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10 Great Dates to Energize Your Marriage

Synopsis
This curriculum kit is organized around ten dates that couples will go on to learn five basic skills and five advanced skills to revitalize their marriages. The kit, a video curriculum for individual married couples or groups of any size, includes 2 75-minute videos, 1 48-page leader's guide, 1 copy of 10 Great Dates to Revitalize Your Marriage, and 2 videos. The book and the leader's guide are available separately. 10 sessions; 150 minutes.

Description
For Groups of any size; Individual couples

Date 1: Choosing a High-Priority Marriage

Date 2: Learning to Talk

Date 3: Resolving Honest Conflict

Date 4: Becoming an Encourager

Date 5: Finding Unity in Diversity

Date 6: Building a Creative Love Life

Date 7: Sharing Responsibility and Working Together

Date 8: Balancing Your Roles as Parents and Partners

Date 9: Developing Spiritual Intimacy

Date 10: Having an Intentional Marriage

From the creators of Marriage Alive Seminars . . .

TEN FUN-FILLED COUPLES NIGHTS OUT--THAT WILL ENERGIZE MARRIAGES

You're looking at an exciting, proven, and FUN approach to building thriving marriages--through ten great dates. Drawing on the best tips from their popular, worldwide Marriage Alive Seminars, David and Claudia Arp help spark fresh romance through memory-making evenings built on key, marriage-enriching themes.

Here is everything you need to launch your group--or just the two of you--on "alone at last" dates the get couples playing together, working together, and growing together as they explore the full potential of their marriage.

Leading your own Couples Nights Out group is as easy as making the coffee, plugging in the videotape . . . and letting the Arps take it from there. Get ready to experience marriage enrichment at its best--fun, focused, and fruitful!

The 10 Great Dates to Revitalize Your Marriage curriculum contains:

2 75-minute videos

1 Leader's Guide

1 copy of 10 Great Dates to Revitalize Your Marriage (participant's guide)

Item :	0310213509
Price:	$89.99
Format:	Curriculum Kit

Becoming a Contagious Christian

Synopsis
This Willow Creek Resources evangelism course for churches and groups of all sizes is designed to equip believers for effective evangelism by showing them how they can share the Gospel in a natural and powerful way while being the person God made them to be. The kit includes 1 drama vignettes video, 1 60-minute video, 1 leader's guide, 1 participant's guide, and overhead masters. 8 sessions (flexible format);.

Description
Releasing the hidden evangelist in every Christian -- Picture all of your church members as evangelists who: Demonstrate a contagious Christian character . . . Build spiritually strategic relationships . . . Direct conversations toward matters of faith . . . Communicate their faith in a style that's personal and natural . . . Explain biblical truths in a style that's personal and natural . . . Explain biblical truths in everyday language . . . Respond to the most common objections to Christianity. Becoming a Contagious Christian is a proven course designed to equip believers for effective evangelism in today's world. It avoids stereotyped approaches that feel intimidating to many Christians. Instead, it shows ordinary believers how they can share the Gospel in a natural and powerful way while being the person God made them to be. Each session's exercises, discussions, self-assessments, and video vignettes give step-by-step guidance to help participants become effective communicators for Christ to those around them. There's even a section on everyday answers that will help believers respond to difficult questions regarding Christianity. Field-tested with over 5,000 people at Willow Creek Community Church -- a church known worldwide for its dynamic evangelistic outreach -- Becoming a Contagious Christian is an innovative and unparalleled program for training Christians in relational evangelism. Becoming a Contagious Christian works with any size group, from small groups of 4-9 to Sunday school classes and other large groups of 10 to 150 or more. It can be presented successfully in any of the following formats: - Four sessions of two hours each - Eight sessions of 50 minutes each - One, two, or three-day retreats - Or adapt it to fit the needs of your church! Becoming a Contagious Christian materials include: -Video - Leader's Guide - Overhead masters - Participant's Guide

8 sessions (flexible format); 1 60-minute video

Item :	0310501091
Price:	$89.99
Format:	Curriculum Kit

Becoming a Contagious Christian Youth Edition

Synopsis
Student version of the best-selling Becoming a Contagious Christian with completely new video training dramas, materials that focus on the student experience, and a new student-targeted outreach event planning guide and programming video. Includes 1 leader's guide, 1 participant's guide, 1 video, 1 PowerPoint Presentation CD ROM.

Description
Think what that means for your youth ministry. Not only is today's greatest evangelistic opportunity as close as the relationships your students have with classmates, coworkers, friends, and family--but the world's most passionate, effective evangelists are sitting right in front of you! No one can top your students in effectively introducing their friends and family to Christ. And now is the critical time to help them learn how.

Becoming a Contagious Christian Youth Edition Groupware is designed with both you and your students in mind. Included is everything you'll need to help students discover and develop their unique evangelism styles. Based on the proven Becoming a Contagious Christian Groupware developed at Willow Creek Community Church, Becoming a Contagious Christian Youth Edition includes an Evangelistic Styles Assessment; activities for individuals, partners, and small groups; and video dramas that model and bring to life the evangelistic skills students can use every day--with powerful results.

Revised and expanded by one of America's foremost youth ministers and teachers, Bo Boshers, this exciting, highly interactive approach addresses the specific needs and challenges of students--in language they can relate to. Students will learn how to:

* be intentional in developing relationships

* transition an ordinary conversation to a spiritual conversation

* tell their personal story of meeting Christ in plain language

* share the gospel message using two different illustrations

* answer ten common objections to Christianity

* pray with a friend to receive Christ

Help each one of your students discover the evangelism style that fits them best . . . and watch them become truly contagious with their faith as they grow confident in introducing their friends to the love and truth of Christ.

Becoming a Contagious Christian Youth Edition Groupware kit includes:

One 60-minute video

Student's Guide

Leader's Guide

PowerPoint Presentation on CD-ROM

Item :	0310237696
Price:	$89.99
Format:	Curriculum Kit

Boundaries (Revised)

Synopsis
Based on the best-selling, award-winning book, this curriculum teaches the basics of developing healthy boundaries in order to maintain healthy relationships. It is designed for use with groups of all sizes and comes complete with 1 copy of the book, 1 leader's guide, 1 120-minute video, and 1 participant's guide. 9 sessons.

Description
Do you have trouble saying no? Can you set limits and still be a loving person? Are you in control of you life? What are legitimate boundaries? Do people take advantage of you? Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend offer biblically based answers to these tough questions as they show us how to set healthy boundaries with our parents, our spouses, our children, our friends, our coworkers, and even ourselves. This compelling, nine-part video resources helps us define and maintain the clear personal boundaries that are essential to a healthy and balanced Christian life. Applying the proven "group-interactive" format designed to enhance participation and learning among small-group members, Boundaries helps us discover the impact of boundaries on all are of our lives. It shows us: - How to know where our responsibilities begin and end - How to be free to choose the right things for ourselves in the light of God's will - How to say no to irresponsible or controlling people - How to say yes for the right reasons - How to deal with guilt and the fear of losing love -- With brief video dramatizations and discussion jump-starts by Drs. Cloud and Townsend, the Boundaries Zondervan Group Resource provides everything that's needed to successfully conduct nine lively, life-changing small-group sessions. The Boundaries Resource Kit includes: 1 94-minute video 1 Leader's Guide* 1 Participant's Guide 1 Boundaries hardcover book Boundaries interactive sessions include: - What is a boundary - understanding Boundaries - The Laws of Boundaries, Part I - The Law of Boundaries, Part II - Myths About Boundaries - Boundary Conflicts, Part I - Boundary Conflict, Part II - Boundary Successes, Part I - Boundary Successes, Part II

9 sessons; 1 94-minute video.

Item :	0310223628
Price:	$99.99
Format:	Curriculum Kit

Boundaries in Marriage

Synopsis
This is a complete resource kit--containing 1 VHS video, 1 DVD, 1 Leader's Guide, 1 Participant's Guide and 1 softcover copy of Boundaries in Marriage--for groups of all sizes which will encourage the kind of spiritual and emotional growth and character development that enables marriage--within God's boundaries--to be fun, spiritually fulfilling, and growth producing.

Description
Improve your relationship with your spouse! Gain life-changing insights on:
What boundaries are, why they're vital to a healthy marriage, and how each partner can establish them
How values form the structure and architecture of marriage
How to protect a marriage from intruders, whether other people or personal idols
How to work with a spouse who understands and values boundaries and a spouse who doesn't
It Takes Two Individuals to Become One Flesh
Only when a husband and wife know and respect each other's needs, choices, and freedom can they give themselves freely and lovingly to one another. Boundaries in Marriage gives the couples in your group the tools they need. By applying the powerful biblical and relational principles presented in this ZondervanGroupware, couples can make a good marriage better and even save one that's headed for disaster.
Created by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend, authors of the best-selling book Boundaries, this kit maximizes interaction, support, and insights within your group and minimizes the preparation required of you as leader. Exercises and activities in each of the eight sessions help partners connect principles with marriage-strengthening application. Boundaries in Marriage will pay huge dividends in your church or group, or wherever couples desire to understand the friction points or serious hurts and betrayals in their marriages so they can move beyond them to mutual care, respect, affirmation, and intimacy.

Boundaries in Marriage sessions:
1. What's a Boundary, Anyway?
2. Applying the Ten Laws of Boundaries to Marriage
3. Setting Boundaries with Yourself
4. Values One and Two: Love of God and Love of Spouse
5. Values Three and Four: Honesty and Faithfulness
6. Values Five and Six: Compassion and Forgiveness, and Holiness
7. Resolving Conflict in Marriage
8. Some Warning Signs to Help Your Marriage
Boundaries in Marriage kit includes:
1 105-minute VHS & DVD included use either one
1 Leader's guide*
1 Participant's guide*
1 Boundaries in Marriage softcover book*

Item :	0310246121
Price:	$99.99
Format:	Groupware - Adult

Boundaries with Kids

Synopsis
This is a complete resource kit for groups of all sizes which will help parents take strides toward bringing control to an out-of-control family life, setting limits while still being a loving parent--and above all, instilling in children the godly character that is the foundation for healthy, productive adult living.

Description
A video resource kit that helps parents bring control to their family and instill godly character in their children

This ZondervanGroupware curriculum is a complete resource kit for helping parents put into practice the principles detailed in the book Boundaries with Kids. Drs. Henry Cloud and John Townsend take parents through the ins and outs of establishing family boundaries and cultivating sound character in their children.

The video features presentations by the authors as well as dramatic vignettes. The 8 sessions can be used in large or small groups and are presented in a new test-proven small group interactive format. The complete ZondervanGroupware kit includes one leader's guide, one participant's guide, one Boundaries with Kids softcover book, one VHS video, and one DVD. Each element except the videos is also sold separately.

An 8-Session Focus on Boundaries and Kids

Item :	0310247225
Price:	$99.99
Format:	Groupware - Adult

Celebrate Recovery

Synopsis
Celebrate Recovery is designed to assist churches of any size in starting one or more recovery groups by providing tools for those who will lead them. Includes 1 leader's guide, 4 participant's guides, 2 software disks, 1 set of sermon transcripts, 1 20-minute video, 8 audio tapes. 25 sessions.

Description
Alcoholism - Divorce - Sexual Abuse - Codependency - Domestic Violence - Drug Addition - Sexual Addiction These words are about more than "issues." They're about people who sit as close to us as the next pew -- or our own. People struggling with problems that sermons or Bible studies alone won't solve. But there is a way the church can help the hurting move beyond their wounds to experience the healing and liberty of Christ. Celebrate Recovery fills a long-standing need in the church in its role as Christ's healing agent. Developed by John Baker and Rick Warren of the renowned Saddleback Church, this program's life-changing effectiveness has gained it an explosive, grass-roots popularity. Drawn from the Beatitudes, Celebrate Recovery helps people resolve painful problems in the context of the church as a whole. Rather than setting up an isolated recovery community, it helps participants and their churches come together and discover new levels of care, acceptance, trust, and grace. Whether your congregation is large or small, this fellowship-based curriculum truly will be a celebration of Christ in the life of your church and its members. Everything you need is here! - 20-minute videotaped introductory guide for leaders - 1 Leader's Guide - Participants Guides 1-4 - 3.5" diskette with 25 lessons - Road to Recovery series - 8-tape audio cassette series - sermon transcripts - 3.5" diskette - Reproducible promotional materials All in a proven, groundbreaking program, painstakingly and prayerfully developed to help people discover new dignity, strength, joy, and growth in the image of Christ.

25 sessions; 1 20-minute video; 8 audio tapes.

Other Titles in This Series
Celebrate Recovery
Getting Right with God, Yourself, and Others Participant's Guide #3
Growing in Christ While Helping Others Participant 's Guide #4
Leader's Guide
Participant's Guides Set
Stepping Out of Denial into God's Grace Participant's Guide #1
Taking an Honest and Spiritual Inventory

Item :	0310221072
Price:	$139.99
Format:	Curriculum Kit

Christian Life Profile Assessment Tool Training Kit, The

Synopsis
The Christian Life Profile Assessment Tool (CLPAT) Training Kit is a four-session course designed to help churches implement a spiritual growth plan for everyone in their congregations by means of a small group structure.

Description
This comprehensive discipleship tool kit enables churches to assess the Christian beliefs, practices, and virtues of each member to help everyone grow. The training kit is based on the Thirty Core Competencies as outlined in the book The Connecting Church, also by Pastor Randy Frazee. These thirty core competencies help churches know when they are making progress in guiding their members toward Christ-likeness. Each of the four sessions contains components such as video, lecture, leader-led discussion, large group discussion, and small group discussion.

Individuals answer 120 questions about their Christian beliefs, practices, and virtues. Three friends also assess them in the virtues area. Using the results, individuals identify areas in which they would like to grow during the upcoming year. The resource guide provides plans to help realize the growth such as reading books, memorizing Scripture, attending a seminar, being mentored by a spiritual director, or engaging in a new spiritual discipline. The Christian Life Profile journey is experienced in a small group community that seeks to encourage, pray, and hold each other accountable for progress. The goal is to take the profile again, one year later, to monitor the journey.

The complete kit includes a four-session Training Guide, a copy of The Christian Life Profile Assessment Tool, and a DVD to assist in training. The Christian Life Profile Assessment Tool and Training Guide are also available separately.

Item :	0310251591
Price:	$69.99
Format:	Curriculum Kit

Deeper Connections: The Miracles of Jesus

Item :	CV102
Price:	$24.99
Format:	DVD

Deeper Connections: The Miracles of Jesus Participant's Guide

Synopsis:
This series of Bible Study guides with DVDs provides the depth for a more thorough study of the Bible, allowing participants to make deeper connections with a knowledge of historical background of the Bible, biblical text, and real life applications.

Description:
Healer of diseases. Master of nature. Conqueror of demons and death. Jesus not only preached the kingdom of God in word, but he demonstrated it in power through his miraculous deeds. In six engaging, interactive small group sessions, this Deep Connection DVD gives you a unique, in-depth look at the miracles of Jesus will open your eyes to their impact on the lives he touched, what they reveal about God’s heart, and their significance for us today.

With maps and pictures, outlines, key Scripture verses, discussion questions, plenty of room for note taking, and a personal five-day Bible study for each session, this participant’s guide will help you get the most out of The Miracles of Jesus, both in your group and in applying what you learn to your life.

Item :	CV103
Price:	$9.99
Format:	Softcover

Deeper Connections: The Parables of Jesus

Item :	CV100
Price:	$24.99
Format:	DVD

Deeper Connections: The Parables of Jesus Participant's Guide

Synopsis:
This series of Bible Study guides with DVDs provides the depth for a more thorough study of the Bible, allowing participants to make deeper connections with a knowledge of historical background of the Bible, biblical text, and real life applications.

Description:
Jesus communicated deep spiritual truths through simple, vivid, and engaging stories. Woven from the stuff of everyday life, the parables of Jesus made the kingdom of God understandable and accessible to his listeners. In six engaging, interactive small group sessions, this Deep Connection DVD gives you will gain new insights into his parables and their meanings that will help you to appreciate more fully their relevance for your own life.

With maps and pictures, outlines, key Scripture verses, discussion questions, plenty of room for note taking, and a personal five-day Bible study for each session, this participant’s guide will help you get the most out of The Parable of Jesus, both in your group and in applying what you learn to your life.

Item :	CV101
Price:	$9.99
Format:	Softcover

Deeper Connections: The Prayers of Jesus

Item :	CV104
Price:	$24.99
Format:	DVD

Deeper Connections: The Prayers of Jesus Participant's Guide

Synopsis:

This series of Bible Study guides with DVDs provides the depth for a more thorough study of the Bible, allowing participants to make deeper connections with a knowledge of historical background of the Bible, biblical text, and real life applications.

Description:
Prayer was the backbone of Jesus’ life and ministry. From his baptism to his crucifixion, the Gospels portray Jesus as a man of prayer who knew and deeply valued intimate communion with his heavenly Father. What can we learn from the prayers he prayed? In six engaging, interactive small group sessions, this Deep Connection DVD helps you explore the prayers of Jesus to gain new insights into prayer, the character of God, and how to deepen your relationship with him.

With maps and pictures, outlines, key Scripture verses, discussion questions, plenty of room for note taking, and a personal five-day Bible study for each session, this participant’s guide will help you get the most out of The Prayers of Jesus, both in your group and in applying what you learn to your life.

Item :	CV105
Price:	$9.99
Format:	Softcover

Doing Life Together DVD Curriculum, Adult Edition

Synopsis
This innovative small group series, winner of the Silver Medallion award, combines insightful study questions with Closed Captioned DVD teaching from well-known Bible teachers such as John Ortberg, Bruce Wilkinson, and Joe Stowell. Doing Life Together is based on the five biblical purposes that form the bedrock of Saddleback Church. The DVDs and small group study guides are available individually or can be conveniently purchased in one complete kit.

Description
The Innovative New media Approach to Group Bible Study

Cultivate intimacy, depth, and belonging in your Bible study group as you

Enjoy eye-opening talks by well-known Bible teachers

Discuss questions that bring each topic home to your lives

Take turns leading it's so easy and so important

Worship together with inspiring songs, lyrics, and video images

Discover and fulfill God's purpose for your lives

With video talks by these popular teachers: Steve Arterburn, Alvin Bibbs, Henry Cloud, Dee Eastman, Steve Farrar, Doug Fields, Judy Hampton, Chip Ingram, J.P. Jones, Carol Kent, Erwin McManus, John Ortberg, Anne Ortlund, Joe Stowell, Denise Wendorff, Todd Wendorff, Mike Wilkins, Bruce Wilkinson, Lance Witt

Doing Life Together introduces . . .

The Next Wave in Small Group Bible Studies

You've never experienced anything like Doing Life Together. Harnessing the creativity, flexibility, and convenience of audio-video technology, this groundbreaking series is the first ever to integrate superbly crafted study guides with powerful new-media capabilities and apply them to the unique setting of group Bible study. DLT is riveting. Multidimensional. And so easy that anyone in your group can facilitate a dynamic group session.

No need to be a seasoned leader. Just slip the DVD into your player and have everyone follow along with their study guides. Guidebooks and corresponding DVDs are carefully coordinated. Each of the six sessions includes:

Leader Lifter pre-session video training talk, offering weekly insights and practical techniques for leading small groups

Creative Element a personal story, interview, drama, or music video related to the weekly topic

Dynamic Teaching featuring well-known teachers such as Bruce Wilkinson, John Ortberg, Anne Ortlund, Joe Stowell, and Erwin McManus

Worship Music featuring the songs of Maranatha! together with lyrics, uplifting video images, and visual introductions by popular Christian artists

Based on the five biblical purposes that form the bedrock of Saddleback Church, Doing Life Together will help your group discover what God created you for and how you can turn this dream into an everyday reality. Experience the transformation firsthand as you begin Connecting, Growing, Developing, Sharing, and Surrendering your lives together for him.

This kit contains the complete, 6-volume Doing Life Together series. It includes one DVD with leader's guide insert and one study guide for each of the following titles: Beginning Life Together, Connecting with God's Family, Growing to Be Like Christ, Developing Your Shape to Serve Others, Sharing Your Life's Mission Every Day, and Surrendering Your Life for God's Pleasure. For each title, the DVD contains six small group study sessions. Each study session contains a theme-introducing video (3-4 minutes long) and a 10- to 15-minute long teaching segment. On-screen questions that match those found in the study books are also included, as is a song, if a group chooses to worship in music. The remaining time on the DVD is for leader training each week.

Item :	0310250021
Price:	$229.99
Format:	Curriculum Kit

Faith Lessons on the Promised Land (Church Vol. 1) Leader's Guide

Synopsis

Uncover the "hidden" meaning of Scripture with an exciting faith discovery series that brings the Bible to life! Uniquely captivating, "That the World May Know" reveals keen insights into the relevance of God's Word, making it truly applicable to today's Christian.

Description:
Filmed on location in Israel by Focus on the Family Films, Faith Lessons is a unique video series that brings God's Word to life with astounding relevance.

By weaving together the Bible's fascinating historical, cultural, religious, and geographical contexts, teacher and historian Ray Vander Laan reveals keen insights into Scripture's significance for modern believers.

These illuminating "faith lessons" afford a new understanding of the Bible that will ground your convictions and transform your life.

The completely new Faith Lessons curriculum takes your small group on a round trip to ancient times, places, and customs, and back again.

This lively, interactive journey is more than fascinating - it's faith -inspiring and life-changing.

Your job as a group leader is simplified with this all-new Leader's Guide: fresh, clear, and easy to follow, designed to minimize your preparation time and minimize your effectiveness.

Nothing is left for you to guess at.

This volume contains all the material in the Participant's Guide, including maps, photos, sidebars, and other study aids, plus instructions and tips that will take you step-by-step through each faith lesson.

The carefully organized format makes it easy to conduct the following invigorating, discussion-filled sessions: Standing at the Crossroads, Wet Feet, First Fruits, Confronting Evil, Iron Culture.

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Faith Lessons on the Death and Resurrection of the Messiah (Church Vol. 4)

Synopsis
Uncover the "hidden meaning of Scripture" with an exciting faith discovery series that brings the Bible to life! Uniquely captivating, "Faith Lessons" reveals keen insights into the relevance of God's Word, making it truly applicable to today's Christian. Includes 1 leader's guide, 1 participant's guide, and 2 videos totaling 194 minutes. 10 sessions.

Description
Filmed on location in Israel by Focus on the Family Films, Faith Lessons is a unique video series that brings God's Word to life with astounding relevance. By weaving together the Bible's fascinating historical, cultural, religious, and geographical contexts, teacher and historian Ray Vander Laan reveals keen insights into the Scripture's significance for modern believers. These illuminating "faith lessons" afford a new understanding of the Bible that will ground your convictions and transform your life. -- Church Volume Four Contents -- Part of a series previously published as That the World May Know, Faith Lessons on the Death and Resurrection of the Messiah focuses on the last week of Jesus' life, his death and resurrection, and the Holy Spirit's visit on Pentecost. 1. When Storms Come (Sea of Galilee) Just as Jesus stilled the storm, demonstrating his power over the natural world, so he also takes charge of our raging struggles. 2. Piercing the Darkness (Kursi) Kursi was believed to be the home of demons. There, in a deliberate choice to aggressively confront evil, Jesus healed the demon-possessed man. 3. Gates of Hell (Caesarea Philippi) In the center of this pagan city, Jesus declared, "Upon this rock I will build my church," challenging believers to boldly wage war on evil. 4. City of the Great King (I) (Jerusalem) 5. City of the Great King (II) (Jerusalem) When seen in the urban setting of Herod's first century Jerusalem, Jesus' actions and teachings come alive, sparking a deeper understanding of our faith's Jewish roots. Video Two 6. The Lamb of God (Mount of Olives) The significance of Passover celebrations and Passover Week events intertwine with Jesus' choice of time, place, and message. 7. The Weight of the World (Capernum/ Gethsemane) Manufacturing olive oil involves intense pressure. This process exposes a fresh perspective from which we can fully appreciate Jesus' sacrifice, which is our annointing. 8. Roll Away the Stone (Garden Tomb) Understanding the significance of Jesus' burial in a Jewish-style tomb and his resurrection during the Feast of First Fruits reveals the magnitude of his love and the new life he brings. 9. Power to the People (Southern Stairs) The day of Pentecost marks the day when God's presence left the temple structure to dwell in his followers -- empowering us today, as then, to change the world. 10. Total Commitment (Caesarea) David built fame out of simplicity; Herod's palace fortresses were elaborate. But as with David, who lived for God, what matters most is not what we build, but for whom we build. The completely new Faith Lessons resource takes your small group on a round trip to ancient times, places, and customs, and back again. This lively, interactive journey is more than fascinating -- it's faith-inspiring and life-changing. If you're a group leader, your job is simplified with the all new Leader's Guide: fresh, clear, and easy to follow, designed to minimize your preparation time and maximize your effectiveness. If you're a participant, you'll appreciate how the brand-new Participant's Guide carefully and plainly helps you turn the lessons you learn from the past into real-life applications that impact the way you live your faith.

10 sessions; 2 videos, 194 minutes.

Item :	0310678765
Price:	$79.99
Format:	Curriculum Kit

Faith Lessons on the Early Church (Church Vol. 5)

Synopsis
Filmed in Israel and Turkey, this video series explores the Bible in depth by helping the viewer to understand the Hebrew culture in which Scripture was first written. Each segment shows the Bible's significance to believers through life-changing "faith lessons." This set focuses on the early church. Includes 2 videos, 1 leader's guide, 1 participant's guide, and 2 videos totaling 130 minutes 5 sessions.

Description
VIDEO ONE: Caesarea Philippi - Everything to Lose, Nothing to Gain. In the midst of pagan self-indulgence, Jesus challenged his disciples to deny themselves and follow him. Christians today must also have the courage to boldly live out Christ's message in a pagan society. Sardis - The Salt of the Earth. The apostle John used the example of Sardis, a city that overlooked its weak points and thereby enabled invading armies to conquer it, to warn Christians to be alert to their weakness so that they would not compromise their faith. Pergamum - Where Satan Lives. At this regional seat of Rome, the governor had "the power of the sword" to determine life and death. John reminded Christians of this powerful, pagan city that Jesus alone-not the Roman governor-hold all power, including power of life and death.

VIDEO TWO: Ephesus - The Mark of the Beast. In this wealthy, beautiful center of idolatry, Paul unashamedly proclaimed the truth of the Gospel. Like Paul and other Christians in Ephesus, we are to love one another and courageously live out the truth of Christ in a culture that is openly hostile toward him. Laodicea - Hot or Cold. Laodiceans had a unique understanding of why lukewarm water was worthless. Today, we are to be like a hot bath or a cold drink to a world in need of cleansing and refreshment.

5 sessions; 2 videos, 130 minutes.

Item :	0310679664
Price:	$79.99
Format:	Curriculum Kit

Faith Lessons on the Life and Ministry of the Messiah (Church Vol. 3)

Item :	0310678749
Price:	$79.99
Format:	Curriculum Kit

Faith Lessons on the Promised Land (Church Vol. 1)

Synopsis
Uncover the "hidden" meaning of Scripture with an exciting faith discovery series that brings the Bible to life! Uniquely captivating, this video series reveals keen insights into the relevance of God's Word, making it truly applicable to today's Christian. Includes 1 leader's guide, 1 participant's guide, and 2 videos totaling 110 minutes. 5 sessions.

Description
Filmed on location in Israel by Focus on the Family Films, Faith Lessons (TM) is a unique video series that brings God's Word to life with astounding relevance. By weaving together the Bible's fascinating historical, cultural, religious, and geographical contexts, teacher and historian Ray Vander Laan reveals keen insights into Scripture's significance for modern believers. These illuminating "faith lessons" afford a new understanding of the Bible that will ground your convictions and transform your life. Church Volume One -- Contents -- Part of a series previously published as That the World May Know, Faith Lessons on the Promised Land focuses on how God put his mark on a people and their land -- a mark that he has extended through ancient Israel to the faithful today. Video One 1. Standing at the Crossroads (Tel Gezer) As God called the ancient culture of Gezer to impact the rest of the world for his glory and purpose, so he calls upon us to do the same today. 2. Wet Feet (The Jordan River) The same faith that caused Israel to safely cross the Jordan at its flood stage releases his power in our lives today when we commit our lives to him in total trust. 3. First Fruits (Tel Jericho) As Jericho was God's first gift to the Jews in the land of Israel, we are to devote to him our "first fruits"--the possessions and talents he has given each of us. Video Two 4. Confronting Evil (Tel Beth Shemesh) Unlike Samson, who succumbed to the evils of the Philistine culture, our lives must be distinctive, virtuous, and godly if we are to effectively influence modern society. 5. Iron of Culture (Tel Azekah) Like David, who used the Philistines' weapon-making techniques for Israel's advantage, we must employ cutting-edge technology to positively shape our culture. ZondervanGroupware (TM) delivers personal spiritual growth through: - compelling biblical content - minimal preparation time for both leader and participant - proven learning techniques using individual participant guide and a variety of media - meaningful interaction in groups of any size, in any setting Each Faith Lessons volume contains: - Two VHS videos - Brand-new, comprehensive Leader's Guide - All-new, easy-to-follow Participant's' Guide (both guides also sold separately) The completely new Faith Lessons resource takes your small group on a round trip to ancient times, places, and customs, and back again. This lively, interactive journey is more than fascinating -- it's faith-inspiring and life-changing. If you're a group leader, your job is simplified with the all-new Leader's Guide: fresh, clear, and easy to follow, designed to minimize your preparation time and maximize your effectiveness. If you're a participant, you'll appreciate how the brand-new Participant's Guide carefully and plainly helps you turn the lessons you learn from the past into real-life applications that impact the way you live your faith.

5 sessions; 2 videos, 110 minutes.

Item :	0310678706
Price:	$79.99
Format:	VHS Tape Set

Faith Lessons on the Prophets and Kings of Israel (Church Vol. 2)

Synopsis
Uncover the "hidden" meaning of Scripture with an exciting faith discovery series that brings the Bible to life! Uniquely captivating, "Faith Lessons" reveals keen insights into the relevance of God's Word, making it truly applicable to today's Christian. Includes 1 leader's guide, 1 participant's guide, and 2 videos totalling 150 minutes. 6 sessions.

Description
Filmed on location in Israel by Focus on the Family Films, Faith Lessons (TM) is a unique video series that brings God's Word to life with astounding relevance. By weaving together the Bible's fascinating historical, cultural, religious, and geographical contexts, teacher and historian Ray Vander Laan reveals keen insights into Scripture's significance for modern believers. These illuminating "faith lessons" afford a new understanding of the Bible that will ground your convictions and transform your life. Church Volume Two -- Contents -- Part of a series previously published as That the World May Know, Faith Lessons on the Promised Land focuses on how God put his mark on a people and their land -- a mark that he has extended through ancient Israel to the faithful today. Video One 1. Innocent Blood -- Part 1 (Megiddo) When evil dominates society as it did at Megiddo, it's a wake-up call for Christians to fight for righteousness. 2. Innocent Blood -- Part 2 (Megiddo) 3. Who Is God? (Mount Carmel) In a fiery showdown with the prophets of Baal, Elijah confronted Israel with a choice: "Whom will you serve?" Today, we must challenge our culture with the same questions. 4. The Wages of Sin (Lachish) What happened at Lachish issues warnings to Christians today. When God's values are ignored by the majority, even the righteous reap the consequences. 5. The Lord is My Shepherd (Negev) The Old Testament portrayal of God as shepherd has been lost in our culture. Rediscover the key to hearing the voice of God that guides us to fulfilled lives. 6. God with Us (Arad) In Old Testament times, God manifested himself in the temple. Today, he dwells in us. We have a responsibility to represent God's presence to a dying world. ZondervanGroupware (TM) delivers personal spiritual growth through: - compelling biblical content - minimal preparation time for both leader and participant - proven learning techniques using individual participant guide and a variety of media - meaningful interaction in groups of any size, in any setting -- Each Faith Lessons volume contains: - Two VHS videos - Brand-new, comprehensive Leader's Guide - All-new, easy-to-follow Participant's' Guide (both guides also sold separately) -- The completely new Faith Lessons resource takes your small group on a round trip to ancient times, places, and customs, and back again. This lively, interactive journey is more than fascinating -- it's faith-inspiring and life-changing. If you're a group leader, your job is simplified with the all-new Leader's Guide: fresh, clear, and easy to follow, designed to minimize your preparation time and maximize your effectiveness. If you're a participant, you'll appreciate how the brand-new Participant's Guide carefully and plainly helps you turn the lessons you learn from the past into real-life applications that impact the way you live your faith.

6 sessions; 2 videos, 150 minutes.

Item :	0310678722
Price:	$79.99
Format:	Curriculum Kit

God Is Closer Than You Think

Synopsis
The story of the Bible is the story of God's desire to be with his people. God is extending himself, stretching out to reach us and to fill our lives with his presence. Every moment of your life is like a page in a Where's Waldo book. God is there, the Scriptures tell us, but the ease with which he may be found varies from one page to the next. God is closer than you think!

Description
God Is Closer Than You Think

Curriculum Kit

Six Sessions on Experiencing the Presence of God

The story of the Bible is the story of God's desire to be with people. God is extending himself,

stretching out to reach us, to fill our lives with his presence. Every moment of your life is like a page

in a Where's Waldo? book. God is there, the Scriptures tell us on every one of them. But the

ease with which he may be found varies from one page to the next.

In this six-session Zondervan Groupware video curriculum, award-winning author John Ortberg

serves as guide and interpretive leader for experiencing the presence of God in everyday life. With

his engaging and humorous style, Ortberg transforms our view of God's presence from one that

may seem hidden or distant to one that is closer than you think.

The curriculum kit is designed for churches to use as a spiritual growth campaign. It includes a sixsession

small group participant's guide, a six-session DVD (with a thirty-two page leader's guide)

featuring John Ortberg teaching, a CD-ROM (with sermon resources and promotional materials),

and one copy of the hardcover book.

The participant's guide, Small Group Edition DVD, and book are also sold separately.

Item :	0310266351
Price:	$69.99
Format:	Curriculum Kit

Good Sense Budget Course

Synopsis
Based on over sixteen years of ministry at Willow Creek and other churches, Good Sense is a field-tested, proven resource for teaching, training, and changing lives and hearts in the area of finances. The Good Sense Budget Course includes a Leader's Guide, a Participant's Guide, a PowerPoint CD-ROM, and a 45-minute video on both VHS and DVD for 6 sessions.

Description
Ideal for weekend seminars, Sunday school classes, or retreats.

Small groups of 4 to 9 members

Large groups of 10 to 100 or more

Format options include:

One-day seminar

Friday night/Saturday seminar

Two 3 -hour sessions

Six 50-minute sessions

One-, two-, or three-day retreats

Good $ense Sessions

1. The Financial Dilemma

2. Earning, Giving, and Saving

3. Saving and Debt

4. Spending

5. Balancing the Plan and Record Keeping

6. Record Keeping and Commitment

Everyone in Your Church Can Experience the Joy of Financial Freedom

These are the words people most often use to describe the Good $ense Budget Course a proven resource for changing hearts and lives in the area of finances. Field tested for more than sixteen years at Willow Creek and other churches, Good $ense can help relieve the crushing stress and anxiety caused by consumer debt, restore marriages torn by conflict over money, heal wounded self-esteem and shattered confidence resulting from poor financial decisions, and remove stumbling blocks to spiritual growth.

Good $ense will help the people in your church discover tools and develop skills that enable them to control their finances rather than allowing their finances to control them. They'll receive practical help and guidance to:

Prioritize financial goals

Develop a personalized spending plan

Identify action steps to reduce expenses

Reduce debt . . . and much more

More than just a learning experience about budgets and finances, this course enables participants to reflect on their relationship to money and how it impacts their relationship to God.

No matter what their circumstances financial crisis or abundance Good $ense can help everyone in your church . . .

Discover how to become a diligent earner, generous giver, wise saver, cautious debtor, and prudent consumer

Learn how to resist the pull of the culture and draw closer to the mind and heart of God

Experience the joy of becoming financially faithful as well as financially free

Grace. Joy. Freedom.

Everything you need to conduct 6 life-changing sessions is right here.

The Good $ense Budget Course kit includes:

1 Leader's guide

1 Participant's guide

1 PowerPoint CD-ROM

1 45-minute segmented video in both VHS & DVD formats

All items except DVD also sold separately.

www.GoodSenseMinistry.com

Item :	031025583X
Price:	$139.99
Format:	Curriculum Kit

If You Want to Walk on Water, You've Got to Get Out of the Boat

Synopsis
In the six sessions in this Silver Medallion award-winning curriculum based on the author's book, Ortberg teaches participants the skills essential to water-walking in faith with God: discerning God's call, transcending fear, risking faith, managing failure, and trusting God. The curriculum kit includes a leader's guide, a participant's guide, a Closed Captioned DVD video and VHS video, and a hardcover edition of the book.

Description
Based on John Ortberg's award-winning best-seller.

You're One Step Away from the Adventure of Your Life

Lord, if it's you, tell me to come to you on the water.

Simon Peter

Peter may have been the first one out of the boat, but Jesus invitation to walk on water is for us all. But walk on water? What does that mean?

Walking on water means

facing our fears and choosing not to let fear have the last word

discovering and embracing the unique calling of God on our lives

experiencing the power of God to accomplish what we would not be capable of doing on our own

This ZondervanGroupware helps you and your group answer Christ's call to greater faith, power-filled deeds, and a new way of knowing him. Relating the story in Matthew 14 to life today, teacher and best-selling author John Ortberg invites you to consider the incredible potential that awaits you outside your comfort zones. Out on the risky waters of faith, Jesus is waiting to meet you in ways that will change you forever, deepening your character and your trust in God. These six remarkable, interactive sessions will teach you how to discern God's call, transcend fear, risk faith, manage failure, and trust God.

What dormant gifts and dreams does God want to revive? What new visions does he want to kindle? What practical acts of obedience does he want to challenge you with? Discover the possibilities! Get to know Jesus as only a water-walker can, aligning yourselves with God's purposes for your lives. There's just one requirement:

If You Want to Walk on Water, You've Got to Get Out of the Boat

Sessions include:

1. What's Water-Walking?

2. The Tragedy of the Unopened Gift

3. Find Your Calling and Get Your Feet Wet!

4. Facing Our Challenges, Conquering Our Fears

5. Good News for Cave Dwellers

6. Learning to Wait on Our Big God

If You Want to Walk on Water, You've Got to Get Out of the Boat kit includes:

1 90-minute VHS & DVD use either format

1 Leader's guide*

1 Participant's guide*

1 If You Want to Walk on Water, You've Got to Get Out of the Boat hardcover book*

*Also sold separately

ZondervanGroupware delivers personal spiritual growth through:

compelling biblical content

minimal preparation time for both leader and participant

proven learning techniques using individual participant's guides and a variety of media

meaningful interaction in groups of any size, in any setting

Item :	0310250536
Price:	$99.99
Format:	Curriculum Kit

Life Together Student Edition Small Group Curriculum Kit

Synopsis
Life Together--Student Edition {DVD Curriculum} combines DVD teaching from well-known youth Bible teachers, as well as leadership training, with the Life Together--Student Edition Small Group Series to give a new way to do small group study and ministry with basic training on how to live healthy and balanced lives. The kit includes six guides and three DVDs with inserts for leaders. The guides are also available separately.

Description
Thirty-six sessions are included in the six-book curriculum:

STARTING to Go Where God Wants You to Be: 6 Small Group Sessions on Beginning

CONNECTING Your Hearts to Others: 6 Small Group Sessions on Fellowship

GROWING to Be Like Jesus: 6 Small Group Sessions on Discipleship

SERVING Others in Love: 6 Small Group Sessions on Ministry

SHARING Your Story and God's Story: 6 Small Group Sessions on Evangelism

SURRENDERING Your Life to Honor God: 6 Small Group Sessions on Worship

Teaching about the session's core Bible passage and theme, the lesson material takes the burden of correct interpretation off the leader, so less experienced leaders can be confident that their groups direction stays biblically sound.

The kit includes 6 guides and 3 DVDs with inserts for leaders. Also available are the 6 student editions of Doing Life Together Bible studies.

Item :	0310253322
Price:	$129.99
Format:	Curriculum Kit

Life You've Always Wanted, The

Synopsis
In this six-session ZondervanGroupware video curriculum, award-winning author John Ortberg teaches participants the skills essential to running the marathon in the Christian life.

Description
Based on John Ortberg's ECPA bestseller on the spiritual disciplines.

John Ortberg takes Jesus call to abundant living seriously, joyfully, and realistically. He believes human transformation is genuinely possible, and he describes its process in sane and practical ways.

--Richard J. Foster

Author, Celebration of Discipline and Prayer: Finding the Heart's True Home

What does truth spiritual life really look like?

What keeps you from living such a life? How can you pursue it?

If you're tired of the status quo if you suspect there's more to Christianity than what you've experienced John Ortberg invites you and your small group to join him on a road to transformation and spiritual vigor that anyone can take. Designated to help you make the journey together, The New Life You're Always Wanted ZondervanGroupware guides you down the ancient path of the spiritual disciplines.

As in a marathon, the secret lies not in trying harder, but in training consistently. Proven by followers of Jesus over the centuries, the spiritual disciples are exercises that strengthen your endurance race on the road of growth. As you and your group continue down that road, you'll see the signposts joy, peace, kindness, and all the hallmarks of a faith that's vital, real, and growing.

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The Life You've Always Wanted kit includes:

1 Leader's guide

1 Participant's guide

1 Copy of The Life You've Always Wanted hardcover edition

1 Video in both VHS & DVD formats

All items except video also sold separately.

Sessions include:

1. It's Morphing Time

2. Slowing Down and Celebrating

3. Praying and Confessing

4. Meditating on Scripture and Seeking Guidance

5. Practicing Servanthood, Finding Freedom

6. Going the Distance with a Well-Ordered Heart

ZondervanGroupware delivers personal spiritual growth through:

compelling biblical content

minimal preparation time for both leader and participant

proven learning techniques using individual participants guides and a variety of media.

meaningful interaction in groups of any size in any setting

Item :	0310255864
Price:	$99.99
Format:	Curriculum Kit

Mentoring Engaged and Newlywed Couples

Synopsis
Drawing on tests conducted with 300 couples and on their own experience as counselors and as a couple, the Parrots use this proven curriculum for training seasoned couples to help engaged couples and newlyweds navigate the challenging months of early marriage. The kit, which includes 1 45-minute video, 1 participant's guide, 1 leader's guide, and 1 copy of Questions Couples Ask, can be used in churches of any size. All components except the video are available separately. 5 sessions.

Description
There's a powerful way your church can combat divorce, and it uses a resource you already have: experienced married couples. In this proven marriage mentoring curriculum, Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott provide a dynamic approach for seasoned couples to help engaged couples and newlyweds navigate the challenging months of early marriage. Drawing on tests conducted with 300 couples and on their own experience as counselors and as a couple, the Parrotts supply the tools needed to effectively recruit, screen, and train mentoring couples. Whether your church is large or small, these six groundbreaking sessions can make a huge difference in the health of its marriages. Complete with guidebooks and a copy of the Parrott's handy and informative book, Questions Couples Ask, the Mentoring Engaged and Newlywed Couples Curriculum is powerful, preventive medicine to ensure that healthy beginnings not only stay healthy, but flourish.

5 sessions; 1 45-minute video.

Item :	0310217075
Price:	$59.99
Format:	Curriculum Kit

Network: Understanding God's Design for You in the Church

Synopsis
Network is a dynamic program to help Christians understand who God has uniquely made them to be and mobilize them to a place of meaningful service in the local church. 8 sessions (flexible format); 2 videos, 68-minutes.

Description
Network is a dynamic program to help Christians understand who God has uniquely made them to be and mobilize them to a place of meaningful service in the local church. Each participant in Network will work through a series of assessments which leads them to discover their unique blend of spiritual gifts, passion, and personal style. The participants are also taught the biblical nature and purpose of the church as the body of Christ and the unique importance of each member's contribution. The Network material was developed by Bruce Bugbee, Don Cousins, and Bill Hybels of Willow Creek Community Church to motivate people to discover, connect, and apply their unique blend of passion, gifts, and style to specific ministry opportunities. Over 85,000 people have gone through Network. Network works with any size group, from small groups of 4-12 to large groups of 15 to 150 or more. Network can be presented successfully in these different formats: 1. Four sessions of two hours each 2. Eight sessions of 45 minutes each 3. One-, two-, or three-day retreats 4. The one that works best for your church! The Network Kit includes: - 4-page overview brochure - Video 1: Network Drama Vignettes - Video 2: Network Vision and Consultant Training - Leader's Guide - Participant's Guide - Overhead Masters - All materials available: - Consultant's Guide - Implementation Guide

8 sessions (flexible format); 2 videos, 68-minutes.

Item :	0310213754
Price:	$119.99
Format:	Curriculum Kit

Purpose-Driven Youth Ministry Training Kit: 5 Strategic Team-Building Sessions for Healthy Ministry

Synopsis
This is a complete resource kit for youth ministry professionals who are seeking to bring the concepts of the Purpose-Driven Youth Ministry success story into their youth groups by providing training resources for their youth leadership teams. Includes 1 60-minute video, 1 leader's guide, 1 participants guide. 5 sessions.

Description
A complete resource kit for youth ministry professionals who are seeking to bring the concepts of the Purpose-Driven Youth Ministry success story into their youth groups by providing training resources for their youth leadership teams. Includes 1 video, 1 leader's guide, 1 participant's guide.

5 sessions; 1 60-minute video.

Item :	031023106x
Price:	$79.99
Format:	Curriculum Kit

Raising Great Kids for Parents of Preschoolers: A Comprehensive Guide to Parenting with Grace and Truth

Synopsis
From Drs. Cloud and Townsend, authors of Boundaries, comes this complete resource kit for groups of all sizes which will empower parents of preschoolers to become more intentional and effective in their parenting, enabling them to raise great kids starting now with their zero to five year olds. Includes 1 leader's guide, 1 participant's guide, 1 120-minute video, and 1 softcover copy of Raising Great Kids. 6 sessions.

Description
What does it take to raise great preschoolers? If you've read any books on parenting, conflicting opinions have probably left you feeling confused. Get tough! Show acceptance. Lay down the rules. Lighten up, already! There's got to be a balance between control and permissiveness. And there is. Drawing on the expert insights of counselors and award-winning authors Henry Cloud and John Townsend and on the parenting wisdom of MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) International, this Raising Great Kids for Parents of Preschoolers curriculum for groups of all sizes shows you that truth and grace aren't polar opposites. They are allies in your most challenging and rewarding task: raising children with character that can withstand life's rigors and make the most of its potential.

6 sessions; 1 120-minute video.

Item :	0310232384
Price:	$89.99
Format:	Curriculum Kit

Relationships: An Open and Honest Guide to Making Bad Relationships Better and Good Relationships Great

Synopsis
Based on their book Relationships, Les and Leslie Parrot now present this contemporary curriculum, complete with book, workbook, video, and leader's guide, for teaching the basics of healthy relationships, including friendship, dating, families, and relating to God. It is designed for anyone seeking to improve his or her relationships and includes 1 video, 1 leader's guide, 1 participant's guide, 1 60-minute video and 1 hardcover Relationships book. 6 sessions.

Description For Groups Large or Small In six exciting sessions discover. . . - The compulsion for completion - How your family of origin shapes the way you relate to others - How to bridge the gender gap and learn the language of the opposite sex - How to build friendships that last - What to do when friends fail - How to relate to God without feeling phony -- Relationships sheds light on these things and more. In this dynamic, interactive course for groups large or small, relationship experts Les and Leslie Parrott show how to make bad relationships better and good relationships great. You'll begin cultivating the skills you need to handle tough times and to really succeed at forging strong rewarding relationships with friends, with the opposite sex, with family, and with God. Relationships is full of the latest findings and contemporary relationship-building strategies. In a high-tech world, it offers a high-touch solution that will change your relational outlooks . . . and your lives. Relationships is easy to lead and fun to participate in -- and the rewards are great. Using ZondervanGroupware's groundbreaking "group-interactive" format, here is honest and timely guidance to forming the rich relationships that are life's greatest treasure. Relationships includes 1 60-minute video, 1 Leader's Guide; 1 Participant's Guide; 1 Relationships hardcover book.

6 sessions; 1 60-minute video.

Item :	0310224667
Price:	$89.99
Format:	Curriculum Kit

Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts: A Marriage Curriculum for Engaged, About-to-Be Engaged, and the Newly Married

Synopsis
This complete premarital curriculum, for use by groups or individual couples, helps couples prepare for strong, lasting marriages. It includes two videos with eight half-hour sessions by the authors, 1 copy of each of the workbooks (1 for men and 1 for women), 1 leader's guide, 1 hardcover copy of "Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts", and 1 softcover copy of the 80-page "Marriage Mentor Manual: How You Can Help the Newlywed Couple Stay Married" (0310-50131-8) and 2 videos. 8 sessions.

Description
Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts (SYMBIS) is the first comprehensive marriage preparation program specifically designed for today's couples. It's also the first program for couples developed by a couple. And Les and Leslie Parrott are no ordinary couple. As marriage counselors and teachers, they're on the cutting edge of marriage research and education. Each year they teach a blockbuster relationships course to hundreds of college students. They see the struggles and dreams of couples up close. And they reveal the flaws and foibles of their own relationship in order to show how challenging -- and rewarding -- marriage can be. The Parrotts show young couples the skills they need to make the transition from "single" to "married" smooth and enjoyable. Designed for couples and small groups, the SYMBIS curriculum includes the following: - Two videos with eight half-hour sessions by the Parrotts - Separate men's and women's workbooks full of exercises and self-tests to help couples apply what they learn - A leader's guide that shows small-group leaders how to successfully conduct the SYMBIS program - A hardcover copy of the book, Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts - A copy of the Marriage Mentor Manual, a guide to helping young couples establish mentoring relationships with experienced couples after the wedding Based on up-to-date information from two marriage authorities, the Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts curriculum offers today's couples a complete marriage prep program for a lifetime together. Start with it today, while your love is fresh -- and save your marriage before it starts.

8 sessions; 2 videos

Item :	0310204518
Price:	$159.99
Format:	Curriculum Kit

The Bible Jesus Read

Synopsis The Old Testament is God's biography, the story of his compassionate encounters with people and also a prequel to the story of Jesus. This Zondervan Groupware uses video and group discussion to explore the sometimes shocking and cryptic writings in an effort to know God better. Includes 1 leader's guide, 1 participant's guide, and 1 video.

Description An 8-Session Exploration of the Old Testament

Hosted by author Philip Yancey--with video sessions based on his award-winning book

In The Bible Jesus Read, award-winning author Philip Yancey combined scholarship and insight to bring new light to old material and stimulate new thought and further study. This eight-session ZondervanGroupware uses video and group discussion to explore the sometimes shocking and cryptic writings of the Old Testament to help readers know God better. Yancey serves as guide and interpretive leader of each session and, in a series of in-depth interviews and explanations, he covers five crucial segments of the Old Testament:

* Job: Seeing in the Dark
* Deuteronomy: A Taste of Bittersweet
* Psalms: Spirituality in Every Key
* Ecclesiastes: The End of Wisdom
* The Prophets: God Talks Back

Yancey approaches each of these major segments from a different point of view and adds additional interpretive material, extending the reach of his best-selling book. He teams with the Emmy Award-winning production team responsible for video production of the What's So Amazing About Grace? ZondervanGroupware.
The complete kit includes:

* 96-minute video in 8 12-minute sessions
* Leader's Guide
* Participant's Guide
* Hardcover copy of The Bible Jesus Read

Item :	0310241820
Price:	$79.77
Format:	Curriculum Kit

The Jesus I Never Knew

Synopsis
Based on Philip Yancey's 1996 Gold Medallion Book of the Year on the life of Christ, this 14-session video resource for churches, Bible studies, individuals, and groups of all sizes can help participants experience the Jesus they may never have known. The drama and immediacy of motion pictures are used to compare well-and little-known film portraits of Jesus with the Jesus of the Bible. The kit includes 1 130-minute video with 24 film clips and introduction by Philip Yancey to each session and to each film clip; 1 participant's guide, 1 leader's guide, and one hardcover copy of The Jesus I Never Knew (ISBN 0-310-38570-9). 14 sessions.

Description
Since its release in 1995, The Jesus I Never Knew has sold over 300,000 copies internationally and garnered Church-wide critical acclaim. A literate and piercingly honest look at the teachings, person, and life of Jesus Christ, this best-selling book by Philip Yancey emerged from a groundbreaking group Bible study led by the author. Now your church or Bible study group can share the same exciting dynamics and discoveries as Yancey's group -- as you too encounter the Jesus you've never known. In 14 riveting sessions, you'll experience the insights, the impact, the energy, the challenges, and the life-changes. You'll press beyond notions and stereotypes of Jesus to obtain fresh, uncluttered perspectives on history's central figure -- his radical claims, his challenging teachings, and his effect on others . . . including you. Tapping the drama and immediacy of motions pictures, the Jesus I Never Knew curriculum will engage you hearts, minds, emotions, and senses as you compare well-known and little-known film portraits of Jesus with the Jesus of the Bible. This remarkable program will spark discussion, interaction, application, and growth. Together, you'll share life-changing discoveries about God, the Bible, and yourselves. Best of all, you'll come face-to-face with the most compelling, creative, challenging, fearless, unpredictable, and ultimately satisfying person anyone can know: Jesus Christ. The Jesus I Never Knew curriculum includes 1 130-minute video containing 24 film clips and introductions by Philip Yancey to each session and to each of the film clips; 1 Participant's Guide (additional copies may be purchases separately); 1 Leader's Guide with everything you need for conducting powerful sessions; 1 copy of the book The Jesus I Never Knew.

14 sessions; 1 130-minute video

Item :	031022358x
Price:	$99.99
Format:	Curriculum Kit

The Second Half of Marriage : Facing the Eight Challenges of the Empty-Nest Years

Synopsis
In this curriculum David and Claudia Arp help empty-nesters overcome eight marital challenges to make the rest of their marriage the best of their marriage. Includes 1 leader's guide, 1 participant's guide, and 2 videos totaling 120 minutes. 8 sessions.

Description
The second half of a marriage can be a time of incredible fulfillment, no matter what challenges a couple previously faced. Couples can rediscover each other and build a more mature, satisfying, and romantic life together. The Second Half of Marriage curriculum kit is a unique resource designed to facilitate this rediscovery and rebuilding.

The Second Half of Marriage Curriculum Includes:

2 - 60-minute videos with 9 session launches

1 - Leader;s Guide

1 - Participant's Guide (includes complete text of The Second Half of Marriage)

Additional Leader's and Participant's Guides sold separately.

Item :	0310236843
Price:	$79.99
Format:	Curriculum Kit

The Storykeepers Complete Resource Kit

Synopsis
The Storykeepers curriculum package for the best-selling Storykeepers series will help students learn Bible stories and be able to apply and re-tell the stories themselves. Includes 1 teacher's guide and 13 half-hour episodes on 4 videos.

Description
Welcome to the Underground Church of A.D. 64. The teachings of Jesus and lessons from the Gospels come alive for kids ages 6-12 in the Storykeepers Complete Resource Kit. In dramatic, full-color animation, The Storykeepers sweeps young hearts (including yours!) into the days of the early church to experience the stories of the gospels. At secret meeting places in Nero's Rome, courageous leaders as Ben the Baker and his wife, Helena, risk capture and death to grow the faith of persecuted Christians with the stories of Jesus. Packed with adventure, excitement, and hands-on activities, here are Bible lessons your students will love! Ideal for: home school, release time, vacation bible school, Sunday school, or any educational setting. This powerful, proven resource captivates children with Jesus and helps them practice what he taught. And they'll learn how to become storykeepers themselves! Storykeepers has a proven outreach to non-church kids. Child-centered and dramatic yet theologically rigorous, Storykeepers shows the relevance of Jesus' teachings for children in their daily lives. In the words of Storykeepers author Dr. Andrew Melrose, "If you want to reach 8-year-olds, you must get down at their level."

13 half-hour episodes on 4 videos

Item :	031023672X
Price:	$119.99
Format:	VHS Tape Set

Under Cover

As you go through the twelve lessons and listen carefully, you will find that you will not only like authority, you will develop a passion to seek it and live it in your own life.Based on John's live presentation of the Biblical principles he explored in the book by the same title, Under Cover will help you undertake a serious, Holy Spirit led study of God's authority. Your shield of faith will be strengthened by Biblical awareness in order to protect you from some of the most dangerous arrows of the enemy.

Item :	1400200040
Price:	$44.99
Format:	EZ Lesson Plan

Wild at Heart Multi-Media Facilitator's Kit

Fierce. Dangerous. Wild.

John Eldredge's bestselling book Wild at Heart (over 500,000 copies in print) has already launched thousands of men on a phenomenal life-changing adventure with God. Now, his new multi-media Wild at Heart video series will be the catalyst study groups will want to use to help men discover how God defines authentic masculinity.

In this eight-part series, men are invited to join John and his band of brothers as they embark on a journey to discover how God can heal wounded hearts and put a spirit of adventure back in the life of any man. This engaging video series includes:

Part One: The Heart of a Man
Part Two: The Poser and the Question
Part Three: The Wound
Part Four: Healing the Wound
Part Five: A Battle to Fight
Part Six: An Adventure to Live
Part Seven: A Beauty to Rescue
Part Eight: A Band of Brothers

The Wild at Heart Multi-Media Facilitator's Kit includes John's bestselling Wild At Heart hardcover book; the Wild at Heart Field Manual; the Wild at Heart Facilitator's Guide; the video teaching series of eight parts, available either in VHS or DVD format; and the media kit (two 17" X 22"posters, a 5"X 8" bulletin insert, an 8" X 11" ad slick, and an information letter.)

Item :	1400200873
Price:	$199.99
Format:	VHS Tape Set

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