Every year thousands of God's servants leave the ministry convinced they are failures. Years ago, in the midst of a crisis of faith, Kent Hughes almost became one of them. But instead he and his wife Barbara turned to God's Word, determined to learn what God had to say about success and to evaluate their ministry from a biblical point of view. This book describes their journey and their liberation from the "success syndrome"-the misguided belief that success in ministry means increased numbers. In today's world it is easy to be seduced by the secular thinking that places a number on everything. But the authors teach that true success in ministry lies not in numbers but in several key areas: faithfulness, serving, loving, believing, prayer, holiness, and a Christlike attitude. Their thoughts will encourage readers who grapple with feelings of failure and lead them to a deeper, fuller understanding of success in Christian ministry. This book was originally published by Tyndale in 1987 and includes a new preface.

Whether it's a cottage industry, a family farm or a Fortune 500 company... If you're ready to make your business super-successful, using spiritual principles, you must read, re-read and then refer your friends to this brilliantly insightful, power-packed book. Mike Floyd is a close friend. Mike did what he says and shows you how you can too. You'll love it. -Mark Victor Hansen Co-creator, #1 New York Times best-selling series Chicken Soup for the Soul® A Supernatural Business Will Succeed Regardless of Economic Trends Even if dark clouds fill the economic sky, Mike Floyd contends that any business founded on the spiritual principles found in the Bible will not only survive, but will prosper-becoming a supernatural business. Floyd has been successful in business for nearly thirty years and has seen the markets come and go. However, as he has practiced the principles of God's Word, he has succeeded as a businessman. And now he shares what he has learned. You, too, can have a supernatural business! About the author: Mike Floyd has been an entrepreneur since childhood and has seen God bless his business ventures from the beginning. He attributes his early success to faithful adherence to biblical principles his mother taught him. After serving a stint in the Air Force, he went to work in the aerospace industry and quickly began climbing the ladder of success. However, God had different plans. Mike left the corporate world and began a business with his wife, Donna, based upon the truth that if God speaks it, it will happen. While there have been challenges, the overwhelming success of their business demonstrates that God wants His children to prosper in business.

Spanning many different epochs and varieties of religious experience, this book develops a new approach to religion and its role in human history. The authors look across a range of religious phenomena-from ancestor worship to totemism, shamanism, and worldwide modern religions-to offer a new explanation of the evolutionary success of religious behaviors. Their book is more empirical and verifiable than most previous books on evolution and religion because they develop an approach that removes guesswork about beliefs in the supernatural, focusing instead on the behaviors of individuals. The result is a pioneering look at how and why natural selection has favored religious behaviors throughout history.

Success is defined by a continuing desire to be the person God called you to be and to achieve those goals that God helps you set. I believe that the one who achieves Godly success is the one who is destined for greatness! God gives us all a chance to figure out where we are headed in life and what we are going to do with our lives.You have a vote in whether or not you succeed in life. While the message of grace takes the pressure off of us, it puts the spotlight of our life on God. Embracing the grace of God does not mean you will not have to do anything. For God to fully operate in your life, you must cooperate with Him. Successful faith is faith that aligns with God's grace. God expects you to live by faith! True success comes from God!

In a world full of self-help books and personal growth seminars, we are bombarded with images of what life should be and what success really is. From the moment of our birth, we are surrounded by temptation and by pressure to conform, and we are conditioned to adhere to society's standards. It is this problem, says author Mark D. Watt that distracts us from the true issue: What is success, and where does it really come from? Speaking from his own life experience, Watt reminds us that success only comes from one book: the Bible. A life focused on man's goals and successes ignores that these principles stem from the Bible itself - which Watt refers to as the Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth - and that earthly successes are not inspired by earthly creators. Using his own biblical interpretations, Watt asserts that man should focus not on monetary gain for spreading wisdom, but on the wisdom itself. Mark D. Watt is an author and entrepreneur. The 8 Principles of Goals and S.U.C.C.E.S.S. was inspired by Watt's study of the Bible, and was written in the hope that his philosophies may spread the truth about goals and success to the world. He currently lives in Raleigh, North Carolina, and is working on his next book. Publisher's website: http: //www.strategicpublishinggroup.com/title/The8PrinciplesOfGoalsAndSUCCESS.htm

Do you feel like you've tried and failed every success formula in the book? Well, then you haven't tried the formula in God's Book! It doesn't demand you have "what it takes," because it s not based on your abilities it's based on His abilities. You'll learn: -Three powerful steps to supernatural success -One...

It is certainly clear to every believer the distinction between the early church and our contemporary church. Spiritually speaking, it seems we are serving a different God or Christ. For example, the early church evangelized extensively; but now, especially the western churches, are sleeping excessively. They healed the sick, but now the church folks are sick with all kinds of diseases without cure. They cast out evil Spirits, but now there are evil Spirit possessors in the church more than ever before. They were sufficient in every spectrum of life, but now the church members are deficient in every spectrum of life. They shared everything with each other, but now Christians are keeping everything for themselves, even tithes. They were selfless with the attitude of putting others first, but now the church folks are selfish with the attitude of me, I, and myself first. They were willing to die for Christ at any cost, but now Christians want Christ to die for them again for no cost. Finally, they turned their world upside down, but now the world is turning the church upside down. The church needs to wake up; otherwise, our next generation will suffer the defeat of apostasy as the children of Israel suffered after the death of Joshua. This book is meant to assure you that you have all that it takes, by the grace God has given to you through Jesus Christ, to do exactly what the apostles did. aEURoeAll things are possible.aEUR Absolutely nothing is impossible to you if you put your faith in Christ Jesus into action as others did. This is your moment while everyone is sleeping or ignoring authentic, supernatural power since challenges produce champions.