{"product_id":"2940016403366","title":"The Abiding Church","description":"Why The Abiding Church?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA “great awakening” to the simplicity of Christ’s methodology in leading\u003cbr\u003eHis church.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is written specifically to church leaders in all areas of ministry. Statistically, the church leadership environment is unhealthy and unproductive. The Abiding Church offers a fresh examination of the process that Christ used in His ministry and the patterns that He instituted for healthy churches. Jesus’ methods were revolutionary; yet so simple we trip over the simplicity. One must purchase this book and see for themselves as words cannot describe the encouragement and passion that is awakened as each page is turned.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“I meet many church leaders in my line of work who are called of God, passionate, work very hard with long hours, and yet are unsatisfied seeing little or no fruit for their efforts. Many have expressed they sometimes feel more like a cheerleader or motivational speaker then a church leader. Many quit before they get to see the fruit of their labor. Sometimes all you need is a fresh perspective on timeless truth to give you hope that what you are doing is making a Kingdom difference. This book offers that hope and reminds you that you can walk out the blueprint God has for your life with joy and fruit as you are awakened to lead like Christ modeled.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘I have been asked many times what is the greatest fruit of taking this journey to become an Abiding Church. There are many fruits that come from a church that will walk in obedience to Christ’s methods, but the one that stands out the most to me is stewardship. Stewardship is a built-in characteristic of people walking in proximity with Christ. When\u003cbr\u003eyou have an Abiding Church, you don’t have to ask people to give of their time, treasure, and talents. People walking in proximity to Christ are the most faithful stewards because they understand they are not working for anyone but Christ Himself.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThank you for taking the time to invest in Christ’s church,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e— Nate Sweeney","brand":"Next Century Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47153291854064,"sku":"2940016403366","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940016403366_p0.jpg?v=1763635059","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940016403366","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}