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• The New Rules For Love, Sex & Dating: Chapters 1 & 2

  In this book, Andy Stanley offers the most practical and uncensored advice you will ever hear on dating in the 21st century. Andy writes, "If you don't want a marriage...

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• Staff Communication

  [Begin scene] Husband sits at kitchen table eating a bagel and reading newspaper. Wife enters, harried, and tells husband her parents are coming over for dinner that evening. Husband grunts....

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• Rising Above Temptation, Part Three: Temptation: Out on a Limb

  The question we ended with last time is where have we charged ahead, disregarding the timing or solution God has for us? The first temptation Jesus faced in Matthew 4—turning stones into bread—illustrates one...

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• Rising Above Temptation, Part Two: Temptation: Full Steam Ahead

  If you’re hopping into our discussion about temptation, we started here in Part One, asking if maybe the subtle temptations of leadership—the ones that aren’t even technically “sin”—could in fact be a test from...

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• Rising Above Temptation, Part One: Danger: Leadership Brings Temptation

  We’ve all watched leaders implode. From the sidelines, these moments of collapse seem so silly. Why would someone with so much money… with such a good-looking wife…why would someone in his...

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• Replace Yourself

  During the summer at our churches, the operating equation is: Increased temperatures = Increased fun We seize summer’s opportunity to be a little bit silly. Like the road trip–packing game that kicked...

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• Making Tough Calls, Part Two of Two

  Leaders are always looking for energizing leadership principles to apply in their contexts. It gives them something to focus on, teach their teams, and further their missions. However, the leadership...

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• Making Tough Calls, Part One of Two: Don't Go Changing

  What’s best for your organization is not always what’s easiest for you, the leader. Instead of making difficult changes, we often put them off or avoid them all together. One...

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• Make Meetings Meaningful

  Meetings can be a real drag. Leaders love progress, some people really like to talk and big ideas often get missed. The success of meetings can either make or break an organization....

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