CPYU President Walt Mueller's critically acclaimed book, Understanding Today's Youth Culture, is widely recognized as one of the most thorough and comprehensive overviews of youth culture today. This Gold Medallion Book Award winner is used as a seminal text in colleges, universities, and seminaries around the world, but is especially noted for its honest and easy to read style. The book approaches youth culture from a distinctively Christian perspective and contains chapters on a variety of topics including: music, media, sexuality, materialism, drugs and alcohol, and spirituality. A great resource for parents, educators, youth workers, and pastors.

Youth ministry isn’t just meeting with students and teaching them God’s truth.  It also involves a myriad of administrative and operational details.  Youth Ministry Management Tools 2.0 provides youth ministers and volunteers with helpful insights, advice, and practical resources to successfully manage a youth ministry.  You’ll find sample budgets, release forms for trips, and clear direction for screening applicants for volunteer positions. Authors Mike Work and Ginny Olson provide you with quick and accessible answers to all of your management, administrative, and supervisory questions and needs.

Sprinkled throughout the manual are brief personal anecdotes by actual, in-the-trenches youth workers, case studies of church-office debacles, pivotal lessons learned over decades of ministry, nightmare scenarios to avoid, and glorious successes to emulate. No other book provides everything a youth ministry leader needs in one place at such an affordable price.This revised and updated edition of a youth ministry classic includes bonus online content, copy-ready pages and forms, and loads of other highly practical material.

Youth ministry veteran and bestselling author, Duffy Robbins, offers an updated and revised edition of his book about the important, behind-the-scenes mechaincs of youth ministry. The tasks of budgeting, decision-making, time management, team ministry, staff relationships, conflict resolution, working with parents, and a range of other issues, are the things that keep a ministry together and functioning well. Nobody gets into youth ministry because they want to think about these things; but a lot of people get out of youth ministry because they didn’t think about them. All youth workers—whether paid or volunteer, full-time or part-time—will find Youth Ministry Nuts and Bolts to be a thoughtful, fun, practical guide to youth ministry administration.

Most youth pastors find it a constant struggle to get enough money allotted to their ministry’s budget, and with the latest recession, they’re feeling the crunch now more than ever as churches are cutting costs anywhere they can. But a youth pastor doesn’t have to feel stuck. In Youth Ministry on a Shoestring, youth workers will find innovative ideas to help them discover useful resources in places they hadn’t looked before. In his 15 years of youth ministry, Lars Rood has had his share of tight budgets, and he found that by looking at things from a different perspective, he was able to make his ministry work with limited funds. Here, Rood helps youth workers discover resources in the things around them, or through partnerships and people around them. He offers hope and encouragement to (often) frustrated youth workers as he guides them toward a new perspective when it comes to their ministry budgets.

The Kids in Your Youth Group Are Not Isolated Beings… Ministry to Youth Means Ministry to the Families! Churches are hiring Youth and Family Pastors, finally, in an overdue ministry focus. A critical component of a family-based or family-friendly youth ministry is a conscious strategy for ministry to the parents of adolescents. Expectations and opportunities in the area of parent and family ministry have increased dramatically. Youth Worker’s Guide to Parent Ministry develops a model of parent ministry based on the belief that for a youth worker to be truly effective, it is important to lay careful relational groundwork to ensure that the right to be heard has been earned. Dr. Marv Penner, respected adolescent researcher, youth pastor, and family counselor, presents nine evolving levels of parent ministry–each one strengthening the credibility of the youth worker and opening doors to deeper and more meaningful parent support. Each of the nine levels is supported with a number of practical ideas and strategies for implementation. Youth Worker’s Guide to Parent Ministry provides both a theoretical framework and the tools for implementation in local-church or para-church settings. Marv constructs his effective plan in a “Paradigm Pyramid”—rationale and practical hands-on programming ideas at each of the nine evolving levels of parent ministry: Acknowledgement Affirmation Information Encouragement Connecting Equipping Involvement Educating Co-nurturing Bible-based, time-tested, innovative, experiential, adoptable! Youth Worker’s Guide to Parent Ministry is a foundational text in this vital area of youth ministry! Featured are sessions, sidebars, Web links, application points, contests and games, sample newsletter ideas, funky cartoons, and many worksheets (all downloadable and adaptable)!

Sirviéndose de sus más de cuarenta años de experiencia en ventas, el experto motivador Zig Ziglar ofrece un caudal de información práctica e inspiradora para triunfar en el acelerado mundo actual de las ventas. El principal objetivo de Ziglar es ayudar a los profesionales de las ventas a persuadir a sus clientes de forma más eficaz, ética y ¡con mayor frecuencia! En este estimulante libro, analiza:

• Dónde, cuándo y cómo hallar clientes potenciales
• Cómo tratar con personas groseras, enojadas y de mal humor
• Por qué el 70% de las ventas se hacen entre 7:00 a. m. y 1:00 p. m.
• Cómo manejan el estrés los profesionales de mayores ventas
• Cómo hacer un mejor uso del teléfono

Want to be on top in your sales career?

How do you succeed in the profession of selling―while also maintaining your sanity, avoiding ulcers and heart attacks, continuing in a good relationship with your spouse and children, meeting your financial obligations, and preparing for those 'golden years,'―and still have a moment you can call your own?

Zig Ziglar shows you how, sharing information, direction, inspiration, laughter, and tears that will help you make the necessary choices for a balanced life―personal and professional.

Selling is a magnificently rewarding and exciting profession. It is, however, more than a career. It is a way of life―constantly changing and always demanding your best. In Ziglar on Selling, you'll discover the kind of person you are is the most essential facet in building a successful professional sales career. You've got to be before you can do.

'I will see you at the top―in the world of selling.'―Zig Ziglar

Zondervan Atlas of the Bible … a thoroughly revised edition of the most comprehensive Bible atlas ever designed for • Students • Bible Study Groups • Adult Learners • Travelers/Pilgrims to the Lands of the Bible • Pastors • Teachers • All Lovers of the Bible This major revision of the Gold Medallion Award-winning Zondervan NIV Atlas of the Bible is a visual feast that will help you experience the geography and history of Scripture with unprecedented clarity. The first section of the Atlas introduces the 'playing board' of biblical history—using three–dimensional maps and photographic images to help the lands of the Bible come alive. The next section, arranged historically, begins with Eden and traces the historical progression of the Old and New Testaments. It provides an engaging, accurate, and faithful companion to God’s Word—illuminating the text with over one hundred full-color, multidimensional maps created with the help of Digital Elevation Modeling data. It concludes with chapters on the history of Jerusalem, the disciplines of historical geography, and the most complete and accurate listing and discussion of place-names found in any atlas. Throughout the Atlas, innovative graphics, chronological charts, and over one hundred specially selected images help illuminate the geographical and historical context of biblical events. The Zondervan Atlas of the Bible is destined to become a favorite guide to biblical geography for students of the Bible. This accessible and complete resource will assist you as you enter into the world of the Bible as never before.

The Zondervan Bible Commentary takes its award-winning predecessor, the New International Bible Commentary, and weaves in rich, full-color images and other new features to make it the finest one-volume commentary of its kind. Featuring the insights of forty-three world-class scholars, this convenient, information-packed volume unlocks the meaning and message of every book of the Bible to help you gain a deeper, life-changing understanding of the Scriptures. Features include: • A wealth of full-color photographs, maps, charts, and timelines • Commentaries by foremost scholars help you grasp the meanings of Bible passages and the significance of key biblical words • Sidebars o “Going Deeper” with cultural, historical, and theological information o “Reflection” helping you apply the Scriptures to real life o “Shadows” spotlighting Old Testament foreshadowing of the New Testament o “Echoes”—similar to “Shadows,” revealing New Testament references to the Old Testament o “The Conversation” containing quotes on the text from historic figures such as Luther, Augustine, and Calvin • Uses Today’s New International Version (TNIV) for Bible text references—timeless truth in today’s language • Expanded bibliographies

Zondervan’s Compact Bible Dictionary delivers a wealth of varied information in an easy-to-find alphabetical arrangement. Here is a fact-and-picture-filled guide to the arts, cultures, geography, geology, theologies, philosophies, and lifestyles of biblical times. * Concise definitions of persons, places, objects, events, and concepts * Over 5,000 entries * Summaries of the books of the Bible * Information about archaeological finds in the Holy Land * Hundreds of illustrations * Maps of the ancient world from the time of Abraham to the height of the Roman Empire (2000 B.C.-A.D. 117) * Conservative in scholarship, comprehensive in scope * Ideal for laypersons, students, teachers, and pastors

The Zondervan Illustrated Bible Dictionary provides a visually stimulating journey for anyone interested in learning more about the world of the Bible. Through the articles, sidebars, charts, maps, and full-color images included in this volume, the text of the Old and New Testaments will come alive for you as never before. As a condensation of the Zondervan Pictorial Encyclopedia of the Bible, the information contained within this reference work is solid and biblically sound. The material is based completely on the NIV and cross-referenced to the King James Version, and it contains over 7,200 entries, 500 full-color photographs, charts, and illustrations, 75 full-color maps, and a Scripture index … making this wonderful Bible study resource a must-have whether you’re a general reader of the Bible, a pastor, or a student.

Una alternativa refrescante a las heridas y temores en las relaciones personales.

Cómo recuperar la autoridad espiritual que Dios le ha otorgado al hombre.

La persona con el sello ¡POWER PEOPLE! -Gente de Potencial- es aquella que brilla en cualquier escenario, por su actitud ganadora y su capacidad de proyectar todo en una sola palabra: ganas.

Si le preguntamos a un presidente de empresa o cualquier otro líder, por qué escoge para su equipo entre dos candidatos con las mismas capacidades y preparación, siempre dará una respuesta inmediata: por su energía… por su actitud.

Esa postura ganadora y chispeante ante la gente y ante la vida, genera un sello ¡POWER PEOPLE! que proviene no sólo de sus habilidades y destrezas, sino del espíritu que le imprime a todo lo que comunica.

La gente con la marca ¡POWER PEOPLE! se identifica por 5 factores:

Presencia de ánimo, ganas de “comerse el mundo”, seguridad, energía y fuerza interior.

Este libro le ayudará a descubrir estos factores determinantes para el triunfo de su proyección personal. Tal vez ya se encuentra en un buen nivel, pero con ¡POWER PEOPLE! llegará a esferas más altas de impacto e influencia.

Autor de éxitos de librería de New York Times y Business Week, John C. Maxwell, ayuda a la gente a contestar diez preguntas poderosas que revelan un futuro en el que se cumplen sus sueños.
La mayoría de la gente con la que se encuentra John Maxwell tiene un sueño. De hecho, él ha preguntado a miles acerca de las aspiraciones más grandes que tienen. Algunos describen su sueño con gran entusiasmo y detalle. Otros se muestran reacios, casi avergonzados de hablar de ello. Independientemente de su celo o temor, la misma pregunta impulsa a cada persona que tiene un sueño: ¿Lo podré alcanzar?

Tristemente, la mayoría de la gente no tiene idea de lo viable que su sueño es. Espera alcanzarlo, pero la esperanza no es una estrategia. Lo que la gente necesita es una manera de poner a prueba su sueño.

En ¡Vive tu sueño!, Maxwell trae a la realidad el tema del sueño personal. Brinda a los lectores dirección poderosa y práctica para sus vidas guiándoles a través de diez preguntas que les ayudarán a crear un camino claro y convincente hacia su sueño.

 10 Preguntas que te ayudarán a verlo y obtenerlo:

1. La pregunta de la posesión: ¿Es este sueño realmente mi sueño?
2. La pregunta de la claridad: ¿Puedo ver mi sueño claramente?
3. La pregunta de la realidad: ¿Estoy dependiendo de factores bajo mi control para lograr mi sueño?
4. La pregunta de la pasión: ¿Me impulsa mi sueño a seguirlo?
5. La pregunta del camino: ¿Tengo una estrategia para alcanzar mi sueño?
6. La pregunta del personal: ¿He incluido a las personas que necesito para convertir mi sueño en realidad?
7. La pregunta del costo: ¿Estoy dispuesto a pagar el precio de mi sueño?
8. La pregunta de la tenacidad: ¿Me estoy acercando a mi sueño?
9. La pregunta de la satisfacción: ¿Me trae satisfacción trabajar para cumplir mi sueño?
10. La pregunta de la trascendencia: ¿Se benefician otros con mi sueño?

Esta obra ofrece un método para alcanzar la prosperidad integral; prosperidad con satisfacción personal. Partiendo de una lista de principios eternos para manejar efectivamente las finanzas.

Un análisis del muy conocido líder de adoración respecto al ministerio de la música.

La persona que aprieta sus botones casi siempre es alguien importante para usted: su cónyuge, su padre, su jefe, un miembro de su iglesia. Casi siempre esta persona difícil está relacionada con usted por cuestiones de sangre, amor, fe o dinero y por eso la relación no se puede cortar sin que cause dolor o una gran agitación en su vida.

Nuestros amigos y la cultura actual por lo general nos aconsejarán que abandonemos esas relaciones rápidamente para así terminar con ese triste capítulo y poder continuar con nuestras vidas. El psicólogo y autor doctor John Townsend no está de acuerdo: «La persona que aprieta sus botones no es alguien que uno pueda dejar fácilmente. Uno está entrelazado con esa persona en muchos niveles. Vale la pena buscar maneras en que esa relación pueda ser revivida y renovada».

Las características incluyen:

• 6.000 preguntas y respuestas de la Biblia enseñan hechos de maneras divertidas
• Es fácil navegar por las secciones
• La información de referencia proporciona una comprensión más profunda de los hechos bíblicos
• Ilustraciones, listas y mapas atraen a quienes aprenden de modo visual