Housed in the Presbytery office in Elizabethtown is an extensive Resource Center with resources

including books, games, music, videos, curricula, periodicals, catalogues and equipment. Visitors

are always welcome. Resources can be mailed!

1. Simply Relevant – Savor the Moments is a 6-session Relational Bible Series for Women on Patience. GROUP – book

2. Simply Relevant – Heart Spa is a 6-session Relational Bible Series for Women on Spiritual Refreshment. GROUP – book

3. Questions of Truth: Fifty-one Responses to Questions about God, Science, and Belief by John Polkinghorrne & Nicholas Beale . Book

4. John Calvin: His Life & Legacy, Witherspoon Press. DVD

5. God’s Tapestry by Eugene W. March - In this engaging book aimed at pastors, teachers and laypeople in Christian churches, March helps the reader develop theological clarity about how to live in a religiously diverse society. Book.

6. The Will of God: Answering Hard Questions by James C. Howell - How are we to know "the will of God?" In this honest discussion, veteran pastor and theologian James C. Howell considers a number of issues relating to God's will, how it is known, how it is done, and how we respond when bad things happen and we feel God is absent or has turned away from us. In this sensitive presentation, Howell explores these questions and provides ways of recognizing the true things to which we can hold in the midst of hard times. Book.

7. Praying in Color: Kid’s Edition by Sybil MacBeth - This book and workshop DVD provide a method of prayer that uses visual and motor skills to focus the child and gives methods to make prayer come alive.

8. Jesus, The Bible, and Homosexuality: Explode the Myths, Heal the Church by Jack Rogers – revised & expanded edition. Includes a study guide.

9. The Write Stuff: Crafting Sermons That Capture and Convince by Sondra B. Willobee. The author explores the joyful process of crafting effective sermons. Gathering the strategies of good writers, Willobee shows how to capture and keep listeners’ attention, how to generate suspense through structure, and how to increase impact with vivid language. Book.

10. More Voices – This is a supplement to Voices United: The Hymn and Worship Book of the United Church of Christ. 225 songs

11. More Power in the Pulpit: How America’s Most Effective Black Preachers Prepare Their Sermons – edited by Cleophus J. Larue. Each of the renowned preachers describes his/her method of sermon prep and includes a sample sermon for illustration. Book.

12. Preaching From Memory to Hope by Thomas G. Long. Long identifies and addresses the most pressing challenges facing preaching today, demonstrating why he has long been considered one of the most thoughtful and intelligent preachers in America. Book.

13. Best Advice: Wisdom on Ministry from 30 Leading Pastors and Preachers – edited by William J. Carl III. Here Carl gathers a diverse group of leading pastors and preachers and asks them, “What is your best advice to colleagues in ministry about preaching and being a pastor?” Book.