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Good pastoral leadership is not a "by the numbers" proposition It is a matter of heart and soul, of devoting the whole self to the vision God gives for the congregation in which one serves. Yet neither is it purely intuitive; it requires hard, careful thinking about the directions and details of the path down which God calls.

When Adam Hamilton became pastor of the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection, its membership consisted of himself and his family. Ten years later the church averages between five and six thousand worshipers per weekend. Throughout this remarkable period, Hamilton has learned many serious lessons about both the broad visions and the specific details of pastoral leadership. Bringing a depth of analytical skills often lacking in visionary leaders, in this book he goes beyond simply telling the story of Church of the Resurrection. He shares the questions that he learned to ask about the largely unchurched population to which Church of the Resurrection has reached out. Further, he demonstrates what he learned by listening to the answers to these questions, and how doing so has made possible a number of strategically crucial decisions the church has made.

One of those crucial decisions was to make more traditional forms of worship and praise the center of the congregation's life. The result is that the example of Church of the Resurrection offers pastors and church leaders (especially those in the mainline) the realization that they need not completely change their liturgical and theological identity in order to reach out to the unchurched. Drawing on his own experience, as well as the detailed research he undertook during a sabbatical leave on the characteristics of highly successful congregations, Hamilton offers pastors and other church leaders solid, substantive thinking on steps that congregations can take to become centers of vibrant outreach and mission..
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Benjamin Peret is a poet like no other, "the quintessential Surrealist poet," according to Luis Bunuel. One of the original group of Surrealists, he seceded from the Dadaists in 1924 and remained faithful to Surrealist principles until his death in 1959. His irreverence and incandescent imagination remain fresh and funny, and they are perfectly captured in this inspired, idiomatic translation. From the Hidden Storehouse represents the enormous range of Peret's career in generous selections from his five best books, published between 1928 and 1947. This first book-length American translation of his work includes an introduction by the distinguished poet and translator Charles Simic..
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The Castle Zagyg City Expansion series explores each district of the Free Town in tremendous detail. Individually treated each inter-connecting district is presented in its own book with accompanying maps. Loaded with adventure hooks, intrigue, thousands of non-player characters, and scores of encounter locations, the Yggsburgh City Expansion Books present the greatest town in gaming history in all its glorious detail.Yggsburgh City Expansion: Storehouse DistrictThe Storehouse District of the Free Town of Yggsburgh contains warehouses, residences, shops, services, and five major Guild Halls. Here dwell a mix of Yggsburgh's working class: artisans, tradesmen, laborers and not a few of the criminal underclass. Visit the River Rat Tavern, where rough rivermen, ne'er-do-wells, doxies, and thieves dwell. Also nestled within this district of clustered brick and stone buildings is the Outland Temple of Andvari, where dwarves, gnomes, and halflings congregate. Interesting characters populate the Storehouse District, such as the diabolical Dalbid Yeerouf, the eccentric half-elf, Jackdaw Gooseberry, the mysterious child, Darlene Vale, and the enchanting thief, Melanie Hogan. Indeed, the Storehouse District is more than its mere name suggests -- it is a distinct and integral component of the Free Town of Yggsburgh, filled with plot, intrigue, and interesting characters..
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