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Being Leaders
The Nature of Authentic Christian Leadership
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2003
What makes a leader a Christian leader? Too many churches and parachurch groups operate under secular leadership principles and strategies without considering what Scripture teaches. In this accessible and comprehensive book, leadership expert Aubrey Malphurs articulates a working definition of Christian...
Building Leaders
Blueprints for Developing Leadership at Every Level of Your Church
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2004
Training the next generation of leaders is crucial to spreading the gospel, yet most churches have no formal way of doing this. Why? Tight budgets, small staffs, and a lack of know-how are just a few reasons suggested by church consultants Aubrey Malphurs and William Mancini in this groundbreaking...
by Aubrey Malphurs
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2015
Strong leaders have vision that is both far-reaching and focused on the details. Having that vision is what separates the church with a hodge-podge of ineffective programs and activities from churches that reach people effectively, efficiently, and consistently with the Good News. Now in its third...
by Craig Gross, Jason Harper
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2009
The constant noise of contemporary life makes it easy to miss the most profound message the world has ever known: Jesus loves you. Innovative teachers Craig Gross and Jason Harper will separate the religious from the real as they show how this simple truth is worth our undivided attention. The authors...
Drawing Closer to God
365 Daily Meditations on Questions from Scripture
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2010
The Bible is full of questions asked by God, Jesus, ordinary people, Satan, and even a donkey. Some are questions that we've wrestled with but have been reluctant to voice. Others are asked to comfort, to convict, or to reinforce spiritual principles. Drawing Closer to God examines 365 of these questions...
Worth Living
How God's Wild Love for You Makes You Worthy
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2016
How God's Wild Love Helps Us Overcome Feelings of Worthlessness
All women yearn to wake up each morning knowing that, no matter what their circumstances, they can feel joy because they are secure in God's love for them and their unique place in the world.
With deep compassion, Mary DeMuth...
Strategic Disciple Making
A Practical Tool for Successful Ministry
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2009
For many people, church is there to meet their needs--with programs designed with them in mind. Strategic Disciple Making teaches these churchgoers to develop a servant's heart. Readers will discover that they control the destiny of their church. If they seek personal contentment, they must grow as...
Instant Small Group
52 Sessions for Anytime, Anywhere Use
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2011
It's been a crazy day at work, the house is a mess, and you have nothing in the refrigerator--and you're hosting your small group tonight. How can you possibly get a lesson ready in the midst of your chaotic life? Easy. Just open Instant Small Group.
This no-preparation-required teaching resource...
Object Lessons for a Year (Object Lesson Series)
52 Talks for the Children's Sermon Time
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1987
This indispensable, easy-to-use tool for Sunday school teachers and pastors offers a year's worth of attention-grabbing object lessons. Guaranteed to spice up any story time or lesson.
Sacred Listening
Discovering the Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius Loyola
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2006
A profound call to Christian discipleship. An intensive course in Christian faith. A creative freedom to serve God that is deeply grounded in Scripture. These are ways to describe Sacred Listening, James L. Wakefield's adaptation of the classic Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius Loyola.
Central...
Holy Invitations
Exploring Spiritual Direction
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2000
Learn how to nurture your awareness of and response to God's love and guidance through the historical practice of spiritual direction.
Spotting the Sacred
Noticing God in the Most Unlikely Places
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2006
Most people these days are overwhelmed by the busyness of life, and so they often miss the little evidences of God's presence and activity around them. In contrast, Jesus led a full life but never hurried. He took time to notice his surroundings, and he often saw and then pointed out great spiritual...
by Stan Toler, Alan Nelson
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 1999
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 1999
Ever wonder how a restaurant or hotel earns a five-star rating? Is it the people? The location? The service? In most cases, it is all of this and more. Why should your church be any different? The Five Star Church reveals how you can pursue Christian excellence and uphold the Lord's command to "honor...
Organic Leadership
Leading Naturally Right Where You Are
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2010
Is it possible that the division between the clergy and the laity is unnecessary and, in fact, harmful to the church? In Organic Leadership, Neil Cole fervently says yes and shows how this causes great harm to all. But rather than doing away with the clergy, Cole argues that the answer is to raise...