Author: Matthew Stone, Ph.d.
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781492394082
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
This book focuses on loving Muslims, not debating them; understanding the Muslim's life, not criticizing their beliefs; in other words--touching the heart and mind of a Muslim with respect and care. One of the unique contributions of this book is the analysis of the ways in which Christians sabotage their plans to share their faith with Muslims and how to overcome this problem. While the author is a professor of Islamic studies, this book is practical, down to earth, and filled with humor.
Reaching the Heart and Mind of Muslims
Author: Matthew Stone, Ph.d.
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781492394082
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
This book focuses on loving Muslims, not debating them; understanding the Muslim's life, not criticizing their beliefs; in other words--touching the heart and mind of a Muslim with respect and care. One of the unique contributions of this book is the analysis of the ways in which Christians sabotage their plans to share their faith with Muslims and how to overcome this problem. While the author is a professor of Islamic studies, this book is practical, down to earth, and filled with humor.
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781492394082
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
This book focuses on loving Muslims, not debating them; understanding the Muslim's life, not criticizing their beliefs; in other words--touching the heart and mind of a Muslim with respect and care. One of the unique contributions of this book is the analysis of the ways in which Christians sabotage their plans to share their faith with Muslims and how to overcome this problem. While the author is a professor of Islamic studies, this book is practical, down to earth, and filled with humor.
Getting to the Heart of Science Communication
Author: Faith Kearns
Publisher: Island Press
ISBN: 1642830747
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
At a community fire day in a northern California town several years ago, author Faith Kearns gave a talk on building fire-safe houses able to withstand increasingly common wildfires. Much to her surprise, Kearns was confronted by an audience member whose house had recently burned. What she thought was straightforward, helpful scientific information had instead retraumatized audience members, forcing Kearns to reevaluate her approach. Like Kearns, scientists today working on controversial issues from climate change to drought to COVID-19 are finding themselves more often in the middle of deeply traumatizing or polarized conflicts. It is no longer enough for scientists to communicate a scientific topic clearly. They must not only be experts in their fields of study, but also experts in navigating the thoughts, feelings, and opinions of members of the public they engage with, and with each other. And the conversations are growing more fraught. In Getting to the Heart of Science Communication, Faith Kearns has penned a succinct guide for navigating the human relationships critical to the success of practice-based science. Using interviews and personal anecdotes, as well as her own insights as a field scientist, Kearns walks readers through the evolution of science communication and how emotional and high-stakes issues have shaped communication. The meat of the book lies in the middle chapters, where Kearns offers key tools for communicators: listening, working with conflict, and understanding trauma, loss, and healing. She concludes the book with a substantive discussion on diversity, equity, and inclusion in science communication, and advice to readers for handling their own emotional needs in an unpredictable career landscape. This meticulously researched volume takes science communication to the next level, helping scientists see the value of listening as well as talking, understanding power dynamics in relationships, and addressing the roles of trauma, loss, grief, and healing. This book will particularly resonate with early to mid-career scientists, graduate students, and researchers, especially those in applied sciences who work closely with the public.
Publisher: Island Press
ISBN: 1642830747
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
At a community fire day in a northern California town several years ago, author Faith Kearns gave a talk on building fire-safe houses able to withstand increasingly common wildfires. Much to her surprise, Kearns was confronted by an audience member whose house had recently burned. What she thought was straightforward, helpful scientific information had instead retraumatized audience members, forcing Kearns to reevaluate her approach. Like Kearns, scientists today working on controversial issues from climate change to drought to COVID-19 are finding themselves more often in the middle of deeply traumatizing or polarized conflicts. It is no longer enough for scientists to communicate a scientific topic clearly. They must not only be experts in their fields of study, but also experts in navigating the thoughts, feelings, and opinions of members of the public they engage with, and with each other. And the conversations are growing more fraught. In Getting to the Heart of Science Communication, Faith Kearns has penned a succinct guide for navigating the human relationships critical to the success of practice-based science. Using interviews and personal anecdotes, as well as her own insights as a field scientist, Kearns walks readers through the evolution of science communication and how emotional and high-stakes issues have shaped communication. The meat of the book lies in the middle chapters, where Kearns offers key tools for communicators: listening, working with conflict, and understanding trauma, loss, and healing. She concludes the book with a substantive discussion on diversity, equity, and inclusion in science communication, and advice to readers for handling their own emotional needs in an unpredictable career landscape. This meticulously researched volume takes science communication to the next level, helping scientists see the value of listening as well as talking, understanding power dynamics in relationships, and addressing the roles of trauma, loss, grief, and healing. This book will particularly resonate with early to mid-career scientists, graduate students, and researchers, especially those in applied sciences who work closely with the public.
Reaching the Heart of Leadership
Author: Avis Glaze
Publisher: Corwin Press
ISBN: 1506325343
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 121
Book Description
Refine your leadership effectiveness and expand your leadership legacy! Whether you’re an aspiring leader, or you consider yourself a veteran searching for a fresh perspective, leadership in an age of disruption, high expectations, and exploding demands is challenging. In addition to wise applications of power, this small, yet robust, book focuses on the duty leaders face to forge and strengthen bonds of trust and further the school improvement agenda. Designed to ignite your intellectual curiosity, the author coaches leaders on: · Honing the dispositions and interpersonal competencies necessary for leadership effectiveness · Strengthening self-regard and attitudes toward others · Developing a strong human rights orientation · Ensuring that equity and excellence go hand in hand · Defining what it takes to inspire and motivate others to act · Implementing an inside-out approach that empowers them to be agile and flexible leaders Well suited for any organizational setting, the ideas and action steps offered in Reaching the Heart of Leadership aim to re-ignite the passion and determination in individuals who continue to make a difference in the lives of those they serve.
Publisher: Corwin Press
ISBN: 1506325343
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 121
Book Description
Refine your leadership effectiveness and expand your leadership legacy! Whether you’re an aspiring leader, or you consider yourself a veteran searching for a fresh perspective, leadership in an age of disruption, high expectations, and exploding demands is challenging. In addition to wise applications of power, this small, yet robust, book focuses on the duty leaders face to forge and strengthen bonds of trust and further the school improvement agenda. Designed to ignite your intellectual curiosity, the author coaches leaders on: · Honing the dispositions and interpersonal competencies necessary for leadership effectiveness · Strengthening self-regard and attitudes toward others · Developing a strong human rights orientation · Ensuring that equity and excellence go hand in hand · Defining what it takes to inspire and motivate others to act · Implementing an inside-out approach that empowers them to be agile and flexible leaders Well suited for any organizational setting, the ideas and action steps offered in Reaching the Heart of Leadership aim to re-ignite the passion and determination in individuals who continue to make a difference in the lives of those they serve.
Getting to the Heart of Complimenting
Author: Anne Paluszny
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780980195842
Category : Compliments
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Takes readers step by step through the process of giving and receiving compliments, and highlights the importance of having a great big heart.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780980195842
Category : Compliments
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Takes readers step by step through the process of giving and receiving compliments, and highlights the importance of having a great big heart.
The Wall Around Your Heart
Author: Mary E DeMuth
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
ISBN: 1400205220
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
Family members hurt us. Friends betray us. Fellow Christians deceive us. But Jesus provides a path through the pain—the Lord’s Prayer. In The Wall Around Your Heart, Mary DeMuth shows you that you can reach wholeness and healing in the aftermath of painful relationships by following the road map of the Lord’s Prayer. You’ll walk through story after story of hurt people who are led through biblical truth into amazing, life-sustaining, joyful growth. Life is hard. People can be mean and petty and awful. But they can also be amazing and beautiful and sacrificial. God is good. He is faithful. You can trust him with your relationships. “He’ll send people to call out what is hard in your heart,” Mary shares. “And that’s a gift to you.” Allow God to access the wall around your heart. Dare to say, “Tear down the bricks, Lord, whatever it takes.” Pray first. Ask for bravery—for yourself and for others. Risk engaging despite your hurt. Seek the shelter of Jesus. You don’t have to resign yourself to your wounds! You can rise above the pain. You’ll usher in a new life—an openhearted way of relating to others that expands the kingdom of God. In the process, you’ll draw closer to Jesus, be healed, and become an agent of healing to others.
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
ISBN: 1400205220
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
Family members hurt us. Friends betray us. Fellow Christians deceive us. But Jesus provides a path through the pain—the Lord’s Prayer. In The Wall Around Your Heart, Mary DeMuth shows you that you can reach wholeness and healing in the aftermath of painful relationships by following the road map of the Lord’s Prayer. You’ll walk through story after story of hurt people who are led through biblical truth into amazing, life-sustaining, joyful growth. Life is hard. People can be mean and petty and awful. But they can also be amazing and beautiful and sacrificial. God is good. He is faithful. You can trust him with your relationships. “He’ll send people to call out what is hard in your heart,” Mary shares. “And that’s a gift to you.” Allow God to access the wall around your heart. Dare to say, “Tear down the bricks, Lord, whatever it takes.” Pray first. Ask for bravery—for yourself and for others. Risk engaging despite your hurt. Seek the shelter of Jesus. You don’t have to resign yourself to your wounds! You can rise above the pain. You’ll usher in a new life—an openhearted way of relating to others that expands the kingdom of God. In the process, you’ll draw closer to Jesus, be healed, and become an agent of healing to others.
Renovation of the Heart
Author: Dallas Willard
Publisher: Tyndale House
ISBN: 1615214550
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 381
Book Description
As Christians, we know that we are new creations in Jesus. So we try to act differently, hoping this will make us more like Him. But changing our outward behavior doesn’t change our hearts. Only by God’s grace can we be transformed internally. Renovation of the Heart lays a biblical foundation for understanding what best-selling author Dallas Willard calls the “transformation of the spirit”—a divine process that “brings every element in our being, working from inside out, into harmony with the will of God.” This fresh approach to spiritual growth explains the biblical reasons why Christians need to undergo change in six aspects of life: thought, feeling, will, body, social context, and soul. Willard also outlines a general pattern of transformation in each area, not as a sterile formula but as a practical process that you can follow without the guilt or perfectionism so many Christians wrestle with. Don’t settle for complacency. Accept the challenge Renovation of the Heart offers to become an intentional apprentice of Jesus Christ, changing daily as you walk with Him.
Publisher: Tyndale House
ISBN: 1615214550
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 381
Book Description
As Christians, we know that we are new creations in Jesus. So we try to act differently, hoping this will make us more like Him. But changing our outward behavior doesn’t change our hearts. Only by God’s grace can we be transformed internally. Renovation of the Heart lays a biblical foundation for understanding what best-selling author Dallas Willard calls the “transformation of the spirit”—a divine process that “brings every element in our being, working from inside out, into harmony with the will of God.” This fresh approach to spiritual growth explains the biblical reasons why Christians need to undergo change in six aspects of life: thought, feeling, will, body, social context, and soul. Willard also outlines a general pattern of transformation in each area, not as a sterile formula but as a practical process that you can follow without the guilt or perfectionism so many Christians wrestle with. Don’t settle for complacency. Accept the challenge Renovation of the Heart offers to become an intentional apprentice of Jesus Christ, changing daily as you walk with Him.
Get to the Heart
Author: Ted Frank
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780997853407
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
If you work in or with corporations, Get to the Heart will help you with one of the most agonizing challenges of them all: how to make your presentation clear and compelling enough for your stakeholders to take action and give you what you need to make a bigger difference. It's storytelling, but in a form that truly works in corporations. It's based on the approach movies use--being quick, visual and emotionally affecting--but instead of centering around video, it's a step-by-step method tailored specifically toward the kinds of strategic projects on your desk right now, with full-color case histories and examples throughout.There are two versions: paper and interactive. Both feature multimedia clips, downloadable files, and a place to engage with Ted Frank and other strategic story directors, so you'll get as much out of the book as possible.HOW IT ROLLSIt starts with how to revamp of the every-day chart-filled presentation. Here you learn how to get to the heart of what matters to your stakeholders and how to "kill the babies" that keep you from getting through. Then you learn to make your insights and ideas more real by showing them visually.Next, we help you nail those high-stakes presentations when you need to hit it out of the park. You'll learn how to connect on a deeper level with stakeholders by understanding them in a more sophisticated way and evoking the emotions that really inspire action.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780997853407
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
If you work in or with corporations, Get to the Heart will help you with one of the most agonizing challenges of them all: how to make your presentation clear and compelling enough for your stakeholders to take action and give you what you need to make a bigger difference. It's storytelling, but in a form that truly works in corporations. It's based on the approach movies use--being quick, visual and emotionally affecting--but instead of centering around video, it's a step-by-step method tailored specifically toward the kinds of strategic projects on your desk right now, with full-color case histories and examples throughout.There are two versions: paper and interactive. Both feature multimedia clips, downloadable files, and a place to engage with Ted Frank and other strategic story directors, so you'll get as much out of the book as possible.HOW IT ROLLSIt starts with how to revamp of the every-day chart-filled presentation. Here you learn how to get to the heart of what matters to your stakeholders and how to "kill the babies" that keep you from getting through. Then you learn to make your insights and ideas more real by showing them visually.Next, we help you nail those high-stakes presentations when you need to hit it out of the park. You'll learn how to connect on a deeper level with stakeholders by understanding them in a more sophisticated way and evoking the emotions that really inspire action.
A Heart Like Jesus
Author: Max Lucado
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
ISBN: 1418515590
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
The heart of Jesus is sacred, and the lessons and examples it provides to us are paramount in our daily mission to follow in His footsteps. Max Lucado poses the question "what if, for one day and night, your heart was replaced by the heart of Christ?" That thought-provoking question leads to many personal revelations demonstrating that we can recast our hearts to be more like that of Jesus, and the blessings created by the transformation will unleash ripples to the widest edges of our lives and those around us.
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
ISBN: 1418515590
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
The heart of Jesus is sacred, and the lessons and examples it provides to us are paramount in our daily mission to follow in His footsteps. Max Lucado poses the question "what if, for one day and night, your heart was replaced by the heart of Christ?" That thought-provoking question leads to many personal revelations demonstrating that we can recast our hearts to be more like that of Jesus, and the blessings created by the transformation will unleash ripples to the widest edges of our lives and those around us.
Heart-to-Heart Talks
Author: Watchman Nee
Publisher: Christian Fellowship Publishers
ISBN: 0935008985
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
"Deep calleth unto deep at the [noise] of thy waterfalls" (Psalm 42:7a). What can be deeper than the heart? Solomon, the wisest of men, advised us, saying: "Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life" (Proverbs 4:23). When a heart has heard the voice of God, it calls other hearts to hear and to respond. This is exactly what brother Watchman Nee tried to share with us from his heart. During his years of ministry he realized that only words coming from a heart that God had spoken to could reach the heart of others. Not that knowledge is unnecessary, but it must come from revelation or enlightenment from above: for only such knowledge is living and operative which can reach the depth of man's heart. Brother Nee wrote and spoke to many hearts to the glory of God.
Publisher: Christian Fellowship Publishers
ISBN: 0935008985
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
"Deep calleth unto deep at the [noise] of thy waterfalls" (Psalm 42:7a). What can be deeper than the heart? Solomon, the wisest of men, advised us, saying: "Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life" (Proverbs 4:23). When a heart has heard the voice of God, it calls other hearts to hear and to respond. This is exactly what brother Watchman Nee tried to share with us from his heart. During his years of ministry he realized that only words coming from a heart that God had spoken to could reach the heart of others. Not that knowledge is unnecessary, but it must come from revelation or enlightenment from above: for only such knowledge is living and operative which can reach the depth of man's heart. Brother Nee wrote and spoke to many hearts to the glory of God.
Getting to the Heart of Leadership
Author: Megan Crawford
Publisher: SAGE
ISBN: 0857026976
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
′This book makes an important contribution to the literature on educational leadership and should help to shift the emphasis from rational and accountability-related models to an explicit recognition of the importance of emotions to effective leadership′ - Educational Management Administration and Leadership ′[This book] contains a wealth of case studies and vignettes to help leaders be more aware of the ways in which emotion impacts on their practice, and to develop a productive and sustainable set of emotional responses, experiences and leadership tools′ - Headteacher Update ′This is a highly readable and engaging introduction to both the importance and power of emotions in the life and work of headteachers. While leaders′ emotions have been badly neglected in the literature, the rich body of evidence the author shares with readers indicates how central such emotions are to sustaining improvement efforts in schools.′ - Professor Ken Leithwood, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), University of Toronto, Canada ′The affective side of leadership is often forgotten as school heads and leaders strive for excellence and accountability. This extremely important book brings to the forefront the emotional attachments of leadership, the interpersonal relationships, and self-awareness that are at the core of leadership action and decision making. The case stories and reviews of multiple perspectives and theories provide the reader with a rich and essential resource′ - Ellen B. Goldring, Professor of Education Policy and Leadership, Vanderbilt University ′...The book is framed to illuminate how headteachers experience, and talk about, emotion and meaning in their daily interactions, and sets out to understand how emotion impacts on their leadership.′ (author′s introduction) Understanding the close relationship between leadership and emotion is essential for school leaders in creating, modifying and sustaining the emotional coherence of the whole school. Megan Crawford aims to help school leaders understand why emotion is such a powerful component of leadership. The author examines how school leaders experience emotion and meaning in their daily interactions, and presents a reflective journey, concentrating on the personal side of school leadership. The author shows how school climate depends on the personal emotional quality of the leader and his/her interface with other social relationships in the school, covering areas such as difficult people and situations, shame, loss and drawing on primary and secondary case studies, school leaders′ reflections and the influence of their life history, school context and emotional epiphanies. This book is for practising educational leaders and managers, tutors and students on Masters courses, EdD courses, and on programmes such as the National Professional Qualification for Headship, its equivalent for Children′s centres, and other national programmes in educational leadership and management
Publisher: SAGE
ISBN: 0857026976
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
′This book makes an important contribution to the literature on educational leadership and should help to shift the emphasis from rational and accountability-related models to an explicit recognition of the importance of emotions to effective leadership′ - Educational Management Administration and Leadership ′[This book] contains a wealth of case studies and vignettes to help leaders be more aware of the ways in which emotion impacts on their practice, and to develop a productive and sustainable set of emotional responses, experiences and leadership tools′ - Headteacher Update ′This is a highly readable and engaging introduction to both the importance and power of emotions in the life and work of headteachers. While leaders′ emotions have been badly neglected in the literature, the rich body of evidence the author shares with readers indicates how central such emotions are to sustaining improvement efforts in schools.′ - Professor Ken Leithwood, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), University of Toronto, Canada ′The affective side of leadership is often forgotten as school heads and leaders strive for excellence and accountability. This extremely important book brings to the forefront the emotional attachments of leadership, the interpersonal relationships, and self-awareness that are at the core of leadership action and decision making. The case stories and reviews of multiple perspectives and theories provide the reader with a rich and essential resource′ - Ellen B. Goldring, Professor of Education Policy and Leadership, Vanderbilt University ′...The book is framed to illuminate how headteachers experience, and talk about, emotion and meaning in their daily interactions, and sets out to understand how emotion impacts on their leadership.′ (author′s introduction) Understanding the close relationship between leadership and emotion is essential for school leaders in creating, modifying and sustaining the emotional coherence of the whole school. Megan Crawford aims to help school leaders understand why emotion is such a powerful component of leadership. The author examines how school leaders experience emotion and meaning in their daily interactions, and presents a reflective journey, concentrating on the personal side of school leadership. The author shows how school climate depends on the personal emotional quality of the leader and his/her interface with other social relationships in the school, covering areas such as difficult people and situations, shame, loss and drawing on primary and secondary case studies, school leaders′ reflections and the influence of their life history, school context and emotional epiphanies. This book is for practising educational leaders and managers, tutors and students on Masters courses, EdD courses, and on programmes such as the National Professional Qualification for Headship, its equivalent for Children′s centres, and other national programmes in educational leadership and management