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Focus On Jesus Cycle C
$21.18Every time Rev. Derl G. Keefer preaches a Christmas sermon, he asks himself the same question. Why did Jesus come to earth?
It’s the question that Jesus’ earthly parents, Mary and Joseph, must have asked themselves over and over. They struggled to understand why, when he was 12 years old, he would leave their care to join the scholars of the temple.
His answer served to refocus his own parents on who he really was.”Did you not know,” he asked them, “that I must be about my Father’s business?”
The 15 sermons contained in Focus on Jesus will provide four answers to the question of why he came by revealing the nature of the Father’s business as described in the Gospel of Luke:
*Jesus came to be the fulfillment of prophecy.
*Jesus came to be our Messiah.
*Jesus came to be our Savior.
*Jesus came to be the human face of God.This Advent season, utilize Keefer’s clear, simple teaching style in Focus on Jesus to help those seeking Jesus understand who he is, and to reignite the passion that first brought members of your congregation into his arms.
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Learning Biblical Hebrew Workbook
$27.99The Learning Biblical Hebrew Workbook is an essential companion for students using Learning Biblical Hebrew: Reading for Comprehension.The workbook includes guided readings tailored to the growing knowledge of the student using the introductory grammar. After the opening chapters containing grammar exercises to reinforce basic concepts, students begin reading actual Hebrew text based on the Joseph story from Genesis 37a “50. The text has been abridged and modified to present students with a text that they can read with minimal help. The readings are accompanied with three types of annotations: the Hebrew root or lexical form, an English gloss, or grammatical and textual explanations. The notes are provided to facilitate reading comprehension by identifying unfamiliar words and concepts. As familiarity with vocabulary and grammar increases, the readings are modified less and less until students are essentially reading the standard Hebrew text used in most Hebrew Bibles today. After completing the beginning Biblical Hebrew reader based on the Joseph story, students move on to the intermediate Biblical Hebrew reader that includes the books of Ruth, Jonah, and Esther. The continuous practice of reading Biblical Hebrew text is an essential part of truly understanding and experiencing what you read. The Learning Biblical Hebrew Workbook provides that essential reading practice that will make your study of Biblical Hebrew come alive.
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Shouting Joy To The Storm Cycle C
$19.93How are we to respond when the violent storm of change rolls into our lives?
Should we hide from the storm? Hide in the status quo?
As this volume of sermons reminds us, that is not the way of the Christ.Followers of Jesus are called to believe that our greatest treasure ought not be found in the comfort of worldly life as we make it. The Lord calls us instead to step outside and face the coming storm, as he did.
When we do, we face all manner of fears in a world that does not like its order challenged. Mockery when we follow God; poverty when we stop worshipping money; grief when we are vulnerable enough to love the oppressed.
Shouting Joy to the Storm reminds us that, just as the Father partnered with the Son to bring him through the storm of Calvary, so he will bring us through our storms. We are not in this for a mere lifetime. We are in it for the long haul.
“They shall no more be a prey to the nations, nor shall the beasts of the land devour them. They shall dwell securely, and none shall make them afraid (Ezekiel 34:28, ESV).”
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*Long View – The Long Haul(Luke 13:31-35)
*What Is Truth? (John 18:1-19, 42)
*Death Shall Be No More (John 13:31-35, Revelation 21:1-6)Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Liderazgo Practico – (Spanish)
$29.99Muchos pastores y lideres tienen problemas porque les preocupa como ejercer un liderazgo lleno de incertidumbres, impreciso, donde no saben a donde se dirigen ni a donde deberian dirigirse. Sea usted lider de iglesia o de una empresa, con frecuencia se siente inseguro ante tantos retos; todo parece complicado, y se siente tentado a rendirse. Necesita soluciones claras y efectivas que le traigan resultados.
El Dr. Samuel Chand ha propiciado el exito de miles de lideres eclesiales y empresariales alrededor del mundo, con sus tecnicas sencillas y directas, pero practicas y efectivas. Mentor de resultados, ha visto a muchos de los lideres poderosos de hoy donde usted esta ahora. Y tambien ha visto y aun ve a muchos lideres reconocidos pasar por crisis, retroceder, y ansiosos ante los retos que crecen, segun crece su organizacion. Su vasta experiencia y su pasion por ayudar han creado respuestas francas y correctas para cada una de las preguntas de pastores y lideres; respuestas que usted puede poner en marcha enseguida y con seguridad. Ahora todas las soluciones para el liderazgo estan reunidas en un solo volumen. Este es su libro de consulta para alcanzar a paso firme, el nivel de liderazgo que usted busca. Recoge Liderazgo Practico: Los mejores principios de liderazgo para pastores y lideres.
Many pastors and leaders are concerned about exercising leadership surrounded by uncertainties, in which they don’t know where they are nor where to go. Whether you are a church leader or a business leader, you frequently feel insecure about so many challenges. Everything looks so complicated that you feel tempted to quit. You need sound, effective solutions that bring out results for your issues.
Dr. Samuel Chand has assisted thousands of church leaders and business success through their path of success with direct techniques that are unique and simple, yet also practical and effective. A results-oriented mentor, Chand has seen many of the most powerful pastors and leaders standing where you stand right now. He has also seen powerful leaders going through growth crises, and navigating great challenges. His unparalleled experience and passion for helping leaders and pastors have provided the right answers for each and every question pastors and leaders ask themselves; answers that you can confidently put into practice right now in any situation. Now every leadership answer is available within one volume. This is the consultation book to achieve, firmly and s
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Unshakable Hope Study Guide (Student/Study Guide)
$12.99The Unshakable Hope group Bible study provides groups of all sizes the opportunity to discuss and apply what they experience during the twelve-week Unshakable Hope church campaign.
In this 12-week study, bestselling author and pastor Max Lucado reveals how the heroes in the Bible came from all walks of life. They were rulers, servants, teachers, doctors. They were male, female, single, married. Yet one common denominator united them: they all put their faith in God’s promises. Because of God’s promises, Noah built an ark on dry land, Abraham went to a distant land, Joshua claimed the Promised Land, David became king, Peter preached the first sermon, and John caught a glimpse of the future.The stories of the men and women in Scripture were different, but the theme was the same: they were people of the Promise. Since the beginning of time, God’s relationship to humankind has been shaped by specific requirements and promises. These covenants were unchangeable decrees that defined the outflow of history. Some of the promises were positive, the assurance of blessings. Some of them were negative, the guarantee of consequence. But all the promises were binding.
This world has a tremble to it. There are things that seem unsteady in this life. But when we belong to God, it allows us to filter our problems through the promises of God. When crises arise, we can simply mutter, “But God said…” When struggles threaten, we can be seen flipping through the Bible, saying, “I know that God said something about this.” When we choose to be people of the promise, we choose to build our lives on promises of God not the circumstances of life.
It is through the great and precious promises that we participate in the divine nature of God. They sit like golden stones in the pathway to God’s world. They are strong boulders that form the bridge over which we walk from our sin to salvation. They aren’t just great, they are “very great”; and they aren’t just valuable, they are “precious.” To bind them around our neck is to adorn ourselves with the finest jewels of the universe. As Dwight Moody put it, “If you would spend a month feeding on the precious promises of God-you wouldn’t be going about complaining how poor you are. You would lift up your head and proclaim the riches of His Grace, because you couldn’t help doing it.”
Sessions include:
1. You Are Stamped with God’s Image
2. God Will Win the Victory
3. You Are an Heir of God
4. Your Prayers Have Power
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Miracles : Gods Presence And Power In Creation
$50.00Miracles are not confined to the stories of Scripture; these signs of God’s presence and power in creation are experienced throughout our daily existence. Yet cultural challenges and modernity’s skepticism have marginalized belief in them as unreasonable and irrational, says Luke Timothy Johnson.
In this excellent resource for church professionals, Johnson reclaims Christian belief in miracles as integral to recovering a proper and strong sense of creation, recognizing the validity of personal experience and narrative and asserting the truth-telling quality of myth. His analysis includes:
a description of the competing symbolic worldviews that have framed the discussion on miracles, including secular debates and theological imagination;
interpretation of miracles consonant with the biblical construction of reality in the Old and New Testaments;
suggestions for four areas in the church’s life-teaching, preaching, prayer, and pastoral care-that can work together to shape a symbolic world, within which believers can expect, perceive, and celebrate the miracles in everyday life.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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From The Study To The Pulpit
$24.99Many pastors struggle with preaching the Old Testament. As a professor and pastor, Allan Moseley’s vast experience and knowledge go a long way in helping expositors enrich their pulpit ministry. The purpose of his book is to offer both exegetical and preaching help by means of a workable 8-step method. The author’s preaching model starts with the initial step of determining the genre and meaning of the text to doing word studies and discovering the main ideas of the text to applying the sermon in a life-changing and Christ-honoring manner. Some books on preaching from the Old Testament are written by authors who do not actually preach, or preach only occasionally. Pastors and budding preachers need a book written by someone who has knows what it is like to be a pastor and has prepared sermons every week for years. His book reflects his classroom teaching on the subjects of exposition and hermeneutics, and it provides helpful illustrations of expositional principles that rise from his own preaching ministry.
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Stay The Course
$9.99A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR EFFECTIVELY MAKING DISCIPLES IN YOUR CHURCH
Pastors and church leaders desperately want to make disciples, but they often find themselves veering off the road of discipleship-or even heading toward a cliff. The many challenges of ministry cause churches to stray from effectively making disciples.
Stay the Course keeps leaders on the path, so they can help people follow Jesus until the end.
Church consultant and lead pastor Brandon Guindon uses seven essential practices-or “guardrails”-to guide you along the road of disciple making in your local context. These core practices come from his experience in various church contexts-from church plants to churches in transition-and guard you from danger on your journey.
Embrace these seven practices as Stay the Course challenges and inspires you. This resource helps you apply them to your personal life and implement them in your church, resulting in churches that faithfully make disciples and disciples who stay on track.
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Loving And Leaving A Church
$26.00Barbara Melosh’s story was a common one. A second-career seminarian, she arrived at her first pastorate brimming with enthusiasm and high hopes. The blue-collar congregation to which she’d been called had a glorious past but an uncertain future. Certain that she could turn around its slow yet undeniable slide into decline, Melosh inaugurated a number of church growth and outreach programs. Most of these efforts had little effect, and the ones that did seem to work soon suffered reverse outcomes and eventual demise. In the end, Melosh had to conclude that the members of the congregation liked their church the way it was and that she could not drag them into a future they did not want.
Yet while the congregation failed to change itself, Melosh notes, it succeeded in changing her. Simply put, it made her a pastor. At times heartbreaking and hilarious, Loving and Leaving a Church offers a glimpse into the challenges and opportunities of ministry in a mainline church.
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Glimpsing Resurrection : Cancer Trauma And Ministry
$28.00In Glimpsing Resurrection, Deanna A. Thompson combines recent trauma research with compelling first-person narrative to provide insight into the traumatic dimensions of living with a serious illness. Her aim is to help those who are ill and those who care for and minister to them deepen their understanding of how best to offer support.
“The tendency for Christians to move almost immediately from death to proclamations of new life risks alienating those for whom healing and new life seem out of reach,” says Thompson. Glimpsing Resurrection focuses less on the “why” to help readers instead come to terms with the “how” of living with a serious disease. In particular, Thompson provides a framework and concrete suggestions for how to be a church where those who are undone by illness can be undone, as well as a place that can love and support them to hope.
“Finding space within the psalms, the story of Job, Jesus’ cry of God-forsakenness on the cross, and even Christ’s descent into hell helps us imagine how Christian communities can be spacious enough to acknowledge and hold those who are undone by illness,” Thompson says. “Only then does it become possible to identify the hope that can emerge from our not-yet-resurrection reality to imagine more in life today as well as in the life to come.”
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Impact Preaching : A Case For The One-Point Expository Sermon
$26.99This comprehensive and engaging manual aids preachers in keeping the transformative meaning and impact of the biblical text intact through all hermeneutical and homiletical processes. While this approach applies to all sermon structures, the book focuses on the less familiar one-point expository message rather than the more common three-point sermon, or verse-by-verse approach.
Drawing upon the strengths of their backgrounds as homiletic and biblical studies professors, the authors help the reader identify which biblical texts fit the one-point expository sermon structure, explain how to develop the sermons, and provide sermon samples that illustrate the approach.
The authors explore the features of each major literary genre and how it helps to shape the sermon. With their shared expertise in biblical studies and homiletics, they offer a book brimming with insights and usefulness.
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Faithful Celebrations 3
$24.95Many of our experiences in life happen when several generations are together – at church, at home, in our communities. Holidays and family events are times for celebration, learning, rituals, food, and fun. This edition of Faithful Celebrations focuses on Advent, the Annunciation, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Los Posadas, Christmas and Epiphany. It includes plenty of activities to learn more about each of these sacred seasons or days in a church setting, at home, camp, or anywhere in-between. These abundance of ideas allow you to create meaningful celebrations within a faith context throughout the months of December, January, and February. Each event to be celebrated includes key ideas, a cluster of activities to experience the key ideas, materials needed, full instructions for implementation, background history and information, music, art, recipes, and prayer resources to use in a small, intimate or large multi-generational group. For children, youth, adults, or any combination of ages any of these activities can take place in any setting. While these celebrations are popular in our secular culture, all ages will reconnect with the sacred roots and traditions practiced by past generations. All can experience new celebrations that have traditionally been intergenerational events in Spanish speaking communities.
Making Time for God in Advent through Epiphany includes The Annunciation, Advent, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Las Posadas, Christmas, Epiphany Faithful Celebrations:
Making Time for God from Advent through Epiphany
– Advent
– The Annunciation
– Our Lady of Guadalupe
– Los Posadas
– Christmas
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Cultures In Conflict Discovery Guide (Student/Study Guide)
$14.99How do you live in a culture where the worldview conflicts with Christianity? Learn from Paul as he settled among the Greco-Romans of Corinth, who valued wealth and class, worship of multiple gods, and decadent pleasure seeking above all else. In this sixteenth volume of That The World May Know , discover how to live in your own Corinth-a dechristianized Western world-in a way that glorifies God.
Designed for use with the Cultures in Conflict Video Study (9780310085928), sold separately.
Video sessions, filmed on location in Israel and Greece, include:
Engaging the Mind-Paul in the Stoa of Athens (Athens)
Engaging the Heart (Athens)Turning Weakness into Strength (Timnah, Corinth)
The Lord’s Supper-Discerning the Body (Corinth, Delos)
Transforming the Chaos (Corinth)THAT THE WORLD MAY KNOW Join renowned teacher and historian Ray Vander Laan as he guides you through the land of the Bible. In each lesson, Vander Laan illuminates the historical, geographical, and cultural context of the sacred Scriptures. Filmed on location in the Middle East and elsewhere, the That the World May Know film series will transform your understanding of God and challenge you to be a true follower of Jesus.
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Making Your Case For Christ Study Guide (Student/Study Guide)
$12.99In his bestselling book The Case for Christ, Lee Strobel retraced his spiritual journey from atheism to faith by showing how the evidence he obtained from experts in the field of history, archaeology, and ancient manuscripts led him to the verdict that Jesus truly was the Son of God.
Now, in this new six-week training course, Lee and co-author Mark Mittelberg equip believers with practical tools to equip them articulate this same message to their unsaved friends and present evidence that backs up Jesus’ claims and credentials. As participants go through the course, they will discover how to . . .
*Help their unsaved friends and family members open up to consider the case for Christ
*Describe their own personal journey with Christ and how it has impacted them
*Share with confidence about the biblical record of Christ-that Jesus was real
*Present the evidence for the resurrection of Christ-that Jesus died and was raised to life
*Explain the central message of Christ in an authentic and compelling way
*Help their unsaved friends and family members respond to the truth of JesusMaking Your Case for Christ is designed to help Christians, both young and old, understand and articulate the message of Christ along with evidence that backs up his claims and credentials. The training course will combine high points of the historical apologetics presented in The Case for Christ book and movie with specific evangelistic training related to this information. Each session will feature a teaching from Lee and Mark and, as part of a special deal with PureFlix, will include a relevant clip (or set of clips) from The Case for Christ movie. A comprehensive leader’s guide will also be included to help course facilitators use the teaching and movie clips to guide the discussion times.
Sessions include:
*Helping Friends Consider the Case for Christ
*Describing Your Own Journey with Christ
*Backing Up the Biblical Record of Christ
*Presenting Evidence for the Resurrection of Christ
*Explaining the Central Message of Christ
*Encouraging Friends to Follow ChristDesigned for use with the Making Your Case for Christ Video Study (9780310095156), sold separately.
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Quit Church : Because Your Life Would Be Better If You Did (Reprinted)
$22.50Based on research among congregations across the country, seasoned church coach and pastor Chris Sonksen reveals habits we need to simply let go, along with spiritual practices we need to relearn in order to thrive as individuals and produce growth in our churches.
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Life In The Church 2 Leader Guide (Teacher’s Guide)
$14.99In this study, your students will learn about what it was like to be a part of the early church in the first century. In addition to unpacking selected teachings in Hebrews, James, 1 & 2 Peter, 1, 2 & 3 John and Jude, teens will also gain an understanding of the historical context and local church situations that led to the writing of these letters. A Deep Dive into the Story of God Fathom is a Bible study for teens that covers the Old and New Testaments in 18-4 session studies. The lessons are a blend of narrative and traditional theological approaches to understanding the bible story. Each lesson will focus on one passage that will launch into the larger context of God’s story being studied,and how that story is meant to be theirs. Fathom is suitable for groups with middle schoolers, high schoolers, and any combination of the two. But unlike many other resources, it acknowledges the differences between older and younger youth and the way they learn. It provides activities specific to each age group, as well as activities for mixed groups in which older youth have leadership opportunities. Fathom gives leaders the option to let youth take ownership of their learning through teaching and leading alongside adults. Fathom creates space and tension for teens to wrestle with how to interpret and experience the bible. Through youthministrypartners.com, leaders will have access to planning and teaching tools, customizable content, and other supplemental content to support their use of Fathom as well as their youth ministries in general.
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Life In The Church 2 Student Journal (Student/Study Guide)
$9.99In this study, your students will learn about what it was like to be a part of the early church in the first century. In addition to unpacking selected teachings in Hebrews, James, 1 & 2 Peter, 1, 2 & 3 John and Jude, teens will also gain an understanding of the historical context and local church situations that led to the writing of these letters. A Deep Dive into the Story of God Fathom is a Bible study for teens that covers the Old and New Testaments in 18-4 session studies. The lessons are a blend of narrative and traditional theological approaches to understanding the bible story. Each lesson will focus on one passage that will launch into the larger context of God’s story being studied,and how that story is meant to be theirs. Fathom is suitable for groups with middle schoolers, high schoolers, and any combination of the two. But unlike many other resources, it acknowledges the differences between older and younger youth and the way they learn. It provides activities specific to each age group, as well as activities for mixed groups in which older youth have leadership opportunities. Fathom gives leaders the option to let youth take ownership of their learning through teaching and leading alongside adults. Fathom creates space and tension for teens to wrestle with how to interpret and experience the bible. Through youthministrypartners.com, leaders will have access to planning and teaching tools, customizable content, and other supplemental content to support their use of Fathom as well as their youth ministries in general.
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Organic Outreach For Churches (Expanded)
$16.99Nearly all churches and ministries consider themselves dedicated to evangelism, and many explicitly include outreach in their mission statements. But few are actually bearing fruit. Kevin Harney diagnoses this problem and offers guidance for multiplying the outreach impact of churches. Organic Outreach for Churches provides direction for local congregations to weave evangelism into the fabric of the church. Commitment to the Great Commission is not simply about sending money and prayers to missions or holding occasional events to reach out (although these things are good). Organic outreach happens when evangelistic vision and action become the domain of every ministry and the commitment of every person in the congregation. This will not happen accidentally. There is huge spiritual and practical resistance to such changes. But the only way evangelism will become an organic part of a church is when every leader and each member is gripped by a commitment to proclaiming the gospel. This book is a roadmap for pastors and leaders who wish to infuse evangelistic passion into every aspect of their church’s life.
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Sacred Privilege : Your Life And Ministry As A Pastor’s Wife
$20.00Life as a pastor’s wife offers meaningful opportunities to play a significant part in God’s work, to witness and participate in the beauty of changed lives. Yet it also carries the potential for deep wounds and great conflict that can drain the joy out of service. Is it worth it? Oh, yes, says Kay Warren, wife of Pastor Rick Warren and cofounder of Saddleback Church. It is more than worth the risk–it’s a sacred privilege.
Drawing on more than forty years in ministry in every possible size church, Kay provides encouraging principles and life lessons, along with intimate personal stories, that will give readers the confidence needed to lead and live well. Pastor’s wives learn to- accept who they are- adapt to change- help their children survive and thrive- protect their private lives- deal with criticism- live with integrity- develop an eternal perspectiveWhether she is excited, struggling, or feeling broken and tired, every pastor’s wife will find hope and encouragement for their calling in Kay’s warm and wise words.
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Preaching Jesus Christ Today
$30.58This book approaches preaching as a theological practice and a spiritual discipline in a way that is engaging, straightforward, and highly usable for busy preachers. Bringing to bear almost three decades of practical experience in the pulpit and the classroom, Annette Brownlee explores six questions to help preachers listen to Scripture, focus on what God does in the event of the sermon, and move from interpretation to text as they prepare weekly sermons. Each chapter contains theological reflections, guidelines for sermon preparation, and numerous examples and illustrations. Sample sermons are also included.
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Armor Of God
$11.99This study provides historically accurate background of a Roman centurion’s armor, then draws vital correlations to the spiritual armor God gives his children: the Belt of Truth, the Breastplate of Righteousness, Feet Prepared with the Gospel of Peace, the Shield of Faith, the Helmet of Salvation, and the Sword of the Spirit. Helps those you teach learn to “stand firm in the faith.” Capitalizing on the recognized excellence of Rose’s visual elements, Rose Visual Bible Studies are packed with charts, graphs, images, and fascinating facts. These Bible studies are easy enough that the new believer understands, but in-depth enough that the longtime churchgoer still comes away learning something new.
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Age Of Opportunity
$18.00A companion to the author’s earlier book Designing an Older Adult Ministry (Discipleship Resources, 1999), this book will provide new information and outline ways to develop and strengthen ministries by, with, and for older adults that can, and will, enhance the spiritual growth and well-being of people of all ages. The church is beginning to recognize that there are vast numbers of older people in its membership. It is becoming aware of its indebtedness to them for the leadership, support, service, and faith that has made the church of today possible. The church is uniquely positioned to help older adults respond to the challenges of aging; to see the tremendous potentialities in the lives of older adult for making the church and community better; and to assist older people as they experience new meaning and purpose in their later lives. Chapters include “Why Older-Adult Ministries?”; “Understanding the Aging Process”; “Aging and the Spiritual Journey”; “The New Seniors: Boomers?”; “Intentional Ministry by, with, and for Older Adults”; “Organizing for Intentional Ministry in the Local Church”; “Organizing for Intentional Ministry in the Conference”; “Congregational Care Ministry”; “Additional Ideas for Intentional Ministry”; and “Trends in Aging.” Appendixes include a “Facts about Aging” quiz, information on creating and using older adult surveys, and suggested resources for further reading and study.
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Fellowship Of The Suffering
$21.99Preface
Part 1: Welcome To The Fellowship
1. Suffering Comes With The Territory
2. The Worst Suffering: Paul’s Story
3. Learning To Trust Anyway: Dave And Erin’s StoryPart 2: Fellowship With Christ
4. The Sun Comes From The Dark: Prayer Through Suffering
5. Becoming The Kind Of People The World Needs: Transformation Through Suffering
6. Not What I Expected: Joy Through SufferingPart 3: Fellowship With Others
7. It’s Our Family: Solidarity Through Suffering
8. Pain As Common Ground: Neighboring Through SufferingPart 4: Fellowship With The World
9. The Seed Must Die To Multiply: Mission Through Suffering
10. Are You Really Passionate? Calling Through SufferingEpilogue
Acknowledgments
Recommended Reading
NotesAdditional Info
“That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings.” Philippians 3:10 (ASV)If we follow Jesus, we will experience pain. It comes with the territory. We might face hardship because of our Christian commitment, or we may have challenges just from living in a fallen world. Either way, Christians follow in the footsteps of our suffering Savior and participate in his suffering.
But that’s not the whole story. Missionary Paul Borthwick and pastor Dave Ripper show how transformation through our personal pain enables us to minister faithfully to a hurting world. They candidly share about their own struggles and how they have seen God’s kingdom advance through hardship and suffering. Though we naturally avoid suffering, Christians throughout church history have become powerful witnesses to Christ as a result of their brokenness.
Life is painful, but pain need not have dominion over us. Instead, it can propel us in missional solidarity with our suffering world. Come find comfort and renewed purpose in the fellowship of the suffering.
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Who Is Jesus Study Guide (Student/Study Guide)
$14.99Who is Jesus? Some people say he was a good man, a prophet, or a wise teacher. Some think he was a lunatic with delusions of divinity-if he even existed at all. Some say he was a liar bent on deceiving the world. Still others say he was the Son of God, the Lord. History, culture, and the Bible all agree that all of life centers on our answer to this question: Who is Jesus?
In this five-session video Bible study (DVD/downloads sold separately), Pastor Louie Giglio invites group members to meet God both in their intellect and their hearts by uncovering what history and Scripture have to say about Jesus. He encourages believers in Christ to ask the tough questions as to whether Jesus is truly God, truly a friend who loves us, and truly the King of kings. He encourages believers to explore whether Jesus is really the only way to God-as many people in our post-modern world doubt today-and whether his sacrifice on the cross truly provides the means for us to reconcile with God and experience eternal life.
This study is for everyone who has ever wondered whether Jesus is truly everything he said he was in the Bible. It will not only help new believers in Christ understand their faith, but also help those who have known Jesus for many years to have a better understanding of what they believe. And it will also help followers of Christ know how to better share the truth they have found with others.
Sessions include:
*Good or God?
*Friend or Foe?
*King or Pawn?
*A Way or the Way?
*The Lion or the Lamb?Designed for use with the Who Is Jesus? Video Study (sold separately).
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Learning Biblical Hebrew
$39.99What’s the best way to learn a new language? By approaching it not as a series of facts to memorize but as something alive, with a personality you can get to know and tendencies you can sometimes predict.
Designed for long-term retention, Learning Biblical Hebrew focuses on helping students understand how the Hebrew language works and providing a solid grounding in Hebrew through extensive reading in the biblical text.
Introduces advanced concepts in a form accessible to beginning students. Focuses on historic patterns and changes that minimize memorization. Focuses on how the language works for long-term retention. Encourages mastery of paradigms from a handful of representative forms. Includes extensive translation from the third week of class. Prepares students for translation of unedited biblical texts by the end of first semester. Emphasizes reading comprehension rather than decoding. Promotes a strong oral component to enhance language competence.Written for first-year and second-year Hebrew students, grammar is laid out to present comprehensive concepts to first-year students and then to aid in review and deeper understanding for second-year students.
Though written for Hebrew competency, Learning Biblical Hebrew is also well-suited for students with different learning styles and objectives.
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Concerning Sin Righteousness And Judgment
$15.29Part 1 Concerning Sin…
Chapter 1 Salvation
The Creator God And Man
The Wall Of Sin Between God And Man
The True Meaning Of Salvation
The Method Of Salvation
The Providence Of Salvation Through Jesus ChristChapter 2 The Father, Son, And Holy Spirit
Who Is The Father God?
Father God – The Supreme Director Of Human Cultivation
Who Is The Son, Jesus Christ?
Jesus Christ The Savior
Who Is The Holy Spirit, The Helper?
The Work Of The Holy Spirit, The Helper
God The Trinity Fulfills The Providence Of SalvationChapter 3 Works Of The Flesh
Things Of The Flesh And Works Of The Flesh
Works Of The Flesh That Keep Man From Inheriting The Kingdom Of God
Evident Works Of The FleshChapter 4 “Therefore Bear Fruit In Keeping With Repentance”
Bear Fruit In Keeping With Repentance
Do Not Suppose Abraham Is Your Father
“Every Tree That Does Not Bear Good Fruit Is Cut Down And Thrown Into The Fire”
The Fruit In Keeping With Repentance
People Who Bore The Fruits In Keeping With RepentanceChapter 5 “Abhor What Is Evil; Cling To What Is Good.”
How Evil Is Displayed As Sin
To Cast Out Evil And Become A Person Of Goodness
An Evil And Adulterous Generation That Craves A Sign
The Forms Of Evil We Should AbhorGlossary 1
Part 2 Concerning Righteousness…
Chapter 6 Righteousness That Leads To Life
Righteousness In God’s Sight
The One Act Of Righteousness Which Saves All Of Mankind
The Beginning Of Righteousness Is Believing In God
The Righteousness Of Jesus Christ Which We Must Emulate
The Way Of Becoming A Righteous Person
The Blessings For The RighteousChapter 7 The Righteous Shall Live By Faith
To Become A Truly Righteous Person
Why Do We Need To Become Righteous?
The Righteous Shall Live By Faith
How To Possess Spiritual Faith
Ways To Live By FaithChapter 8 To The Obedience Of Christ
Fleshly Thoughts Which Are Hostile Toward God
“Self-Righteousness” – One Of The Prime Fleshly Thoughts
Apostle Paul Broke Down His Fleshly Thoughts
The Righteousness Which Comes From God
Saul Disobeyed God With Fleshly Thoughts
The Way To Fulfill God’s Righteousness Through FaithChapter 9 He Whom The Lord Commends
He Whom The Lord Commends
To Be Approved By God
Nail Your Passions And Desires On The Cross
The Patriarchs Who Were Righteous Before GodChapter 10 Blessing
Abraham, The Father Of Faith
God Considers Faith As Righteousness And Gives His Blessings
God Makes QualityAdditional Info
Today, there are many people who go on with their lives not even knowing what sin is, what righteousness is, and what judgment is all about. Even those who go to church don’t have assurance of salvation, and they live secular lives–just like everyone else in the world. Furthermore, they do not lead Christian lives that are righteous according to God, but righteous according to what they think is righteous. So Concerning Sin, Righteousness, and Judgment is the first book of the Holiness and Power sermon series which deals with how we can lead a successful Christian life by receiving forgiveness for our sins and by accomplishing the righteousness of God in our lives.To confirm this teaching with evidence of His power, in the first session of the first day of our revival in 1993, God promised the blessing of conception for dozens of couples who were married for 5-6 years, and even as long as10 years without conceiving a child. By the end of the revival, almost all of these couples conceived and began raising families.
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Footsteps Of The Lord 2
$17.50Author’s Note: Following In His Footsteps…
ForewordChapter 11 Jesus Saves Lazarus
1. The Death Of Lazarus (11:1-16)
2. Lazarus Walks Out Of The Tomb (11:17-44)
3. The Conspiracy To Kill Jesus (11:45-57)Chapter 12 The Victorious Entry Into Jerusalem
1. Mary Prepares For Jesus’ Burial (12:1-11)
2. The Entrance Into Jerusalem (12:12-36)
3. The Teaching Of The Messiah (12:37-50)Chapter 13 The Last Passover Supper
1. Jesus Washes The Disciples’ Feet (13:1-20)
2. “One Of You Will Betray Me” (13:21-30)
3. “A New Commandment I Give To You” (13:31-38)Chapter 14 Jesus, The Way, The Truth, And The Life
1. Jesus Comforts The Disciples (14:1-15)
2. Promise Of The Helper, The Holy Spirit (14:16-31)Chapter 15 Jesus Is The True Vine
1. The Parable Of The Vine And The Branches (15:1-17)
2. The Disciples And The World (15:18-27)Chapter 16 The Helper, Holy Spirit
1. The Coming And Ministry Of The Holy Spirit (16:1-15)
2. The Prophecy Of Jesus’ Death And Resurrection (16:16-24)
3. Jesus, Who Had Victory Over The World (16:25-33)Chapter 17 Jesus’ Intercessory Prayer
1. A Prayer For Taking Up The Cross (17:1-5)
2. A Prayer For The Disciples (17:6-19)
3. A Prayer For The Believers (17:20-26)Chapter 18 Jesus, Who Suffered
1. Judas Iscariot, The One Who Betrayed Jesus (18:1-14)
2. Jesus Stands Before The High Priests (18:15-27)
3. Jesus Stands Before Pilate (18:28-40)Chapter 19 Jesus On The Cross
1. Pilate Authorizes The Death Sentence (19:1-16)
2. Jesus Is Nailed To The Cross (19:17-30)
3. Jesus Is Buried In The Tomb (19:31-42)Chapter 20 Jesus, Who Resurrected
1. The People Who Came To Visit The Empty Tomb (20:1-10)
2. The People Who Met The Risen Lord (20:11-23)
3. “Because You Have Seen Me, Have You Believed?” (20:24-31)Chapter 21 The Lord’s Love For His Disciples
1. The Lord Appears At The Sea Of Galilee (21:1-14)
2. Do You Love Me? (21:15-25)Epilogue: The Ascension And Another Helper
Additional Info
“After finishing the Passover meal and comforting the disciples and giving them several more lessons, Jesus began teaching about the work of the Holy Spirit. He told them that the Holy Spirit would come to convict and rebuke the world concerning sin, righteousness, and judgment.”Footsteps of the Lord 2 is a book compiled from Dr. Jaerock Lee’s series “Lectures on the Gospel of John”(from John chapter 11 21). The Lord’s ministry, crucifixion, and resurrection are well explained in this book so that readers can be guided to the way of salvation, and receiving answers, love, and blessings.
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Footsteps Of The Lord 1
$17.50Author’s Note
ForewordChapter 1. The Son Of God Who Came To This World
1. Jesus, The Word That Became Flesh (1:1-18)
2. The Testimony Of John The Baptist (1:19-34)
3. The Followers Of Jesus (1:35-51)Chapter 2. Jesus Performs The First Sign
1. The Wedding Feast In Cana (2:1-12)
2. Stop Making My Father’s House A Place Of Business (2:13-25)Chapter 3. The Secret To Being Born Again
1. The Conversation With Nicodemus (3:1-21)
2. The One Who Descends From Heaven (3:22-36)Chapter 4. Jesus’ Method Of Evangelism
1. Jesus’ Conversation With The Samaritan Woman (4:1-26)
2. Jesus Teaches His Disciples (4:27-42)
3. The Second Sign In Cana (4:43-54)Chapter 5. The Sign At The Pool Of Bethesda
1. The Man Who Was Healed After 38 Years Of Sickness (5:1-15)
2. The Jews Who Persecuted Jesus (5:16-30)
3. Jesus’ Testimony For The Jews (5:31-47)Chapter 6. The Bread Of Life
1. The Sign Of The Two Fish And Five Loaves (6:1-15)
2. Jesus Who Walked On Water, And The Crowd Who Followed Him (6:16-40)
3. Eating The Flesh Of The Son Of Man And Drinking His Blood For Eternal Life (6:41-59)
4. The Disciples Who Left Jesus’ Side (6:60-71)Chapter 7. The Teaching At The Feast Of Tabernacles
1. Jesus Goes To Jerusalem In Secret (7:1-13)
2. Jesus Reveals Himself At The Temple (7:14-31)
3. The Jews Try To Capture Jesus (7:32-53)Chapter 8. The Truth Will Make You Free
1. Jesus Forgives The Woman Who Committed Adultery (8:1-11)
2. Jesus’ Message For The Jews (8:12-30)
3. The Freedom In The Truth (8:31-47)
4. The Jews Try To Stone Jesus (8:48-59)Chapter 9. Jesus Heals A Blind Man
1. Go, Wash In The Pool Of Siloam (9:1-12)
2. The Blind Man Who Was Healed And The Pharisees (9:13-34)
3. Being Spiritually Blind (9:35-41)Chapter 10. “I Am The Good Shepherd”
1. The Parable Of The Good Shepherd (10:1-21)
2. “I And The Father Are One” (10:22-42)Additional Info
“God, who existed in the form of the Word, made Himself into the Triune God for the cultivation of man, and as the Trinity, He began the work of creation.”Footsteps of the Lord 1 is a book compiled from Dr. Jaerock Lee’s series “Lectures on the Gospel of John”(from John chapter 1 10). This book vividly describes the Lord’s ministry. The secret of Jesus’ origin as well as the spiritual meaning embedded in Jesus’ birth, public ministry are well explained in this book so that readers can be guided to the way of salvation, and receiving answers, love, and blessings.
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Worship In Spirit And Truth
$12.94Chapter 1 Spiritual Worship That God Accepts
Chapter 2 Old Testament Offerings As Recorded In Leviticus
Chapter 3 The Burnt Offering
Chapter 4 The Grain Offering
Chapter 5 The Peace Offering
Chapter 6 The Sin Offering
Chapter 7 The Guilt Offering
Chapter 8 Present Your Body A Living And Holy Sacrifice
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God tells us, “You shall be holy, for I am holy” (Leviticus 11:45; 1 Peter 1:16), and desires each of us to wholly understand the laws on offerings recorded in Leviticus and lead a sacred life. I hope you will come to understand every aspect of offering in Old Testament times and worship in New Testament times. I also hope that you will examine the manner in which you worship, and come to worship God in a way that is pleasing to Him.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Against Such Things There Is No Law
$14.11Chapter 1. To Bear The Fruit Of The Spirit
Chapter 2. Love
Chapter 3. Joy
Chapter 4. Peace
Chapter 5. Patience
Chapter 6. Kindness
Chapter 7. Goodness
Chapter 8. Faithfulness
Chapter 9. Gentleness
Chapter 10. Self-control
Chapter 11. Against Such Things There Is No LawAdditional Info
This work Against Such Things There Is No Law lets you easily understand the spiritual meanings of the nine fruits of the Holy Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23) along with specific examples.
Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.
The nine fruits of the Holy Spirit are like a signpost in our journey of faith and a standard to check the extent to which we have cultivated the heart of God. Our inner being will be renewed and we will enjoy true freedom in the truth as we bear each of the fruit of the Spirit.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Speak Forth With The Original Voice
$11.00Chapter 1 Origin
Chapter 2 Heavens
Chapter 3 Triune GodExamples Of The Bible I Events That Took Place When The Gate Of The Second Heaven Opened In The First Heaven
Chapter 4 Justice
Chapter 5 Obedience
Chapter 6 FaithExamples Of The Bible II The Third Heaven And The Space Of The Third Dimension
Chapter 7 Who Do You Say I Am?
Chapter 8 What Do You Want Me To Do For You?
Chapter 9 It Shall Be Done For You As You Have BelievedExamples Of The Bible III The Power Of God, Who Possesses The Fourth Heaven
Additional Info
This work Speak Forth with the Original Voice is the last book of the series ‘Holiness and Power’. It shows you the way to experience the power of God through the original voice. There are also introduction of the actual works of God’s power so the readers can apply the principle in their everyday lives. There are also ‘Examples of the Bible’ which will help the readers understand the spiritual realm and the principles in receiving the answers.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Love : Fulfillment Of The Law
$14.11Part 1 Significance Of Love
Chapter 1 Significance Of Love
Chapter 2 Fleshly LovePart 2 Love As In The Love Chapter
Chapter 1 The Kind Of Love That God Desires
Chapter 2 Characteristics Of Love
Chapter 3 Perfect LovePart 3 Love Is The Fulfillment Of The Law
Chapter 1 The Love Of God
Chapter 2 The Love Of The ChristAdditional Info
“Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.” (Romans 13:10)This work Love: Fulfillment of the Law will be teaching us about the spiritual love.
In Part 1 “Significance of Love,” it looks into various forms of love that are found between husband and wife, parents and children, and among friends and neighbors, thereby giving us an idea of the difference between fleshly love and spiritual love. Part 2 “Love as in the Love Chapter,” categorizes 1 Corinthians 13 into three parts. The first part, ‘The Kind of Love that God Desires’ (1 Corinthians 13:1-3), is the introduction to the chapter that puts an emphasis on importance of spiritual love. The second part, ‘Characteristics of Love’ (1 Corinthians 13:4-7), is the main part of Love Chapter, and it tells us the 15 characteristics of spiritual love. The third part, ‘Perfect Love’, is the conclusion of the Love Chapter, which lets us know that faith and hope are needed temporarily while we are marching towards the kingdom of heaven during our lives on this earth, while love lasts eternally even in the kingdom of heaven.
Part 3, ‘Love is Fulfillment of the Law’, explains what it is to fulfill the Law with love.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Building Credibility In Leadership
$19.99Today there is a lack of trust in leaders, notably those leading the church, potentially leading to a lack of trust in God Himself – the Leader. As secondary leaders we must help to build credibility in leadership by remembering that our service is “unto the Lord.” This book giving sound instructions on how to become the type of leader God has destined you to be.
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Worlds Of The Preacher (Reprinted)
$31.76Building on Haddon Robinson’s philosophical approach to preaching, this book brings together accomplished evangelical preachers and teachers to help students and pastors understand the worlds–biblical, cultural, and personal–that influence and impact their preaching. The contributors explore the various inner and outer worlds in which a preacher functions with the goal of helping preachers sharpen their craft. Foreword by Bryan Chapell.
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Basics Of Greek Accents
$14.99Basics of Greek Accents by John A. L. Lee is a compact, student-friendly, and practical guide to accents for students of both classical and biblical Greek. In eight simple lessons students will learn the basics of ancient Greek accentuation.Ideal for beginners who are just learning the language or for intermediate students who have learned some Greek but are unsure of their accents, this handy resource avoids theory and concentrates on taking the learner through the essentials in a natural sequence and reinforces learning by means of simple exercises.
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Strengthening The Soul Of Your Leadership (Expanded)
$27.99Foreword By Gary A. Haugen
Introduction
1. When Leaders Lose Their Souls
2. What Lies Beneath
3. The Place Of Our Own Conversion
4. The Practice Of Paying Attention
5. The Conundrum Of Calling
6. Guiding Others On The Spiritual Journey
7. Living Within Limits
8. Spiritual Rhythms In The Life Of The Leader
9. Leadership As Intercession
10. The Loneliness Of Leadership
11. From Isolation To Leadership Community
12. Finding God’s Will Together
13. Re-envisioning The Promised Land
Afterword By Leighton Ford
Discussion Guide
Appendix: How Is It With Your Soul?
GratitudesAdditional Info
“I’m tired of helping others enjoy God-I just want to enjoy God for myself.”With this painful admission, Ruth Haley Barton invites us to an honest exploration of what happens when spiritual leaders lose track of their souls. Weaving together contemporary illustrations with penetrating insight from the life of Moses, Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership explores topics such as
responding to the dynamics of calling
facing the loneliness of leadership
leading from your authentic self
cultivating spiritual community
reenvisioning the promised land
discerning God’s will togetherEach chapter includes a spiritual practice to ensure your soul gets the nourishment it needs. Forging and maintaining a life-giving connection with God is the best choice you can make for yourself and for those you lead.
This expanded edition includes a new appendix for self-evaluation, “How Is It with Your Soul?” and a flexible six- or twelve-week discussion guide for groups.
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Lead Like A Shepherd
$19.99Pastor, author, and leadership consultant unpacks instruction for church leaders found in 1 Peter 5:1-4 where they are exhorted to shepherd the flock among them.
Some instruction is timeless. Regardless of the age in which we live, certain instruction carries no expiration on its relevance. Pastor, author, and leadership consultant, Larry Osborne has discovered this to be the case with instruction on how to be a good leader. The best, most practical advice comes from the Bible, and in particular, 1 Peter 5:1-4. It’s in this short passage where leaders are exhorted to shepherd the flock among them.
Unfortunately, most modern leaders have precious little experience tending sheep, and many of the implications that were well understood when Peter penned these words are lost on today’s reader. Osborne finds the parallels to be numerous, well-worth reviewing and understanding anew.
A shepherd leads them to water even when they fear it. A shepherd never allows one sick lamb to destroy the flock. A shepherd lays down his life for his sheep . . .
When leaders truly understand Peter’s words of exhortation to lead like a shepherd, then they will begin to see the path that leads them to Leading Well.
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Canoeing The Mountains (Expanded)
$26.99Part 1: Understanding Uncharted Territory
1. Seminary Didn’t Prepare Me For This
2. Adventure Or Die
3. A Leadership Model For Uncharted TerritoryPart 2: On-the-Map Skill Set
4. Competence And Credibility
5. Preparing For The Unknown
6. Eating Strategy For BreakfastPart 3: Leading Off The Map
7. Navigating The “Geography Of Reality”
8. My Italian Grandfather Was Killing Me
9. Don’t Just Do Something, Stand There . . . Then Do Something
10. The Mission Trumps!
11. Take A Good Look Into The CoffinPart 4: Relationships And Resistance
12. Gus And Hal Go To Church
13. Et Tu, Church?Part 5: Transformation
14. How A Nursing Mother Saved America
15. The End Of Our ExploringEpilogue: Taking The Hill With Grandma
Study Guide
Acknowledgments
NotesAdditional Info
14th Annual Outreach Magazine Resource of the Year, LeadershipExplorers Lewis and Clark had to adapt. While they had prepared to find a waterway to the Pacific Ocean, instead they found themselves in the Rocky Mountains. You too may feel that you are leading in a cultural context you were not expecting. You may even feel that your training holds you back more often than it carries you along.Drawing from his extensive experience as a pastor and consultant, Tod Bolsinger brings decades of expertise in guiding churches and organizations through uncharted territory. He offers a combination of illuminating insights and practical tools to help you reimagine what effective leadership looks like in our rapidly changing world.If you’re going to scale the mountains of ministry, you need to leave behind canoes and find new navigational tools. Now expanded with a study guide, this book will set you on the right course to lead with confidence and courage.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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How To Lead When Youre Not In Charge Study Guide (Student/Study Guide)
$14.99Are you letting your lack of authority paralyze you?
One of the greatest myths of leadership is that you must be in charge in order to lead. Great leaders don’t buy it. Great leaders lead with or without the authority and learn to unleash their influence wherever they are. With practical wisdom and humor, Clay Scroggins will help you nurture your vision and cultivate influence, even when you lack authority in your organization. And he will free you to become the great leader you want to be so you can make a difference right where you are. Even when you’re not in charge.In this six-session video study (video sold separately), author and pastor Clay Scroggins explains what is needed to be a great leader-even when you answer to someone else.
Sessions include:
*The Oddity of Leadership
*Lead Yourself
*Choose Positivity
*Think Critically
*Reject Passivity
*Challenging UpDesigned for use with the How to Lead When You’re Not in Charge Video Study (9780310095958), sold separately.
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Everybody Always Study Guide (Student/Study Guide)
$12.99As followers of Christ, there is question we need to be asking ourselves every day: How do we prove who we are? This doesn’t refer to what our driver’s licenses say we are, or what our careers suggest about who we are, or who other people tell us we are. Rather, this refers to what Jesus said we should be-and he said that his followers would be identified simply by how they loved people. Love isn’t something we just haphazardly fall into; it is someone we become. Jesus wants us to love everybody, always.
In this five-session video study (DVD/digital downloads sold separately), bestselling author Bob Goff shares some of the stories from his life that have helped him understand what it truly means to love everybody the way Jesus loved them-without fear, insecurity, or restriction. This begins by loving people right where you are through serving and helping the neighbors God has placed into your world. It means loving people when they mess up and helping them move past the place of shame to acceptance. It continues by being courageous and following where God leads one step at a time-even if you feel you are flying blind. Above all, it means not just agreeing with Jesus but actually stepping out and doing what Jesus said.
Following Christ means more than just putting a toe in the water when it comes to loving others. It means grabbing your knees and doing a cannonball! And, as Jesus revealed, it means loving the difficult ones. Everybody, Always, will provide practical steps to help you take that journey.
Sessions include:
*Love People Where You Are
*Catch People on the Bounce
*Don’t Play It Safe
*Do More Stuff
*Love Even the Difficult PeopleDesigned for use with the Everybody, Always Video Study (sold separately).
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Plan To Protect Association Edition
$59.99This “Plan to Protect” manual to assist Associations (Schools, Clubs, Sporting Leagues, and Camps) in the United States in protecting their children, youth, association and personnel. The manual mirrors the insurance standards in United States to qualify for abuse coverage. The manual includes policies on: recruitment and screening, implementation and training, children and youth program procedures, and reporting and responding to suspicions and allegations of abuse, reflecting the laws of United States. The extensive appendices include templates of forms, signs, policies, checklists, and more.
The USA Association version of “Plan to Protect” also includes sample outlines for training modules.
With your purchase we include a code to download the appendices which you can customize for your own organization’s use.
Copyright regulations allow you to copy portions of “Plan to Protect” for training purposes at your organization.
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Church In Life
$78.00Church in Life breaks fresh ground by proposing a new framework for thinking about innovation in the church, by arguing that starting new ecclesial communities should be at the centre of the church’s life and thought, and by offering new theology and methodologies for church planting. Church planters will find in it the theoretical and practical resources for a radical missional ecclesiology, while theologians will find a nuanced reworking of the purpose and nature of the church. “”I love the framework for innovation that Mike uses here. It’s a really exciting way to come at mission and pioneering, and a welcome voice in a church that can so often be risk averse. There’s a lot of energy in an approach that is fuelled by imagination, possibility and hope rather than anxiety. As a result of seeing the material I invited Mike to teach pioneers at CMS and they found it energising for their pioneering practice.
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7 Dangers Facing Your Church
$16.99Our culture is changing, and the church seems to be under increasing pressure. But these dangers are not new, and God’s word shows us how to meet them head on. Discover how Jesus’ messages to seven first-century churches in Revelation 2 3 is his message to your church today too. Together, you can live as Christ’s faithful, hope-filled people in a changing culture.
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Friend Of Sinners Study Guide (Student/Study Guide)
$14.99In the Bible, we find that Jesus was called a lot of names. Many of the religious leaders of the day were jealous of his success and wanted to discredit him in the eyes of the public, so they said all sorts of crazy things about him. They whispered that he was an illegitimate child. They accused him of being demon-possessed. They denounced him to the Roman authorities as a rioter, a threat to public peace.
However, in this five-session video study (DVD/digital downloads sold separately), pastor and author Rich Wilkerson, Jr. reveals how one of their nicknames for Jesus was true: “Here is a . . . friend of tax collectors and sinners” (Luke 7:34). In the religious leaders’ minds this was one of the greatest indictments imaginable, but for Jesus it was a sign of success because it was the very definition of his mission. Today, Jesus still calls us “friends” not because of who we are or what we have done, but because of who he is. While he was on earth, he knew that people needed to belong before they would want to behave. He understood that the power within him was greater than the darkness around him, so he loved fearlessly.
Rich shows that by following his example, we can have the same clear conviction and compassion for the lost that Jesus did. His gospel of scandalous grace cannot be overestimated. When we embrace the truth that we all need Jesus equally and when we trust him to bring transformation in people’s hearts, we will walk as Jesus walked, experiencing the glory of God in our own lives and in the lives of those around us.
Sessions include:
*Missed Message
*Weight Shift
*Lost and Found
*Comfortably Uncomfortable
*How to Be GreatDesigned for use with the Friend of Sinners Video Study (sold separately).
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Does God Always Get What God Wants
$26.00Tim’s wife, Anne, died of breast cancer at the age of forty-nine, having battled against the disease for more than six years. Her suffering had a profound influence on their lives and that of their church, and raised challenging questions: – If “”God is in control,”” does that mean God is to blame for suffering? – Why did God not heal Anne? – Is Anne’s death what God wanted to happen? – Does prayer make any difference? – What is God doing about evil? People’s experience of suffering causes them to examine the kind of God they believe in, the nature of the universe God made, and God’s activity in the world. This book explores all three aspects and responds constructively to the complex issues that the above questions pose–and provides powerful reasons for confidence in the firm Christian hope.
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Discipleship Gospel Workbook (Workbook)
$10.49ARE YOU MAKING DISCIPLES WITH THE GOSPEL JESUS PREACHED?
Solid disciple-making curriculum is hard to find. That’s why Ben Sobels and Bill Hull-pastors, practitioners, and authors of The Discipleship Gospel-created this workbook, which guides your discipleship group through the Gospel of Mark chapter by chapter to multiply disciples. Disciple makers use this sixteen-week group discipleship study to train people to understand the Bible and put into practice what they’re learning while learning the gospel Jesus preached.
Using the essential elements of The Discipleship Gospel, this interactive study encourages you to step outside your comfort zone, vulnerably share your journey, and embrace gospel-motivated action. Help your discipleship groups clarify their understanding of Jesus’ kingdom gospel, practice obedience to Jesus, and multiply disciples. Make this your church’s disciple-making curriculum for new disciples, yet-to-be disciples, and disciple-making experts alike. Use this tool to multiply disciples with Mark’s Gospel.
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