Author: Jeremy Amick
Publisher: Booktango
ISBN: 146890955X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 117
Book Description
Church Is a Team Sport
Author: Jim Putman
Publisher: Baker Books
ISBN: 9780801071621
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
To win the game, you need the whole team Pastor Jim Putman, a former wrestler and coach, helped his staff build Real Life Ministries into an army of thousands. But there was a problem. Early on too many sat on the sidelines. Not enough wanted a piece of the action. His voice was faltering from so many sermons and he teetered on the edge of burnout thanks to the mixed blessing of an enormous but needy flock. So he hit his knees. Hard. God's solution surprised him. Putman and his entire leadership team stood before the congregation and gave up. They were done carrying the whole load. There were too many spiritual babies and they needed mature believers to step up. They knew there must be some raw talent hidden in the pews. God led them to use a Bible-based strategy for ministry revitalization that can help bring your church to the next level. Whether you're a burned-out leader or someone ready to tackle an active role in your congregation, Church Is a Team Sport will lead you to both personal growth and renewed spiritual strength. If you're ready to get the whole team in the game, this is the playbook that will show you how to make it happen.
Publisher: Baker Books
ISBN: 9780801071621
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
To win the game, you need the whole team Pastor Jim Putman, a former wrestler and coach, helped his staff build Real Life Ministries into an army of thousands. But there was a problem. Early on too many sat on the sidelines. Not enough wanted a piece of the action. His voice was faltering from so many sermons and he teetered on the edge of burnout thanks to the mixed blessing of an enormous but needy flock. So he hit his knees. Hard. God's solution surprised him. Putman and his entire leadership team stood before the congregation and gave up. They were done carrying the whole load. There were too many spiritual babies and they needed mature believers to step up. They knew there must be some raw talent hidden in the pews. God led them to use a Bible-based strategy for ministry revitalization that can help bring your church to the next level. Whether you're a burned-out leader or someone ready to tackle an active role in your congregation, Church Is a Team Sport will lead you to both personal growth and renewed spiritual strength. If you're ready to get the whole team in the game, this is the playbook that will show you how to make it happen.
Evangelism in a Skeptical World
Author: Sam Chan
Publisher: Zondervan Academic
ISBN: 0310534682
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
Most Christians already know that they should be telling their friends about Jesus. But they have been poorly equipped with methods that are no longer effective in today's post-Christian world. As a result, many people become frustrated, blame themselves, and simply give up. Evangelism in a Skeptical World is a textbook on evangelism that is ideal for the church or the classroom to equip Christians with the principles and skills they need to tell the unbelievable news about Jesus to friends in a skeptical world. Many of the older principles and methods of evangelism in the twentieth century no longer work effectively today. In a post-Christian, post-churched, post-reached world we need new methods to communicate the timeless message of the gospel in culturally relevant ways. Dr. Chan combines the theological and biblical insights of classic evangelistic training with the latest insights from missiology on contextualization, cultural hermeneutics, and storytelling. Every chapter is illustrated with real-world examples drawn from over fifteen years of evangelistic ministry. These are methods that really work - with university students, urban workers, and high school students - getting past the defensive posture that people have toward Christianity so they can seriously consider the claims of Jesus Christ. Field-tested and filled with unique, fresh, and creative insights, this book will equip you to share the gospel in today's world and help as many people as possible hear the good news about Jesus.
Publisher: Zondervan Academic
ISBN: 0310534682
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
Most Christians already know that they should be telling their friends about Jesus. But they have been poorly equipped with methods that are no longer effective in today's post-Christian world. As a result, many people become frustrated, blame themselves, and simply give up. Evangelism in a Skeptical World is a textbook on evangelism that is ideal for the church or the classroom to equip Christians with the principles and skills they need to tell the unbelievable news about Jesus to friends in a skeptical world. Many of the older principles and methods of evangelism in the twentieth century no longer work effectively today. In a post-Christian, post-churched, post-reached world we need new methods to communicate the timeless message of the gospel in culturally relevant ways. Dr. Chan combines the theological and biblical insights of classic evangelistic training with the latest insights from missiology on contextualization, cultural hermeneutics, and storytelling. Every chapter is illustrated with real-world examples drawn from over fifteen years of evangelistic ministry. These are methods that really work - with university students, urban workers, and high school students - getting past the defensive posture that people have toward Christianity so they can seriously consider the claims of Jesus Christ. Field-tested and filled with unique, fresh, and creative insights, this book will equip you to share the gospel in today's world and help as many people as possible hear the good news about Jesus.
Sticky Teams
Author: Larry Osborne
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0310324645
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
In Sticky Teams, Larry Osborne exposes the hidden roadblocks that all too often sabotage the health and harmony of even the best intentioned ministry teams. Then, with practical and seasoned advice, he shows what it takes to get a leadership board, ministry team, and an entire congregation headed in the same direction.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0310324645
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
In Sticky Teams, Larry Osborne exposes the hidden roadblocks that all too often sabotage the health and harmony of even the best intentioned ministry teams. Then, with practical and seasoned advice, he shows what it takes to get a leadership board, ministry team, and an entire congregation headed in the same direction.
Real-Life Discipleship
Author: Jim Putman
Publisher: Tyndale House
ISBN: 1617472689
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Is your church making disciples . . . who make disciples . . . who make disciples? 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. In this book, you will learn: How to create churches that succeed and grow How to intentionally disciple believers in every stage of their spiritual development How to find and develop leaders in your church This book also contains these helpful features: A summary and profile of each stage of spiritual growth Recommended resources for disciple-makers Spiritual facts A presentation of the gospel Discover what the Bible says about true and effective discipleship with these strategies and practices in this great church resource.
Publisher: Tyndale House
ISBN: 1617472689
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Is your church making disciples . . . who make disciples . . . who make disciples? 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. In this book, you will learn: How to create churches that succeed and grow How to intentionally disciple believers in every stage of their spiritual development How to find and develop leaders in your church This book also contains these helpful features: A summary and profile of each stage of spiritual growth Recommended resources for disciple-makers Spiritual facts A presentation of the gospel Discover what the Bible says about true and effective discipleship with these strategies and practices in this great church resource.
Team Ministry
Author: Dick Iverson
Publisher: Rich Brott
ISBN: 9780914936619
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Ministers Fellowship International founder Dick Iverson provides a step-by-step approach for establishing a team ministry within any local church. "Team Ministry" includes information on how to discover and train new leaders within the church and 12 principles on maintaining the leadership team once it is in place.
Publisher: Rich Brott
ISBN: 9780914936619
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Ministers Fellowship International founder Dick Iverson provides a step-by-step approach for establishing a team ministry within any local church. "Team Ministry" includes information on how to discover and train new leaders within the church and 12 principles on maintaining the leadership team once it is in place.
DiscipleShift
Author: Jim Putman
Publisher: Zondervan
ISBN: 0310492637
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
Question: What is the God-given purpose of the local church? Answer: Relational discipleship. DiscipleShift walks you through five key "shifts" that churches must make to refocus on the fundamental biblical mission of discipleship. These intentional changes will attract the world and empower your church members to be salt and light in their communities. Over the last thirty years, many influential church leaders and church planters in America have adopted various models for reaching unchurched people. While many of these approaches have merit, something is still missing, something even more fundamental to the mission of the church: discipleship. Making disciples—helping people to trust and follow Jesus—is the church's God-given mandate. Devoted disciples attract people outside the church because of the change others see in their Christ-like lives. And discipleship empowers Christians to be more like Christ as they intentionally develop relationships with non-believers. Through biblical and professional insights, Jim Putman and Bobby Harrington discuss the transformational effectiveness of making disciples and just how to do so, in practical terms. You’ll learn: The specific roles of a disciple-making pastor. The components of person-to-person discipleship. How each ministry in your church leads to discipleship. How to implement discipleship in your church. Disciple-making leaders will not produce perfect churches, but they will create effective churches.
Publisher: Zondervan
ISBN: 0310492637
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
Question: What is the God-given purpose of the local church? Answer: Relational discipleship. DiscipleShift walks you through five key "shifts" that churches must make to refocus on the fundamental biblical mission of discipleship. These intentional changes will attract the world and empower your church members to be salt and light in their communities. Over the last thirty years, many influential church leaders and church planters in America have adopted various models for reaching unchurched people. While many of these approaches have merit, something is still missing, something even more fundamental to the mission of the church: discipleship. Making disciples—helping people to trust and follow Jesus—is the church's God-given mandate. Devoted disciples attract people outside the church because of the change others see in their Christ-like lives. And discipleship empowers Christians to be more like Christ as they intentionally develop relationships with non-believers. Through biblical and professional insights, Jim Putman and Bobby Harrington discuss the transformational effectiveness of making disciples and just how to do so, in practical terms. You’ll learn: The specific roles of a disciple-making pastor. The components of person-to-person discipleship. How each ministry in your church leads to discipleship. How to implement discipleship in your church. Disciple-making leaders will not produce perfect churches, but they will create effective churches.
The Good Sporting Life
Author: Stephen Liggins
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781925424645
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
An introduction to the Bible's teaching on sport and a compendium of practical advice for maximising the blessings of sport while avoiding its potential dangers.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781925424645
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
An introduction to the Bible's teaching on sport and a compendium of practical advice for maximising the blessings of sport while avoiding its potential dangers.
Bridging the Ministry Gap
Author: Jeremy Amick
Publisher: Booktango
ISBN: 146890955X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 117
Book Description
Publisher: Booktango
ISBN: 146890955X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 117
Book Description
Shepherding the Small Church
Author: Glenn Daman
Publisher: Kregel Publications
ISBN: 9780825424496
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
An indispensable source of advice and encouragement for the small church pastor, including how to formulate a mission while understanding the cultures of the community and the church.
Publisher: Kregel Publications
ISBN: 9780825424496
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
An indispensable source of advice and encouragement for the small church pastor, including how to formulate a mission while understanding the cultures of the community and the church.
Redeeming The Time
Author: Daryl Poe
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 89
Book Description
The Church's immutable mission is to intentionally share Christ's kingdom. The believer's divine journey remains absolute, purposeful, and communal. Even so, as the church endeavors to fulfill its mission obstacles obscure the pathway forward. Our once "enlightened" society slowly dims with the dissolution of revered institutions, especially those of marriage and the family. Prevailing secular humanism assigns Christian orthodoxy to the realm of fictional radicalism. Amid such traumatic chaos, can the church maintain a faithful outlook? In a post-Christian world, how does the Church move forward? Redeeming the Time: God's CLEAR Path Forward biblically examines Christ's transformational leadership as the standard required for church revitalization. Meaningful Church membership can only be found by loving and following Christ alone. He is The Way forward. Accordingly, church leaders must adopt Christ's servant-leadership philosophy with a unified partnership that renews our ministries to our families, church, and community. Believers are summoned to live a spiritually disciplined life for the purpose of godliness. Essential discipleship, therefore, must center upon full obedience to the Holy Scripture, not out of mere duty but from an intimate loving disciple's relationship. The ministry objective is to engage discipleship; not as a program or church function, but as a Christian lifestyle that is begun and nurtured in the home. Focusing on parental responsibility is not to suggest that the community of faith has no didactic role, rather, it better organizes and supports biblical discipleship in the context of the family unit. Redeeming the Time biblically examines Christ's transformational leadership as the servant way, the appointed way, the passionate way, and the challenging way. For all who follow Him, He is our CLEAR Path forward.
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 89
Book Description
The Church's immutable mission is to intentionally share Christ's kingdom. The believer's divine journey remains absolute, purposeful, and communal. Even so, as the church endeavors to fulfill its mission obstacles obscure the pathway forward. Our once "enlightened" society slowly dims with the dissolution of revered institutions, especially those of marriage and the family. Prevailing secular humanism assigns Christian orthodoxy to the realm of fictional radicalism. Amid such traumatic chaos, can the church maintain a faithful outlook? In a post-Christian world, how does the Church move forward? Redeeming the Time: God's CLEAR Path Forward biblically examines Christ's transformational leadership as the standard required for church revitalization. Meaningful Church membership can only be found by loving and following Christ alone. He is The Way forward. Accordingly, church leaders must adopt Christ's servant-leadership philosophy with a unified partnership that renews our ministries to our families, church, and community. Believers are summoned to live a spiritually disciplined life for the purpose of godliness. Essential discipleship, therefore, must center upon full obedience to the Holy Scripture, not out of mere duty but from an intimate loving disciple's relationship. The ministry objective is to engage discipleship; not as a program or church function, but as a Christian lifestyle that is begun and nurtured in the home. Focusing on parental responsibility is not to suggest that the community of faith has no didactic role, rather, it better organizes and supports biblical discipleship in the context of the family unit. Redeeming the Time biblically examines Christ's transformational leadership as the servant way, the appointed way, the passionate way, and the challenging way. For all who follow Him, He is our CLEAR Path forward.