who Jesus was and is.

Viral: How Social Networking is Poised to Ignite Revival by Leonard Sweet, Waterbrook Press, 2012. What would happen if Christians devoted less attention to strategies and statistics and paid more attention to pursuing relationships?

When You Pray as a Small Group by Reuben P. Job, Abingdon, 2010.  When You Pray as a Small Group is a resource that will help leaders guide their groups through developing a deeper prayer life.

Where Two or Three are Gathered: Spiritual Direction for Small Groups by Daniel Prechtel, Morehouse Publishing, 2012. This book offers a detailed presentation of ten small group models, plus guidance in group leadership dynamics.

Will Jesus Buy Me a Double-Wide? by Karen Spears Zacharias, Zondervan, 2010.  With Southern charm and razor-sharp wit, author Karen Spears Zacharias shows how the ‘prosperity’ gospel has led us astray from true Christianity and helped create people and churches focused on greed.

Worship Feast: Taizé Services with Split Track CD, Abingdon Press, 2004. Worship Feast Taizé is a tool for youth and youth workers who want to experience worship services in the unique tradition of Taizé, but don’t know how to get started.