New York Times best-selling author John Eldredge unveils the six stages men must complete to become who God designed them to be.

In this life-changing message from John Eldredge, readers discover a paradigm-shifting path to manhood. He unveils the six stages many men miss, stages they must complete in order to become the man God designed them to be. Inspiring, insightful, and challenging for men and the women in their lives, Fathered by God delivers the very thing men need, a way to forge companionship with God the Father while undergoing a transformation, releasing the fullness of life and the passion God designed them to live.

From the opening words of the Book of Acts, Luke underscores that the risen Christ is still at work fulfilling his mission in the world. Jesus did not turn his mission over to his disciples and slip off the scene with a cloud-covered exit. He is expanding his reign in and through his followers by the power of his Spirit.

Nine lessons from Acts 1 – 7 for individuals and small groups, featuring BGC President, Jerry Sheveland. 

Learn how a “less is more” approach to church can equip believers for eternal influence. Church innovator Dave Browning unpacks the six elements of a new equation for church development. These concepts—minimality, intentionality, reality, multility, velocity, and scalability—provide a realistic plan for streamlining church while maximizing impact.

Less is more. And more is better. This is the new equation for church development, a new equation with eternal results.
 
Rejecting the “bigger is better” model of the complex, corporate megachurch, church innovator Dave Browning embraced deliberate simplicity. The result was Christ the King Community Church, International (CTK), an expanding multisite community church that Outreach magazine named among America’s Fastest Growing Churches and America’s Most Innovative Churches. Members of the CTK network in a number of cities, countries, and continents are empowered for maximum impact by Browning’s “less is more” approach. In Deliberate Simplicity, Browning discusses the six elements of this streamlined model: • Minimality: Keep it simple • Intentionality: Keep it missional • Reality: Keep it real • Multility: Keep it cellular • Velocity: Keep it moving • Scalability: Keep it expanding
 
As part of the Leadership Network Innovation Series, Deliberate Simplicity is a guide for church leaders seeking new strategies for more effective ministry.