The Book of Acts comes alive in this three-tape epic covering the years 30 - 69 A.D. This series picks up where Jesus of Nazareth left off and vividly re-creates the turbulent years following the death of Christ. It comes with a Study Guide outlining a 12-week course of study that is perfect for any Sunday school class or study group wishing to study the Early Church or the Book of Acts.

(THE) ALPHA COURSE

This video series is designed to provide practical, effective and proven ways of bringing evangelism into the local church. Interested people are given the opportunity to explore authentic Christianity. Large-group sessions and small-group discussions combine to create a safe place to ask honest questions about life, faith, and God. Sessions address these questions:

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(THE) ALPHA LEADERS TRAINING VIDEO

Use this video during your small-group leader training for the Alpha Course. Help you leaders gain the skills they need to minister with their group members. They will join the thousands of Alpha leaders around the world who facilitate group discussion where it is safe for adults to ask their real questions about Christianity.

AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION: SAFEGUARDING YOUR MARRIAGE

This thirteen-part, interactive series, led by Gary Richmond, will help the members of your class become successful marriage partners. Gary has ministered to thousands, helping them rebuild their lives after the wreckage of divorce. This experience has made him an expert of what makes marriages fall apart and what are the critical elements to keep one together.

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Augustine: Philosopher and Saint

By the end of this wonderfully thought-out course, you’ll have a firm grasp of Augustine’s life, teachings, and doctrines – what he taught and why he taught it – and how those teachings and doctrines helped shape the Roman Catholic Church. Best of all, you can approach this course with complete confidence even if you have no background at all in classical philosophy or Christian theology. Presented by Dr. Phillip Carey, head of the philosophy program at Eastern College in St. David’s, Pennsylvania.

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(The) Balancing Act

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American Indians mark 500 years of colonialism. Washington National Cathedral, October 12, 1992.

Dr. Martin Marty, Professor of Modern Christianity, Univ. of Chicago Divinity School, talks about spirituality and religious faith as the context within which congregations deal with questions of aging. He also discusses the need for change among institutions (including the church) that are faced with the challenges associated with aging.

In the beginning… before there was a written language, the stories in the Bible were told, to people sitting around a campfire in the dark, listening to tales of what had happened and what was yet to come. Now, Academy Award® - winning actor Charlton Heston recaptures all the passion, the power, the drama, and the sheer beauty those first storytellers passed on to us with his own dazzling new exploration of the greatest stories ever told.

This video reflects the three sections of "A Children’s Charter for the Church": Nurture of the Child, Ministry to the Child, and Ministry of the Child.

• Children - A Heritage from the Lord (22 minutes) - an excellent presentation focusing on integrating children into the church; worship; socialization; healing; and children learning to love the service.

• Every Child is a Blessing (28 minutes) - shows congregations advocating for children both in the congregational setting and in the larger community.

• Come Party with God (18 minutes) - portrays children as ministers and active parts of the congregation; finding new roles for children in the church community.

Developed to assist individual Christians and church congregations to understand the current movement among nine participating churches for a plan of visible unity. Central to the proposal is a renewed awareness that both unity and diversity are God's gifts to the church.

Presiding Bishop Frank Griswold understands teaching to be an important aspect of Episcopal ministry, and this video gives him an opportunity to serve the church as teacher. While intended to be a "travelogue" of the Episcopal Church, somewhere along the line the project morphed into something of an illustrated teaching on baptism. Come and See lends itself to adult forums – with this in the first half hour and conversation in the second for a one-hour teaching. Because there is baptismal theology in this, it would be good as well for adults being baptized. It would also be helpful for newcomers to the church and for Inquirers classes.

A two part video for group discussion, couples, and general introduction to marriage.

• Holy Matrimony - a collection of comments from clergy and lay people provides discussion and reflection on the meaning of Christian Marriage.

• License to Practice - A conversation between Opal Hammond and the Rt. Rev. William H. Wolfrum features practical insights based on their combined total of 77 years in the art of marriage. Hammond has presented numerous programs on marriage, family and sex education. Bishop Wolfrum has counseled both clergy and lay families for many years.

In this series, Pia Mellody (a Registered Nurse and Certified Addictions Counselor) discusses the nature of boundaries, including the creation, purpose, and the components. Boundary violations are also explained and Pia shows how to evaluate your own boundaries.

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Marcus Borg, much read historian of Jesus and Christian origins, shares his understanding of the death and resurrection of Jesus and their meaning to the early church in this faith-stretching series. This six-part video series is intended to help groups explore the historical events behind Good Friday and Easter, as well as the meanings that Christians have seen in these events.

For new and experienced lectors. Common errors and better examples are shown.

This eight-part video series profiles a variety of people who have reclaimed and nurtured the sacredness of everyday life. Thomas Moore reflects on how, by following their example, we can all find greater satisfaction in our lives and come to a deeper knowledge of what it means to be human.

• Stories (Parts 1 and 2) Stories have the power to heal and set free, particularly the stories of our own lives.

• Place (Parts 3 and 4) By paying attention to our homes and neighborhoods, we discover the spiritual geography of our lives.

• Activity (Parts 5 and 6) All our activities - work, art or chores - can enhance and deepen our spiritual lives.

• Ritual (Parts 7 and 8) Rituals give order and meaning to our lives, linking our inner and outer worlds.

This video shows Gary Richmond and a couple considering divorce in a counseling session. It covers the factors leading to, and possible consequences of, this decision, including influence on children, financial consequences, etc.

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This youth/intergenerational course of preparation is intended to help participants to encounter Christ in their daily life and take part more fully in the ongoing life of the Christian community. The course will help each person to realize the significance of one’s public confession of faith in Jesus Christ through an appropriate act of Confirmation, reaffirmation of faith, or reception into the Episcopal Church

Peter and Andrew, fishermen by trade, drop their nets and follow Jesus. What was it like to follow a stranger who spoke parables and healed paralytics? Crackling with surprises, warmth and humor, Fish Eyes tells stories you know – as you’ve never seen them before. In modern settings, the Gospels unfold with timeless meaning – and healthy doses of humor. Written by and starring Ted Swartz and Lee Eshleman.

A good introduction to the Christian witness in the Holy Land and Episcopal Church’s work there.

Frontline explores the life of Jesus and the movement He started, challenging familiar assumptions and conventional notions about the origins of Christianity. Drawing upon new and sometimes controversial historical evidence and interviews with the nation’s leading new Testament scholars, the series transports the viewer back two thousand years to the time and place where Jesus once lived and preached. The film traces Jesus’ life, focusing on the events that occurred after He died and on his first followers, the men and women whose belief, conviction, and martyrdom created a major movement that transformed the Roman Empire in the space of only three hundred years.

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GIFTS TO SHARE

The four clown-mime skits presented are about gifts and giving and can be used for Sunday School lessons, group discussions, or stewardship presentations.

• Daniel and the Lion's Den tells the story of Daniel's courage as he placed his faith in God as he is sent to face the ferocious lion.

• David and Goliath tells the story of overcoming fears of seemingly insurmountable odds. It teaches that faith in God is what you need to overcome any obstacles.

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After more than 25 years of official Lutheran-Episcopal dialogue, Episcopalians are rediscovering elements in our two traditions which indicate a close affinity. This video is a summary and response to questions asked about the meaning of the Concordat of Agreement proposed for adoption by the Episcopal Church and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America in the summer of 1997.

This video is based on Washington Cathedral's six-day celebration of Hildegard's spirituality. An excellent opportunity to meet an extraordinary woman (poet, philosopher, writer, scientist, musician, visionary, theologian, and composer).

• History of Christianity: Beginnings - Founding of the Church by the Apostles, persecutions, martyrdom and legalization of the Church.

• History of Christianity: Byzantium - Spread of the Gospel to the Slavic people, the Monastic movement, the Schism between East and West, and the last hours of Constantinople.

• History of Christianity: Hidden Treasure - Captivity of Orthodoxy under Islam and Communism.

There are between 180 to 215 million Orthodox Christians around the world. This three-part series is intended as an introduction to the Orthodox Church. Filmed in Greece, Israel, Syria, Egypt, Turkey, Russia, Italy, England and the U.S. Leaders of World Orthodoxy provide insight to the essence of their Church today.

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This one-hour video cassette presents every major Holy Land site, from the biblical era till present day Israel, in chronological order.

These two videos are designed to be used in six ninety-minute small-group sessions. Becky Pippert paints a vivid portrait of what it actually means to be a follower of Christ -- and the ultimate difference between those who admit the huge extent of their sin and freely embrace their need for the Cross, and those who deny or ignore their sin and live in bondage to their pain and failure. Includes discussion guide.

One of our most-popular resources, these tapes feature the twelve-step program as a classic model for Christian spiritual growth.

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Several members of the Episcopal Church in the Washington, DC area share their faith experiences and how their faith has helped them grow in relation to God's call.

Bishop Browning and Robert Bonner describe a few "good works" the Church conducts. An outstanding tool which shows parishioners the Church is accountable to them for gifts.

An easy-to-use guide to all you and your membership committee need to know to succeed in inviting and attracting new church members. Includes camera-ready ads and a resource order form.

Through research and sampling, a multitude of media commercials were developed for community outreach to encourage membership in the Episcopal Church. Focused toward a diocese, this video has good for ideas which can be incorporated in a parish/mission setting.

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Jerusalem Discovery captures the grandeur of this remarkable city in a fascinating documentary that weaves past and present in harmonious juxtaposition. Historians, archaeologists and other renowned experts help you to explore 4,000 years of fantastic history, with special emphasis on the First and Second Temple periods, the Roman era, and Judeo-Christian landmarks.

The passion, death, resurrection, and teachings of Jesus all come to life in color animation that captivates people of all ages.

This video series contains the addresses given at Trinity Institute’s 27th National Conference, "Jesus at 2000," which was held in Corvallis, Oregon on February 9 - 10, 1996 and broadcast via satellite over the Episcopal Cathedral Teleconferencing Network. Fulfilling the Institute’s mandate to provide resources for continuing theological education, this series presents the latest in Jesus scholarship for use in adult education classes.

This video will expand – and very likely redefine – your understanding of the person, teachings, and life of Jesus Christ. This is your ticket to transformative insights, invigorating discussions, and personal applications as you travel through the 14 sessions of The Jesus I Never Knew curriculum. Presented by Philip Yancy, editor-at-large for Christianity Today magazine.