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The Palo Duro Presbytery Resource Center collection is now online and searchable. To search the collection, just click on the button at the bottom of this box. An entry page will appear. Next, select the link at the bottom of the screen "Palo Duro Resource Center." Search the collection by filling in any of the fields on the search screen. If you find resources that you would like to check out, click in the check box next to the description and an e-mail message screen will pop up allowing you to send a message to the coordinator to request the items you want to borrow. You will need to supply a mailing name and address as well as a telephone number in order to borrow items from the resource center.
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Contact the Resource Center via e-mail or phone if you would like to check out these or other resources.
Palo Duro Presbytery Resource Center -- SarahLee Morris, Coordinator
Phone: 806-797-2417 or 877-725-6387
e-mail: rclbk@swbell.net
May 2008
[Pastors, educators,
and presbytery committee members: please
duplicate this Resource Review each
month and share with your session, teachers, youth leaders, and others in your
congregation who would benefit from knowing about new resources and Christian
education helps. Also see this
resource on the Palo Duro website at www.paloduropresbytery.org/Resource%20Center.htm.
Thank you for sharing good news!]
While Heifer International has been
around many years, its philosophy of “passing on the gift” is timeless.
Heifer has created a new website just for congregations, to provide your
congregation with fundraising ideas and resources to help end hunger and
poverty. Project participants pass
on a range of gifts: from animals’
offspring to participants’ own knowledge and training.
Go to www.heifer.org/ideas and help Heifer
International expand the network of hope, dignity, and self-reliance.
As of April 28, 2008, one youth group in Palo Duro Presbytery—from First
Presbyterian Church in
Among the new studies added to The
Thoughtful Christian materials over the last month (www.thethoughtfulchristian.com):
Ø
Figures
in the Old Testament Study Pack (6 sessions on Abraham, David, Moses, Ruth,
Elijah, and Jacob)
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What
Is Hip Hop? (1
session)
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What
Does the Lord Require? (1
session)
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Compassion
as a Spiritual Discipline (1 session)
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“Jeremiah
Wright and Black Prophetic Preaching,”
by Debra J. Mumford (new in the Reading Room)
The
latest Thoughtful Christian studies added for high school youth: (each 1 session)
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What Does It Mean to Pledge Sexual
Purity?
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Xbox Ethics:
Is It All Just a Game?
New Resources*
The Legacy of Billy Graham:
Critical Reflections on
With contributors both noted and revered, this critical but appreciative volume
poignantly assesses Billy Graham’s career.
With fairness and clarity, these prominent mainline to progressive
scholars shed valuable light on the evangelist’s theology and preaching; his
influential perspectives on politics and economics, feminism and sex, war and
peace, and race and power; as well as his engagement with powerful
contemporaries, including Martin Luther King Jr. and Reinhold Niebuhr, before
concluding with two insightful retrospectives on his legacy.
The Joy of Ministry
(Thomas W. Currie III, Westminster John Knox Press)
Reports of clergy dissatisfaction and burnout still abound.
Now comes an antidote: a
collection of reflections centering on a lost-note today, “joy” in ministry.
Currie moves beyond a strict analysis of the current state of ministry
and presents eight theological reflections on ministry to help pastors recognize
their identities and the joy in the midst of their ministry of sharing the
gospel. Rooted in the writings of
Karl Barth and Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Currie reminds readers of the basis for the
church’s ministry in what God has done in Jesus Christ and ways the gospel joy
is expressed in ministry in the church.
Thumpin’ It: The Use and Abuse of
the Bible in Today’s Presidential Politics
(Jacques
Berlinerblau, Westminster John Knox Press)
In one of the most insightful, provocative, and witty books yet to explore the
fascinating relationship between the Bible and American politics, author
Berlinerblau looks at how the left, right, and everyone in between have used and
misused the Bible to advance their political causes and careers.
He also examines the recent history of how Scripture has influenced
public policy, including debates about the environment, abortion, stem cell
research, and foreign policy.
Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations
(Robert Schnase, Abingdon Press)
People are searching for a church shaped and sustained by Radical Hospitality,
Passionate Worship, Intentional Faith Development, Risk-Taking Mission and
Service, and Extravagant Generosity. This
book shows how by repeating and improving these practices, churches fulfill
their mission to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the
world.
Tanner opens the world of the psalms to contemporary readers, focusing on major
themes, the meaning of the psalms when they were written, and different ways
these beloved writings continue to comfort and challenge believers today.
This book is ideal for personal or group use.
*Unless otherwise noted,
annotations of titles are quotes from the publisher’s description of the
resource’s content.
Contact the Resource Center via e-mail or phone if you would like to check out these or other resources.
Palo Duro Presbytery Resource Center -- SarahLee Morris, Coordinator
Phone: 806-797-2417 or 877-725-6387
e-mail: rclbk@swbell.net