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

Prophecy Watch: Simultaneous Events in Various Places

Last updated on: June 14, 2018 at 4:58 pm By Jim Erwin

Prophecy Watch: Simultaneous Events in Various Places Prophecy Watch: Simultaneous Events in Various Places is a simple thought reflection from Matthew 24:6-7 about the way in which some prophetic events will all happen at the same time. “You are going to hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, because these things must take place, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be... Read more

The Dynamic Daughter Church Planting Handbook by Dynamic Church Planting International

Last updated on: February 21, 2014 at 3:51 am By Jim Erwin

The Dynamic Daughter Church Planting Handbook by Dynamic Church Planting International Note: You can get a FREE copy of this book at the Dynamic Church Planting International website. The Dynamic Daughter Church Planting Handbook is a guidebook for sponsoring churches. To begin, this book is a handbook that is written in a workbook style. The publishing company was updating this book and the workbook was the only form of this book they had to sell. As such, this reviewer... Read more

Matthew 5:21-47 Be My Valentine

Last updated on: February 21, 2014 at 3:40 am By Jim Erwin

We are in the midst of the time when people give out Valentines to each other. We share our love to the ones we care about the most by giving out candies, chocolates, flowers, and cards. When kids give out their Valentine’s cards, they give them out to everybody. They even give them out to people who they don’t really like. It can be a form of reconciliation – a way to restore relationships. Jesus gives us SIX WAYS we... Read more

Evaluating the Church Growth Movement – Five Views by Paul Engle

Last updated on: June 2, 2018 at 12:10 pm By Jim Erwin

As the title implies, this is a book that allows the reader to evaluate five views about the church growth movement. As such, this allows the reader to make an informed decision about this movement. Whatever view a reader has about the church growth movement will affect how one approaches the church planting ministry. This reviewer must confess on the outset that book was confusing. The reader should have a working knowledge of the church growth movement while reading this... Read more

Shaped by God’s Heart by Milfred Minatrea

Last updated on: February 18, 2014 at 4:01 am By Jim Erwin

The book Shaped by God’s Heart, written by Milfred Minatrea is a book which reveals an approach to church planting called the missional approach. The subtitle of the book reveals the true summary of the book – the passion and practices of missional churches. Unlike many other books about church planting, this book defines a new paradigm entitled “the missional church.” In the mind of Minatrea, a multiplying church is by definition a missional church (xvi), or in his words:... Read more

Churches That Multiply by Elmer Towns and Douglas Porter

Last updated on: June 2, 2018 at 12:06 pm By Jim Erwin

Churches That Multiply by Elmer Towns and Douglas Porter Churches That Multiply by Elmer Towns and Douglas Porter is an excellent Bible study for a group to go through before starting a church. Twelve lessons deal with various facets of planting churches. Each short chapter ends with (1) personal lessons to take away, (2) church lessons to take away, (3) personal projects and (4) church projects. The lessons start with the post-resurrection ministry of Jesus, and proceed through the New... Read more

The Billionaire’s Gift by Edward Iwata

Last updated on: February 15, 2014 at 8:14 pm By Jim Erwin

This book, written like a parable, conveys similar themes as A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. The Billionaire (who is never named) is Scrooge. The Secretary (who is also never named) represents Bob Cratchit (65). She illustrates this by her quoting Matthew 6:21 and claiming that the real treasure for her family is family, not money. (76) During the chapter, the Secretary’s father dies. (Corinthians 9:6 is quoted at the funeral during his eulogy.) Secretary has a dream of her father – parallels the dream... Read more

My child died, but a prophet stretched himself upon him three times and life returned. Who am I?