Check out this great review!
"...a book that I recommend everyone should have and if you are thinking of a career as a budding pastoral team or elder or even a career as a public speaker, then it is something that you should add to your necessity list."
The Phantom Paragrapher: Review: Creativity for Christians - Sheilah Vance
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Come to our booksigning 2/5 at CLC Christian Bookstore, 7700 Crittenden St., Phila.
Please join us at a book signing at the CLC Christian Bookstore, 7700 Crittenden St., Market Square, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia on Saturday, February 5, 1 - 3 p.m.
50% writing workshop. 50% stories of overcoming. 100% inspirational.
Creativity for Christians: How to Tell Your Story and Stories of Overcoming from the Members of One Special Church
by Sheilah Vance with Rev. Felicia Howard
$15.95 ISBN 13: 978-0-9820384-2-0
We are made overcomers by the blood of the lamb and the word of our testimony. (Rev. 12:11.) Everyone has a story to tell. Learn how to tell yours.
Creativity for Christians is designed to be used by individuals or churches as a transformative and bonding experience. The first half of Creativity for Christians is a writing workshop, teaching the reader how to write their personal testimonies and stories of overcoming through a series of writing exercises and writing advice. The second half of the book contains stories 15 stories written by members of the authors’ church—Bethel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church in Ardmore, Pennsylvania--who participated in the workshops. Their personal stories of overcoming all types of situations will strengthen and encourage readers by showing them what God can do. The reader will also see that sharing stories, even if only with their fellow parishioners in a church wide or church group project, will bring them closer together and strengthen them as a church.
Contributing Authors: Ernest L. Asbury, Jr., Yvonne D. White, Bernard “Scooter” Jackson, Nicole White, Bernadine L. Clark Benjamin, Sylvia Thornton, J. Donald Jackson, Jr., Carmen Cary, Harry White, Bea White, Lois Savin, and Joe Raines
PRAISE FOR CREATIVITY FOR CHRISTIANS
"The innovative publication of this insightful reflective study presenting personal reflections opens the realm of self-expression for a whole new category of writers. It sets the stage for individuals to discover creative facets of their history, personality and story-telling capacity. The unlocking of this important avenue of spirituality gives new dimension and depth of possibility of expression that might otherwise remain hidden and untapped. [The authors] have created a most helpful tool for self expression. This publication embraces the story telling history and tradition of African American people. What a wonderful creative tool for expression and preservation of the story and personal legacy. "--The Right Reverend Richard F. Norris, Presiding Prelate, First Episcopal District, AME Church
"… a must read for all AMEs and other Christians who love the Lord and have a testimony to tell. Sheilah Vance the author starts the book with her own personal testimony about how God brought her through a very rough time in her life and marriage. She follows with step by step instructions on how to write your own testimony. Finally she includes several testimonies from members of her own church that attended her writing seminar. I have been so amazed by this book that I plan to personally attend one of her writing seminars.”--Rev. Dr. Charles H. Lett, Sr., Presiding Elder, West Mainline District, Philadelphia Annual Conference
Email Sheilah Vance at svance@TheElevatorGroup.com to schedule a Creativity for Christians® workshop
The Elevator Group, 45 Darby Rd., Paoli, PA 19301 610-296-4966 (p) 610-644-4436 (f)
www.TheElevatorGroup.com info@TheElevatorGroup.com
50% writing workshop. 50% stories of overcoming. 100% inspirational.
Creativity for Christians: How to Tell Your Story and Stories of Overcoming from the Members of One Special Church
by Sheilah Vance with Rev. Felicia Howard
$15.95 ISBN 13: 978-0-9820384-2-0
We are made overcomers by the blood of the lamb and the word of our testimony. (Rev. 12:11.) Everyone has a story to tell. Learn how to tell yours.
Creativity for Christians is designed to be used by individuals or churches as a transformative and bonding experience. The first half of Creativity for Christians is a writing workshop, teaching the reader how to write their personal testimonies and stories of overcoming through a series of writing exercises and writing advice. The second half of the book contains stories 15 stories written by members of the authors’ church—Bethel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church in Ardmore, Pennsylvania--who participated in the workshops. Their personal stories of overcoming all types of situations will strengthen and encourage readers by showing them what God can do. The reader will also see that sharing stories, even if only with their fellow parishioners in a church wide or church group project, will bring them closer together and strengthen them as a church.
Contributing Authors: Ernest L. Asbury, Jr., Yvonne D. White, Bernard “Scooter” Jackson, Nicole White, Bernadine L. Clark Benjamin, Sylvia Thornton, J. Donald Jackson, Jr., Carmen Cary, Harry White, Bea White, Lois Savin, and Joe Raines
PRAISE FOR CREATIVITY FOR CHRISTIANS
"The innovative publication of this insightful reflective study presenting personal reflections opens the realm of self-expression for a whole new category of writers. It sets the stage for individuals to discover creative facets of their history, personality and story-telling capacity. The unlocking of this important avenue of spirituality gives new dimension and depth of possibility of expression that might otherwise remain hidden and untapped. [The authors] have created a most helpful tool for self expression. This publication embraces the story telling history and tradition of African American people. What a wonderful creative tool for expression and preservation of the story and personal legacy. "--The Right Reverend Richard F. Norris, Presiding Prelate, First Episcopal District, AME Church
"… a must read for all AMEs and other Christians who love the Lord and have a testimony to tell. Sheilah Vance the author starts the book with her own personal testimony about how God brought her through a very rough time in her life and marriage. She follows with step by step instructions on how to write your own testimony. Finally she includes several testimonies from members of her own church that attended her writing seminar. I have been so amazed by this book that I plan to personally attend one of her writing seminars.”--Rev. Dr. Charles H. Lett, Sr., Presiding Elder, West Mainline District, Philadelphia Annual Conference
Email Sheilah Vance at svance@TheElevatorGroup.com to schedule a Creativity for Christians® workshop
The Elevator Group, 45 Darby Rd., Paoli, PA 19301 610-296-4966 (p) 610-644-4436 (f)
www.TheElevatorGroup.com info@TheElevatorGroup.com
Monday, December 27, 2010
Merry Christmas!
A little late, but just as heartfelt--Merry Christmas everyone! Hope you had a great Christmas. We celebrate Christmas to celebrate Jesus Christ's birth. Can you celebrate anything else that He has done for you? Do you want to tell someone else about it? Check out our book, Creativity for Christians: How to Tell Your Story and Stories of Overcoming from the Members of One Special Church. Learn how to write your testimony, and spend some time reading the inspirational stories in the book during this holiday season. Maybe next year, you can get your story down on paper and shared with the world.
AFRICAN-AMERICAN INTEREST ADULT TITLES 2011
Check out the listing for Creativity for Christians in this list of African American books from Publishers Weekly.
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AFRICAN-AMERICAN INTEREST ADULT TITLES 2011
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AFRICAN-AMERICAN INTEREST ADULT TITLES 2011
Monday, November 29, 2010
Category: 1 - Dana Pittman's Official Website
Check out this book review of Creativity for Christians on Dana Pittmans's blog.
Here's an excerpt: "I believe this book is ideal for church program directors. They could use the book to create a wonderful workshop for their congregation.
Reading “Creativity for Christians” took me back to my childhood when church service included testimonies. It was powerful then and a workshop based on this book is definitely relevant now."
See the full review below.
Category: 1 - Dana Pittman's Official Website
Here's an excerpt: "I believe this book is ideal for church program directors. They could use the book to create a wonderful workshop for their congregation.
Reading “Creativity for Christians” took me back to my childhood when church service included testimonies. It was powerful then and a workshop based on this book is definitely relevant now."
See the full review below.
Category: 1 - Dana Pittman's Official Website
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Come to a Creativity for Christians Workshop Tues., 11/30
Please come to a Creativity for Christians workshop on Tuesday, November, 30, at 7 p.m. at the Yeadon Public Library, 809 Longacre Blvd., Yeadon, PA, featuring Sheilah Vance, author of the award-winning book, Creativity for Christians: How to Tell Your Story and Stories of Overcoming from the Members of One Special Church. Everyone has a story to tell. Learn how to tell yours. Hope to see you there. For more information about the book, see www.TEGFaith.com.
The Book Launch
Creativity for Christian authors with Presiding Elder Charles Lett, Sr., West Main Line District, Philadelphia Conference, (far right) and Rev. Albert Johnson, Pastor, Bethel AME Church, Ardmore, PA, (2nd from left) at the book launch on September 11, 2010 at Bethel AME, Ardmore.
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