The following resources for congregations and individuals are free to download, and hard copies may be purchased.
Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth: A Resource for Congregations in Dialogue on Sexual Orientation.
Edited by LeDayne McLeese Polaski and Millard Eiland. This resource was developed to assist clergy and lay leaders in leading a healthy and respectful congregational dialogue on the most difficult task of discernment facing the church in our time. The 250+ page book features wisdom distilled from thirteen congregations which have already had such a dialogue. It also includes helpful articles from the perspective of the Bible, spirituality, theology, science and psychology. This resource is for everyone who hopes to face this urgent task of discernment with courage, hope and faith. $20.00
Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth is being revised by representatives of Alliance of Baptists, Association of Welcoming & Affirming Baptists, and Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America thanks to a grant from the Arcus Foundation. The new resource wil be available in hard copy in 2010.
Pursuing Justice: A Social Justice Curriculum for Churches.
Written by Cathy Tamsberg. Now in its second printing, this resource makes the deliberate link between the spiritual life and social justice. Ten powerful and practical sessions on vital issues of social justice, among them: poverty, the environment, the criminal justice system, war, racism, and consumerism. $15.00 Caring for Caregivers.
This resource was introduced at the 2006 Convocation. $10.00
Grace for the Journey: Interpreting Baptist ordinances in the 21st Century.
Written by Cathy Tamsberg. This curriculum is designed to engage Baptists in study and reflection on the meaning and practice of our ordinances: baptism and the Lord's Supper. The study is designed to include appropriate scripture references, Baptist history, controversies related to the ordinances, and reflection on personal experience. $10.00 Being the Church: Exploring Multiculturalism in Congregations.
Written by Cathy Tamsberg. This curriculum is designed to engage church members in individual reflection and collective discernment about issues related to the changing faces of our communities, how we understand the gospel and the mission of the church. $10.00 Care for the Earth: An Invitation to Reflection and Action.
This report, produced in 1999 by the Work Group on Ecology of the Alliance of Baptists, co-chairs Herman Greene and Elizabeth Barnes, includes resources for study, reflection, worship and action for all who are concerned about our stewardship of the earth. Shipping/handling: $5.00 Report of the Task Force on Human Sexuality. $5.00
A Bibliography on Gender Equity.
This annotated bibliography was compiled by Anne Thomas Neil for the 15th Annual Convocation of the Alliance held in 2001. The document includes sections on historical perspectives, feminist theology and ethics, a global perspective, the Bible, the church, spirituality, sexuality and violence. $5.00
THE CLIMATE PROJECT Mark Jensen, an Alliance-endorsed chaplain, is one of 1,200 Americans personally trained by Nobel Laureate Al Gore to spread the message about the challenges of and solutions to the climate crisis. Mark is willing to speak on this subject to churches and other groups within a three-hour drive of his home near Winston-Salem, NC, at no charge. Mark can be reached via email or at 336-766-0602.
