Hearing and Answering God’s Call
Beyond the Burning Bush
 A collection of personal stories about the call to ordained ministry. Elders, deacons, seminarians, chaplains, campus ministers, and college students relate how they stepped out in faith. Order Now!
Biblical Reflections
Mentors as Instruments of God's Call
 This bilingual title has become a sought-after guide for persons in the process of discerning a call to ministry or seeking to clarify their call. Order Now!
New Campus Ministry Resource
To Transform the World
 Ten campus ministers offer theological insights and practical suggestions for vital United Methodist campus ministry today. Topics include the importance of campus ministry for the church's witness; dealing with trauma and violence on campus; effective use of emerging digital technologies, and more. Order Now!
A Ministry Inquiry Process
Understanding God's Call
 Designed to help any Christian explore how faith and vocation are related. It is to be used with a guide, which allows you to explore how God calls you through your interests and skills, the world needs, and your life experiences with a particular significance to those who are exploring a call to ordained or licensed ministry. Order Now!
Reintegrating Ministry
Extension Ministers
 Eminent United Methodist historian Russell Richey skillfully analyzes the evolving marginalization of "extension ministers"-United Methodist clergypersons serving the denomination in ministry settings beyond the local parish. Drawing on denominational history, theological argument, and practical experience, Richey offers trenchant insights for reintegrating this vital ministry into the United Methodist connectional covenant today. Order Now!
United Methodist Perspectives on Prison Ministry
I Was In Prison
 United Methodists have a rich history of involvement in prison ministry and criminal justice work. Yet today, precisely at a time when incarceration is reaching unprecedented levels in the United States, prison ministry in The United Methodist Church is fragmented and badly in need of a fresh vision. I Was In Prison seeks to address this need. Grounded in the concept of restorative justice, it suggests a holistic framework for United Methodist ministry... Order Now!
Preaching in the New Century
Preaching for the Twenty-first Century
 Proclaiming the gospel has been central to the Methodist movement from its inception. This homiletical task has become especially daunting in our day. In a world of unprecedented complexity and change, how can the Word be heard and received as good news? Aida Irizarry-Fernandez, Eben Nhiwatiwa, Susan Bond, John McClure, Elaine Robinson, and Lee Ramsey offer Methodist preachers rich insight into key dimensions of this intricate question. Order Now!
Advancement for All?
Wealth, Poverty, and Economy in God's World
 While globalization opens new opportunities for advancement and prosperity to millions of people, millions of others see little of these benefits. How do Christians respond to the interrelated realities of wealth, poverty, and economy in an increasingly globalized world? Five eminent scholars – Rob van Drimmelen, Max Stackhouse, Douglas Meeks, Ellen Charry, and Pamela Couture – offer penetrating insights on key aspects of this complex and urgent question.
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Problems and Prospects
The Orders of Ministry
 For quadrennia, United Methodists have been raising raised questions about the appropriate number of clergy orders, the nature and purpose of ordination, the doctrine of the church, the meaning of key theological terms, and more. Order Now!
Contemplating the Eucharist
The Eucharist in a United Methodist Perspective
 In this volume, five eminent United Methodist scholars provide theological and practical perspectives that can help United Methodists incorporate the Eucharist more fully into their services of worship and their daily lives. Order Now!
Ministry Assessment Tools
Watching Over One Another in Love: A Wesleyan Model for Ministry Assessment
 Staff-parish relations committees, clergy, district superintendents, and bishops will find in this book by Gwen Purushotham a comprehensive, covenant-based process in which ministry assessment is experienced as edifying for both the congregation and clergy. Order Now!
Mentoring
Mentoring Into Vocation: Touchstones for the Journey
 Written specifically from the perspective of United Methodist polity and theology, this book by Mark A. Fowler provides a comprehensive framework for guiding people into ordained or lay vocations. Order Now!
Leadership Tools
Meeting God at the Boundaries: A Manual for Church Leaders
 As a companion to her earlier Meeting God at the Boundaries: Cross-Cultural—Cross-Racial Clergy Appointments, in this book, Lucia Ann McSpadden provides basic concepts and competencies in cross-cultural–cross-racial understanding and communication, as well as practical exercises and tools for this ministry. Order Now!
Living Out The Call
The Christian as Minister: An Exploration Into the Meaning of God’s Call
 This resource is a compilation of information about the call to ministry and the avenues The United Methodist Church offers to embody that call. It is based in the concept of servant ministry and servant leadership presented by the Council of Bishops.
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Celebrate!
Courageous Past - Bold Future: The Journey Toward Full Clergy Rights for Women in The United Methodist Church
 Author Patricia J. Thompson wrote this book to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of full clergy rights for women in The United Methodist Church. Order Now!
Answering The Call
Answering God’s Call for Your Life: A Look at Christian Calls and Church Vocations
 A guide written by Robert Roth to help young people listen, discern, and understand
God’s call in their life and its meaning for their life’s work.
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