From a New York Times bestselling author and mega-church pastor, an accessible and encouraging guide to the power of praying audacious prayers.Prayer—direct conversation with God—is one of the most powerful tools a Christian has to make change in the world and in ourselves. And yet, so many of us don’t know how to pray. Our minds wander. Our hearts aren’t aligned with our thoughts. We don’t know what to say or what to ask for. Bil Cornelius wants Christian...

Skip and Lily Taylor’s oldest son Stephen learned as a young teenager that he could make good money selling drugs and traded a bright future for 8 and a half years in prison.When a chance encounter with a well-dressed guest at a party in Austin, Texas, results in Stephen becoming a mule for a drug cartel, he takes a devastating detour from a well-planned life. Unconfined chronicles the true story of Stephen’s arrest and incarceration for a nonviolent drug ...

We all have dreams God has placed in our hearts, but many things keep us from fulfilling them. Fear of failure, insecurity about our financial situation, self-doubt, and more erode those ambitions until they are little more than pipe dreams. But Bil Cornelius is here to tell readers that today is the day they are going to start reaching their full potential and fulfilling their dreams.With upbeat encouragement, Cornelius motivates readers to make their dreams reality by helping the...

Bill Easum and Bil Cornelius are two strikingly different, yet surprisingly similar pastors. One undertook to revitalize a moribund mainline church; the other, to plant a new nondenominational congregation. Coming from different generations, their ministries took place under dissimilar circumstances. Yet both have experienced substantial, even explosive, growth in congregational mission and membership. Along the way they learned some important lessons, such as the centrality of strong past...

We all dream of great relationships, finding fulfillment in our homes, and lasting success at work, but too often we end up putting our dreams on a shelf. How can we blow out of this reality and discover the life we’re meant for? Bil Cornelius, pastor of Bay Area Fellowship, one of the fastest growing churches in America, has helped thousands of people look clearly at their challenges and take positive steps to new life. In I Dare You to Change! you’ll find a bold, motivational ma...

From a New York Times bestselling author and mega-church pastor, an accessible and encouraging guide to the power of praying audacious prayers.Prayer—direct conversation with God—is one of the most powerful tools a Christian has to make change in the world and in ourselves. And yet, so many of us don’t know how to pray. Our minds wander. Our hearts aren’t aligned with our thoughts. We don’t know what to say or what to ask for. Bil Cornelius wants Christian...

Discover a Proven Approach to Raising Your Church’s Evangelistic TemperatureEvangelism. It’s one of the highest values in the church. So why do so few churches put real effort into it? Maybe it’s because we don’t understand the evangelistic potential of the church well enough to get excited about it. Becoming a Contagious Church will change that.Revised and updated, this streamlined edition dispels outdated preconceptions and reveals evangelism as it really can be. What’s more, it walks yo...

Every Business Is God's BusinessThe notion that labor for profit and worship of God are now, and always have been, worlds apart, is patently false. The Early Church founders were mostly community leaders and highly successful businesspeople. The writing of the Gospels was entrusted to Luke, a medical doctor; Matthew, a retired tax collector; Mark, the manager of a family trust; and John, a food supplier. Lydia was "a dealer in purple cloth." Dorcas was a clothes de...

What does it mean to be a good leader? Do you believe that leadership is a biblical idea?Founded by John C. Maxwell in 1996, EQUIP™ is dedicated to equipping Christians with the leadership skills needed for advancing the Great Commission in their communities, workplaces, and churches. This curriculum, featuring Maxwell's core leadership teachings, has been translated into 35 languages and taught in over 100 countries, and has already effectively trained over one million le...

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; bu...

Building a vibrant, God-honoring women's ministry is an enormous challenge. There are so many issues to consider and points of view to incorporate. Moody Press offers Leading Women to the Heart of God, a comprehensive compilation of articles by leading Christian women addressing key areas of women's ministry. The topics range from 'Your Own Intimate Life with God,' to 'Building Your Confidence to Lead and Teach,' to 'Developing Leaders within Your Ministry.' Anyone involved in women's mini...

Imagine what life would be like if you had PERFECT faith.In this video-based Bible study (DVD sold separately), pastor and best-selling author Andy Stanley builds a biblical case for five things God uses to grow BIG faith.Imagine how different your outlook on life would be if you had absolute confidence that God was with you. Imagine how differently you would respond to difficulties, temptations, and even good things if you believed with certainty that God ...