Authors:Robert M. Cirtin, John M. Edie, Dennis K. Lewi,
Publisher: CSS Publishing Company
Keywords: guide, practical, security, safety, church
Number of Pages: 152
Published: 2005-01-01
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 0788023411
ISBN-13: 9780788023415

The church has always been regarded as a safe haven - a spiritual sanctuary where people can come to worship God free from worries about violence or unethical behavior by those involved in church ministry. But our culture is changing, and church leaders can no longer assume that it won’t happen in my church. Like the rest of society, churches need to ensure the safety and security of their facility, staff, and worshipers.This book provides a wealth of practical information on preparing for and responding to the challenges of a dangerous world. Robert Cirtin draws on more than two decades

Author: William H. Shepherd
Publisher: CSS Publishing Company
Keywords: pulpit, paperless, preaching, net
Number of Pages: 186
Published: 2004-01-01
List price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 0788023071
ISBN-13: 9780788023071

Does the idea of speaking without a manuscript in the pulpit make you feel like a trapeze artist trying to negotiate a high wire without a net? There you are, balancing delicately in the stratosphere and holding on for dear life with nothing but you and your ballet shoes, wondering Why, oh why, didn’t I bring even a sliver of paper up here to catch me when I fall?For many pastors, preaching without notes is a terrifying prospect -- yet reading verbatim from a manuscript prevents a sermon from being natural and spontaneous. This book shows how you can learn to preach freely without needin

Author: Janice H. Humphrey
Publisher: H & H Publishing Company
Keywords: interpreting, language, introduction, interpreter
Number of Pages: 423
Published: 1995-04-01
List price: $49.95
ISBN-10: 0964036738
ISBN-13: 9780964036734

If you’re interested in becoming a sign language interpreter, this is the most popular interpreting textbook in the US and Canada. Enhance your knowledge of American Sign Language and interpreting with this reader-friendly resource. Explains the interpreting process, ethics, the job market, and much more. For beginners to seasoned interpreters, for in-class use or independent study. Includes thought questions and practice activities.

Authors:Paul J. Sheffield, Paul J. Sheffield, Addrianne P. S
Publisher: Best Publishing Company
Keywords: practice, care, wound
Number of Pages: 814
Published: 2004-01-23
List price: $50.00
ISBN-10: 193053616X
ISBN-13: 9781930536166

Chronic wounds are a major cause of patient suffering and a financial burden to society. The focus of "Wound Care Practice" is assessment and management of chronic wounds in a wound care practice. The reader can examine the principles of managing the wound and treating the underlying cause of pressure sores, vascular insufficiency ulcers, chronic venous insufficiency ulcers, diabetic/neurotrophic foot ulcers, and other chronic wounds. This book represents the combined efforts of 60 authors selected from the basic sciences, clinical sciences, and clinical practice. Section I defines the P

Author: Eric P. Kindwall and Harry T. WhelanEric P Kindwa
Publisher: Best Publishing Company
Keywords: practice, medicine, hyperbaric
Number of Pages: 1076
Published: 2008-07-15
List price: $159.99
ISBN-10: 1930536496
ISBN-13: 9781930536494

Widely acknowledged as the definitive reference source of its kind, Hyperbaric Medicine Practice is back in a new 3rd Edition. With contributions from an impressive list of world experts, the material covered in this text is authoritative and wide-ranging, and once again combines to solidify this text as the standard in the field of hyperbaric medicine. This Edition retains its original three-part format; Part One: General Considerations, Part Two: Disorders Approved for Hyperbaric Treatment and Part Three: Investigational Areas. Many changes and advancements have been made in the field of h

Authors:Walter M. Buescher, Walter M. Buescher,
Publisher: CSS Publishing Company
Keywords: humor, religious
Number of Pages: 108
Published: 1996-01-01
List price: $12.95
ISBN-10: 0788007076
ISBN-13: 9780788007071

An extensive index will make this book of humor one of the most useful resources in your library. All of the key words in every story are in the index. The preacher, teacher or public speaker will have no difficulty finding the exact bit of humor needed to bring sparkle to a sermon, speech, lesson or monthly bulletin. A sampling of the contents: The world’s best after-dinner speech: I’ll take the check One thing you can say about an egoist: He never talks about other people. Preachers don’t talk in their sleep; they talk in their parishioner’s sleep. Conversation heard

Author: Donald H. Neidigk
Publisher: CSS Publishing Company
Keywords: grace, reunion, closet, bethlehem
Number of Pages: 72
Published: 2002-01-01
List price: $10.95
ISBN-10: 0788019090
ISBN-13: 9780788019098

If you want to try something different for Advent this year, Bethlehem’s Closet -- A Reunion Of Grace is a great resource that provides congregations with an intriguing learning experience. It’s a unique series of five monologues telling the fascinating stories, warts and all, of the women mentioned in Matthew’s genealogy of Jesus. Donald Neidigk believes that the embarrassing events in some of these women’s lives are important for us to know, since they demonstrate that Jesus was born into an imperfect family, with secrets in the closet, just like you and me. And that