Saving Your Church from Itself
Six Subtle Behaviors That Tear Teams Apart and How to Stop Them
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Narrated by:
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Timothy Andrés Pabon
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By:
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Chris Sonksen
About this listen
As a coach and mentor to hundreds of pastors, Chris Sonksen has had a front-row seat to the unfortunate outcomes when a team member begins to drift from the vision of the church and the leader they serve. But the good news is, these situations never come out of left field. There are always warning signs that, if heeded, allow church leaders to rise to the challenge of keeping their team healthy, unified, and moving forward together.
In this powerfully practical book, Sonksen unpacks six subtle behaviors that undermine team unity and lead to problems that can derail your ministry and even split your church, including pride, artificial harmony, isolation, a critical spirit, divisiveness, and disrespect.
Beyond merely identifying the problems, this book offers you a blueprint for what to do when you see or feel evidence of these behaviors creeping into team dynamics.
Alignment of vision and purpose doesn't happen by accident, and it isn't maintained without careful attention and proactive strategies. But with Chris Sonksen's help, you can save your church from itself.
©2022 Christopher A. Sonksen (P)2022 eChristianListeners also enjoyed...
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Ken Blanchard, Rick Warren, and Bill Hybels. Can you think of three people whose name you would rather have on the cover of an audiobook? We can't.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not a book
- By Mitch Cowart on 08-09-07
By: Ken Blanchard, and others
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The One Year Uncommon Life Daily Challenge
- By: Tony Dungy, Nathan Whitaker
- Narrated by: Adam Lazarre-White
- Length: 18 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 130
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This year, strengthen the core of your life and faith like never before. Beloved Super Bowl-winning coach Tony Dungy is known for his truly uncommon character—as a coach, a dad, and a mentor. Yet it didn’t happen overnight. He learned that the path to significance and ultimate success starts with a challenge that we can all take: to discover what God has in store for you by spending time with Him every day.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderfully inspiring
- By geoff k hutton on 01-31-18
By: Tony Dungy, and others
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Louder than Words
- The Power of Uncompromised Living
- By: Andy Stanley
- Narrated by: Lloyd James
- Length: 5 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 256
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 215
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Your character, more than anything else, will impact how much you accomplish in this life. It is more important than your talent, your education, your background, or your network of friends. Andy Stanley helps you chart a course toward becoming a man or woman of character. You'll discover a definition of character that will inspire you for a lifetime, the external and internal benefits of strong character, the six false beliefs behind negative behaviors, and more.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Valuable tool
- By dawn Renae on 03-26-17
By: Andy Stanley
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Barefoot Church
- Serving the Least in a Consumer Culture
- By: Brandon Hatmaker
- Narrated by: Adam Black
- Length: 6 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 54
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 48
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There's got to be more to church than this. People around the world are seeking a community that focuses more on others than on themselves. Yet most don't know where to start. Drawing from his own journey, Brandon Hatmaker reminds us that serving the least is not a trendy act of benevolence but a lifestyle of authentic community and spiritual transformation. In Barefoot Church, Brandon offers practical ideas for creating service-based, missional communities and explains how the organizational structure of a church can be created or restructured for mission in any context.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Awesome
- By John on 01-16-13
By: Brandon Hatmaker
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The Key to Everything
- Unlocking the Secret to Why Some People Succeed and Others Don't
- By: Matt Keller
- Narrated by: Matt Keller
- Length: 4 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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For two decades, pastor and leadership consultant Matt Keller has worked with hundreds of influencers, and he has learned that the greatest enhancer or greatest limiter to a person's success is whether someone is teachable. In The Key to Everything, Keller shows how teachability isn't something that some people are born with and others aren't. It is a characteristic that can be learned and grown.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Love this book
- By Zay on 12-09-16
By: Matt Keller
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Leading with a Limp
- By: Dan B. Allender PhD
- Narrated by: Dan B. Allender PhD
- Length: 6 hrs and 12 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 184
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 148
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This audiobook reveals the glorious weaknesses of today's new breed of leader, as well as the Bible's most famous ones. It supplies practical direction to anyone who aspires to be a more effective leader, showing that a "limping" leader can be the person God uses to accomplish amazing things.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Real Deal
- By John Glisson on 11-08-09
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Quit Church
- By: Chris Sonksen
- Narrated by: Dean Gallagher
- Length: 3 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 35
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 29
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Let's face it. Church isn't working. We hear sermons about the abundant life Jesus promised, but how many of us are actually living it? How many of our churches are thriving? How many people in our congregations are experiencing God's blessings? Maybe it's time to call it quits. Quit church? Well, not exactly. Drawing from his experience coaching hundreds of churches toward true growth, Chris Sonksen calls on us to quit our casual, cultural commitment to church as we know it....
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1 out of 5 stars
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Quit Church
- By larry jenkins on 06-07-18
By: Chris Sonksen
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Never Go Back
- 10 Things You'll Never Do Again
- By: Dr. Henry Cloud
- Narrated by: Michael Prichard
- Length: 6 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 857
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 736
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 728
In Never Go Back, best-selling author Dr. Henry Cloud shares 10 doorways to success - and once we walk through these new pathways, we never go back again. His proven method - based on grace, not guilt - outlines 10 common life patterns that sabotage success and lays out clear, concrete steps you can take to overcome them. You'll see your relationships flourish, your personal life enhanced, and your faith strengthened.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent life changing book-horrible narrator
- By Texanterp on 07-17-14
By: Dr. Henry Cloud
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The Masculinity Manifesto
- How a Man Establishes Influence, Credibility and Authority
- By: Ryan Michler
- Narrated by: Ryan Michler
- Length: 5 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 215
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 195
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Men are not the enemy, and masculinity, contrary to what much of popular culture would have you believe, is the solution to what plagues individuals, families, and society as a whole. In The Masculinity Manifesto, author and podcaster Ryan Michler focuses on how a man can wield his power and lead others well with influence, credibility, and authority. Ryan refuses to accept the gradual and intentional decay of masculinity, instead he chooses to tackle the questions others are afraid to address.
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5 out of 5 stars
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One of the Best books of 2022!
- By Paul on 11-26-22
By: Ryan Michler
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Sacred Pace
- Four Steps to Hearing God and Aligning Yourself with His Will
- By: Terry Looper, Kris Bearss - contributor
- Narrated by: Henry O. Arnold
- Length: 6 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 138
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 120
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How do we hear from God and discern his will when it’s time to make big decisions? Terry Looper shares a four-step process for doing just that - a process he has learned and refined over 30 years as a Christian entrepreneur and founder of a multibillion-dollar company.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Game Changer
- By Daniel Ira Thaemert on 10-07-19
By: Terry Looper, and others
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Relationships 101
- What Every Leader Needs to Know
- By: John C. Maxwell
- Narrated by: Sean Runnette
- Length: 1 hr and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 127
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 104
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 102
Great leaders understand that their team is only as strong as its weakest link. And healthy, nurtured relationships are key in making your team operate as a well-oiled machine. In Relationships 101, John Maxwell offers time-tested principles for connecting with people and building positive working relationships within an organization. The unique, pocket-size format puts straightforward, practical information at your fingertips.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The best book on relationship!
- By Amazon Customer on 09-15-24
By: John C. Maxwell
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The Heart of the Artist
- A Character-Building Guide for You and Your Ministry Team
- By: Rory Noland
- Narrated by: Maurice England
- Length: 11 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 52
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 38
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This book explores issues of character facing Christian artists who want to use their gifts more effectively in church ministry.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Best Book I ever read
- By A on 10-21-19
By: Rory Noland
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Leadership Gold
- Lessons I've Learned from a Lifetime of Leading
- By: John C. Maxwell
- Narrated by: Henry O. Arnold
- Length: 7 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 57
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 44
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Story5 out of 5 stars 43
John C. Maxwell wants to help you become the smartest leader you can be by sharing Leadership Gold with you. After nearly forty years of leading, Maxwell has mined the gold so you don't have to. Each gold nugget is contained in one of 26 chapters designed to be a six-month mentorship from the international leadership expert. Each chapter contains detailed application exercises and a "Mentoring Moment" for leaders who desire to mentor others.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Good Stuff
- By Afzal Chaudhry on 06-26-20
By: John C. Maxwell
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- Vince
- 05-05-23
A must read!
Insightful, Biblical and practical. Will be required for my team and those I mentor. Thoroughly enjoyed this book.
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- Anonymous User
- 10-25-22
Unity is desperately needed in the church
The church is sorely missing unity on a large scale. This book addresses one important component of unity, which is the need to have one, unified vision THROUGH the support of and submission to established authority within the church, and how important it is to address division and dissension, even when the conversations are hard or scary.
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