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Developing Emotionally Mature Leaders
How Emotional Intelligence Can Help Transform Your Ministry
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2018
There are many things that make up a great leader. The ability to motivate, to see the big picture, to delegate. But perhaps just as important, if not more so, is the leader's emotional intelligence (EQ). How we feel impacts how we lead, and how those we lead feel about themselves when they're around...
by Tom Marshall
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2003
What does it mean to be a leader? How does a person lead? And what are the features that distinguish leaders from other people in the organization, and their role from other roles or functions?
Based on years of proven experience and scholarly biblical insight, Tom Marshall opens up fresh perspectives...
Look Before You Lead
How to Discern and Shape Your Church Culture
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2013
Pastoral ministry is challenging work, especially when a pastor ignores the church's "congregational culture" when seeking to minister to church members or implement changes. Just as a pastor studies to interpret the Scriptures in order to understand and preach the Bible, he or she must...
Leaders That Last
How Covenant Friendships Can Help Pastors Thrive
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2003
Thousands of ministers burn out every year; others fall prey to sexual temptation. With piercing honesty, Leaders that Last dismantles stale stereotypes about pastors and offers hope for handling their recurring, daily struggles. Co-authored by a minister who admits to struggling with periodic bouts...
Losing Your Religion
Moving from Superficial Routine to Authentic Faith
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2013
Many Christians feel as if something is missing in their relationship with God. They long to find an in-depth, authentic relationship with God. Instead, many believers find themselves living out a results-oriented "behavior management system" of spiritual growth. Unfortunately, rather than...
Evangelism for the Rest of Us
Sharing Christ within Your Personality Style
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2006
The most common methods of evangelism are tailor-made for extroverts. But what about the rest of us? Other Christians, including introverted, reflective people, are left with feelings of guilt and fear and the desire to become more outgoing. The problem, says Mike Bechtle, is not their personality,...
The Come Back Effect
How Hospitality Can Compel Your Church's Guests to Return
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2018
The key to growth as a church, youth ministry, or a business is getting first-time guests to come back. And as any good manager of a hotel, a store, a restaurant, or an attraction knows, the key to getting guests to come back is not actually the rooms or the product or the food itself; it's how guests...
Moving Forward
Overcoming the Habits, Hangups, and Mishaps That Hold You Back
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2016
Let Go of What Holds You Back and Fulfill God's Purpose
Far too many people are not living up to God's best for them, limited by habits and hang-ups from which they just can't seem to break free. Unforgiveness, addictive behavior, unhealthy financial patterns--limitations come in all shapes...
Mere Apologetics
How to Help Seekers and Skeptics Find Faith
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2012
Throughout history there have been great and articulate defenders of the faith, from Augustine and Aquinas to Jonathan Edwards, G. K. Chesterton, Francis Schaeffer, and C. S. Lewis. But with new challenges comes the need for a fresh apologetic that specifically addresses the arguments levied against...
Improbable Planet
How Earth Became Humanity's Home
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2016
The Latest Scientific Discoveries Point to an Intentional Creator
Most of us remember the basics from science classes about how Earth came to be the only known planet that sustains complex life. But what most people don't know is that the more thoroughly researchers investigate the history...
That's Just Your Interpretation
Responding to Skeptics Who Challenge Your Faith
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2001
In our relativistic society, Christians more than ever are bombarded by tough questions about their faith. Author Paul Copanhas observed that many of these questions emerge as "anti-truth claims" that are part of today's skeptical mind-set.
Christians defending their faith often hear...
Everyday Prayers
365 Days to a Gospel-Centered Faith
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
How would life be different if we could think, see, and do all things in light of the person and work of Jesus? With this inspiring collection of 365 Scripture-centered prayers, Scotty Smith helps readers pray the Scriptures through the lens of the gospel, mining the resources of God's grace and applying...
The Grace Effect
What Happens When Our Brokenness Collides with God's Grace
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2017
In this story-driven little book, readers discover how God's grace is more forgiving than their guilt, more beautiful than their brokenness, and more redemptive than their regrets.
Real Love in an Angry World
How to Stick to Your Convictions without Alienating People
Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2017
The world doesn't dislike Christians because we are godly, honest, and stand for justice. It dislikes us because we can be downright mean! Somewhere in our engagement of culture we have drifted to one of two extremes--compromising on truth or condemning all those who disagree. But Jesus, despite enemies...