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  • How Not to Waste a Crisis: Quit Trying Harder, By Tod Bolsinger
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    How Not to Waste a Crisis

    Quit Trying Harder

    Practicing Change Series

    by Tod Bolsinger
    Illustrated by Mark Demel
    Foreword by Marty Linsky

    Rising to the occasion calls for a new skill set. But when crises hit, we return to our defaults and double down. The upheaval you find yourself in can reframe your leadership and revive your team.

    In this volume, an ideal place to begin the Practicing Change Series, Tod Bolsinger explores the opportunity available in a reality shaken by health, financial, social, and political ...

  • Invest in Transformation: Quit Relying on Trust, By Tod Bolsinger
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    Invest in Transformation

    Quit Relying on Trust

    Practicing Change Series

    by Tod Bolsinger
    Illustrated by Mark Demel
    Foreword by Marty Linsky

    There is no transformation without trust, but trust is not transformation. We must learn how to invest trust for transformation.

    Groups that have become skeptical need leadership to refuel a sense of community and continuity if change is going to happen. But trust can be easily hoarded or squandered. This Practicing Change volume from Tod Bolsinger outlines steps to envision ...

  • Leading Through Resistance: Quit Pushing Back, By Tod Bolsinger
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    Leading Through Resistance

    Quit Pushing Back

    Practicing Change Series

    by Tod Bolsinger
    Illustrated by Mark Demel
    Foreword by Marty Linsky

    "People don't resist change. They resist loss." —Marty Linsky and Ronald Heifetz

    When facing losses, even the best teammates can start pushing back. As teams wrestle with uncertainty, leaders need to chart a steady course. Join Tod Bolsinger as he teaches unexpected skills for engaging resistance and moving the mission forward.

    In this essential Christian leadership ...

  • The Mission Always Wins: Quit Appeasing Stakeholders, By Tod Bolsinger
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    The Mission Always Wins

    Quit Appeasing Stakeholders

    Practicing Change Series

    by Tod Bolsinger
    Illustrated by Mark Demel
    Foreword by Marty Linsky

    It'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 ...

  • Reason in the Balance: The Case Against Naturalism in Science, Law  Education, By Phillip E. Johnson
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    Reason in the Balance

    The Case Against Naturalism in Science, Law Education

    by Phillip E. Johnson

    • Voted one of Christianity Today's 1996 Books of the Year

    In his first book, Darwin on Trial, Berkeley law professor Phillip E. Johnson took on the heavyweights of science. And he got their attention, even provoking a response from neo-Darwinist Stephen Jay Gould in the pages of Scientific American. Now Johnson's back with a book that ...

  • Economic Parables: The Monetary Teachings of Jesus Christ, By David Cowan
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    Economic Parables

    The Monetary Teachings of Jesus Christ

    by David Cowan

    Ever wondered how to pay the next bill? Felt the world is unfair in economic rewards? Been indecisive about investing wisely? These types of fiscal questions are addressed from a Christian viewpoint in Economic Parables. Using his vast experience in the financial world as well as church ministry, the author invites you to listen directly to the words of Jesus and reflect on a number of ...

  • The Economics of Neighborly Love: Investing in Your Community's Compassion and Capacity, By Tom Nelson
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    The Economics of Neighborly Love

    Investing in Your Community's Compassion and Capacity

    by Tom Nelson

    The Gospel Coalition Book Award

    What does the good news of Jesus mean for economics?

    Too often, Christian teaching and ministry have focused only on the gospel's spiritual significance and ignored its physical, real-world ramifications. But loving our neighbor well has direct economic implications, and in our diverse and stratified society we need to grapple with them ...

  • Turning Donors into Partners: Principles for Fundraising You'll Actually Enjoy, By Brad Layland
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    Turning Donors into Partners

    Principles for Fundraising You'll Actually Enjoy

    by Brad Layland
    Foreword by Tom Lin

    Fundraising can be one of the most stressful parts of ministry. Budget needs are daunting, prospects seem limited, and the cycle is unending. How do we get off of the treadmill of crisis-driven fundraising to more sustainable ministry funding?

    Professional fundraiser Brad Layland revolutionizes fundraising and transforms it into a relational process where donors truly become ...

  • In this entertaining, revealing, and engaging conversation, Esau McCaulley takes you inside the roller-coaster ride of his bestselling book Reading While Black and shares details that you won't hear anywhere else, including the meaning behind the dedication page in his book and what you go through as an author when things turn out better than you ever could have imagined.