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Beginning with the biblical basics, Jeff Lockyer walks listeners through the underlying theology and practical application of how Southridge Community Church has approached ministry for nearly a quarter century. While providing a fresh approach to ministry, the book stimulates how to think - not what to think. It's written by a local church practitioner for local church practitioners.

"These are days never to be forgotten." The words that Oliver Cowdery used to describe the magnificence of the events of the restoration are just as applicable today as they were a century and a half ago when Oliver met his fellow servant John the Baptist on the banks of the Susquehanna River. As holders of the Aaronic Priesthood, young men have a tremendous opportunity and obligation to love, understand, and apply the Preparatory Priesthood in their families, quorums, and communities.

It doesn't matter if you are leading worship for a congregation of 5,000 or five members. Each church has the ability to create an unexplainable worship experience. This book consists of spiritual, technical, and practical tools that can improve your worship teams, create an amazing worship experience, and most of importantly, compel people to come to Christ.

Il libro segreto dello spietato frate domenicano che ha ispirato il leggendario personaggio di Il nome della rosa. Un documento straordinario sull'efferato tribunale dell'inquisizione. La fama di Bernardo Gui, inquisitore del Trecento, è stata enormemente amplificata dal personaggio di Il nome della rosa che porta il suo nome. Il suo Manuale dell'inquisitore, un documento unico, non poteva non affascinare un cultore del Medioevo come Umberto Eco.

When it comes to the Bible, many people find some of the concepts difficult to understand. There is so much to learn and to understand. Even those who have lived a faith-based life may find it difficult to understand some of its history, especially in the context of the culture in which it was written. Author Doug Tweed’s audiobook Be with Jesus, Be Like Jesus, Be for Jesus is insightful and biblically rooted. It is both an important audiobook and an easily remembered motto for Christians seeking personal spiritual maturity and a great awakening.

While the Bible is enough to take us to heaven, knowing history helps us live more wisely on our way. George Orwell observed in 1984 that those who pay attention to history have the potential to influence the future. Stuck in the Present offers a grounding in historical consciousness that allows us to better navigate the daily bombardment of information. Amnesia about the past makes us vulnerable to the shackles of modern-day hucksters who try to convince us that the present is all that matters.

Do you feel as if your Christian life is full of highs and lows? Perhaps you attend a special church service that draws you close to God or even experience a healing. In those moments, your heart is filled with the presence of God, but within a few days or weeks, you once again feel empty or sick. You are not alone. Even though many believers experience this, it is not what the Lord intended. The keys to staying full of God are not a secret, and they are not mysterious. They are simple.

Discover the truth of what it means to be a pastor’s wife as you journey with Sheila from illusion to reality. This book will change the way you see pastors’ wives forever. Direct, frank, and full of wisdom and humor; this is a no-holds-barred look at one of the most unclear roles in our society and how one woman embraced it. Sheila never shies from topics like criticism, marital problems, and tragic loss. With grace and honesty, she shares her experiences and provides a biblical blueprint to help others successfully navigate the twisted road of life Behind the Collar.

The gospel of God's grace announces nothing less than the abolition of religion. But we have taken a supernatural message and turned it into a mere natural one, and the result is a spiritually immature church that sees strength primarily in natural terms, and church growth as being about congregation sizes and resources rather than revelation.

This extensive encyclopedia is the most complete and practical work ever published on the art and craft of biblical preaching. Its 11 major sections contain nearly 200 articles, comprehensively covering topics on preaching and methodology.

This groundbreaking book, now updated and expanded, furthers its original, effective, time-saving approach that benefits pastors overtaxed by counseling demands. Dr. Charles Kollar presents a departure in pastoral counseling, showing that counseling need not be long-term or depend on psychological manipulation to produce dramatic results. In most cases, the solution lies with the counselees themselves.

Increasingly, leaders recognize the benefit of multi-ethnic organizations and are compelled to hire diverse individuals, who will help them reflect a new America. In his address at a Global Leadership Summit, Bryan Loritts challenged leaders to have a vision that is about more than the stuff that perishes - to have a vision for making sacrifices that make a difference and help to bring about transformation in the lives of others.

From its inception in the early 1900s, The United Church of Canada set out to become the national church of Canada. This book recounts and analyzes the history of the church of Canada’s largest Protestant denomination and its engagement with issues of social and private morality, evangelistic campaigns, and its response to the restructuring of religion in the 1960s.

In Book One of our series, we start with the life of Christ, and travel through time until the life of Constantine. Who were the apostles? What happened to the church after the apostles died? Why were Christians killed?

The Life of Saint Macrina is a significant work of early Christian literature written by Bishop Gregory of Nyssa. In the form of a letter to the monk Olympus, Gregory describes the life and influence of his sister Macrina. Macrina – also known as "Macrina the Younger" – had helped to establish a monastery and convent in Pontus (in modern-day Turkey) in the fourth century AD. The story centres on Gregory’s final visit to Macrina and is written as testimony to her piety, sanctity, and holy influence.

Walk out your front door and you’ll find our “new Samaria”―a land of immigrants, refugees, and people of countless cultures and backgrounds longing for us to welcome them and to share the good news. Dr. Alejandro Mandes has dedicated his life to helping bridge cultural gaps in the church. He shares his vision for the church “to see, love, reach, and ultimately be the new Samaria in a way that brings true transformation to our churches and communities.”

In 2011, the pastoral staff at Grace Church in Erie, Pennsylvania began inviting additional leaders from within the congregation to become staff members without pay. These voluntary leaders were given job descriptions, business cards, problems to solve, and people to lead. They were given responsibility that matched their capacity, and Grace Church created a culture where volunteer leaders had the potential to rise to every level of leadership within the organization.

Surrendering who you think you should be to discover who you are. Authenticity is a word we hear a lot today. We want to be true to ourselves. We want to define ourselves and count for something significant, being someone unique. But what happens when we’re unsure of who we really are? Are we good enough? Do we measure up to others? Do we even like ourselves? Everyone is searching for security, significance, and identity - it’s a human quest. We gravitate toward finding security and identity in our job, education, relationships, money, talents, or things.

The great challenge of spiritual leadership is not simply in knowing the right words to say or knowing the right things to do; it is in being the right person. When Moses chose those who would assist, there were qualifications. When the early church chose it's workers, there were qualifications. When Paul spoke of bishops, elders, and deacons, there were qualifications.

Developed over years of training and applied leadership rising to Major General in the US Army, combined with additional years in business consulting and management, John Gronski shares the salient elements of successful leadership principles that work in every area of life....