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Do you, as a Christian pastor or leader, know the quality characteristics and leading indicators of a healthy Christian congregation that is truly being activated by Word and Sacraments? Twelve biblical traits or spiritual pillars are identified in my book, 12 Pillars of a Healthy Church. These resources will show you how to guide your congregation toward becoming a healthy Life-giving Church and a Center for Missionary Formation. A companion book, Natural Church Development, by Christian Schwarz, gives you valuable insights for your planning.

Life Changing Interactive Small Group Bible Studies
Are you looking for new, tested, creative, and interactive small group Bible studies? Spiritual Travel Guide, a 15-week small group study, has helped many Christians to build depth into their faith and to become mature workers of our Lord Jesus Christ. A 26-week leader's intensive course, 21st Century Disciples With A 1st Century Faith, was studied by 20 people in a Michigan congregation and 19 of them became highly visible, aggressive leaders. It has also been used in India, Haiti, and South Africa.

Developing Active Witnesses and Servants in the Congregation
Are you seeking a way to get more members to have daily devotions and become active witnesses and servants of our Savior? Spiritual Fitness Exercise, a 10-week study book, provides guidance for a group of ten or less. It builds servant-relationships through 70 days of interactive activities and personal devotions, challenges a person's faith by study of a short "grace" chapter each week, and involves people in weekly witness and servant activities. The Way To Life emphasizes the building of relationships in preparation for witnessing and reaching non-believers, and gives a biblical presentation on the way to life (salvation) via a graph, showing the unbeliever's way to death.

Overcoming Slaveries and Addictions
Are you looking for a Bible study that helps hurting people to overcome addictive, compulsive, or obsessive habits, while building more support groups in your congregation? Living Without Slaveries, a 15-week small group interactive Bible study based on a Christian version of the 12-Step Program, leads an individual toward healing and reconciliation in order to regain spiritual health and strength.

Stewardship and Giving
Are you aware of stewardship resources that effectively create greater inner commitment from your people for service and giving? Christian Stewards - Confronted and Committed, is considered by many pastors and leaders to be the best Biblical stewardship text available today for stewardship committees and developing a stewardship program, and has been broadly used by many congregations. The new book, The Nurturing Church Generates Grace Giving , is a fresh and unique, one-of-a-kind book to help a church to transition in Christian giving from a traditional, maintenance, harvesting church to a seed-planting, nurturing, mission church. Avoiding appeals based on budgets and needs, it is a no-nonsense approach to grace-based preaching and teaching of biblical giving and tithing. Additional 6-week stewardship sermons, Bible studies, and an Every Member Visit booklet are also available. Lord, Let It Happen To Me As You Said and I Am Ready To Live. The eight-week Big Step Forward in Faith and four-week, New Beginnings, sermon and Bible study books have been used not only in the United States but also in Nigeria, South Africa and India.

A Mission-Centered Congregational Model
These are vital books and materials to specifically build a congregation into a healthy Life-giving Church and Center for Missionary Formation. All resources will help your members by God's grace to become stronger in doctrine, faith, and practice. If you desire effective, proven materials to fulfill your goal of effective Biblical renewal in your church through the empowering of leaders and gaining maturity of members, according to the Acts 14:21-25, 2 Timothy 2:2, and Ephesians 4:7, 11-16 models, these books are what you are looking for.

Can you afford not to review these rich resources for spiritual growth and members? We are happy to send them on approval, giving you the privilege of sending any or all books back to us. We are offering a first time order special discount of 20% to give you an added reason to purchase now.

Yours in Christ's mission,

Dr. Waldo J. Werning, Director
Discipling/Stewardship Center
P.O. Box 26037
Wauwatosa, WI 53226-0037
Phone/Fax: (262) 782-9900
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