INTERPRETANDO LAS SENALES DE NUESTRO TIEMPO Siete Semanas para Pequenas Comunidades en Proceso a un Cambio Social Nora Petersen, Stephen K. Hicken, and Hector D. Medina Paper, $5.95 60 pages, 5½" X 8½" ISBN 0-89390-542-9 Quantity:

Reading the Signs of the Times is a bilingual (English and Spanish) tool that the growing number of small Christian communities can use for identifying social needs within their larger communities and for deciding what action to take in response. The process is easy to lead but thorough. The first six sessions focus on examining a different "reality" in the larger community — in culture, the economy, the family, politics, the media and religion —— using a format that combines, prayer, Scripture and reflection. The concluding session helps the group members decide on a specific social action based on their observations and reflections. Because the book is written in both English and Spanish, people used to speaking either of these two languages can achieve some unity by using the same process to examine their communities. For more information please see the entry for Reading the Signs of the Times.