Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/445410 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Raising Spirit-Led Kids: Guiding Kids to Walk Naturally in the Supernatural Author: Seth Dahl Narrator: Kyle Tait Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 22 minutes Release date: January 5, 2021 Genres: Christianity Publisher's Summary: With all the responsibilities parents have raising children, one key area is often neglected: helping sons and daughters understand and grow in their spiritual gifting—at any age. In this groundbreaking resource, children's pastor Seth Dahl helps parents minister to and with their children, shaping them into the gifted individuals God designed them to be, while simultaneously doing damage to the kingdom of darkness. He covers important topics such as ● creating a culture of faith at home ● helping your children navigate spiritual realities ● guiding your children to live out the kingdom in their everyday lives ● and more! By using the practical tools offered here, you will guide your children effectively and confidently. Bring the life-changing power of God into your home—and raise Spirit-led kids.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/447198 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Future Church: 7 Laws of Real Church Growth Author: Cory Hartman, Will Mancini Narrator: William Sarris Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 29 minutes Release date: January 5, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Christianity Publisher's Summary: Church growth models have often been long on promises and short on disciple-making. We continue to watch consistent church attendance shrink, and our desire to reach the lost is infected with a need for self-validation by growing our numbers at any cost. If we believe that God wants his church to grow, where do we go from here? What is the future of the church? Drawing from his twenty years and 15,000 hours of consulting, author Will Mancini shares with pastors and ministry leaders the single most important insight he has learned about church growth. With plenty of salient stories and based solidly on the disciple-making methods found in Scripture, Future Church exposes the church's greatest challenge today, and offers seven transforming laws of real church growth so that we can faithfully and joyfully fulfill Jesus's Great Commission.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/444947 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Practice of Pastoral Care, Revised and Expanded Edition: A Postmodern Approach Author: Carrie Doehring Narrator: Nan Mcnamara Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 32 minutes Release date: September 22, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Christianity Publisher's Summary: The Practice of Pastoral Care has become a popular seminary textbook for courses in pastoral care and a manual for clinical pastoral education. In it, Doehring encourages counselors to view their ministry through a trifocal lens that incorporates premodern, modern, and postmodern approaches to religious and psychological knowledge. Doehring describes the basic ingredients of a caregiving relationship, shows how to use the caregiver's life experience as a source of authority, and demonstrates how to develop the skill of listening and establishing the actual relationship. This new edition elaborates on and expands the author's previous work, adding an intercultural perspective that gives more attention to religious pluralism in the pastoral care setting. It offers a road map for using a step-by-step narrative, relational, embodied approach to spiritual care that respects the unique ways people live out their values and beliefs, especially in coping with stress, loss, and violence. Listeners will be able to confidently and professionally offer pastoral care and counseling to members of their congregations or other places of ministry.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/449530 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Family Discipleship: Leading Your Home through Time, Moments, and Milestones Author: Adam Griffin, Matt Chandler Narrator: Lance Smith Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 6 minutes Release date: August 18, 2020 Genres: Christianity Publisher's Summary: One of the greatest responsibilities all Christian parents have is to be disciple makers in their homes.  Discipling your family can feel like an intimidating task, but it doesn’t need to be overwhelming or complicated. With a simple plan in place, discipleship is something every parent can do. Pastors Matt Chandler and Adam Griffin have made it their mission to help you develop a sustainable rhythm of gospel-centered discipleship focused in three key areas: time, moments, and milestones. Filled with suggestions, sample plans, and Scripture references, this book begins with the end in mind―equipping you to create a unique plan for your family as you raise your children in the love and fear of the Lord.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/443537 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Leading Small Groups That Thrive: Five Shifts to Take Your Group to the Next Level Author: Jason A. Sniff, Courtney W. Davis, Ryan T. Hartwig Narrator: Laquita James, John Behrens Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 19 minutes Release date: August 11, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Christianity Publisher's Summary: Nearly every church is trying to help their congregants build relationships with others, grow as disciples, and/or engage in meaningful service through small groups. Many have argued that these small groups are the preferred vehicle for relationship building, disciple making, and membership assimilation in the local church, especially in large, multisite churches. Leading Small Groups That Thrive shows small group leaders, step by step, how to plan for, launch, build, sustain, and multiply highly effective, transformational, healthy small group experiences where people grow spiritually together. Based on a large-scale research study of small group pastors, leaders, and members, Leading Small Groups That Thrive gives church leaders both what they want--practical, straightforward, actual small group member voices and experiences, and compelling guidance on how to build transformational groups complemented with real-life examples and data of successful small groups--and what they need--substantial, challenging insights and a data-driven model grounded in the latest research on church small groups. Accompanying assessments, graphs, discussion questions, and appendixes are available in the audiobook companion PDF download.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/444581 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Connected Parent: Real-Life Strategies for Building Trust and Attachment Author: Lisa Qualls, Karen Purvis Narrator: Lisa Qualls Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 42 minutes Release date: July 7, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.86 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Christianity Publisher's Summary: There Is Hope for Every Child, Every Parent, and Every Family Parenting under the best of circumstances can be difficult. And raising children who have come to your home from “hard places,” who have their own set of unique needs, brings even more challenges. You may have discovered that the techniques that worked with your birth children are not working with your adopted or foster child. Renowned child-development expert Dr. Karyn Purvis gives you practical advice and powerful tools you can use to encourage secure attachment in your family. You will benefit from Karyn’s decades of clinical research and real-world experience. Coauthor Lisa Qualls demonstrates how you can successfully implement these strategies in your home, just as she did in hers. You will learn how to simplify your approach using scripts, nurture your child, combat chronic fear, teach respect, and develop other valuable tools to facilitate a healing connection with your child. The Connected Parent will help you lovingly guide your children and bring renewed hope and restoration to your family.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/444899 to listen full audiobooks. Title: More for Mom: Living Your Whole and Holy Life Author: Kristin Funston Narrator: Kristin Funston Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 13 minutes Release date: April 7, 2020 Genres: Christianity Publisher's Summary: More for Mom will encourage women to stop believing the lie that more is needed from them, and start living with the truth that more is available for them. With real-life talk, humor, and convicting biblical truths, Kristin Funston helps hardworking mamas to look at each day and each facet of their life to discover what happens when they believe God has more for them than what they think the world needs from them. And what He has available is a whole and holy life, just waiting to be claimed—a salvation and day-to-day reality complete just as it is. The pieces of each mom’s life—the work life, mom life, social life, etc.—are mended together through Christ to complete her one whole life, set apart because of Him. This book is a stepping stone to help working mothers reset their spiritual and emotional health, habits, and relationship with God. There are performance pressures at work, home, and mindsets that affect a mom’s ability to feel complete and live more closely aligned with God. This book includes the beginning steps for moms to walk in wholeness and holiness by asking God for more.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/448076 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Living into Death, Dying into Life: A Christian Theology of Life Eternal Author: Peter C. Phan Narrator: Peter C. Phan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 2 minutes Release date: April 7, 2014 Genres: Christianity Publisher's Summary: At the end our lives, we look forward to eternal life. Now you can take a fascinating journey through eschatology, the theology of the Last Things. In these twelve lectures, you will join renowned theologian Dr. Peter Phan in encountering De Novissimis—the “Last Things. ” You will explore the realities that occur at the end of life (i. e., death and dying) as well as those that occur in the afterlife (i. e., judgment, purgatory, hell, heaven, the resurrection, and the consummation of the world). You will address two basic questions: how do we know about these last realities, and how do we talk about them? Because of modern medicine, we can speak empirically about dying as a physical act. Death, however, extends beyond science—we do not have scientific information about what happens after death. In this superb course, you will look first at the issues of our knowledge and language about death. You will examine the methods by which we can learn about the afterlife and the kind of language that must be used to speak about it. You will then the realities often discussed when dealing with the afterlife. Each lecture is framed as a question, inviting you to reflect upon and further explore the nature of the afterlife. As you move through these lectures, you will tackle the most fundamental questions about life, death, and the world to come. Join Peter Phan on this insightful theological journey today. *Photo by John Spade.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/443434 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Enkindling Love: The Spiritual Journey of St. Francis According to Bonaventure Author: Edward Coughlin Narrator: Edward Coughlin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 53 minutes Release date: January 31, 2014 Genres: Christianity Publisher's Summary: Ignite your spirituality with the Franciscan writings of St. Bonaventure. In the thirteenth century, St. Bonaventure the great Doctor of the Church, philosopher, and Franciscan friar composed The Major Legend of St. Francis, a biography of the man he so admired. Perhaps nowhere does the poor man of Assisi's example of Gospel perfection shine so powerfully as in this groundbreaking work. Now, with these 12 erudite lectures, you will explore the powerful question posed by Bonaventure in The Major Legend: Do we wish to admire or to imitate Francis, the perfect follower of Christ? You can take no better guide for this journey than Br. Coughlin, O. F. M. , an expert on both Francis and Bonaventure. His deep knowledge is matched by his enthusiastic teaching. You will focus on the many ways Francis's inner transformation conversion of mind, heart, and choice was embodied in a manner of life through which Francis became "a practitioner, a leader and a herald of Gospel perfection. " In each lecture, you will reflect upon his example as a pathway to truth and peace. While the twenty-first century is radically different from the medieval context in which Francis lived, his virtues of humility, right action, and prayerful attentiveness to personal experience are as relevant today as ever. Join St. Francis in leading a life of commitment to Christ today. This course is part of the Learn25 collection.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/443460 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Images of St. Francis: Living the Gospel Author: Wayne J. Hellmann Narrator: Wayne J. Hellmann Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 49 minutes Release date: November 2, 2012 Genres: Christianity Publisher's Summary: In this course, you are invited to encounter St. Francis of Assisi as never before. Your guide is Conventual Friar J. A. Wayne Hellmann, a leading expert on Franciscan theology and co-editor of Francis of Assisi: Early Documents. You will explore how Francis and his teaching came to be understood in rich and beautiful ways in the centuries that followed his life, making St. Francis deeply relevant then and now. One of the first to write about St. Francis was his friend Pope Gregory IX, who called Francis an "industrious bee" in the vineyard of the Lord. Thomas of Celano presented an image of Francis "who had made his whole body a tongue" as he was carried on a donkey to continue his preaching mission. Even more interesting is the later transition from the image of the "Seraph" to the image of the "Angel of the Sixth Seal. " With Fr. Hellmann as your guide, you will embark on a literary tour through these fascinating images. These expertly taught lectures will introduce you to the vast body of Franciscan literature, delivering you to the heart of Franciscan theology. You will love this course. This course is part of the Learn25 collection.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/448015 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Arrayed in Crimson: Martyrdom and Persecution in the Early Church Author: Andrea L. Molinari Narrator: Andrea L. Molinari Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 15 minutes Release date: November 4, 2010 Genres: Christianity Publisher's Summary: Are you prepared to die for your faith? It is a difficult question and one that many Christians today are not forced to answer. However there was a time when belief in Jesus Christ brought harsh torture and brutal execution. It began with the crucifixion of the one they called"The King of the Jews." It marked the first of many collisions between Rome and those who confessed allegiance to Jesus of Nazareth. This course tells the story of how and why Christians were persecuted by Imperial Rome. First, you will survey the basic historical and cultural issues that led to persecution as well as examine the diverse literature involved in studying this tumultuous period in the history of the Church. Why did Rome exert such hostile force against Christians? What exactly did the early Christian martyrs endure? Were men and women punished equally for their profession of faith? You will examine the writings of Justin of Rome, Perpetua and Cyprian of Carthage. These works not only hold beautiful accounts of faith, but provide incredible insight into the minds of those who would later give up their very lives in service to their Savior. More importantly still, you will encounter the people who testified to Imperial Rome that Christ Jesus was their Lord and reflect on the terrible price they were willing to pay for this commitment. You will discover this vital part of Church history and understand how Christianity survived the attack of Imperial Rome. This 15-lecture series also conveys the enormous significance of these early years and the impact they had on the establishment of the Church. Prof. Andrea L. Molinari, Ph.D., will make you see what it means to sacrifice for what you know in your heart.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/448060 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Saints and Animals Author: William J. Short Narrator: William J. Short Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 0 minutes Release date: June 24, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Christianity Publisher's Summary: St. Francis of Assisi has been for decades been depicted in illustrations, paintings, and even garden bird baths as a saint with a love for animals. But he is not the only Christian saint associated with animals. Early Christian martyrs, the Desert Fathers of Egypt, monks and hermits from Ireland to Italy, Belgian nuns and saintly French noblemen all have fascinating accounts of animals as part of their legends. The tendency is to either naively accept all these accounts at face value, or dismiss them outright as fables. However, neither approach is adequate. In this series of lectures you will approach these stories as hagiography, that is, stories of the saints intended to edify, to communicate a spiritual meaning to their audience. These stories of saints and animals in this course are designed to offer people today an idea of how earlier Christian generations understood their fellow creatures as significant, communicating important messages of their Creator.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/443428 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Church Teaching, Science, and the Beginning of Human Life Author: Alfred Cioffi Narrator: Alfred Cioffi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 45 minutes Release date: October 1, 2009 Genres: Christianity Publisher's Summary: Gain an integrated understanding of the theology and science concerning the origins of human life. How many people feel fully confident to field theological or biological questions about human life? Now you can. Abortion, infertility, in vitro fertilization, frozen human embryos, embryonic stem cell research, human cloning, contraception, natural family planning-the Church has assembled the accumulated wisdom of theologians, scientists, clergy, and laypeople to offer definite guidance on each of these topics. But often, the relationships between science, theology, and practice may appear muddled. We selected one of the Church's leading bioethics experts and teachers, Fr. Alfred Cioffi, to bring you clarity and understanding. You will learn the basic biological, psychological, ethical and social aspects concerning early human life. Grounded in Catholic teaching, this course will to give you the reasons why the Church says what it says. Who should listen to this 21-lecture course? Pastors and parishioners, parents and teachers, doctors, nurses, politicians, business people, government employees; anyone with an honest interest in the truth about the beginning of human life. This course is part of the Learn25 collection.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/443461 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Introduction to Catholic Theology Author: Kevin F. Burke Narrator: Kevin F. Burke Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 59 minutes Release date: July 16, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Genres: Christianity Publisher's Summary: This is the theology course you wish you had taken in college or graduate school. This special series surveys the rich landscape of Catholic theology and presents it clearly and passionately. ?Begin by following your presenter, Rev. Kevin Burke, S. J. , dean of the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley, through the ancient origins and modern developments of our rich Catholic tradition. Each lecture builds on the next so that you will gain a keen sense for the synthesis of theological thought. Journey through 2,000 years of prayerful and intelligent reflection and explore what that reflection has revealed about God, human life, the Catholic Church, and Catholic beliefs. This course will challenge and engage you while exploring the major theological questions that have gripped our minds and hearts. You'll discover that your questions about God, scripture, right living, evil, and love connect you with a rich legacy. Encounter the great theological ideas with which thoughtful Christians have grappled for centuries and meet the great theologians who have bequeathed us such a powerful legacy. You will come out of this series with a far deeper and more meaningful understanding of what it means to be Catholic. This course is part of the Learn25 collection.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/443498 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Catholic Mass 101 Author: John F. Baldovin Narrator: John F. Baldovin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 48 minutes Release date: March 19, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Christianity Publisher's Summary: In this brilliantly taught course, you will explore the theology and practice of the Catholic Mass with one of the world's leading liturgical professors as your guide. Catholics believe that every time they gather to celebrate, they are acting in obedience to Jesus' command to "do this in memory of me. " Catholics have obeyed this command for nearly two thousand years, and now you can explore anew the spiritual and theological meaning of this vital celebration. Your guide is Fr. John Baldovin, S. J. (Ph. D. Yale), a celebrated professor of liturgical theology at Boston College and past president of the Past president of the North American Academy of Liturgy. Under his guidance, you will gain powerful answers to the most important questions about the Mass. How did Vatican II influence Eucharistic Liturgy? How does what we celebrate today find its roots in the life, ministry, death, and resurrection of the Lord? How has the celebration of the Mass developed over the centuries? How were the Scripture passages used in the Sunday lectionary chosen? What language and ritual gestures are suitable for our celebrations? How does the Mass unite us to the Lord and to one another? How does it participate in the Paschal Mystery? What is the meaning of transubstantiation? Fr. Baldovin answers these and many more questions. Anyone looking for a deeper understanding of the Liturgy of the Eucharist will treasure this course. This course is part of the Learn25 collection.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/448066 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Catholic Social Teaching Author: Thomas Massaro Narrator: Thomas Massaro Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 2 minutes Release date: January 24, 2008 Genres: Christianity Publisher's Summary: How can you live out the Gospel's message of social justice in the modern world? Both the Old and New Testaments are rich with tales of justice and injustice, and yet religion is often portrayed as a private affair of the heart. This series gets to the heart of social engagement and the Christian tradition. The Gospels calls all Christians to work for justice, even in times of conflict. Under the guidance of celebrated moral theologian Fr. Tom Massaro, you will come to understand the dialogue between religion and society. As you do so, you will gain a deep understanding of the history and application of Catholic social teaching. Discover new developments in Catholic social teaching, which elucidate the movement from a"charity alone" orientation to a"charity plus justice" approach. You will also explore the sources of Catholic social teaching: Scripture, reason, tradition, and experience. The documents of Catholic social teaching promote strong stances on family, human labor, poverty, government, the environment, and war. You'll explore a three-step model that will help you to connect abstract principles of social teaching to the world's concrete realities. Catholic social teaching connects faith to the topics that affect us the most in our daily lives. Deeply rooted in thousands of years of tradition and Scripture, Catholic social teaching serves to teach us more about the world we live in, how to help the people around us, and how to better ourselves.