Network : The Right People, in the Right Places, for the Right Reasons, at the Right Time

by Bruce Bugbee, Don Cousins, with Wendy Seidman

• ISBN13: 9780310257950
• ISBN10: 0310257956
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-06-01
• Publisher: Zondervan

Summary

Discover your spiritual gifts, personal style, and God-given passion for serving in the body of Christ Network, the leading course for discovering spiritual gifts and empowering people for ministry has been revised and updated. This material, developed in partnership with the Willow Creek Association, helps churches appropriately guide people to the place of ministry that best reflects who they are. Churches will see increased participation, greater effectiveness, more enthusiasm, and less burn-out in their congregation. Believers in their church will discover the spiritual gifts God has given them. They will have a better understanding of God's will for their lives because of gaining a better understanding of who God created them to be. This complete seminar in a box includes a leader's guide; a participant's guide; a DVD with drama vignettes; and a CD-ROM with a coach's guide, a user's guide, and a PowerPoint®. Participants will be assessed on their personal style, spiritual passion, and gifts. Network works with any size group, from small groups of 4 to 12 to large groups of 15 to 150. The six Network sessions can be presented successfully in three flexible formats: three sessions of two hours each; six sessions of forty-five minutes each; or one- two- or three-day retreats.

Table of Contents

Foreword	9	(2)
Acknowledgments	11	(4)
Introduction	15	(2)
session 1 "Imagine a Church..."	17	(18)
session 2 "The Purpose of Gifts"	35	(34)
session 3 "The Discovery of Gifts"	69	(30)
session 4 "The Power of Love" and "The Value of Personality"	99	(14)
session 5 "The Influence of Passion"	113	(18)
session 6 "The Promise of Ministry"	131	(16)
Appendix
A How to Maximize Your Coaching Experience	147	(2)
B Time Availability and Spiritual Maturity	149	(2)
C My Ministry Plan..."Next Steps"	151	(2)
D Spiritual Gifts Are NOT...	153	(3)
E A Sample List of Ministry Passions	156	(2)
F Resources	158	(4)
G Network Course Evaluation	162	(2)
H Personal Resources Survey	164	(4)
I Spiritual Gifts: Observation Assessments	168