| Preface |
| Focus |
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If I Could Begin Again -- Dan Yeary
North Phoenix Baptist Church, Phoenix, Arizona |
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Engraved on His Palms -- John Crosby
Christ
Presbyterian Church, Edina, Minnesota |
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Never Open Your Mail on Sundays! -- Penny J. Zettler
Teacher, St. Paul,
Minnesota |
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The Money Trap -- Joseph Stowell
Harvest
Bible Chapel, Rolling Meadows, Illinois |
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Get a Life! -- Gordon MacDonald
World
Relief, Belmont, New Hampshire |
| Inner Life |
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Heart Surgery -- Greg Bourgond
Bethel
Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota |
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Godly Passion, or Adrenaline Rush? -- Wayne Schmidt
Kentwood Community
Church, Grand Rapids, Michigan |
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Our Inner Life -- Michael Foss
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Burnsville, Minnesota |
| Significance |
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Significance -- Earl Palmer
University Presbyterian Church, Seattle, Washington |
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Age, Achievements and Acceptance -- Joel Hunter
Northland Church, Longwood, Florida |
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Success? -- Larry Adams
Golden Hills Community Church, Antioch-Brentwood, California |
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Quit Squinting -- Leroy Lawson
CFM International, Payson, Arizona |
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Don’t Touch the Glory -- Steve Johnson
BGC Vision USA, Kissimmee, Florida |
| The Family |
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Capturing Time -- Randy Berg
Calvary Baptist Church, Hastings, Minnesota |
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Listeing to Your Spouse -- Doug Talley
Church of God Ministries, Lakeland, Florida |
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Avoiding the ‘Either’/‘Or’ -- Bob
Russell
Southeast
Christian Church, Louisville, Kentucky |
| The Congregation |
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Protecting Our People From Ourselves -- Jan Hettinga
Northshore Baptist Church, Bothell, Washington |
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The Gift of Diversity -- Benjamin Alicea-Lugo
St. Paul’s Evangelical Reformed Church, Perth Amboy, New
Jersey |
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You’ve Got To Laugh A Little -- Alicia D. Byrd
St. Stephens AME Church, Elkridge, Maryland |
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Community -- Knute Larson
The Chapel, Akron, Ohio |
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Valuing Children -- Richard Dresselhaus
Assemblies of God, San Diego, California |
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Commanding Servanthood -- Darryl Delhousaye
Scottsdale Bible Church, Scottsdale, Arizona |
| The Community |
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The Sermon Off-Stage -- H. B. London, Jr.
Pastoral Ministries, Focus on the Family, Colorado Springs,
Colorado |
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Passion for the Story -- Tony Vis
Meredith
Drive Reformed Church, Des Moines, Iowa |
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Cracking the Culture Code -- Les McGee
Teacher, Boulder, Colorado |
| Colleagues and Support |
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Being Patient with Ourselves -- Dwight Perry
Great Lakes Baptist Conference, Rothchild, Wisconsin |
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Brokenness -- Gene Appel
Willow Creek Community Church, South Barrington, Illinois |
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Initiating Dialog -- Roger Ball
First Baptist Church, Tempe, Arizona |
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Mentoring -- Joey Johnson
The House of the Lord, Akron, Ohio |
| Change and Conflict |
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Handling Criticism -- John Vawter
Not Alone Ministries, Portland, Oregon |
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Good Tensions -- Fred Prinzing
Bethel Seminary, Everett, Washington |
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Confronting Change -- David C. Cooper
Mount Paran Church of God, Atlanta, Georgia |
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The Change Agent -- Randy Frazee
Willow Creek Community Church, S. Barrington, Illinois |
| Preaching |
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Preaching Priorities -- Haddon Robinson
Gordon-Conwell Seminary, Hamilton Massachusetts |
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Common Ground -- Bill Hull
Author and Teacher, Long Beach, California |
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Maintaining High-level Preaching -- Timothy Chan
Gaithersburg Chinese Alliance Church, Gaithersburg, Maryland |
| Self-Care |
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Self-Awareness -- Pete Scazzero
New Life Fellowship, Elmhurst Queens, New York |
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Getting Help -- Douglas J. Brower
First Presbyterian Church, Ann Arbor, Michigan |
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Keeping In Shape -- Richard P. Camp, Jr.
Chaplain, United States Military Academy, 1973-1996
Christian Ministry in the
National Parks, Freegort, Maine |
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Emotional Health of a Leader -- Carol Travilla
Pathfinders, Tempe, Arizona |
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Patience and Persistence -- Vernon Grounds
Denver Seminary, Denver, Colorado |
| The Journey |
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The Balancing Line -- Jill Briscoe
Elmbrook Church, Brookfield, Wisconsin |
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Being an Elder When You are Really a Younger -- Jerry Sheveland
Baptist General
Conference, Arlington Heights, Illinois |
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Only You -- John R. Cionca
Ministry Transitions Inc, St. Paul, Minnesota
Bethel Seminary, St. Paul,
Minnesota |
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Enjoy the Journey -- David Fisher
Plymouth Congregational Church, Brooklyn, New York |
