What a Way - has designed a whole host of resources that may be of some use to you as you Encourage, Explore and Embrace your vocation in the Church. Please explore the resources below, and order anything that would be of use to you. They're all complimentary.
If you have any questions about these resources, we invite you to order a copy for review and include your question in the space provided on the order form. You will receive the resource in the mail and a reply to your question or comment by e-mail.
Is God calling you to serve?
Now What? How will this calling affect you?
Your marriage? Your family? The rest of your life?
In these pages you will hear from second-career pastors, spouses, children, seminary instructors and synodical leaders as the authors lead you through a discovery of the joys and challenges ahead as you seek God's leading for your vocation.
- A Resource for Spirit-Led Explorers
- 144 Pages
With this resource, students in Kindergarten through Grade 8 will use age-appropriate lessons and activities to explore how they can serve the Lord in full-time church work or other vocations. Activities to recognize and appreciate those already called to serve in your school or congregation are also included. The flexible design can be utilized in Day school, Sunday school, or other group settings.
Brief Details of this unique package
- Individualized curricula packages for 9 grades (K-8)
- Each package includes a leader's guide and 2 poster and a wealth of ideas and activities
- Program Coordinator's Guide included
This DVD resource is an excellent way to introduce high school students to the challengs of career decisions, especially a vocation in the church, and the place of a Christian in the real world.
On this DVD
- "On The Road" segment with 8 individual stories from churchworkers
- "In The Field" segment - discussing what it's like to serve in the church
- Introductory sequence listens to high school students consider the choices that are ahead for them.
- Loop Mode - perfect for a Sunday Morning display
- Fully Captioned content (English)
This print/DVD Bible Study curriculum package includes 10 'conversations' or lay-led bible studies that walk the participants through an enlightening discussion of what it means to support a church worker in today's church. Each study is designed to be considered by committee members, lay leaders and professional / called church workers.
This resource is a tool for congregations to improve the care and feeding of their workers, as well as helpful guidance for workers to take a more healthy approach to their career. This resource can help you improve relationships with current churchworkers - and because it's designed like a conversation - it will bring the worker and leadership together in open dialog to enhance the relationship.
Paths to Growth is a print/video educational tool that seeks to help congregations and professional church workers agree on the kind of growth for workers that will also nurture the larger church community.
This package includes
- six mini-learning experience
- manual for discussion guidance
- Resource Appendices
- Reproduceable Worksheets
- Self-Assessments for pastors, laymen and educators.
This little 21 page book provides an amazing amount of tools you can use this Sunday! This recruitment tool will provide you with guidance for a Recruitment Sunday that integrates into the activities your church is already doing. It includes lead-up-to suggestions, elements for worship, adult and youth bible study materials and more.
Included in this book
- Bulletin Announcements
- Reproducible nomination forms
- Sermon Starter from Rev. Dr. L. Dean Hempelmann
- Mini-curriculum for Sunday School and Elementary Schools
- Adult Bible Study (with leaders guide)
- Youth discussion guide
- Much more!
