Freedom to Serve is a book for ministers, nonprofit executive directors, and lay leaders who need to steward money, but aren't trained in financial management and can't or don't want to manage it themselves. According to church CFO Jonathan Ankney, there are three simple questions to answer: what do we need so our ministry can manage money, who do we need to help our ministry manage money, and how do we bring them together to maximize financial impact? Without using numbers or accounting j...

Books on leadership in various aspects of life and work abound. But are the principles upon which these books are grounded biblical? Do they describe the best way for Christians to lead, knowing that they function as ambassadors for Christ as they facilitate meetings, lead people, and manage projects?On Being a Leader for God covers numerous topics that are relevant to Christian leadership in this and every era, including obedience, faithfulness, character, maturity, abili...

All churches grow old. Strategic churches grow young.Churches are losing both members and vitality as increasing numbers of young people disengage. Based on groundbreaking research with over 250 of the nation's leading congregations, Growing Young provides a strategy any church can use to involve and retain teenagers and young adults.This strategy includes six core commitments for growing young:● Unlock keychain leadership● Empathize...

The Finance Book will help you think and manage like a financial strategist. Written specifically for non-finance professionals, it will give you all you need to know to manage your business more effectively and think more strategically.It will help you to:Have the confidence to read and interpret financial statementsAsk the right questions about financial performanceApply important financial tools and ratiosLearn how to think fi...

The International Encyclopedia of Hospitality Management is the definitive reference work for any individual studying or working in the hospitality industry. There are 185 Hospitality Management degrees in the UK alone. This new edition updates and significantly revises twenty five per cent of the entries and has an additional twenty new entries. New online material makes it the most up-to-date and accessible hospitality management encyclopedia on the market.It covers all ...

A business finance terminology study guide is helpful in many ways. Complex finance problems and their solutions are detailed in an easy guide. Some of the topics that are covered in this guide are: present value calculation problems, solving for future value of investment problems, solving for savings amount to reach specific goals, learning about the concept of time, hot to calculate Internal Rate of Return Easily, and Solving for Mortgage Calculation Qualification Requirements. This stu...

“Who does God say you are?” and, “How do your personal identity statements impact your view of him, the way you think about yourself, and your choices about how to live your life?” Who Am I? is a resource, in devotional format, that will assist you as a leader to map out these key questions and expose any internal lies you believe on this topic about yourself, and then it will help you rediscover the powerful truth of who you are in Christ. This devotional explores 22 key identity-in-Chris...

The story of the Tower of Babel. Is it just a simple narration included in the Bible solely to explain why there are so many different languages in the world, or is there more to it than that? As it turns out there is… much more! The author reveals how the account of the Tower of Babel in Genesis chapter 11 contains a timely, powerful, prophetic message to the Church as a whole, and to your local church in particular. It is a message of warning and preparation in this time of God's great e...

Meant to both inspire and inform pastoral leaders, So Much Better examines the impact of peer group participation on pastoral leaders, their families, and ministries.This book goes beyond numbers and data by breathing life into the statistical bones. At this book's heart are seven peer group models including stories and examples from participants, families, and church members. Also featured is information about peer group recruitment, leadership, content, and structure, an...

The 40th annual edition of the leading guide to taxation in Britain. This practical and user-friendly guide is a bestseller with students, professionals, accountants and private individuals; explaining in simple terms how the UK tax system works and how best to minimise tax liabilities.

The Complete Leader: Handbook of Essentials for Human Services Leadership gives leaders within human services organizations with lay or professional leadership responsibilities, over 25 essential practices for human services. Special attention is paid to supervision, case management, evaluation, teamwork and character. The content of this handbook was developed over three decades by respected leader Robert Shaw, working in various services with individuals and families. His approaches are ...

Jesus modeled leadership by living and walking with His disciples, everyday people, and the religious leaders of His day.You can emulate His leadership style by changing the traditional hierarchical, pulpit-based leadership model of most Western churches to a more relational form of leading from among the people. This leadership style involves participating in the chaos of real, two-way relationships, yet bringing order by training and discipling—in the midst of chaordic interact...