Preface
Focus
If I Could Begin Again -- Dan Yeary
North Phoenix Baptist Church, Phoenix, Arizona
Engraved on His Palms -- John Crosby
Christ Presbyterian Church, Edina, Minnesota
Never Open Your Mail on Sundays! -- Penny J. Zettler
Teacher, St. Paul, Minnesota
The Money Trap -- Joseph Stowell
Harvest Bible Chapel, Rolling Meadows, Illinois
Get a Life! -- Gordon MacDonald
World Relief, Belmont, New Hampshire
Inner Life
HeartSurgery -- Greg Bourgond
Bethel Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota
Godly Passion, or Adrenaline Rush? -- Wayne Schmidt
Kentwood Community Church, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Our Inner Life -- Michael Foss
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Burnsville, Minnesota
Significance
Significance -- Earl Palmer
University Presbyterian Church, Seattle, Washington
Age, Achievements and Acceptance -- Joel Hunter
Northland Church, Longwood, Florida
Success? -- Larry Adams
Golden Hills Community Church, Antioch-Brentwood,
California
Quit Squinting -- Leroy Lawson
CFM International, Payson, Arizona
Don’t Touch the Glory -- Steve Johnson
BGC Vision USA, Kissimmee, Florida
The Family
Capturing Time -- Randy Berg
Calvary Baptist Church, Hastings, Minnesota
Listening to Your Spouse -- Doug Talley
Church of God Ministries, Lakeland, Florida
Avoiding the Either Or -- Bob Russell
Southeast Christian Church, Louisville, Kentucky
The Congregation
Protecting Our People From Ourselves -- Jan Hettinga
Northshore Baptist Church, Bothell, Washington
The Gift of Diversity -- Benjamin Alicea-Lugo
St. Paul’s Evangelical Reformed Church, Perth Amboy, New Jersey
You’ve Got To Laugh A Little -- Alicia D. Byrd
St. Stephens AME Church, Elkridge, Maryland
Community -- Knute Larson
The Chapel, Akron, Ohio
Valuing Children -- Richard Dresselhaus
Assemblies of God, San Diego, California
Commanding Servanthood -- Darryl Delhousaye
Scottsdale Bible Church, Scottsdale, Arizona
The Community
The Sermon Off-Stage -- H. B. London, Jr.
Pastoral Ministries, Focus on the Family, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Passion for the Story -- Tony Vis
Meredith Drive Reformed Church, Des Moines, Iowa
Cracking the Culture Code -- Les McGee
Teacher, Boulder, Colorado
Colleagues and Support
Being Patient with Ourselves -- Dwight Perry
Great Lakes Baptist Conference, Rothchild, Wisconsin
Brokenness -- Gene Appel
Willow Creek Community Church, South Barrington,
Illinois
Initiating Dialog -- Roger Ball
First Baptist Church, Tempe, Arizona
Mentoring -- Joey Johnson
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Change and Conflict
Handling Criticism -- John Vawter
Not Alone Ministries, Portland, Oregon
Good Tensions -- Fred Prinzing
Bethel Seminary, Everett, Washington
Confronting Change -- David C. Cooper
Mount Paran Church of God, Atlanta, Georgia
The Change Agent -- Randy Frazee
Willow Creek Community Church, S. Barrington, Illinois
Preaching
Preaching Priorities -- Haddon Robinson
Gordon-Conwell Seminary, Hamilton Massachusetts
Common Ground -- Bill Hull
Author and Teacher, Long Beach, California
Maintaining High-level Preaching -- Timothy Chan
Gaithersburg Chinese Alliance Church, Gaithersburg, Maryland
Self-Care
Self-Awareness -- Pete Scazzero
New Life Fellowship, Elmhurst Queens, New York
Getting Help -- Douglas J. Brower
First Presbyterian Church, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Keeping In Shape -- Richard P. Camp, Jr.
Chaplain, United States Military Academy, 1973-1996
Christian Ministry in the National Parks, Freegort,
Maine
Emotional Health of a Leader -- Carol Travilla
Pathfinders, Tempe, Arizona
Patience and Persistence -- Vernon Grounds
Denver Seminary, Denver, Colorado
The Journey
The Balancing Line -- Jill Briscoe
Elmbrook Church, Brookfield, Wisconsin
Being an Elder When You are Really a Younger -- Jerry Sheveland
Baptist General Conference, Arlington Heights, Illinois
Only You -- John R. Cionca
Ministry Transitions Inc, St. Paul, Minnesota
Bethel Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota
Enjoy the Journey -- David Fisher
Plymouth Congregational Church, Brooklyn, New York
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