Pastors in Transition: Navigating the Turbulence of Change
Author: Glenn C. Taylor
Publisher: Word Alive Press
Published:
Total Pages: 224
ISBN-13: 1770699708
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Fruitful Boughs Broken
Author: Glenn C. Taylor
Publisher: Word Alive Press
Published: 2019-06-15
Total Pages: 200
ISBN-13: 1486618480
DOWNLOAD EBOOKResponding to failure in ministry is painful for all touched by it. The journey toward failure is unchosen, undesired, and unplanned. When it occurs, we all ask ourselves this one question: why? The result of failure is the loss of many well-trained and adequately equipped men and women from churches. Often, they disappear into oblivion. This has been true throughout history. It’s not a new problem. Witness the experiences of Abraham, David, Elijah, and Peter in Scripture. They served well, but they also failed, disappointing God and their associates. Modern pastors, too, become entrapped in situations of fear, loneliness, depression, and failure. We must address ways to prevent failure and learn about possibilities for intervention in order to be the witnessing church that God intends us to be.
The Web of Life
Author: Glenn C. Taylor
Publisher: Word Alive Press
Published: 2016-08-16
Total Pages: 184
ISBN-13: 1486613640
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLife is about relationships, good and bad.
Individualism may feel strong. In reality, it’s much weaker than when we stand together.
Much of the joy of life comes from the manner in which others touch our lives. Do you remember the last time someone touched your life with a word of encouragement? Your response may have been a smile or a sense of joy. Not all touches are like that. Some people touch our lives with pain through hurtful comments, insinuation, or even lies.
Solomon declared that life and death are in the power of the tongue. Our conversations are a key contributor to the effects we have on one another. This book is an invitation to explore the impact of others on us and our influence on them. It takes courage to nurture others and accept their nurturing. Communication coupled with action is the key to growth when we’ve experienced God as the source of our spiritual lives in Christ.
“Glenn Taylor’s writing on the subject of healthy relationships is the outcome [of] a lifelong commitment to living fully into all aspects of life. As a result, this book has deep roots and a solid foundation. I commend it to you.”
—Dr. Rod Wilson, Vancouver, B.C.
“There is no substitute for a firsthand witness. This is as true today as it was for the Resurrection. This book is the direct result of a truly empathetic faithful witness… This is a must read for anyone who is involved in ministry, counseling, or leadership of any kind.”
—James Tughan, Canadian Artist, Oakville, Ontario
“I believe the chapter on the importance of the community of faith as a place for receiving love, nurture, and healing meets a critical need in our disconnected society.”
—Marvin Brubacher, Director of MentorLink Canada
Global Trends 2040
Author: National Intelligence Council
Publisher: Cosimo Reports
Published: 2021-03
Total Pages: 158
ISBN-13: 9781646794973
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic marks the most significant, singular global disruption since World War II, with health, economic, political, and security implications that will ripple for years to come." -Global Trends 2040 (2021) Global Trends 2040-A More Contested World (2021), released by the US National Intelligence Council, is the latest report in its series of reports starting in 1997 about megatrends and the world's future. This report, strongly influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic, paints a bleak picture of the future and describes a contested, fragmented and turbulent world. It specifically discusses the four main trends that will shape tomorrow's world: - Demographics-by 2040, 1.4 billion people will be added mostly in Africa and South Asia. - Economics-increased government debt and concentrated economic power will escalate problems for the poor and middleclass. - Climate-a hotter world will increase water, food, and health insecurity. - Technology-the emergence of new technologies could both solve and cause problems for human life. Students of trends, policymakers, entrepreneurs, academics, journalists and anyone eager for a glimpse into the next decades, will find this report, with colored graphs, essential reading.
I Hear Yahweh
Author: Craig Cooney
Publisher:
Published: 2021-04-21
Total Pages: 377
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGod has already been speaking to you today.... ....about your future and his plans for you. ....about your friends and family. ....about the people around you. ....about his work in the world.Have you heard him?Do you understand what he is saying to you? We live in incredibly unusual and uncertain times. Everything is being shaken. So much change is happening. To effectively navigate through this season and flourish, very believer must know how to hear God's voice and interpret what He is saying. I HEAR YAHWEH is a 30-day journey to help you recognize how God is speaking to you right now.Over 30 short chapters made up of Scripture, personal experiences (and mistakes!) and the wisdom of others you will learn: How God has been speaking to you, but you haven't realized it.The many, many ways God speaks to you every day.How to know if it's really God speaking, or simply you making it up (or even the enemy trying to deceive you).How God spoke throughout Scripture to and through less-than-perfect people.How and when to share a word from God with someone else.How to interpret pictures, dreams, and visions.How to speak God's Word over your life to reshape your future.What to do when you get it wrong.The prophetic personality - challenges and struggles prophetic people face.The place of journaling and writing down what you're sensing the Spirit say.How worship and speaking in tongues can help release the prophetic in your life.The difference between personal prophecy and speaking God's word into a wider situation.How to use all of your senses to discern God speaking.How to grow and develop in your prophetic ability.Each chapter can be read in around 10 minutes a day.By the end of this 30-day journey, you will be amazed at how much you begin to recognize and understand God speaking to you in very ordinary as well as supernatural ways.
How Change Happens
Author: Duncan Green
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2016
Total Pages: 287
ISBN-13: 0198785399
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"DLP, Developmental Leadership Program; Australian Aid; Oxfam."
Surrender to Love
Author: David G. Benner
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Published: 2015-09-24
Total Pages: 130
ISBN-13: 0830899448
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this expanded edition of a spiritual formation classic, David G. Benner explores the twin themes of love and surrender as the heart of Christian spirituality. God doesn't want his people to respond to him out of fear or obligation, but invites us to enter into an authentic relationship of intimacy and devotion—by surrendering to love.
Global Health and International Relations
Author: Colin McInnes
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2013-05-02
Total Pages: 238
ISBN-13: 0745663079
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe long separation of health and International Relations, as distinct academic fields and policy arenas, has now dramatically changed. Health, concerned with the body, mind and spirit, has traditionally focused on disease and infirmity, whilst International Relations has been dominated by concerns of war, peace and security. Since the 1990s, however, the two fields have increasingly overlapped. How can we explain this shift and what are the implications for the future development of both fields? Colin McInnes and Kelley Lee examine four key intersections between health and International Relations today - foreign policy and health diplomacy, health and the global political economy, global health governance and global health security. The explosion of interest in these subjects has, in large part, been due to "real world" concerns - disease outbreaks, antibiotic resistance, counterfeit drugs and other risks to human health amid the spread of globalisation. Yet the authors contend that it is also important to understand how global health has been socially constructed, shaped in theory and practice by particular interests and normative frameworks. This groundbreaking book encourages readers to step back from problem-solving to ask how global health is being problematized in the first place, why certain agendas and issue areas are prioritised, and what determines the potential solutions put forth to address them? The palpable struggle to better understand the health risks facing a globalized world, and to strengthen collective action to deal with them effectively, begins - they argue - with a more reflexive and critical approach to this rapidly emerging subject.
Embracing Shared Ministry
Author: Joseph Hellerman
Publisher: Kregel Academic
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 0825442648
DOWNLOAD EBOOKJoseph Hellerman (PhD, UCLA) is Professor of New Testament at Biola University. He also currently serves as Team Pastor at Oceanside Christian Fellowship Church. Hellerman's other publications include The Ancient Church as Family, Reconstructing Honor in Roman Philippi, When the Church Was Family, and Jesus and the People of God.
Ministry with Youth in Crisis, Revised Edition
Author: Harley T. Atkinson
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Published: 2016-11-09
Total Pages: 375
ISBN-13: 1498225624
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMinistry with Youth in Crisis is a comprehensive treatment of major adolescent crises related to life themes including self-identity, faith formation, family life, social relationships, sexuality, suicide, substance abuse, and eating disorders. The distinctiveness of this book is that it offers a fine blend of solid research, workable theory, and specific strategies for successfully ministering to and with youth in crisis. Furthermore, it emphasizes the caring and sensitive side of working effectively with adolescents experiencing both normal and extreme crisis situations. This volume, therefore, is both descriptive and prescriptive in nature, in that it describes the world teens live in and offers biblical responses for ministry.
