What happens when a smart, talented young man desires to serve God…but is mostly driven by his fear of death and Hell? How is a conflicted heart torn by love and desire? And what happens when that heart finally discovers grace?
A Heart Transformed Can Change the World!
In this powerful true story, based directly on the private journals of John and Charles Wesley, we glimpse the private struggles of one man who would go on to found the Methodist movement - and another who would become one of the most prolific and beloved hymn writers of history. Together, they would transform the face of England with revolutionary ministries to the poor and downtrodden, creating a movement that laid the groundwork for the eventual abolition of slavery.
This movie makes one proud to be a Methodist!

***This DVD is licensed for HOME USE ONLY and may not be exhibited at a church or other public venue without purchase of a special church license.***

This collection includes all worship services (DVD's 0672, 0675, 0676, and 0680); Creating New Spaces for New Faces: Presentations #1, #2, #3 and Friday Workshop (DVD's 0674 and 0675); Memorial Service (DVD 0677); Marking Sacred Time (DVD 0678); Ordination and Commissioning Service (DVD 0679); and the Youth Presentation (DVD 0681)- all held during the 42nd West Michigan Annual Conference- Creating New Spaces for New Faces, Calvin College, June 3-6, 2010.

This life-changing program teaches your congregation to achieve their financial goals by eliminating debt, saving for the future, and giving like never before. They will be challenged and motivated to make a plan for their money and change their family tree forever.
Financial Peace University (FPU) consists of a 13-week video curriculum-taught by financial expert Dave Ramsey-that incorporates small-group discussions to encourage accountability and discipleship. Financial Peace University is highly entertaining for everyone, with a unique combination of humor, informative financial advice and biblical messages.

Note: This resource is the Church Leadership Kit portion of the FPU program. Each individual family unit will need to purchase their own class membership kit.

The Church Leadership Membership includes the materials you will need to guide you along in promoting, starting, and leading the FPU course in your church.

The kit includes:
"Promotional Orientation DVD video - gets others interested and excited about enrolling in FPU
"FPU Information Guide - teaches you how to start this program
"FPU Coordinator Guide - a step-by-step guide to assist you in leading the small group sessions
"All 13 FPU lessons on DVD - Dave does all the teaching!
"Promotional brochures - a tool to assist you in spreading the good news about FPU
"Promotional posters - 2 colorful posters that are ideal for publicizing your FPU classes

Other items just for you (these are also the contents included in the membership kit):
"FPU workbook
"13 FPU lessons on audio CDs
"Dave's best-seller Financial Peace Revisited
"Envelope System
"Updated FPU Bonus CD - includes financial calculator, screen saver, and more
"Debit card holders (2)
"Budgeting forms
"Tipping reference card
"Information about getting started in the Member Resource Center (MRC), a free online tool with exclusive clips, stories, assignments, forums, and much more.

Peace with Justice is a faithful expression of shalom in the Bible. It calls the church to "strengthen its capacity to advocate publicly in communities and nations" throughout the world. The Peace with Justice program aims to make shalom visible and active in people's lives and communities by setting people free from bondage. We will celebrate peace with justice when all people have access to adequate jobs, housing, education, food, health care, income support and clean water. We will further celebrate when structures and systems that reflect economic exploitation, war, political oppression and cultural domination no longer exist.
The Old Testament speaks of God's sovereignty in terms of covenant, more particularly the "covenant of peace" with Israel, which binds that people of God's shalom (Isaiah 54:10; Ezekiel 37:20). In the covenant of shalom, there is no contradiction between justice and peace or between peace and security or between love and justice (Jeremiah 29:7). In Isaiah's prophecy, when "the spirit is poured upon us from on high," we will know that these laws of God are one and indivisible: "Then justice will dwell in the wilderness, and the effect of righteousness will be peace, and the result of righteousness, quietness and trust forever. My people will abide in a peaceful habitation, in secure dwellings, and in quiet resting places" (Isaiah 32:16-18, NRSV).
The MARC office houses the Peace with Justice Library (formerly located at GR Trinity UMC), a collection of 63 books and videos. For a complete listing of these resources, contact Betsy Weems in MARC at marc@wmcumc.org.
For additional information on Peace with Justice Ministries, visit the web page on the West Michigan Conference website at www.westmichiganconference.org, or contact Ellen Brubaker, West Michigan Conference Peace with Justice Coordinator.

Confirmation is not the beginning or the end of the faith journey. Confirmation is about making disciples. It is that simple and that challenging. To help your church meet the challenge, Cokesbury has developed Credo.

Credo is a confirmation program that is not your conventional classroom experience! It brings worship, Sunday school, Bible study, service, and church ministries into confirmation. Credo is a confirmation program so straightforward, so easy to follow, and so reasonably priced, it can be used in virtually any church and in a wide variety of schedules. You’ll have the option to use it over a semester, the course of a school year, a 3-year span, or however you want to plan it.

This simple leader’s guide features lesson plans for 18 confirmation class sessions. This resource is ideal for churches who have multiple confirmation program teachers.

(For a complete comprehensive program with added ideas and activities, churches have the option of purchasing the Director’s Tools)

With practical applications for daily living, the Lucy Bible study series features classic episodes with relevant scriptures for users to use as modern parables on the teachings of Scripture.

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Episode 1: Lucy the Bean Queen; Lesson: Schemes with Beans (Ecclesiastes 7:29) Episode 2: Lucy's Substitute Secretary; Lesson: Worries at Work (Philippians 4:6) Episode 3: Lucy Gets Trapped; Lesson: Lying Around (Leviticus 19:11)
Episode 4: Lucy Gets Caught in the Draft; Lesson: Ill-Legalism (Matthew 7:12)

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Episode 1: Lucy and the Efficiency Expert; Lesson: Perfection Preferred (Matthew 5:48) Episode 2: Lucy the Star Maker; Lesson: Gift Hoarse (James 1:17)
Episode 3: Lucy Meets the Law; Lesson: Excuse the Accusers (Proverbs 3:30)
Episode 4: Lucy In Show Business; Lesson: Devotion in Motion (Psalm 86:2)

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Episode 1: Lucy Gets a Roommate; Lesson: The Way-Out Outreach (Colossians 4:5) Episode 2: Lucy and the Ring-A-Ding Ring; Lesson: Hassles with Happiness
(Philippians 4:11)
Episode 3: Lucy and the Submarine Commander; Lesson: Where There's Never a Boast or Brag (1 Corinthians 1:31)
Episode 4: Lucy and the Look-alike; Lesson: What's Not to Like

A new documentary on Immigration and Human Trafficking. Lives for Sale goes beyond the rhetoric to show why immigrants are willing to risk everything - even virtual slavery - for the American Dream.
While politicians, activists and the media wrestle with the thorny issue of immigration, this new investigative documentary exposes the painful, rarely seen human side of illegal immigration; especially the growing black market trade in human beings.
Study guide included on DVD

Does something deep inside your heart long to break free from the status quo? Are you hungry for an authentic faith that addresses the problems of our world with tangible, even radical, solutions? God is calling you to a passionate love relationship with Himself. Because the answer to religious complacency isn't working harder at a list of do's and don'ts - it's falling in love with God. And once you encounter His love, you will never be the same. Because when you're wildly in love with someone, it changes everything.
A companion to the best-selling Crazy-Love book, this 10-week DVD led by Francis Chan is designed to initiate and facilitate discussion, interaction and practical application of the Crazy Love message.
Ideal for small groups, churches, and youth groups as well as for individual use, this resource includes ten chapter-by-chapter segments with discussion prompts, a Crazy Love Study Guide plus special content features.
Chapter menu:
1-Stop Praying
2-You Might not Finish this Chapter
3-Crazy Love
4-Profile of the Lukewarm
5-Serving Leftovers to a Holy God
6-When You're In Love
7-Your Best Life… Later
8-Profile of the Obsessed
9-Who Really Lives That Way?
10-The Crux of the Matter

When Sheerluck Holmes and his venerable sidekick Dr. Watson work together, their forensic fortitude can solve any crime. But Sheerluck won't stop hogging all the credit for the pair's sleuthing savvy! With this friendship on the fritz, the missing Golden Ruler - the most valuable and prized treasure in all of Buckingham Palace - may never be recovered! Will Sheerluck remember the Golden Rule in time to rescue the ruler and save this friendship? Short Feature Special: Archibald stars as the Asparagus of La Mancha, Don Quixote, a small business owner who needs help keeping his customers when a fancy new franchise comes to town. Will his friends stand by him through this stressful time? These great Lessons in Friendship will encourage us all to love each other and build stronger relationships!

About half of all service members serving in Iraq and Afghanistan are members of the National Guard or Reserves, which means they return to their home communities and churches after deployment - and often churches do not know how they can help.
"How they reenter daily life after combat is a significant question for local churches," quotes the Rev. Tom Carter, director of endorsement and pastoral care for the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry's United Methodist Endorsing Agency.
"Many resources have been developed and provided for churches, but this DVD, produced by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. is the best that I have seen," Carter said. "The DVD, developed as workshop resources for congregations or individuals, provides background information of the issues of serving in combat and practical ways for individuals or congregations to reach out in love and support."
This resource can be used in workshops for pastors, caregivers, or as an adult Sunday school. Although much attention is given to physical injuries or post-traumatic stress disorder, there are many other issues that face service members returning from combat. The local church can play an important role in making returning service members feel welcomed back into their communities.
What has your congregation done to support those who have been willing to risk their life in support of your way of life?
Includes:
- Veterans' issues and the military experience
- Psychological issues
- Moral and Spiritual Impact
- Family Impact
- Resources and Programs