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Category Archives: Books
Frequency: Tune In. Hear God.
As part of my sincere effort to keep one day a week as a true Sabbath, I regularly practice resting, quieting my mind, and listening for the voice of the Lord. Recently, I felt impressed to spend much of my … Continue reading
Take The Day Off (Revised)
A few years ago Pastor Scott Tischler asked whether I had seen the video series, The Blessed Life by Pastor Robert Morris. Scott said it was the best resource he had ever seen about the biblical principles of tithing and that … Continue reading
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Tagged rest, Sabbath, sabbatical
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Life In The Fasting Lane
Life In the Fasting Lane: How to Make Intermittent Fasting a Lifestyle – and Reap the Benefits of Weight Loss and Better Health by Jason Fung MD, Eve Mayer, and Megan Ramos ($14.99 for the Kindle edition on Amazon) is a … Continue reading
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Tagged diabetes, Fasting, Minister Health, NAFLD, Weight loss
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The Church Recovery Guide
The Church Recovery Guide: How Your Congregation Can Adapt and Thrive After a Crisis by Karl Vaters ($5.99 for the Kindle edition on Amazon) is a quick read by one of the most respected voices in the Assemblies of God … Continue reading
The Post-Quarantine Church
The Post-Quarantine Church: Six Urgent Challenges & Opportunities That Will Determine the Future of Your Congregation by Thom S. Rainer ($11.06 for the Kindle edition on Amazon) is a brief book (111 pages) on one of the most relevant topics … Continue reading
Soul Keeping
Soul Keeping: Caring for the Most Important Part of You by John Ortberg ($9.99 for the Kindle edition on Amazon) is a somewhat autobiographical book born out of John’s twenty-year-plus friendship with Professor Dallas Willard. He generously credits Willard as a … Continue reading
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Tagged church health, coaching, conflict, direction, ebooks, encouragement, leadership, ministry, moral, pastor, refreshment, relationship, rest, spiritual disciplines
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The Third Option: Hope For a Racially Divided Nation
The Third Option: Hope For a Racially Divided Nation by Miles McPherson ($12.99 for the Kindle edition on Amazon) is an extremely reasonable and thoughtful book concerning one of today’s most hotly debated issues. McPherson sees racial issues through the … Continue reading
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Tagged books, church health, community, conflict, demographics, direction, encouragement, leadership, ministry, pastor, preaching, relationship, teams
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Your Motive Matters
The Motive: Why So Many Leaders Abdicate Their Most Important Responsibilities by Patrick Lencioni ($9.99 for the Kindle edition on Amazon) is another best-seller from one of my favorite authors. However, in a departure from all of Lencioni’s previous works, … Continue reading
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Tagged books, church growth, church health, coaching, conflict, ebooks, encouragement, leadership, ministry, pastor, relationship, teams
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Digital Ministry: Pastoring in a Pandemic
Digital Ministry: Pastoring in a Pandemic by Myron Pierce ($3.99 for the Kindle edition on Amazon) is a quick and extremely short read. However, the book raises a number of thoughtful points about church and ministry during and after the … Continue reading
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Tagged church growth, church health, coaching, community, direction, ebooks, encouragement, leadership, ministry, pastor, Pastoring, resources
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You’ll Get Through This
You’ll Get Through This: Hope and Help for Your Turbulent Times by Max Lucado ($9.99 for the Kindle edition on Amazon) is a thoughtful and encouraging book about facing hard times. The biblical foundation for the book is the Old … Continue reading
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Tagged books, community, direction, ebooks, leadership, ministry, pastor, relationship
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