Audra Jennings

Click here   to request a digital review copy or fill out the form at the bottom of the post. How do you grow as a leader in the church? Should you read church growth books? Take a few seminars? Or just wing it? Scott Thomas, former President of Acts 29, church planter, and pastor has a different approach. He unpacks how leaning on Jesus empowers not just your teaching, but also grows the humility and biblical wisdom you need to lead.   Through many years of ministry experience, Thomas has seen the importance of the “soft skills” of leadership—empathy, kindness, and listening—and how not developing those skills negatively impacts churches. Yet simply knowing the need for what the world calls “emotional intelligence,” doesn’t guarantee growth in these areas. But understanding and applying the gospel will bring transformation.   Thomas gives practical, specific help in navigating spiritual and emotional challenges ...

Becoming the leader God aspires for you to be John C. Maxwell leadership coaches offer ten biblical principles for leading in today’s marketplace The majority of Christian women are familiar with the example of the godly woman described in Proverbs 31. Her characteristics are most frequently associated with a woman’s place within the home; however, in their book Real Women Leading: With Proverbs 31 Values ( New Hope® Publishers /February 3, 2014/978-1-59669-396-8/$14.99), business executives Lisa Troyer and Dawn Yoder assert the qualities of the woman described apply to leaders in the workplace as well. “Whether we are homeschooling children — which truly is a full-time vocation — or leading the board of directors meeting at a Fortune 500 corporation, the Proverbs 31 woman has something to teach all of us.” Although today’s marketplace is not always a “values-friendly” environment, Troyer and Yoder, who have found their calling in the business world, show how a woman c...

  Get Back Up: Trusting God When Life Knocks You Down Author Sheryl Giesbrecht shares inspiration for overcoming the challenges of life Did you know it is possible to survive a freefall from the Willis Tower in Chicago or a skydive with a failed parachute? It will hurt, and it will take some time to heal, but it is possible. Our lives can be a lot like that freefall, but we can survive whatever challenges God puts in front of us if we just get back up. In Get Back Up: Trusting God When Life Knocks You Down (Wheatmark/March 2013/ISBN: 978-1-60494-854-7/$ 12.95/also available in e-book) , Sheryl Giesbrecht shares her personal story of triumph over tragedy to help readers understand they can not only survive their adversities, but thrive. As much as we would like it to be, life is not always easy or fair for Christ followers. Giesbrecht learned this truth firsthand but also discovered that from the depths of past pain, it is possible to be raised up. It is possible to ...

Whenever you influence the thinking, behavior, or development of another person, you are leading. Nowhere, then, is your impact as a leader felt more dramatically than in your own family--no matter what role you play. What kind of legacy will you leave? Tricia Goyer is thrilled to announce that her latest co-writing project, Lead Your Family Like Jesus , (with Ken Blanchard and Phil Hodges) will release in April. Filled with practical examples and easily applied principles, this book lays out a dynamic H4 framework to help you align your heart, head, hands, and habits to lead your family like Jesus. If you pre-order your copy of  Lead Your Family like Jesus , you will receive a  free bundle of downloadable resources ! (See below to see how you can help spread the word and be entered to win a 5 Book Mystery Prize Pack.) Here's Tricia with some fun activities for the family from  Lead Your Family Like Jesus . Help us spread the word about Tricia's...

Learning to Assess Your Value as a Man Author Richard Simmons encourages men to discover their true worth. What do people think of me as a man? Do I measure up in their eyes as they see the choices I am making? What will happen to me if I fail at what I do? These are the questions with which men struggle. “Men so often define themselves by what they do, who they know or what they own. And when they do so, they unwittingly set themselves up for great confusion and failure in their personal lives, particularly when a major economic storm arises,” says businessman Richard E. Simmons III. In his book The True Measure of a Man: How Perceptions of Success, Achievement & Recognition Fail Men in Difficult Times , Simmons identifies these fears and seeks to help men find their true worth. Of all the suicides in the United States, 80 percent are committed by men. These statistics point to the fact that, unlike any other culture, America has placed a man’s worth on his perf...