Marlene Kropf's Books

An Open Place

The Ministry of Group Spiritual Direction

By: Daniel Schrock,Marlene Kropf

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An Open Place

The Ministry of Group Spiritual Direction

By: Daniel Schrock,Marlene Kropf

Written from an ecumenical standpoint as a practical aid for moving those experienced in individual spiritual direction toward group practices This book responds to the movement to expand spiritual direction beyond the classic on-with-one model. Group spiritual direction has the potential to offer the rich experience of individual spiritual direction to a much wider audience, yet very little has been written to provide guidance for starting such groups. This book responds to that challenge. It outlines ways that a diverse and ecumenical group of spiritual directors worked to initiate groups in multiple contexts. It examines the many variables-among directors, directees, even meeting spaces-that affect and enliven this ministry. And it summarizes pitfalls, success, and discoveries.

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Church Publishing, Inc.

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ISBN 10

0819228176

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9780819228178

Eating Like a Mennonite

Food and Community across Borders

By: Marlene Epp

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Eating Like a Mennonite

Food and Community across Borders

By: Marlene Epp

Mennonites are often associated with food, both by outsiders and by Mennonites themselves. Eating in abundance, eating together, preserving food, and preparing so-called traditional foods are just some of the connections mentioned in cookbooks, food advertising, memoirs, and everyday food talk. Yet since Mennonites are found around the world – from Europe to Canada to Mexico, from Paraguay to India to the Democratic Republic of the Congo – what can it mean to eat like one? In Eating Like a Mennonite Marlene Epp finds that the answer depends on the eater: on their ancestral history, current home, gender, socio-economic position, family traditions, and personal tastes. Originating in central Europe in the sixteenth century, Mennonites migrated around the world even as their religious teachings historically emphasized their separateness from others. The idea of Mennonite food became a way of maintaining community identity, even as unfamiliar environments obliged Mennonites to borrow and learn from their neighbours. Looking at Mennonites past and present, Epp shows that foodstuffs (cuisine) and foodways (practices) depend on historical and cultural context. She explores how diets have evolved as a result of migration, settlement, and mission; how food and gender identities relate to both power and fear; how cookbooks and recipes are full of social meaning; how experiences and memories of food scarcity shape identity; and how food is an expression of religious beliefs – as a symbol, in ritual, and in acts of charity. From zwieback to tamales and from sauerkraut to spring rolls, Eating Like a Mennonite reveals food as a complex ingredient in ethnic, religious, and personal identities, with the ability to create both bonds and boundaries between people.

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McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

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0228019516

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9780228019510

Core Curriculum for Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing E-book

By: AWHONN,M. Terese Verklan,Marlene Walden,NANN,AACN

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Core Curriculum for Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing E-book

By: AWHONN,M. Terese Verklan,Marlene Walden,NANN,AACN

Perfect as a resource in the field or for exam preparation, this authoritative reference from the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) includes in-depth coverage of the most common neonatal disorders and their management. The concise outline format highlights the essentials of each condition including definition, etiology, pathophysiology, signs and symptoms, diagnostic tests, treatments, and outcomes to help you find important information quickly. Coverage of key content on the neonatal intensive care nursing certification exam prepares you for test success. Information on families, ethics, legal issues, research, case management, and the transition to home emphasizes the importance of total care of the neonatal patient and family. New and updated content on late preterm infants, neurologic disorders, and ventilatory strategies provide the latest information from the field for more effective patient outcomes.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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1437725996

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9781437725995

Welcome!

A Biblical and Practical Guide to Receiving New Members

By: Ervin R. Stutzman,Marlene Kropf

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A Biblical and Practical Guide to Receiving New Members

By: Ervin R. Stutzman,Marlene Kropf

Whether your congregation is moving confidently toward a bright future or flinching from bleak prospects, this book can be a key resource. Appropriate methods will vary. Ervin R. Stutzman explains how any congregation can tap that great asset: newcomers. Drawing on lively anecdotes, his own experience, sociological analysis, and church growth research, Stutzman shows how congregations close their doors to newcomers. Then he explains how they can throw their doors open, welcoming the new energy and vision newcomers bring.

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180

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Herald Press (VA)

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083613530X

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9780836135305

Praying with the Anabaptists

The Secret of Bearing Fruit

By: Marlene Kropf,Eddy Hall

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Praying with the Anabaptists

The Secret of Bearing Fruit

By: Marlene Kropf,Eddy Hall

Marlene Kropf and Eddy Hall offer 15 meditations and guided prayer exercises that provide direction for deepening a life of prayer. Each meditation includes a selected text from John 13-17, a reflection on the biblical text, words from the early Anabaptists, a hymn, a martyr's prayer, and a guided prayer exercise. A companion choral cassette is also available.

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Herald Press (VA)

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0873032462

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9780873032469

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