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caseboundThe Mission Always Wins
Quit Appeasing Stakeholders
Practicing Change Series
by Tod Bolsinger
Illustrated by Mark Demel
Foreword by Marty LinskyIt's time to further the mission. Not the boss, not the team, not the stakeholders—the mission.
Change requires tough decisions. But when the focus is blurred, how can we stay on track? We need clarity and agreement on the real task at hand—our genuine mission. This Practicing Change volume from Tod Bolsinger guides us through naming competing values and realigning the driving ...
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paperbackIgnite Your Generosity
A 21-Day Experience in Stewardship
by Chris McDaniel
Foreword by Dan BusbyWe know it's important to be generous. But it can be hard to know what healthy stewardship looks like in our families and churches. What if God has deeper and richer lessons to teach us about what it means to live generously? Ignite Your Generosity will help you see your resources of time, talents and treasures in a fresh, God-honoring way. A twenty-one-day devotional, this book is now ...
Number of Studies: 21
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paperbackDefending Your Marriage
The Reality of Spiritual Battle
by Tim Muehlhoff
Foreword by Clinton E. ArnoldIs your marriage under attack? Sometimes it can feel like the world is trying to tear your marriage apart. Internal conflicts or external pressures might make you wonder if something sinister is going on. How can you tell if you're facing spiritual opposition? And what can you do about it? Tim Muehlhoff provides a straightforward resource for protecting your marriage from the ...
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product setThe Essentials Set
by Greg Ogden
Thriving small groups, authentic leaders, compassionate disciples, motivated witnesses—does your church have the essentials? The Essentials Set is a series of in-depth workbooks that brings the essentials of Christian ministry into contact with the real life of your congregation. With books on discipleship, evangelism, leadership, and the Great Commandment, there is something for ...
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paperbackYour Calling Here and Now
Making Sense of Vocation
by Gordon T. Smith
Our vocation is the outworking of how God has made us. It is not a goal on the horizon but a present reality that we are called to discern and explore. However, in the midst of our daily lives, finding meaning can prove both difficult and elusive, and we are often left wondering if we are missing out on God's purpose for our lives.
Gordon Smith invites us to reflect on our ...
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paperback"Here Are Your Gods"
Faithful Discipleship in Idolatrous Times
by Christopher J. H. Wright
ECPA Top Shelf Book Cover Award
When the Israelites exclaimed, "Here are your gods!" at the sight of the golden calf, they were attempting to hold on to the God of their history while fashioning idols for their own purposes. In today's Western world, plenty of shiny false gods still hold power—idols of prosperity, nationalism, and self-interest. Christians ...
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paperbackLiving Your Legacy
An Action-Packed Guide for the Later Years
by Sandy Larsen and Dale Larsen
No matter what stage of life we find ourselves in, we may wonder if what we've done with our time on earth bears any significance. But this question becomes especially important when our expectations for lifelong achievement and ability in later years come face to face with a reality that may not meet those lifelong hopes. It's common to ask, "Who am I now? How should I invest these years? Must ...
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paperbackRewiring Your Preaching
How the Brain Processes Sermons
by Richard H. Cox
Foreword by Dan G. BlazerWhat preachers preach is not necessarily what hearers hear. Have you ever wondered why some hearers are affected by a sermon but not others? The issue may not necessarily be the content or delivery of the message. It may be how your hearers' brains process what you say. Modern neuroscience illuminates how our brains understand and hear sermons. Verbal stimuli can be accepted or rejected depending ...
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paperbackBuilding Your Volunteer Team
A 30-Day Change Project for Youth Ministry
by Mark DeVries and Nate Stratman
Do you find yourself again and again wondering what it would take to get some new volunteers onboard for your ministry? And yet does it seem that you are never able to focus your energy on recruitment? Maybe you find yourself saying things like: "It?s just easier for me to do it myself." At one level, of course, this is true. Almost always, it is easier to "do it ourselves." We avoid the ...
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paperbackBuried Talents
Overcoming Gendered Socialization to Answer God's Call
by Susan Harris Howell
Foreword by Mimi HaddadReader's Choice Award Winner
If God is calling women to lead, what's holding them back? Susan Harris Howell has spent years helping students investigate this question. In Buried Talents, she makes clear how gender disparity in leadership is directly connected to a larger, less overt issue: gendered socialization. Howell examines gendered messages ...
