"I wish someone had told me that earlier?."After hearing this phrase over and over from Senior Pastor/Lead Pastors as he works with their churches in thePastor Smart Succession Process, Dave Travis decided to write down the accumulated wisdom from his 30-year career serving long-serving pastors for those in the prime of their careers.Every pastor wants to leave a rich legacy of people, leaders, and transformation at their church. But they alsohave personal needs and desires to fulfill for their own family and tight relationships.This new book, targeted at mid-career pastors, helps pastors do that. It helps you think about your legacyseason.Designed to be read in one sitting, there are 10 quick, short chapters, to stimulate your thinking and lead youto take action by actively designing your Pastor Legacy Life Plan.?It is a companion book to the Pastor Legacy Life Plan Process? created to coach pastors and their families toplan for their productive legacy season of life.

You cannot make it without God’s mercy. Do we just need God’s grace in dark and shameful moments? Are prayers for mercy only for those times when we really mess up? Jonathan Parnell says we need God’s mercy all the time. In fact, contrary to many church cultures, Parnell shows that asking God for mercy should be as regular as asking God for our daily bread. There’s no doubt that David was in a terrible predicament when he first prayed the words of Psalm 51. It was a dark and shameful moment in the Bible, and one so dark and shameful it seldom feels relevant to us today. But David’s most desperate prayer is really a prayer for all of us—and not just for our worst moments, but for our every moment. In these pages, you'll discover: how to pray a daily, memorable prayer derived from Psalm 51 how to practice daily repentance and soul care how to pursue God and experience his joy in the Christian life This is God’s mercy, and it’s Mercy for Today.

The author’s journey through different kinds of preaching: testimony (experience) preaching; text preaching; concordance sermons; topical preaching; passage preaching; preaching the whole Bible; contextual preaching.... He explains his method of discovering the structure of a Bible passage, preparation for preaching, and the practical aspects of delivering a sermon. He gives an account of the work of the Holy Spirit in bringing conviction. This book will help everyone who preaches and teaches Christianity.