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| Author | : Michelle Yvette |
| Publisher | : Michelle Yvette |
| Total Pages | : 133 |
| Release | : 2023-11-06 |
| Genre | : Antiques & Collectibles |
| ISBN | : |
After the sudden death of Michael Johnson’s parents. Michael and his wife Vanessa decide to settle in Arizona so Michael can set forth a journey to be the most powerful pastor over his late father’s church in his old hometown. To gain the power and control he has always longed for Michael decides to choose a path led by deception and satanic sacrifices. It wasn’t until his own deepest secrets becoming exposed that Michael realized his path for fortune comes at a price. Based on true events, Michael then has a choice, to become the man he preaches to his congregation in the church or continue his deceitful obsession for greed, power and control
| Author | : Kenneth O. Gangel |
| Publisher | : Wipf and Stock Publishers |
| Total Pages | : 93 |
| Release | : 2007-12-01 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 1498276091 |
Since Jean Lipman-Blumen's The Allure of Toxic Leaders shook the corporate world in 2005, countless articles, books, and Internet blogs have appeared on the topic. Despite such interest and response, no study of toxic leadership had appeared from a Christian point of view until this volume, Kenn Gangel's Surviving Toxic Leaders. Gangel begins by showing that toxic leadership existed throughout biblical history. Making generous use not only of biblical materials but also of contemporary leadership literature, Gangel names the causes and cures of power abuse, cheating, bullying, laziness, and dictatorial behavior in today's leaders. Readers will benefit from Gangel's leadership experience and expertise. He has been a pastor, a college dean (twice), and a college president. Gangel currently edits The Seal, a review of leadership literature. Practical and personal, Surviving Toxic Leaders abounds with stories of real people and their situations. Everyone who has ever had "trouble at work" will benefit from Surviving Toxic Leaders.
| Author | : Steve Aisthorpe |
| Publisher | : Saint Andrew Press |
| Total Pages | : 224 |
| Release | : 2016-04-27 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 0861539168 |
For anyone who is concerned about Church decline, the contents of this book offer an essential blueprint for building God’s whole community in the coming years. This unique set of resources offers practical help and insight for all who want to grow, enrich and develop their congregational life. The Church of Scotland has drawn on the findings of extensive new research that it has commissioned in order to put together this set of carefully crafted and informed resources aimed at helping every congregation to understand why people leave the Church, how to avoid unnecessary departures and, above all, to develop an enriching, vital Christian fellowship with the large numbers of Churchless Christians in every community across the country. This ground-breaking book, illustrated by Dave Walker, offers information, hope, insight, prayerful reflection and practical ideas for bringing together in fellowship all Christians, whether they are members of an institutional Church or not.
| Author | : Stephen Arterburn |
| Publisher | : Shaw Books |
| Total Pages | : 290 |
| Release | : 2011-04-13 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 0307786048 |
Experiencing Healing from Painful Spiritual Abuse When religion becomes a means to avoid or control life, it becomes toxic. Those who possess a toxic faith have stepped across the line from a balanced perspective of God to an unbalanced faith in a weak, powerless or uncaring God. They seek a God to fix every mess, prevent every hurt, and mend every conflict. Toxic Faith distinguishes between a healthy faith and a misguided religiosity that traps believers in an addictive practice of religion. It shows how unbalanced ministries, misguided churches, and unscrupulous leaders can lead their followers away from God and into a desolate experience of religion that drives many to despair. Toxic Faith shows readers how to find hope for a return to genuine, healthy faith that can add meaning to life. In the words of the author, “I want to help you throw out that toxic faith and bring you back to the real thing.”
| Author | : Lisa Oakley |
| Publisher | : SPCK |
| Total Pages | : 233 |
| Release | : 2019-06-20 |
| Genre | : Self-Help |
| ISBN | : 0281081328 |
'Authority and rigour ... great generosity and gentleness. The authors diagnose a critical problem in the church and offer practical advice on how to fix it.' Andrew Graystone, theologian, broadcaster and communications consultant ‘Every time he wanted me to do something, he would quote scripture... I couldn’t argue with scripture, it was like arguing with God.’ The term ‘spiritual abuse’ is widely used across the Christian community. But what is it? Sometimes spiritual abuse involves leaders misusing their position, but ministers can also be the victims. Common factors include control through misuse of scripture, claims to divine authority, pressure to conform, and enforced accountability. Individuals may be isolated, and compelled to secrecy and silence. Drawing on a combination of extensive research, individual testimonies, and years of hands-on experience, Lisa Oakley and Justin Humphreys describe clearly the nature of spiritual abuse, and the best ways of countering it. Recovery is possible. But – how do we prevent spiritual abuse in the first place? What can leaders do to create safer places? Is there a link between theological ideas and harmful behaviours? How can leaders create opportunities for spiritual and emotional flourishing? Dr Lisa Oakley has researched spiritual abuse in the Christian faith in the UK since 2003. Justin Humphreys is chief executive of the safeguarding charity thirtyone: eight.
| Author | : Susanna Duphidat |
| Publisher | : Word Alive Press |
| Total Pages | : 135 |
| Release | : 2017-09-14 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 1486613616 |
In the midst of rejection, God accepts. When disappointments abound, God proves Himself faithful. He is the unwavering rock upon whom we can place our trust and confidence. Susanna Duphidat bears testimony to the Lord’s love and care on every page of Toxic Conscience, Toxic Soul. This is the true story of a woman disdained and rejected by people she trusted and loved. Their positions of leadership in her local church only enhanced her suffering. Through her trials, however, the sovereign will of her loving Lord kept her strong. Be encouraged and inspired as you witness the greatness of God in this courageous woman’s story!
| Author | : Jim Ozier |
| Publisher | : Abingdon Press |
| Total Pages | : 130 |
| Release | : 2024-09-03 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 1791033857 |
Learn to understand culture and implement positive change. A church’s culture is the launchpad for everything a church does, the starting point for every ministry. If the culture is “off,” everything else will be out of kilter. Church Culture equips every pastor and leader with the tools necessary for culture change. Authors Ozier and Thibodeaux, both experts in this area of church leadership, teach the basic concepts so readers can understand what culture is and why it’s so crucial. Even more importantly, they provide a step-by-step process leaders can use to diagnose and gently shift the culture in their church. For some churches, wholesale change is in order, but most need only to make some crucial adjustments. The book provides a full set of tools for implementing the process in any setting. The pastor's top priority is creating and maintaining the church’s culture; Ozier and Thibodeaux make the tasks easy to understand and show leaders how to proceed capably and carefully.
| Author | : Jenai Auman |
| Publisher | : Baker Books |
| Total Pages | : 211 |
| Release | : 2024-06-25 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 1493445715 |
God's people are meant to be a blessing to others. Yet in the Scriptures, throughout history, and in our own times we too often see the people of God causing harm to people on the margins. Rather than caring for the widowed and the orphaned or loving the sojourner, too often we see abuse of power that breaks spirits and inflicts lasting harm. For anyone who has felt left out or pushed out of the church, Othered is your invitation to find spiritual rest and belonging in a God who loves, restores, and blesses the outcast and the marginalized. Jenai Auman draws on her experience growing up as a biracial kid in the American South as well as working within toxic ministry environments to reveal a hopeful, trauma-informed way forward. This book illuminates how hurt and betrayal in the church are longstanding problems that God neither sanctions nor tolerates. It offers holistic responses to the grief, anger, and trauma that come with being ostracized or oppressed by the church. And it shows how God provides shelter and provision in the midst of the wilderness. Because God sees, hears, and loves you--even if the church has failed you.
| Author | : Stephen Crosby |
| Publisher | : Destiny Image Publishers |
| Total Pages | : 212 |
| Release | : 2005 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 9780768429572 |
Like poor driving, legalism is the 'other guy's' problem -- the idiot is always in the other car. Crosby delivers a powerful punch in this expose on legalism as he shows that is a problem for all of us. It is a silent killer and the author seeks to expose all of its treacherous tentacles. Legal and performance-based religion is the most prevalent, unrecognized, and deleterious malady affecting the individual believer and the Church universal.
| Author | : Karl Vaters |
| Publisher | : Moody Publishers |
| Total Pages | : 241 |
| Release | : 2018-03-06 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 0802496369 |
Do you lead a small church? Big churches get all the love. Articles, books, conferences—they mostly feature leaders of large congregations. Yet big churches are a small part of the ecclesial landscape. In fact, more than 90 percent of churches have fewer than 200 people. That means small churches play a big part in what God is doing. Small Church Essentials is for leaders of these smaller congregations. It encourages them to steward their role well, debunking myths about small churches while offering principles for leading a dynamic, healthy small church. Based on the popular six-hour lecture that Karl Vaters delivers to church leaders across the country, Small Church Essentials will affirm small church leaders and show them how to identify what they do well, and how to do it even better. Readers will: Be assured that leading a small congregation does not make them ministry failures Come away inspired to lead with passion, regardless the size of their church Have field-tested principles for leading a church in their context Possess new metrics for biblically measuring vitality in small churches Have a toolkit of resources to use in their everyday ministry Karl Vaters has been a small church pastor for 30 years, is the author of The Grasshopper Myth: Big Churches, Small Churches, and the Small Thinking that Divides Us (2013), and travels extensively to churches and conferences to speak about leading a small church well. If you are pastoring a small church, this book will be a breath of fresh air. It will affirm your calling while giving you fresh tools to help you lead. It will help you: Stop believing lies about small churches Lead your church to fulfill the role only small churches can Understand your congregation’s strengths and weaknesses Turn around a dying or unhealthy church Identify good trends and bad in church and culture
