The following Book selections were searched for and suggested on the Christian Website, www.sanctuary.com.  They are in the Book Section.  If you click on the BOOK you will be redirected from the BCAN website to the www.sanctuary.com.

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SEE BELOW FOR BOOKS THAT The American Baptist Churches "ABC"  HAS RECOMMENDED!

Teach Your Team To Fish - Using Ancient Wisdom For Inspired Teamwork by  Laurie Jones Leaders today face their greatest challenges not only in defining strategies and getting updated information but also in getting diverse human beings to pull together without falling apart. Teach Your Team to Fish offers dozens of stories from the Bible, showing how Jesus - the greatest leader and teacher of all time - managed his team of disciples and other followers, with suggestions for how to apply these lessons to real-world teambuilding and management problems. It provides guidance and inspiration on: how to excite your team members in order to motivate them how to ground them so they'll be realistic about what can be achieved how to transform them into a truly well-functioning team How to release them into the world to improve teams else- where In this powerful book, best-selling author Laurie Beth Jones shows business leaders and coaches, pastors and volunteer organizers, teachers and parents how to build a successful team whose members can have the greatest possible impact. Kingdom Come : The Final Victory by  Tim LaHaye The horrors of the Tribulation are over, and Jesus Christ has set up his perfect kingdom on earth. Believers all around the world enjoy a newly perfected relationship with their Lord, and the earth itself is transformed. Yet evil still lurks in the hearts of the unbelieving. As the Millennium draws to a close, the final generation of the unrepentant prepares to mount a new offensive against the Lord Himself- -sparking the final and ultimate conflict from which only one side will emerge the eternal victor. Captivating : Unveiling The Mystery Of A Womans Soul by  John Eldredge When you were a little girl, did you dream of being a beautiful princess? Rescued by a dashing hero? Swept away into a great adventure? Best-selling author Eldredge and his wife bring their male and female perspectives to the core desires of a woman---and invite you to recover your feminine heart, beauty, and strength. Helping Your Children Know God by  Bob Lepine From the creators of the number one marriage series-the HomeBuilders Couples Series(r)-comes this all-new parenting series! Dynamic, interactive Bible studies give parents the tools to be the moms and dads God intended. Gain confidence and a clear plan for being a faithbuilder in the lives of your children. Come together with other parents, improve parenting skills, and share in fellowship. Face the struggles and successes of parenting with others! HomeBuilders helps you do it! From Group and FamilyLife. God Crazy : Embracing The Life Of Passionate Faith by  Michelle Borquez Host of the popular TV show SHINE Michelle Borquez illuminates the joyful and exciting life that awaits women when they embark on the faith adventure God has planned for them. After maintaining the appearance of an ideal marriage and life, Borquez's facade finally shattered. In that brokenness she discovered wholeness and a passionate love for Christ. Her testimony and perspective changing insight inspires women to seek God as the sole source for fulfillment as they: believe God has no limits to what He can do in their lives discover and pursue the desires of their hearts take the first stepaembark on the great adventure with her Becoming God crazy doesn't happen overnight it is the remarkable heart change that comes after trials or disappointment. Borquez leads women to that point of transformation when faith is not just a belief but is their inspiration to soar as God intended. Jesus Freaks : Martyrs by  dc Talk This Gold Medallion-nominated book opens the eyes of a new generation to the persecution of Christian around the world. Offering stories of martyrs past and present, it's a wake-up call to prayer and to lives of unashamed faith. Mans Role In The Home by  Tony Evans Straightforward biblical advice on challenging life issues Tony Evans is known for his straight talk on tough issues. Whether discussing the basics of Christian theology or talking about the everyday challenges of walking as a Christian, Tony Evans grabs readers' attention. Now he offers four new installments in his Tony Evans Speaks Out On series.  Dr. Evans offers two booklets, A Man's Role in the Home for the husband and A Woman's Role in the Home for the wife.  In his typically frank and honest style, Dr. Evans presents the Bible's view on the order of relationships and duties within the home. My Utmost For His Highest Mocha - Updated In Todays Language by  Oswald Chambers It's one of the top-selling devotionals of all time...it's updated into today's language...and now it's available in a contemporary new package. It features the updated text of James Reimann, helpful Scripture and topical indexes, and an expanded author informatio section by Chambers biographer David McCasland. Hidden Power Of Prayer And Fasting - Releasing The Awesome Power Of The Praying Church by  Mahesh Chavda The praying believer is the confident believer. But the fasting believer is the overcoming believer. This is the believer who changes the circumstances and the world around him. He is the one who experiences the supernatural power of the risen Lord in his everyday life. An international evangelist and the senior pastor of All Nations church in Charlotte, North Carolina, Mahesh Chavda has seen firsthand the power of prayer and fasting. Here he shares from decades of personal experience and scriptural study principles and practical tips about fasting and praying. This book will inspire you to tap into God's power and change your life, your city, and your nation.  Youve Already Got It - So Quit Trying To Get It by Andrew Wommack God can do anything, but did you know He has already done everything? Instead of asking the Lord to do something for you - revive you, heal you, bless you, prosper you - accept what He has already done for you through the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. God has left you precious promises in His Word and those promises belong to you right now through Christ. As you see for yourself what God has already done for you and in you, your walk with Him will become a joy and an adventure you never thought possible. Your faith in Him will be quickened, your heart encouraged, and your feet firmly set on His pathway of victory.

Thanks to Miss Kyla for this page as it was her website suggestion!

The American Baptist Churches "ABC"  has recommended the below books aswell!!! 

SUGGESTED READING: BOOKS THAT TRANSFORM

Personal Books
Devotional Classics: A Renovare Resource For Spiritual Renewal by Richard Foster and James Bryan Smith (Harper San Francisco, 2005 revised)

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