Explore Publications
Baptismal Imagery in Early Christianity: Ritual, Visual, and Theological Dimensions
By: Robin Margaret Jensen
This book examines five models for understanding baptism, showing how visual images, poetic language, architectural space, and symbolic actions signify and convey the theological meaning of this ritual practice.
By the Vision of Another World: 91ÁÔÆæ in American History
By: James Bratt
By the Vision of Another World by James D. Bratt [ed.] samples the rich variety of worship practices in American history to show how worship can be a fruitful subject for historians to study and, alternatively, how past case studies can enrich our understanding of worship today.
From Memory to Imagination
By: C. Randall Bradley
Outlining imaginative ways for the church to move forward from worship wars, this book is a must-read for church leaders and anyone interested in worship music.
Greening Spaces for 91ÁÔÆæ and Ministry: Congregations, Their Buildings, and Creation Care
By: Mark Torgerson
In Greening Spaces for 91ÁÔÆæ and Ministry, Mark Torgerson asserts that greening the built environment of a congregation is a powerful way to achieve and model a commitment to creation care.
Sing to God with Joy: Songs from Psalms for All Seasons
CD of GIA-published recordings of songs also found in the brand new songbook Psalms for All Seasons: A Complete Psalter for 91ÁÔÆæ.
Tasting Heaven on Earth: 91ÁÔÆæ in Sixth-Century Constantinople
By: Walter D. Ray
The Church at 91ÁÔÆæ is a series of documentary case studies of specific worshiping communities from around the world and throughout Christian history. Tasting Heaven on Earth provides vivid descriptions of Constantinople, its history, its people, and its worship practices, setting the stage for a rich selection of primary documents that present readers with a vibrant snapshot of Byzantine Christianity in the sixth century.
91ÁÔÆæ Across the Racial Divide
By: Gerardo Marti
Many scholars and church leaders believe that music and worship style are essential in stimulating diversity in congregations. Gerardo Marti draws on interviews with more than 170 congregational leaders and parishioners, as well as his experiences participating in worship services in a wide variety of Protestant, multiracial Southern Californian churches, to present this insightful study of the role of music in creating congregational diversity.
91ÁÔÆæ Beyond Nationalism
By: Rob Hewell
The church in the United States faces a dilemma: How is it possible for Christ's followers to worship faithfully in a nationalistic environment where religion and politics enjoy a vigorous affiliation while the separation of church and state is celebrated as the standard for the relationship between nation and faith?
150: Finding Your Story in the Psalms
By: Kevin J. Adams
Explore the psalms through the human experiences of joy, anger, pain, fear, and love as Kevin Adams tells the stories of real people crying out to God.
At Your Baptism
By: John D. Witvliet, Carrie Steenwyk
A children's book focusing on the sacrament of baptism.
Jesus as Healer
By: Edgar Boeve
Reflections on Jesus as healer though artwork and meditations.
Leading through the Water
By: Paul Galbreath
In Leading through the Water, Paul Galbreath demonstrates one way of linking baptismal practice to daily life as congregations provide an alternative witness to the cultural voices around us. At the same time, it expands the vision of baptism from a single occasion to a distinctive way of life within a community of faith and a primary metaphor for Christian discipleship.
Baptismal Imagery in Early Christianity: Ritual, Visual, and Theological Dimensions
By: Robin Margaret Jensen
This book examines five models for understanding baptism, showing how visual images, poetic language, architectural space, and symbolic actions signify and convey the theological meaning of this ritual practice.
By the Vision of Another World: 91ÁÔÆæ in American History
By: James Bratt
By the Vision of Another World by James D. Bratt [ed.] samples the rich variety of worship practices in American history to show how worship can be a fruitful subject for historians to study and, alternatively, how past case studies can enrich our understanding of worship today.
From Memory to Imagination
By: C. Randall Bradley
Outlining imaginative ways for the church to move forward from worship wars, this book is a must-read for church leaders and anyone interested in worship music.
Greening Spaces for 91ÁÔÆæ and Ministry: Congregations, Their Buildings, and Creation Care
By: Mark Torgerson
In Greening Spaces for 91ÁÔÆæ and Ministry, Mark Torgerson asserts that greening the built environment of a congregation is a powerful way to achieve and model a commitment to creation care.
Sing to God with Joy: Songs from Psalms for All Seasons
CD of GIA-published recordings of songs also found in the brand new songbook Psalms for All Seasons: A Complete Psalter for 91ÁÔÆæ.
Tasting Heaven on Earth: 91ÁÔÆæ in Sixth-Century Constantinople
By: Walter D. Ray
The Church at 91ÁÔÆæ is a series of documentary case studies of specific worshiping communities from around the world and throughout Christian history. Tasting Heaven on Earth provides vivid descriptions of Constantinople, its history, its people, and its worship practices, setting the stage for a rich selection of primary documents that present readers with a vibrant snapshot of Byzantine Christianity in the sixth century.
91ÁÔÆæ Across the Racial Divide
By: Gerardo Marti
Many scholars and church leaders believe that music and worship style are essential in stimulating diversity in congregations. Gerardo Marti draws on interviews with more than 170 congregational leaders and parishioners, as well as his experiences participating in worship services in a wide variety of Protestant, multiracial Southern Californian churches, to present this insightful study of the role of music in creating congregational diversity.
91ÁÔÆæ Beyond Nationalism
By: Rob Hewell
The church in the United States faces a dilemma: How is it possible for Christ's followers to worship faithfully in a nationalistic environment where religion and politics enjoy a vigorous affiliation while the separation of church and state is celebrated as the standard for the relationship between nation and faith?
150: Finding Your Story in the Psalms
By: Kevin J. Adams
Explore the psalms through the human experiences of joy, anger, pain, fear, and love as Kevin Adams tells the stories of real people crying out to God.
At Your Baptism
By: John D. Witvliet, Carrie Steenwyk
A children's book focusing on the sacrament of baptism.
Jesus as Healer
By: Edgar Boeve
Reflections on Jesus as healer though artwork and meditations.
Leading through the Water
By: Paul Galbreath
In Leading through the Water, Paul Galbreath demonstrates one way of linking baptismal practice to daily life as congregations provide an alternative witness to the cultural voices around us. At the same time, it expands the vision of baptism from a single occasion to a distinctive way of life within a community of faith and a primary metaphor for Christian discipleship.