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Leadership Essentials
Shaping Vision, Multiplying Influence, Defining Character
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2009
Leadership is essential. Maybe you've shied away from leadership because you don't know what it will involve, or you feel too unsure of your own abilities. But your leadership is needed! In every sector of society, from families to businesses to churches, leadership roles remain empty, waiting for...
Renovation of the Church
What Happens When a Seeker Church Discovers Spiritual Formation
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2013
Copastors Kent Carlson and Mike Lueken tell the story of how God took their thriving, consumer-oriented church and transformed it into a modest congregation of unformed believers committed to the growth of the spirit--even when it meant a decline in numbers. As Kent and Mike found out, a decade of...
True You
Overcoming Self-Doubt and Using Your Voice
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2015
Act like a lady. Land a career. Find a man. Learn how to cook. Rear amazing kids. Oh! And be sure you stay thin. Pressure to perform and conform starts early in a woman's life and never stops. In attempts to compensate and keep up appearances, we lose our ability to keep in touch with the truest parts...
Summoned
Stepping Up to Live and Lead with Jesus
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2015
You have been summoned. Life is complicated, and sometimes we feel stuck or adrift. But God has been at work in your life, and he's still working in you. God is calling men to a deeper life of faith, surrender and commitment. You can learn to recognize where he's leading you and what he's calling...
The Self-Aware Leader
Discovering Your Blind Spots to Reach Your Ministry Potential
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2017
**Effective ministry begins here.**The Self-Aware Leader
by N. T. Wright
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2011
Merit Award, 2007 Christianity Today Theology/Ethics Book With every earthquake and war, understanding the nature of evil and our response to it becomes more urgent. Evil is no longer the concern just of ministers and theologians but also of politicians and the media. We hear of child abuse, ethnic...
The Universe Next Door
A Basic Worldview Catalog
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2009
**Voted one of Christianity Today's 1998 Books of the Year
For more than thirty years, The Universe Next Door has set the standard for a clear, readable introduction to worldviews. In this new fifth edition James Sire offers additional student-friendly features to his concise, easily understood...
Ephesians
An Introduction and Commentary
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2019
Unlike Paul's letters to the Galatians or the Corinthians, the letter to the Ephesians contains almost no clues about the situation and issues its recipients faced. Nevertheless, the letter vividly depicts how God's will revealed in Christ reorients believers' lives toward unity, mutual respect, submission,...
Spiritual Disciplines Handbook
Practices That Transform Us
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2015
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A Guidebook to Prayer
24 Ways to Walk with God
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2013
draws us to experience love and to be love
increases our faith
expands our vision of God
helps us grow in self-understanding
gives us perspective on life and death
An Unhurried Leader
The Lasting Fruit of Daily Influence
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2017
15th Annual Outreach Magazine Resource of the Year - Also Recommended in Leadership What does grace-paced leadership look like? Spiritual mentor. Pastor. Executive director. Parent. Professor. Spouse. We have many roles and relationships. And in the midst of all we do, we're tempted to frantically...
Luminous
Living the Presence and Power of Jesus
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2013
When pastor David Beck went to Haiti with a ministry team he found himself deeply experiencing the power of being Christ's own hands and feet. Reflecting on what it means to be Christ to others, he writes: "We come to fulfill Jesus' words that we are the light of the world and are here to let...
Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes
Removing Cultural Blinders to Better Understand the Bible
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2012
Bookwi.se's Favorite Books of the Year, Non-Fiction
What was clear to the original readers of Scripture is not always clear to us. Because of the cultural distance between the biblical world and our contemporary setting, we often bring modern Western biases to the text. For example:
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Sustainable Youth Ministry
Why Most Youth Ministry Doesn't Last and What Your Church Can Do About It
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2010
helps senior pastors and search committees create a realistic job description for a youth pastor
provides tips for making wise hiring decisions
equips youth pastors to build a strong volunteer team
offers creative solutions to help youth pastors set and keep boundaries
gives a road map for navigating church politics
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