Super-Vision: Developing and Directing People on Mission by Doran McCarty

Last updated on: February 25, 2014 at 4:59 pm By Jim Erwin

Super-Vision: Developing and Directing People on Mission by Doran McCarty In a very broad stroke, this book deals with the mechanics of Christian supervision. The many-faceted role of a supervisor is discussed in this book. The elements, process, and methods of supervision are addressed. Supervision that is used in a variety of relationships (cross-cultural, volunteers, teams, and in special situations) is also illustrated. I discovered many insights as a result of reading this book. I could find the description... Read more

Being Leaders by Aubrey Malphurs

Last updated on: February 25, 2014 at 4:49 pm By Jim Erwin

Being Leaders by Aubrey Malphurs Aubrey Malphurs defines Christian leadership in the first chapter. He reveals in the subsequent chapters the meaning of that definition. Malphurs takes the definition of Christian leadership and explains that leadership definition in a series of chapters. In these chapters, he explains not just who a Christian leader is, but also what a Christian leader does. He ends the book with a series of audits and tools to help the reader evaluate themselves as... Read more

Prophecy Watch: Bitcoin ATM

Last updated on: June 14, 2018 at 4:56 pm By Jim Erwin

Prophecy Watch: Bitcoin ATM Prophecy Watch: Bitcoin ATM is a prophecy watch about the first digital currency in the United States to have its own ATM. Bitcoins are a digital currency. Bitcoins could be the forerunners of a cashless society. The first Bitcoin ATM in the United States in Austin, Texas. Here is a brief description from Wikipedia: Bitcoin is the world’s first cryptocurrency, a form of electronic cash sent peer-to-peer without the need for a financial intermediary. It is the first decentralized digital currency:... Read more

Leadership As a Lifestyle by John Hawkins

Last updated on: February 25, 2014 at 2:46 am By Jim Erwin

Leadership As a Lifestyle by John Hawkins The title Leadership as a Lifestyle reveals the central theme of the book. Life is not meant to be compartmentalized. Hawkins insists that we are human beings, not just human doings (15). Instead, he contends that life is like a adventure (108), a balanced life in which a person is faithful in all spheres of influence (21). Leadership therefore, involves coming to know and experience God (27). I thought the three powers... Read more

G.O.S.P.E.L. by D.A. Horton

Last updated on: February 23, 2014 at 10:21 pm By Jim Erwin

G.O.S.P.E.L. by D.A. Horton D.A. Horton, the author of this tiny book has a unique experience which helps in how he has presented the Gospel. He was born in inner city Kansas City, Kansas, and was “headed to the grave or prison” before God called him to salvation and into evangelism and Gospel rap. His rapper name is Azriel. This book combines an explanation of the Gospel using that word “gospel” as an acronym for the steps to Christian... Read more

Culture Watch: Social Media Afterlife

Last updated on: June 14, 2018 at 4:41 pm By Jim Erwin

Culture Watch: Social Media Afterlife Culture Watch: Social Media Afterlife is a simple thought reflection about the role social media will play in a virtual afterlife. Facebook recently just changed its policy so there can now be a Facebook of the Dead – a policy change which would allow people who die to have their post live one forever. LifeStory.com will use your Facebook posts to make your profile and posts available as a story for others to memorialize after... Read more

His Desire Is For Me by Bob Emery

Last updated on: February 22, 2014 at 5:05 am By Jim Erwin

His Desire Is For Me by Bob Emery His Desire Is for Me is a 30-day devotional and commentary on the Song of Solomon. The book is designed to be read over thirty days. The author Bob Emery makes the allegorical interpretation for this book, after carefully analyzing all possible interpretations. His approach uses four parts for each daily reading: (1) Bible verse reading, (2) a fictional account of the narrative (which itself compliments the use of narrative in... Read more

Managing Through People by Dale Carnegie and Associates

Last updated on: February 21, 2014 at 7:53 pm By Jim Erwin

Managing Through People by Dale Carnegie and Associates This book, entitled Managing Through People by Dale Carnegie and Associates, is a classic textbook for organizational management behavior. It makes the case that a manager is a leader, even if that manager is a leader of people. It uses the acronym PLORDICOCO as the first two letters of words that describe the components of managing people (planning, organizing, directing, coordinating, and controlling). The parts of the book are then divided... Read more

Your Signature Work by Dianna Booher

Last updated on: February 21, 2014 at 7:38 pm By Jim Erwin

Your Signature Work by Dianna Booher The author draws parallels from the sport of basketball to identify key principles of leadership success, integrity, influence, and satisfaction. The brief chapters that make up the parts of this book concentrate on skills which are necessary to develop these principles in life. This book is addressed to individuals who want to do their personal best at work. Sprinkled throughout the chapters are quotes related to the individual ideas. The chapters end with... Read more

Lead Like Jesus by Ken Blanchard and Phil Hodges

Last updated on: February 21, 2014 at 5:24 pm By Jim Erwin

Lead Like Jesus by Ken Blanchard and Phil Hodges The author of The One Minute Manager, Ken Blanchard, along with the co-author Phil Hodges, has written a book for Christian leadership entitled Lead Like Jesus. The book places very biblical perspective on the idea of leadership. The thesis of the book is that a servant leader should follow the example of the greatest servant leader – Jesus Christ. Leadership is addressed, not only in an organizational context, but in... Read more