What are the qualities of a servant leader? Do you direct people or develop them? How do you know when you are successful? Jesus was a servant-leader. "...I came to serve, not to be served..." Developing Leaders is a simple and practical guide to how you can develop servant leaders within your organization. While this is focused on Christian leadership, the principles apply to many leadership positions.

Everyone has at least one spiritual gift, according to the Bible. But many don't know what that gift is or how to use it. This book provides clear steps and guidelines to find and activate spiritual gifts. The eight lessons offer biblical insight on what the gifts are and practical suggestions on how to use them. This book will especially help those leading a small group to know how to discern the different gifts among group members, and then to help each person activate that gift.T...

Join Shawn Bolz on a 90 day journey of hearing God's voice for your life and for the world around you. God loves speaking to us! He shares about the past, present and future and is eagerly waiting for your listening ear! In this devotional will you go on a progressive journey of being activated in the prophetic. You will be taught how to identify the differences between prophecy, words of knowledge, words of wisdom, and discernment and how to operate in each of theses unique prophetic gift...

Courageous Leadership Workbook will help both you and your leadership team become the exceptional leaders that God has called you to be. Now more than ever, the world is looking for great leaders. Biblical leadership goes beyond mere ability and personality. Consider your church staff, small group members, or colleagues: Are they leading as effectively as they could? Are they maximizing their own potential? Are they effectively cultivating the talents and gifts wi...

God has a personal vision for our lives, and He wants us to know it even more than we do. But determining God’s will can be a difficult process, especially when we need to make a decision in a hurry. The Discovering God’s Will DVD and its companion study guide, designed for small groups or personal study, take you through the important steps of decision making, pursuing God’s will, seeking counsel from others, learning to use discernment, and understanding the mind of God through ...

OVER 1 MILLION COPIES SOLDThe Measure of a Man has taught hundreds of thousands of men around the world how to live according to God's direction--faithfully, lovingly, and spiritually. Get ready for it to change your life as well.True masculinity is not measured by strength, wealth, or position, but by twenty biblical qualities drawn from the Apostle Paul's letters to his young protégés Timothy and Titus. Inspiring...

In the six-session small group Bible study, The Life You’ve Always Wanted, John Ortberg guides you and your group through the spiritual disciplines and teaches you how they can transform your spiritual life. What does true spiritual life really look like? And what keeps you from living it? What can you do to pursue it?If you’re tired of the status quo—if you suspect there’s more to Christianity than what you’ve experienced—John Ortberg invites you to join him on a road to ...

Passionate about church growth, Michael Fletcher understands the obstacles pastors and church leaders face as they reach 100/200 and 700/800-member barriers. In clear language he lays out practical steps churches can follow to achieve the growth they desire. His strategies have proved effective not only in his church, which has grown dramatically, but also in the churches of Grace Churches International, a worldwide network of 315-plus churches that he leads.

Imagine what life would be like if you had PERFECT faith.In this video-based Bible study (DVD sold separately), pastor and best-selling author Andy Stanley builds a biblical case for five things God uses to grow BIG faith.Imagine how different your outlook on life would be if you had absolute confidence that God was with you. Imagine how differently you would respond to difficulties, temptations, and even good things if you believed with certainty that God ...

Discover how prayer can completely transform your life and put you in the presence of God's throne of grace.Hebrews 4:16 says you can always "approach God's throne of grace with confidence," knowing that you will "receive mercy and find grace" to help you in your time of need. That promise is so immense it's difficult for us to understand.In this six-session video-based Bible study (DVD/digital video sold separately), Pastor Jim Cymbala explores how God pro...

Checklist for Life is the ultimate handbook for living a successful, joy-filled life. In addition to a brief narrative, each chapter of this interactive handbook contains:An "I Will" checklist of heart and attitude reinforcementsA "Things to Do" checklist of action pointsA "Things to Remember" section of Scripture verses and applicable quotes from famous and not-so-famous people.Topics addressed include everyday miracles, prayer, pu...

A major problem in the local church today is lack of leadership. Simply put, we have more needs than we have leaders to meet those needs. So, how do we train better leaders faster?The truth is, very few churches really have a well-thought-out leadership development plan. Growth requires continually adding healthy new leaders, who carry the church culture forward and embody its core values. Everyone knows ...