29 Best Professional Growth, Religion Books
Professional Growth, Religion is a popular category for many book lovers. Our team at Speechify has curated a list of the top Professional Growth, Religion audiobooks everyone must read.
See the top 29 Professional Growth, Religion audiobooks below.
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Rooted Leadership
- By: John Johnson
- Narrator: John Johnson
- Length: 10 hours 42 minutes
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Publish date: June 14, 2022
- Language: English
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4.8(5 ratings)
4.8(5 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0027.99 USDBehind many of the challenges facing us today is a failure of leadership. This is not a new problem. Yearning for wise guidance and effective authority is a perennial human longing. We need leaders who are credible, competent and committed. But manyBehind many of the challenges facing us today is a failure of leadership. This is not a new problem. Yearning for wise guidance and effective authority is a perennial human longing. We need leaders who are credible, competent and committed. But many leaders seem to be caught up, even consumed, with their own power and agendas. Some see the leadership crisis as an intellectual problem, believing we lack a clear theory of leadership. Others view the breakdown of leadership as a result of increasing deficiency in moral character.
Most leadership books today revolve around the concepts of motivation, inspiration, empowerment, and teamwork. Helpful as these themes might be, they miss something more fundamental. Leadership needs a theological foundation, that will be useful for shaping the undergirding principles, and evaluating current leadership theories and practices. We need to view leadership from the vantage point of God.
In Rooted Leadership, John E. Johnson explores how Christian theology provides an overarching leadership framework and applies that theory to leadership practices. Spiritual reflection, guided by scripture, points us to the very center of leadership–God–and the purpose of leadership–that we might display his glory. All the best forms of leading take their cues from who God is, his purposes, and his ways of working with people that he has progressively revealed.
Building on three decades of research, study, and experience as a global leader, Johnson surveys the landscape of contemporary leadership theory, unpacks the assumptions and beliefs that underly current trends, and responds by offering a robust approach to leadership, founded on the character, work, and words of God.
The bibliography is included in the audiobook companion PDF download.
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When Women Lead
- By: Carolyn Moore
- Narrator: Carolyn Moore
- Length: 6 hours 35 minutes
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Publish date: September 27, 2022
- Language: English
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4.78(9 ratings)
4.78(9 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0021.99 USDMuch of what men and women both think about women, gender differences, and cultural norms is remarkably under-processed. Without the benefit of intentional conversation about the barriers women face, most women are left to enter the world ofMuch of what men and women both think about women, gender differences, and cultural norms is remarkably under-processed. Without the benefit of intentional conversation about the barriers women face, most women are left to enter the world of leadership with inadequate awareness and resources. The acknowledgement of a woman’s right to leadership is only the first step. We have not yet addressed the very common barriers women face when they enter the leadership arena, nor have we explored practical solutions to help them navigate those barriers so they can lead effectively.
Women need to know that unrealistic optimism is a recipe for failure. Simply by acknowledging constraints to success, then exploring strategies to enhance leadership skills, we can help women take greater authority over their call to live out of a God-given identity and giftedness.
When Women Lead is for men and women who advocate for female leadership within the Church. When women are educated about the challenges they face and are given resources to navigate beyond those challenges, their opportunity for success in ministry increases dramatically. The purpose of this book is to describe those challenges, explore practical solutions, and equip women to lead successfully and hopefully.
While it is an excellent resource for women ready to enter leadership with more confidence and authority, it’s also perfect for denominational leaders charged with raising up women called to leadership roles, for lay leaders who want to better understand the dynamics at work when the pastor is a woman, and for husbands, parents, and friends who desperately want to support women in their life who are living out what God has given them to do.
What if the Kingdom of God is straining toward the day when all God’s people are deployed in the work of the Great Commission? Women are already leading powerful movements around the world. The evangelistic explosion being documented in many closed countries is largely due to the leadership of women. Missionaries tell of the critical role of women in introducing the gospel to new groups. This book can help to equip a new generation of women to rise up with tools in hand to welcome and advance God’s Kingdom on earth.
Further reading is included in the audiobook companion PDF download.
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Finding Deep and Wide
- By: Shellie Rushing Tomlinson
- Narrator: Jennifer Jill Araya
- Length: 7 hours 2 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: January 28, 2020
- Language: English
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4.73(3 ratings)
4.73(3 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDWe’re meant to live in such ongoing satisfaction in Jesus and transformation by Jesus that others are drawn to Him through us–and all without joining a convent, hauling our sleeping bags to church, or barricading ourselves in theWe’re meant to live in such ongoing satisfaction in Jesus and transformation by Jesus that others are drawn to Him through us–and all without joining a convent, hauling our sleeping bags to church, or barricading ourselves in the bathroom with our Bibles and prayer journals. The truth is that we can invest in all those religious activities and still be God-starved refugees going through the motions unless we learn how to trust Jesus to do in us what God asks of us.
This book gives us permission to stop trying to please God and learn how to live in a pilgrim’s delicious irony–being satisfied while hungering for more.
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Leadership by the Good Book
- By: David L. Steward
- Narrator: Brandon K. Mann
- Length: 8 hours 58 minutes
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
- Publish date: May 12, 2020
- Language: English
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4.5(12 ratings)
4.5(12 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0024.98 USDLeadership by the Good Book will inspire, empower, and equip men and women to lead their businesses, their teams, their ministries, and even their families to greater heights and to have an eternal impact. For David L. Steward, founder and chairmanLeadership by the Good Book will inspire, empower, and equip men and women to lead their businesses, their teams, their ministries, and even their families to greater heights and to have an eternal impact.For David L. Steward, founder and chairman of World Wide Technology, his philosophy for building a successful business is simple and founded on a Biblical principle: “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve” (Mark 10:45 NIV). As a business leader, he says, the first priority is to serve employees.Together with Brandon K. Mann, these two leaders distill their wisdom in this field guide for leaders who want to bring respect, integrity, honesty, and trust to the workplace. Steward and Mann draw from personal experiences as well as share insights and examples of how God’s Word has informed and influenced their leadership. Each chapter ends with a section titled Your Leadership Flywheel: Learn, Live, Lead, Legacy, which includes self-reflection questions, application of biblical principles, as well as a prayer.... Read more -
Garden City
- By: John Mark Comer
- Length: 4 hours 57 minutes
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Publish date: August 03, 2021
- Language: English
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4.47(6747 ratings)
4.47(6747 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0018.99 USDRead by the author. You’ve heard people say, “Who you are matters more than what you do.” But does the Bible really teach us that?¬†Join pastor and bestselling author John Mark Comer in¬†Garden City¬†as he guides twenty-Read by the author.
You’ve heard people say, “Who you are matters more than what you do.” But does the Bible really teach us that?¬†Join pastor and bestselling author John Mark Comer in¬†Garden City¬†as he guides twenty- and thirty-somethings through understanding and embracing their God-given calling.
In¬†Garden City, John Mark Comer gives a surprisingly countercultural take on the typical “spiritual” answer the church gives in response to questions about purpose and calling. Comer explores Scripture to discover God’s original intent for how we’re meant to spend our time, reshaping how you view and engage in your work, rest, and life.
In these pages, you’ll learn that, ultimately, what we do matters just as much as who we are.¬†Garden City¬†will help you find answers to questions like:
- Does God care where I work?
- Does he have a clear direction for me?
- How can I create a practice of rest?
Praise for Garden City:
“In¬†Garden City, John Mark Comer takes the reader on a journey–from creation to the final heavenly city. But the journey is designed to let each of us see where we are to find ourselves in God’s good plan to partner with us in the redemption of all creation. There is in¬†Garden City¬†an intoxication with the Bible’s biggest and life-changing ideas.”
–Scot McKnight, Julius R. Mantey Professor of New Testament, Northern Seminary
 
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Developing Female Leaders
- By: Kadi Cole
- Narrator: Kadi Cole
- Length: 7 hours 35 minutes
- Publisher: Thomas Nelson
- Publish date: March 05, 2019
- Language: English
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4.37(367 ratings)
4.37(367 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0024.99 USDWhat would your church look like if it maximized the dormant gifts of the women God has brought there? Discover how to develop and leverage the leadership abilities of women within your congregation. Leadership and people development veteran KadiWhat would your church look like if it maximized the dormant gifts of the women God has brought there? Discover how to develop and leverage the leadership abilities of women within your congregation.
Leadership and people development veteran Kadi Cole offers a practical strategy to help church and organizational leaders craft cultures that facilitate the development of women as volunteer and staff leaders.
In Developing Female Leaders, Cole shares eight easy-to-implement “best practices” that help accelerate a woman’s organizational contribution, such as:
- Seek to understand
- Clearly define what you believe
- Mine the marketplace
- Integrate spiritual formation and leadership development
- Be an “other”
- Create an environment of safety
- Upgrade your people practices
- Take on your culture
Combined with current research, thorough appendices and references add even more guidance for setting vision, milestones, and goals. Using interviews and surveys of more than one thousand women in key church and organizational roles, Developing Female Leaders is a one-of-a-kind resource for identifying what is missing today in your church to help it flourish in the future.
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Membership Matters
- By: Chuck Lawless
- Narrator: Chuck Lawless
- Length: 3 hours 45 minutes
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Publish date: April 19, 2009
- Language: English
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4.36(7 ratings)
4.36(7 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0016.99 USDInsights from Effective Churches on New Member Classes and AssimilationFindings from a national study to improve membership classes and to motivate current members into active ministry.How do churches move members–both old and new–intoInsights from Effective Churches on New Member Classes and AssimilationFindings from a national study to improve membership classes and to motivate current members into active ministry.How do churches move members–both old and new–into ministry? Many church staff and lay leaders know they need to start new member classes as a point of entry into their churches but don’t know how. This book is based on a national study of effective churches and shows how growing churches implement new member classes and motivate their members into ministry.Membership Matters is designed to be a guide for church leaders wanting to start or improve a membership class. It includes models for classes and examples of resources such as church covenants, class schedules, and lesson outlines. It also gives direction on motivating uninvolved members to participate in ministry. One chapter chronicles an ongoing discussion among pastors of growing churches that are effectively motivating members to do ministry.
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Over the Top
- By: Zig Ziglar
- Length: 2 hours 17 minutes
- Publisher: HarperCollins Leadership
- Publish date: October 04, 1994
- Language: English
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4.3(1236 ratings)
4.3(1236 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0014.99 USDYou Have What It Takes to Go Over the Top! Drawing on forty years as a world-class motivational speaker and author, Ziglar identifies and outlines in his best-selling Over the Top precisely how to achieve what people desire most fromYou Have What It Takes to Go Over the Top!
Drawing on forty years as a world-class motivational speaker and author, Ziglar identifies and outlines in his best-selling Over the Top precisely how to achieve what people desire most from life—to be happy, healthy, and reasonably prosperous and secure. As Ziglar delves into the hows and whys of living life with values, character, honesty, integrity, and sensitivity, you’ll learn to be more at peace with yourself and accomplish more with your skills and abilities.
 
Over the Top will persuade you to develop what you have in order to be the best you can be. What you can do just may be astonishing!
A talented author and speaker, Zi g Ziglar has an appeal that transcends barriers of age, culture, and occupation. His client list includes thousands of small and mid-sized businesses, Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, churches, and non-profit associations. Since 1970, he has traveled around the world delivering powerful life-improvement messages and encouraging individuals to change and grow.
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Over the Top
- By: Zig Ziglar
- Narrator: Zig Ziglar
- Length: 12 hours 23 minutes
- Publisher: HarperCollins Leadership
- Publish date: September 13, 2022
- Language: English
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4.3(1236 ratings)
4.3(1236 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0027.99 USDYou Have What It Takes to Go Over the Top! Drawing on forty years as a world-class motivational speaker and author, Ziglar identifies and outlines in his best-selling Over the Top precisely how to achieve what people desire most from life–toYou Have What It Takes to Go Over the Top!
Drawing on forty years as a world-class motivational speaker and author, Ziglar identifies and outlines in his best-selling Over the Top precisely how to achieve what people desire most from life–to be happy, healthy, and reasonably prosperous and secure. As Ziglar delves into the hows and whys of living life with values, character, honesty, integrity, and sensitivity, you’ll learn to be more at peace with yourself and accomplish more with your skills and abilities.
Over the Top will persuade you to develop what you have in order to be the best you can be. What you can do just may be astonishing!
A talented author and speaker, Zig Ziglar has an appeal that transcends barriers of age, culture, and occupation. His client list includes thousands of small and mid-sized businesses, Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, churches, and non-profit associations. Since 1970, he has traveled around the world delivering powerful life-improvement messages and encouraging individuals to change and grow.
Self-talk scripts and visual examples are included in the audiobook companion PDF download.
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Saying It Well
- By: Charles R. Swindoll
- Narrator: Tim Habeger
- Length: 9 hours 5 minutes
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
- Publish date: February 02, 2012
- Language: English
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4.28(224 ratings)
4.28(224 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0019.98 USDBestselling author and master communicator Charles Swindoll has been effectively speaking to others for over fifty years. In SAYING IT WELL: Touching Others With Your Words he shares his secrets on how to talk so people will listen. Filled withBestselling author and master communicator Charles Swindoll has been effectively speaking to others for over fifty years. In SAYING IT WELL: Touching Others With Your Words he shares his secrets on how to talk so people will listen.
Filled with techniques, stories, and models that clearly explain the formulas for successful speaking, Swindoll teaches readers the foundational principles for how to communicate, from preparing for a speech, organizing thoughts, and filtering out the superfluous to overcoming fears, grabbing the listener’s attention, and knowing how and when to stop.... Read more
With humorous stories and inventive, practical tips, one of America’s premier communicators shares decades of experience on how to speak with authority in every situation, persuade others to consider the reader’s perspective, overcome the reader’s fears of public speaking, and love others more effectively with the reader’s words. He also shares his personal story and the journey to becoming a world-famous speaker. -
Improv Leadership
- By: Stan Endicott
- Narrator: Stan Endicott
- Length: 4 hours 30 minutes
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Publish date: June 09, 2020
- Language: English
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4.21(26 ratings)
4.21(26 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0018.99 USDYou already know that there’s no script for effective leadership… That’s why Improv Leadership reveals five skills that will help you unleash your own leadership potential on every unexpected challenge and status quo. Anyone canYou already know that there’s no script for effective leadership…
That’s why Improv Leadership reveals five skills that will help you unleash your own leadership potential on every unexpected challenge and status quo.
Anyone can read books and apply lessons, but only the best can develop what they know to bring out the best in any person or circumstance. These natural leaders understand the key principles of connecting, coaching, and communicating and use these ideas to build strong teams.
In Improv Leadership, Stan Endicott and David Miller share five leadership competencies that all great, improvisational leaders have:
- Story Mining–how to uncover a person’s story and let it shape the way you lead them
- Precision Praising–how to craft praise to inspire, motivate, and even course-correct your team
- Metaphor Cementing–how to create concrete illustrations to “cement” an idea in someone’s mind
- Lobbing Forward–how to challenge people to look beyond today to what might be in the future
- Going North–how to use indirect influence to redirect a person’s perspective
IMPROV leaders apply these five competencies to initiate powerful conversations, create memorable moments with forward momentum, and craft personal coaching strategies that help people, and teams, grow.
The five competencies of IMPROV Leadership are not rigid steps to follow. They are fluid and can be applied to any industry of field. You can’t predict every challenge you’ll face. There’s no playbook that covers every decision. But you can cultivate teams of people who love their work (and each other) and who perform at a high level. And you can lead well in any situation.
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Just As I Am
- By: Eugenia Price
- Narrator: Nan McNamara
- Length: 4 hours 35 minutes
- Publisher: Turner Publishing
- Publish date: April 27, 2021
- Language: English
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4.18(17 ratings)
4.18(17 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDIn these chaotic times, when many people who claim to be Christian are searching for relevance in the secular to justify their worldly aspirations, much of the Christian heritage is being ignored or discarded. But Miss Eugenia Price turns back timeIn these chaotic times, when many people who claim to be Christian are searching for relevance in the secular to justify their worldly aspirations, much of the Christian heritage is being ignored or discarded. But Miss Eugenia Price turns back time for a moment and in these early Victorian lyrics she finds surprisingly sound, contemporary meaning that stands boldly above the ideas of today’s so-called radical thinkers.
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How to Make Big Decisions Wisely
- By: Alan Ehler
- Narrator: Alan Ehler
- Length: 4 hours 58 minutes
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Publish date: February 25, 2020
- Language: English
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4.09(8 ratings)
4.09(8 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0018.99 USDOur decisions determine our lives. Invest in a company that goes bankrupt and you lose your life savings. Say the wrong thing in an interview and you miss the job of the lifetime. Make no decisions and you miss every opportunity. In today’sOur decisions determine our lives. Invest in a company that goes bankrupt and you lose your life savings. Say the wrong thing in an interview and you miss the job of the lifetime. Make no decisions and you miss every opportunity. In today’s rapidly changing world, the cost of poor decisions (and no decisions) is higher than ever.
In How to Make Good Decisions Wisely, author and scholar Alan Ehler lays out a clear approach to making big decisions based on the Bible and recent discoveries in neuroscience and decision science. He presents a simple, four-step process that can be followed to make any kind of decision, whether personal, professional, or relational.
Making big decisions can rewrite lives, careers, families, churches, and businesses. A lot is at stake. Learn how to choose well.
Accompanying charts are available in the audiobook companion PDF download.
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The Call
- By: Os Guinness
- Narrator: Os Guinness
- Length: 2 hours 52 minutes
- Publisher: Thomas Nelson
- Publish date: January 21, 2012
- Language: English
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4.07(2422 ratings)
4.07(2422 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0016.99 USDThe Call continues to stand as a classic, reflective work on life’s purpose. Best-selling author Os Guinness goes beyond our surface understanding of God’s call and addresses the fact that God has a specific calling for our individualThe Call continues to stand as a classic, reflective work on life’s purpose. Best-selling author Os Guinness goes beyond our surface understanding of God’s call and addresses the fact that God has a specific calling for our individual lives. Why am I here? What is God’s call in my life? How do I fit God’s call with my own individuality? How should God’s calling affect my career, my plans for the future, my concepts of success? Guinness now helps the reader discover answers to these questions, and more, through a corresponding workbook – perfect for individual or group study. According to Guinness, “No idea short of God’s call can ground and fulfill the truest human desire for purpose and fulfillment.” With tens of thousands of readers to date, The Call is for all who desire a purposeful, intentional life of faith. Narrated by Os Guinness.
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Awaken the Leader Within
- By: William Perkins
- Length: 5 hours 41 minutes
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Publish date: April 19, 2011
- Language: English
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4.07(15 ratings)
4.07(15 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0021.99 USDWhether you know it or not, you’re a leader. Maybe that’s not news; you’re used to taking charge. But if you’re like many people, you have yet to discover your potential as a man or woman others follow in pursuit of aWhether you know it or not, you’re a leader. Maybe that’s not news; you’re used to taking charge. But if you’re like many people, you have yet to discover your potential as a man or woman others follow in pursuit of a vision–a compelling, infectious vision that grips people and draws them alongside you to fulfill it. In Awaken the Leader Within, Bill Perkins shows you how following the greatest leader of all, Jesus can awaken your own leadership abilities. Uncovering unexpected insights from Jesus’ ministry, Perkins gives you a close look at the character traits and practical competencies of a true leader. He illustrates them with refreshing examples from his own experience. And in the special discussion guide at the back of the book, he helps you integrate them in your life with to-the-point questions and applications. Whether you’re leading your family, a committee, a church, a team, or a Fortune 500 company, this book tells you what it takes to:- Awaken Your Character: Discover the importance of self-motivation, authenticity, vision, courage, dependence on God, commitment, and self-control.- Awaken Your Skills: Learn how to nurture vision in others, make wise decisions, build a team, harness opposing forces, facilitate innovation and change, and put others first.In Awaken the Leader Within, you’ll find out how to uncover and unleash a Blow Your Socks Off Vision. You’ll explore five essential “faith builders” for turning dreams into realities. You’ll learn the critical importance of instilling an attitude of we-ism (versus me-ism) in your team. Perkins helps you not only grasp vital principles of leadership but also recognize how they’re already operative in your life–or inoperative, waiting for you to set them in motion as you draw close to Jesus and follow his example. “The greatest leader of all time offers you more than his wisdom,” writes Perkins. “He offers you himself! As you apply his wisdom and tap into his power, you’ll discover others doing what you want them to do, not because you told them to, but because they want to.”
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The Little Red Book of Wisdom
- By: Mark DeMoss
- Narrator: Mark DeMoss
- Length: 4 hours 59 minutes
- Publisher: Thomas Nelson
- Publish date: April 26, 2022
- Language: English
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4.03(346 ratings)
4.03(346 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0018.99 USDThe search for wisdom invariably leads us back to the places we’ve overlooked. The Little Red Book of Wisdom takes the reader on a journey so often sidestepped in favor of the newer, quicker, easier. If you’re seeking simplicity in aThe search for wisdom invariably leads us back to the places we’ve overlooked.
The Little Red Book of Wisdom takes the reader on a journey so often sidestepped in favor of the newer, quicker, easier. If you’re seeking simplicity in a complicated world, Mark DeMoss’s insights will illuminate your path to a wiser and more deliberate way of living. By illuminating the notions of integrity, humility, and self-restraint, DeMoss demonstrates what is possible when we value listening and thinking over talking and doing.- Learn why a postage stamp is worth much more than 44 cents, and what time of day wisdom flourishes.
- Find out the wisest decision anyone can make, and the value of eating lunch alone.
- Rethink the advantages of technology, and learn how to safeguard yourself against any shadow of deathbed regret.
Step out of the incessant business of your daily life, and spend a few moments learning timeless and foolproof truths that you can apply right away. Wisdom is not just for past generations; it calls to us today. We need only respond. -
The Entitlement Cure
- By: John Townsend
- Length: 5 hours 55 minutes
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Publish date: October 06, 2015
- Language: English
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4.03(281 ratings)
4.03(281 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0021.99 USDDo you have anyone in your life who can’t seem to stick with a project, meet a deadline, or even clean up after themselves? All of us feel we deserve special treatment sometimes. Some people live with this entitled attitude, suchDo you have anyone in your life who can’t seem to stick with a project, meet a deadline, or even clean up after themselves? All of us feel we deserve special treatment sometimes. Some people live with this entitled attitude, such as:
- Professionals who wander from job to job looking for a boss who will see them as amazing as they consider themselves to be–whether they’re productive or not
- Young adults who refuse to grow up and so go nowhere
- Spouses or dates who believe, “I’m special, and I deserve more than you’re giving me”
- Leaders who expect special treatment because of their position, not because of their character
If you have a difficult relationship with an entitled person, or if you have discovered entitlement in yourself, understand this: It doesn’t have to stay this way. There is a cure. It’s called the Hard Way and it works.
In The Entitlement Cure, Dr. John Townsend explains that the Hard Way is a habit that focuses on doing whatever is needed even if it is difficult, uncomfortable, takes longer, and requires more energy. Dr. Townsend offers daily steps, such as risk-taking, to help you or those you love choose the Hard Way.
Ultimately, entitlement fails us. We don’t develop the character abilities and relationships necessary to reach success and become the people God intended us to be. By contrast, Hard Way people have better relationships, reach their goals, have a clear job direction, enjoy rich spiritual growth, and are equipped to face and solve challenges.
As Dr. Townsend writes, “Stand against entitlement in every form in which it manifests itself. Resolve your own tendencies toward the disease. Be a loving and firm force for helping those in its trap to find life and hope. And you will make the world a better place.” Discover why the Hard Way is the best way in this practical guide to true success.
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Take Back Your Power
- By: Deborah Liu
- Length: 5 hours 38 minutes
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Publish date: August 09, 2022
- Language: English
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4.03(260 ratings)
4.03(260 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0021.99 USDRead by the author. You can’t make the world fair, but you can take back your power. As a woman in Silicon Valley who worked her way to the top of the corporate ladder–she’s a former VP at Facebook and the current president andRead by the author.
You can’t make the world fair, but you can take back your power.
As a woman in Silicon Valley who worked her way to the top of the corporate ladder–she’s a former VP at Facebook and the current president and CEO of Ancestry–Deborah Liu knows firsthand the challenges and obstacles in the workplace that keep the deck stacked against women in the workplace . . . and the ways to overcome them.
For every woman who grew up competing on the uneven playing field, who is told she is too aggressive, assertive, dramatic, or emotional, this book is the battle cry you need to learn to thrive within the system that exists today, even if it’s not the one we wish it were.
Take Back Your Power presents both hard data and Liu’s personal experiences from twenty years as a woman leader in the male-dominated tech industry to help you:
- Find your voice, learn how to ask, and achieve what you want in a system that isn’t fair and wasn’t created for you
- Debunk the negative connotations of “power” and harness it for your own success
- Discover how to be heard, seen, and taken more seriously at work by getting out of your own way
- Overcome the lie that success is only achieved alone by finding the four types of allies you need to reach your goals
- Become a great leader without losing yourself in the process
You have the power to change the future of work for yourself–and for women everywhere.
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The Art and Craft of Biblical Preaching
- By: Zondervan
- Length: 41 hours 14 minutes
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Publish date: November 09, 2021
- Language: English
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3.99(137 ratings)
3.99(137 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0051.99 USDA Comprehensive Resource for Today’s Christian Communicators. This extensive encyclopedia is the most complete and practical work ever published on the art and craft of biblical preaching. Its 11 major sections contain nearly 200 articles,A Comprehensive Resource for Today’s Christian Communicators.
This extensive encyclopedia is the most complete and practical work ever published on the art and craft of biblical preaching. Its 11 major sections contain nearly 200 articles, comprehensively covering topics on preaching and methodology, including:
- Sermon structure and “the big idea.”
- The art of introductions, transitions, and conclusions.
- Methods for sermon prep, from outlining to exercising.
- Approaches to different types of preaching: topical, expository, evangelistic, and more.
- Best practices for sermon delivery, speaking with authority, and using humor.
- Leveraging effective illustrations and stories.
- Understanding audience.
- and much more.
Entries are characterized by intensely practical and vivid writing designed to help preachers deepen their understanding and sharpen their communication skills. The contributors include a virtual Who’s Who of preaching from a cross section of denominations and traditions, such as Dallas Willard, John Ortberg, Rick Warren, Warren Wiersbe, Alice Mathews, John Piper, Andy Stanley, and many others.
Haddon Robinson and Craig Brian Larson–two of today’s most respected voices in preaching–provide editorial oversight.
Contributor information, an annotated bibliography, and accompanying charts and tables are available in the audiobook companion PDF download.
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The Dirty Little Secret
- By: Craig Gross
- Narrator: Craig Gross
- Length: 4 hours 3 minutes
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Publish date: December 05, 2006
- Language: English
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3.95(88 ratings)
3.95(88 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0018.99 USDAddiction to pornography has exploded to epidemic proportions, infiltrating churches and holding our pastors, friends, and family members prisoner. But no one–not even the church–is talking about this dangerous and destructiveAddiction to pornography has exploded to epidemic proportions, infiltrating churches and holding our pastors, friends, and family members prisoner. But no one–not even the church–is talking about this dangerous and destructive addiction.The Dirty Little Secret follows Pastor Craig Gross as he breaks the silence and begins his ministry XXXchurch.com, a website devoted to fighting pornography. As he meets people in the industry and those addicted to porn, Craig exposes the very real, human face of pornography and the destructive physical, emotional, and spiritual toll it takes. The Dirty Little Secret plainly reveals the addictive lure of pornography, explores the pain and brokenness it causes, and challenges us as individuals and as the church to talk about and openly fight pornography. Don’t be tempted to keep this secret any longer.If this book won’t make you roll up your sleeves and get your hands dirty, then you need to check your pulse.–Skip Mathews, president, Integrity Online
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Made for These Times
- By: Justin Zoradi
- Length: 4 hours 44 minutes
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Publish date: August 21, 2018
- Language: English
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3.85(36 ratings)
3.85(36 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0018.99 USDIn fearful, uncertain times, how can we find significance in something greater than ourselves? Award-winning social entrepreneur Justin Zoradi was once haunted by this question as a young person daunted by the world’s needs, yet wanting toIn fearful, uncertain times, how can we find significance in something greater than ourselves?
Award-winning social entrepreneur Justin Zoradi was once haunted by this question as a young person daunted by the world’s needs, yet wanting to make a difference. But when some friends from across the world invited him to join them, Justin said yes – and felt a small spark ignite within. That spark led to the founding of¬†These Numbers Have Faces, a social enterprise investing in the next generation of African leaders.
Made For These Times is a field guide to help you find your own spark as you remember who you were made to be. Through 26 power-packed microchapters, you will learn how to bolster ambition with character, dig deep to find your grit, and rise up to the challenges of today.
Along the way, Justin weaves together compelling narrative, historical anecdotes, practical tips, and a six-part road map to equip you to join God in the work he is already doing. The result is a hope-filled blueprint for fighting back against fear and building a life of purpose.
A life of significance isn’t about what you are doing, it’s about who you are becoming. In these trying times, God is calling you to be brave.¬†Made For These Times¬†is a rallying declaration that we cannot rely on the heroes of the past to engage the challenges of today. It’s your turn ‚Äì let this book be the spark you‚Äôve been waiting for.
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How to Lead When You’re Not in Charge
- By: Clay Scroggins
- Length: 6 hours 19 minutes
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Publish date: August 22, 2017
- Language: English
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3.8(2437 ratings)
3.8(2437 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0021.99 USDAre you hungry to help others through leadership but don’t feel like you have the authority? One of the greatest myths of leadership is that you must be in charge in order to lead. Great leaders don’t buy it. Great leaders–whetherAre you hungry to help others through leadership but don’t feel like you have the authority?
One of the greatest myths of leadership is that you must be in charge in order to lead. Great leaders don’t buy it. Great leaders–whether they have the official authority or not–learn how to be an influential presence wherever they are.
In How to Lead When You’re Not in Charge, author and pastor Clay Scroggins explains the nature of leadership and what’s needed to be a great leader–even when you answer to someone else.
Drawing from biblical principles and his experience as the lead pastor of Buckhead Church in Atlanta, Georgia, Clay will help you nurture your vision and cultivate influence with integrity and confidence, even when you lack authority in your organization or ministry.
In this book, Clay will walk you through the challenge of leadership and the four basic behaviors all great leaders have and how to cultivate them:
- Leading yourself
- Choosing positivity
- Thinking critically
- Rejecting passivity
With practical wisdom and humor, Clay Scroggins will help you free yourself to become the great leader you want to be so you can make a difference. Even when you’re not in charge.
(Charts and graphs included in the audiobook companion PDF download.)
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“This book will be one of the most, if not the most, pivotal leadership books you’ll ever read.” – Andy Stanley
“If you’re ready to lead right where you are, this book can show you how to start.” – Dave Ramsey
“Read this book! The marketplace is full of leadership messages, but this one is a stand out.” – Louie Giglio
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The Money-Making Mom
- By: Crystal Paine
- Length: 5 hours 30 minutes
- Publisher: Thomas Nelson
- Publish date: November 03, 2015
- Language: English
Regular Price:Try for $0.0021.99 USDEntrepreneur, author, and popular blogger Crystal Paine shares the secrets of building income at home, using real life examples to from her own journey in becoming a money-making mom as well as the stories of other women from all walks of life. TheEntrepreneur, author, and popular blogger Crystal Paine shares the secrets of building income at home, using real life examples to from her own journey in becoming a money-making mom as well as the stories of other women from all walks of life. The nuts and bolts of how to make more money from home are revealed in clear steps that can be immediately and easily put into practice.
But more than just a how-to book for earning extra income, The Money-Making Mom is a challenge to dream big and create a pathway for life. Paine offers examples and insights about what “finding your purpose” can look like in family, career, and service to others. Readers will find inspiration and hope for a life that‚Äôs more than ‚Äújust getting by,‚Äù one driven by vision and the freedom to bless others generously.
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The Making of a Leader, Second Edition
- By: J. Robert Clinton
- Narrator: Charles Constant
- Length: 6 hours 14 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2017
- Language: English
Regular Price:Try for $0.0016.95 USDAfter examining the lives of hundreds of historical, biblical, and contemporary leaders, Dr. J. Robert Clinton gained perspective on how leaders develop over a lifetime. By studying the six distinct stages he identifies, you will learn to recognizeAfter examining the lives of hundreds of historical, biblical, and contemporary leaders, Dr. J. Robert Clinton gained perspective on how leaders develop over a lifetime. By studying the six distinct stages he identifies, you will learn to
recognize and respond to God’s providential shaping in your life,determine where you are in the leadership development process,identify others with leadership characteristics, anddirect the development of future leaders.
This revised and updated edition includes several new appendixes and expanded endnotes, as well as an application section at the end of each chapter.
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The Aspiring Leader’s Guide to the Future Audio Study
- By: Clay Scroggins
- Narrator: Clay Scroggins
- Length: 2 hours 11 minutes
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Publish date: April 26, 2022
- Language: English
Regular Price:Try for $0.0021.99 USDLeadership is not what it used to be and not what it once was. Too many leaders today are calibrated for a world that no longer exists. And people are demanding something so much different in leaders of today. Like a new house outfitted with theLeadership is not what it used to be and not what it once was. Too many leaders today are calibrated for a world that no longer exists. And people are demanding something so much different in leaders of today. Like a new house outfitted with the greatest VHS system on the planet, too many leaders are addressing today’s problems with the style and substance of yesterday’s leadership.
In The Aspiring Leader’s Guide to the Future Audio Study, Clay Scroggins uncovers nine counterintuitive axioms of leadership that will help leaders adapt to the rate of change while becoming today’s version of a leader worth following. For every principle of leadership, there is a counter principle that only those knee-deep in the mess of everyday life can understand. With the rapid nature of change happening today, these counter principles provide a new way forward for today’s leaders.
With disarming candor and simplicity, Clay dispels several age-old myths of what makes a great leader, showing why the old way needs updating. Today’s leaders rarely feel ready to lead, don’t always have the right people on the bus, and are more willing to be vulnerable even when they don’t have the answers. The way forward requires an understanding of the past, a conviction of what’s at stake today, and a vision for how different tomorrow will be.
There is a moment coming in your life that will require great leadership. Whether or not you’re able to rise to the occasion will be determined by how much you understand the substance and style of leadership required for today. Good news, though. You don’t have to wait for tomorrow’s leadership challenge to begin. As soon as you’re ready to see it and accept it, leading like this and not like that can start today!
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Serie vida cristiana
- By: Dante Gebel
- Length: 7 hours 0 minutes
- Publisher: Vida
- Publish date: December 25, 2012
- Language: Spanish
Regular Price:Try for $0.0021.99 USDLos mejores mensajes de Dante Gebel. Vas a disfrutar las conferencias del evangelista y pastor de los jóvenes, grabadas en vivo. SERIE «VIDA CRISTIANA» incluye los mensajes Los Invisibles, Situación Límite (primera parte),Los mejores mensajes de Dante Gebel. Vas a disfrutar las conferencias del evangelista y pastor de los jóvenes, grabadas en vivo. SERIE «VIDA CRISTIANA» incluye los mensajes Los Invisibles, Situación Límite (primera parte), Situación Límite (segunda parte), Toda la noche, Los tres Jordanes, La universidad de Dios y Judas, El Amigo íntimo de Jesús.
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Lidera pensando en Dios (Lead Like It Matters to God)
- By: Richard Stearns
- Length: 7 hours 53 minutes
- Publisher: BookaVivo
- Publish date: May 17, 2022
- Language: Spanish
Regular Price:Try for $0.0019.99 USDEl autor fue durante 20 anos presidente de World Vision, donde descubrio que lo que mas alegria y proposito le entregaba a su carrera no eran los exitos empresariales o los reconocimientos profesionales, sino la oportunidad de ayudar a otros aEl autor fue durante 20 anos presidente de World Vision, donde descubrio que lo que mas alegria y proposito le entregaba a su carrera no eran los exitos empresariales o los reconocimientos profesionales, sino la oportunidad de ayudar a otros a mejorar su calidad de vida. En este libro comparte los principios que aprendio en el transcurso de una notable carrera al frente de algunas de las mayores organizaciones tanto seculares como ministeriales. A traves de historias honestas y cautivadoras de su vida y ministerio, demuestra por que los valores que los lideres cristianos abrazan en sus lugares de trabajo son mas importantes que el exito que alcanzan.
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Leadership Pain
- By: Samuel R. Chand, , PhD
- Narrator: Tim Lundeen
- Length: 9 hours 3 minutes
- Publisher: Two Words Publishing, LLC
- Publish date: November 28, 2017
- Language: English
Regular Price:Try for $0.009.99 USDDo you want to be a better leader? Raise the threshold of your pain. Do you want your church to grow or your business to reach higher goals? Reluctance to face pain is your greatest limitation. There is no growth without change, no change withoutDo you want to be a better leader? Raise the threshold of your pain. Do you want your church to grow or your business to reach higher goals? Reluctance to face pain is your greatest limitation. There is no growth without change, no change without loss, and no loss without pain. The bottom line is this: if you’re not hurting, you’re not leading. But this book is not a theological treatise on pain. Instead, it provides a concrete, practical explanation of the pain we experience to help us interpret pain more accurately and learn the lessons God has in it for us. Included in this leadership treasure trove are these features: POWERFUL, PERSONAL STORIES from some of the finest leaders in the world REVEALING INSIGHTS into the growth that occurs through pain PRACTICAL EXERCISES that apply the valuable principles taught With these, listeners will be able to identify their challenges and develop strategies to move from perceiving pain as a prison to understanding that it’s a classroom for growth.
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How to Make Big Decisions Wisely: Audio Lectures
- By: Alan Ehler
- Narrator: Alan Ehler
- Length: 3 hours 1 minutes
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Publish date: February 25, 2020
- Language: English
Regular Price:Try for $0.0021.99 USDThe Zondervan Biblical and Theological Lectures series provides a unique audio learning experience. Unlike a traditional audiobook’s direct narration of a book’s text, How to Make Big Decisions Wisely: Audio Lectures includes highThe Zondervan Biblical and Theological Lectures series provides a unique audio learning experience. Unlike a traditional audiobook’s direct narration of a book’s text, How to Make Big Decisions Wisely: Audio Lectures includes high quality live-recordings of college-level lectures that cover the important points from each subject as well as relevant material from other sources.
Our decisions determine our lives. Invest in a company that goes bankrupt and you lose your life savings. Say the wrong thing in an interview and you miss the job of the lifetime. Make no decisions and you miss every opportunity. In today’s rapidly changing world, the cost of poor decisions (or no decision at all) is higher than ever.
In the How to Make Big Decisions Wisely: Audio Lectures, author and scholar Alan Ehler lays out a clear approach to making big decisions based on the Bible and recent discoveries in neuroscience and decision science. He presents a simple, four-step process that can be followed to make any kind of decision, whether personal, professional, or relational.
Making big decisions can rewrite lives, careers, families, churches, and businesses. A lot is at stake. Learn how to choose well.
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