to be released August 2008 from The Alban Institute
Reaching Out in a Networked World
Expressing Your Congregation's Heart and Soul

The recent explosion in ways to communicate—e-mail, websites, blogs, podcasts, social networking websites, projection screens in worship, digital cameras, and many more—has created challenges for congregations. Lynne Baab’s new book helps leaders of congregations understand the opportunities offered by many of the new forms of digital communication. read excerpt

from InterVarsity Press
Fasting: Spiritual Freedom Beyond our Appetites


Long practiced by the Church, fasting puts us in a unique position to listen to the voice of God. But what is a fast? How do we practically weave this into our lives? Lynne relates experiences of many who have found joy in this discipline. more

Fasting receives Publisher's Weekly Starred Review
"This slender volume packs a surprising amount of content, with Baab (Sabbath Keeping) offering both spiritual guidance and factual information to those Christians who want to undertake, or deepen, a fast..." more

Sabbath Keeping: Finding Freedom in the Rhythms of Rest

We are invited one day a week to act out the reality that ultimately our worth comes from being loved by God, not from what we do. Lynne draws on her first years of marriage living in Israel where everything stops on the sabbath and herexperience incorporating a day of rest through child-rearing years, pastoral ministry, and as a doctoral student... more
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