Tobi Collection

Belief matters! This book is written for two purposes. The first is to reminds us that what we believe does matter. The second is to explain the do...

Thousands of congregations are in serious trouble. Children are not being taught the faith. Disciples are not being made. Lives are not being trans...

The first in a new series, Devotions for Choirs: Book 1 contains devotions for choirs to use for all occasions that follow the Christian Year. The ...

Balm for Gilead  expands our understanding of the role of the Black Church as an agent of care and reconciliation for African American families exp...

The lifeblood of the United Methodist is passion rather than organizational neatness, entrepreneurial freedom rather than denominational restraint,...

The study of Christian ethics in North America has been profoundly influenced during this century by the work of H. Richard Niebuhr. That influence...

Recent years have witnessed a series of books, articles, and lectures raising serious questions about the Christian doctrine of the Atonement.   Wh...

Help youth find true meaning in the Christmas season! Through these exciting programs and meaningful practices, youth will meet Jesus in a personal...

Beginning with the story of Joe Arridy, certified as a "feeble-minded imbecile" who was executed in Colorado in 1939, Deadly Innocence? traces poli...

Like widely differing siblings raised by the same parents, each letter produced by Paul has its own distinguishing character. For the historically ...

This volume provides an anthology of about 40 primary source documents that describe the work of religious communities that took care of pilgrims a...

An Introduction to the Gospels is designed to be a textbook for courses on the Gospels, for use at the college and beginning seminary level. Reflec...

This book helps beginning theological students grasp the basics of Christian theology. Consciously avoiding the perspective of one school of though...

In short, anecdotal chapters, the author explains how to diagnose a crisis (public, congregational, and personal) and offers six homiletical strate...

As the twentieth century closes, the cry for equality between the sexes is provoking unprecedented conflicts between women and men in the workplace...

By looking at the wide variety of Hispanic Christian worship that exists within the Hispanic community,  Alabadle!  highlights the cultural, genera...

Liberal/conservative and modern/postmodern concepts define contemporary theological debate. Yet what if these categories are grounded in a set of a...

Three African American bishops offer guidance and offer pastors a model of spiritual leadership. Edsel A. Ammons, Ernest S. Lyght, and Jonathan D. ...

Includes for each hymn in the Hymnal historical background of text and tune; suggested uses for today;name origin;text/tune changes over the years;...

Companion to Songs of Zion; discusses liturgical time, spirituals, gospel songs; includes Scripture/ lectionary index.

This inspiring book presents a sensitive collection of stories about people with disabilities and their friends enriching the lives of one another....

Respond to God’s unfolding drama to bring healing and reconciliation. In this major revision of his classic book, Dr. Edward Wimberly updates his n...

Filling a need not previously addressed,  African American Church Growth  contends that it is the prophetic consciousness which appeals to many bla...

A lively history and theology of the African American worship experience. In this update to her 1993 classic,  African American Christian Worship ,...

Ready-to-use worship and preaching resources for themes related to Advent and Christmas. Ready-to-use worship and preaching resources for the four ...

For many pastors, church administration may be their least favorite area of ministry. But whether they love it or loathe it, they probably spend mo...

How do politics govern the plot and motivate the characters of the book of Daniel? By revealing a complex pattern of religious/political dynamics ...

Hunter discusses the rebirth of the apostolic congregation, Christianity's vision of what people can become, how small groups shape an apostolic pe...

If church is like a family, it fights like one too! As in any family, conflict in the church family is natural and inevitable. But the way the chur...

Popular and beloved author J. Ellsworth Kalas presents new insight into the biblical story of Christmas. Kalas approaches the season through the "b...

The Abingdon Old Testament Commentaries provide compact, critical commentaries on the books of the Old Testament for the use of theological student...

Written in Spanish, this manual gives pastors and lay leaders an overview of the ministry of the chaplain.

The Abingdon Old Testament Commentaries series offers compact, critical commentaries on all the books of the Old Testament. In addition to providin...

After years of close contact with the Johannine epistles, David Rensberger discusses the numerous puzzles--linguistic, literary, and historical--th...

In this lucid exposition, an acclaimed interpreter shows that the book of Revelation is to be read as a unified work of religious poetry aimed at e...

The commentary demonstrates how to work through the texts of Philippians and Philemon in the light of relevant scholarship but also with the use of...

The Abingdon New Testament Commentaries series provides compact, critical commentaries on the writings of the New Testament. These commentaries are...

In Calling & Character, Willimon lays out a clear and compelling picture of the pastoral life, one that will inform both those embarking on ord...

If your worship consists of dry, rigid orders from the past, your church will die. If your worship, however, becomes the focus of life of every mem...

For those desiring to read a concise but accurate historical outline of African Americans in The United Methodist Church, this is the book. For tho...

In this volume, Smith views the Fourth Gospel within several contexts in order to illuminate its specific purposes and achievements. A growing cons...

Sleeper's lucid exposition of James restores this often neglected work to its rightful place in the Christian canon. Carefully charting the verbal ...

Pfitzner interprets Hebrews as a passionate appeal directed by its author to a community that is in danger of surrendering the distinctiveness of i...

The short letter to the Colossians has played a significant role in the development of Christian thought. Its emphases on salvation as largely real...

In a striking departure from customary readings of the Acts of the Apostles as the story of the growth of the church, Gaventa argues that Luke's se...