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Jay Charles
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Rick Warren
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Bill Willits and best-selling author Andy Stanley share their successful approach, which has resulted in nearly 8,000 adults becoming involved in small groups at North Point Community Church in Atlanta . Simply put, the five principles clearly described here have passed the test. This is not just another book about community; this is a book about strategy - strategy that builds a small group culture.
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great book on the overall approach to small groups
- By Russell E. on 06-03-18
By: Andy Stanley, and others
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The Invested Life
- Making Disciples of All Nations One Person at a Time
- By: Joel C. Rosenberg, Dr. T. E. Koshy
- Narrated by: Joel C. Rosenberg, Lynn Rosenberg
- Length: 8 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Every follower of Jesus Christ should be able to answer two simple questions: Who is investing in me?Whom am I investing in? God desires to pour an abundance of spiritual and emotional capital into your life - directly and through older and wiser believers. And he wants to use you to pour spiritual and emotional capital into the lives of others. Along the way, you’ll be changed. Others will change. God calls this process of spiritual investing "making disciples". It’s the heart of the Great Commission.
By: Joel C. Rosenberg, and others
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4 Chair Discipling
- What Jesus Calls Us to Do
- By: Dann Spader
- Narrated by: Tim Lundeen
- Length: 5 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Dann Spader is a disciple-maker who has spent his adult life exploring what it means to take someone from being a seeker to making disciples themselves. Over 750,000 people in 80 countries have been trained to make disciples through organizations he has led. Through studying the life of Christ and his disciple-making methods, Dann developed 4 Chair Discipling, a simple picture for others to follow. Jesus’ last words on earth had a few very specific instructions: Go, make disciples, baptize, and teach.
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I stopped reading..,
- By Linda on 08-04-23
By: Dann Spader
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Living Your Strengths
- Discover Your God-Given Talents and Inspire Your Community
- By: Albert L. Winseman D.Min., Donald O. Clifton Ph.D., Curt Liesveld M.Div. M.A.
- Narrated by: James Foster
- Length: 6 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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American churches are experiencing a power shortage, declare the authors of Living Your Strengths. "People aren't harnessing the power of their innate gifts." Does this message sound familiar? Have you felt disconnected from your church lately? Are you not attending as much? Or maybe you're a passionate member who wants to become even more involved, and you would also like to inspire others.
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Great Resource for Strength Finder!
- By K Dorsey on 03-02-21
By: Albert L. Winseman D.Min., and others
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Real-Life Discipleship
- Building Churches That Make Disciples
- By: Jim Putman
- Narrated by: Lance Smith
- Length: 5 hrs and 36 mins
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Real-Life Discipleship explains what should happen in the life of every Christian and in every small group so that the church becomes an army of believers dedicated to seeing the world saved. With the overriding goal to train disciples who know how to make more disciples, this book offers proven tools and strategies from Real Life Ministries, one of America’s fastest-growing churches. Discover what the Bible says about true and effective discipleship with these strategies and practices.
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It's fantastic!
- By Ali on 04-25-24
By: Jim Putman
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The Unsaved Christian
- Reaching Cultural Christians with the Gospel
- By: Dean Inserra
- Narrated by: Tim Lundeen
- Length: 5 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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What to do when they say they’re Christian but don’t know Jesus. Whether it’s the Christmas and Easter Christians or the faithful church attenders whose hearts are cold toward the Lord, we’ve all encountered cultural Christians. They’d check the Christian box on a survey, they’re fine with church, but the truth is, they’re far from God. So how do we bring Jesus to this overlooked mission field? The Unsaved Christian equips you to confront cultural Christianity with honesty, compassion, and grace, whether you’re doing it from the pulpit or the pews.
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Me. Me. Me! That was me! I thought I was a Christian...
- By Nana B on 04-23-19
By: Dean Inserra
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Experiencing God
- How to Live the Full Adventure of Knowing and Doing the Will of God
- By: Henry T. Blackaby, Richard Blackaby, Claude King
- Narrated by: Wayne Shepherd
- Length: 11 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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When you listen to this audio, you'll find that you aren't just listening. No, you are being remade, reoriented, restored from the frustration of what you may have known as stale religion. Captured not by a concept, but by your Creator, reborn in relationship. Here's the Experiencing God that has already impacted millions of people. Only it's bigger, and better, and ready to lead you again - or for the very first time - into an experience with God.
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Necessary Reconnection
- By Melissa Blackson-Boyd on 07-08-15
By: Henry T. Blackaby, and others
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Quit Church
- By: Chris Sonksen
- Narrated by: Dean Gallagher
- Length: 3 hrs and 46 mins
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Let's face it. Church isn't working. We hear sermons about the abundant life Jesus promised, but how many of us are actually living it? How many of our churches are thriving? How many people in our congregations are experiencing God's blessings? Maybe it's time to call it quits. Quit church? Well, not exactly. Drawing from his experience coaching hundreds of churches toward true growth, Chris Sonksen calls on us to quit our casual, cultural commitment to church as we know it....
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Quit Church
- By larry jenkins on 06-07-18
By: Chris Sonksen
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The Leadership Lessons of Jesus
- By: Bob Briner, Ray Pritchard
- Narrated by: Mark Warner
- Length: 4 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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A bind-up of two titles that offers the timeless wisdom of Jesus Christ as it can apply to today's leaders. Practical as well as inspirational, the lessons and techniques are perfect for business leaders, community leaders, anyone who need to interact and motivate diverse groups of people.
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Will definitely repeat
- By Amazon Customer on 11-29-22
By: Bob Briner, and others
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- Multiply Your God-Given Potential
- By: John Bevere
- Narrated by: John Bevere
- Length: 7 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Do you ever feel like a spectator in God’s kingdom? Perhaps you know there’s something you should be doing, but you just can’t pinpoint it. Most of us want to make a big impact with our lives but struggle with questions. In this profound audiobook, best-selling author John Bevere relies on a careful exploration of Scripture and uses powerful stories to help you think differently about your calling and why it’s so important to God. As you hear these words, you’ll be empowered to multiply your God-given gifts and step into your potential.
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1 out of 5 stars
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The amazing life ofJohn Bravere super Christian
- By Anonymous User on 12-05-21
By: John Bevere
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God in the Marketplace
- 45 Questions Fortune 500 Executives Ask About Faith, Life, and Business
- By: Henry T. Blackaby, Richard Blackaby
- Narrated by: Wayne Shepherd
- Length: 6 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Revolutionize your approach to business! As a Christian businessperson, you live in a corporate pressure cooker. Yet you want your life to affect more than your company's bottom line. You want to hear what God says about leading your family. You want to use your business skills to strengthen your church. You want to explore how the Holy Spirit's presence in your life can affect how you work, manage, and lead within your company.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent Food for Thought
- By Joseph on 02-21-09
By: Henry T. Blackaby, and others
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Why Men Hate Going to Church
- By: David Murrow
- Narrated by: Erik Synnestvedt
- Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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David Murrow's groundbreaking new book reveals why men are the world's largest unreached people group. With eye-opening research and a persuasive grasp on the facts, Murrow explains the problem and offers hope and encouragement to women, pastors, and men. Why Men Hate Going to Church does not call men back to the church - it calls the church back to men.
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4 out of 5 stars
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An honest view of church from a man's perspective
- By G on 02-05-12
By: David Murrow
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Radical
- Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream
- By: David Platt
- Narrated by: David Platt
- Length: 6 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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It's easy for American Christians to forget how Jesus said his followers would actually live, what their new lifestyle would actually look like. They would, he said, leave behind security, money, convenience, even family for him. They would abandon everything for the gospel. They would take up their crosses daily...BUT WHO DO YOU KNOW WHO LIVES LIKE THAT? DO YOU?
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1 out of 5 stars
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Theology distorted
- By Ray on 09-29-11
By: David Platt
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- Milton Kamwendo
- 05-27-16
Great resource
Great resource for every pastor and Christian wishing to build the church and make a difference in advancing God's kingdom.
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- Robert
- 06-25-13
a must-read for any church leader
Would you consider the audio edition of The Purpose-Driven Church to be better than the print version?
I like using both at the same time
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it would be impossible for me to listen to all of it at once. there's far too much information to process all at once
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this book is so good all the leaders in my church are reading it now and I'm reading it for the second time.
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- BrewskiDee
- 05-22-19
A insight on church
I learned a lot about what should be going on in my church, and how I can help effect change. What had a great impact on me was, not the ideas oh, but how they were implemented. a must-read for anyone who wants to give more, and get more out of church
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- Frans
- 06-06-07
Disappointed
It is a pity that this wonderful book is not read by the author. Jay Charles is a good narrator, but he is unable to provide the inflections and convey the intended message as well as the author. I recommend the short version of the audiobook for this reasons.
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- Dan
- 10-08-22
great Church growth resource
this is a great book to help a church wanting to grow and reevaluate the way they do things.
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- Andrej
- 08-28-12
Inspiring
Would you listen to The Purpose-Driven Church again? Why?
I would listen this book again due to full of value added ideas applicable for every church small or big, new or even old.
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- Chris Barnes
- 10-25-18
Well worth your time to invest in this book.
This book points out the obvious things we miss in day to day ministry as well as some things that I have never considered.
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- Charles
- 10-07-15
Very helpful. Well explained.
Rick cleared up points of confusion about the way his church is organized. Thanks, Rick
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- K-MOG
- 10-02-17
Want to build a church?
This book is full of great resources and arguments for how and what to build in a great, purpose-driven church.
The performance is also pleasing, and the narrative lends itself well to audio. Except that I want to take notes every 5 minutes!
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- irma
- 10-27-16
Amazing, it was amazing
What a wonderful experience I felt when I listen the audio of The purpose -driven Church. I have recognized the guidance of the Holy Spirit during the time that I have been serving as an elder. I recommend reading, as I've felt different after just simply hearing the message.
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