Dr. Buddy Bell, Ministry of Helps specialist, gives church greeters humor and instruction on how to carry out one of the most important areas in church ministry ndash; the first impression of greeting.

Do you freeze up every time a birthday card gets passed around the office? Everybody else seems to know exactly what to write, and you can’t just sign your name. What do you do? Buy this book! It contains 101 unique sentiments you can scrawl on birthday cards for friends, family, co-workers, or even that special someone in your life—everything from The Basics to Silly, from Thoughtful to Casual. There’s even a Lovey-Dovey section! No matter whose birthday card crosses your path, you’ll be able to handle it no sweat. Kick your fear of “Blank Inside” cards to the curb. Or put your artistic skills to use and make your own! No need to worry about what you’ll write inside. You can conquer any card with “What Should I Write? 101 Birthday Wishes for Greeting Cards.”

A collection of whimsical true encounters between famous and infamous individuals describes the unlikely meetings of Marilyn Monroe with Frank Lloyd Wright, Michael Jackson with Nancy Reagan, and Sigmund Freud with Gustav Mahler.

Projects included: Birthday cards : happy birthday times three -- Birthday accordion card -- Black & white birthday tag -- Simply happy birthday -- Happy birthday, sweet girl -- Birthday balloons -- Stylish birthday -- Cards for any occasion : sisters--then & now -- Heart songs -- Star dream -- Roses tickle noses -- Beauty of a birdhouse -- Dots & cherries photo card -- Maple leaf pin & card -- Golden threads mosaic -- The Road to a friend's house -- Cat in the window -- Bee-utiful garden -- A note for you -- Graduation hat & congrats -- Feel better -- Thank you -- Better soon -- Thank you-I can't say it enough -- Cards for spring & summer holidays : Mother's day petal card -- Lacy valentine -- Copper valentine -- Happy Father's day -- Easter basket -- Happily ever after : bride's card -- Layered wedding cake -- Baby bib card -- It's a girl birth announcement -- Ark & animals -- Happy anniversary -- You're invited -- Garden party invitation -- Come to tea -- You're invited -- Please come to our party -- Winter holiday cards : Mr. Snowman -- Merry Christmas tree -- Wynter thyme blessings -- Warm winter wishes -- Some assembly required -- Holiday home -- Christmas poinsettia -- Happy New Year.

An introduction to making greeting cards that includes explanation of basic and complex techniques and instructions for twenty-one different projects.

For:•Individual use•Group trainingGreeters are the welcoming arms that people long to find in a church. This practical guidebook will help you reach out to people who need to experience the warmth of belonging to a church family.Serving as a Church Greeter sheds light on•The Ministry of Church Greeters•The Need for Warmhearted Greeters•Developing a User-Friendly Foyer•A Better Way of Doing Things•The Parking Lot MinistryZondervan Practical Ministry Guides provide you with simple, practical insights for serving in today’s churches. Written by experienced pastors and church workers, these easy-to-read, to-the-point booklets address the fundamentals of different ministries as practiced effectively in real life. You’ll find biblical insight and wise, field-tested advice you can apply today, as well as discussion questions to help you think through and integrate what you read.

The vocabulary of Texas, and of the Southwest, has a character that sets it apart from all others. It is to some extent an amalgamation of words brought from other sections. A more important ingredient, however, has been a large group of words that initially grew into usage in Texas itself. Utilizing a thorough knowledge of language and a remarkable insight into linguistics, E. Bagby Atwood has compiled a reference book for scholars, writers, and laypeople whose interests involve the use of this vocabulary. It is a well-balanced book, designed to present to the reader not only the actual vocabulary in use but also the area involved, topical surveys of words used, their backgrounds, and geographical aspects of their usage. Easterners and Westerners alike will relish the unique flavor of the Southwestern vocabulary.