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Discovering Hope: Building Vitality in Rural Congregations, by Poling-Goldenne, David & L. Shannon Jung. Hear what 26 effective rural congregations have to say about God’s activity in and through them. Explore the best practices for vital ministry and identify action steps for your own setting. (Augsburg Press 2001. Cost $16.95 Video-$9.95.)
NEW! Discovering Hope: Catch the Spirit, Grow the Church by Nancy Nyland is an easy-to-use devotional based on the best practices and principles of the book Discovering Hope: Building Vitality in Rural Congregations and its companion videos. This 28-page booklet will stimulate discussion around the key practices of congregational renewal and health. This guide can be used during church council and committee meetings, Bible studies and long range planning sessions. (Evangelical Outreach and Congregational Mission Program of the ELCA 2007. Cost $5.99.)
Food for Life: The Spirituality and Ethics of Eating, by Shannon Jung. Discover greater joy in life by finding delight and joy in food. Eating is seen as a spiritual practice that transforms us and our world. Examine the ways in which we have disordered food, why we have become disordered and how, through faith, Christian practices, and being intentional about activities such as gardening and cooking, we can redirect our desires and lives toward a healthier order of living. (Fortress Press 2004. Cost $15.00)
Rural Congregational Studies: A Guide for Good Shepherds, by Shannon Jung and Mary Agria. For people who want to consider how their church community can continue to do Christ's work into the future. It employs friendly exercises to encourage renewal in the church. (Abingdon Press 1998. Cost $18)
Rural Ministry: The Shape of the Renewal to Come, by Shannon Jung, Sr. Pegge Boehm, Deborah Cronin, Dean Freudenberger, Gary Farley, Judith Heffernan, Sandy LaBlanc and Edward Queen. Offers a vision of doing ministry in the rural and small town setting that is Biblically sound, evangelistic and justice-oriented, locally sensitive and practical. (Abingdon Press 1998. Cost $19.00)
We Are Home: A Spirituality of the Environment, by Shannon Jung. (Paulist 1993. Cost $12.95)
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