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Breakout Session #1

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Small Groups, Big Impact: Key Ingredients to Facilitate Meaningful Discussion

 

Books

• Small Groups with Purpose by Steve Gladen 

• The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren 

 

Websites

• Group Leaders 

• Small Group Network 

• Highlands 

• Tips for Leading Groups Discussions 

 

YouTube:

• Gateway Church, “How to Facilitate a Small Group”

• Rightnow Campaign, “Flaws of Biblical Proportions - Finding the Perfect Small Group Leader” 

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The War Room: Basic Training for the Prayer Warrior

 

Books

• Signed in His Blood by Ray Beeson 

• Desperate Prayers for Desperate Times by John Eckhardt 

• The Authority Of The Believer by John A. MacMillan

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Websites

• Prayers That Avail Much Webpage 

• Prayers That Avail Much Prayer Search Tool 

 

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Passion, Power, Presence: Living in the Throne Room When Outside of the Sanctuary

 

Books

• Extravagant Worship by Darlene Zschech 

• You’ve Already Got It by Andrew Wommack 

• The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence 

• Sacred Rhythms: Arranging Our Lives for Spiritual Transformation by Ruth Haley Barton 

• Life in the Presence of God: Practices for Living in the Light of Eternity by Kenneth Boa 

 

Websites

• A Guide to Practicing God’s Presence by Kenneth Boa & Jennifer Abel (Free 52 Week Plan) 

 

 

 

Now We're Cookin': Spiced Up, Creative Communication That Leaves People Wanting Seconds

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Books

• Communicating for a Change by Andy Stanley 

• Building a StoryBrand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen by Donald Miller 

 

Websites

• Resources for Teachers 

 

YouTube:

• Poets/Prophets/Preachers by Rob Bell

(1) The Original Guerilla Theatre 

(2) Beginning in the Beginning 

(3) The Science of Homiletical Architecture 

(4) Radar Buckets Chunks and the Marinade 

(5) Death by Paper Cuts 

 

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Own It: Motivating Team Members From Interest to Investment

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Books

• Leadershift by John C. Maxwell 

• Developing the Leaders Around You by John C. Maxwell 

• The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren 

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Websites

• Leader Essentials 

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Breakout Session #2

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Overloaded: Finding Peace in Ministry When Feeling Burnt Out and Overwhelmed

 

Books

• Boundaries by Dr. Henry Cloud 

• When God Becomes Real by Brian Johnson 

• How to Stop Worrying & Start Living by Dale Carnegie 

• Overwhelmed: How to Quiet the Chaos & Restore Your Sanity by Kathi Lipp & Cheri Gregory 

 

 

 

Living What We’re Leading: Cultivating a Life of Authenticity and Integrity

 

Books

• Good or God by John Bevere 

• The Fear of the Lord by John Bevere 

 

Websites

• CBN Article: 3 Ways to Maintain Integrity and Character

• Andy Stanley, “Truth vs Grace” 

 

YouTube:

• Todd White Sermon, “A Lifestyle of Holiness” 

• Lifestyle Christianity Presents “Pure and Holy” 

• John Bevere Sermon ‘The Fear of the Lord” 

 

 

 

86,400 Seconds: Taking Control Over the Ticking Clock

 

Books

• The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Done by Atul Gawande 

• Time Management for Unmanageable People by Ann McGee-Cooper 

• How to Get Control of Your Time & Your Life by Alan Lakein 

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Websites

• NYU Time Management 

• Purdue University Global, “Time Management Tips for Busy College Students”

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Applications

“Remember the Milk”- iPhone | Android

 

 

 

The Leader in the Mirror: Leading Self Before Leading Others

 

Books

• Leadershift by John C. Maxwell

•  Developing the Leader Within You by John C. Maxwell 

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YouTube:

• Andy Stanley, “Leading Yourself Well” 

• John C. Maxwell, “The Law of the Lid”

• John C. Maxwell, “Developing the Leader Within You” 

 

 

 

From Head to Heart: Effective Tools for Building Students Faith

 

Books

• Sticky Faith by Kara Powell 

• How God Changes Your Brain by Andrew Newberg & Mark Waldman 

 

Websites

• Fuller Youth Institute