Darlene Zschech, one of the world's most respected worship leaders, writes honestly and realistically of how both current leaders and those coming along after them can overcome hurdles and by the grace of God work together for the good of the church. In this critical message, she urgently challenges the church to raise up a new generation of leaders whose hearts are centered on God. Her leadership at Hillsong Church combined with her international...

No mistake was made in heaven when God gave you the gift of leadership or teaching. . . Every gift you have-your instincts to lead and your passion to make a difference- came from the hand of a loving Father who crafted you. In this practical and inspiring book, Willow Creek executive vice president and teaching pastor Nancy Beach speaks to women with God-given gifts of leading and teaching. Sharing from her thirty-year journey in a local church,...

Sea que quieras descubrir tu llamado o dedicarte incondicionalmente a tu propósito de vida, el enfoque transformador que Brian Houston presenta en esta obra te ayudará a navegar por un sendero de fe y a descubrir dones únicos adaptados perfectamente para tu travesía. Hace 32 años, cuando Brian Houston se propuso iniciar una iglesia con 30 personas en el salón de una escuela, él no tenía idea de los altibajos, sacrificios y oportunidades milagrosas...

If Jesus wrote a book about leadership today, he would tell a story. That's what the author decided when he tore up his first draft. Instead, he wrote a parable about four twenty-somethings who are having major problems with bad bosses. Jack Hendrickson, a retired Army Special Forces Sergeant and former missionary, begins to teach them Biblical principles about leadership and when they put it into practice at work...it makes their lives worse! Experienced...

Part I of "Praise - Get the Hell Out!" is a 15 day devotional journey to change your praise and a plan for your praise to change you. You'll discover the secret weapon of using your praise & how to apply it in every area of life. Once you experience it's life- changing power, you'll never be satisfied with anything les Part II is a gut level honest, unrated look at worship ministry inside the church. It is filled with ideas to challenge the status...

What is the church's mission in the 21st century? Malaysian apostle and missiologist Dexter Low says "nation transformation" must become our new agenda for fulfilling the Great Commission in our time. The current model, which calls for uniting the church's leaders worldwide to win 1 billion souls and plant 5 million churches by 2021, isn't working. Ultimately, it cannot because its emphasis on church planting and evangelism excludes social transformation....

Martyn Lloyd-Jones is widely considered one of the greatest preachers of the 20th century, but few modern Christians know much about his remarkable life and long-standing ministry at London's historic Westminster Chapel. In this new biography, Christopher Catherwood-Lloyd-Jones's eldest grandson-introduces a new generation of Christians to the physician-turned-preacher's important legacy. Organized thematically, this engaging study highlights "the...

The Whisper, by Ron Rhodes, fully describes the love that a man and woman can have for each other. The Whisper is written like a poem, no, a song. Like an excerpt from "The Song of Solomon." Ron praises his wife like Solomon, "She was as beautiful as the full moon, as pure as sunlight!" In this love story that surrounds the Rhodes family, their church family, and friends, you will follow along a timeline of Terry's passing. You will read about the...

Starting with Spirit is a spiritual and professional resource for new pastors, their family members, and congregations, as well as ministers in every season of ministry who seek to grow in vitality and skill in the ongoing adventure of ministry. For more than thirty years, Bruce Epperly has followed the call of the spirit, moving through his vocations as a congregational pastor, university chaplain, seminary and university professor, and seminary...

In “Leading through the Water”, Paul Galbreath demonstrates one way of linking baptismal practice to daily life as congregations provide an alternative witness to the cultural voices around us. At the same time, it expands the vision of baptism from a single occasion to a distinctive way of life within a community of faith and a primary metaphor for Christian discipleship. In concert with Leading from the Table, Galbreath continues to explore...