{"product_id":"planting-a-church-without-losing-your-soul-nine-questions-for-the-spiritually-formed-pastor-paperback","title":"Planting a Church Without Losing Your Soul: Nine Questions for the Spiritually Formed Pastor - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTim Morey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eScott W. Sunquist\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/i\u003e Book Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat does it take to be a church planter or other ministry entrepreneur?\u003c\/b\u003e Most leaders start out with passion, a sense of calling, and a focus on building ministry skills. Such things might get some results, but they are not enough to sustain a healthy ministry--or a healthy life. Beyond the vocational capacities every church planter needs, there's a range of capabilities more difficult to measure but even more essential: what veteran church planter Tim Morey calls \u003ci\u003espiritual competencies\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMorey provides here a practical guide to spiritual formation geared to the unique needs of church planters. He helps readers answer the questions, \u003ci\u003eWhat are the spiritual capabilities that I as a church planter need to develop? How might I lean into the work Jesus is doing in these vital areas?\u003c\/i\u003e Spiritual competencies have to do not just with behaviors but also with the motivations, agendas, and scripts that drive behaviors. Morey explores how church planters can become people who\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003einvest in their own physical, emotional, relational, and spiritual health\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eaccept limits and share responsibilities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecan be trusted with power\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eare able to stay resilient and grow through difficulties\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecan minister without being noticed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003efind a sustainable pace that helps them avoid burnout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe health of a church or any ministry organization is directly linked to the health of its leaders. Church planters may be used to improvising, but when it comes to their spiritual lives, they can't afford to just wing it. Featuring real-life stories from leaders, suggested practices, and discussion questions in each chapter, this book will equip individuals and teams (and those who coach them) to commit to an intentional plan for spiritual formation--for the good of their churches, their relationships, and their own lives as disciples of Jesus.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTim Morey (DMin, Fuller Theological Seminary) is founding and lead pastor at Life Covenant Church in Torrance, California. He serves as a church-planting coach for the Evangelical Covenant Church and as an adjunct professor at Fuller Theological Seminary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eScott W. Sunquist (PhD, Princeton Theological Seminary) is president of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Previously, he was a professor and dean of the School of Intercultural Studies at Fuller Theological Seminary, taught missiology and Christian history at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, and lectured at Trinity Theological College in Singapore. Sunquist is the author of \u003ci\u003eExplorations in Asian Christianity\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Christian Mission, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Unexpected Christian Century, \u003c\/i\u003eand a coauthor of \u003ci\u003eA History of the World Christian Movement\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 22, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53484995313971,"sku":"9780830852796","price":29.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/0746\/3731\/files\/zcEMArMv6g9780830852796.webp?v=1782860507","url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/planting-a-church-without-losing-your-soul-nine-questions-for-the-spiritually-formed-pastor-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}