Download or read book The Journey from Misery to Ministry written by Francis Dorff and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a book for all who minister--not only in churches, schools, or soup kitchens, but in neighborhoods, offices, and homes, outlining the path that compassionate people often follow, moving from personal misery to ministry.
Download or read book From Misery to Ministry My Journey to Forgiveness written by Walterine A. Pickett and published by Tate Publishing. This book was released on 2007-03 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Cave written by Scott Distler and published by Covenant Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2021-04-13 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: God does not comfort us to make us comfortable; He comforts us to make us comforters! Life is full of hurts and betrayals, especially when you are involved in ministry. Talk to any pastor who has been in ministry long enough and you will discover that they probably have the scars to show for it. Often these hurts and betrayals can lead us deep into the cave of despair which results in ministry becoming misery. That is the story of pastor and author, Scott Distler. In these pages, Distler looks at two heroes of the Old Testament who had similar experiences. Elijah found himself in the cave of despair and Joseph in the pit of betrayal. Using the principles seen in their stores as well as personal lessons learned during his own experience within the cave, Distler offers hope and help to anyone, especially pastors and those in ministry, who have found themselves on the bitter end of hurt and betrayal.
Download or read book Misery to Ministry written by Ada Bowens and published by . This book was released on 2008-10 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to turn Misery into Ministry We understand that we are living in a day of unrest due to so many of the world's conditions. Because of these conditions many will be running to the safety of the church. They come already broken, wounded, and hurt. Scared from incest, molestation, rape, divorce and broken homes. Devastated from discrimination, economic loss, and under education or just ordinary rejection. These are examples of the types of people who will be coming into our churches. Will they exchange one bondage for another? Will they fall into hands that will further use and abuse them? It is my prayer that the church will learn how to receive the broken, the wounded, the blind, the bruised; to have ministries in place to fulfill the mission of the church. Jesus said, "I come to seek and to save them which are lost." Luke 19:10
Download or read book From Misery to Ministry written by Mary T. Sorrendino and published by . This book was released on 2010-12-01 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a memoir by a certified addictions counselor who suffered sexual and severe verbal abuse by her parents, addictive behaviors, and self-loathing growing up in Central New York. She recounts how she became a Christian and how she was eventually healed of all the hurts and betrayals of her parents to go on to obtain a Master's Degree and be in a position to help others with similar backgrounds.
Download or read book From Misery to Ministry written by Judith Walker-Franklin and published by Author House. This book was released on 2006-06-29 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Misery to Ministry is my personal testimony of the miraculous power of God demonstrated in my life. This book shows and reveals clearly the nature of God as Savior, Deliverer, and Protector. Most of all it shows God's mercy, grace, and love, and how complete it is and how far it reaches. This is a love story! A story of God the Father pursuing and chasing after His children; and showing acceptance to them no matter what they have done and how far away from Him they have gone. If you have ever felt that you had no hope, this testimony will restore hope to you!. If you have ever searched for acceptance and significance, you must read this book! If you have been in bondage to your emotions, people, drugs or thoughts of suicide, then God brought this book to life just for you. I promise you this testimony has been mandated by God and will change your very life!
Download or read book Poetic Faith written by Tiffany Stevenson and published by . This book was released on 2015-03-02 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book From Misery to Ministry Ii written by Judith Walker-Franklin and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2014-07-08 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, the prophetic voice of Prophetess Franklin will be taking you on a journey. A very important journey of how she was rejecting the power of the cross of Christ. She gives a honest, intimate, and transparent testimony of how her rejection of the power of the cross impacted her life and all those connected to her, but she doesn't stop there. She also takes you on her personal journey from rejecting to accepting the power of the cross, and how her life has completed been transformed. Her convictions, boldness, and transparency will enter the deepest part of your souls. This book will challenge you to take a deep and honest look into your own hearts and ask yourselves a question. A very important question, one that will profoundly impact the very foundation of your life. "Are you accepting or rejecting the power of the cross?"
Download or read book From Misery to Ministry written by Brian Foutz and published by Tate Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On a beautiful spring morning in 2004, Brian Foutz heard a car door slam shut in his driveway. He walked to his window, expecting to see his daughter, Victoria, returning from an overnight stay with a friend. Instead he saw two officers from the county sheriff's office. The officers were coming to deliver news that would change Brian's life forever. Once inside, the officers told Brian that his daughter wouldn't be coming home. At only eighteen years old, Victoria had been shot in the head and killed. From Misery to Ministry is the story of how Brian and his wife, Leah, find the strength to overcome the loss of their daughter. Brian and Leah offer a moving, intimate account of Victoria's funeral, the trial of her accused killers, and their efforts to find meaning after the grief and heartbreak caused by their daughter's death. With advice on dealing with sudden rushes of emotion, seeking professional counsel, and maintaining a loving marriage in the face of the darkest of tragedies, From Misery to Ministry is a powerful tool for any family that has lost a loved one. Brian and Leah bless all readers with their honesty, their vulnerability, and their message of hope.
Download or read book Misery in Ministry written by Kecia Taylor and published by Diamond Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2020-08-12 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The call to fulfill one's purpose in their life is very real. . . and when the excitement of the call collides with the sins of our past, there can be chaos.Kecia entered ministry with zeal and passion, sincere about helping God's people. As time went on, she learned that not everyone in ministry had the same heart. Witnessing disingenuous people who used the pulpit for financial gain instead of helping people was painful. Soon, she no longer wanted to be a part of it, choosing to walk away from "the game" to focus on her mental health and saving her life.Misery in Ministry is Kecia's journey as she navigated the challenges of moving away from the accolades of being a "powerful preacher" in the eyes of man and drawing closer to God's way of ministering to the lives and hearts of His people - while not having to stand in a pulpit.
Download or read book Outgrowing the Ingrown Church written by C. John Miller and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 1986 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a book for pacesetters -- church leaders who desire to help their churches break free of the things that turn them in on themselves. It is a masterly mix of biblical principle, objective analysis, and personal experience.
Download or read book The Ministry for the Future written by Kim Stanley Robinson and published by Orbit. This book was released on 2020-10-06 with total page 579 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ONE OF BARACK OBAMA’S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR “The best science-fiction nonfiction novel I’ve ever read.” —Jonathan Lethem "If I could get policymakers, and citizens, everywhere to read just one book this year, it would be Kim Stanley Robinson’s The Ministry for the Future." —Ezra Klein (Vox) The Ministry for the Future is a masterpiece of the imagination, using fictional eyewitness accounts to tell the story of how climate change will affect us all. Its setting is not a desolate, postapocalyptic world, but a future that is almost upon us. Chosen by Barack Obama as one of his favorite books of the year, this extraordinary novel from visionary science fiction writer Kim Stanley Robinson will change the way you think about the climate crisis. "One hopes that this book is read widely—that Robinson’s audience, already large, grows by an order of magnitude. Because the point of his books is to fire the imagination."―New York Review of Books "If there’s any book that hit me hard this year, it was Kim Stanley Robinson’s The Ministry for the Future, a sweeping epic about climate change and humanity’s efforts to try and turn the tide before it’s too late." ―Polygon (Best of the Year) "Masterly." —New Yorker "[The Ministry for the Future] struck like a mallet hitting a gong, reverberating through the year ... it’s terrifying, unrelenting, but ultimately hopeful. Robinson is the SF writer of my lifetime, and this stands as some of his best work. It’s my book of the year." —Locus "Science-fiction visionary Kim Stanley Robinson makes the case for quantitative easing our way out of planetary doom." ―Bloomberg Green
Download or read book Liberating Ministry from the Success Syndrome written by R. Kent Hughes and published by Crossway. This book was released on 2008-01-07 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every year thousands of God's servants leave the ministry convinced they are failures. Years ago, in the midst of a crisis of faith, Kent Hughes almost became one of them. But instead he and his wife Barbara turned to God's Word, determined to learn what God had to say about success and to evaluate their ministry from a biblical point of view. This book describes their journey and their liberation from the "success syndrome"-the misguided belief that success in ministry means increased numbers. In today's world it is easy to be seduced by the secular thinking that places a number on everything. But the authors teach that true success in ministry lies not in numbers but in several key areas: faithfulness, serving, loving, believing, prayer, holiness, and a Christlike attitude. Their thoughts will encourage readers who grapple with feelings of failure and lead them to a deeper, fuller understanding of success in Christian ministry. This book was originally published by Tyndale in 1987 and includes a new preface.
Download or read book For a Hope and a Future written by Inez Hart and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2008-02 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jeremiah 29:11,"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." NIV From standing on a street corner, to standing in the pulpit. From misery to ministry. An amazing, inspiring, remarkable journey of tragedy to triumph! This story goes beyond "Once I was lost and now I am found." It goes deeper and reaches a place in others with the truth of God's Word.truth that will renew the mind and transform a life totally.from the inside-out! Every once in a while, a person comes across a book that has a huge impact on him or her. For me, this is that book. This true story will make you cry, laugh, shout, and will challenge you to look deeper into your own personal life with Jesus Christ. The story itself will enthrall you, and the power in the author's voice will captivate your senses. Be prepared for an amazing experience as you are led through this narrative. You will not look at life the same way after you read Inez Hart's amazing story. You will be inspired as you too learn how to apply God's transforming power through His Word in your life. Rev. David Ford World Harvest Community Church Inez Hart has a powerful testimony of God's love and grace, how God found her and delivered her from a life of drugs and self-destruction is a thrilling story. Her dynamic ministry of 34 years has taken her throughout the United States and many other nations, sharing the truth of God's Word through preaching and teaching, ministering in churches, crusades, conferences, prisons, on the streets, and on television and radio.
Download or read book The Battle written by Bernadine Krehye-holland and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-07-11 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The day before he was to start college on a full scholarship, Bernadine Krehye-Holland's son Joseph was murdered in an act of senseless street gun violence. After this tragedy, Bernadine was devastated. She and her husband divorced, and she sunk into a nearly suicidal depression. But through the sustaining grace of God, seeing His hand in bringing her son's murderer to justice, and the support of family and friends, she began her journey to restoration. As a part of her restoration process, Bernadine heeded God's call to help other bereaved families. In 2011, she founded "Forgive and Release," a support group that embraces families who have also lost loved ones through violence or other circumstances. This book chronicles the true story of her healing journey, with a dash of Biblical fiction added to illustrate the fierce spiritual battle God brought her through. It was "The Battle: From Misery to Ministry."
Download or read book Journey To Freedom 2 written by Peter Horrobin and published by Journey To Freedom. This book was released on 2023-08-16 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ground-breaking teaching that equips the saints to live the Christian life in relationship with the Lord and, as a result, be able to do the works of the Kingdom of God.
Download or read book Testimony of a Kept Woman written by Jan Newell-Byrd and published by Tate Publishing & Enterprises. This book was released on 2012-08 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The constable pulled an envelope from his inside coat pocket and placed it in my hand. Then he said to me, 'You have just been sued for divorce.' Without another word, he turned, walked away, got into his marked car, and drove off. I stood frozen at the front door of my home. I couldn't move. I was in an absolute state of shock. After Jan escaped the physical and emotional abuse she had endured at the hands of her first husband, she was certain that her life was going to turn around. She married a pastor with whom she could work closely to build a ministry. Their congregation grew, and it truly seemed as if their lives were blessed. But slowly, the accusations began to surface that would shatter Jan's world and show her just how deep her husband's deceptions went. As she struggled to maintain her faith and dignity under the watchful eyes of the congregation, she was inwardly undergoing the greatest crisis of her life. For any reader who has felt like God Almighty has packed up, moved away, and forgotten to leave His forwarding address, Jan's powerful Testimony of a Kept Woman will provide much-needed hope as she shows readers how even in her moment of crisis, God kept her close to Him. Her story of victory is proof that God has the perfect purpose for every pain and sorrow. 'You will read about a wife's suffering, feel her pain, share her joy, witness her victory, and finally, you will find encouragement.' Brook Lynn Dorcent author of Missing the Mark 'Testimony of a Kept Woman provides the reader with an insider's view of living with domestic violence and emotional abuse while trying to live a 'normal' life. Jan's story is a journey from pain to redemption that leaps off the pages...It's a must read.' Mark S. Woodson president of 1570AMa "WECU Gospel Radio, Greenville, North Carolina author of I Couldn't Ride With My Father"
