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Community Service is where the rubber meets the road. It is where church members touch the lives of those in need, where contacts are made and relationships formed.

From street ministries to disaster response, medical clinics tocommunity service centers this ministry is about meeting some ofmost urgent needs of the people around us.

In this catalog you will find resources that help

� Assess the needs in your community� Develop leadership skills� Organize for effective ministry� Create specialized programs

Mobilize the members in your church for service and reach souls for Christ.

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Services CatalogVolume 1 Number 2 © 2005

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Leadership

Ministries ofCompassionThis official guide is for any commu-nity action group sponsored by theSeventh-day Adventist Church inNorth America. Learn how to getorganized, conduct a needs assess-ment, recruit and manage volun-teers, find funding and develop basicservices.

Ministries of Compassion is a hand-book packed with up-to-date infor-mation, guidelines, model docu-ments and working policies.

Ministries of Compassion not onlyprovides practical and managementinformation for community action, italso builds a theology of compassionfrom the Bible and AdventistHeritage. By Monte Sahlin, JohnGaven, Fred Washington, GailWilliams et al. (AdventSource)#113190 $19.95

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ACS Display Portfoliowith Brochures This 9" x 12" blue AdventistCommunity Service 3-panel folderhouses the ACS brochures. This isgreat for public awareness, solicitingfunds and witnessing! (NAD AdventistCommunity Service)

#115811 $4.00

Folder Only#115810 $2.50

ACS Brochure#114000 $0.25

ACS Disaster Response #115800 $0.25

Adventist Youth Emergency Service Corp#115805 $0.25

ACS Health Program#115815 $0.25

ACS Turtoring & Mentoring Program#115820 $0.25

ACS Inner City Program#115825 $0.25

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Leadership

Strategic Tools forSocial EntrepreneursThis hands-on guide is filled withuseful examples, exercises, checklistsand specific action steps to help youput the lessons of business entrepre-neurship to work in your CommunityService Center, with visible results. ByGregory Dees, JedEmerson and PeterEconomy. (JohnWiley & Sons)

#113275 $34.95

Community ActionLeadershipThis series of twelve 50-minute DVDseminars lays out the steps of startinga community service ministry. Learnhow to get started, connect withother community organizations, gethelp and find funding!

By Monte Sahlin.(Center forCreative Ministry)

#420010 $149.95

Basic Interviewing andSocial Work SkillsInstructor's guide for one day work-shop leading to certification as aninterviewer or case worker in anAdventist Community Services organ-ization or disaster response project.Binder with photocopiable masters.By John Gavinand MonteSahlin.(AdventSource)#113196 $19.95

UnderstandingYour Community

This volume is more than helpfulanalysis. It includes a complete kit oftools and easy-to-follow instructionsto benefit your community with yourlocal ministry. It also explains how touse the information you discover toimprove your strategy.

By Monte Sahlin(Center forCreative Ministry)#420455 $39.95

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About AdventSource

AdventSource is the officialdistributor of leadership resourcesfor all ministries in the NorthAmerican Division of Seventh-dayAdventists. We started out small in1981 as the distributor forPathfinders and Youth Ministryresources. Now we serve all ministryleaders with all kinds of resources,from books, tapes, DVDs, videos,interactive seminars, communicationtools, training materials andchecklists.

We provide resources for a broadrange of ministries includingChildren's Ministries, ChurchLeadership, Church Growth,Communication, CommunityServices, Deacons, DisabilityMinistries, Elder/Lay Pastor, FamilyMinistries, Greeters and Ushers,Health Ministries, Personal Ministries,Prison Ministries, Prayer Ministries,Sabbath School, Small Groups,Stewardship, Treasurer/Clerk,Women's Ministries, YouthMinistries, and many other areas.

Visit us soon to find out how yourministry can grow to new heights.Don't go it alone. AdventSourceknows what you need.

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catalog?We serve so manyministries that we housethousands of resources—more than 4,000! Not allof them fit into ourcatalog, but you will find aphoto and description ofeach resource we carry atwww.adventsource.org

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Volunteeer Management

Leadership andManagement ofVolunteer ProgramsThis complete guide describes theskills and abilities required to staff,recruit, motivate and effectivelyinvolve volunteers in the work ofyour organization. By James Fisherand Kathleen Cole.(Jossey-Bass)

#113240 $39.95

Recruiting andManaging VolunteersThis is an instructor’s guide forleading a one-day workshop aboutrecruiting and managing volunteersto work in Adventist CommunityServices organizations. It contains sixhours of material in a binder withcopy-ready masters. By DorothyEaton Watts.(AdventSource)

#113194 $19.95

Volunteer ManagementMobilizing all the Resourcesof the Community

Your ministry will benefit from takingan in-depth look at how to create,grow and sustain a most importantasset: the volunteer base that willsupport your ministry or non-profitorganization. BySteve McCurleyand Rick Lynch.(Heritage Arts)

#110605 $24.95

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Communication

What's a Seventh-dayAdventist?This up-to-date, attractive resource offersan insight into the Seventh-day AdventistChurch. This brochure, in eight beautifulpanels defines who Seventh-day Adventistsare, and what Adventists believe. It alsooffers a short history of Adventism , a briefoutline of beliefs, and updated member-ship and outreach statistics.

Give these brochures to neighbors,church visitors, and parents at school reg-istration. Display them at evangelisticevents, fairs or in medical offices to helpothers learn more about the uniquebeliefs of our church. (AdventSource)

#250010 $9.95/ pkg of 50www.adventsource.org for quantity discounts

Who are the Seventh-day Adventists?Neither too detailed nor too vague,this is a book about Seventh-dayAdventists that you can give to yourfamily, friends and neighbors. A brieflook at our history, beliefs, people,church and mission, told in a friend-ly, engaging stylethat will leave themwanting to knowmore! Written byJohn Seaman(Review & Herald)

#250020 $0.99

About the Seventh-dayAdventistsThis 20-page booklet provides localchurches a wonderful way to shareAdventism with the community!About the Seventh-day Adventistsoffers an updated look at churchhistory, our role in the communityand the church’sbeliefs.(Channing L.Bete Company)

#270095 $1.49

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Communication

ACS Baseball CapNavy cap with theofficial ACS logo.

#113175 $9.95

ACS PinThe official ACSlogo on a claspstyle lapel pin.

#113150 $1.95

A Public RelationsPrimerDiscover how your CommunityServices Center can identify with cur-rent social issues and capture mediaattention. Seven easy-to-follow stepsfor getting your local center's work inthe news! Includes press release lay-out, sample pressrelease and tele-phone follow-upscript. By AnnCalkins.(AdventSource)

#113200 $4.95

Adventist CommunityService BrochuresThese brochures are full color 8-paneloverview to the AdventistCommunity Service program in theNorth American Division. Theyincludes information on disasterresponse, mentoring, tutoring, innercity ministries, health network,Adventist Youth Emergency ServiceCorps, and more. Prepared by theNorth American Division ofCommunity Services.

ACS Health Program#115815 $0.25

ACS Turtoring & Mentoring Program#115820 $0.25

ACS Inner City Program#115825 $0.25

ACS Brochure#114000 $0.25

ACS Disaster Response #115800 $0.25

Adventist Youth Emergency Service Corp#115805 $0.25

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