New Releases by Leslie Parrott

Now there''s a practical guidebook for seasoned couples who''d like to apply their experience to assist newlyweds through the ups and downs of the first year of marriage. In this book, Drs. Parrot draw from their expertise and personal insights from marriage to address issues such as establishing good mentoring relationships, helping couples become soul mates, and helping newlyweds manage conflict.

How to work through the reluctance and apathy that some church attenders feel to create a setting where members are willing and able to serve God and the church. Paper.

To thousands of people, the beautiful hymn Softly and Tenderly will always be associated with an altar, a place where an encounter with God marked a turning point in their lives. Where did the idea for an altar originate? Has it played a significant part in Christian experience over the centuries? Is its use valid today?Questions such as these sent the author on a search for answers. The result is this book, which was not written with final answers in mind. The ultimate value and meaning of the kneeling altar as a means of grace rests in the heart of the beholder.The first nine chapters are devoted to the history of the altar starting with the initial altar built by Noah. Abraham, Moses, Gideon, Samuel, and David all used altars and in different ways. But for the Hebrew leaders the altar symbolized man''s encounter with God.In New Testament times the use of the Hebrew altar with its animal sacrifices was no longer needed for the followers of Christ. The symbolic altar, however, was there and was linked with the persuasive preaching of the apostles and Paul, laying a foundation for later use of the altar in the church. The historic portion continues through the centuries noting the contributions of Luther, Calvin, Arminius, Wesley, Edwards, and Whitefield. Their contributions were not to the use of a public altar, but they were to the spirit of the altar and altar call. It remained for Francis Asbury, Charles Finney, and Phineas Bresee in the 18th to 20th centuries to develop the public invitation and a public altar in conjunction with their evangelistic ministries. Cloth.

Understanding God’s purpose for the Church in its beginning is essential to avoid missing His plan for its future. From this premise, the author projects five concepts to challenge and remind the Church of today that it is laying the groundwork now for the vitality of the future church.To be effective in serving its community, the future church will need toBe more concerned with direction than statisticsCome to peace with itself as a source of its people’s greatest joy as well as greatest frustrationSee evangelization as a process and not an eventLearn to cope with the pace of change in the culture termed ’future shock’Be alert to global issues including hunger, human rights, and war.Kivar.

The author gives insightful and practical exposition based on the Book of Acts. While reading this book you will examine the meaning of Pentecost and other apostolic events for today''s church. A leader''s guide is available for assistance in group study. Paper.

In a world where family unity is quickly becoming a dream of the past, Parrott highlights how to retain, rekindle, and rebuild love in the family. Kivar.

What really happens when the Spirit transforms a heart and mind in the work of sanctification. Paper.

The ultimate purpose of Christ’s death on the Cross was that His believers might be sanctified. Paper.

From the perspective of a veteran pastor and communicator, Dr. Leslie Parrott describes the function of the usher and provides practical and Scriptural guidelines on how this vital role in the church may be carried out with grace and effciency.

Written in objective style to acquaint the inquirer with what the Church of the Nazarene is and does. Paper.