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Here are my personal recommendations of books which are
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 |   Transforming
Children into Spiritual Champions; George Barna, Regal Books
(November 2003)
 | This new book explains Barna's finding that the best investment
of ministry energy and resources in today's world is with children.
The subtitle is "Why children should be your church's #1
priority." |
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| Be
Intolerant: Because Some Things Are Just Stupid; Ryan Dobson and
Jefferson Scott, Multnomah Publishers Inc. (September 2003)
| This book by Dr. James Dobson's son is written to the current youth
culture. Alarming numbers of Christians eighteen to
twenty-five years old believe that there is no such thing as absolute
truth. Yet, Ryan Dobson proclaims, we can't even function if we believe
that everything is relative. In his first book, the impassioned youth
speaker explains God's establishment of absolutes, using relevant
examples to awaken Christians to the world's desperate hunger for
absolute truth. |
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| Hymns
for a Kid's Heart; Bobbie Wolgemuth, Joni Eareckson Tada, and Sergio
Martinez; Crossway Books (August 2003)
| This book and CD is an outstanding compilation of the great hymns of
the church for children, but adults will find it fascinating as
well. The CD contains the hymns performed by children with some
help from Joni Earekson Tada, with great orchestrations and quality
musical quality. The book contains the text of the hymns with a
child-friendly story of the background and history of each one. |
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| The
Power of Vision; George Barna, Regal Books (May 2003)
| Vision is the key to leadership and to growing a church or Sunday
School. Without a well-defined and articulated vision on the part
of the pastor, teacher, or Sunday School director, little will be
accomplished. This book of only 192 pages explains what a vision
is, how to define it, and how to apply it in the face of vision-killers
and nay-sayers. |
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| The Discipline
Guide for Children's Ministry; Judy Capehart, Gordon West, and Becki West,
Group Publishing, Paperback
| Practical approach to class management based on sound developmental
principles. Make Sunday School classes fun for both teachers and
pupils! |
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| The
Dirt on Learning; Thom and Joni Schultz, Group Publishing, Paperback
| A thought-provoking approach to evaluating learning in your church
with considerations of principles and approaches that really make a
difference in the lives of the pupils. |
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| Touching
Hearts, Changing Lives: Becoming a Treasured Teacher; Jody Capehart and Lori
Haynes Niles, Group Publishing, Paperback
| How to make a lasting impression on your pupils through appropriate
teaching methods, understanding of individual learning styles, and
practical tips for teachers of children. Includes training
materials for your church. |
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| Awesome
Volunteers; Christine Yount, Group Publishing, Paperback
| A compendium of ideas from Children's Ministry Magazine on practical
how-to's of enlisting, motivating, training, and keeping good
teachers. Lots of case studies based on interviews with excellent
teachers. |
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| Why
Nobody Learns Much of Anything at Church and How to Fix It; Thom and Joni
Schultz, 1993, Group Publishing, Paperback
| After setting the stage with evidence of the church's inadequate job
of reaching and teaching all age groups, the Schultzes provide practical
help in how to use Jesus' own principles of active learning to make a
real difference in pupil involvement, learning retention, deeper
understanding, better life application, and better attendance. |
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| The
Second Coming of the Church; George Barna, 1998, Word Publishing, Hardcover
| A "must" read for those who are working to transform their
church's ministry in the new millennium. After professionally
observing the state of the Christian church in America for decades,
Barna provides his unique perspective on what the state of Christianity
really is, where it's heading, and what urgently needs to change to
avoid disaster. |
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| Learning
Styles: Reaching Everyone God Gave You to Teach; Marlene D. Lefever, 1995,
David C. Cook Publishing, Paperback
| Marlene Lefever is one of my favorite authors. In this book she
provides real insight into how people learn, along with practical steps
to support individual learning. The four learning styles
(Imaginative, Dynamic, Analytic, and Common Sense) are classifications
of the way a person perceives things best and then uses the perceived
knowledge. Understanding learning styles and adjusting our
teaching or parenting to them allows us to reach everyone God gives us
to teach. |
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| Creative
Teaching Methods: Be an Effective Christian Teacher; Marlene D. Lefever,
1985, Cook Ministry Resources, Paperback
| This practical book on the practice of creativity in the classroom
will help teachers of every age group to deepen the spiritual life of
the pupils by providing unique ways to hear the Word of God and call
forth new personal resources from the pupils in respond to its
challenge. |
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| The
Antioch Effect: 8 Characteristics of Highly Effective Churches; Ken Hemphill;
Paperback
| Ken Hemphill shares ministry approaches, leadership styles, and other "personality
traits" of successful churches. Evaluate your church; build on your strengths, and
work to shore up your weaknesses. |
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| Revitalizing
the Sunday Morning Dinosaur : A Sunday School Growth Strategy for the 21st Century;
Ken Hemphill; Paperback
| Ken Hemphill, currently President of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, served
as pastor of Port Norfolk Baptist Church, one of the fastest growing churches in the
convention. This book grows out of his confidence in the Sunday School as the best growth
agent the church has today, with great advice on how to overcome obstacles. |
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| The
Bonsai Theory of Church Growth; Kenneth S. Hemphill; Paperback
| Hemphill wrote this book for the layman. It likens the process of growing Bonsai trees
to that of growing a Sunday School. The basics are all here, laid out in a compelling way
that anyone can grasp. |
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| 44 Ways
to Expand the Teaching Ministry of Your Church; Lyle E. Schaller; Paperback
| I much appreciate the writings of Schaller. He is master of the illustration, making
his points with stories and anecdotes. This book points out that the Sunday School program
has fallen into disuse and ill regard today simply because people don't work at it.
Schaller tells how to help your Sunday School program recover from this neglect and become
the major growth, fellowship, and ministry arm of your church, in addition to its teaching
function. |
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| Never
Tell Anybody Anything You Can Get Them to Discover for Themselves; James E. Taulman;
Paperback
| Taulman provides some excellent advice on teaching any age group, with helpful examples
of various teaching techniques drawn from adult Sunday School curriculum materials. |
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