Pastoral Supervision is increasingly sought out by people working in ministry. It offers a safe space to reflect theologically and constructively on pastoral experience. Pastoral Supervision: A Handbook is the standard text for what is a growing discipline and endorsed by APSE, the Association of Pastoral Supervisors and Educators, which is now established as an accrediting professional body for all involved in supervision in a Christian context.

A user-friendly and comprehensive guide to the role of the church or charity treasurer, essential for all carrying out this increasingly demanding role. Now updated to include the latest rules on accounting, Gift Aid, tax, charity law, pensions, insurance, employment, fundraising and more.

In recent decades there has been a growing trend, particularly in Charismatic Anglican churches, towards abandoning formal liturgical worship. Influenced by Vineyard churches and a feeling that liturgical worship is unhelpful for mission, these churches have substituted this with a worship song-focused style and 'spontaneous', informal liturgy. John Leach investigates this approach and examines its underlying assumptions. What can we learn from attitudes to formal liturgy, what is the resu...

Win in Agility! is designed for the agility competitor who has mastered beginner-level agility skills and is ready for her next challenge in this exciting sport. It builds on the skills learned from the best-selling and award-winning The Beginners Guide to Dog Agility (the most respected dog agility book on the market) and features step-by-step instructions for a variety of intermediate skills to help you succeed on the competitive agility circuit. More than 200 full-color photographs and ...

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution was established in 1824, and has a long and proud tradition of saving life at sea; nowhere is this more evident than in the south-east of England. The lifeboats and lifeboat crews from Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex and Kent have been involved in some of the most dramatic, courageous and daring rescues in the history of the RNLI, and this book provides details of all the famous rescues and the work of the lifeboats in the South East. The RNLI currently oper...

Known as one of the most infamous penitentiaries in American history, Alcatraz Island has a history filled with intrigue, heartbreak, and surprising beauty. Nearly 10,000 years of human history are revealed in Nicky Leach's brilliant re-telling of the true history of Alcatraz Island. From early American Indian use, to Civil War garrison, to military prison, and finally to federal penitentiary.

Training your dog (and yourself) for agility competitions will create a fun working relationship that both of you can enjoy. Find everything you need top know in this fun guide that includes information on pre-agility training detailed advice on correction-free training and step-by step agility training techniques. Also learn how to make your own agility obstacles use a clicker as a motivational tool and officially enter agility trials. Participation in agility competitions can build a str...

The unmissable conclusion to Tim Leach's critically acclaimed historical adventure series set in the Roman Empire.AD 180. Vindolanda, Britannia. Sarmatian warrior Kai and his adopted tribe, the Votadini, struggle for survival in unfamiliar lands north of the Wall, living just beyond the reach of Rome.When an old enemy takes control of the Votadini's hated foes, a confederation of tribes known as the Painted People, and rouses them to action...

'IN MY GAME, THE CHOICE IS A JAIL OR A GRAVE...' Carlton Leach is a man to be reckoned with. He has earned himself respect throughout the deadly underworld he occupies - make a friend of Carlton and you have an ally for life. Cross him at your peril. For twenty years he has ranked among the toughest of Britain's brawn brigade. He was a key member of the dreaded Essex Boys gang which ran riot in the eighties and the nineties, sparking a savage drugs war which saw three of his pals wiped out...

First Lessons Lap Steel is a fun and easy approach to learning the lap steel guitar. Author Jay Leach explains the basics of the instrument including bar control, picking, and string groups, with fun exercises to play. This book also includes several catchy tunes and accompanying online audio with play-along tracks.

A SUNDAY TIMES HISTORICAL NOVEL OF THE YEAR.Tenth-century Iceland. In the midwinter darkness, on the lifeless black soils of a newly settled land, two friends kill a man. Kjaran, an itinerant storyteller, and Gunnar, a once-feared warrior, must make a choice: conceal the deed or confess to it and pay the blood price to the dead man's brothers.For the right reasons, they make the wrong choice.Kjaran and Gunnar's fateful decis...

An A-to-Z compendium of vital information and comfort for every mother and father—from new parents bringing home their first infant to parents of adolescents soon to strike out on their own. As “invaluable as Spock…. An essential reference book for every parent” (New York Daily News). •From the universally admired author of the bestselling classic Your Baby and Child.Whether Penelope Leach is telling you what to do when your child suddenly develop...