Bøger af Steve Richards

There are very few new churches that are able to grow as rapidly and as large as those planted by a healthy mother church. From a church growth perspective, there is a clear advantage in starting new churches using the mother-daughter church model. Churches Planting Churches will help the church planting team answer the following questions: How do we know if we are ready to plant a daughter church? How do we select a good target community for the new church? How do we select the right church planting pastor? How do we develop a solid core group? How do we prepare for meaningful worship services? What are effective ways to promote the new church? How do we find the meeting place and offices we need? How do we prepare for the ¿Birth Sunday?¿ How can we prepare for strong, consistent growth in the new church? Dr. Steve Richards will help you answer these and other questions from years of hands-on experience planting daughter churches.

The elegance of mathematics meets the creativity of art in this unique coloring book. The golden ratio is the mathematical equation that describes what many consider the "divine proportion," and it's found throughout nature, as well as in art and architecture. This stunning coloring book showcases the beauty of Fibonacci's most famous formula, exploring the many ways numbers and beauty combine. Logical and creative minds alike will enjoy filling in the spirals and designs in these remarkable images.

A fascinating history of the almost men and women in UK politics by a seasoned political journalist.

A landmark history of the men and women who have defined the UK's role in the modern world - and what makes them special - by a seasoned political journalist.

Discover why outsiders from Trump to Corbyn are succeeding like never before - and what this means for you.

At the beginning of the financial crisis, in September 2008, Gordon Brown called an emergency press conference in which he declared, 'we will do whatever it takes to restore stability in the financial markets'.He was to repeated the phrase 'whatever it takes' constantly in the following weeks.As Shadow Chancellor Brown would do whatever it took to restore Labour's economic credibility. As leader-in-waiting he would do whatever it took to acquire the crown. As Prime Minister he would do whatever it took to buttress his enfeebled regime, going as far instigating a rapprochement with Peter Mandelson, a figure he had come to despise. Determined, wilful, multi-layered in his complexity, Brown would always do whatever it took to survive.New Labour, as a political force, rootless and defensive in its origins, would similarly do whatever it took to retain support in what its founders regarded as a conservative country.Written by one of the most influential political commentators in the UK, the Independent's chief political commentator, Steve Richards, this political expose examines Gordon Brown's wildly oscillating career and the ruthless and sometimes shallow pragmatism displayed by New Labour as a whole.