Resource Pack #4

In this Resource Pack, we have included five helpful resources we think will encourage and enrich you and your ministry.

Power of Team Leadership: Finding Strength in Shared Responsibility By: George Barna

This is written in typical George Barna—like him or not you have to agree Barna puts his finger on the hot buttons of the day. Delegating the tasks of ministry is vital to a thriving church program. Barna examines the value of lay leadership; how to recruit great teams; and the process of transitioning a church from individual to team-based ministry. If you are not satisfied with your church’s use of team ministry this resource might help your church blossom as it utilizes all the resources God has given it.

Dynamic Spiritual Leadership: Leading Like Paul By: Oswald Sanders

Oswald Sanders is a recognized and venerable author who has set a high bar for the topic of leadership with his previous books. I think you will benefit from reading Dynamic Spiritual Leadership: Leading Like Paul. In this thorough and absorbing study of the apostle's life, J. Oswald Sanders highlights Paul's pioneering spirit, powerful communication skills, life of fervent prayer, wholehearted devotion to Jesus, and exalted view of God as shining examples of how one person can make a dramatic impact in ministry.

Strategic Intercession: An Equipping Manual for Developing & Deploying Individual, Church & City-Wide Prayer Movements By: Joseph and Marie Umidi

For years Joseph and Marie Umidi have motivated and instructed believers, leaders, and churches to take their prayer life to new levels of effectiveness. This manual is a compilation of their life’s work of teachings on this timely subject. It is both practical and scriptural—emphasizing the strategic aspects of intercessory prayer. It makes an excellent resource or curriculum for local church training or bible college use.

Sexual Temptation: How Christian Workers Can Win this Battle By: Randy Alcorn

As 21st century spiritual leaders we are sure to combat the attacks of sexual impurity. Many leaders have fallen prey to sexual immorality. “In a world that makes sex an idol, we are fooling ourselves if we think immorality’s lure will have no effect on us. This 32 page booklet explains how it is possible to live sexually pure lives with God’s help. It is simple, straightforward, and biblically based.

Rev. Magazine

This is a newly released periodical from our friends at Group Publishing. It focuses on ministers and deals with ministry-related subjects from regular contributors like Leonard Sweet, Kent Hunter, George Barna, Les Parrott and Sally Morgenthaler. We are not endorsing all of its contents; we just want to keep you abreast of new resources available to us today. This issue deals with the critical issue of retreat and rest for pastors.