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Contemplative by Design: Creating Quiet Spaces for Retreats, Workshops, Churches, and Personal Spaces1 review
Gerrie L. Grimsley, Jane J. Young

Upper Room, 2008

Not what I expected
I originally purchased this book because it was recommended in a magazine as a book for designing creative altars. But that isn't what this is about. What the book is actually about is creating what I have generally called "prayer stations." That is, some table (or "space") with objects or scriptures to interact with in a prayerful way. For example, in chapter 1, "All of Life," a table is ... 		  
  







  
  
Design Matters: Creating Powerful Imagery for Worship2 reviews
Jason Moore, Len Wilson

Abingdon Press, 2006

Excellent!
This is a must read for every person who is involved with Media Ministry, especially the graphic design. Compliments and reinforces the Digital Storytellers conference. This book also covers some general design even if your not involved with Church Media. Highly Recommended. 		  
  







  
  
First Impressions: Creating Wow Experiences In Your Church22 reviews
Mark L. Waltz

Group Publishing(CO), 2004

First Impressions
Great book! I recommend it to anyone that want's to make a difference in their church. 		  
  







  
  
Emerging Worship: Creating Worship Gatherings for New Generations19 reviews
Dan Kimball, David Crowder, ...

Zondervan/Youth Specialties, 2004

Emerging Worship
We used this book as the text for a workshoop on Emerging Worship and we all found it an excellent, easy to read and understand book. Being "beyond" the age of most Emerging Worship groups we still found the book to be inspiring and stimulating. We "conducted" a short (30 minute) service for the others attending other classes and they found our service to be extremely inspirational amd planned ... 		  
  







  
  
Sacred Dying: Creating Rituals for Embracing the End of Life9 reviews
Megory Anderson, Thomas Moore

Da Capo Press, 2003

A "must read" for all human beings
This is one of the books I recommend as a "must read" for all human beings! I only wish I had found this book years ago when I was helping a loved one navigate her own death. I was so ill equipped, mentally and emotionally. I would have done things so differently-- this book has made me view the dying process (and the possibilities for making it incredibly special) in a whole new way. Megory ... 		  
  







  
  
Make Your Own Bar/Bat Mitzvah: A Personal Approach to Creating a Meaningful Rite of Passage (Jossey-Bass Make ...4 reviews
Rabbi Goldie Milgram

Jossey-Bass, 2004

No more cookie-cutter b'nai mitzvah
I take my Judaism seriously and wanted to be sure my son is getting the most out of his experience. This book freed our family from the bar mitzvah machine that our Temple has turned into and helped us come up with a bar mitzvah that is relevant to our Judaism. It is full of wonderful ideas - the only pitfall we keep coming to is keeping our "study sessions" of the schedule of things to do. ... 		  
  







  
  
Neopagan Rites: A Guide to Creating Public Rituals that Work6 reviews
Isaac Bonewits

Llewellyn Publications, 2007

an enormously practical book, rich in accounts of actual experience
This is an enormously practical book, rich in accounts of actual experience. I recommend it very highly to everyone. Even Egyptian reconstructionists , Feraferians, high church Wiccans, Asatru, and Neo-Romantics who sometimes disdain the label "Neo-Pagan" will find much practical, valuable advice here. Bring the book home in a plain brown wrapper if you must, but buy it, read it, and grow ... 		  
  







  
  
Creating Circles & Ceremonies: Rituals for All Seasons And Reasons7 reviews
Oberon Zell-Ravenheart, Morning Glory Zell-Ravenheart

New Page Books, 2006

Great book!
This book is the ultimate guide to the solitary. It can be quite difficult to organize your family celebrations without the aid and expertise of a priest/ess. This book helps me to create rituals and circles that the whole family can participate in (children and Christians alike) at a level that everyone is capable and comfortable with. It has also been a great help in organizing my private ... 		  
  







  
  
An Hour on Sunday: Creating Moments of Transformation and Wonder5 reviews
Nancy Beach

Zondervan, 2004

An Hour on Sunday
This is one of the most delightful "how to" books I have read in a long time! This book will help both ministers and lay leaders in the planning of the Sunday morning service. The suggestions given are sound, biblical, and can apply to both a traditional setting or a more contemporary setting. The reader is challenged to make the worship hour on Sunday morning more meaningful by first ... 		  
  







  
  
Creating True Peace: Ending Violence in Yourself, Your Family, Your Community, and the World8 reviews
Thich Nhat Hanh

Free Press, 2004

Conflict Resolution, Mindfulness and Expanded Sangha
I cannot praise this book or author enough. It and he are truly inspirational. Thich Nhat Hanh is an incredible teacher who writes clearly and provides personal short stories as examples to leave the reader with lucid understanding of the message of placing yourself in the other person's shoes. Listening, speaking kindly, and taking the time to become calm, and to mindfully resolve suffering ... 		  
  







  
  
Healing Ceremonies: Creating Personal Rituals for Spiritual, Emotional, Physical & Mental Health2 reviews
M.D. Carl A. Hammerschlag, M.D. Howard D. Silverman

Perigee Books/Berkley Publishing Group, 1997

Heartfelt guidance for participating in your own healing
I have the great fortune to live in the same community as Drs. Hammerschlag and Silverman, so I heard them talk about this book at a recent signing. I have always believed in the power of the human spirit in health, and the power of prayer in healing. How encouraging to find two credentialed medical doctors who embrace the whole person in the healing process. These two men have great hearts, ... 		  
  







  
  
Creating Uncommon Worship: Transforming the liturgy of the Eucharist5 reviews
Richard Giles

Liturgical Press, 2005

Worship for 21st century
Giles has helped us move beyong the staid and unimaginative worship services which characterize our churches. I am a priest and I have been bored with Sunday services, so I can imagine others are as well. In our new church building, we are incorporating many of these ideas, and the result is exciting, at least for me and for many who do not come from a long history of traditional worship. Giles ... 		  
  







  
  
Creating Communion: The Theology of the Constitutions of the Church1 review
John J. Markey

New City Press, 2003

Creating Communion:Theology of the Constitutionsof theChurch
As a theology student I have had Father Markey as a professor. He is brilliant and anything that he would have to say or write about the church will be well thought out, grounded in sound doctrine, and deeply informative. Read this book! Know the Constitutional documents of our church! Be an informed parishioner! 		  
  







  
  
Preaching Biblically: Creating Sermons in the Shape of Scripture

Westminster John Knox Press, 1983 		  
  







  
  
Altars Made Easy: A Complete Guide To Creating Your Own Sacred Space11 reviews
Peg Streep

HarperOne, 1997

Altars 101
Complete it certainly is not. It brushes lightly over most of the major aspects of altar design and symbolic elements without getting too deeply into any of them. Good for the preteen earth mother or wicca type just wanting to get some basic information and maybe build her first altar. Good for those wanting to get a basic familiarity with the various mystic elements and traditions which can be ... 		  
  







  
  
Creating Change: The Arts as Catalyst for Spiritual Transformation

Copperhouse, 2008

Music, dance, drama, viscual art, writing--what role do the arts play in our spiritual life? Some people believe the arts are essential to their spiritual practice because they bring moments of insight and transformation to their journey. 		  
  







  
  
The Art of Ritual: Creating and Performing Ceremonies for Growth and Change1 review
Renee Beck, Metrick

Celestial Arts, 2003

A nice little book on personal ritual
This book is a reprint of a book from 1990 which has been updated. However, not having seen the first version, this new edition is very much up to date, and the material covered is as useful today as it was in 1990. The author's idea for this book is to introduce basic ritual practice to those who are looking to enhance their spiritual life. It is meant for the practitioner who wants to work ... 		  
  







  
  
Celebrating Your New Jewish Daughter: Creating Jewish Ways to Welcome Baby Girls into the Covenant-New and ...7 reviews
Debra Nussbaum Cohen

Jewish Lights Publishing, 2001

an organic classic in the making, a must for your shelf
The introduction opens with, "Mazal Tov, You've Had a Baby Girl!" Everybody is familiar with a bris, or brit milah circumcision ceremony -- and in current practice, a festive celebration, for healthy baby boys on their eighth day after birth. But what do you do when you have a daughter? What are they, chopped liver? Since the early 1970's, some Jewish parents have been celebrating their ... 		  
  







  
  
Jewish Weddings: A Beautiful Guide to Creating the Wedding of Your Dreams4 reviews
Rita Milos Brownstein

Simon & Schuster, 2002

THE Jewish Wedding Book Marries Tradition and Style
Don't get fooled by the exquisite photography and tasteful presentation. This book is packed with information to educate and inspire any Jewish couple with a chuppah in their future! Ms. Brownstein presents a wide variety of wedding traditions from around the Jewish world--New York City chic to a simple but elegant West Coast garden party. From mikveh to mezuzah, she packs powerful Jewish ... 		  
  







  
  
Sacred Rituals: Creating Labyrinths, Sand Paintings, and Other Traditional Arts5 reviews
Belinda Recio, Eileen London

Fair Winds Press, 2004

Engaging your sacred self
In Sacred Rituals, London and Recio not only suggest how we can usher the sacred into our everyday lives, they also urge us to explore the sacred in a deeply personal way: not as something from without that we seek to touch, but as something that emerges from within, almost like a memory. What so impresses me about this book is how effortlessly it rises above the standard how-to approach to ... 		  
  







  




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