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POOR IN SPIRIT. BROKEN. HUMBLE. HUNGRY. SYMPATHETIC. PURE. RECONCILING. ENDURING. These are not the words that describe the typical picture of the modern-day successful American pastor, but these are the words Jesus said should characterize the lives of his twelve disciples. In many circles, the image of what a pastor is or does looks nothing like the picture Jesus paints for his disciples of the character that marks citizens of his kingdom. Shepherding like Jesus is a call to rebel against much of what our culture understands pastoral leadership to be and return to being the shepherd God has called pastors to be. It’s an invitation to recover the most essential element of pastoral ministry: the character of Christ.

SEX & BACK PAIN - For the many back pain sufferers struggling to restore normalcy to their lives, this book is the original definitive guide to regaining a satisfying sexual relationship. Deeply personal issues such as the negative effects of back pain on family relationships, loss of self-esteem, guilt, shyness, fear, & sexual apathy are discussed with honest sensitivity. SEX & BACK PAIN helps guide the reader through these barriers to a full & meaningful recovery of sexual abilities & loving sensuality. Covering various back conditions in sections for both men & women, this compassionately written book includes clear, non-pornographic illustrations & photographs that will help the back pain sufferer to understand the mechanical functions of the back & methods of pain control, learn restorative & relaxation exercises, & discover comfortable positions for sex. Lauren Andrew Hebert is a leading physical therapist specializing in back care. Over 200,000 copies of a patient handbook version have been distributed to doctors & clinics throughout North America. Please place orders with: Publishers Distribution Service 1-800-345-0096.

The contemporary Church of England is wrestling with issues around the relationship between its worship and mission and relating both to wider society. Much of this hinges on an understanding of the nature of the Church. Gabriel Hebert's seminal book Liturgy and Society (1935) took as its subtitle, "The Function of the Church in the Modern World". For many this book inspired engagement with Eucharistic worship, with new patterns emerging, paving the way for further liturgical reform in the second half of the twentieth century. Eucharist Shaping and Hebert's Liturgy and Society re-examines Hebert's work, doing so uniquely in the light of the current dialogue about Church, liturgy and mission. Andrew Bishop argues that Hebert's contribution has been overlooked latterly and that a re-appreciation opens up fruitful ways of thinking and acting, making this book a distinctive contribution to a lively debate. If the options are reaction or novelty, Eucharist Shaping and Hebert's Liturgy and Society shows how Hebert's thinking subtly undermines both.

The results suggest that the violation of the normality assumption for the group component by a skewed or heavy-tailed distribution does not appear to influence the estimation of the fixed effect, Type I error, and power. Negative biases were detected when estimating the sample ICC and dramatically increased in magnitude as the true ICC increased. These biases were not as pronounced when the true ICC was within the range observed in most group-randomized trials (i.e. 0.00 to 0.05). The normally distributed group effect also resulted in bias ICC estimates when the true ICC was greater than 0.05. However, this may be a result of higher correlation within the data.