The Equipping Church Serving Together to Transform Lives Case of 48
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| Contributor(s) | Sue Mallory |
|---|---|
| About the Contributor(s) |
Sue Mallory Author of The Equipping Church and co-author of The Equipping Church Guidebook, Sue is celebrating her 19th year in full time ministry. Sue served as the founding Executive Director of Leadership Training Network (LTN) for eight years and more recently as the Directional Leader and Executive Director for Leadership Connection. Sue is currently serving as Executive Consultant for Church Volunteer Central, a division of Group Publishing. Sue continues to consultant and train nationally on the vision and mission of an equipping church. Additionally, Sue has served as adjunct faculty at Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary, Guest Lecturer at Princeton Theological Seminary and is currently serving as adjunct faculty at Fuller Theological Seminary. In 1985, Sue developed the office of Lay Ministry at her local church, Brentwood Presbyterian Church, where she served in a volunteer capacity as its full-time director for eight years, part-time Director of Leadership Development for two y� |
| UPC | 025986531362 |
| ISBN-10 | 0310531365 |
| ISBN-13 | 9780310531364 |
| Publish Date | May 17, 2016 |
| Weight (lbs) | 0.6500 |
| Height | 9.00 |
| Width | 6.00 |
| Length | 208 |
| Length Unit | Pages |
| Publisher | Zondervan |
| Format | Paperback |
| Language | English |
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