This book delineates the process that would-be leaders go through to become an effective leader that God can use with power in these last days of earth’s history. It first outlines four distinctly different developmental stages in the Christian leader’s growth and development, each involving a different call, a different baptism, and a uniquely different kind of work. The book then discusses how this developmental process is pivotally related to the mission and identity of the 144,000 talked about in the book of Revelation.
This book takes a focused in depth look at the issue of women’s ordination and women in leadership in the Seventh-day Adventist Church, approaching the issue from biblical, historical, cultural, theological, and eschatological angles in an effort to develop a more nuanced understanding of what the writings of Paul and other biblical writers have to say on this issue. It proposes seven key hermeneutical principles that the author believes can aid both sides on this issue to resolve the issue in a way that remains faithful to the Scriptures while at the same time allowing women to fulfill their potentials for leadership in the final great work for this time before Jesus comes.
Using metaphors related to flower gardening and automobile restoration, this book presents an overview of Christian Leadership theory and research in a simple down-to-earth way that lay people can understand and practically implement in their ministries.
Through the author’s own personal experience as well as through an in depth look at the experiences of various heroes and heroines of faith in the Bible, this book addresses in a variety of different ways the practical conundrum of: what should we do when suffering encamps round about us? It shows how various heroes and heroines of faith talked about in the Bible dealt successfully with pain and suffering and how in the process God was able to use the pain and suffering they were experiencing as a crucible to prepare them to be more effective leaders for Him, and then again how others dealt not so successfully with pain and suffering. The book then concludes by providing seven key practical principles found in the Bible that can help the reader better understand how to deal more effectively with pain and suffering in their own personal lives.
The Preparatory Work Necessary to become an Effective Leader for God.
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