Named one of the Top Ten Books of 1994 by the Academy of Parish ClergyWhat should a pastor do?What makes a pastor good or effective?What is a pastor, after all?Hundreds of books, tapes, workshops and seminars promise to answer these impossible questions. Some offer a set of practical guidelines; others suggest a system or pattern to follow. Some stress various ministry functions; others feature case studies as models of success or failu...

Depression sucks. But that doesn’t mean we can’t laugh at it.In this brutally honest (and strangely hilarious) deep dive into the rollercoaster that is depression, David Hansen lays it all bare—the dark thoughts, the awkward therapy sessions, and the well-meaning but completely useless advice from people. With a mix of intimate stories, self-deprecating humour, and charmingly crude cartoons, Hansen demystifies the beast of depression and offers practical, no-nonsense ways to wrestl...

Missio Alliance Essential Reading ListHearts Minds Bookstore's Best BooksProdigalThought.net's Top ReadsEnglewood Review of Books Best BooksLeadership Journal's Best Ministry Books of the YearOften as pastors we feel like we need to project strength and competency in order to minister effectively. That's why we go to conferences and emulate the latest supers...

Imagine a time when any patient, no matter who they are or where they live, can visit their doctor or specialist online and immediately access all the relevant diagnostic information and medical records – a time when a holistic view of a person's health data and outcomes is literally always at their fingertips. Some of this is a reality now, but the system is clunky, incomplete and inefficient. The fact is that the health sector in Australia, in comparison to industries such as banking and...

Depression sucks. But that doesn't mean we can't laugh at it.In this brutally honest (and strangely hilarious) deep dive into the rollercoaster that is depression, David Hansen lays it all bare-the dark thoughts, the awkward therapy sessions, and the well-meaning but completely useless advice from people. With a mix of intimate stories, self-deprecating humour, and charmingly crude cartoons, Hansen demystifies the beast of depression and offers practical, no-nonsense ways to wrestl...

This book discusses the economic models and quantitative research involved in merger control forecasts and the relationship between antitrust law and economics. Analyzing qualitative and quantitative models within forecasts of merger control, the book applies the framework of antitrust law.This book proposes that economic modelling, econometrics application and juridical application of antitrust law go hand in hand. Discussing the question of an economically rational application an...

Most town squares are busy places, bustling, full of noise and people, but not this one. True, it was busy but only because it was market day, but of bustle, there was, as always, a singular lack. Much of this could be put down to there being no traffic in this town square. Indeed, there was no traffic anywhere in this whole town, a curious fact explained by the even more curious fact that there were no roads leading to it.If it was completely cut off during that great winter of Mr...

A methodology for using philosophy to guide teaching preparation and practice

Narcolepsy is a chronic neurological disorder that involves a disturbed ability to regulate sleep-wake cycles. Symptoms often include periods of excessive daytime sleepiness and involuntary sleep attacks. About 65% of those affected also experience episodes of sudden loss of muscle strength, known as cataplexy.

In Visions of Statesmanship: A Statesman’s Imagination and Autonomy, David Hansen provides a critical examination of the figure of the statesman as it has been presented in the philosophical reflections of three key thinkers: Plato, Yannis Markrygiannis, and Cornelius Castoriadis. In the course of the analysis, the chapters broadly investigate and assess the complex reception history that obtains among this particular configuration of intellectual history by offering authors, acti...

Bioinformatics is a relatively new field of research. It evolved from the requirement to process, characterize, and apply the information being produced by DNA sequencing technology. The production of DNA sequence data continues to grow exponentially. At the same time, improved bioinformatics such as faster DNA sequence search methods have been combined with increasingly powerful computer systems to process this information. Methods are being developed for the ever more detailed quantifica...

Teaching is a complex and challenging endeavour. Teachers are continually faced with difficult choices in which competing values are set in tension with one another. The interests of all students, and of other groups and constituencies, can rarely be served at the same time. Different educational goals, each desirable in and of itself, often place