Tobi Collection

In Prayers for a Privileged People, this much-published author sculpts—as carefully as if with chisel—prayers on behalf of those who are people of ...

Prayer and the Common Life , pioneering theologian Georgia Harkness argues that in response to the troubles of the world around us—one that is cons...

This volume in the United Methodist Studies series challenges United Methodists to engage in life-transforming practices. The author explains a the...

A tried and tested prayer book in an attractive new design. This compact liturgy provides alternative services and prayers for many occasions. It ...

Everyone knows that Abraham is one of the most important characters in the Bible€“ but why should a man who lived nearly 4,000 years ago still matt...

Ministry is for everyone, not just the clergy. The leadership of every church, parish and congregation in the land is the responsibility of the who...

This companion to  Practical Divinity, Volume 1: Theology in the Wesleyan Tradition  enlivens and contextualizes the discussion of the Wesleyan the...

The modern apologetic enterprise, according to Myron Penner, is no longer valid. It tends toward an unbiblical and unchristian form of Christian wi...

This volume is a revision of Langford's earlier work, Practical Divinity: Theology in the Wesleyan Tradition (Abingdon Press, 1983). The major feat...

A major study of John Wesley's political ethics and an attempt to reformulate a Wesleyan orientation to political thinking by drawing the political...

Planning Blended Worship: The Creative Mixture of Old and New is a guide to planning creative worship for congregations that follow the traditional...

A highly engaging essay that will draw students into a conversation about the vital relationship between philosophy and theology. In this clear, c...

These 32 essays (over 500 print pages) accent United Methodism in the United States and the traditions contributory to it. They provide new perspec...

Whether they like it or not, actors and preachers have a great deal in common. Many churchgoers see the truth in the old saying that links preacher...

An outstanding novel about faith and forgiveness, love and loss, holding on and letting go. Isobel Knox is happy and confident in her new job and ...

The Just In Time! series offers brief, practical resources of immediate help for pastors at an affordable price.   Part of a pastor's role in the c...

This comprehensive problem-solving reference for pastors provides theological foundations and experience-tested techniques for effective clergy lea...

Like most community leaders, clergy are constantly asked to make decisions that have far-reaching effects. For clergy, the matter is particularly ...

Pastoral Care and Counseling has changed radically since the publication of the Dictionary of Pastoral Care and Counseling. Rapid changes have occu...

One of the great sources of discouragement for those in ordained ministry is the perception that they are alone. The challenges and difficulties th...

Partners in Ministry is built upon the basic assumption that ministry is the fundamental vocation of all Christians and not simply clergy. Drawing ...

Features ready-to-use lectionary-based worship and preaching resources for Palm Sunday and Holy Week. Part of the "Just in Time" series, this book ...

Worship attendance matters. Learn how to improve it, so that your congregation bears more fruit. Our churches exist in order to glorify God and to ...

Out of Every Tribe and Nation  demonstrates how ethnic minority perspectives can enrich the church's understanding of a variety of its traditional ...

Argues that the church must re-envision its sense of vocation and mission for the world Drawn from the Twelfth Oxford Institute of Methodist Theolo...