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How to Grow Members Into Disciples Through Small Groups

September 24, 2018

Reviews of The Connected Life by Jacob and Rachel Armstrong and The Christian Small-Group Leader by Thomas R. Hawkins. Jacob and Rachel Armstrong and Thomas R. Hawkins, all successful United Methodist leaders themselves, offer very different options for creating an effective small group ministry. Should you focus on the groups or on the group leaders?… Continue Reading→

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Using Reviews to Choose Christian Resources

October 16, 2017

The opinions of others who have used a resource can be most helpful in choosing what studies, books, curriculum, or videos to help you or your group along their discipleship path. Listed below are some places to find reviews of Christian resources. Help others choose resources by writing your own reviews! During October, you could… Continue Reading→

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Review: The Give-Away

November 16, 2011

The Give-Away Written and illustrated by Ray Buckley Abingdon Press, 1999. This Christmas picture book is a powerful telling of God’s plan for the birth of Jesus.  The story is told as a folktale and based on the Native American tradition of give-aways.  In this story, the oldest and wisest of every walking and flying… Continue Reading→

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Review: Stories Video Series

October 27, 2011

Stories: Volumes 1, 2 & 3 By Doug Fields BluefishTV, 2005. Doug Fields, the former youth pastor at Saddleback Church, has published a multitude of excellent youth resources.  The Stories DVD series includes short video illustrations on topics important to youth groups.  Each video features a real teenager talking about  an issue they have faced… Continue Reading→

Filed Under: Announcements, reviews Tagged With: Announcements, Church Library Month

Review: What’s the Least I Can Believe and Still be a Christian?

October 20, 2011

What’s the Least I Can Believe and Still be a Christian?: A Guide to What Matters Most by Martin Thielen Westminster John Knox Press, 2011  Don’t let the title mislead you. If you are a Christian, it is easy to think that a book like this would be cheapening your faith, but you couldn’t be… Continue Reading→

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Review: The Visitor

October 6, 2011

The Visitor Overture Films, 104 mins., 2008 This movie was recommended to the Conference Media Center by one of our local pastors to broaden our collection of resources on immigration.  The Visitor is a feature-length movie by Overture Films.  It was an Official Selection at several critical film festivals including Sundance and South by Southwest and… Continue Reading→

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Review of Change the World by Mike Slaughter

March 22, 2011

Change the World: Recovering the Message and Mission of Jesus By Mike Slaughter Abingdon Press, 2010 Reviewed by Shane Raynor, a certified United Methodist lay speaker and the publisher of WesleyReport.com. Originally published by Circuit Rider magazine (www.circuitrider.com). Reposted here with permission. While reading Change the World, it’s easy to forget that Mike Slaughter is still the… Continue Reading→

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Review of Christianity and World Religions

September 3, 2010

The Media Center will periodically post reviews of resources that we have available for borrowing.  When you borrow resources from us, you may receive a form to fill out that lets us know how the resource worked or didn’t work for you.  Some of these reviews may be posted on this site if you give… Continue Reading→

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