Ministry Business

For every man and woman working in business. Government. Education. Family. Arts. Media. Tired of working for the weekend with nothing really significant happening Monday-Friday? Clicking off the days till retirement? Wish your work really mattered? It does - right here and right now, in your current position and industry. You need to know your calling is both endorsed and applauded by God. When you key in to your potential to deliver IMPACT in your spheres of influence, then you'll be liberated to thrive where God has divinely placed you.

Bruce Miller debunks the idea of balance - basically trying to have it all, all the time. Most churches and their pastors try to do everything at once and feel guilty if any one aspect (worship, ministries, outreach, etc.) is neglected. He replaces the exhausting concept of balance with the idea of rhythm: churches, like people, need to give attention to different programs and ministries at different times, basically by attending to their seasons and cycles.

En Cómo liderar en un mundo de distracción, Clay Scroggins enseña a los líderes cuatro simples hábitos que crean un espacio para la evaluación y la exploración emocional. Estas prácticas útiles permitirán a los líderes reemplazar el caos de sus días ocupados por la competencia emocional y la conciencia que los lleve a una vida más tranquila y satisfactoria.

In Improv Leadership, Stan L. Endicott and David A. Miller share five leadership competencies: story mining, precision praising, metaphor cementing, lobbing forward, and going north. IMPROV leaders apply these five competencies to initiate powerful conversations, create memorable moments, and craft personal coaching strategies that help people grow. Improv Leadership cultivates teams of people who love their work (and each other), who perform at a high level, and who stop the disruptive carousel of staff turnover.

These bite-sized devotions are like daily supplements for anyone trying to lead, manage or operate a business from a biblical perspective. Business consultant and Strengths trainer Jim Seybert combed through the Bible looking for passages that were relevant to the struggles facing his colleagues and clients. What he found was a treasure trove of examples that God cares a great deal about the way we run our businesses, ministries and organizations.

This is not your typical leadership book! Leveraging Your Leadership Style takes the guesswork out of the equation, and offers concrete solutions to obtain greater results and success. Want to awaken the hidden leader within? Ready to increase your influence and be the leader you were intended to be? Then discover your unique leadership style in this dynamic, fast, yet informative book.

Both an emerging term and a developing concept, business as mission (BAM) has drawn much fascination in both mission and business circles, with the concept of strategically using business to accomplish missional purposes. Though the term is ubiquitous in mission circles, there is great disparity in what it means. There has been much talk about BAM in theory, but far less research done on how it works out in reality.

Successfully handing off the leadership baton to the next leader is essential to give our organization the best opportunity to thrive after our time of service. A smooth handoff requires meticulous planning and forethought. Yet most leaders put off even thinking about leadership transition until they are faced with a situation where they have no choice but to make a change. The results of not planning ahead can be devastating for both you and your beloved organization.

Bishop Gary Hawkins, Sr,. is no ordinary pastor. His out-of-box, cutting edge creative thinking caused him to grow a church from 75 people to more than 10,000 in less than five years. Being a new pastor, he turned his frustrations of how to grow ministry from the ground up into a simple step-by-step book of wisdom and knowledge that will grow your business. Voices of Faith Ministries has been named by Church Growth Magazine as the 25th fastest growing church in America.

There is a process to achieve what you really want in life. Living a life of your dreams requires clarity about what you want, tools and strategies to get you there, and personal alignment in your emotions, desires, and beliefs. Listen to this audiobook, and you will come away determined to make meaning of your life as Joni has of hers. Whether that guiding voice comes as a thunderclap of our Creator (as it did for Joni) or a child's whisper, you will be determined to listen more closely and put divine guidance in action in your business and personal affairs.

Church planters generally are optimistic and enthusiastic about church planting for this generation. Many are launching or about to experiment with innovative approaches to plant churches that engage the marketplace. They are applying missional perspectives to reach this large mission field. This book documents and explores these innovative approaches to church planting.

The intriguing thing about our dreams is we're always the "Star". Comedy, romance, murder mystery, drama, documentary of a heroine - there we are in the middle of everything. When we're awake we also star in our dreams. Dream big and work toward your goals and you'll write a story with your life that will cause satisfaction beyond what would occur if you were a television or screen celebrity who plays roles about fictional people's lives. Whether the story is a tragedy or a cherished classic depends on who we want to become and if we pursue our dreams.

The Family Business will help you to examine your faith in light of a good father who wants his kids to experience the joy of his work, and the help that his business brings. As you dive into this accessible parable, you’ll find yourself in the backstories of the kids who struggle with issues that each of us face. You may see your need for control, ambition, security, comfort, and self-sufficiency. And, it may be a catalyst for you to lean into love and learn how to use your gifts and talents to help others.

The word of God, the Bible, is not only an employee manual that God has provided to all mankind. It is a real-life revelation to show us, not just to have faith, but how to follow the one who is faithful.

Bill Robinson presents convincing arguments that when leaders emulate these qualities, they will inspire and empower the people they have been called to lead. Reflection and discussion questions and assessment questions make this ideal for group use. Conversational in tone and seasoned with real-life stories from his own successes and failures as a leader, Robinson helps Christian leaders wrestle with four questions that emerge from John's introduction of Jesus, "and the word became flesh and dwelt among us…."

It's hard to separate work from life, maybe because work is part of everything we do, both at home and in the workplace. But one thing is certain - when we improve the quality of our work, we improve the quality of our lives. Having held 18 different jobs in various fields, author Amanda Dickson is keenly aware that not all work is equally enjoyable. In the trademark enthusiastic style, she offers practical suggestions for finding joy in whatever work you do.

Everyone in a position of responsibility knows the tension of leadership. It may be between tasks or people, money or mission, the present or the future. One often neglected tension is between our inner spiritual longings and the outward needs of the group we lead. But we need not feel forced to choose between the two. Leadership has more in common with an ellipse with two focal points than a bull's-eye with a single target.

Whether you know it or not, you're a leader. Maybe that's not news; you're used to taking charge. But if you're like many people, you have yet to discover your potential as a man or woman others follow in pursuit of a vision--a compelling, infectious vision that grips people and draws them alongside you to fulfill it.

In the history of the Moody Bible Institute, founded in 1886 by shoe salesman turned revivalist Dwight Lyman Moody, Timothy Gloege finds an answer to why Christian ethics seem to go hand in hand with free-market capitalism.

As our anecdotes penetrate your heart, be open to dream again, and do not turn a blind eye to those aspirations and visions from the almighty. Use our stories as stepping stones to hope, and believe that miracles still occur. We are testaments of God's miraculous power.