The PC(USA) Store - New COVID-19 Resources and Information for Churches

We've seen a number of stories and posts online from you all detailing how you are adapting to working, worshiping, and being faithful stewards remotely. Thank you for these success stories! We loved Susannah Bryant's infographic with tips about worshiping at home with children and she's letting us share it with you all. Plus, the people at Igniter Media have created free graphics to help engage your church during the COVID-19 pandemic. These Days, a quarterly devotional, is offering free devotions for the month of April and two free coloring pages. See more details below. And the National Council of Churches is bringing you daily Scripture readings, prayers, and meditations for comfort and inspiration. Sign up for these daily devotionals and receive one email each day. We've also seen the continued struggles you're facing. Last week we sent an email with free and reduced-cost resources. Most of these are still available and you can access them here. Today we're offering additional resources, many provided by our publishing friends, so keep reading for these. Finally, we want to put you at ease about your purchases from us since we're aware that some online retailers are overwhelmed with orders for medical supplies and household goods and are putting other non-essential purchases on hold. All book and resource purchases through PC(USA) Store are still going out as usual. Please feel free to share this email with all who will find use from it. If it's easier to share through social media, a link to this email will be posted on our Facebook and Twitter pages. HELPFUL LINKS New Links Updated information from the PC(USA) about celebrating communion The primary source of information from the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Past and upcoming webinars on being the church in the midst of crisis from The Center for Healthy churches in partnership with other groups A letter from the President and Publisher of Presbyterian Publishing Corporation Virtual story time rights information update from Flyaway Books. They'd love to see your videos! In Case You Missed Last Week A very comprehensive site with information about doing church (worship, ministry, study, etc) online from a solely online church. There are a number of resources here! Online giving information from the Presbyterian Foundation Groups are partnering to provide online recovery meetings with in-person meetings such as AA being cancelled Previously recorded webinars about technology and the church from Practical Resources for Churches. Online worship opportunities from More Light Presbyterians PC(USA) Store Customer Service changes Hymnal and Book of Common Worship Rights and Licensing Information Information about distributing curriculum to church members for purchasers of Growing in Grace and Gratitude, Feasting on the Word Curriculum, and The Present Word Resources for Families with Children Here is this week's free story with corresponding activities for April 5 and a pack of five coloring pages from the children's curriculum, Growing in Grace and Gratitude. Flyaway Books added a new activity to their free resources page! See what you and the kids and your life can dream up with this activity that goes with the book, The Story of AND! As an added bonus, the author of the book, Sandy Eisenberg Sasso, will be doing a reading of it on Facebook Live this Friday, April 3 at 10:30am EST. Our friends at Flyaway Books and Westminster John Knox Press have put some key ebooks on sale through Amazon Kindle (see below for more), including Growing in God's Love: A Story Bible. This is a great way to engage with your children at home, and it is also the foundational resource for the forthcoming (July 2020) Story Bible Curriculum, so you can get the children in your church familiar with the content. Resources for Adults Last week we shared a free chapter of Walter Brueggemann's new book, Materiality as Resistance. Westminster John Knox Press has partnered with The Work of the People, a spiritual visual library and virtual sanctuary, to create Materiality as Resistance: A 7-Session Film Series on Neighborliness with Walter Brueggemann. They are giving away one copy of the book and a digital gift certificate for one year of free streaming through The Work of The People. The ebook is also on sale; details below. Enter the Giveaway!  |  Watch the trailer of the video series. Learn more about subscription plans to The Work of the People. Westminster John Knox Press is offering a free chapter from Beyond the Offering Plate: A Holistic Approach to Stewardship. This chapter is about digital giving, not as a guide to use the technology, but a framework for thinking about what digital giving means. You can save 35% on the print book with us or you can purchase the eBook from Westminster John Knox Press as part of their ebook sale, detailed below. These Days, a quarterly devotional that you can subscribe to and is mailed directly to you, is offering free devotions. In addition to a daily devotion that includes a Scripture reading, reflection, and prayer, each issue also includes inspiring essays and adult coloring pages for added spiritual reflection each month. To help you as you try to find new spiritual disciplines at home, These Days is providing the devotions for the month of April and two of the coloring pages free for your use. If you're interested in subscribing for yourself or for your congregation or outside ministries such as nursing homes, check out their information page. EBOOKS FOR LEADERS AND CHURCH MEMBERS On Sale at Amazon Kindle through April 30, 2020 For Children Growing in God's Love: A Story Bible Devotionals Gift and Task: A Year of Daily Readings and Reflections I Want to Live These Days with You: A Year of Daily Devotions The Sun Still Rises: Meditations on Faith at Midlife Holy Solitude: Lenten Reflections with Saints, Hermits, Prophets, and Rebels For Preachers and Leaders Blue Note Preaching in a Post-Soul World: Finding Hope in an Age of Despair Sailboat Church: Helping Your Church Rethink Its Mission and Practice A Unique Time of God: Karl Barth's WWI Sermons Beyond the Offering Plate: A Holistic Approach to Stewardship The Spirit-Driven Leader: Seven Keys to Succeeding Under Pressure Glimpsing Resurrection: Cancer, Trauma, and Ministry The Last Pastor: Faithfully Steering a Closing Church Books of Wisdom and Growth Materiality as Resistance: Five Elements for Moral Action in the Real World Truth & Hope: Essays for a Perilous Age Practicing: Changing Yourself to Change the World The Spirit of Hope: Theology for a World in Peril   ACADEMIC EBOOKS On Sale at Amazon Kindle through April 17, 2020 Preaching and Leadership The Witness of Preaching, Third Edition The Practice of Pastoral Care, Revised and Expanded Edition: A Postmodern Approach Worship for the Whole People of God: Vital Worship for the 21st Century The Homiletical Plot, Expanded Edition: The Sermon as Narrative Art Form History and Culture A Biblical History of Israel, Second Edition World Religions in America, Fourth Edition: An Introduction A History of Israel, Fourth Edition Was America Founded as a Christian Nation? Revised Edition: A Historical Introduction Theology and Ethics Readings in the History of Christian Theology, Volume 1, Revised Edition: From Its Beginnings to the Eve of the Reformation Readings in the History of Christian Theology, Volume 2, Revised Edition: From the Reformation to the Present Trauma and Grace, Second Edition: Theology in a Ruptured World A History of Christian Theology, Second Edition: An Introduction Essential Theological Terms Exploring Christian Ethics: Biblical Foundations for Morality Academic Bible Women's Bible Commentary, Third Edition: Revised and Updated New Testament Exegesis, Third Edition: A Handbook for Students and Pastors A Handbook to Old Testament Exegesis Biblical Exegesis, Third Edition: A Beginner's Handbook An Introduction to Womanist Biblical Interpretation Hidden Riches: A Sourcebook for the Comparative Study of the Hebrew Bible and Ancient Near East Womanist Midrash: A Reintroduction to the Women of the Torah and the Throne

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