Setting the Christmas Stage: Readings for the Advent Season [Perfect Paperback]

John Indermark (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 2001

In Setting the Christmas Stage, John Indermark looks at the Christmas story as a dramatic and wellknown
pageant, reminding us of holidays past and present. He provides a dynamic view of how Advent
gradually moves the drama forward to the climax of Christmas. Readers will see how the stories flow
together into an encounter with God in Christ.

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Review

Advent is a wonderful, yet strange season, not one much appreciated by the culture at large. John
Indermark's Setting the Christmas Stage will be a great help to those who wish to enter more deeply into
the particular beauty and power of the Advent season. --Anthony B. Robinson, Senior Minister, Plymouth Congregational Church, Seattle, Washington

About the Author

John Indermark lives in southwest Washington state with his wife, Judy, an E-911 dispatcher and trainer.
Their son, Jeff, works in the juvenile rehabilitation field for the state of Washington. John grew up in St.
Louis, graduating from Northwest High School, St. Louis University, and Eden Theological Seminary.
Ordained in the United Church of Christ, Indermark served as a parish pastor for 16 years before
developing a ministry of writing that is now his full-time vocation.
Besides devotional and spiritual formation books published by Upper Room Books, Indermark's
publications include Christian education curricula for Seasons of the Spirit and The Present Word. He
wrote the New Testment materials for youth and leaderings in Crossings: God's Journey with Us, a
confirmation resource published in 2006 by Logos Productions, Inc.

Product Details

• Perfect Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Upper Room (June 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0835809471
• ISBN-13: 978-0835809474
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,430,078 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

John Indermark is a minister in the United Church of Christ and a graduate of Eden Theological Seminary. His ministry consists of writing Christian Education curricula for The Present Word, Seasons of the Spirit, and The New International Lesson Annual. John has authored nine spiritual formation books published by Upper Room Books. John also has written resources published by Logos Productions for confirmation (Crossings) and adult education (Adult Crossings). Since moving from full-time parish ministry into his ministry of writing in 1992, John has also provided extended pulpit supply and transitional ministry in various Presbyterian and Lutheran congregations in southwest Washington and northwest Oregon.

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4.0 out of 5 stars From Upper Room:, November 8, 2005

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This review is from: Setting the Christmas Stage: Readings for the Advent Season (Perfect Paperback)

Advent brings a rush of activities that often makes the pre-Christmas season lose its spiritual meaning. This book helps readers refocus and thoughtfully consider the characters and places of the season. By examining the Christmas story as a pageant, the author provides a dynamic view of how Advent gradually moves the drama forward to the climax of Christmas. Readers will see how the familiar stories flow together into an encounter with God in Christ.