VCP-800 LOVING, LASTING, RELATIONSHIPS: Series- By Gary Smalley and John Trent. (A);

2 videos, 4 30-min. episodes ea. ; Guide, Dallas Christian 1991.

Gary Smalley and John Trent help single or married viewers enrich their relationships. There are eight episodes on 2 tapes. Viewer learns to improve communication, increase understanding, and enhance interpersonal relationships through insights into personality blending, forgiveness, and unconditional love.

.1 Part 1- DISCOVER YOUR PERSONALITY STRENGTHS- Find your personality "bent" and how it affects your relationships.

Part 2- BRINGING HARMONY TO THE FAMILY ZOO- How the very different personalities in a family can learn to live together in peace and love.

Part 3- WORD PICTURES: A LANGUAGE OF LOVE- Instantly understand each other and feel one another's emotions.

Part 4- MULTIPLY THE IMPACT OF YOUR WORD PICTURES.

.2 Part 5- FAITH THAT EMPOWERS LOVE- How you can go beyond dinky faith to great faith.

Part 6- THE POWER SOURCE OF ALL LOVING RELATIONSHIPS- Why people and things make lousy gods.

Part 7- SETTLING FOR THE BEST.

Part 8- GAINING GREATER LOVE THROUGH TRIALS.

VCP-801 ONE IS A WHOLE NUMBER SERIES: A Scriptural Guide for Today's Christian Single- (A); 2 videos, 2 40-min. segments per tape; Guide; Gospel Films, 1983.

Video series presents singleness as an opportunity, not as a handicap, for growth, ministry, or service. It acquaints non-single adults with the needs of single adults. It encourages all adults to seek God's kingdom first, provides Biblically sound models of a single adulthood and encourages the viewers to glorify Christ.

.1 Part 1 Singleness.

Part 2 Marriage.

.2 Part 3 Divorce.

Part 4 Sexuality.

VCP-802 THE FACE OF WISDOM: STORIES OF ELDER WOMEN (A); 8 VCs, 27 min. ea., Guide; Catherine Busch-Johnston, 1993.

Julie Harris hosts and narrates this video series focusing on the stories of eight culturally diverse women in their seventies and eighties. Each is a reflection of life experiences offering an understanding of how wisdom is developed along the human journey.

.1 LEONTINE KELLY- As a Bishop in the United Methodist Church, Leontine Kelly has chosen to inspire a new manner of leadership based on collective wisdom.

.2 BETTY KOZASA- Betty Kozasa, a Japanese-American, was interned during World War II. She used this experience as a catalyst for her work as community elder and as a social justice advocate.

.3 ROSE LUCEY- Outside of her Boston Italian Ghetto, Rose Lucey was exposed to discrimination and knew as a young child that it was unjust. Her work in the local community reflects her conviction that we must use our resources wisely.

.4 BARBARA METTLER- Throughout her life, Barbara Mettler used rhythm and body movement to express herself. Today, in her eighties, she continues to delight herself and her students through creative movement and group dance.

.5 FRANCIS O'BRIEN- Artist Francis O'Brien spent her life probing the secrets of the universe. She developed the Prismatic Technique, an expression of a mind that is intimately involved in exploring the universe.

.6 AURORA PACHECO- Aurora Pacheco is a postmistress of a small district in New Mexico. Her post office became a kind of community center where more people came for help than for stamps. She became a role model as daughter, professional woman, wife, mother, and friend.

.7 NELLIE RED OWL- As an elder of the Oglola Sioux tribe, Nellie Red Owl has carried on an immense struggle to keep her tradition from being destroyed and absorbed into another culture. She is convinced that her native land and traditions must never again be compromised.

.8 GLENORA YOUNG SAYERS- Glenora Sayers has been a leader among elders in understanding the value and urgency of making themselves available to children. The simple act of keeping a diary has rewarded her life.

VCP-803 SURVIVAL GUIDE FOR ADULTS- (A); 5 videos; 30 min. ea; Guide; Priority Publishing, 1995.

Willy and Wendy Welch host this relevant, entertaining series packed with humor and real-life stories of adults from coast to coast. Every episode contains practical answers from Dr. H. Norman Wright, Director of the Christian Marriage Enrichment Center, on tough issues men and women face today.

.1 WHY DO BAD THINGS HAPPEN?- Viewers will identify with people in crisis and consider the issues involved. They will receive a message of hope and the affirmation that God really does love them and want a relationship with them.

.2 OVERCOMING STRESS IN 5,000 EASY STEPS- Explores the causes of stress and provides practical tips to overcome the pressure.

.3 HE SAID, SHE SAID- Takes an entertaining look at the differences between men and women--married and single--and encourages an attitude of acceptance from all sides.

.4 WHEN ANGER HITS HOME- Looks at the causes of anger and ways to deal with it. It gives suggestions for ways to respond in anger-provoking situations.

.5 MAKING A DIFFERENCE- This episode follows two families who have finally found what they were looking for. One family moved to Guatemala; the other remained in the States. Both found a greater purpose for their lives.

VCP-804 LIFE IS NO PICNIC: STRESS SURVIVAL SKILLS FOR THE FAMILY- by Dr. Charles Lowery- (A); 2 videos, 13 sessions; total: 240 min.; Guide; JJM Communications, 1996.

This 12-part interactive series will help the viewer develop effective stress survival skills based on God's Word. The videos generate conversation while the discussion questions in the leader's guide prompt the class to open up and help each other. Student notes lead class members to study and apply these truths outside of class.

.1 Session 1- Defining Stress

Session 2- How Personalities Respond to Stress

Session 3- Destructive Things People Do To Cope

Session 4- Constructively Reducing Stress

Session 5- Slowing Life Down

Session 6- Dealing with Baggage of the Past

.2 Session 7- Practicing Contentment

Session 8- Staying on Course

Session 9- Adjusting Expectations to Reality

Session 10- Starting New Habits and Thinking Patterns

Session 11- Accepting Yourself as God Created You

Session 12- Living by Faith

Session 13- Life is No Picnic Review

VCP-805 BOUNDARIES VIDEO KIT- (A) 2 videos, 9 sessions; 120 min. total; Leader's guide, book, and participant's guide; EcuFilm, 1999.

Boundaries gives pastors, counselors, churches, and organizations an effective tool to help people build sound relationships and joyous, fruitful lives. You'll learn how boundaries impact all areas of our lives and learn biblically-based answers to tough questions such as: Can you set limits and still be a loving person? What are legitimate boundaries? How do you answer someone who wants your time, love, energy or money?

VCP-806 RELATIONSHIPS with Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott- (A); 1 video, 6 sessions, 60 min.; Guide; EcuFilm, 1999.

In this dynamic, interactive course for large or small groups, Les and Leslie Parrott show how to make bad relationships better and good relationships great. RELATIONSHIPS is full of the latest findings and contemporary relationship-building strategies. The six sessions are:

1. The Compulsion for Completion

2. How your Family of Origin Shapes the Way You Relate to Others

3. How to Bridge the Gender Gap and Learn the Language of the Opposite Sex.

4. How to Build Lasting Friendships

5. What to Do When Friends Fail

6. How to Relate to God without Feeling Phony

VCP-807 WHAT'S SO AMAZING ABOUT GRACE? with Philip Yancey- (A); 1 Video, 10 sessions, 12-15 min. ea.; Leader's Guide, Participant's Guide, and Book; EcuFilm, 2000.

The video takes the viewer through interactive, gut-level encounters with radical, life-changing grace. Yancey offers intimate glimpses of God's power to forgive the most horrible deeds, love the unloving, and redeem the seemingly unredeemable. Yancey considers the disturbing impact on human hearts when the actions of Christians deny the grace they proclaim.

DVP-808         WHERE DO I GO NOW, GOD? (Studies for Young Adults)- (Young A); 6 sessions (60-90 min. ea., 4-8 min. video segments; Leader’s Guide; Student Reflection Guide; Cokesbury, 2007.

Who am I?  Who did God create me to be? How does God want me to live?  What am I to do with my life?  This study offers a unique opportunity to explore answers to these questions through group discussion and personal reflection.
        Introduction (4:06)
        Session 1- Inside Out:  Expectations (7:15)
        Session 2- Passion and Vocation (6:40)
        Session 3- Trusting the Gifts (8:05)
        Session 4- Listening in the Shadows (4:45)
        Session 5- Somebody’s Calling Your Name (4:48)
        Session 6- Taking Risks (6:18)

       DVP-809    DON’T PUT A PERIOD WHERE GOD PUT A COMMA: SELF-ESTEEM FOR CHRISTIANS with Nell W. Mohney - (A); 8 sessions plus introduction and Faith story, 9-15 min. ea.; Leader’s Guide, Book, and Workbook; Cokesbury, 2006.

               Nell W. Mohney brings to each group her years of experience as a writer and public speaker.  She describes how one can overcome low self-esteem and feelings of inferiority or unworthiness by accepting God’s love and seeing yourself as a “new creation.”

               Introduction (9:10)

               Session 1 - A New Creation (12:30)

               Session 2 – A Christian Value System (11:34)

            Session 3 – Don’t Put a Period where God Put a Comma (11:08)

            Session 4 – A Different You, Inside and Out

            Session 5 – You May Not Be What You Think You Are; But What You Think, You Are (11:39)

            Session 6 – Mental Termites at Work (10:35)

            Session 7 – Live with Optimism (10:10)

  Session 8 – The Inside Story (12:18)     Nell Mohney’s Faith Story

DVP-810        THE POWER OF  FORGIVENESS by Martin Doblmeier - (A); 11 sessions, 78 min.; Leader’s Guide; Journey Films, 2007.
           
The DVD includes feature stories of the Amish, the 9/11 tragedy, and peace-building in Northern Ireland, along with interviews with renowned Buddhist teacher Thich Nhat Hanh, Nobel Peace Laureate Elie Wiesel, best-selling authors Thomas Moore and Marianne Williamson and others.  Chapters included are:
            1.    About Forgiveness
            2.    Puppets of the Past
            3.    Teaching Children Early
            4.    The Amish
            5.    Elie Wiesel
            6.    Good for Health
            7.    Garden of Forgiveness – NY
            8.    Garden of Forgiveness – Beirut
            9.    Tools of Forgiveness
            10.    Thich Nhat Hanh
            11.    Partners in Forgiveness
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