| Take Our Moments # 1: An Anabaptist Prayer Book: Ordinary Time Contributor(s): Nelson Gingerich, Barbara (Compiled by), Boers, Arthur (Author), Kreider, Eleanor (Compiled by) |
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ISBN: 0836193741 ISBN-13: 9780836193749 Publisher: Herald Press (VA) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2007 Annotation: Take Our Moments and Our Days: An Anabaptist Prayer Book is a four-week cycle of morning and evening prayer services for Ordinary Time. The services are designed for use by families or small groups and are also suitable for individuals. Virtually all the prayers are directly from the Bible, and traditional Anabaptist themes are strikingly prominent. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - Mennonite - Religion | Spirituality - Religion | Prayer |
| Dewey: 264.097 |
| LCCN: 2007003667 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 4.7" W x 7" (0.65 lbs) 432 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Take Our Moments and Our Days is a four-week cycle of morning and evening prayer services prepared for the period in the church year between Pentecost and Advent. The services focus on the teaching and ministry of Jesus: the Lord's Prayer (week one), the Beatitudes (week two), Jesus' parables (week three), and Jesus' miracles (week four). The prayer services are designed for use by small groups of families, although they are suitable for individuals as well. The central features are:
Published in collaboration with the Institute of Mennoite Studies at Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary in Elkhart, Indiana. |
Contributor Bio(s): Rempel, John: - John Rempel is a professor of theology and Anabaptist studies and associate director of the Institute of Mennonite Studies at Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary in Elkhart, Ind. He is co-compiler of Take Our Moments and Our Days (Vol. 1): An Anabaptist Prayer Book: Ordinary Time and author of several books, including The Lord's Supper in Anabaptism (Herald Press). Gingerich, Barbara: -Barbara Nelson Gingerich is managing editor at the Institute of Mennonite Studies, Elkhart, Ind. She is co-compiler of Take Our Moments and Our Days (Vol. 1): An Anabaptist Prayer Book: Ordinary Time. Boers, Arthur: -Arthur Boers holds the R. J. Bernardo Family Chair of Leadership at Tyndale Seminary (Toronto, Canada). He previously taught pastoral theology at Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary (Elkhart, Indiana). A Benedictine oblate, he served for over sixteen years as a Mennonite pastor in rural, urban, and church-planting settings in the United States and Canada. He has written or co-written six books, including The Way is Made by Walking: A Pilgrimage Along the Camino de Santiago (InterVarsity, 2007), reflecting on an 800-kilometer pilgrimage that he walked in Spain; Never Call Them Jerks: Healthy Responses to Difficult Behavior (Alban, 1999) and Take Our Moments and Our Days, volumes one and two and Day by Day These Things We Pray: Uncovering Ancient Rhythms of Prayer (all from Herald Press). Kreider, Eleanor: -Eleanor Kreider is the author of several books and many articles on worship. She served with Mennonite Board of Missions (a predecessor agency of Mennonite Mission Network) in the United Kingdom from 1974-2004 She is co-compiler of Take Our Moments and Our Days (Vol. 1): An Anabaptist Prayer Book: Ordinary Time. With her husband, Alan, she is the co-author of Worship and Mission After Christendom (2011, Herald Press). Schertz, Mary: -Mary H. Schertz is a professor of New Testament at Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary in Elkhart, Ind. She is co-compiler of Take Our Moments and Our Days (Vol. 1): An Anabaptist Prayer Book: Ordinary Time. |