{"product_id":"9780788015205","title":"Simply Wonderful: Five Children's Sermons and Activity Pages for Advent and Christmas","description":"Family-oriented churches that welcome children and include them in their worship and programming are always faster growing and more vibrant. For pastors and teachers whose time is limited, these children's messages are ready to use with little or no preparation.\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSimply Wonderful \u003c\/b\u003eis self-descriptive. Julia Bland brings all of her experience as a mother, teacher, faithful church member, and loving Christian together to provide Advent sermons and activities for children of the faith. Julia's book will be a wonderful aid to pastors and other church leaders as they work in the area of Christian Education.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRev. Elsie Crickard, Pastor\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePleasant Valley United Methodist Church\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWichita, Kansas\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eformer Concordia District Superintendent of Kansas West Conference\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring her 46 years as a pastor's wife, \u003cb\u003eJulia Bland\u003c\/b\u003e taught church groups of all ages while raising her family of six children. She has been active in United Methodist Women and served as district chairperson of Global Concerns as well as Publicity and Public Relations. Her award-winning artwork in oils, watercolors, and pen and ink drawings have appeared in both private and public collections.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CSS Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47042932211952,"sku":"9780788015205","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780788015205_p0.jpg?v=1763727815","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780788015205","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}