Download or read book Speak Up Christian Assertiveness written by and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 1985-01-01 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In situations involving confrontation, many Christians either explode and feel guilty or suppress their convictions and become depressed. Here, now, is a way to counteract these experiences--a how-to guide to assertiveness based on sound evangelical principles.
Download or read book Speaking the Truth in Love written by Ruth N. Koch and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Art of Everyday Assertiveness written by Patrick King and published by Pkcs Media, Incorporated. This book was released on 2019-10-22 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stand your ground without guilt, fear, or awkward tension. Finally get what you deserve and stop "letting it slide". Who is making your daily choices for you? Is it you? Make sure you possess the everyday assertiveness to get what you want and resist the pressure to reject what you don't want. You've put yourself last your entire life. It's time for that to change. Stop enabling, sacrificing your needs, people pleasing, and being so "agreeable." The Art of Everyday Assertiveness is a guide for the chronically "nice," "overwhelmed," and "accommodating". It is a deep psychological dive into the beliefs that makes us lack assertiveness, and how to systematically combat and replace compulsions with healthy mindsets. This is a book that stands apart from others because of the plethora of real life examples and solutions. If your problem is assertiveness, you'll find the step by step answer in this book - included is an Assertiveness Action Plan unlike any other. Gain respect, set boundaries, and ask for what you really want. Patrick King is an internationally bestselling author and social skills coach. His writing draws of a variety of sources, from research, academic experience, coaching, and real life experience. He's also a recovering people pleaser who knows exactly how it feels to feel unable to speak his mind. How to decisively say NO and reclaim your time and energy Stop putting others first and being taken advantage of. -A wide variety of ways to say no - without tension or awkwardness. -Beating the subconscious beliefs that make you a compliant doormat. -How to set healthy boundaries and protect yourself from others. -How to ask for exactly what you want, when you want it. -The instinct to over-apologize and how to fix it. Stop being a "helpaholic" and start treating yourself better. Assertiveness is the first step to creating the life you want - not the life someone else wants for you, or taking care of someone else's to-do list. You're not responsible for other people's happiness. But you are responsible for yours. What makes you happy? Do that. What makes you unhappy? Avoid that. If other people interfere with this simple credo, assertiveness is what will save the day.
Download or read book Calling written by Pierce Brantley and published by David C Cook. This book was released on 2020-05-01 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Men today long for a calling but often settle for the next best thing: a job. They aspire for a higher purpose but still have bills to pay and family to support. But what if men could find their calling in the work they are already doing? In his new book Calling: Awaken to the Purpose of Your Work, author Pierce Brantley uses practical language and shares actionable steps to show men how to redefine the purpose of their work and discover what it means to have a “called career.” Brantley shows men they can find a meaningful connection with God in the work they are doing right now. Men were designed for this partnership, and once they embrace it they will be awakened to the true purpose of their work—not just a career but a calling.
Download or read book Managing Church Conflict written by Hugh F. Halverstadt and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 1991-01-01 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This instructive, useful book, which can be used as a model for addressing ministries, church systems, and other non-profit organizations in conflict, offers ways of constraining those who act as antagonists and ways of collaborating with opponents.
Download or read book Raise Your Voice written by Kathy Khang and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2018-07-31 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It can be hard to speak up when power dynamics keep us silent and marginalized, especially when race, ethnicity, and gender are factors. Activist Kathy Khang roots our voice and identity in the image of God, showing how we can raise our voices for the sake of God's justice. We are created to speak, and we can both speak up for ourselves and speak out on behalf of others.
Download or read book Speaking Your Mind Without Stepping on Toes written by Henry A. Virkler and published by Victor Books. This book was released on 1991 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Practical Psychology for Pastors 2nd Edition written by William R. Miller and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2010-05-01 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This practical handbook takes a totally fresh approach to the work of pastoral counselors by drawing on recent research and developments in the health and behavioral sciences. Thoroughly revised and updated, this edition incorporates new or expanded coverage of topics such as: - a new chapter on Pastoral Self-Care which offers advice on maintaining psychological health, avoiding crisis, and preventing personal and occupational burnout - the integration of counseling with other pastoral roles and functions - pastoral counseling ethics - how to help people build personal motivation for change -grief counseling and crisis intervention - post-traumatic stress, physical and sexual abuse, and personality disorders
Download or read book Hypnosis Healing and the Christian written by John Court and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2002-06-04 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hypnosis is a controversial practice with many myths about its power and dangers. 'Hypnosis, Healing and the Christian' cuts through the confusion to present a balanced defense of the use of hypnosis by Christians, arguing that it is a powerful tool in bringing about psychological change. John Court avoids minimizing the dangers of this powerful phenomenon, as he discusses examples of clinical hypnosis by Christians who have found emotional and spiritual benefits from its use. Setting ethical concerns about the use of hypnosis firmly within a framework of the biblical material, he argues that hypnosis is a morally neutral technique which may be used for good or ill. Its use by pagan and other religions should not prevent its constructive and godly use by Christians. This stimulating book will be of interest not only to those involved in counseling and healing ministries but also to Christians interested in broader understanding of how our human minds work.
Download or read book The Anatomy of Preaching written by David L. Larsen and published by Kregel Academic. This book was released on 1989 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Insight and commentary on fifteen issues that affect a pastor's effectiveness, including making a sermon flow, escaping predictability, and using narrative effectively.
Download or read book The Rotarian written by and published by . This book was released on 1986-12 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Established in 1911, The Rotarian is the official magazine of Rotary International and is circulated worldwide. Each issue contains feature articles, columns, and departments about, or of interest to, Rotarians. Seventeen Nobel Prize winners and 19 Pulitzer Prize winners – from Mahatma Ghandi to Kurt Vonnegut Jr. – have written for the magazine.
Download or read book Coping with Depression written by Siang-Yang Tan and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2004-09-01 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nineteen million Americans suffer from depression each year It can strike anyone, and being a Christian does not exempt you. But help is here. Understanding the ABCs of emotional life-Affect, Behavior, and Cognition-can shed light on the causes of depression. In this revised and updated edition of Coping with Depression, the authors look carefully at the ABCs, showing how your thoughts affect the way you feel and describing how each dimension is linked with depression. They balance the spiritual dimension of approaching depression with the most recent scientific research and offer highly practical and proven strategies for coping. If you suffer from depression or know someone who does, you will find encouragement and help in this reassuring book. "Tan and Ortberg educate and edify. They build on state-of-the-science understanding, state-of-the-treatment tips from therapy, and state-of-the-spirit nurture of the whole person. The result: an educational and uplifting book to guide people out of depression."-Everett L. Worthington Jr., Ph.D., chair of psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University "Coping with Depression is a spiritually sensitive, scientifically informed, and highly practical resource for people struggling with depression and those who would seek to understand and help them."-Stanton L. Jones, Ph.D., provost, Wheaton College Siang-Yang Tan (Ph.D., McGill University) is a graduate professor of psychology at Fuller Theological Seminary. He also serves as senior pastor of First Evangelical Church of Glendale. John Ortberg (M.Div., Ph.D., Fuller Theological Seminary) is a pastor at Menlo Park Presbyterian Church and author of If You Want to Walk on Water, You've Got to Get Out of the Boat and Everybody's Normal Till You Get to Know Them.
Download or read book The Pastor s Family written by Harold G Koenig and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-10-12 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describing the difficulties of balancing a career and family life, The Pastor’s Family: The Challenges of Family Life and Pastoral Responsibilities is a personal narrative that discusses the all-too-familiar practice of neglecting your family for your job. Pastors will learn the importance of balancing time and attention between their families and religious careers by exploring the problems caused by one pastor’s prolonged absence from home. Containing research and first-hand experiences, The Pastor’s Family calls for a change in ministry policies that will enable pastors to devote as much time to their families as they do to their congregations.Containing stories and anecdotes from the author, his wife, and his two children, this book offers suggestions on how to improve the physical, emotional, and spiritual health of a pastor’s family. The information and insight provided by The Pastor’s Family will also help pastors’wives realize that they are not alone in their demanding roles and will help church policymakers discover the need to improve relations between the congregation and the pastor’s family. With the hope that the universal problems of pastors’families will be revealed, the author shares with you methods that have helped bring him and his family closer together, including: understanding the expectations of the stereotypical “superpastor” and learning how to set boundaries between family life and career realizing that a pastor’s family is subject to the same problems and challenges other families face and helping your family deal with this pressure learning the various definitions of codependency and how this can attribute to the neglect of your family discussing the history of abuse of pastors’families through the Bible and famous religious figures recognizing the discrimination of a pastor’s wife and her sufferings, such as coping with her husband’s various psychological challenges and being expected to always help her husband with his career discovering how conflicts can provoke communication, release emotions, identify and clarify problems, and permit individualization understanding why people feel a loss of power or personal rejection when their requests are not grantedEmphasizing the practice of setting boundaries, The Pastor’s Family examines ways to promote assertiveness through self-talk and self-differentiation that will help you defeat codependent behavior. This will teach you that it is all right to say “no”-- that it is all right to do things for yourself. From The Pastor’s Family, you will learn how to correct the ideology that makes many pastors feel they must honor every parishioner request, despite the effect it will have on his family. Through stories of hardship and personal revelations, this book will help you realize the need for church policy reforms that will allow pastors to be looked upon as humans who have familiesbesides their parishioners.
Download or read book Overcoming Anxiety written by Archibald D. Hart and published by W Publishing Group. This book was released on 1989 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A top Christian psychologist shows how to recognize a common but devastating problem--and offers solutions that work!"--Jacket subtitle.
Download or read book Parenting with Purpose written by Yesu Vi and published by eBookIt.com. This book was released on 2024-05-24 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Transform Your Home into a Haven of Faith and Love Imagine a home where love, faith, and discipline blend harmoniously to nurture resilient, God-loving children. Parenting with Purpose: A Christian Guide to Raising Children and Building a Christian Home is an enlightening journey that empowers Christian parents to embrace their parenting role with confidence and grace. Through practical guidance, biblical wisdom, and heartfelt insight, this comprehensive guide lays the foundation for raising children in a tumultuous world.Embark on an inspiring odyssey that begins with the core principles of Christian parenting. Discover how the fusion of love and discipline creates a nurturing environment where children thrive. Learn to establish a home that is a bastion of faith, modeling Christ-like behavior that inspires and guides. With Parenting with Purpose, your family will develop a deep, meaningful connection to scripture and prayer, integrating these pillars into the daily rhythm of your lives. Communication is the heartbeat of a strong family. Delve into strategies for communicating with compassion and clarity, ensuring your child feels heard and valued. Through examples and advice, you'll become a beacon of guidance and understanding, adept at navigating the complexities of your child's questions and doubts. Building a resilient Christian family requires not just internal strength, but also a vibrant connection to the larger body of Christ. Witness how integrating your family into the church community enhances support, fellowship, and spiritual growth. This book also addresses the crucial topics of education, discipline, technology, and peer relationships through the lens of Christian values, ensuring you're equipped for every aspect of parenting. With each chapter, you'll gain invaluable insights into creating a purposeful family life filled with worship, praise, and service. Whether it's choosing the right educational path, setting healthy media boundaries, or fostering servant leadership in your children, Parenting with Purpose offers the tools you need for every stage of your parenting journey. Join countless other Christian parents who have found solace and strength in these pages. Create a legacy of faith in your family that will last a lifetime. Embrace your parenting journey with purpose, love, and God's guiding light illuminating your path.
Download or read book When I Say No I Feel Guilty written by Manuel J. Smith and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2011-01-12 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The best-seller that helps you say: "I just said 'no' and I don't feel guilty!" Are you letting your kids get away with murder? Are you allowing your mother-in-law to impose her will on you? Are you embarrassed by praise or crushed by criticism? Are you having trouble coping with people? Learn the answers in When I Say No, I Feel Guilty, the best-seller with revolutionary new techniques for getting your own way.
Download or read book Assertiveness written by Steven West and published by . This book was released on 2020-03-31 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set Boundaries & Stand Up For Yourself If you are interested in learning how to be assertive, get what you want, increase your self-esteem, and confidence, then this book, Assertiveness: Set Boundaries, Stand Up for Yourself and Finally Get What You Want is the book you want to read. Whether you have a passive personality and are struggling to be more assertive, a people-pleaser who has problems with saying no without feeling guilty, or have an aggressive personality where you get what you want, but get it in such a way that you are not well liked, and your manner puts people off, then you need to read this book. Inside you will find valuable information on the assertive personality, techniques, and tips that are designed to ensure you are armed with all the tools you need to achieve becoming more assertive, getting what you want, setting your boundaries, and increasing your confidence and self-esteem. You will learn about how, as a child, your environment and how you were treated by your parents, family members, friends, and people in authority may have stunted your ability to speak up. You may have grown up in an environment that made you fearful of having a voice, being either mocked, dismissed, or laughed at. If you have grappled with the problem of saying "No" without feeling guilty or have never clearly set boundaries for yourself and for others to respect, there are chapters that can help you understand why these personality traits exist, how they begin, and how you can go about changing them. There is so much more information that is within this book. Here are some of the other highlights to mention: What is assertiveness and how to learn to make assertive statements, how to practice body language, the tone of voice, and why making eye contact is important How we negative-speak, why this happens, and what steps and techniques can be taken to relieve this type of behavior How not being assertive can be damaging to not only our psychological health but to our physical health as well, causing stress, and high blood pressure as examples How in learning and practicing our assertive skills, you can help to teach your children how to be assertive, particularly in this day and age of bullying at school and online How to set boundaries with family, friends, and in business to have healthy relationships in all areas And much more.......
