Loving The Unlovely - 9780911802993

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If you're serving as a traditional transitional pastor - providing good teaching and loving shepherding care but not very involved in changing the churches that you serve - this book will definitely help you take your ministry to the next level: that of the redevelopment transitional pastor. \r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\r\nIt's for lay leaders\r\n\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\n Some of you are interested in finding out what a transitional pastor might be able to bring to your congregation. You might want to go right to chapter one and learn about the value of these unique ministers of the gospel. Transitional pastors are increasingly being recommended by denominational leaders who know how much good they can do in churches. This book (and especially chapter one) will help you understand why. \r\n\r\n\u003ci\u003e\r\n\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\nBuy this book and keep it on your desk if you are a transitional pastor. Brian Thorstad has hit another home run for the growing network of transitional pastors. This wonderful addition to the church revitalization and church health community has so many key resources added to the appendix that everything you will need is included. If you are a pastor, denominational leader, or layperson within the church you will find this book highly beneficial. I foresee this resource becoming the quintessential work on preparing the transitional pastor to lead a church, which just lost its pastor, towards renewed vitality, refocused vision, and restored gospel witness to the community it has been called to reach for the sake of the gospel. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\n Tom Cheyney,\u003cbr\u003e Executive Director of Missions, Greater Orlando Baptist Association, Author of Thirty Eight Church Revitalization Models for the Twenty-First Century, Founder and Directional Leader, Renovate National Church Revitalization Conference \r\n\u003c\/p\u003e"}

{"id":13103852363,"title":"Homes Of Light - 9780911802696","handle":"homes-of-light-9780911802696","description":"\u003cp\u003eDo you find it awkward to have a spiritual conversation with a seeker? \"Homes of Light\" can change all that. It can begin the conversation. As a woman, learn how to use your God-given gifts to reach others in a non-threatening home environment. Team up with other believers. Pray and pray some more. Trust God to do the work. The Home events are simply tools to open up opportunities with seekers to show them who Jesus is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn these pages, you will be amazed at the stories of ordinary women seeing God do extraordinary things in their lives..and in the lives of seekers in their sphere of influence. Friends, neighbors, family, co-workers: they can all be influenced for Christ at a Home event. Women love to get together, women love celebrating holidays, and most importantly women are yearning for truth, hope and real love. Jesus wants to offer that to them, through you. Who in your life is waiting for that offer?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/homesoflight?ref=bookmarks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eClick HERE to go to Homes of Light's Facebook Page!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA great resource if you need help, have questions, or have good reports! We would love to hear from you!\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2017-10-23T18:55:17-05:00","created_at":"2017-10-23T18:55:07-05:00","vendor":"NextStep Resources","type":"WOMEN","tags":["NextStep Publishing"],"price":800,"price_min":800,"price_max":800,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":800,"compare_at_price_min":800,"compare_at_price_max":800,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":61951598923,"title":"Reaching Women For Christ \/ Judie Colyer","option1":"Reaching Women For Christ","option2":"Judie Colyer","option3":null,"sku":"9780911802696","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Homes Of Light - 9780911802696 - Reaching Women For Christ \/ Judie Colyer","public_title":"Reaching Women For Christ \/ Judie Colyer","options":["Reaching Women For Christ","Judie Colyer"],"price":800,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":800,"inventory_quantity":13,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"continue","barcode":"9780911802696"}],"images":["\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2110\/3579\/products\/bf962c39a7359dfe977f02b2b6bd2429.jpg?v=1508802917"],"featured_image":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2110\/3579\/products\/bf962c39a7359dfe977f02b2b6bd2429.jpg?v=1508802917","options":["Subtitle","Author"],"content":"\u003cp\u003eDo you find it awkward to have a spiritual conversation with a seeker? \"Homes of Light\" can change all that. It can begin the conversation. As a woman, learn how to use your God-given gifts to reach others in a non-threatening home environment. Team up with other believers. Pray and pray some more. Trust God to do the work. The Home events are simply tools to open up opportunities with seekers to show them who Jesus is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn these pages, you will be amazed at the stories of ordinary women seeing God do extraordinary things in their lives..and in the lives of seekers in their sphere of influence. Friends, neighbors, family, co-workers: they can all be influenced for Christ at a Home event. Women love to get together, women love celebrating holidays, and most importantly women are yearning for truth, hope and real love. Jesus wants to offer that to them, through you. Who in your life is waiting for that offer?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/homesoflight?ref=bookmarks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eClick HERE to go to Homes of Light's Facebook Page!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA great resource if you need help, have questions, or have good reports! We would love to hear from you!\u003c\/p\u003e"}

{"id":13103823499,"title":"Putting God In His Place - 97809118024794","handle":"putting-god-in-his-place-97809118024794","description":"\u003cp\u003eClick \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0064P4SMQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHERE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e for Kindle Verson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow culture recasts your church in its image and what to do about it.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003ePutting God in His Place\u003c\/i\u003e, four young evangelicals look at the American church and find that in its uneasy dance with modern culture it has moved the individual into the center of its concerns and pushed God toward the margins. Together, they examine the way the cultural forces of the marketplace, technology, democracy, and entertainment media have seeped into the church, shaping the way we see God and ourselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eENDORSEMENTS:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"If you love the church and are committed to seeing it prosper in the midst of a post-Christian culture, this is a book you'll want to read. It will open your eyes to some underlying assumptions we all have which, at heart, may be detrimental to healthy Christianity, both individually and corporately.\" - Scott Wenig, Associate Professor of Applied Theology at Denver Seminary\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"In Putting God in His Place, the authors pull back the curtain-not on an individual church, but a whole generation of church life and activity in America. This book, the perspective of a younger generation of church leaders, reveals incredible insight into how the American church is guilty of being sucked in by cultural values that are unbiblical... It is clear that the authors not only want to open our eyes to how we have been duped by culture, but they want us to do something positive about it.\" - Larry Fowler, author of Raising a Modern Day Joseph, and Rock Solid Kids\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"This book is for those who dare to raise unsettling questions about the Church and its life in the world, in the interest of having their vision pleasantly, if sometimes painfully, corrected. It takes courage to write this sort of thing, and humility to read it. Those who do so will find the sting of its critique more than matched by the hope of its proposals, and the Church will be the better for it. After all, [that] is the authors' passion and goal, for the Church to be truly the Church as the visible embodiment of God's presence and glory in the world.\" - Vernon J. Steiner, Ph.D. President, The MIQRA Institute in Lincoln, Nebraska\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAuthors: Matt Whitman, Matt Ostercamp, Aron Utecht, Mark Coddington\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2017-10-23T18:53:52-05:00","created_at":"2017-10-23T18:53:42-05:00","vendor":"NextStep Resources","type":"CHRISTIAN LIVING","tags":["EFCA Authors"],"price":1000,"price_min":1000,"price_max":1000,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":1200,"compare_at_price_min":1200,"compare_at_price_max":1200,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":61951602507,"title":"Exalting God in the iCulture \/ Matt Whitman, Matt Ostercamp, Aron Utecht, Mark Coddington","option1":"Exalting God in the iCulture","option2":"Matt Whitman, Matt Ostercamp, Aron Utecht, Mark Coddington","option3":null,"sku":"97809118024794","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Putting God In His Place - 97809118024794 - Exalting God in the iCulture \/ Matt Whitman, Matt Ostercamp, Aron Utecht, Mark Coddington","public_title":"Exalting God in the iCulture \/ Matt Whitman, Matt Ostercamp, Aron Utecht, Mark Coddington","options":["Exalting God in the iCulture","Matt Whitman, Matt Ostercamp, Aron Utecht, Mark Coddington"],"price":1000,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":1200,"inventory_quantity":0,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"continue","barcode":"97809118024794"}],"images":["\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2110\/3579\/products\/072a2862a827f745ee18b70994442db5.jpg?v=1508802832"],"featured_image":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2110\/3579\/products\/072a2862a827f745ee18b70994442db5.jpg?v=1508802832","options":["Subtitle","Author"],"content":"\u003cp\u003eClick \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0064P4SMQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHERE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e for Kindle Verson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow culture recasts your church in its image and what to do about it.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003ePutting God in His Place\u003c\/i\u003e, four young evangelicals look at the American church and find that in its uneasy dance with modern culture it has moved the individual into the center of its concerns and pushed God toward the margins. Together, they examine the way the cultural forces of the marketplace, technology, democracy, and entertainment media have seeped into the church, shaping the way we see God and ourselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eENDORSEMENTS:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"If you love the church and are committed to seeing it prosper in the midst of a post-Christian culture, this is a book you'll want to read. It will open your eyes to some underlying assumptions we all have which, at heart, may be detrimental to healthy Christianity, both individually and corporately.\" - Scott Wenig, Associate Professor of Applied Theology at Denver Seminary\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"In Putting God in His Place, the authors pull back the curtain-not on an individual church, but a whole generation of church life and activity in America. This book, the perspective of a younger generation of church leaders, reveals incredible insight into how the American church is guilty of being sucked in by cultural values that are unbiblical... It is clear that the authors not only want to open our eyes to how we have been duped by culture, but they want us to do something positive about it.\" - Larry Fowler, author of Raising a Modern Day Joseph, and Rock Solid Kids\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"This book is for those who dare to raise unsettling questions about the Church and its life in the world, in the interest of having their vision pleasantly, if sometimes painfully, corrected. It takes courage to write this sort of thing, and humility to read it. Those who do so will find the sting of its critique more than matched by the hope of its proposals, and the Church will be the better for it. After all, [that] is the authors' passion and goal, for the Church to be truly the Church as the visible embodiment of God's presence and glory in the world.\" - Vernon J. Steiner, Ph.D. President, The MIQRA Institute in Lincoln, Nebraska\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAuthors: Matt Whitman, Matt Ostercamp, Aron Utecht, Mark Coddington\u003c\/p\u003e"}

{"id":13103903947,"title":"Appearing Before the Council - 9780911802955","handle":"appearing-before-the-council-9780911802955","description":"\u003cp\u003eClick \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B009PFMAD6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHERE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e for Kindle Verson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Guide for Effective Pastoral Evaluations\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEndorsements for \u003ci\u003eAppearing Before the Council:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"As a pastor, I dreaded evaluation. Too often it missed the mark and failed to help my ministry. Using a simple narrative, Steve Musser unveils four distinct approaches to pastoral evaluation that are filled with great insight and practical guidelines. This book should become must-reading for any board seeking to make pastoral evaluation more effective.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - Dr. Kevin E. Richardson, Executive Director, Eastern Regional Conference, Churches of God.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Dr. Musser addresses an explosive subject with the sensitivity, clarity and practicality that only someone who has been on both sides of an evaluation can write about!! \u003cbr\u003e I highly recommend it to every Pastor and Church Board!\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - Dr. Anthony Balsamo, Senior Pastor, Integrity Christian Fellowship Church, Yaphank, Long Island, NY\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Steve Musser has done a huge service to the church by providing an evaluation approach that is principled and adaptable. I think every church should buy this book and work to implement this evaluation process.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - Pastor John Nesbitt, Executive Pastor, West Shore Evangelical Free Church, Mechanicsburg, PA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Steven Musser\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2017-10-23T18:58:25-05:00","created_at":"2017-10-23T18:58:15-05:00","vendor":"NextStep Resources","type":"PASTORAL","tags":["EFCA Authors"],"price":1000,"price_min":1000,"price_max":1000,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":1000,"compare_at_price_min":1000,"compare_at_price_max":1000,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":61951592843,"title":"A Guide for Effective Pastoral Evaluations \/ Steven Musser","option1":"A Guide for Effective Pastoral Evaluations","option2":"Steven Musser","option3":null,"sku":"9780911802955","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Appearing Before the Council - 9780911802955 - A Guide for Effective Pastoral Evaluations \/ Steven Musser","public_title":"A Guide for Effective Pastoral Evaluations \/ Steven Musser","options":["A Guide for Effective Pastoral Evaluations","Steven Musser"],"price":1000,"weight":198,"compare_at_price":1000,"inventory_quantity":1,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"continue","barcode":"9780911802955"}],"images":["\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2110\/3579\/products\/fdf58eb48e7c8bed1c100b097285a56a.jpg?v=1508803105"],"featured_image":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2110\/3579\/products\/fdf58eb48e7c8bed1c100b097285a56a.jpg?v=1508803105","options":["Subtitle","Author"],"content":"\u003cp\u003eClick \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B009PFMAD6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHERE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e for Kindle Verson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Guide for Effective Pastoral Evaluations\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEndorsements for \u003ci\u003eAppearing Before the Council:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"As a pastor, I dreaded evaluation. Too often it missed the mark and failed to help my ministry. Using a simple narrative, Steve Musser unveils four distinct approaches to pastoral evaluation that are filled with great insight and practical guidelines. This book should become must-reading for any board seeking to make pastoral evaluation more effective.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - Dr. Kevin E. 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{"id":13103894731,"title":"7 Pressing Questions - 9780911802900","handle":"7-pressing-questions-9780911802900","description":"Seven Pressing Questions seeks to address the most pressing questions that confront Christians and skeptics alike. In addressing these questions the author seeks not only to peak to the skeptics, but also to equip \u0026amp; encourage Christians in their own walk of faith.\n\u003cp\u003eIncludes discussion questions at the end of the book for small groups.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eQuestions addressed:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIs Belief in God Rational?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWho Was Jesus and How Can We Know?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIs Jesus the Only Way?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy Should We Believe the Bible?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy Would a Good God Allow So Much Suffering?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Can a Loving God Send People to Hell?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIsn't the Church Just Full of Hypocrites?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Bill Kynes offers responses that treat questions with respect, that pitch answers with intelligent substance without swamping readers in a wash of details, and above all, get across the gospel...\" -D. A. Carson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Kynes urges us to get real - to confront the most serious challenges to Christian faith, and then to believe in more reality, not less, in particular the reality made known about God, the world, and ourselves in the biblical testimony to the person and work of Jesus Christ.\" -Kevin J. Vanhoozer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2017-10-23T18:57:41-05:00","created_at":"2017-10-23T18:57:30-05:00","vendor":"NextStep Resources","type":"CHRISTIAN LIVING","tags":["NextStep Publishing"],"price":1200,"price_min":1200,"price_max":1200,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":1200,"compare_at_price_min":1200,"compare_at_price_max":1200,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":61951595083,"title":"Addressing Critical Challenges to Christian Faith \/ Bill Kynes","option1":"Addressing Critical Challenges to Christian Faith","option2":"Bill Kynes","option3":null,"sku":"9780911802900","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"7 Pressing Questions - 9780911802900 - Addressing Critical Challenges to Christian Faith \/ Bill Kynes","public_title":"Addressing Critical Challenges to Christian Faith \/ Bill Kynes","options":["Addressing Critical Challenges to Christian Faith","Bill Kynes"],"price":1200,"weight":227,"compare_at_price":1200,"inventory_quantity":84,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"continue","barcode":"9780911802900"}],"images":["\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2110\/3579\/products\/3bb1ec99893055d9ff94dcbc979110bf.jpg?v=1508803061"],"featured_image":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2110\/3579\/products\/3bb1ec99893055d9ff94dcbc979110bf.jpg?v=1508803061","options":["Subtitle","Author"],"content":"Seven Pressing Questions seeks to address the most pressing questions that confront Christians and skeptics alike. In addressing these questions the author seeks not only to peak to the skeptics, but also to equip \u0026amp; encourage Christians in their own walk of faith.\n\u003cp\u003eIncludes discussion questions at the end of the book for small groups.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eQuestions addressed:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIs Belief in God Rational?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWho Was Jesus and How Can We Know?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIs Jesus the Only Way?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy Should We Believe the Bible?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy Would a Good God Allow So Much Suffering?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Can a Loving God Send People to Hell?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIsn't the Church Just Full of Hypocrites?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Bill Kynes offers responses that treat questions with respect, that pitch answers with intelligent substance without swamping readers in a wash of details, and above all, get across the gospel...\" -D. A. Carson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Kynes urges us to get real - to confront the most serious challenges to Christian faith, and then to believe in more reality, not less, in particular the reality made known about God, the world, and ourselves in the biblical testimony to the person and work of Jesus Christ.\" -Kevin J. Vanhoozer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e"}

{"id":13103868043,"title":"Five Stones - 9780911802818","handle":"five-stones-9780911802818","description":"\r\nIf you want to journey through life actively engaged in following Jesus rather than just learning the facts about Him and attending religious services then we invite you to join us in learning and living The Five Stones. This book is a guide to an everyday way of life in Christ that begins in the hearts and homes of those who desire to follow Jesus. \r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.the5stones.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFor more information \u003cb\u003eclick here\u003c\/b\u003e to visit the author's web site. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\n\u003ci\u003e\"Foye Belyea and Samuel Huggard have provided readers with a fresh, insightful, \r\nreadable, and practical guide to help Christ-followers move toward a life of\r\nkingdom faithfulness. The Five Stones will encourage transformative and \r\nChrist-centered discipleship, as well as the strengthening of churches, small \r\ngroups, individuals and families. I am pleased to recommend this fine book.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\r\n\u003cb\u003e-David S. Dockery, President\u003c\/b\u003e\r\nTrinity International University\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\n\u003ci\u003e\"This is a refreshing, challenging, highly practical book that will be very helpful in showing people how to live in the presence of Jesus each day.\" \u003c\/i\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-Wayne Grudem, Ph.D.\u003c\/b\u003e - Research Professor of Theology \u0026amp; Biblical Studies \r\nPhoenix Seminary, Phoenix, Arizona\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003ci\u003e\"There is a lot of discussion today among church leaders about the importance of making disciples. What's missing are actual practitioners-people who are living a lifestyle of disciple making. What I love about this book is that it is not offering theory but rather practices that actually work. Implement the insights from this book and watch the impact of your life significantly increase.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\r\n \u003cb\u003eAlan Kraft,\u003c\/b\u003e Author of More: \u003ci\u003eWhen a Little Bit of the Spirit is Not Enough\u003c\/i\u003e, and pastor of Christ Community Church, Greely Colorado.\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\r\n\"Whether developing a new church plant or revitalizing an existing congregation, the non-negotiable key is always making disciples. Discipleship is a buzzword today in many Christian circles, but too often it is equated more with providing information than fostering transformation. Five Stones is an incredible tool to both explain and lead people through truly transformative discipleship. I cannot recommend it more highly.\" \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e Dr. John Kimball,\u003c\/b\u003e Director of Church Development for the Conservative Congregational Christian Conference\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\n\u003ci\u003e\"The world today as well as the church are demanding that the way of Jesus be lived out in and through our lives and not just something we talk about. The Five Stones powerfully and practically addresses what it means to live out the way of Jesus beginning in our own lives, our families and in our churches. Beginning with the scriptures, the authors provide everyday practices that are especially effective for marriages and families, which people in the church today desperately need. I believe this book will help raise up a new generation of Christ-followers and disciplemakers who will transform families, church, communities and the world.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\r\nFritz Dale\u003c\/b\u003e\r\nExecutive Director, Reach National, EFCA\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\r\n\"The Five Stones presents a challenge to move beyond knowledge and into practice. The authors desire implementation and not just information. I commend them and share the desire to see a generation live out their faith for God and our nation revived. I encourage you not only to read this book, but to live a life sold out to Jesus.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\nThomas White, \u003c\/b\u003ePresident, Cedarville University\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\r\n\r\n\"People who are serious about doing real discipleship with real people in the real world need to read \"The Five Stones Primer\". Foye and Sam have done an excellent job outlining an approach to discipleship that is both biblical and practical. Their work is clear and insightful, as well as passionate and full of conviction. The Christian life is much more than a set of doctrinal beliefs or an assertion of faith. The Christian life is to be lived. This book inspires and instructs Christians to live that life as Jesus intended.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\nTodd J. Williams, Ph.D.\u003c\/b\u003e\r\nPresident, Cairn University\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\r\n\"The only imperative in Jesus' Great Commission (Mt. 28:19) is to make disciples. This book goes a long way in enabling us to understand the meaning of discipleship as a way of life under God's reign that touches all dimensions of everyday life. With richness of Scripture, suggestions for reflection and daily practices, this is an exceptional tool for personal, small group and church use. I highly recommend it.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\r\nDennis P. Hollinger, Ph.D.\u003c\/b\u003e\r\nPresident \u0026amp; Colman M. 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This book is a guide to an everyday way of life in Christ that begins in the hearts and homes of those who desire to follow Jesus. \r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.the5stones.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFor more information \u003cb\u003eclick here\u003c\/b\u003e to visit the author's web site. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\n\u003ci\u003e\"Foye Belyea and Samuel Huggard have provided readers with a fresh, insightful, \r\nreadable, and practical guide to help Christ-followers move toward a life of\r\nkingdom faithfulness. The Five Stones will encourage transformative and \r\nChrist-centered discipleship, as well as the strengthening of churches, small \r\ngroups, individuals and families. I am pleased to recommend this fine book.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\r\n\u003cb\u003e-David S. Dockery, President\u003c\/b\u003e\r\nTrinity International University\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\n\u003ci\u003e\"This is a refreshing, challenging, highly practical book that will be very helpful in showing people how to live in the presence of Jesus each day.\" \u003c\/i\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-Wayne Grudem, Ph.D.\u003c\/b\u003e - Research Professor of Theology \u0026amp; Biblical Studies \r\nPhoenix Seminary, Phoenix, Arizona\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003ci\u003e\"There is a lot of discussion today among church leaders about the importance of making disciples. What's missing are actual practitioners-people who are living a lifestyle of disciple making. What I love about this book is that it is not offering theory but rather practices that actually work. Implement the insights from this book and watch the impact of your life significantly increase.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\r\n \u003cb\u003eAlan Kraft,\u003c\/b\u003e Author of More: \u003ci\u003eWhen a Little Bit of the Spirit is Not Enough\u003c\/i\u003e, and pastor of Christ Community Church, Greely Colorado.\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\r\n\"Whether developing a new church plant or revitalizing an existing congregation, the non-negotiable key is always making disciples. Discipleship is a buzzword today in many Christian circles, but too often it is equated more with providing information than fostering transformation. Five Stones is an incredible tool to both explain and lead people through truly transformative discipleship. I cannot recommend it more highly.\" \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e Dr. John Kimball,\u003c\/b\u003e Director of Church Development for the Conservative Congregational Christian Conference\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\n\u003ci\u003e\"The world today as well as the church are demanding that the way of Jesus be lived out in and through our lives and not just something we talk about. The Five Stones powerfully and practically addresses what it means to live out the way of Jesus beginning in our own lives, our families and in our churches. Beginning with the scriptures, the authors provide everyday practices that are especially effective for marriages and families, which people in the church today desperately need. I believe this book will help raise up a new generation of Christ-followers and disciplemakers who will transform families, church, communities and the world.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\r\nFritz Dale\u003c\/b\u003e\r\nExecutive Director, Reach National, EFCA\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\r\n\"The Five Stones presents a challenge to move beyond knowledge and into practice. The authors desire implementation and not just information. I commend them and share the desire to see a generation live out their faith for God and our nation revived. I encourage you not only to read this book, but to live a life sold out to Jesus.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\nThomas White, \u003c\/b\u003ePresident, Cedarville University\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\r\n\r\n\"People who are serious about doing real discipleship with real people in the real world need to read \"The Five Stones Primer\". Foye and Sam have done an excellent job outlining an approach to discipleship that is both biblical and practical. Their work is clear and insightful, as well as passionate and full of conviction. The Christian life is much more than a set of doctrinal beliefs or an assertion of faith. The Christian life is to be lived. This book inspires and instructs Christians to live that life as Jesus intended.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\nTodd J. Williams, Ph.D.\u003c\/b\u003e\r\nPresident, Cairn University\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\r\n\"The only imperative in Jesus' Great Commission (Mt. 28:19) is to make disciples. This book goes a long way in enabling us to understand the meaning of discipleship as a way of life under God's reign that touches all dimensions of everyday life. With richness of Scripture, suggestions for reflection and daily practices, this is an exceptional tool for personal, small group and church use. I highly recommend it.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\r\nDennis P. Hollinger, Ph.D.\u003c\/b\u003e\r\nPresident \u0026amp; Colman M. Mockler Distinguished Professor of Christian Ethics, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e"}

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If you are more concerned with being biblically faithful than chasing after the latest church growth fads, then this is a great place to start. If you desire to follow in the footsteps of Jesus, the greatest disciplemaker, and align yourself with God's redemptive call to multiplication, then God's Plan for Church Multiplication: A Biblical Blueprint is absolutely for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e It is a special pleasure to endorse this most unusual book from a long-time friend, Bob Nieuwendorp. Here is a book that has been lived out in real life and used as a basis for a most exciting and God-ordained method of planting the seeds of the Christian Gospel in the heartland of our country with the Evangelical Free Church of America. The multiplication that has taken place is surely an endorsement from heaven of God's blessing on those who have honored God's approved method of sowing the seed of the Gospel and seeing the harvest. I encourage both pastors and clergy to reflect on the Biblical principles discussed here so that the increase in the number of those coming to the Savior will be enormous..\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Walter C. 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If you are more concerned with being biblically faithful than chasing after the latest church growth fads, then this is a great place to start. If you desire to follow in the footsteps of Jesus, the greatest disciplemaker, and align yourself with God's redemptive call to multiplication, then God's Plan for Church Multiplication: A Biblical Blueprint is absolutely for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e It is a special pleasure to endorse this most unusual book from a long-time friend, Bob Nieuwendorp. Here is a book that has been lived out in real life and used as a basis for a most exciting and God-ordained method of planting the seeds of the Christian Gospel in the heartland of our country with the Evangelical Free Church of America. The multiplication that has taken place is surely an endorsement from heaven of God's blessing on those who have honored God's approved method of sowing the seed of the Gospel and seeing the harvest. I encourage both pastors and clergy to reflect on the Biblical principles discussed here so that the increase in the number of those coming to the Savior will be enormous..\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Walter C. Kaiser, Jr.\u003cbr\u003e President Emeritus\u003cbr\u003e Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary\u003cbr\u003e Hamilton, MA\u003c\/p\u003e"}

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