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Summer 1986: Energy & Endurance

Volume 7
Summer

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In this Issue
FROM THE EDITOR
Terry C. Muck
SECRETS OF STAYING POWER
An interview with Ben Haden
Marshall Shelley and Kevin Miller
A COOL LOOK AT BURNING OUT
Paul A. Qualben
ARE WE OVERWORKED?
Habitual busyness may be more a state of mind than a reality.
Donald Gerig
Discipleship
JUGGLING THE MINISTERIAL ART
Keeping everything aloft is a tough act. Before long something is bound to drop.
John B. Aker
LEADERSHIP BIBLIOGRAPHY—ENERGY AND ENDURANCE
Archibald D. Hart
WHERE DO YOU LOOK FOR ENCOURAGEMENT?
Oswald Chambers
TO ILLUSTRATE…
To Intervene or Not to Intervene
To Intervene or Not to Intervene
At times you feel obligated to enter a problem situation—without an invitation. How do you proceed prudently?
Marshall Shelley
Lashed to the Mast
Lashed to the Mast
With so many voices wooing us away, it's not easy to cling to our essential task.
Eugene H. Peterson
Discipleship |Outreach
IDEAS THAT WORK
Getting adults excited about missions
Paul Borthwick
Outreach
THE BREAKING OF A PASTOR
Early events shape a lifetime of ministry.
Burdette R. Palmberg
Outreach
IS IT TIME TO LEAVE?
When have you accomplished as much as you're going to? Here are ten questions to help you decide.
Gary L. McIntosh
WHY I'VE STAYED
The long-term investment often yields the biggest returns.
Lynn Anderson
50 YEARS IN MINISTRY AND GOING STRONG
Don Bubna
SILENCE ISN'T ALWAYS GOLDEN
Michael R. Baer
Leadership
THE MAKING OF A GOOD LITTLE CHURCH
Working well and working big are not necessarily the same thing.
Gary Harrison
Discipleship
WEDDING RECEPTIONS FOR FUN AND PROFIT
Don Maddox
The Church as Platypus
The Church as Platypus
How do you lead that odd combination of business and family?
Philip Yancey
Discipleship
IS AMBITION A DIRTY WORD?
John Crosby
Discipleship |Leadership
PEOPLE IN PRINT
Discipleship
TURNING WEAKNESS INTO STRENGTH
When disease strikes your body, your entire ministry feels the pain.
Howard D. Vanderwell
KEEPING A KEEN EDGE
Forum
Jim Berkley and Marshall Shelley
FROM THE OFFICE OF THE PUBLISHER
Paul D. Robbins

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