Ministry Leaders - NACSDC Resources Online!

NACSDC Home

Return to the list of items.

Protect Us from All Anxiety
Meditations for the Depressed
William Burke

Journey from "night" to "dawn" to "day" through fifty powerful reflections on depression and its devastating effects. Each mediation illuminates one aspect of depression and links it with a familiar Bible passage or a heartfelt prayer. Without making any promises for a quick cure or speedy recovery, this book offers hope and consolation to those suffering from the terrible effects of depression, as well as to those trying to understand and assist others in their struggle for healing and wholeness.

Item:
AP-274

120 pp.

$9.95

Called to Parish Ministry
Identity, Challenges, and Spirituality of
Lay Ministers
Greg Dues and Barbara Walkely

Offers lay ministers guidance, encouragement and support for fulfilling their calling based on the history of the evolving roles of lay people in the church. Covers such topics as call, mission, community, and spirituality.

Item:
OOP-649-2

176 pp.

$12.95

OUT OF PRINT:
1 COPY IN STOCK

Words Made Flesh
Scripture, Psychology & Human Communication
Fran Ferder

The author takes an in-depth look at human communication and shows that "the ability to listen, to name one's feelings, to face conflict, to accept oneself, and to speak clearly and honestly, are as closely related to witnessing the gospel as they are expressing good mental health." This is a book that will find a ready audience among people in ministry, religious training programs, and all who are interested in communication skills and better relationships.

Item:
AM-331-6

Paperback
184 pp.

$15.95

LIMITED
AVAILABILITY:
2 COPIES IN STOCK

Voices Of Loss
Charles W. Ginn, Ph.D.

Click to enlarge - use back button to return
This book is designed to assist both those who have suffered the loss of a relationship and those who desire to serve them, by helping them better understand how individuals with differing personality orientations experience the grief process. To achieve this goal, the grieving process is approached from the perspective of the personality type preferences identified by the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI).

Item:
OOP-0935652213

56 pp.

$8.00

OUT OF PRINT:
3 COPIES IN STOCK

Who Cares?
Simple Ways You Can Reach Out
Marcy Heidish

Click to enlarge - use back button to return
Drawing on her varied experience as a chaplain, counselor, and teacher, Heidish offers specific ways to express our caring in words, in actions, or by being there. She points out the common pitfalls of caring that can lead to burnout and reminds us of the joys we discover along the way. Useful for parish staff and parishioners, especially those active in bereavement ministries and other forms of pastoral care.

Item:
OOP-599-8

160 pp.

$9.95

OUT OF PRINT:
1 COPY IN STOCK

The Nibble Theory and the
Kernel of Power (Revised Edition)
A Book about Leadership,
Self-Empowerment, and Personal Growth
Kaleel Jamison

Like a snowflake or a fingerprint, we are all one of a kind and have a special contribution to make. The late Kaleel Jamison, one of the first women to enter the field of management consulting, experienced what she described as "nibbles," little bites that life takes out of you—really attacks on your self confidence. Her longtime best selling book describes a process for dealing with the world that moves the reader toward personal power and growth arising out of the unique values and strengths of each person.

Item:
PP-4187-6

Paperback
88 pp.

$9.95

Responding to God's Call
A Survival Guide
Roslyn A. Karaban, Ph.D.

This is a book about discernment— tuning in and listening to God's call, prayerfully reflecting on that call, clarifying what that call is, and responding to what you feel and hear. People involved in all sorts of ministry, and those who would like to be involved but find their calling in discord with the position of the Church, will find this book a valuable tool in determining what is of God and what is not, and how to set their own direction.

Item:
RPUB-ML2

$17.95

Scripture Based Ideas for
Reaching Out to Others
Pat King

King uses ten lessons that provide ways to reach out to others in a genuine Christ-like fashion.

Item:
OOP-434510

128 pp.

$4.95

OUT OF PRINT:
3 COPIES IN STOCK

Helping People through Grief
Delores Kuenning

Click to enlarge - use back button to return
A sensitive guide to help you know how and when to share your concern with people in crisis and pain. For pastors, Christian counselors and all who desire to "bear one another's burdens."

Item:
BT-0871239213

Paperback
272 pp.

$17.00

Healing You, Healing Me
A Divorce Group Leader's Guide
Micki McWade, MSW

Belonging to a divorce support group helps participants find ways to cope and helps to fill the void caused by the loss. Healing You, Healing Me clearly and simply describes how to get a divorce support group started and keep it going. Utilize these steps to help yourself heal while providing a valuable community service. This is the third book by Micki McWade, offering help and guidance to those facing this difficult life transition.

Item:
CP-65-7

Paperback,
204 pp.

$16.00

Praying through Grief
Healing Prayer Services for Those Who Mourn
Mauryeen O'Brien, O.P.

Praying Through Grief is easily implemented in a variety of settings (parish, clubs, small Christian communities, and family gatherings), and allows anyone to organize prayer services designed specifically for those wrestling with grief. Each service is centered on a theme, and specific suggestions are given for occasions on which particular services might be used, e.g., Spring, Mother's Day, Thanksgiving, etc.

Item:
AM-629-3

112 pp.

$13.95

Renewing Your Ministry
Walking With Jesus in All That You Do
Joe Paprocki

Joe Paprocki helps readers add fuel to the fire of their faith as they seek out ways to rejuvenate their call to ministry. With the disciples from Emmaus, return to the "Jerusalem" of your own ministry accompanied by the Risen Christ and with more passion than ever to share his good news.

Item:
OOP-941-1

128 pp.

$9.95

OUT OF PRINT:
3 COPIES IN STOCK

You Give Them Something To Eat
Ministering When You Think You Can't
Joe Paprocki

This is a model for spiritual reflection and practical application. Pastoral minsters, both professional and volunteers, will recognize their own unique experiences in the stories told by Joe Paprocki as well as being inspired again by Jesus' utmost confidence in us to the point where he can say "YOU give them something to eat."

Item:
OOP-655-2

112 pp.

$6.95

OUT OF PRINT:
2 COPIES IN STOCK

Living the Hospitality of God
Lucien Richard, O.M.I.

Drawing from a wide range of theologians and philosophers, the book offers a vision of authentic selfhood based on compassionate concern, then encourages movement from silence and passivity to an active welcoming of others. Coming truly from the depths of the author's heart, this book is must reading for anyone who deals with "the public."

Item:
PP-3998-7

Paperback

$9.95

Walking with Those Who Hurt
A Program of Two Audio CDs
Joyce Rupp

Click to enlarge - use back button to return
Rupp points out to those in the caring ministries and to those who regularly walk with the hurting, that the most important thing is to spend time in solitude "communing with the God who dwells at the very core of our being." She also addresses how we deal with change, loss, transition, and emotions involved in the grieving processes.

Item:
AM-117-8

2 CDs / 90 min.

$16.95

Building Community
Christian, Caring, Vital
Loughlan Sofield, ST, Carroll Juliano, SHCJ,
and Rosine Hammett, CSC

Building Christian, caring and vital communities is an ideal which this book will help facilitate. Communities of all kinds and sizes will welcome the clarity and insight on a variety of community issues. Building Communities also deals with specific elements of group development such as the importance of listening, discerning each other's gifts, dealing with confrontation, and deepening the sharing of faith.

Item:
AM-648-X

192 pp.

$15.95

Collaboration
Uniting Our Gifts in Ministry
Loughlan Sofield, ST, and Carroll Juliano, SHCJ

Reminding us that "a non-collaborative church is a church of maintenance rather than a church of mission," the authors provide an invaluable resource to enliven the church's mission and to make the vision of collaborative ministry proclaimed by the Second Vatican Council a reality.

Item:
AM-683-8

Paperback
192 pp.

$15.95

Design For Wholeness
Dealing with Anger, Learning to Forgive,
Building Self-Esteem
Br. Loughlin Sofield, Juliano, Hammett

In a clear and readable style the authors present a model and a case study for understanding and dealing with anger. This book offers a thorough discussion of forgiveness as the most effective way to deal with anger; proposes a model for understanding and increasing self-esteem which is fundamental to effective, life-giving relationships; and promote dialogue as a way for people to resolve their problems with others and more thoroughly live their Christian lives to the fullest.

Item:
AM-430-4

Paperback
152 pp.

$12.95

The Good Listener
Rev. James E. Sullivan

Those who understand and apply the insights of this book will offer others two unique gifts: the gift of their own caring presence and the gift of enabling the other's greater self-awareness. Parents and spouses, as well as those in ministry and in counseling roles, will find that The Good Listener is an invaluable guide to improving their listening skills.

Item:
AM-943-8

Paperback
96 pp.

$9.95