Greg L. Hawkins Livres

It wasn’t supposed to be this way.   We start out with hearts brimming with hope and excitement. And that energy carries us for awhile, maybe even years. But one day we suddenly find ourselves like the man in the Prodigal Son story: half-dead, going through the dreaded motions hoping no one around us notices. But they do. It’s not that we’ve stopped loving God, but it’s just that things have happened along the way that have caused us to settle for a small life, one defined primarily by activity for God. We look around and sigh: It wasn’t supposed to be this way.       Author Greg Hawkins knows that reality first-hand. He also knows there is something beyond that reality if we have the courage to step out and hope once more. Far from simply more stuff to do, Greg shares the necessary and doable shifts in our thought and language that lead to true intimacy with God. That’s the life of more we’ve hoped for all along, the life where everything is waiting for us!

Follow Me draws on the latest research to provide unprecedented insights into what drives--and derails--spiritual growth. It addresses questions every ministry leader wrestles with: How does spiritual growth happen? How do we help people move toward a more intimate and committed relationship to Christ? And it reveals the astonishingly honest responses people gave to questions about their spiritual lives. --from publisher description

When it comes to spiritual growth, we need to be able to measure more than numbers. We need a glimpse of people's attitudes, thoughts and emotions. We need a tool that reveals the heart of each person. Now Willow Creek invites you to learn what it discovered in a three-year process of study and research--involving six other churches as well as Willow Creeks' own congregation. Discover the four segments that characterize the journey of spiritual growth. Learn more about what catalyzes and stunts spiritual growth. And understand how the church needs to change in order to help people become more like Christ. What you discover here may challenge you. Or confirm nagging suspicions you've had all along. Either way, the findings in REVEAL will undoubtedly change the way you think about church--and what it really takes to make a difference.

Are people in our churches really growing closer to Christ? Based on surveys from over 280,000 people in more than 1,200 diverse churches, Move presents the startling results of the latest REVEAL research. Learn from the insights of pastors and church attendees as they talk about the spiritual health of the American church.

Businesses focus on giving people what they want. "The customer is always right" is their motto. But we're church leaders, not business executives. Our mission is to make fully devoted followers of Christ, not just to give people what they want. Sorting out wants from needs is a messy business. One group wants different music. Another group wants more ministries. And your church has time constraints, not to mention budget considerations. In light of both mission and limits, how does a leader make tough decisions about a church's priorities?

Die "Willow Creek Community Church" führte die REVEAL-Studie durch, um den geistlichen Zustand ihrer Gemeinde und Mitglieder zu analysieren. Das Buch präsentiert sechs überraschende Erkenntnisse über Glaubenswachstum und bietet drei Schritte, um die geistliche Entwicklung zu fördern.