Worship Resources

Here is an invaluable resource for any preacher. There is a service for Mothering Sunday, the week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Christian Aid Week, Father's Day and One World week, and two services each for Church Anniversary, Harvest, All Saints' Day and Remembrance Sunday. All comprise suggested visual material and music, an introduction, hymns, prayers and meditations.

Prayer is a vital part of the Christian life but people often struggle with actually getting on and doing it. This book offers 80 imaginative and creative ideas for setting up 'prayer stations', practical ways of praying that involve the senses - rather than simply reflecting, as we bring our hopes, fears, dreams and doubts to God. ***THIS TITLE IS CURRENTLY IN REPRINT***

This book draws together contributors' experiences of working with safeguarding children on a broad range of issues, including neglect, trafficked children, parents with learning difficulties and child protection supervision. The contributors discuss current dilemmas in safeguarding children work and provide models of good practice.

A resource of over 550 prayers for use in church, or in groups, and written so that those leading can pray from the heart in straightforward, everyday language.

Themed ideas for those preparing talks

Prayers of Preparation includes a short introductory prayer for each Sunday of Common Worship lectionary.

The prayers that take place before a service begins are an important part of worship, offering opportunity to focus people's thoughts on God so that they are better prepared to hear his word, glimpse his presence, and offer their response with body,

Prayers of Intercession for year A by Davis Adam

The prayers in David Adam’s new book of intercessions are everything you would expect from one of the finest writers – succinct, full of meaning, attractive and written so that they fall easily off the tongue.

Resources for:- short, day and weekend retreats

Includes instructions on how to plan, create and lead whole church family worship throughout the church year

Preaching is an essential component of priestly ministry and a means of pastoral engagement with the community, incarnating the holy and the eternal in the local and the now, and articulating the prophetic voice of the Church. It is a high calling and preachers rightly feel daunted by it.

Covering the liturgical year outside Advent, Christmas, Lent and Easter, this collection of reflections, readings, poems and prayers focuses on the life and ministry of Jesus - the rich subject matter of the lectionary readings during Ordinary Time.

Call the Chaplain is a passionate, first-hand account of accompanying people of all ages and backgrounds as they experience some of the most intense moments of their lives.

Creative Ideas for Ministry with the Aged is a wise, timely and practical handbook that meets the urgent need for resources for ministry among the elderly.

Until relatively recently a Church of England funeral was the default option of the majority of the British population. This is no longer the case. Today, in some urban areas, secular or humanist funerals now account for 40% of funerals.

Seasons and Celebrations compiled by Gill Ambrose is a mixed media hardback book and CD ROM worship resource for the whole church year.

For everyone who loves liturgy and its ability to empower the people of God, here is an invaluable collection of material that will bring a new joy and energy to Eucharistic worship. Samuel Wells and Abigail Kocher present 150 new Eucharistic prefaces, one for each Sunday and major holy day of years A, B & C, together with a range for special occasions.

Fresh From the Word gathers together Rosalind Brown's acclaimed reflections on the Sunday Lectionary readings which appeared in the Church Times every week for three years.

Meditations, Reflective services and Quiet Day outlines based on the Gospel Readings for Year C of the lectionary