Ian Bourne was ordained in 1956 and has served in Parishes in NZ and England. He was
Archdeacon of Wellington from 1978 and between 1995 and 2004 lectured at the
Wellington Center of the Bible College of NZ.
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COMMONSENSE ABOUT GENESIS (A commentary on Genesis 1 - 11) Commonsense About Genesis tackles the problem of accepting the early chapters of Genesis as genuinely part of the inspired written word of God and also taking into account modern discoveries about the age and origins of the universe. |
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CHRISTIAN LIFE STYLE The commentary on 1 Corinthians compares the issues facing the Church in Corinth in the First Century with life in the Twenty-first Century. An interesting feature is Ian Bourne's reconstruction of the letter the Corinthian Church sent to Paul in about AD 53 with the questions Paul deals with in 1 Corinthians. |
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WORSHIP -the Mark of True Humanity (The history and practice of worship) Worship -the mark of true humanity has a short history of worship from pre-biblical times through Scripture and other sacred writings and in different world religions, to the modern day. It tackles the psychology of worship and has guidance about the effective conduct of Christian worship including the place of preaching. |
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PASTORAL MINISTRY IN GOD'S CHURCH (Ordained and lay ministry) Pastoral Ministry in God's Church traces styles of ministry from ancient times, through the Bible and in later history and then describes Christian ministry in today's Church, its theology, personal challenge and practice. |
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MAKING MARRIAGE WORK (Talks for Christian Marriage Celebrants) Making Marriage Work is a collection of 21 short and cheerful talks suitable for wedding services which will be very helpful to busy marriage celebrants who wish to bring greater relevance to the weddings they conduct. In the introduction Ian Bourne offers some useful suggestions about the conduct of marriage services. The book also has 7 appropriate Bible readings printed in full. |
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THIS IS HIS STORY (Talks for Family Services) 'This is His Story' traces Christian history from the world situation when Jesus was born, through his ministry and the establishment of the early Christian Church. It then summarises the growth and problems of the Church, persecutions and heresies, the increasing influence of popes, monks and scholars, the impact of Islam and the changes at the Reformation up to the situation in New Zealand Today. |
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FAMILY MESSAGES (Talks for Christian Marriage Celebrants) This useful book contains guidance for the conduct of services of family worship and twenty-one children's talks on basic Christian doctrines with full details about how to create interesting objects to illustrate the talks. |
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A FELLOWSHIP OF FAITH (Small groups in the Church) This book contains some history of small groups in the Church, deals with the psychology of group life and the practical leadership of, and participation in, home study groups. |
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ROMANS: A LAYMAN'S INTRODUCTION TO PAUL'S GREATEST WORK The Epistle to the Romans is generally regarded as Paul's greatest letter. It contains magnificent words of hope and challenge, but there are also parts of it which reflect Paul's profound understanding of the Faith and which need some explanation. This book aims to help lay Christians to read and understand the message of the epistle without being too perplexed by heavy scholarship. |
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A LIFETIME OF PREACHING: (A selection of sermons preached over half a centry by Archdeacon Ian Bourne) These sermons include 27 using the current Revised Common Lectionary. |
These books may be available at your local Christian bookshop or may be ordered directly from:
Parish Pastoral Productions,
26 Annan Grove,
Porirua NZ 5024
Note: All these books are now also available as Ebooks. The price for them as Ebooks is one third of the quoted prices above. (For 'Romans' and 'A Lifetime of Preaching' the Ebook price is $5 each.)