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One night I began to really think about what I wanted, only to realize how very selfish and in many ways irrelevant that question was and is. Instead, I asked the question, “What does God Want?” This is a study on the practice of a God filled life. Based on the book, What Does God Want?
Churches should be seen as a kingdom embassy planted in the local community to usher in the kingdom of God. They should reach out to the world to preach and demonstrate the kingdom's presence on the earth.
This course was written especially for pastors who are training and developing young men and women to meet the need for positive leadership. This volume is useful as a primary teaching text for leadership related bible classes, Sunday Schools or youth training.
Train your people for real, hands-on ministry. Your school of ministry will make it possible for Christian leaders to fulfill their goal of completing their education and/or receiving academic credit without leaving their community, family, job, or local church!
COMING SOON Pastoral care is critical to the growth and sustaining of Christ’s church; no individual pastor with a congregation of over seventy can give healthy Pastoral Care. Pastors need a team to help in the nurture and care of the church.
Let this course not only educate but be a warning to the Body of Christ to restore their first love and be an open welcoming home for everyone who has a need. Jesus came to minister to the spirit, soul, and body of the lost to restore fellowship with the Father who heals and redeems.
So how do we fulfill our mission (Eph 4) as 5-fold ministry leaders? The answer is seen in the ministry of Jesus to raise up disciples to leaders with apostolic purposes, as they were willing to take upon themselves the “Yoke of Christ” to train his disciples to reign with him.
Have you dreamed of writing a book but simply don’t know where to start? Perhaps you have a personal story that you would love to chronicle. Or you have been teaching or preaching for years but are struggling with how to organize your notes to create a book. This workshop is for you!
Fresh Manna is not a comprehensive book on hermeneutics; it is an introductory text, with a specific design to whet the appetite of the reader to desire to read and study the word of God for the rest of their life.
This course was born out of adversity, learned in the crucible of experience. It is presented for the hungry believer who deeply desires to grow in God’s grace and purpose, while preparing for effective kingdom service.
God knows where you are now, and no matter how fragmented the parts of your life might seem at the moment, He knows where you are going -- and your life has a purpose! Journey to Wholeness
We will discuss how Jesus lays aside his royal robes, and ministers in humility to his friends. The Upper Room is the setting for Jesus’ last will testament, the beginning of the end that leads to a new and most glorious beginning.
This text presents a thoroughly Christian introduction to effective care and counseling, with a goal to assist trained and compassionate men and women to help others overcome the mountains of life. Home fellowship leaders, pastors, counselors, and caring Christian lay leaders can benefit from this book.
A healthy marriage is the foundation of a functional and happy family. As the family goes, so goes society and the church with divorces lingering at nearly 50% in western society, with only slightly better rates of success in Christian homes, learning the biblical principles of marriage, and family life are more important than ever.
Few churches
have trained laity or pastoral staff who can help in times of real crisis. Yet it is precisely there, between the rock and the hard place, that the love of Christ, carefully and judiciously applied, can most fully and completely “heal the broken hearted and set the captive free.”
This course is to help Christian leaders mentor and effectively coach men and women with a call of God on their lives. It presents a biblical strategy for reproduction and guidelines for mentoring.
The counseling process is an integrative one; we integrate the truth of psychology with the revelation of Biblical Studies, realizing that the Bible is the absolute authority of truth, not psychological theory. It is a tremendous opportunity for outreach ministry to those who have yet to experience God’s mercy and grace
This course is based on the guidance and wisdom from a father and counselor who has been there. As a parent, how do we prepare our children with the wisdom and tools they will need to successfully navigate the complexities of life?
There is a Bob Dylan song, written in 1964 titled “The times they are a changing”. Well, these are changing times indeed. ......, God calls his people to continued faithfulness, to fulfill the purpose and destiny for which we have been created.
The Bible can and should be read like any other book: it uses ordinary language, and its words carry their ordinary meanings. There are times when certain words need to be researched because of the changes in meaning that may have occurred.
To find out more about Dr. DeKoven and to schedule him to speak at your event, please visit his blog, Walk in Wisdom Ministries.
