SU Victoria

Wherever Jenny goes her worries follow her – in a big blue bag!
When she goes swimming or watches TV or tries to sleep – there they are!
Thay have to go – but who can help her?
A wonderful book, especially for children who experience stress or anxiety.
Recommended by Sarah Carew

The indispensible resource for pastors, church leaders, worship leaders and children’s ministry leaders, The All Age Lectionary Services (Year A – previously quarterly) offers a lectionary based program for worship for one year.
It includes….
*Scripture background information; *Bible readings;
*Bible retellings; *Bible talk guides; *Service beginnings and endings;
*Prayer activities; *Music suggestions; *Games and download suggestions
…and more.
Highly recommended by Chris Barnett and hundreds of church leaders!

Where did Adam and Eve’s kids find partners?
Does God justify violence in scripture?
Does the Bible, and Jesus, call for sexual purity – and if so, do they clearly define what
‘pure’ is?

Do you ever think of a question but then not ask it because you are not sure whether
it will go down well with the leaders or people in your church?
This book has called on a wide and varies range of contributors to front up to the type of questions people are often nervous about asking.
‘Short, pithy answers to tough and important questions from a team of insightful and articulate thinkers – Brian McLaren

Recommened by Charlene Delos Santos

Big Buds Resource File
This CDROM of resources contains everything you need to set up Big Buds

Big Buds is program to help churches connect children into safe, mentoring relationships with adults from outside a child’s family. Children need a much stronger connection with you so, to help you, the features of this program are designed to take the hard work out of implementation.

It is important to note that a licence to set up and run Big Buds is essential after you have evaluated the program for use in your context.

The CDROM contains a detailed manual in 4 sections; 18 templates for newsletters, brochures, documents, spreadsheets, checklists and databases in a variety of Apple Mac and PC formats. There are graphics galore. Use the templates and graphics to adapt and start this program in your church with a high level of style and pizazz!

Purchase the Big Buds resource File here.

For further details, digital downloads, to register your interest or to obtain a licence, please go: www.midst.suvic.org.au/bigbuds

Knowing that a company cannot grow without until its leaders grow within, John Maxwell encourages you to grow your organization by growing your leaders. A very well thought of and still best selling book.
Recommended by Chris Barnett

Written for youth to read, Lisa Cox takes a piercing look at behind the scenes in the Media Industry. She shows the reader how to critically and independently evaluate the images and messages being pumped out by what we read, see, and hear in popular culture and the media. Lisa also provides advice on keeping a healthy body image while navigating and living within current culture.
A brilliant book for youth, youth ministers, parents and chaplains.
Recommended by Charlene Delos Santos

Alan Hirsch (with Darryn Altclass) has written a ‘full-blooded and comprehensive call for the complete reorientation of the church.’
Like much of Hirsch’s work, this should be essential reading for Christians and church groups, to show a view of Church that may be far closer to the way of Jesus than current Western Christianity.
Highly recommended by Darren Cronshaw. Handbook also available.

The Handbook that provides practical and simple steps for taking your faith, your family and/or your community closer to a way of being church that emulates the genuinely missional ways of Christ and the early church.
Highly recommended by Darren Cronshaw.

Contemporary churches and other Christian organizations face a crisis – a dwindling base of well qualified and equipped leaders. James Lawrence addresses this challenge and provides practical guidance for developing leaders. For those called to be leaders, training leaders, or wishing to grown in their current role as leader, Lawrence outlines assesment strategies, character and competence development strategies, ways to avoid ‘bad’ stress and ways to improve and augment your leadership and the leadershhip of those you are mentoring.
Recommended by Mavis Payne.

This multi-award winning books tells the Story that lies beneath all the stories in the Bible. From Noah to Moses, to King David, every story whispers the name of Jesus.
Beautifully written and illustrated by Sally Lloyd-Jones and Jago.
Recommended by Beth Barnett.