This series consists of resources designed to assist pastors and worship leaders in building an effective worship experience. The accompanying DVD contains video clips suitable for projection in worship or customized in desktop video software package. Background worship graphics coordinating with each service are also included on the DVD. This volume contains ten unique and complete acts of worship for the Lent and Easter season. The worship experiences are organized around a Scripture and theme, and include brief biblical and liturgical comments, sermon outlines, calls to worship and prayers and benedictions. Some worship acts also include short dramas.

The video will provide to new acolytes, greeters and ushers a general knowledge of the responsibilities they will be performing. It will not inform them about duties or practices that are unique to your congregation. Nor is the video intended to change the practices in your congregation.
Part 1: The Ministry of the Acolyte
a.Origin of the word and the office; b.Significance of the ministry; c.The Acolyte's role in worship;
d.Worship; e.Candelighting; f.Other Responsibilities
Part 2: The Ministry of Greeting/ Ushering
a. The importance of Ushers/Greeters; b.The ministry of Greeting; c.The ministry of Ushers

This useful, ecumenical three-part resource provides invaluable help for training those who are called to assist with worship. The DVD’s ministry-centered orientation will help acolytes, greeters, and ushers understand their roles as worship leaders. Its flexible design can be tailored to any congregation, regardless of how the greeting and ushering responsibilities are assigned. Careful attention to practical detail assures that worship leaders will be familiar with every aspect of their responsibilities - from seating late arrivals to what to do if a candle won’t light.
(UMCom: EcuFilm, c2007)

Since 1995, Paul Baloche's instructional videos have empowered thousands of guitarists to play the more challenging music styles of today. This 2 1/2 hour DVD is jam-packed with up close and personal instruction on acoustic guitar essentials. Mastering the concepts and techniques demonstrated on this DVD will greatly increase your ability and confidence.

Includes:

* the open chord concept
* finger picking techniques
* right and left hand damping
* using your capo to play in all keys
* walkdowns in all keys
* alternate voicings for common chords
* modern chord progressions
* improving your timing and feel
* progressive barre chord voicings
* strumming patterns and techniques
* live concert footage
* companion instructional workbook

Preaching is a strange business. The very word preach has come to mean something we wish someone else would not do to us ("Don't preach to me!" "All I ever get from him is a sermon!"). The idea of standing up and just talking for twenty minutes or more seems hopelessly outdated in a world fascinated by the dance of electronic images that flicker on a screen. Ours is a post-Christian society in which the church's voice--especially as heard from the pulpit--is increasingly drowned out by competing claims for our time and attention. And yet, has there ever been a time when people were more in search of meaning and purpose? In spite of living in a period of affluence and accomplishment, do we not yet feel vulnerable to forces beyond our control? In short, are we not still hungry for a word from God? Adam Hamilton, pastor of Church of the Resurrection, is persuaded that there is a great need and desire for effective preaching today--and that those who learn how to preach effectively for 21st-century people have the potential to made a significant impact upon the lives of their hearers, and through them upon the culture in which they live. Preaching can transform people's lives, change the culture, and renew the church. In fact, it may very well be that no one has a greater potential to bring hope, healing, and light to the community than does the preacher.
In Unleashing the Word, Adam Hamilton helps pastors and church leaders consider the purpose, planning, and execution of excellent preaching. He offers detailed descriptions of the sermon planning, writing and preaching process behind one of the fastest growing churches in the United States. He includes numerous personal anecdotes and enough sermon ideas to keep the average pastor busy for years! Finally, after you have read how sermons are planned and prepared at the Church of the Resurrection you can watch the included DVD which features four full-length sermons and other resources. If you only read one book on preaching this year, this is the book you must read!

This volume contains ten unique and complete acts of worship appropriate for use during the Advent and Christmas seasons, including: Christmas at the Mall; Christmas at the Office Party; Christmas at the Kitchen Table; Christmas at the Manger; Humble Beginnings; Away From the Manger; Sleigh Bells Ring; Dreamin’ of a White Christmas; Three Wise Guys and a Star; Home for Christmas.

This video contains a thirty minute version about Baptism for youth and adults and a ten minute session for children.

This volume contains ten or more video clips suitable for projection in worship or customized in desktop video software package. Background worship graphics coordinating with each service are also included on the DVD and can be customized for your own setting in imaging software.

English title: Baptism Doorway: To a New Life in Christ A Study Manual - bilingual)
Author: Aquiles Ernesto Martinez
(1 Book; 128p.; Discipleship Resources, c2004; ISBN 0881773786 )

English title: The Meaning of Holy Communion in the UMC
(10 booklets; 46p.; Discipleship Resources, c2001; ISBN 0881773360)