A hands-on approach to training your leaders and members to do Ministry work 'outside the church'. I've said many times, "The last thing mature Christians need is another Bible study class if they haven't used what they've been learning for years." The primary purpose of this book is to help church leaders teach members how to go beyond church and Bible study by holding 'Ministry Classes' as well as and in addition to their Bible class. Jesus trained His disciples for three years, then sent them out to minister. Churches should be doing the same. Hold a Ministry class, train them, graduate them and usher in the next class. If you're ready to stop making excuses and make it happen, raw and uncut encouraging words, that inspire, incite, and get you out of the comfort zone of the church pew, into real, life-changing ministry work, this book is for you!

Guidebook contains ideas for reflection, discussion, and action based on the chapters in the main text.

PRODUCT SUMMARY IS YOUR WORK AN ACT OF WORSHIP? We spend most of our lives at work--teaching, cleaning, filing, building, and managing. Yet often, we as Christians feel as if our "nine to five" employment possesses little relevance to our Sunday morning rituals. Nothing should be further from the truth. Our everyday work is our opportunity to serve and worship the Creator. Authors Alistair Mackenzie and Wayne Kirkland challenge us to reconnect the fragments of our work and church lives to uncover one life, sacred and productive.

Work. For some this word represents drudgery and the mundane. For others work is an idol to be served. If you find yourself anywhere on the spectrum from workaholic to weekend warrior, it’s time to bridge the gap between Sunday worship and Monday work. Striking a balance between theological depth and practical counsel, Tom Nelson outlines God’s purposes for work in a way that helps us to make the most of our vocation and to join God in his work in the world. Discover a new perspective on work that will transform your workday and make the majority of your waking hours matter, not only now, but for eternity.

“A perceptive and practical book about why our calendars so rarely reflect our priorities and what we can do to regain control.”—ADAM GRANT “Carey’s book will help you reorganize your life. And then you can share a copy with someone you care about.”—SETH GODIN You deserve to stop living at an unsustainable pace. An influential podcaster and thought leader shows you how. Overwhelmed. Overcommitted. Overworked. That’s the false script an inordinate number of people adopt to be successful. Does this sound familiar: ● Slammed is normal. ● Distractions are everywhere. ● Life gets reduced to going through the motions. Tired of living that way? At Your Best gives you the strategies you need to win at work and at home by living in a way today that will help you thrive tomorrow. Influential podcast host and thought leader Carey Nieuwhof understands the challenges of constant pressure. After a season of burnout almost took him out, he discovered how to get time, energy, and priorities working in his favor. This approach freed up more than one thousand productive hours a year for him and can do the same for you. At Your Best will help you ● replace chronic exhaustion with deep productivity ● break the pattern of overpromising and never accomplishing enough ● clarify what matters most by restructuring your day ● master the art of saying no, without losing friends or influence ● discover why vacations and sabbaticals don’t really solve your problems ● develop a personalized plan to recapture each day so you can break free from the trap of endless to-dos Start thriving at work and at home as you discover how to be at your best.