Bøger af Chuck Lawless

Discipleship is the boot camp for spiritual warfare. "This book makes a significant contribution to pastors and leaders. There is a great need for a good, solid biblical foundation in spiritual warfare literature." --Jerry Vines First Baptist Church, Jacksonville, Fla. Putting on the armor of God is the essence of both biblical discipleship and biblical spiritual warfare. Using solid biblical exegesis, Discipled Warriors deftly presents a well rounded, proven model for fighting the enemy based on the same principles as those for developing a healthy church. Punctuated with stories and real-life examples, this timely book provides workable strategies and resources for equipping discipled warriors to meet the challenges of being the church in the twenty-first century. "Lawless is one of the most outstanding scholars in the fields of church growth and spiritual warfare. His balanced, evangelical perspective will be welcomed in a discipline that often enters extrabiblical suppositions." --Thom Rainer Billy Graham School of Missions, Evangelism and Church Growth The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Chuck Lawless (Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) served as a pastor for fourteen years before joining the faculty of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky.

Insights from Effective Churches on New Member Classes and AssimilationFindings from a national study to improve membershipclasses and to motivate current members into activeministryHow do churches move members-both old and new-into ministry? Many church staff and lay leaders knowthey need to start new member classes as a point of entryinto their churches but don't know how. This book isbased on a national study of effective churches andshows how growing churches implement new memberclasses and motivate their members into ministry.Membership Matters is designed to be a guide forchurch leaders wanting to start or improve a membershipclass. It includes models for classes and examplesof resources such as church covenants, class schedules,and lesson outlines. It also gives direction on motivatinguninvolved members to participate in ministry. Onechapter chronicles an ongoing discussion among pastorsof growing churches that are effectively motivatingmembers to do ministry.

This compact prayer manual shows how to build and participate in a praying church and includes stories and examples from a cross section of churches, evaluation charts, and discussion questions so both church staff and lay leaders can use it individually or in group settings.