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DVD STUDIES FOR SMALL GROUPSToday’s Most Important Leaders and Important Topics for Today’s Church

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SEE InSIDE for great studies for adults and youth from leaders such as Richard Rohr, Marcus Borg, Barbara Crafton, Walter

Brueggemann, Diana Butler Bass, Candler School of Theology, Kathleen norris, and more…

Advent and Lenten Studies Featuring the Art of John August SwansonMeaningful Studies for Meaningful SeasonsThe stories of Advent and Holy Week are illustrated through commentary by some of America’s premier biblical scholars, such as Dr. Thomas G. Long, Dr. Michael Joseph Brown, Dr. Carol A. Newsom, and more.

Each chapter and DVD session focuses on a Scripture which is illustrated and interpreted by the stunning artwork of John August Swanson.

Each study includes: a Small Group DVD featuring six sessions that focus on the events of these important seasons, with video commentary by biblical scholars (one DVD needed per group), and a colorful Discussion Guide which features the artwork of John August Swanson as well as insightful questions for group use (one needed per participant).

FOR ADVEnTA Thrill of HopeThe Christmas Story in Word and Art

SESSIOn TITLES:

1: A Visit, 2: The Nativity, 3: The Shepherds, 4: Epiphany, 5: Presentation in the Temple, 6: Flight into Egypt.

Small-Group DVD9781606740897 | $29.95

Discussion Guide9781606740903 | $4.95

FOR HOLY WEEKWhat Wondrous LoveHoly Week in Word and Art

SESSIOn TITLES:

1: The Raising of Lazarus, 2: The Entry into Jerusalem, 3: Jesus Washes the Disciples’ Feet, 4: The Last Supper, 5: The Betrayal and Arrest, 6: The Crucifixion.

Small-Group DVD846863019090 | $29.95

Discussion Guide9781606741214 | $4.95

SEASOnAL STUDIES FROM THE CAnDLER SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY

The studies in this brochure are published by Morehouse Education Resources, a division of Church Publishing

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The Embracing Series is a unique collection of adult studies on important topics of interest to today’s Christians, offering your small groups engaging and discussion-rich sessions. Each study is led by a popular teacher and deals with a thought-provoking subject.

Each study uses a DVD (1 needed per group) featuring the host’s presentations and interactions with a small group and a Participant Workbook (1 needed per participant) for members’ notes and reflections. Your members are able to respond to the on-screen leader’s presentation as well as to the interaction of the small group.

The group discussions are moderated by Tim Scorer, a well-known educator, facilitator, retreat leader, and spiritual director.

Video clips for all Embracing studies are available for review on and sample sessions can be found at ChurchPublishing.org.

The entire series can be viewed at ChurchPublishing.org/embracing.

LED BY Barbara CraftonEmbracing ForgivenessBarbara Cawthorne Crafton on What It Is and What It Isn’tA 5-Session Study

In five lively, engaging presentations, Episcopal priest, author, and spiritual director Barbara Cawthorne Crafton shares stories and insights on forgiveness, what it is (and isn’t!), its potential for healing and restoration, why it’s so badly needed (both personally and corporately), and, how employing simple, concrete practices can more fully integrate forgiveness into our lives.

Barbara shares her wisdom within a small-group setting, and, after each presentation, interacts with group members as they ask questions and share their

own insights and experiences. Moving, challenging, and extremely helpful, this video/study guide combo provides any small group with the tools to learn to forgive!

Barbara Cawthorne Crafton combines a passion for the arts with a life of faith. Her books, articles, and radio scripts have won many awards, including numerous Polly Bond Awards from Episcopal Communicators and the coveted Gabriel Award for religious broadcasting.

SESSIOn TITLES1: Seventy Times Seven: Really? 2: You Have Heard It Said,

3: Chipping Away, 4: How to Start, 5: Why Forgive?

Small-Group DVD Participant Workbook 9781606742006 | $39.95 9781606741986 | $12.95

WELCOME TO THE EMBRACInG SERIES!

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LED BY Richard RohrEmbracing an Alternative OrthodoxyRichard Rohr on the Legacy of St. FrancisA 5-Session StudyFr. Richard Rohr introduces us to an orthodoxy lost to much of contemporary Christianity, an orthodoxy rooted in Franciscan theology and practice and biblically grounded, personally challenging, and ultimately liberating.

SESSIOn TITLES: 1: Atonement Theology, 2: Eco-Spirituality, 3: The Cosmic Christ, 4: Orthodoxy vs. Orthopraxy, 5: Mysticism over Moralism.

Small-Group DVD846863020065 | $39.95

Participant Workbook9781606741405 | $12.95

LED BY Diana Butler Bass Embracing Spiritual AwakeningDiana Butler Bass on the Dynamics of Experiential FaithA 5-Session StudyBest-selling author, speaker, scholar, and “cultural observer” Diana Butler Bass explores what Christianity may look like “beyond religion and beyond the church.” In this engaging and provocative study, Diana leads a small group of diverse adults, young adults, and youth in a fascinating discussion of how, both culturally and spiritually, we are in the midst of another of history’s “great awakenings.”

SESSIOn TITLES: 1: Waking Up, 2. Believing, 3: Behaving, 4: Belonging, 5: Awakening.

Small-Group DVD846863019830 | $39.95


RECEnT RELEASES FROM THE EMBRACING SERIES

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LED BY Marcus BorgEmbracing an Adult FaithMarcus Borg on What it Means to Be ChristianA 5-Session StudyScholar and author Marcus Borg invites you to revisit Christianity’s most fundamental questions: Who is God? What does salvation mean? What place does Jesus hold in contemporary Christian faith? Join Marcus Borg in this study as he confronts the big questions and works toward authentic answers.

SESSIOn TITLES: 1: God, 2: Jesus, 3: Salvation, 4: Community, 5: Practice.

Small-Group DVD9781606740583 | $39.95


LED BY Walter BrueggemannEmbracing the Prophets in Contemporary CultureWalter Brueggemann on Confronting Today’s “Pharaohs”A 6-Session StudyWalter Brueggemann, arguably America’s leading Old Testament scholar and theologian, takes us on a wild ride through the poetic prophecy of the Hebrew Scripture, identifying cultural contexts and putting a framework to Israel’s history. This study draws connections between Israel’s sociological, economic, and spiritual status and that of America today.

SESSIOn TITLES: 1: Moses, Pharaoh, the Prophets, and Us, 2: The Prophets as Uncredentialed Purveyors of Covenant, 3: Moral Coherence in a World of Power, Money, and Violence, 4: The Shrill Rhetoric that Breaks Denial, 5: The Grief of Loss as Divine Judgment, 6: The Promissory Language that Breaks Despair.

Small-Group DVD9781606740910 | $39.95


FAVORITES FROM THE EMBRACING SERIES

DVD STUDY For YouthA Timely and Relevant Study for Your Youth Classes and Groups

The Power of YouthWith Rodger Nishioka and Bronwyn SkovAn important new 8-Session Study aimed at today’s youth. The single package contains a DVD with video content and a CD with printable Leader’s Guide and fully reproducible handouts. The DVD includes segments of a recorded presentation by Rodger Nishioka followed by an engaging discussion with a group of teens, moderated by Bronwyn Skov.CD & DVD

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LED BY Kathleen norrisEmbracing a Life of MeaningKathleen Norris on Discovering What MattersA 5-Session StudyIn this study, the award-winning poet, writer, and author provides a unique viewpoint of “what matters most.”

SESSIOn TITLES: Belief Matters (To what do we give our hearts? What is the core message of what we believe?); 2: The Bible Matters (How is the Bible’s story reflected in our daily lives? What is it about the Bible that always seems to address our present moment?; 3: Community Matters (In community, individualism and imperfection meet grace and acceptance. What is our part in the Body of Christ? ); 4: Place Matters (In what ways is faith set within the physical space of home, church, land and people?); 5: We Matter (What does it mean to remain in God’s image and to counter our selfishness by embracing the world and its needs?).

Small-Group DVD846863018888 | $39.95


LED BY Phyllis TickleEmbracing Emergence ChristianityPhyllis Tickle on the Church’s Next Rummage SaleA 6-Session StudyJoin Phyllis Tickle in this ground-breaking study as she examines the changing face of Christianity and culture. Phyllis surveys 2,000 years of history and identifies the great upheavals that occur in Western culture every 500 years—the most recent one is happening now. What are the implications of this “Great Emergence” that we’re experiencing, both culturally and spiritually, and where might we be headed next? What are the implications for your church and for you?

SESSIOn TITLES: 1: Emergence 101, 2: Where Now is the Authority?, 3: The 20th Century and Emergence, 4: Gifts from Other Times, 5: How Then Shall We Live?, 6: Hallmarks of Emergence.

Small-Group DVD9781606740729 | $39.95


FAVORITES FROM THE EMBRACING SERIES

LED BY Eboo PatelEmbracing Interfaith CooperationEboo Patel on Coming Together to Change the WorldA 5-Session StudyInterfaith Cooperation: Is there a more important topic in our country today? This study is led by internationally known author and speaker Eboo Patel, a Muslim- American and founder of the Interfaith Youth Corps. In this study, Patel provides concrete steps for building bridges and starting dialogue.

SESSIOn TITLES: 1: Interfaith Cooperation in American History, 2: Interfaith Literacy, 3: The Science of Interfaith Cooperation, 4: The Art of Interfaith Cooperation, 5: The Role of Colleges, Seminaries, and Houses of Worship.

Small-Group DVD846863019106 | $39.95


EMBRACING AN ADULT FAITH

Doesn’t get much better than this!

— The Reverend Dr. Melford “Bud” Holland, Philadelphia

EMBRACING EMERGENCE CHRISTIANITY

Where do you believe God is leading? Tickle takes us on a pastoral journey, of which we cannot see the end detail, but into which the Spirit continues to invite us. This is an invitation to be disturbed, moved out of our comforts and into the new thing God is doing among us.

— The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori, Presiding Bishop & Primate of The Episcopal Church

EMBRACING A LIFE OF MEANING

Kathleen Norris is one of the great spiritual masters of our time

— James Martin, SJ, is a Jesuit priest, contributing editor of America magazine, and author of The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything, and Jesus: A Pilgrimage

EMBRACING SPIRITUAL AWAKENING

This is a remarkable, innovative program. Diana Butler Bass brings her expertise and energy to questions that really matter. Anyone wanting to think differently about connecting the Church to the lives of modern Americans should use this resource.

— Ian Markham, Dean and President of Virginia Theological Seminary

EMBRACING AN ALTERNATIVE ORTHODOXY

Richard Rohr is always teaching us how to stretch our boundaries, while drawing upon our rich tradition. Here he goes, as only a Franciscan can, to the man who showed us how to love all of creation, St. Francis of Assisi, and challenges us to do the same. His is a critical message for our time.

— John Feister, editor, St. Anthony Messenger

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