A timeless classic for solid grounding and renewal.

Is your church adrift? Many churches are struggling to stay focused—to stay on point and hold fast to gospel essentials. Competing voices threaten to divide rather than unite and grow the church. In Sharpening the Focus of the Church, Dr. Gene Getz has written a classic, insightful, biblical treatise on church renewal. Getz focuses on New Testament principles as applied to the unique needs of contemporary culture and roots readers in the perspective of the history of the church.

Discover how to sharpen your church’s focus through the lenses of Scripture, church history, and present-day needs. As you embark on this in-depth study of New Testament teaching, you will experience the power of the Word and the power of the Spirit transforming your church from the inside out. You’ll find positive, biblical solutions to the problems facing the church today, with practical advice for finding solutions to contemporary questions.

Moody Bible Institute will celebrate 125 years of ministry in 2011. The "official" history of MBI is being updated by Jim Vincent, to be released in time for Founder''s Week in February, 2011. Jim Vincent (BA, UCLA; MA, UIC), was a member of faculty, an editor of Moody Magazine, and is today a senior editor for Moody Publishers. Jim helped update The Story of MBI (released in 1986), and has written Parting the Waters and co-authored A Vision with Wings. This volume will be the most comprehensive, up to date review of the history, ministry and impact of the Moody Bible Institute of Chicago. A four color photo insert is planned, along with a helpful appendix with the original constitution and bylaws, as well as a timeline of significant dates and events.

Gene Getz estaba acostumbrado a tener todas las respuestas. Pero cuando sus estudiantes del seminario comenzaron a hacer preguntas para las cuales él no estaba preparado, Gene abandonó el currículo y guió a sus estudiantes en una jornada de examinar el alma mediante las Escrituras. Ahora, después de treinta años de experiencia práctica y continua investigación bíblica, el exprofesor, ahora plantador de iglesias expresa lo que él firmemente cree que es el plan de Dios para el liderazgo de la iglesia en Principios del liderazgo de la iglesia: una perspectiva bíblica histórica y cultural. ¡Ningún líder de la iglesia o líder en preparación debería estar sin este valioso recurso! Otros líderes prominentes están de acuerdo.

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Strong leadership in the church is exactly what God had in mind. However, very few people understand the biblical pattern for church leadership. Elders and Leaders unravels the mystery and alleviates the confusion surrounding this critical topic. In the first part of the book, author Gene Getz lays the historical and biblical groundwork for the position of elder. In the second part, he shares how he has applied or has seen these principles applied over the years.

A timeless classic for solid grounding and renewal.

Is your church adrift? Many churches are struggling to stay focused—to stay on point and hold fast to gospel essentials. Competing voices threaten to divide rather than unite and grow the church. In Sharpening the Focus of the Church, Dr. Gene Getz has written a classic, insightful, biblical treatise on church renewal. Getz focuses on New Testament principles as applied to the unique needs of contemporary culture and roots readers in the perspective of the history of the church.

Discover how to sharpen your church’s focus through the lenses of Scripture, church history, and present-day needs. As you embark on this in-depth study of New Testament teaching, you will experience the power of the Word and the power of the Spirit transforming your church from the inside out. You’ll find positive, biblical solutions to the problems facing the church today, with practical advice for finding solutions to contemporary questions.

Moody Bible Institute will celebrate 125 years of ministry in 2011. The "official" history of MBI is being updated by Jim Vincent, to be released in time for Founder''s Week in February, 2011. Jim Vincent (BA, UCLA; MA, UIC), was a member of faculty, an editor of Moody Magazine, and is today a senior editor for Moody Publishers. Jim helped update The Story of MBI (released in 1986), and has written Parting the Waters and co-authored A Vision with Wings. This volume will be the most comprehensive, up to date review of the history, ministry and impact of the Moody Bible Institute of Chicago. A four color photo insert is planned, along with a helpful appendix with the original constitution and bylaws, as well as a timeline of significant dates and events.

Gene Getz estaba acostumbrado a tener todas las respuestas. Pero cuando sus estudiantes del seminario comenzaron a hacer preguntas para las cuales él no estaba preparado, Gene abandonó el currículo y guió a sus estudiantes en una jornada de examinar el alma mediante las Escrituras. Ahora, después de treinta años de experiencia práctica y continua investigación bíblica, el exprofesor, ahora plantador de iglesias expresa lo que él firmemente cree que es el plan de Dios para el liderazgo de la iglesia en Principios del liderazgo de la iglesia: una perspectiva bíblica histórica y cultural. ¡Ningún líder de la iglesia o líder en preparación debería estar sin este valioso recurso! Otros líderes prominentes están de acuerdo.

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Strong leadership in the church is exactly what God had in mind. However, very few people understand the biblical pattern for church leadership. Elders and Leaders unravels the mystery and alleviates the confusion surrounding this critical topic. In the first part of the book, author Gene Getz lays the historical and biblical groundwork for the position of elder. In the second part, he shares how he has applied or has seen these principles applied over the years.