Methodism category: 329 books

Carradine was notorious for releasing books just like this one, that are a collection of sermons and studies that don't have any specific correlation, but are great devotional studies. This is a great collection, and for the price is an unprecedented value!   The Table of Contents...

From the introduction (by Beverly Carradine) The author of this new volume evidently believes in the following up of a good thing with another. His first book was a blessing to many, and now he comes forth with a second blessing in the form of a treatise bearing the good title of “The Pentecostal...

Cinco marcas de un metodista confirman nuestra identidad como seguidores genuinos y fructiferos de Cristo: Un metodista ama a Dios Un metodista se regocija en Dios Un metodista da gracias Un metodista ora sin cesar Un metodista ama a su projimo Este breve libro, disenado para ser compartido...

This book is the first of two volumes on Preaching in the African Context. For both seasoned preachers and beginners, including students in seminaries, Bible colleges, and universities, this first volume explores why we preach and the principles of contextual preaching in Africa. Nhiwatiwa demonstrates...

Organic Wesley: A Christian Perspective on Food, Farming, and Faith examines the intersection of the teachings of John Wesley with the ethics of the contemporary food movement. Wesley’s teachings can provide us with guidance as we seek to make food choices that are consistent...

Wesley’s historic questions have been asked of those considered for full connection (ordination) since as early as 1784, the first Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, presided over by Francis Asbury and Thomas Coke. The questions also have a broader Wesleyan context. Many of these questions...

The preparation of this work of one hundred and seventy short biographies has been a blessing to my own soul. It has revived the happy hours of the past, in my itinerant life, when gentle looks and words of welcome thrilled my heart in the quiet homes of those saintly women, to whom the Master has...

Published in 1909, the autobiography of W. B. Godbey was penned at the proper time of his life. By this time, he was in his late seventies and had been preaching for upwards of sixty years. His whole life was spent in the service of God, and this book would be a great way to introduce yourself to...

From the introduction: For forty years the name C. W. Ruth has been a synonym for soundness in the teaching of the doctrine of holiness after the Wesleyan interpretation. And it is not logically possible for one who is sound on this central tenet of scriptural orthodoxy to be heterodox on any theme...

Kindle EditionThere are many questions that leaders of small-membership congregations ask themselves about their church's future. Lyle Schaller suggests that two in particular should rise to the top of the list. First, what's the right size of for a church? Is the small congregation averaging two...

The family is the primary center of faith formation, especially for children. Our affirmation for families asserts that families of all sizes and configurations are communities of commitment whose goal is human growth and faith development. You job is to work with other leaders in the congregation...

Local church members join with the promise to uphold the church with “prayers, presence, gifts, and service.” The ministry of stewardship is concerned with the appropriate employment of the fruits of that pledge throughout the ministries of the church. This Guideline is designed to help implement...

Evangelism is vital to the disciple-making process because it is a primary ministry of sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ. Evangelism is more than just one individual talking about faith; it is a ministry of the whole church that develops a church “lifestyle” of welcome, invitation, and support....

The heart of local church ministry is in its lay leadership. Identifying, developing , deploying, and evaluating Christian spiritual leaders who serve from their strengths and gifts is a key to the life and vitality of the congregation. This Guideline is designed to help implement the work of the...