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Dudley and a research team go back to 24 ministries still in existence five years after the Church and Community Project's completion. They discovered how the myths and expectations of funding, lay/clergy leadership, and church/society partnerships were shattered by what is doable; how the often-Herculean efforts frustrated and tired participants, who were then uplifted and sustained by making a difference; and how faith was the foundation for action,...
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A seemingly benevolent endeavor to help others in a remote part of the world turned out to be much more life-changing than ever anticipated. A faith-driven desire to put his beliefs into action by taking a mission trip to Haiti led Jeff Newell and his family to experience multiple opportunities for personal and spiritual growth and gain a profound appreciation of the people and culture they encountered. Almost immediately the tables were turned when...
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You're interested in leading a small group, but you're a little afraid. What are you getting yourself into? How do you get started? Don't worry--you're not alone. Many small group leaders feel ill-equipped for the task of leading in spite of the many books, conferences, online resources, and church-based training opportunities that are available.
Other small group books tend to focus on the overall theory of the small group's place in the life of...
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In An Usher's and Greeter's Guide to the Heart of a True Servant, Gwendolyn Moore discusses the value of ushers and greeters in the church. She instructs ushers and greeters on the importance of their role and how to conduct themselves in fulfilling their role with integrity and dignity, all for the glory of God. Let Moore be your guide, whether you already are in a servant position at your church, or if you are interested in becoming one. Moore has...
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"Many of us who are pastors of local mainline churches have long felt that something is amiss in the life of our congregations. It's hard for us to name exactly what is wrong, but occasionally we are aware of a nagging sense that something is just not working any more...Our best efforts at ministry feel like they're about a half beat behind some new pulse beginning to course through the culture," writes author Jim Kitchens. Congregational leaders...
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Over many years, Amanda has cast her heart and mind into the negative space behind and in-between every word you see printed on our Hillsong lyric sheets. Often helping our writers see things they haven't seen, understand complexities of thought and emotional conflicts of poetry and theology, and pushing many a song from ok, to something richer. Covering such topics as:... a theology of worship... the power of song sung to God... the qualities of...
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Think about being the only person in your church who has a burning desire to help those who are less fortunate with food and clothing, but no one knows what to do with you, and no one is tuned into your ideas. Yet, you don't give up until you find out that there are no books to read or people who know anything about the subject of opening a food pantry. Then you decide that it is time to go outside of the church to get help. But where do you start...
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Assessment and solution for seven common obstacles to building small groups.
It's one thing to start a small group ministry. It's another to keep the groups in your church healthy and headed in the same direction. Whatever your church's approach maybe-whether it is a church with groups or of groups-sooner or later, as a leader, you'll need to do some troubleshooting. That's when the expert, to-the-point guidance in this book will prove its worth.
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Like nothing else, small groups have the power to change lives. They are the ideal route to discipleship-a place where the rubber of biblical truth meets the road of human relationships. However, church leaders often feel at a loss when it comes to assessing the strengths and weaknesses of group life in a church, and they struggle with understanding and solving the root causes of problems. Group Life resources provide in this ebook the practical tools...
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Every believer is born with a purpose. A purpose to glorify God and a source of blessing to people. However, this purpose can only be discovered, nurtured, and maximized in the place of service.
Interestingly, God has empowered us to serve. He has given us the gift of the Holy Spirit to do things unimaginable. To lift the burdens of the depressed, to mend the heart of the brokenhearted, and serve God.
In the pages of this book lies the keys to living...
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A small group discussion guide for equipping Christians to effectively reach seekers by building relationships, sharing a verbal witness, and extending invitations to outreach events.
This discussion guide for small groups is based on the first three steps of Willow Creek's seven-step strategy for turning irreligious people into fully devoted followers of Christ. Each session begins with a compelling story that sets the stage for group discussion...
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In a worship service, a great measure of responsibility rests on those who volunteer in the audio, video, and media ministries. When everything is going well, no one notices, but when the microphones don't work or the projected song lyrics aren't in sync, everyone does. A well-functioning audio, video, and media team can help the congregation enter into a deeper and more meaningful worship. Each area of AV ministry is included: sound, projection,...
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Explore the concerns, needs, and fears of single adults and how your church may be ignoring them. Discover practical ways churches have opened their ministries, worship, and congregational life to include singles. An eye-opening discovery that a church growth model need not rely on family-oriented programs and structures.
75) The ImPerfect Husband: A Practical Guide to Be the Spiritual Husband That You Were Created to Be!
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If you are a husband or wife seeking for answers, and you Google the word husband, you will come up with about 885,000,000 results, and it will only take you 0.64 seconds to find them. Impressive! After you go through some of them, you will realize that about 1/1,000,000 of those results are either reliable or true. Not so impressive. So a person must find an equally impressive tool but without so much error.
The only reliable source we could...
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Versión actualizada y con el texto completo de la SEGUNDA PARTE de la obra inmortal de John Bunyan The Pilgrim's Progress, El Progreso del Peregrino, en la que se ha preservando la integridad del texto original, manteniendo la calidad y valor literario de la versión española y respetando la magistral traducción poética de Carlos Araujo. Su objetivo es acercar la obra alegórica de Bunyan bajo el símil de un sueño: El viaje de de Cristiano y...
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Six Ways to Improve Your Balance as a Group Leader
Leading a successful small group is like walking a tightrope. You traverse a taut, exciting line, balancing the dynamic tensions characteristic of every group. Drawing from the concept of "polarity management," Bill Donahue and Russ Robinson help you understand and deal with six dynamic areas every group leader must manage in order to create genuine, transforming small group community.
Your group...
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God is holy, and He is listening for a certain holy sound.
This book, You Don't Know Who You Are, is a call to return to holiness for the church musician and singer so that their musical offering can be accepted by God.
This book is a spiritual road map for worshipping God in Spirit and in truth. The reader will understand why God created worship, what true worship is, how and where worship is to be offered, the complete direction of worship, and...
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Dr. Stamm integrates the biblical, theological, and pastoral insight fitting of a liturgical scholar-pastor as he attempts to improve and deepen the church's congregational practice of intercessory prayer. In Devoting Ourselves to the Prayers: A Baptismal Theology for the Church's Intercessory Work, Dr. Stamm points to the strong biblical and historical connections between baptism and intercessory prayer, suggesting that intercessory prayer is a vocation-a...
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Se casaron y fueron felices para siempre... casi.Después de una amistad de dos años se casaron unos jóvenes creyentes y maduros. Pero no fueron felices para siempre. Algo terrible sucedió con su relación aunque vivieron felices en sus primeros años de matrimonio. El esposo empezó a jugar con fuego sin planearlo y pronto se involucró con otra mujer. El nombre de la esposa es GRACIA y el nombre de la amante es LEY... El estilo de liderazgo en...