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praise for Dare To Dive In (buy the book)
"Heather Kirk-Davidoff and Nancy Wood-Lyczak have done us all a great favor in this challenging, innovative, and, may I add, thoroughly devout book, which will not let us go until we at least try some of its wisdom for ourselves."
--Peter J. Gomes, Harvard Divinity School, author of Strength for the Journey
"This is a practical guide for wading church people who have dabbled their toes in worship change, and have awakened a desire to take the plunge. Step by step, Heather and Nancy take you into the deep end. At first, you may gasp for breath; but carry on and you will soon be splashing each other in excitement."
--Tom Bandy, author of numerous books and Vice President and Senior Partner with Easum, Bandy and Associates, a church consulting and futuring firm.
"Dare to Dive In has ideas for every season of the church year and for every kind of congregation—small or large, urban, suburban or rural. Kirk-Davidoff and Wood-Lyczak explain their worship-energizing strategies so clearly and effectively that congregational life can change the Sunday after the pastor closes the book."
--Maren C. Tirabassi, author or editor of eleven books, including Touch Holiness, Gifts of Many Cultures and DayBook for New Voices.
"Dare to Dive dares preachers and worship leaders to go with their congregations into the depths of engagement with God. Dive into this book, and find inspiration and ideas for worship renewal that involves every member of your congregation."
--Rev. Kipp Gilmore-Clough, Cheltenham United Methodist Church, Cheltenham, PA
"Kirk-Davidoff and Wood-Lyczak are creative powerhouses and their book is packed with one great suggestion after another."
--Rev. Amy E. Walter-Peterson, Pastor, St. Mark Lutheran Church, Mayville, NY
praise for Talking Faith (buy the book)
"This 8 week study, Talking Faith, fills what I perceive to be the greatest gap in mainline evangelism. It helps people identify areas where God is in their lives. It helps them learn to articulate that faith to others. This study would help United Methodists, Presbyterians, Disciples of Christ and UCCs, Reormed Church, American Baptists, Moravians, Episcopalians, Lutherans and others of similar theology deepen their faith. And then it will help them to talk about faith to their friends in an authentic, relational way."
--Martha Grace Reese, JD, MDiv. President, GraceNet Director, Mainline Evangelism Study
"Talking Faith begins where participants are and moves them gently but steadily from discomfort toward confidence in themselves as people freed to say what they know. It is a life-changing and congregation-changing opportunity."
--Dennis Landon, Division of Higher Education, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
"This study was developed with a rare wisdom and insight for helping progressive Christians learn to share our faith with others. Participants &said it was the most significant study in their church life!"
--Rev. Dr. Jacquelyn L. Foster, Compton Heights Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), St. Louis
"Kirk-Davidoff and Wood-Lyczak have put together and invaluable resource for communities of faith. It's as if it was written for my community of faith, and every community of faith I've ever been in."
--Rev. Gregory Morisse The Plymouth Church in Framingham, MA United Church of Christ
"Talking Faith is not a class so much as it is an adventure. This program inspires connection, curiosity and continuing concern about things that matter. I can say without reservation that this is a curriculum that delivers, and it will have you coming back to it, with pleasure, time and time again."
--Rev. Mary Simpson Luckey, the United Church of Strafford, UCC.
"It's hard, in a few words, to do justice to how great this day was. Thank you for your energy and commitment. I leave feeling more hopeful about the possibilities for local church ministry."
"I felt engaged the whole time. In fact, it felt like a retreat. The curriculum is exciting, and your teaching was energizing."
"My relationship with Jesus developed a lot as a result of this time."
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