The Guidebook: Study It - Connect It - Pray It - Live It - The NRSV Student Bible

The Guidebook:  The NRSV Student Bible

From the back cover: 

"The Guidebook" is meant for you:  students who want to know what's really in the Bible and how to live it out. 

No spoon-fed or superficial answers here.  Instead, "The Guidebook" is packed with only the most relevant features to address the real questions you have, honestly and head-on.  Whether you're searching for answers, a follower of Jesus, or somewhere in between, this Bible will help you find your place in the story of God - a story that changes everything.  

Piloting Church: Helping Your Congregation Take Flight

Piloting Church:  Helping Your Congregation Take Flight by Cameron Trimble

Cameron Trimble was a guest speaker at the Annual Regional Meeting held in Port Elgin in May 2019.  

From the back of the book:  Prepare for takeoff.  Is your church stuck in maintenance, unable to get off the ground and soar?  Cameron Trimble, pastor, pilot, and interdenominational church consultant has the flight plan to transform your leadership and get your congregation flying toward a bold new future.  

The Message Bible - Eugene Peterson

The Message bible - Eugene Peterson ISBN's 9781631465796, 9781631465789, 9781631465802 respectively

The Message Bible by Eugene Peterson is an easy-to-read modern-language paraphrase bible.  The translation philosophy is "thought-for-thought.  Converts the original languages into the tone and rhythms of modern day speech while retaining the meaning of the original languages".  The paraphrase was translated using the rhythms and tone of contemporary English to communicate to the modern reader.  It was published in 1993.