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about participating in God’s grand story through nine integrated lessons from the book of Ephesians. • The Heroic Venture: A Parable of Project Leadership . A manual on how to plan, implement, and lead important ministry projects, using lessons gleaned from the Lewis and Clark expedition to help us chart the way. • Managing Projects for Ministry . A TUMI Course textbook, this practical how-to manual lays out the specific activities in designing, implementing, controlling, and wrapping up effective ministry projects – done on time, within budget, and according to specifications. • TUMI Sacred Roots Annual . A yearly thematic devotional guide that employs the Christian year and an annual theme to aid disciples to walk in shared spirituality as a body together. • The Church Year Calendar . A tool based on the Christian year to help believers walk together throughout the year focused on the life and ministry of Christ. • The SIAFU Network Guidebook : A one-step guidebook on how to mobilize men and women in the local church for mission to their community and ministry to one another. • The SIAFU Network Chapter Meeting Guide : A practical guide to show you how to set up and conduct your SIAFU Chapter gatherings so that your members will feel welcomed, refreshed, and encouraged as they worship, testify, and challenge each other in Christ. • Let God Arise! The longer title of this book explains a bit more about its content: Let God Arise: A Sober Call to Prevailing Prayer for a Dynamic Spiritual Awakening and the Aggressive Advancement of the Kingdom in America’s Inner Cities . This short booklet lays out a rationale for why every local urban church needs to be deeply committed to prayer. In addition to the excellent resources in this kit, we also recommend the following tools that provide helpful insight in your outreach to the community, discipling the faithful, and empowering emerging leaders as God raises them up: • Making Joyful Noises: Mastering the Fundamentals of Music . A primer on music theory and leading effective worship leading. • Vision for Mission: Nurturing an Apostolic Heart . This eight-

session study course describes the heart of a church planter viewed through the lens of the men who “turned the world