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Healing The Wounds Of Sexual Abuse
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This accessibly written book illuminates the good news of healing and liberation the Bible offers survivors of sexual abuse. As an expert in pastoral ministry and a survivor of abuse herself, Elaine Heath handles this sensitive topic with compassion and grace. The book is illustrated with stories and insights from survivors, and each chapter ends with reflection questions and recommended activities. Previously published as We Were the Least of These, this repackaged edition includes a new contextualized introduction that explores how the book speaks into a vital cultural conversation (#MeToo).

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12 Daring Women Of The Bible Study Guide Plus Streaming Video (Student/Study Gui
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In this twelve-session video Bible study, some of today’s best-loved Christian authors and speakers look at the spiritual lessons learned from twelve daring women in the Bible and what they mean for you today.

As you look at each of these women’s lives, you will discover how to:

*Apply biblical lessons to your own modern-day struggles.
*Live through your failures as well as your successes.
*Draw near to God in a world filled with trials.
*Find lasting contentment in every situation.
*Overcome rejection and insecurity . . . and much more.

You’ll study the lives of . . .

1. Shulamite Woman: We Had God at Hello (Lisa Harper)
2. Deborah: Fight Like a Girl (Bianca Juarez Olthoff)
3. Proverbs 31 Woman: How Not to Do It All (Karen Ehman)
4. Ruth: Staying Focused in a World of Distractions (Chrystal Evans Hurst)
5. Puah and Shiphrah: How to Fight Your Fears (Margaret Feinberg)
6. Esther: Letting God Be in Control (Courtney Joseph)
7. Priscilla: Living a Life of Blessed Ordinary (Karen Ehman)
8. Mary and Martha: Finding Life in Death (Bianca Juarez Olthoff)
9. Bent Woman: We’ve Got God’s Complete Attention (Lisa Harper)
10. Woman with the Issue of Blood: When Persistence Pays Off (Chrystal Evans Hurst)
11. Elizabeth: How to Win the Waiting Game (Margaret Feinberg)
12. Anna: How to Live a Life Devoted to God (Courtney Joseph Fallick)

This study guide includes:

*Individual access to twelve streaming video sessions
*Background information on each woman
*Video notes and a comprehensive structure for small group discussion time
*Personal study and reflection materials for in-between sessions
*Group leader helps

Previously published as Twelve More Women of the Bible.

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Pursuing Gods Will Together
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Church boards and other Christian leadership teams have long relied on models adapted from the business world. Ruth Haley Barton, president of the Transforming Center, helps teams transition to a much more fitting model–the spiritual community that practices discernment together.

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Pivot : The Priorities, Practices, And Powers That Can Transform Your Churc
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A practical guide to help you build a culture in your church or organization that resists abuse and cultivates goodness.

After the release of their groundbreaking book, A Church Called Tov, which recorded the stories of abuse and toxic church cultures at some of the most prominent churches in the United States, New Testament scholar and blogger for Christianity Today Scot McKnight and Laura Barringer heard from a flood of people who had experienced similar instances of abuse. After all they’ve seen and heard, they still believe it’s possible for church cultures to be transformed from toxic to tov-from oppressive to good.

In Pivot, Scot and Laura help churches to implement practices,establish priorities, and cultivate the Kingdom Gospel-centered qualities that form goodness cultures. Readers will find answers to the four most common questions people have about culture transformation:

How can I transform the culture in my church or organization to make it tov?

I believe my workplace has unhealthy values. How do I initiate change?

How do I unleash a culture of goodness in my ministry?

I’m not in a position of church leadership. What are some red flags that indicate a toxic culture, and what can I do if I see them?

Pivot also includes the following practical features:

*The “Tov tool,” a survey to help you discern your organization’s culture and to promote spiritual conversations

*A “getting to work” section at the end of each chapter with questions and next steps for application

Transformation is never easy. But for the sake of the next generation, we must do it.

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Psalm 23 Bible Study Book With Video Access (Student/Study Guide)
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Many women know Psalm 23 by heart but haven’t experienced its power in their lives. This beloved psalm can breathe new life into women who are weary and unsure of their next steps. It’s more than a psalm that comforts in death; it gives confidence in life.

In this 7-session study by Jennifer Rothschild, gain fresh insight and encouragement from Psalm 23. Explore the depths of God’s compassionate care while debunking the self-reliance myth. Learn how your vulnerability is not a liability because you can trust the Shepherd’s goodness throughout each season of life.

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Its Not Supposed To Be This Way Study Guide (Student/Study Guide)
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SKU (ISBN): 9780310094340ISBN10: 0310094348Lysa TerKeurstBinding: Trade PaperPublished: November 2018Publisher: HarperChristian Resources

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When Church Stops Working
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What if the solution for the decline of today’s church isn’t more money, people, programs, innovation, and busyness?

What if the answer is to stop and wait on God?

In When Church Stops Working, ministry leaders Andrew Root and Blair Bertrand show how actively watching and listening for God can bring life out of death for churches in crisis today. Using clear steps and practices, they invite church leaders to stop the endless cycle of doing more and rather to simply “be” in God’s presence. They tell the story of two congregations who did this–and found new life in the process.

When Church Stops Working distills the core themes of Root’s critically acclaimed Ministry in a Secular Age series in a more accessible form. Leaders and churchgoers who are burned out and hopeless will experience affirmation, encouragement, and empowerment as Root and Bertrand turn to the book of Acts as well as examples from contemporary congregational life to show what “active” waiting looks like and the saving grace it can hold.

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Big Book Of Bible Story Coloring Activities For Early Childhood
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No matter which children’s curriculum you use or what type of children’s ministry program you have, Big Books will provide hours of creative Bible learning and fun! You’ll find games, art activities, coloring pages, creative storytelling, object lessons, Bible talks, crafts, puzzles, science experiments, and more! Plus each Big Book is reproducible and comes with perforated pages and a Scripture index.

Big Books are perfect for:
*Sunday School
*Children’s Church
*Evening Programs
*Vacation Bible School
*Christian Schools
*Home Schools
*Camps

Bible Story and Application Coloring Pages Help Children Connect to God’s Word! This reproducible resource features:
*More than 200 fun coloring pictures and 19 Bible memory verse pictures
*A Bible story and an application picture that reinforces each Bible story
*Extra ideas that make it easy to integrate with Bible learning activities
*HeartShaper Children’s Curriculum Preschool, Pre-K & K scope and sequence to correlate coloring pages

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Strengthening The Soul Of Your Leadership (Expanded)
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Foreword 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?
Gratitudes

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“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 together

Each 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 It Matters
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Discover the secret to igniting a life-giving, soul-transforming, people-inspiring movement in your organization, church, or ministry.

New York Times bestselling author Craig Groeschel is the founding and senior pastor of Life.Church, an innovative multisite church known around the world and an organization that Glassdoor has named a #1 U.S. Best Place to Work. But it didn’t happen by accident. In 1996, a handful of congregants worshipped together in a two-car garage. Today, the church welcomes tens of thousands of attendees in multiple states across the country and globally at Life.Church Online.

Lead Like It Matters presents Groeschel’s transformative insights on how to effectively build a thriving, enduring ministry and organization. Using his skills as a top leader, he combines straight-talk and wry honesty with biblical and leadership principles to equip you with the tools to:

*Recognize when your organization or ministry has the indefinable but tangible it that leads to success

*Identify and implement seven leadership principles for a church that lasts

*Ignite a fire in your team to leave behind what we’ve always done for the meaningful ministry you know is possible

*Discover the three areas every leader must master for success

Lead Like It Matters reveals the secret for building ministry momentum and then keeping it going.

*This is a completely revised and updated version of the book previously published as It.

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Deacons : How They Serve And Strengthen The Church
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How Can Deacons Mobilize Service in a Church?

Deacons are essential to church health-yet there is no clear consensus about their biblical job description. In Deacons: How They Serve and Strengthen the Church, Matt Smethurst makes the case that they are model servants called to meet tangible needs, organize and mobilize service, preserve the unity of the flock, support the ministry of the elders, and further the mission of the church. Relying on Scripture to clear the confusion, Smethurst details-in an engaging and practical way-how deacons can be deployed as healthy models of service to help congregations flourish.

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Lest We Drift
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How do we keep from drifting away from what makes us who we are? How do we even know we’re drifting?

In this provocative new book, Jared C. Wilson discusses the potentials and problems with evangelical departures from gospel-centrality. In a variety of ways, on both “the left” and “the right,” Wilson outlines these threats from angles sometimes imperceptible at first glance.

As you read Lest We Drift, you will recognize the signs of drift in the faith and teaching, and learn to navigate the five particular dangers prevalent in the church today:

*persecution complex
*spiritual dryness
*superficial faith
*attractional pragmatism
*cultural legalism

With biblical wisdom and cultural insight, this book will help you identify these potential hazards in your own Christian life and church; becoming better alert to the need to “pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it” (Heb. 2:1).

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Church : A Bible Study Wordbook For Kids
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This series of Children’s Wordbooks features important topics that will hellp kids grow in their faith. Perfect for use in Sunday School, Bible clubs, midweek programs, children’s church, even at home with a parent, these biblically based books are packed with Scripture, activities and ideas for personal application. Students will enjoy mazes, word searches, coloring pages, cryptograms, quizzes, certificates and much more!

The Church wordbook is part of a series that is most beneficial when used in conjunction with the other wordbooks in the series: Salvation, Baptism, Giving and Communion. In Church, the student will learn what church is and why we go. The distinction is made between simply the building that is sometimes called a church, and the real church made up of believers. They will understand what it means to be a living part of the Church that Jesus built. Also illustrated are the activities at church and why they are important. Activities include a crossword puzzle, maze, coloring page and true and false questions.

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Sinners In The Hands Of An Angry God And Other Sermons Enlarged And Expande
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“Christ has thrown the door of mercy wide open,” and He stands crying out to all to accept His call. Delivered more than 250 years ago, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” by Jonathan Edwards remains the most famous sermon ever preached in American history. He presents a clear picture of the predicament of every sinner and lukewarm Christian, while showing how we can know we have God’s favor, avoid the tricks of the devil, and find our reward in heaven. With compelling words and now-classic imagery, Edwards describes the shaky position of those who do not follow Christ and God’s urgent call to receive His love and forgiveness today. This new, updated edition includes two other sermons that demonstrate the great mercy of God as well as Edwards’ own pastoral heart: “Pardon for the Greatest of Sinners” and “Many Mansions.”

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Remembering The Forgotten God (Workbook)
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In this workbook companion to the book Forgotten God, Chan reminds us of the true source of the church’s power – the Holy Spirit. This workbook is designed to take both individuals and small groups deeper, with multiple options for use including a 7-week small group study, individual study, and retreat weekends. Seven sessions

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Good Boundaries And Goodbyes Study Guide Plus Streaming Video (Student/Study Gui
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Relationships are wonderful . . . until they’re not.

Have you ever thought, I can’t keep doing this-something has to change? Or, I’ve tried everything to fix this relationship but nothing is working-I fear I’m becoming someone I don’t even like? Or even, I love this person, but this is starting to feel impossible?

Lysa TerKeurst understands this dance with dysfunction and wants to be your insightful, compassionate friend who will teach you that it isn’t unloving to set a boundary, and it isn’t unchristian to say goodbye. You’ll be relieved to learn that boundaries aren’t just a good idea, they’re a God idea. In this video Bible study, you will discover how to set boundaries you can keep, communicate them, and finally see them working in your life. Good Boundaries and Goodbyes was born out of Lysa’s own personal struggles with boundaries, extensive theological research, and therapeutic experiences that transformed the way she defined and pursued healthy relationships. Lysa is now more committed than ever to loving people well without losing the best of who she is. She wants to help you do the same.
Designed for use with Good Boundaries and Goodbyes Video Study (sold separately).

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Giving : A Bible Study Wordbook For Kids
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This series of Children’s Wordbooks features important topics that will hellp kids grow in their faith. Perfect for use in Sunday School, Bible clubs, midweek programs, children’s church, even at home with a parent, these biblically based books are packed with Scripture, activities and ideas for personal application. Students will enjoy mazes, word searches, coloring pages, cryptograms, quizzes, certificates and much more!

The Giving wordbook is part of a series that is most beneficial when used in conjunction with the other wordbooks in the series: Salvation, Church, Baptism and Communion. The idea of giving is a difficult concept for children to understand. Why do they have to give? Aren’t parents the ones with all the money? This wordbook helps explain to children the importance of giving as an act of obedience to God. Additionally, this book clarifies the specific reasons to give: to help the church pay the bills and bring more people into God’s family. It helps kids understand that their money is going to support the church and bring glory to the Lord. Also explained is how much to give and how to give. Kids are reminded that the most important part of giving is your attitude, because God loves the person who gives happily! Activities include a connect the dots and coloring page. Students will be able to design their own offering envelope, read the story of “Alex and the Lemonade Stand” and count the coin pile.

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Isaiah Bible Study Book With Video Access
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Isaiah served as God’s mouthpiece to the nation of Judah but also to the surrounding nations. His message echoes into our lives today as we read his call to rely on the Lord. Using the genres of poetry, narrative, and prophecy, Isaiah communicated clearly that followers of God could trust in Him.

As you study the chapters Isaiah wrote-from his challenging words to the nation of Israel to his prophecies of the Messiah to come-learn to rest in God’s promises and grow in trust. Unpacking Isaiah’s words will reveal that you can trust God more than your own human effort or the counterfeits the world suggests. You won’t be striving harder, but instead trusting more deeply the Faithful One who is so worthy of our utter dependence. In Him you’ll find the comfort and peace you need to sustain you.

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Smart Stepfamily Participants Guide Revised And Updated (Student/Study Guide)
$16.47

Get the Most out of The Smart Stepfamily

Discover the key steps to building a healthy family with stepfamily expert Ron L. Deal. This interactive workbook is guaranteed to help you benefit from The Smart Stepfamily book and DVD. It includes:
– discussion questions for before and after each DVD session
– space to take notes
– bonus question and answer section
– group leader instructions
– guidelines for facilitating effective groups

Through eight engaging sessions, you’ll learn useable solutions for everyday living and glean valuable insight and practical tips for becoming a smart stepfamily.

Ideal for small groups, premarital counseling, or personal study. Use with The Smart Stepfamily book (Revised and Expanded Edition) and Small-Group DVD Resource (Revised and Expanded Edition).

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Church Called Tov
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What is the way forward for the church?

Tragically, in recent years, Christians have gotten used to revelations of abuses of many kinds in our most respected churches-from Willow Creek to Harvest, from Southern Baptist pastors to Sovereign Grace churches. Respected author and theologian Scot McKnight and former Willow Creek member Laura Barringer wrote this book to paint a pathway forward for the church.

We need a better way. The sad truth is that churches of all shapes and sizes are susceptible to abuses of power, sexual abuse, and spiritual abuse. Abuses occur most frequently when Christians neglect to create a culture that resists abuse and promotes healing, safety, and spiritual growth.

How do we keep these devastating events from repeating themselves? We need a map to get us from where we are today to where we ought to be as the body of Christ. That map is in a mysterious and beautiful little Hebrew word in Scripture that we translate “good,” the word tov.

In this book, McKnight and Barringer explore the concept of tov-unpacking its richness and how it can help Christians and churches rise up to fulfill their true calling as imitators of Jesus.

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Before We Gather
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A 52-week devotional for ministry leaders and worship teams to prepare their hearts and minds for the service and make the worship experience of their church more meaningful.

Anyone involved in organized worship has probably seen what worship can be, and they’ve wondered: How can we tap into that transformative spirit more often? How can we overcome the problems of urgency, fatigue, and the temptation to just go through the motions? How can we gather before God, consistently ready to receive his presence?

In Before We Gather, Zac Hicks–author of the best-selling book The Worship Pastor–provides a unique, year-long devotional that focuses the attention of worship teams and individuals on God. This book offers biblical reflection in a simple, engaging style, helping worship teams set the tone of a gathering by developing a rich theology of worship through the practice of prayer.

Full of field-tested devotionals specifically designed for pre-service prayer times, each entry has a simple, three-part format: read a passage, reflect on it, and then spend time in focused prayer that will propel worshipers into the service.

The 52 entries can be used once a week over the course of an entire year and are also indexed according to themes, individual Scripture verses, and the church calendar, allowing you to adapt and use this resource in the way that best fits your context.

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Real Life Discipleship (Student/Study Guide)
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Real-Life Discipleship explains what should happen in the life of every Christian and in every small group so that the church becomes an army of believers dedicated to seeing the world saved. With the overriding goal to train disciples who know how to make more disciples, this book offers proven tools and strategies from Real Life Ministries, one of America’s fastest-growing churches. Discover what the Bible says about true and effective discipleship with these strategies and practices.

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From Beginning To Forever Bible Study Book With Video Access
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Many Christians today are daunted by the Bible, seeing the size and scope of Scripture as intimidating and overwhelming. The result is often a fragmented understanding of parts of the Bible, which leads us to view it through the lens of our individual stories, primarily looking for different verses or passages to help us live our everyday lives. But, in our search for personal truth, we fail to see how the entirety of Scripture works together to show a bigger story-God’s work to redeem and restore the entire world.

In From Beginning to Forever, Elizabeth Woodson guides you through the story of the Bible, showing how all 66 books combine to form one unified narrative. Weaving together the rich theological truths found in Genesis through Revelation, this 8-session study shows the eternal significance of what God is doing in the world and how he invites us to be a part of it.

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Without Wavering Bible Study Book With Video Access (Student/Study Guide)
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Enduring, resilient, courageous-these are qualities we want to describe our faith in God. But the truth is that faith is hard, especially when trials, setbacks, and failures seem to define us.

The good news is a life of resilient faith is possible.

In this 7-session Bible study with teaching videos, Alexandra Hoover offers encouraging words of hope and examples of unwavering faith from the Bible. Through hope in Christ, you can become the woman who weathers the storms of life with renewed strength and confidence in who God is and who He says you are.

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Healing The Wounded Heart (Reprinted)
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First published in 1989, Dan Allender’s The Wounded Heart has helped hundreds of thousands of people come to terms with sexual abuse in their past. Now, more than twenty-five years later, Allender has written a brand-new book on the subject that takes into account recent discoveries about the lasting physical, emotional, relational, and spiritual ramifications of sexual abuse.

With great compassion Allender offers hope for victims of rape, date rape, incest, molestation, sexting, sexual bullying, unwanted advances, pornography, and more, exposing the raw wounds that are left behind and clearing the path toward wholeness and healing. Never minimizing victims’ pain or offering pat spiritual answers that don’t truly address the problem, he instead calls evil evil and lights the way to renewed joy.

Counselors, pastors, and friends of those who have suffered sexual harm will find in this book the deep spiritual guidance they need to effectively minister to the sexually broken around them. Victims themselves will find here a sympathetic friend to walk alongside them on the road to healing.

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How Not To Waste A Crisis
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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 disasters. Crisis is an opportunity to stop trying harder and begin embracing adaptability. Through observation, interpretation, and intervention, we as leaders can explore a way forward. When your church or nonprofit needs fresh vision, take these steps to learn how to lead anew, and then continue on your leadership journey with the next volumes.

In this essential Christian leadership resource, you’ll find:

*Wisdom on leading your organization through a crisis by embracing adaptability
*Practical advice from experienced Christian leader and bestselling author Tod Bolsinger
*Brief and accessible chapters sprinkled with colorful illustrations
*Real-life case studies and balcony time exercises for teams

The Practicing Change Series from Tod Bolsinger offers an engaging introduction to how we process organizational change and come through with renewed mission and vision. Each of the four illustrated volume opens and closes with a case study and includes balcony time exercises for teams to process together. Also available: The Mission Always Wins, Leading Through Resistance, and Invest in Transformation.

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I Want To Trust You But I Dont Bible Study Guide Plus Streaming Video (Student/S
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Trust is the oxygen of all human relationships. But it’s also what trips you up after you’ve been burned. Maybe a friend constantly lets you down. A leader or organization you respect turns out to be different than they portray themselves to be. A spouse cheats on you. A family member betrays you. You’re exhausted by other people’s choices and starting to question your own discernment. And you’re wondering, If God let this happen, can he even be trusted?

How can you live well and step into the future when you keep stumbling over trust issues? Lysa TerKeurst says it’s not simply about finding better people to walk with. It’s about developing the stability you long for within yourself and with God, so you don’t become cynical and carry a broken belief system into every new relationship.

In I Want to Trust You, but I Don’t Bible Study, Lysa digs into the Scriptures and helps you apply how to:

*identify which of the eleven relational red flags are stirring up distrust, so you can pinpoint why you’re feeling uneasy;

*stop having more faith in your fears coming true than God coming through for you by asking crucial what if questions to better process your doubts;

*recognize when a fractured relationship can be repaired by considering a reasonable list of characteristics necessary for rebuilding trust; and

*understand the physical, emotional, and neurological impact of the betrayals you’ve experienced and start healing from the inside out.

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Experiencing God Bible Study Book With Video Access
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Experiencing God Bible Study Book includes revised printed content for 12 sessions, personal study between group sessions, and applicable Scripture. Also, each Book contains unique codes that enable you to access teaching videos for each session.

Over the years, God has used the truths of Experiencing God to awaken believers to a radically God-centered way of life. As a result, millions have come to know God intimately, to recognize His voice, and to understand His will for their lives. This new edition is revised, updated, and ready to help you again-or for the very first time-experience your Creator.

God is inviting you into an intimate love relationship through which He reveals to you His will, His ways, and His work. When you recognize where God is working, you can join Him in what He is doing. Carefully listening to His voice will anchor you in His plan and set you free to live it with boldness and freedom. Then you will experience God doing through you what only He can do.

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Grateful Bible Study Book (Student/Study Guide)
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The Bible shows us that becoming a grateful person begins with acknowledging how the One who owes us nothing has given us everything. This 4-session study will help you develop a thankful heart that can be cultivated into a continual harvest of gratitude, regardless of the circumstances.

Each week you’ll look at a profile of someone in the Bible with a grateful heart, find teaching from Scripture on gratefulness, focus on a psalm of thanksgiving, and be encouraged to practice gratitude. When you’re able to see the biblical basis of living with a grateful heart, you will be more motivated to thank God in all things.

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Helping Without Hurting In Short Term Missions Participants Guide
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When Helping Hurts is a paradigm-forming contemporary classic on the subject of poverty alleviation and has sold over 225,000 copies. Now, this stand-alone resource applies the principles of “helping without hurting” specifically to short term missions.

Helping Without Hurting: Short Term Missions is aimed at the preparation and debriefing of short-term missionaries. It will take the fully-formed ideas of When Helping Hurts and apply them to short-term missions with theory, application, examples, and reader interaction through questions and journaling. It will be an ideal resource for churches, Christian colleges, missions agencies, and missionaries to use in preparing people to serve in a short term capacity without hurting the poor they are trying to serve.

With eight units, six of which are built around free, online video content, Helping Without Hurting: Short Term Missions Participants Guide is the ideal short-term missions team resource for training, discussion, application in the field, and reflection on the experience after returning.

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Forming Resilient Children
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Many children today are growing up in the midst of adversity, whether family difficulties or larger societal crises.

All children need to be able to deal with stress, cope with challenges, and persevere through disappointments. While we cannot protect children from all hardships, we can promote healthy development that fosters resilience. In this interdisciplinary work, Holly Catterton Allen builds a bridge between resilience studies and children’s spiritual formation. Because children are spiritual beings, those who work with them can cultivate spiritual practices that are essential to their thriving in challenging times. This book equips educators, counselors, children’s ministers, and parents with ways of developing children’s spirituality to foster the resilience needed to face the ordinary hardships of childhood and to persevere when facing trauma. It offers particular insight into the spiritual experiences of children who have been hurt by life through chronic illness, disability, abuse, or disasters, with resources for healing and hope.

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Invest In Transformation
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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 trust for the sake of growth.

In this essential Christian leadership resource, you’ll find:

*Wisdom on reviving trust within your community to enable transformative growth
*Practical advice from experienced Christian leader and bestselling author Tod Bolsinger
*Brief and accessible chapters sprinkled with colorful illustrations
*Real-life case studies and balcony time exercises for teams

The Practicing Change Series from Tod Bolsinger offers an engaging introduction to how we process organizational change and come through with renewed mission and vision. Each of the four illustrated volume opens and closes with a case study and includes balcony time exercises for teams to process together. Also available: How Not to Waste a Crisis, The Mission Always Wins, and Leading Through Resistance.

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Forgiving What You Cant Forget Bible Study Guide Plus Streaming Video
$24.99

If you’ve ever felt stuck in a cycle of unresolved pain, playing offenses over and over in your mind–if you’ve ever been hurt so badly that you don’t know if you’ll ever get past it–discover what the Bible really says about forgiveness and how to find the peace that comes from embracing it.

Forgiveness is a major part of the Christian faith. But how do we actually put it into practice when we’re the ones who’ve been hurt? We know God commands us to forgive each other. But, apart from simply saying the words, I forgive you, many of us have unasked questions about it:

*How does it work? On our minds, souls, circumstances–what’s actually happening when we forgive?

*Why is it so important, and what’s the difference between forgiveness and simply moving on?

*When should I forgive, and are their exceptions?

*How can I find healing for myself, even if my act of forgiveness doesn’t seem to change the person who hurt me?

These are just some of the questions that bestselling author and teacher Lysa TerKeurst explores in this six-session video Bible study (video streaming included) that will walk with you on a step-by-step process–through biblical answers, deep empathy, and the therapeutic insight that comes from Lysa’s personal experiences–toward the grace of forgiveness and the freedom from the pain of past wrongs.

This study guide has everything you need for a full Bible study experience, including:

*The study guide itself–with discussion and reflection questions, video notes, and a leader’s guide.

*An individual access code to stream all six video sessions online (you don’t need to buy a DVD!).

Sessions and video run times:

1. What Am I Supposed to Do with All the Hurt? (25:30)
2. Your Mind, Your Mouth, Your Master (21:30)
3. The Divine Echo (27:00)
4. There’s Always a Meanwhile (24:00)
5. The Compounding Effect of Unforgiveness (15:00)
6. This Isn’t Easy, But It Is Good (21:30)

Watch on any device!

Streaming video access code included. Access code subject to expiration after 12/31/2027. Code may be redeemed only by the recipient of this package. Code may not be transferred or sold separately from this package. Internet connection required. Void where prohibited, taxed, or restricted by law. Additional offer details inside.

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Navigating Gospel Truth Bible Study Book With Video Access (Student/Study Guide)
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The Gospels–Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John–are four accounts of one extraordinary life. Each book tells the story of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. These book aren’t fairytales, fiction, or legend; they are gospel truth. Our eternal future hinges on whether or not they are trustworthy testimonies of the events of Jesus’s life and accurate records of HIs teaching.

While exploring the terrain of the gospels, you’ll learn to identify and understand the different kinds of writing in these ancient texts, including narrative, poetry, parable, and more. Through this journey, your confidence in the truth of Scripture will be renewed and you’ll gain a more captivating view of the Savior. And along the way you’ll acquire skills that will help you become a better student of all of Scripture.

Features:

*Leader helps for group discussion
*7 weeks of personal study to be completed between the 8 group sessions
*Teaching videos, approximately 20-25 minutes, via redemption code printed in the Bible study book

Benefits:

*Affirm that the accounts of Jesus’s life in the Gospels are reliable and true.?

*Gain a clearer and more captivating view of Jesus’s ministry and purpose.

*Cultivate an ability to read, understand, and interpret the different types of genres in the Bible.

*Develop a desire to be a diligent and confident student of Scripture.

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Money In The Light Of Eternity
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You Are Created for More.

Our hearts are filled with all types of longings-yearnings for contentment, satisfaction, and happiness. We all want to be part of something greater than ourselves. Yet our biggest temptation is to try to satisfy those longings by seeking after more money and more stuff. That is junk food for our souls, full of quickly fading pleasure that leaves us unhealthier than we were before.

We deeply desire God and the good gifts that come from him alone. It’s the way we’re wired.

Does your heart long to be a part of something greater than yourself?

God’s most ambitious mission is ready for you to join. When was the last time you used money in a way that brought about deep, refreshing happiness and satisfaction for yourself and for others?

Money in Light of Eternity helps you see money the way God views it. When you follow God’s design for your life, you will find what no large bank account, big house, or fast car could ever provide. You will find your true heart.

You were created for so much more.

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Serve Your City
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An ARC Resources Title

Through the pages of the Gospels, we see Jesus model a “show and tell” life and ministry to His followers- He “showed” them how to serve by healing the sick, feeding the hungry, and caring for the poor-and while He was demonstrating compassion, He taught them, “telling” them of God’s immense love. This is the way to show God’s heart of compassion for the people in our cities and towns, and this is the way to break down barriers so people will listen to the life-changing message of the gospel of grace. In this book, you’ll sense Dino’s heart, be inspired by his stories and learn from his experiences, as well as many ARC churches that are serving their cities with a Jesus-style no-strings-attached kind of love. This is at the core of who ARC is – a deep passion to see churches thrive as part of the cities they serve.

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Exodus For You (Student/Study Guide)
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1. A People And A Land
2. What’s In A Name?
3. When Life Gets Harder, Not Better
4. God Vs Pharaoh
5. Liberated For Service
6. To The Eastern Shore
7. Grumbling Or Gratitude?
8. Father-in-law: Mission And Wisdom
9. Meeting At The Mountain Of God
10. The Law Of God And Life In Christ
11. Finding Our Way Home
12. The Priestly Wardrobe
13. The Golden Calf And The God Of Mercy
14. Show Me Your Glory
15. A Taste Of God’s Glory

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Without Exodus, we have an impoverished understanding of the nature of God, the achievement of the cross, the triumph of the resurrection and the identity of God’s people.

With his trademark Christ-centered clarity, Tim Chester walks readers through Exodus, making its great themes thrillingly clear to those new to the book, and unearthing wonderful new surprises for those familiar with it.

You can read through this book as a normal book… work through it as part of your daily Bible-reading routine using the questions for reflection at the end of each chapter… or use it to help you teach this letter, whether in small groups or from the pulpit.

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Serve : Loving Your Church With Your Heart, Time And Gifts
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This book looks at the gospel of Jesus and the example of Jesus to motivate us to serve our church family sacrificially with our energy, time and gifts.

This is a great book for Christians who have grown weary over time, those who need help in identifying their gifts and gaining the confidence to offer them, and church members who are lacking the motivation to get started.

As we look to the example of Jesus, who “came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many” (Mark 10:45), we will be excited and equipped to use what God has given us to serve others with a renewed sense of purpose and joy. We will also see that we do not need to have any particularly impressive gifts or emulate anyone else in order to answer Jesus’ call to love one another.

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Gospel DNA : 21 Ministry Values For Growing Churches
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22 Chapters

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Acts chapter 20 tells how Paul sat down to train the elders of the Ephesian church he had planted some years before. The principles of gospel ministry he lays down are simple, but absolute dynamite.

In 21 simple, practical principles, Richard Coekin sets out how this “Gospel DNA” should shape our approach to building churches today.

This book draws on his experience as Director of the London-based Co-Mission church-planting initiative in the UK. It will help you be part of a dynamic strategy for growing gospel churches today.

Includes a Foreword by D.A. Carson

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Am I Called
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An experienced pastor helps men explore their calling to plant or lead a church.

Many men have the skills to lead a church, but only some are called. Dave Harvey helps men considering pastoral ministry to see God’s active role in the process of discerning their calling.God’s Word offers a clear framework for evaluating one’s call, especially within the context of community. Harvey offers six diagnostic questions to help prospective pastors process their calling, and what they should be doing now if they aren’t sure. Illustrated with personal and historical stories, Harvey explores biblical and practical principles for determining the pastoral call.

Over the past twenty-four years of ministry, Harvey has enjoyed assisting many men in discerning whether they are called into ministry. This book will guide you through that all-important process with wisdom and confidence in God’s faithfulness in your life.

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Irresistible Church : 12 Traits Of A Church Heaven Applauds (Reprinted)
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Want your church to become more vibrant and effective? After years of ministry, Cordeiro knows how to work together as a team. Here he presents 12 practical steps to help you cultivate a congregation God wants to bless; develop a culture of serving; turn visitors into regular attenders; and more. Includes study guide.

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How People Change (Reprinted)
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What does it take for lasting change to take root in your life? If you’ve ever tried, failed, and wondered why, you need How People Change. This book explains the biblical pattern for change in a clear, practical way you can apply to the challenges of daily life. But change involves more than a biblical formula: you will see how God is at work to make you the person you were created to be. That powerful, loving, redemptive relationship is at the heart of all positive change you experience.

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Sabina Participants Guide (Student/Study Guide)
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As a young couple, Richard and Sabina Wurmbrand lived as atheists and hedonists, pursuing every pleasure afforded them and thinking little of God. But God had other plans, calling them to repentance, great suffering, and a life of faithful service. The Wurmbrand’s obedience, along with the testimonies of seven women who, like Sabina, remained obedient to Christ at great cost, will inspire group-study participants to evaluate their own faithfulness and obedience to Christ. This six-session, video-based group study features scenes from the film Sabina: Tortured for Christ, the Nazi Years. As biblical disciples, we are called to walk in obedience to Christ, offering ourselves as living sacrifices in the pursuit of God’s glory and eternal purposes at any cost. The question each of us must answer daily is, “Am I being obedient in what I know Christ has commanded?”

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Mastering Ministry : Key Principles For Every Pastor
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It seems nothing completely prepares you to be a pastor. Education and training certainly help, but some things you simply must learn through the trial and error of personal experience. Or do you?

Gleaned from real-world experiences, Mastering Ministry was written with today’s pastorates in mind. Within its pages you will:

*Discover seven ministry-defining values to move from floundering to flourishing;
*Learn practical time management strategies to flatten the frenzied pace; and
*Explore over 30 ministry-related topics to face difficult issues with finesse.

While most traditional pastoral resources assume a one-pastor- one-church model, Mastering Ministry recognizes pastors today are often responsible for multiple congregations and includes pointers from the author’s book The Multi-Church Pastor: A Manual for Training Leadership in a Multi- Church Setting.

Whether you are a new or seasoned pastor of a single congregation or several, you will find Mastering Ministry to be a valuable resource as you impact your community for Christ.

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Hearers And Doers
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The foundation of discipleship is sound, scriptural doctrine.

The value of sound doctrine is often misunderstood by the modern church. While it can be dry and dull, when it flows from the story of Scripture, it can be full of life and love. This kind of doctrine, steeped in Scripture, is critical for disciple-making. And it’s often overlooked by modern pastors.

In Hearers and Doers, Kevin Vanhoozer makes the case that pastors, as pastor-theologians, ought to interpret Scripture theologically to articulate doctrine and help cultivate disciples. scriptural doctrine is vital to the life of the church, and local pastor-theologians should be the ones delivering it to their communities.

With arresting prose and striking metaphors, Vanhoozer addresses the most pressing problems in the modern church with one answer: teach sound, scriptural doctrine to make disciples.

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Faithful Leaders : And The Things That Matter Most
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Explore the things that really matter for a successful ministry.

“Well done good and faithful servant.” Every ministry leader wants to hear these words when they meet their Lord. But what does successful ministry look like?

There are many books on leadership strategies and church structures, but this one looks at what matters most: the character and attitude of church leaders. It recognizes that the spiritual health of the church leaders in large part determines the spiritual health of the congregation and therefore the success of the ministry.

In this short, punchy, challenging and at times surprising book, Rico Tice draws on decades of experience in church leadership to call fellow pastors and others with oversight of areas of church ministry to define success biblically, fight their sin, lead themselves and serve their churches. It will be a battle, but one worth fighting because personal holiness and godly leadership matter eternally.

A must-read on pastoral leadership for pastors, elders, worship leaders, youth leaders and anyone else with a leadership role in church ministry.

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Romans 8-16 For You (Student/Study Guide)
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Series Preface
Introduction To To Romans 8-16
1. Fighting Sin With The Spirit 8:1-13
2. Living As Children Of God 8:14-25
3. Facing Life With Confidence 8:26-39
4. God’s Sovereignty 9:1-29
5. Our Responsibility 9:30-10:21
6. God And Israel 11:1-36
New Relationships…
7. …To God And The Church 12:1-8
8. …To Friend And Enemy 12:9-21
9. …As Citizens Of The State 13:1-14
10. …Between The Weak And The Strong 14:1-23
11. Unity And Mission 15:1-33
12. To God Be The Glory 16:1-27
Glossary
Appendices
Bibliography

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One of the world’s most influential pastors on one of the Bible’s most influential books. Join Tim Keller as he opens up Romans 8-16.
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“I have always believed that at the heart of Romans 8 you have the secret to really using the gospel in your heart to change yourself in a profound way.” Tim Keller

Join Dr Timothy Keller as he opens up the second half of the book of Romans, beginning in chapter 8, helping you to get to grips with its meaning and showing how it transforms our hearts and lives today.

Combining a close attention to the detail of the text with Timothy Keller’s trademark gift for clear explanation and compelling insights, this resource will both engage your mind and stir your heart.

Written for people of every age and stage, from new believers to pastors and teachers, this flexible resource is for you to:

* READ: As a guide to this wonderful letter, helping you appreciate the great gift of righteousness with God.
* FEED: As a daily devotional to help you grow in Christ as you read and meditate on this portion of God’s word.
* LEAD: As notes to aid you in explaining, illustrating and applying Romans 8-16 as you preach or lead a Bible study.

Whoever you are, and however you use it, this is… Romans 8-16 For You

Romans 8-16 for You is designed to work alongside In View of God’s Mercy, Timothy Keller’s Bible study resource for small groups and individuals.

Timothy Keller is a best-selling author and Senior Pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Manhattan.

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Cardboard Shack Beneath The Bridge
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Provides a dialogue for helping children understand homelessness.

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14 Tests All Leaders Must Face
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In this book, the reader will discover fourteen tests God administers to release the full potential of those He anoints. These often-difficult trials of Christian leaders include the tests of motivation, time, servitude, and character. Readers will be encouraged to know that God uses these tests not to tear them down, but to increase their capacity and strength through a deeper relationship with Him.

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Both And Ministry
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Gospel workers are called to be both/and people:

*both patient and urgent,
*both confident and humble,
*both dependent on God and committed to hard work,
*both theologically driven and practically wise, and more.

Often, these requirements feel as though they’re in tension. But this book shows that rather than leaning one way or the other, or seeking to strike a balance, authentic gospel ministry is found in pursuing both/and. To settle for less puts ourselves and our churches in danger.

Gary Millar has been involved in training hundreds of gospel workers at Queensland Theological College. Pointing to Christ as our supreme example, he helps readers to reflect on and refine their own ministry practice in a range of different areas-while also enjoying God’s grace where they fall short.

As you look at all things through the lens of the gospel, you’ll increasingly become the fully-formed follower of Jesus and servant of his church that you have been called to be.

Ideal for church staff and lay leaders, students preparing for ministry, and ministry apprentices and interns, as well as for any Christian who is heavily involved in their local church.

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