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Echo the Story

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Discover the Art of Bible Storying…Echo_3products-300x193

For thousands of years, stories were the key means for people to learn and experience God. Echo desires to recapture this sacred art of biblical storytelling, inspiring new generations to find themselves in God’s Story.

Echo uses a process called Storying (short for Chronological Bible Storying) – a sequential telling of Bible stories followed by a time of review and dialogue. Derived from the ancient Hebrew way of learning through careful observation and discussion, Storying was rediscovered a few decades ago by missionaries who are now using this method extensively around the world. Recently, Storying is also proving to be effective with youth and adults in our media-literate, story-oriented North American context.

About Echo the Story

Echo the Story is a 12-week Bible overview for youth – it is almost complete and will be released on June 7th!

Founded by Michael Novelli, Echo the Story is an imaginative way to engage in the Bible using storytelling, observation, and dialogue.

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For more information, check it out here!

 



Altar Ego Study Guide with DVD

Post a Comment » Written on April 3rd, 2013     
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Altar Ego Study Guide with DVD by Craig Groeschel – new discipleship small group study

In this six-session video series, Craig Groeschel looks at how you and your small group can let go of your own self-perceptions and see yourselves through the divine eyes of God. According to Groeschel, only when we embrace the perfect identity God has designed for each of us can we live to our full potential in Christ. Includes one Altar Ego DVD and Participant’s Guide.

Many people are obsessed with the approval of others. The problem is that living for what people think of you is the quickest way to forget what God thinks about you.

In Altar Ego, author Craig Groeschel shows individuals and small groups how to abandon self-worth based on accomplishments and possessions, turning instead to the eyes of God to define them. Participants will learn to expose false labels and selfish motives as the roadblocks they are, going instead to the altar of GodÆs truth and pursuing the higher values he sets above the world.

You don’t have to get caught up in your self-worth or lack thereof. Your worth is not based on your opinion of yourself. You are valuable because God says you are His. You are not your past. You are not what you did. You are not who others say you are. You are who Christ says you are.

This study guide offers discussion questions and other supplemental material to delve further into God’s divine plan, and will ultimately help you sacrifice any old, unhealthy, untrue, and unbiblical thoughts about yourself and introduce you to your altar-ego—who you are in Christ.

Includes one Altar Ego DVD and Participant’s Guide.

 



A Journey of Discovery

Post a Comment » Written on January 30th, 2013     
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A Journey of Discovery by Addition, Subtraction and Introspection

Lent is the time in the Christian year that leads us to Easter and our celebration of the resurrection of Jesus.

This isn’t just another devotional book. This is a guide to a 40-day journey to resurrection.

Lent? What is Lent? Is it that stuff you dig out of the depths of your pants pocket or your belly button? (No. That’s lint by the way). Maybe you think Lent is something only other churches do.

Even if you’re not familiar with Lent, you can probably agree that Easter is essential to the life of the followers of Jesus. It’s the time of year when we are intentional about retelling and rehearing the story of Jesus’ death and resurrection.

Because Christ invites His followers to not just hear about the resurrection, but to participate in it, Christians have historically taken the 40 days leading up to Easter to prepare their hearts and minds to enter the story of Jesus.

This little book is a guide…a help…a companion on the 40-day journey of prayer and Christian practice known as Lent. On this journey, you’ll practice the disciplines of addition, subtraction, and introspection so that you may more fully participate in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

This is Lent. And we take this journey because we all need resurrection.

Pre-order this book Today! Expected to ship by February 8th, 2013



Introducing CHIC 2015 Council (2)

2 comments Written on January 23rd, 2013     
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Dominique Gillard: Student Experiences

My name is Dominique DuBois Gilliard. I am a pastor at Convergence Covenant Church in Oakland California. I have a deep passion for discipleship and reconciliation. I also really enjoy working on Christian Community Development initiatives and programs that are focused on empowering young people to reach their full potential in Christ. I am really looking forward to being a part of the 2015 CHIC council because I know the profound impact CHIC has had on thousands of people’s lives. I myself being one of those individuals!

 

Ben Pease: CHIC Chair

Originally from Massachusetts, I served as a youth pastor there for 6
years before serving at Salem Covenant Church in MN for the past 8
years. I love adventures with my wife and three kids, working with
students (especially in leadership development), and getting outside for
hiking, running, backpacking, and canoeing.  I am excited and honored to
serve on the CHIC Council because time and time again, I have seen
students experience God and make decisions at CHIC in ways that have
changed the course of their lives.

 

Angie Wysocki: Evening Worship/Mainstage

I am a girl that loves adventures, exploring new places, a great story, an even better live concert, a good book, great coffee, a really good Eggs Benedict, a great piece of clothing or necklace that is on sale, a moment that makes me laugh, and a good day of skiing, or a vacation at the beach. Things that I am passionate about are loving my family and friends well, living as the woman that God has called me to be, and helping others experience the thrill of living as a Christ Follower and what that means for the Kingdom of God. I currently live in Roseville, CA but grew up in Denver, CO and spent significant years in Chicago, IL.

 

 

 

 



God Sightings

Post a Comment » Written on January 2nd, 2013     
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I love to start off my day reading the word of God.

So, what better way to start the New Year than setting a goal to read the bible in ONE year!

Pretty cool right?

I am a part of a unique, interactive Bible reading experience called God Sightings. Tyndale House Publishers and Group publishing have joined forces to provide this reading experience called God sightings. We can have the tools needed to make the pages of the Bible come alive in our daily lives. The best part for me is that it blends the Old and New Testament together which makes it more fun to read. This is a great way for me to stay motivated and spiritually connected. Not only that, I get to see God present and active in my everyday life.

Materials for God Sightings are available for individuals to use alone, with groups, as a church-wide campaign or even in online communities.

 

Happy Reading! :)

 

 



New Resources from Barefoot Ministries

Post a Comment » Written on May 14th, 2012     
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Let me highlight just a few for ya!

 

Live Inspired
A 90-Day Interactive Devotional for Students

This isn’t a read-by-a-nightlight type of devotional. So if you are looking for something that takes only five minutes a day when you’re half asleep, this journal isn’t for you.

This is more than a devotional. It is a challenge to live inspired. To love, care, and see people as Jesus did. Get
ready to explore Christ through drawing, writing, scribbling, building, talking, laughing, working, and giving of yourself for his glory. Are you up for the challenge?

With beautifully designed pages, this devotional will lead you through activities that will shape your heart and mind.


Bloom Books
You may have seen these at YWC 2012! Barefoot gave us a sneak peek earlier this year and I love sharing these little guys.

Bloom Books are seriously simple books filled with everyday practices for a flourishing faith. These books are intended to help ignite movement into the spiritual disciplines for the first time or be a resource for those seeking answers about a particular practice.

Bloom Books guide students into practical ways to incorporate spiritual disciplines into their everyday lives. Each book focuses on a certain practice of the faith: prayer, fasting, journaling, solitude and study. The books are intricately designed, pocket size and will aid everyday Christians in growing their entire lives toward God.

Bloom Books can be used in many ways: retreats, small groups, individually, or as a large group.

 

Living Justice
Revolutionary Compassion in a Broken World

By: Jamie Gates and Jon Middendorf

The world is hurting. Living Justice re-introduces you to Christianity as a means of healing and mending the world. Show compassion in a world of injustice— be a part of the effort to show God’s love to a friend, neighbor, or stranger in need.

 

 

Sacred Community

Sacred Community will inspire you to go beyond being
a group to being a community that lives together as the tangible body of Christ, right where you are. This journal will guide you through a way of prayer, restoration, and sharing, including suffering, going, and storytelling by engaging your whole self: heart, mind, body, and soul. By combining meditation with action, reading with doing, talking with listening, times in solitude, and times in community, discover what it means to live in sacred community with one another.

 



Pre-Release Pricing!

Post a Comment » Written on March 26th, 2012     
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This 6-week series from Adam McLane & Jon Huckins will deep dive your students into the practical realities of a radical life with Jesus. Built around six core postures of community life, students will examine Scripture, gain an understanding of their role in their community, and be challenged by a series of simple experiments they can try. More than a series which teaches your students about being Good News in their community– Good News in the Neighborhood offers practical application based on the life of Jesus and the 1st century Church. Our hope is that your students begin to see how God has called them to become good news in their homes, schools, and neighborhoods.

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Read: The New Jim Crow

Post a Comment » Written on March 19th, 2012     
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This winter I read “The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness” by Michelle Alexander. I’d heard about the book months earlier and had been intrigued by the title. Many others have read the book and I would be interested in a conversation regarding its contents with any of you who accept my invitation to read it.

Not sure you’re ready to commit yet? Perhaps start by reading the article recently published on the Covenant Newswire.

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Time is Short

Post a Comment » Written on January 23rd, 2012     
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Why Today’s Teens Can’t Wait Until Tomorrow

Authored by Darren K Ford

School. Sports. Band. Friday night football, friends, Facebook and XBox. Sunday comes along and we give God a few minutes before the routine begins again.

Is that how it should be? What would your life be like if you spent more time with God? The God who created everything, including you!

How about your neighborhood or your school? What could it look like if you spent more time listening to God and seeking His plans for your life? What about your city or country? What if you spent time chasing after your life’s purpose? Could you truly make a difference? Absolutely! It’s just a matter of time.  Continue Reading »



Theological Turn in Youth Ministry

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The Theological Turn in Youth Ministry, by Andrew Root and Kenda Creasy Dean (InterVarsity, August 2011)

“What haunts your youth group? So often we avoid talking about doubts and fears because we feel inadequately equipped to address them in any meaningful way. The crisis of existence can’t be answered with pat Sunday school formulas or a few Bible verses, let alone another relay race.

The questions our youth have are often the same ones that perplexed the great theologians, driving them to search for God in the places God didn’t appear to be–places of brokenness, suffering and confusion. What if we let these questions drive our search for God too?

Andrew Root and Kenda Creasy Dean invite you to envision youth ministries full of practical theologians, addressing the deep questions of life with a wonderfully adolescent mix of idealism, cynicism and prophetic intolerance for hypocrisy. Follow them into reflection on your own practice of theology, and learn how to share that theology through rich, compassionate conversation and purposeful experience.”

-Product description provided on amazon.com



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