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100 Things Every Child Should Know before Confirmation 
A Guide for Parents and Youth Leaders
By Rebecca Kirkpatrick
CLICK HERE to read an excerpt from this book.Many youth arrive at confirmation classes without a basic grasp of key Bible stories or Christian traditions. This book helps to fill that gap, offering Sunday school teachers, parents, and adult volunteer...
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By Cody J. Sanders
Despite our best efforts to create welcoming and affirming congregations, the reality is that church can still be a harmful place to LGBTQIA youth. Inside A Brief Guide to Ministry with LGBTQIA Youth, author Cody J. Sanders challenges pastors and chu...
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After Baptism 
Shaping the Christian Life
By John P. Burgess
John Burgess explores the distinctive qualities of Christian identity by demonstrating how baptism, the Eucharist, and the Commandments are basic points of orientation for Christians. He challenges the church and its members to identify and claim ke...
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The Baptism of Your Child (Single) 
A Book for Presbyterian Families
By Carol A. Wehrheim
Also available as a pack of 5, item 0664264239.There are few things more joyous in a congregation than the presentation of a new baby or small child for baptism. With an attractive new design and updated to reflect the sacrament of baptism found in t...
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By Carol A. Wehrheim
Also available as a pack of 5, item 0664264247. There are few things more joyous in a congregation than the presentation of a new baby or small child for baptism. With a new and attractive design, The Baptism of Your Child: A Book for Families answer...
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The Baptism of Your Child, Pack of 5 
A Book for Presbyterian Families
By Carol A. Wehrheim
There are few things more joyous in a congregation than the presentation of a new baby or small child for baptism. With an attractive new design and updated to reflect the sacrament of baptism found in the new Book of Common Worship, The Baptism of Y...
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By Carol A. Wehrheim
There are few things more joyous in a congregation than the presentation of a new baby or small child for baptism. With a new and attractive design, The Baptism of Your Child: A Book for Families answers common questions new parents and new members w...
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By Carol A. Wehrheim
The perfect baptism gift! Baptism Promises helps explain to children the significance of their baptism and the promises their family and church community made to them during the sacrament. Featuring easy-to-follow language, bright, inclusive artwork,...
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Equipping the Saints 
Teacher Training in the Church
By Sara Covin Juengst
Sara Covin Juengst believes that Protestant churches have failed to provide the church teacher with basic knowledge about the Bible, theology, and doctrine. Because the quality of religious education is determined by the quality of its teachers, reli...
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Growing in the Life of Faith, Second Edition 
Education and Christian Practices
By Craig Dykstra
In this new edition of his popular book, Craig Dykstra explores the contributions of the traditions, education, worship practices, and disciplines of the Reformed Christian community in helping people grow in faith. In doing so, he makes the case tha...
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Microaggressions in Ministry 
Confronting the Hidden Violence of Everyday Church
By Cody J. Sanders
Carlos—a third-generation U.S. citizen from New Jersey whose family emigrated from Colombia many years before Carlos was born—is often complimented on how articulate he is and asked how long he has been in the United States.Deborah, a Certified Publ...
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Reshaping Religious Education 
Conversations on Contemporary Practice
By Maria Harris, Gabriel Moran
Well-known religious educators Maria Harris and Gabriel Moran challenge the religious education community to risk change. Focusing on themes of foundations, development, spirituality, and a wider world, Harris and Moran discuss issues such as gender,...
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Teaching Ministry of the Church 
An Examination of the Basic Principles of Christian Education
By James D. Smart
In this valuable philosophy of Christian education for theologians, James Smart offers an excellent evaluation and redefinition of the goals of teaching ministry. Important topics addressed in this book include how to use the Bible in curriculum deve...
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