Offers inspirational guidance in achieving success in business, interpersonal relations, and all other aspects of life, considers the potential of "possibility thinking," and reveals how all people can achieve success through success

This guide to success is based on attaining a series of small goals that, step by step, lead to a major objective. By following Schuller's principles, readers will find it easy to stay motivated from each peak to the next--and ultimately transform their lives.

An instruction book for planting biblically faithful and culturally relevant churches, this text address the "how-to" and "why" issues of church planting by providing practical guidance through all the phases, while taking a missional look at existing and emerging cultures.

This essential guidebook takes readers step-by-step through the dissertation process, with checklists, illustrations, sample forms, and updated coverage of ethics, technology, and the literature review.

Correction Notice: Corwin Press made an error when printing the cover for this update. MLA 8 should not be included. How to reach the pinnacle of academic achievement The dissertation is a tough mountain to climb; half of all doctoral students never make it to the top. To overcome the practical, social, and psychological obstacles along the way, you need a knowledgeable guide and the right tools. Written in an engaging and motivational style, The Dissertation Journey is a comprehensive how-to guide for graduate students faced with the challenge of developing and writing a quality dissertation. Readers of this new edition will find Expanded and updated coverage of crucial topics such as conducting a literature review, dissertation support groups, and harnessing technology to conduct research Graphics, quotes, illustrations, progress tracking tools, sample forms, a new chapter-ending resources feature, and other user-friendly elements Thoroughly updated and revised chapters with the most current need-to-know information This clear, practical guidebook will make the journey to "doctor" smoother and help you reach your academic goals. "The Dissertation Journey has been a valuable read for more than a decade. Dr. Roberts and Dr. Hyatt bring years of doctoral teaching and dissertation advising experience to this essential book." —Stuart Allen, Professor of Organizational Leadership Robert Morris University "This book contains sound academic research advice in an easy to understand and follow format. The book’s benefits extend beyond the dissertation to any subsequent scholarship that the reader undertakes." —Farzin Madjidi, Associate Dean, Education Division Pepperdine University

Joe Batten, one of America's leading management consultants, presents his dynamic can do philosophy of personal and professional fulfillment...a practical action guide based on years of working with successful, goal-oriented people. This isn't a book of nebulous advice, but a highly readable, time-tested, step-by-step program for changing your life!

As Jimmy Carter ascended to the presidency the heir apparent to Democratic liberalism, he touted his background as a born-again evangelical. Once in office, his faith indeed helped form policy on a number of controversial moral issues. By acknowledging certain behaviors as sinful while insisting that they were private matters beyond government interference, J. Brooks Flippen argues, Carter unintentionally alienated both social liberals and conservative Christians, thus ensuring that the debate over these moral “family issues” acquired a new prominence in public and political life. The Carter era, according to Flippen, stood at a fault line in American culture, religion, and politics. In the wake of the 1960s, some Americans worried that the traditional family faced a grave crisis. This newly politicized constituency viewed secular humanism in education, the recognition of reproductive rights established by Roe v. Wade, feminism, and the struggle for homosexual rights as evidence of cultural decay and as a challenge to religious orthodoxy. Social liberals viewed Carter's faith with skepticism and took issue with his seeming unwillingness to build on recent progressive victories. Ultimately, Flippen argues, conservative Christians emerged as the Religious Right and were adopted into the Republican fold. Examining Carter's struggle to placate competing interests against the backdrop of difficult foreign and domestic issues—a struggling economy, the stalled Strategic Arms Limitation Talks, disputes in the Middle East, handover of the Panama Canal, and the Iranian hostage crisis—Flippen shows how a political dynamic was formed that continues to this day.