KJV Ministry Essentials Bible

Marc Notes: This Bible is designed to equip church and parachurch leaders, missionaries, laypeople, and ministry leaders of all kinds with the practical tools they need to manage everyday ministry issues. It provides busy leaders with succinct, wise, and applicable viewpoints on the most common facets of Christian leadership. Publisher Marketing: The KJV Ministry Essentials Bible is designed to equip church and parachurch leaders, missionaries, laypeople, and ministry leaders of all kinds with the practical tools they need to manage everyday ministry issues. It provides busy leaders with succinct, wise, and applicable viewpoints on the most common facets of Christian leadership. 250 practical articles--written by well-known Christian leaders such as Bill Hybels, Gordon MacDonald, John and Nancy Ortberg, John Stott, and Francis Chan--complement the biblical text. The articles are divided into five main themes of ministry: - Spiritual Leadership - Preaching, Corporate Prayer, and Discipleship - The Leader's Spiritual Life - Shepherding Others - Evangelism and Social Justice The individual articles within this Bible provide basic overviews on topics from managing and motivating volunteers, to managing conflict, to ministering to someone with an eating disorder or post-traumatic stress disorder. This unique content is from the archives of Christianity Today, and is not found in any other Bibles on the market. A Practical Resource Guide provides guidance on various pastoral functions such as weddings, baptisms, and funerals. Contributor Bio:  Hybels, Bill Bill Hybels is the founding and senior pastor of Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, Ill., and chairman of the board for the Willow Creek Association. The bestselling author of more than twenty books, including LeadershipAxioms, Holy Discontent, Just Walk Across the Room, The Volunteer Revolution, and Courageous Leadership, and classics such as Too Busy Not to Pray and Becoming a Contagious Christian, Hybels is known worldwide as an expert in training Christian leaders to transform individuals and their communities through the local church. He and his wife, Lynne, have two adult children and two grandsons, Henry and Mac. Contributor Bio:  Stanley, Andy Communicator, author, and pastor, Andy Stanley founded Atlanta-based North Point Ministries in 1995. Today, NPM is comprised of six churches in the Atlanta area, serving more than 36,000 people weekly, as well as a network of 30 churches around the globe. As host of NBC s Your Move with Andy Stanley, reaching over 36 million viewers in less than two years on the air, and author of 20-plus books including Ask It, How to Be Rich, Deep & Wide, Visioneering, and Next Generation Leader, he is considered one of the most influential living pastors in America. Andy Stanley and his wife, Sandra, have three grown children and live near Atlanta. Contributor Bio:  Swindoll, Charles R, Dr Charles R. Swindoll ha dedicado su vida a una diafana y practica aplicacion de la Palabra de Dios. Hoy dia es pastor de la iglesia Stonebriar Community de Frisco, Texas, y es rector honorario del Seminario Teologico de Dallas. Su famoso programa radial Insight for Living (Vision para vivir) se transmite en el mundo entero. Chuck y Cynthia, la companera de su vida y ministerio, tienen cuatro hijos mayores y diez nietos. Contributor Bio:  Cymbala, Jim Jim Cymbala has served as pastor of the Brooklyn Tabernacle for more than forty years. He is the author of many bestselling books, including Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire, The Church God Blesses, When God s People Pray, Fresh Faith, and Spirit Rising. He lives in New York City with his wife, Carol, who directs the Grammy Award winning Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir. The Cymbalas have three children and eight grandchildren. Contributor Bio:  Maxwell, John Wayne Cordeiro is founding pastor of New Hope Christian Fellowship in Honolulu, Hawaii, with more than 14,500 in weekly attendance as well as an author, songwriter, and highly sought-after speaker. He has authored ten books, including "The Divine Mentor, Leading on Empty, "and "Doing Church as a Team". He is a church planter at heart and has helped to plant more than 100 churches around the world. He has been featured in numerous media outlets including "Focus on the Family, Outreach, "and" Ministry Today." Wayne and his wife, Anna, have three children and several grandchildren. Wayne and Anna now split their time between Hawaii and Eugene, Oregon, where they have a family farm. Contributor Bio:  Lucado, Max Max Lucado serves as a minister at the Oak Hills Church in San Antonio, Texas. He is the husband of Denalyn and father of Jenna, Andrea, and Sara. He has authored multiple bestsellers and is America s leading inspirational author. He also has an insatiable appetite for strawberry sundaes. Visit his Web site at www.maxlucado.com. Contributor Bio:  Warren, Rick John Baker es fundador del ministerio Celebremos la Recuperacion(r), un ministerio que nacio del corazon de la iglesia Saddleback. Desde su comienzo, ha sido incorporado por 12,000 iglesias y mas de 500,000 personas han terminado el programa. John empezo sirviendo como pastor laico en Saddleback en 1991; y en el 2001, Rick Warren le pidio a John convertirse en pastor del ministerio Celebremos la Recuperacion. El viaja a iglesias por todos los Estados Unidos como portavoz y entrenador de este ministerio. John y su esposa han estado casados por casi cuatro decadas y han servido juntos en el ministerio desde 1991. Ellos tienen dos hijos ya adultos. Contributor Bio:  Chan, Francis Francis Chan es pastor principal de la Iglesia Cornerstone en Simi Valley, California. Es el fundador del Eternity Bible College y pertenece a la junta de la organizacion Children s Hunger Fund. Su primer libro, Loco Amor, vendio mas de 175,000 copias su primer ano. Francis y su familia residen en el sur de California.