Friday, September 30, 2016

New book - Courageous Leadership

Title: Courageous Leadership: Field-Tested Strategy for the 360° Leader
Author: Bill Hybels
Call number: 262 HYB









This book resonates with this conviction: that leaders such as you have the potential to be the most influential forces on planet Earth. Yours is the staggering responsibility and the matchless privilege of rallying believers and mobilizing their spiritual gifts in order to help people who are far from God become fully devoted followers of Christ. Life transformation and the eternal destinies of real people depend on the redemptive message entrusted to the local church. Are you willing to do whatever it takes to lead your church effectively so God's message of hope can change the world? Then this book is for you. Courageous Leadership is Bill Hybels' magnum opus, a book far too important to be written before its time. Only now, after nearly thirty years leading his own church from a handful of people with a burning vision into a globe-spanning kingdom force- - only after almost three decades of victories and setbacks, of praying hard and risking big - is Hybels ready at last to share the lessons he has learned, and continues to learn, about Christian leadership. Too much is at stake for you not to maximize your spiritual gift of leadership, insists Hybels. In this passionate, powerful book, he unpacks the tools, tasks, and challenges of your calling. You'll discover the power of vision and how to turn it into action. You'll gain frontline insights for developing a kingdom dream team, discovering your leadership style, developing other leaders, making decisions, walking with God, embracing change, staying your God-given course, and much, much more. Drawing on his own richly varied life experiences, Hybels fleshes out vital principles with riveting firsthand stories. This is far more than another book on leadership strategies and techniques. You'll find those topics in here, to be sure. But beyond them, you'll find the very essence of one of today's foremost Christian leaders - his fervent commitment to evangelism and discipleship and his zeal to inspire fellow church leaders even as he seeks to keep growing as a leader himself. If unchurched people matter to you . . . if you love seeing believers serve passionately with their spiritual gifts . . . if God's heartbeat for the church is your heartbeat as well . . . then this book is a must. Courageous Leadership will convince you to lead with all your might, all your skill, and all your faith. And it will give you the tools to do just that.

Monday, September 26, 2016

New book - Leadership Axioms

Title: Leadership Axioms: Powerful Leadership Proverbs
Author: Bill Hybels
Call number: 262 HYB









The best leaders not only lead well but also reflect on their leadership long enough and thoughtfully enough to articulate the philosophies that cause them to do so. Whether serving in the marketplace or in ministry, as executives or rank-and-file employees, as salaried staff or volunteer servants, good leaders can pinpoint the rationale for their actions and decisions with the ease of reciting their home address. In Axiom, author Bill Hybels divulges the God-given convictions that have dictated his leadership strategy for more than three decades as senior pastor of Willow Creek Community Church. Oriented toward four key leadership categories:
  1. Vision and strategy (“Promote Shameless Profitability,” “Take a Flyer”) 
  2. Teamwork and communication (“Obi-Wan Kenobi Isn’t for Hire,” “Disagree without Drawing Blood”) 
  3. Activity and assessment (“Develop a Mole System,” “Sweat the Small Stuff”) 
  4. Personal integrity (“Admit Mistakes, and Your Stock Goes Up,” “Fight for Your Family”)
Axiom brokers accessible wisdom from one leader’s journey, as well as emboldens you to nail down the reasons why you lead like you lead.

Friday, September 23, 2016

New book - Youth Bible series: Sex, love and relationships

Title: Sex, love and relationships (Youthworks Bible Study Series)
Author: Michael Sams
Call number: 114 SAM









How do we know what real love is? What should a Christian relationship look like? What is good sex and bad sex?

The world bombards us with its views on sex, love and relationships. As young people, how are we to seek a godly marriage or to live God’s way in singleness? These studies are designed to show us God’s views on relationships as revealed in the Bible as well as addressing issues such as pornography, masturbation and homosexuality.

Monday, September 19, 2016

New book - Youth Bible series: Keep the Faith

Title: Keep the faith (Youthworks Bible Study Series)
Author: David Morgan
Call number: 114 MOR









Designed for those preparing for confirmation or baptism, Keep The Faith takes readers through a practical journey in fully grasping the Christian faith with God as the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Eight studies are presented using ideas presented in the Nicene Creed to encourage participants to not only place their trust in Jesus, but to continue to run the race, fight the good fight and keep the faith until the very end.

Friday, September 16, 2016

New book - Youth Bible series: 1 Peter

Title: 1 Peter: Out of darkness (Youthworks Bible Study Series)
Author: Kristen Young
Call number: 114 YOU









Where do you go when everything seems dark? How do you live in a world where everyone around you seems to hate everything you love? How do you survive in the middle of a disaster zone?

1 Peter speaks to people who are in trouble – it provides encouragement to hurting people. These seven studies look at living God’s way, particularly as we respond to hardship, nastiness, persecution and slander. By imitating Christ, we can use our lives as a way of showing God to others and be a light in the darkness.

Monday, September 12, 2016

New book - Youth Bible series: 1 Thessalonians

Title: 1 Thessalonians: The changed life (Youthworks Bible Study Series)
Author: Ken Moser
Call number: 114 MOS









What does it mean to follow Jesus? What changes does it bring? In these updated studies, the book of 1 Thessalonians answers these questions with advice on a variety of topics including: dealing with persecution; relating to the opposite sex; Christian leadership and much more!

Friday, September 9, 2016

New children's book - Thank You, God, For Loving Me

Title: Thank You, God, For Loving Me
Author: Max Lucado
Call number: 920 LUC










Little Hermie and the baby bug garden friends teach little ones about God's love for them.

God loves all of His creatures. Little Hermie explores all of the ways God loves him and his friends in this sweet board book with glitter on the cover.

Monday, September 5, 2016

New children's book - Thank You, God, For Blessing Me

Title: Thank You, God, For Blessing Me
Author: Max Lucado
Call number: 920 LUC










Meet Little Hermie-the cutest baby caterpillar in the garden! Little Hermie's thankful heart shows toddlers how to be thankful for God's blessings.

Little Hermie is thankful for everything God has given him. He goes through his day thanking God for his many blessings in this adorable board book with flocking on the cover!

Friday, September 2, 2016

New children's book - Hermie: A Common Caterpillar

Title: Hermie: A Common Caterpillar
Author: Max Lucado
Call number: 920 LUC










Hermie doesn't have stripes. He doesn't have spots. In fact, he doesn't have anything special like everyone else. But together with his friend, Wormie, they talk to God about their troubles. Why do they have to be so plain? Will they ever be special?

Master storyteller Max Lucado conveys deep truths of God's love - how he makes each one unique - with simple, straightforward style that even the youngest child can understand. With vivid and heart-warming illustrations, it's the perfect way to engage young minds with a spellbinding story and the message of God's special purpose for each of His children.