Growing the Church in the Power of th..., Brad Long
Growing the Church in the Power of th..., Brad Long
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Growing the Church in the Power of the Holy Spirit
Seven Principles of Dynamic Cooperation

Author: Brad Long, Paul K. Stokes, Cindy Strickler

Narrator: Maurice England

Unabridged: 10 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 11/17/2009


Synopsis

Is something crucial missing from your congregation's programs?Beneath the surface of churches' programs and activities lies the fundamental question of how leaders and churches can be enabled to discern and obediently cooperate with the guidance of the Holy Spirit.This biblically grounded book asserts that many leaders overlook the necessary precondition of cooperating with the empowering will of the Holy Spirit before putting their plans into action. Growing the Church in the Power of the Holy Spirit is a highly practical guide for nurturing relations between believers and the Holy Spirit, a process facilitated by seven dynamics.Love that draws us into engagementFaith and obedienceReceiving divine guidanceExercising spiritual discernmentWelcoming the gifts and manifestations of the Holy SpiritIntercessory prayer that shapes the futureSeeing and responding to kairos momentsAdvanced by the church leadership and brought into being by the Holy Spirit, these factors help congregations preach and teach, worship, heal, govern, make disciples of converts, and evangelize.

About Brad Long

Dr. Brad Long (DMin, Union Theological Seminary) is the Executive Director of Presbyterian Reformed Ministries International (PRMI). In 2000 he founded the Dunamis Fellowship International - a prayer community and seminary designed for equipping believers. Zeb has three children and lives in Black Mountain, North Carolina.

About Paul K. Stokes

Paul Keith Stokes (MA, Cambridge University) is a minister in the United Reformed Church in the UK serving two churches since 1992. Paul became involved with the PRMI Dunamis Project in November 2001, and served as track director in 2003. Two years later he was appointed as one of three national Directors for the newly-formed Dunamis Fellowship in Britain and Ireland. Paul has two children and lives in Plymouth Devon, England.

About Cindy Strickler

Cindy Strickler (MDiv, Princeton Theological Seminary) was ordained in 1986 by the Presbyterian Church in the United States as interim pastor of the Englishtown Presbyterian Church. In 1997 Cindy joined the Board of PRMI and served on the Executive Committee for three years and as President for one. Since 1994 she has been teaching Gateways to Empowered Ministry as well as the Dunamis Projects on Healing, Spiritual Gifts and Spiritual Warfare.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Tania on July 07, 2020

Really learned a lot from this book. Very engaging. I appreciated the use of real life examples to illustrate the ideas of the book. The premise - which is that as Christians, we are meant to be Spirit led, is clearly Biblical. And the way they describe how to grow in that kind of partnership with G......more

Goodreads review by Jeff on January 07, 2022

I picked this book up at a conference by PRMI in west Michigan. I was part of the praise team and was not participating in the whole conference officially, but hearing the speakers I felt challenged to lean more about how to tap into the power of the Holy Spirit. The book was a tough read for me - t......more

Goodreads review by M on September 08, 2018

Mostly anecdotal stories.......more