Download or read book Your Best Life Now written by Joel Osteen and published by FaithWords. This book was released on 2007-09-03 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this remarkable New York Times bestseller, Joel Osteen offers unique insights and encouragement that will help readers overcome every obstacle in their lives.
Download or read book Seven Steps to Becoming a Healthy Christian Leader written by Doug Munton and published by Deep River Books. This book was released on 2004-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Doug Munton reminds us all of the qualities and skills we need to be healthy leaders. If you feel overwhelmed or unfocused, this book will help you in your journey back to healthy leadership.
Download or read book The Family Life of a Christian Leader written by Ajith Fernando and published by Crossway. This book was released on 2016-07-18 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anyone involved in Christian ministry knows how challenging it is to balance ministry and family responsibilities. Many demands pull leaders in different directions—making it easy to neglect one or the other, often without even realizing it. Writing from decades of counseling and personal ministry experience, Ajith Fernando points Christian leaders back to the most important aspect of their lives: their relationship with God. He then offers practical guidance for responding to real-life situations in the home, including disciplining children, dealing with disappointment, loving one's spouse, and pursuing joy. This book presents Christian leaders with a healthy and God-centered understanding of family that leads to a flourishing home.
Download or read book Seven Steps to Amazing Love written by Prince Mensah and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2008-10 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sex sells. Sense doesnt. This is what Christians face in this world. But we cannot use that as an excuse to justify reckless choices in our lives. This is the main reason why Prince Mensah wrote Seven Steps to Amazing Love. The book is an honest, no-holds-barred conversation about how Christians can achieve a fulfilling relationship with another person. Prince uses the Bible and contemporary research to support his seven recommendations. As Christians, it is imperative to know how to survive minefields on the path to a godly and fulfilling relationship. The reader is offered a chance to self-analyze with the truth of Gods word. There is no mincing of words in Seven Steps to Amazing Love. It is a book that suggests several ways to avoid, or survive, the prevailing sense of futility in todays culture when it comes to true love. Prince Mensah came to know Jesus Christ as his Lord and Personal Savior in 1992. The conversion occurred at Calvary Baptist Church in Accra, Ghana. Since then, Prince has conducted workshops and seminars about issues affecting Christian youth. He has spoken on subjects ranging from selfishness to sexuality. Issues of chastity and fidelity in a Christians life are focal points in Princes presentations. This is because todays microwave society disables people to think through problems. The hasty decision-making results in unpleasant circumstances in many areas, especially in relationships. Prince Mensah has held the position of secretary for the Hope Baptist Church Youth group in Accra, Ghana. He studied Christian Psychology in college and holds a Consultants Certificate in Mediation. He is also a Fellow of the African-American HIV University in Los Angeles, California. He is married to Charisse Sullivan-Mensah, a career musician. The couple lives in Columbia, MD.
Download or read book Nelson s Preacher s Sourcebook written by Thomas Nelson and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2023-01-17 with total page 545 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Plan a full year of sermons with Nelson's Preacher's Sourcebook. Inspiration doesn't always have to come from the mountain top. God can just as easily use a resource like Nelson's Preacher's Sourcebook to give you fresh and new ideas for your sermons, small group meetings, and seasonal gatherings. With suggestions for creative outlines, scripture text, preaching techniques and historical notes, use this sourcebook as a jumping off point when talking to God about the message He wants you to deliver. This Apologetics Edition of Nelson's Preacher's Sourcebook has an emphasis on evangelism and includes a sermon series focusing on apologetics. Features include: Sermons, creative outlines, illustrations, and quotes for every Sunday of the year Special articles focusing on evangelism Worship helps, including hymns, prayers, and Scripture text Inspirational thoughts and preaching techniques Sermons of special occasions and holidays Sermons and register pages for weddings and funerals With Nelson's Preacher's Sourcebook, you'll have engaging content for every Sunday of the year that your congregation will not just listen to, but truly hear.
Download or read book Nelson s Annual Preacher s Sourcebook Vol 1 written by Kent Spann and published by Thomas Nelson Inc. This book was released on 2011-10-04 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nelson's Annual Preacher's Sourcebook, Volume 1 is the same sermon planner you have come to depend on for over ten years with a new topical focus.
Download or read book The Leader in Me written by Stephen R. Covey and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-12-11 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children in today's world are inundated with information about who to be, what to do and how to live. But what if there was a way to teach children how to manage priorities, focus on goals and be a positive influence on the world around them? The Leader in Meis that programme. It's based on a hugely successful initiative carried out at the A.B. Combs Elementary School in North Carolina. To hear the parents of A. B Combs talk about the school is to be amazed. In 1999, the school debuted a programme that taught The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Peopleto a pilot group of students. The parents reported an incredible change in their children, who blossomed under the programme. By the end of the following year the average end-of-grade scores had leapt from 84 to 94. This book will launch the message onto a much larger platform. Stephen R. Covey takes the 7 Habits, that have already changed the lives of millions of people, and shows how children can use them as they develop. Those habits -- be proactive, begin with the end in mind, put first things first, think win-win, seek to understand and then to be understood, synergize, and sharpen the saw -- are critical skills to learn at a young age and bring incredible results, proving that it's never too early to teach someone how to live well.
Download or read book Christian Reflections on The Leadership Challenge written by James M. Kouzes and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-04-20 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christian Reflections on The Leadership Challenge is a faith-based companion to the best-selling leadership book of all time--The Leadership Challenge. Grounded in Jim and Barry’s time-tested research, Christian Reflections on The Leadership Challenge describes their Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership ® --Model the Way, Inspire a Shared Vision, Challenge the Process, Enable Others to Act, and Encourage the Heart—and offers practical guidance and inspiring examples about how Christian leaders can have a powerful impact in their workplaces, communities, and congregations by bringing their faith into their leadership. In addition to Jim and Barry’s foundational wisdom, the book brings together five leaders who reflect on the Five Practices from a Christian perspective. John C. Maxwell, David McAllister-Wilson, Patrick Lencioni, Nancy Ortberg, and Ken Blanchard share insights and stories culled from personal experience and the lives of other Christian leaders who have accomplished extraordinary things in churches, communities, classrooms, and corporations. Their thoughtful reflections on the role of faith in leadership will propel leaders and aspiring leaders
Download or read book Warriors in Hiding written by Doug Munton and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2008-09 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When you look at yourself, what do you see- your failures, inadequacies, shortcomings? God sees far more. God sees in you the person you could be. God sees what you can become, not just what you have been. He sees your potential, your possibilities and your promise. Warriors in Hiding follows the fascinating biblical story of Gideon to show us how God turns weaklings into warriors. Using stories, humor and solid biblical insights, this book examines the surprising people God chooses and uses. If you have ever wanted to be more than you are, to reach the potential God has given you, to become what God wants you to be, then this book is for you! I have no better friend in this world than Doug Munton. And, I know no better leader. His incredible ability to lead people and churches through challenging and almost impossible situations makes him well-qualified to write this book. You will be encouraged that God can find you "in hiding" and make you His warrior, His leader. Don't miss this great book! -John Avant, author and Pastor of First Baptist Church, West Monroe, LA For all the years that I have known Doug Munton he has been an encourager to me. It is no surprise that his latest book does what Doug has modeled his entire life which is encourage and challenge God's servants to be the leaders the Lord wants them to be. -Dr. Preston L. Nix Director of the Leavell Center for Evangelism and Church Health New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary Dr. Munton is the pastor of the exciting First Baptist Church of O'Fallon, IL. He is a gifted speaker, teacher, author and leader. He and his wife, Vickie, have four children and two sons-in-law.
Download or read book Understanding Christian Leadership written by Ian Parkinson and published by SCM Press. This book was released on 2020 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understanding Christian Leadership offers an examination of a distinctly Christian understanding of leadership offering a critical appraisal of insights from secular theories of leadership, exploring biblical and other theological insights into the nature and practice of leadership. Whilst arguing for a form of leadership which is widely dispersed and collaborative, the book seeks to explain the distinctive role of leaders within such a leadership economy. It also seeks to establish a proper relationship between sacred and secular leadership thinking, tackling some of the common philosophical and theological reservations to do with leadership discourse, whilst offering a critical framework for discerning the suitability for the Church of different sources of leadership thinking. Designed as core reading for leadership modules currently taught by the author across a large number of training contexts in the UK, this book is an indispensable text for those taking undergraduate or postgraduate-level qualifications in Christian leadership as well as those in other less formal leadership training contexts. Foreword by Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury
Download or read book What Is a Healthy Church written by Mark Dever and published by Crossway. This book was released on 2024-09-26 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Key Traits of a Healthy Church to Develop within the Local Body What is an ideal church, and how can you tell? How does it look different from other churches? More importantly, how does it act differently, especially in society? Many of us aren't sure how to answer those questions, even though we probably have some preconceived ideas. This book answers those questions and many more. Author Mark Dever seeks to help believers recognize the key characteristics of a healthy church: expositional preaching, biblical theology, and a right understanding of the gospel. Dever then calls us to develop those characteristics in our own churches. By following the example of New Testament authors and addressing all members of the church, pastors and laity alike, Dever challenges all believers to do their part in maintaining the local church. Part of the 9Marks Building Healthy Churches series, What Is a Healthy Church? offers timeless truths and practical principles to help each of us fulfill our God-given roles in the body of Christ. Offers an Ideal Church Model: Encourages pastors and members to implement healthy church qualities within their local body Written by Mark Dever: Pastor, bestselling author, and president of 9Marks From 9Marks: Other titles in the Building Healthy Churches series include Church Discipline; Deacons; and Church Membership Replaces ISBN 978-1-58134-937-5
Download or read book 7 Steps to Attain Perfection written by John Molokwu and published by Publication Consultants. This book was released on 2018-03-01 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 7 Steps To Attain Perfection, an embodiment of rudimentary guiding principles capturing the essence of being Born Again, was conceived out of a nurtured desire spanning 11 years of tuning and fine-tuning its contents to equip a believer with necessary steps taking them on a purposeful journey through life's unpredictable experiences. It begins the moment someone takes the decisive step to accept Christ as their Lord and Saviour to fulfilling their calling in God's vineyard. 7 Steps To Attain Perfection is equipped with biblical citations, anecdotes, and metaphorical connotations meant to expose your thoughts to new possibility of attaining perfection in Christ Jesus. It relates to every believer's struggle for acceptance and respect in a world of perverseness, deceitfulness, slothfulness, and actus reus. 7 Steps To Attain Perfection remains a great privilege for me having been inspired to tap from the wealth of wisdom, knowledge and understanding endowed by the Holy Spirit flowing through the ‘Still Small Voice' as I listened in the Spirit and penned down the Words as the Spirit gave me inspiration. Anyone applying the teachings in this book will transform their life through becoming changed for the better according to John 15:1-5.
Download or read book Leadership Awakening written by Doug Stringer and published by Whitaker House. This book was released on 2016-10-18 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every leader wants to finish well, but sometimes the challenges and discouragements in life become too much to handle. Overwhelmed, we settle for less than God's best. Whether you are just beginning your ministry journey or you are a seasoned veteran who is feeling tired, ineffective, or ready to quit...maybe it's time for a Leadership Awakening! Your life can be marked by God's goodness all the way to the finish line. Through the time-tested principles Doug Stringer lays out, you will discover how to... Measure successful leadership God's way Overcome the oppositions godly leaders face Display leadership traits that transform your family, workplace, church, and world Equip yourself-and those you're leading-to run the race and finish well And much more! Don't allow yourself to become a casualty on the battlefield of Christian leadership. You can have an impactful life and hear God's beautiful words of affirmation at the end of your journey..."Well done, good and faithful servant" (Matthew 25:23).
Download or read book The Unstoppable Christian Business written by Dr. Ron Eccles and published by Morgan James Publishing. This book was released on 2022-01-04 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Unstoppable Christian Business helps Christian business owners grow and scale a highly profitable business that maintains Kingdom purpose. Anyone can start a business, most fail to achieve their potential and either struggle to survive or fail. Building a purpose driven, highly profitable business, requires 3 key ingredients: A solid business structure An optimized leader Holy Spirit lead life Dr. Ron Eccles designed The Unstoppable Christian Business to help people build a solid foundation (spiritually, personally, and professionally) to take their business to heights most never dream of. Those business owners committed to building a highly profitable business, that operates from a greater purpose, will find all the necessary ingredients they need inside. The Unstoppable Christian Business contains powerful information that has the potential to maximize one’s business and personal life. The only thing missing is the action. Taking this information and putting it into action…changes everything!
Download or read book The Church Leader s Counseling Resource Book written by Cynthia Franklin Ph.D. and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2011-02-01 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This all-in-one guide is designed to better equip clergy and the church leaders to meet their congregations' needs in a spiritually grounded and scientifically sound manner. Succinct, easy-to-read chapters summarize all a pastor needs to know about a given problem area, including its signs or symptoms, questions to ask, effective helping skills, and, most importantly, when to refer to a mental health professional. Synthesizing what research says about treatment approaches for mental health issues, this user-friendly reference is filled with guidelines, case scenarios, key points to remember, resources for further help, advice on integrating scripture and theology with the best available research, and tips on partnering with others to provide the best possible care for each church member. Each chapter is designed for quick lookup by problem area, empowering church leaders to understand and help meet the challenges facing the children, adults, families, and communities that they serve.
Download or read book The Unstuck Church written by Tony Morgan and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2017-05-16 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Acclaimed church leader, blogger, founder and chief strategic officer of The Unstuck Group, Tony Morgan unpacks the lifecycle of a typical church, identifies characteristics of each phase, and provides practical next steps a church can take to move towards sustained health. Think about your church for a moment. Is it growing? Is it diminishing? Is it somewhere in between? Acclaimed church leader, blogger, and founder and chief strategic officer of The Unstuck Group, Tony Morgan has identified the seven stages of a church's lifecycle that range from the hopeful and optimistic days of launch, to the stagnating last stages of life support. Regardless of the stage in which you find your church, it carries with it the world's greatest mission—to "go and make disciples of all the nations . . ." With eternity at stake the Church should be doing most everything within its power to see lives changed forever. The Church should strive for the pinnacle of the lifecycle, where they are continually making new disciples and experiencing what Morgan refers to as "sustained health." In The Unstuck Church, Morgan unpacks each phase of the church lifecycle, and offers specific and strategic next steps the church leader can take to find it's way to sustained health . . . and finally become unstuck. The Unstuck Church is a call for honest an assessment of where your church sits on the lifecycle, and a challenge to move beyond it.
Download or read book If Jesus Is Lord written by Ronald J. Sider and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2019-07-16 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What does Jesus have to say about violence, just war, and killing? Does Jesus ever want his disciples to kill in order to resist evil and promote peace and justice? This book by noted theologian and bestselling author Ronald J. Sider provides a career capstone statement on biblical peacemaking. Sider makes a strong case for the view that Jesus calls his disciples to love, and never kill, their enemies. He explains that there are never only two options: to kill or to do nothing in the face of tyranny and brutality. There is always a third possibility: vigorous, nonviolent resistance. If we believe that Jesus is Lord, then we disobey him when we set aside what he taught about killing and ignore his command to love our enemies. This thorough, comprehensive treatment of a topic of perennial concern vigorously engages with the just war tradition and issues a challenge to all Christians, especially evangelicals, to engage in biblical peacemaking. The book includes a foreword by Stanley Hauerwas.
