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You're a minister, and you love your calling. Sometimes you need a little refreshment and an inspiring new perspective with strong, shoulder to shoulder encouragement. you'll find it all in The Minister's Little Devotional Book.

Ever wonder how a restaurant or hotel earns a five-star rating? Is it the people? The location? The service? In most cases, it is all of this and more. Why should your church be any different? The Five Star Church reveals how you can pursue Christian excellence and uphold the Lord's command to "honor one another above yourselves" (Romans 12:10). It contains tips, tools and the inspiration you need to build a top-quality church that people will flock to and participate in. Now matter how small your ministry or budget, God can use your church effectively to make everyone there feel welcome and cared for - the marks of a five-star church!

Stan Toler serves up a delightful combination of poignant-and hilarious-reminders that God is still at work in the world.

While pastors are expected to meet the spiritual needs of others, their spiritual needs must be met as well. In Devotions for Pastors, Toler uses themed keywords, Scripture, quotations from Christian authors, brief devotionals, prayer lines, and a call to action that provides the spiritual support pastors need to stand strong in their positions and faith.

The Instant Church Office is an indispensable resource for your church office’s daily administration and activities. With over 100 forms and letters vital to caring for the ministries of the church, Instant Church Office is the basic reference tool for everything from a church vehicle policy, Sunday School statistic sheet, and commitment card, to letters for baby dedications and mortgage burning. And because a CD-ROM version of everything is included, Instant Church Office documents can be personalized to fit your local church needs.All the materials are completely reproducible, so you can make as many copies as you need.

Am I done here? Do I have something further to offer this congregation? Is it time to seek a leadership position elsewhere? Or is this merely a case of spring fever? Many pastors wrestle with questions like these each year, never sure if the time is right for a pastoral move. Veteran pastor Stan Toler comes alongside the pastor in transition to help assess the reasons for change and be sure that the decision to move--and the move itself--will go smoothly. Subjects include: assessing your leadership potential, assessing your leadership fit, reasons to consider a change, reasons to consider staying, selecting your next ministry setting, presenting yourself well in person and in print, interviewing, negotiating compensation, family moving do's and don'ts, establishing your new home, and the first 90 days of a new pastorate.

Is it possible to master your personal, professional, and spiritual lives? Yes! You can live with purpose, effectiveness, and significance. That's TQL--Total Quality Life--and that life can be yours. The TQL Bible Study series is a set of four studies based on the four critical life spheres covered in Stan Toler's Total Quality Life: thought, health, finances, and faith. These Bible studies will help you dig deep into Scripture passages related to the four major themes, with a focus on applying the Scripture for life transformation. Each Bible study contains six weeks of daily studies, each including a devotional reading, questions for reflection, a prayer, and action steps for moving closer to a Total Quality Life. Your TQL Starts Now!

Discover Intriguing Keys to Personal and Professional Success Keith Richards needs something new. A successful stockbroker married to a gorgeous wife, he has it all or so it appears. But this morning he impulsively walks out of his Detroit office and catches the first plane to Seattle heading to Mac's Place, a neighborhood coffee shop he frequented before he became such a success. Laughter greets Keith. The sweet smell of coffee wafts over him. "It's good to see you!" Joe exclaims. Keith can't stop his grin. "I flew in for some real coffee." He settles onto his favorite barstool. The fit is as good now as it was three years ago. He relaxes and closes his eyes, savoring the moment. The Relational Leader: A Parable of Business Success offers powerful principles you can implement for a more vibrant, satisfying, balanced life.

Adding staff, whether volunteer or paid, increases the church's ministry potential. However, this means a new kind of responsibility for the senior pastor--contributing to the success of others' ministries, as well as their own. How can the senior pastor help others reach their ministry potential? Veteran pastor Stan Toler guides the senior pastor through the ins and outs of leading a church staff. Based on years of experience in multi-staff congregations, Stan teaches key principles for leading staff effectively. Senior pastors will learn about the character of a leader, identifying values and expectations, casting vision, creating strategy, setting goals, supervising for success, communicating well, coaching effectively, teambuilding for collaboration, and giving appropriate recognition and affirmation.

A hilarious look at... The Lighter Side of Life in the Church!