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LOVIN’ ON JESUS: A CONCISE HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY WORSHIP
(Abingdom Press, 2017-03-02) SWEE HONG LIM &LE STER RUTH
Is it a contradiction in terms to write a history of something that is still called contemporary?
To call something contemporary suggests that it is of the current time, something so “now” that
it has no past. Surely having a past is a prerequisite to have someone write a history. But the
thing called contemporary worship does have a past, even if its name suggests otherwise. For
one thing, contemporary worship has been around for half a century, even by that label, and
some of its roots can be traced back even further. For another, over that time there have been
significant developments in contemporary worship. Contemporary worship in 2017 is not what
contemporary worship was in 1977 or 1997. (Feeling the inevitable pull of middle-age
nostalgia, we sometimes jokingly tell our students that we want to find a worship leader who
can do traditional contemporary worship.)
And so, thinking that writing this history is no contradiction at all, we offer to you Lovin’
on Jesus. We hope to plow a new field with this book. Publications detailing the history of
contemporary worship are few; most deal just with the musical aspects of contemporary
worship. But telling the history of its music does not tell the full story. Other prior attempts
have been case studies. They go deep on a particular example but do not explore the
development of a range of liturgical issues over time. And that is exactly what we hope to do:
provide a concise history of multiple dimensions of contemporary worship.
LONG WALK TO FREEDOM The Autobiography of NELSON MANDELA
(BACK BAY books, 1999-01-11) Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
As readers will discover, this book has a long history. I began writing it
clandestinely in 1974 during my imprisonment on Robben Island. Without
the tireless labor of my old comrades Walter Sisulu and Ahmed Kathrada
for reviving my memories, it is doubtful the manuscript would have been
completed. The copy of the manuscript which I kept with me was
discovered by the authorities and confiscated. However, in addition to their
unique calligraphic skills, my co-prisoners Mac Maharaj and Isu Chiba had
ensured that the original manuscript safely reached its destination. I
resumed work on it after my release from prison in 1990.
Since my release, my schedule has been crowded with numerous duties
and responsibilities, which have left me little free time for writing.
Fortunately, I have had the assistance of dedicated colleagues, friends, and
professionals who have helped me complete my work at last, and to whom I
would like to express my appreciation.
I am deeply grateful to Richard Stengel who collaborated with me in the
creation of this book, providing invaluable assistance in editing and revising
the first parts and in the writing of the latter parts. I recall with fondness our
early morning walks in the Transkei and the many hours of interviews at
Shell House in Johannesburg and my home in Houghton. A special tribute
is owed to Mary Pfaff who assisted Richard in his work. I have also
benefited from the advice and support of Fatima Meer, Peter Magubane,
Nadine Gordimer, and Ezekiel Mphahlele.
Lobbying and Policy Change Who Wins, Who Loses, and Why
(The University of Chicago, 2009-09-10) Frank r. baumgartner; jeffrey m. berry, marie hojnacki, david c. kimball, and beth l. leech
As readers will discover in the pages that follow, conducting the re
search that produced Lobbying and Policy Change was a vast un
dertaking. In fact, in our initial request for funding to the National Science
Foundation, reviewers had such strong reservations about the feasibility of
what we were proposing that we were given only a small amount of funds
and essentially told to demonstrate that we could do it. We worked for two
years and reapplied for full funding, which, happily, was awarded. Thanks
f
irst to Frank Scioli of NSF for believing in the project. While the project
was feasible, it was not easy, and we could not have done it alone. We had
an enormous amount of help from a small army of students, and no words
can adequately express our appreciation for all that they did to make this
book a reality. Here, however, we can at least publicly thank them for their
hard work and dedication.
Although the authors teach at four different schools, our project was
headquartered at Penn State University, where Frank Baumgartner and
Marie Hojnacki coordinated the work of most of our research assistants.
Some students worked just for a semester; others worked with us for years.
Some did work that was specialized; others became so valuable to us that
we came to rely on them for many different tasks, including interviews in
Washington, Web searching, designing the project Web site, checking the
accuracy of work done by others, training new staff, developing coding
schemes and then coding data, and even analyzing our results. In some
cases, assistants became collaborators and their names appear on some of
the conference papers and articles that grew out of the research.
Liberating Ministry From Success Syndrome
(Crossway Books, 2008-07-29) Kent and Barbara
Some onlookers thought it was unusual, but few noticed when the pastor
wheeled into the church parking lot in a borrowed pickup truck. But everyone’s
eyes were upon him when he backed the truck across the lawn to his study door.
Refusing comment or assistance, he began to empty his office onto the truck
bed. He was impassive and systematic: first the desk drawers, then the files, and
last his library of books, which he tossed carelessly into a heap, many of them
flopping askew like slain birds. His task done, the pastor left the church and, as
was later learned, drove some miles to the city dump where he committed
everything to the waiting garbage.
It was his way of putting behind him the overwhelming sense of failure and
loss that he had experienced in the ministry. This young, gifted pastor was
determined never to return to the ministry. Indeed, he never did.
We wrote this book because of this story—and many, too many, others like it.
We are concerned about the morale and survival of those in Christian ministry.
Pastors, youth workers, evangelists, Sunday school teachers, lay ministers,
missionaries, Bible study leaders, Christian writers and speakers, and those in
other areas of Christian service often face significant feelings of failure, usually
fueled by misguided expectations for success.
Leadership Change
(Harvad Business School Press, 1996-02-14) John P.Kotter