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Resources to Thrive!

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DVD Resources

Choose Joy: Because Happiness Isn't Enough by Kay calls "the land of the living," and discover what may be Warren, Revell Books, 2012, 4 sessions. Adults/Women. missing in our lives. Get a taste of the beautiful urgency Kay Warren shares the path to experiencing soul- of today and begin moving toward a change in your life satisfying joy no matter what you're going through. Joy that draws from the joy and power that can be found is deeper than happiness, lasts longer than excitement, only in Christ. and is more satisfying than pleasure and thrills. Joy is richer. Fuller. And it's far more accessible than you've Let. It. Go. by Karen Ehman, Zondervan, 2013, 6 thought. sessions. Women. In this humorous, yet thought- provoking small group Bible study you'll find the The Daniel Plan Church Campaign Kit by Rick Warren, freedom and reward of living 'out of control' -- putting Daniel Amen, and Mark Hyman, Zondervan, 2013, 6 God in the rightful place he deserves in your life. Armed sessions. Adults. The Daniel Plan teaches simple ways to with relevant biblical and current examples (both to incorporate healthy choices into your current lifestyle. emulate and to avoid), doable ideas, new thought The campaign is centered on five essentials that will patterns, and practical tools to implement, this study guarantee your success: faith, food, fitness, focus, and will gently lead you out of the land of over-control and friends. The Daniel Plan Church Campaign Kit is a great into a place of quiet trust. way to encourage everyone in your church toward a healthy lifestyle, explore biblical principles for health, Living a Life of Love and Laughter by Dennis Swanberg, and unite your congregation around a single purpose. Sampson Resources, 2001, 6 sessions. Adults. Dennis Swanberg, pastor-turned-comedian and Christian Dare to Be Uncommon by Tony Dungy, Group educator, uses comedy and biblical truth to encourage Publishing, 2009, 7 sessions. Men. This Super Bowl- Christians to live a happy life. Includes a reproducible winning coach has spent his life shaping young men. leader's guide. Now Tony Dungy is ready to share core truths he wants every man to understand, live by, and pass on to others. Momentum for Life: Biblical Principles for Sustaining Through Scripture, discussions, and activities plus Physical Health, Personal Integrity, and Strategic Focus character-building insights and candid pep talks from by Michael Slaughter, Warren Bird, and Kim Miller, Tony Dungy, men will be challenged to examine their Abingdon Press, 2005, 5 sessions. Adults. United lives and aspire to a life of true significance. A life of Methodist pastor Mike Slaughter calls us all to a renewed integrity, influence, and faith. renewed life of faith, health, and balance that will prepare us to fulfill God's plan and our own potential. Fully Alive: A Journey That Will Change Your Life by Participants in this study will focus on five key areas -- Ken Davis, Thomas Nelson Publishing, 2012, 7 sessions. devotion, lifelong learning, key relationships, vision, and Adults. Ken invites us to walk with him on a journey, healthy lifestyle -- to be our best selves and move along a road of heartache and adventure to a place he forward to God's promised future. One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp, Zondervan, 2012, salvation experience and desire to follow Jesus in the 5 sessions. Adults/Women. Ann invites you to embrace context of the love story God tells in Genesis. In the everyday blessings and embark on the transformative final six sessions, Dr. Sleeth examines how God's spiritual discipline of chronicling God's gifts. Let Ann's original command to 'tend and protect the planet' beautiful, heart-aching stories of the everyday give you extends into the actions and activities of every a way of seeing that opens your eyes to ordinary Christian's daily life. amazing grace, a way of being present to God that makes you deeply happy, and a way of living that is 24/6: A Prescription for a Healthier, Happier Life by finally fully alive. Matthew Sleeth, Tyndale Publishers, 2012, 4 sessions. Adults. In 24/6, Dr. Matthew Sleeth describes our Serving God, Saving the Planet: A Call to Care for symptoms, clarifies the signs, diagnoses the illness, and Creation and Your Soul by Matthew Sleeth, Zondervan, lays out a simple plan to help us adopt Sabbath 2012, 12 sessions. Adults. Serving God, Saving the practices. Setting aside a day of rest helps us reconnect Planet is an experience that broadens the conversation with our Creator and find the peace of God that passes with an emphasis on the dangers of materialism, all understanding. Join Dr. Sleeth as he teaches us how workaholism, and spiritual bankruptcy---as well as God's to live a healthier, more God-centered life in this endless invitations for us to enjoy what He has created. digitally dazed, always-on world. The first six sessions explore Dr. Sleeth's personal

Getting Well: Spiritual and Physical Healing for outside of church. The Leadership Lab offers Children by John I. Penn, Abingdon Press, 2008, 6 participants the opportunity to explore five principles of sessions. Children. A six-week study for tweens using transformational leaders, discover vital leadership skills healing stories to talk about the care of our lives, spirits and ways to improve relationships with God and others, and body. Reproducible. and put learning into practice throughout the process and long after they have completed the sessions. Health and Wellness: What Your Faith Community Can Do by Jill Westberg McNamara, Pilgrim Press, 2006. Living with Purpose in a Worn-Out Body by Missy Adults. This book presents a step-by-step process of Buchanan, Upper Room Books, 2008. Older Adults. A how to start a health ministry within a faith community collection of devotions that speaks to the issues and and gives an in-depth look at the history of religion and concerns faced by the frail in their everyday lives. Hope medicine from a Christian as well as a non-Christian and encouragement are offered. Scripture verses to perspective. complement each of the devotions are provides.

Just Choose Happiness: A Guide to Joyous Living by Nell Rest in the Storm: Self-Care Strategies for Clergy and Mohney, Abingdon Press, 2009. Adults/Women. Each Other Caregivers by Kirk Byron Jones, Judson Press, chapter in this book includes inspiring and encouraging 2005. Adults. Filled with creative and practical strategies scriptures, personal stories, and questions for for integrating self-care into the natural ebb and flow of discussion, as well as suggestions for choosing and vocational life, this compelling resource identifies the developing positive, practical traits that will enhance personal and cultural factors that influence overload. happiness in your life. Tending Body, Heart, Mind, and Soul: Following Jesus The Leadership Lab by Hank Hilliard, Discipleship in Caring for Ourselves by Mary Jane Gorman, Abingdon Resources, 2011, CD-ROM. Youth. Through hands-on Press, 2006. Adults. During the days of his ministry, how activities, lively discussions, and team building did Jesus care for his own body, heart, mind, and soul? exercises, The Leadership Lab trains and equips young In this compelling book, Mary Jane Gorman looks people to be leaders in the church and in their world behind and between the words of Jesus to discover his humanity, painting a vivid portrait of the life he called us all to live. Includes discussion questions.