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THE MINISTRY DYNAMICS FOR A NEW CENTURY SERIES PROVIDES BOTH EXPERIENCED AND BEGINNING PASTORS WITH CONCISE INFORMATION TO HELP THEM PERFORM THE TASK OF MINISTRY WITH EFFICIENCY, FRUITFULNESS, AND JOY. ROOTED IN BASIC PRINCIPLES RATHER THAN PASSING FADS, THESE PRACTICAL BOOKS BY RECOGNIZED AUTHORITIES ADDRESS TOPICS OF PERENNIAL INTEREST AND OFER SOUND GUIDANCE. HOW DOES SPIRITUAL GROWTH HAPPEN IN THE CHURCH? IT IS NOT MEASURED BY ATTENDANCE OR FINANCIAL GIVING OR THE NUMBER OF MID WEEK BIBLE STUDIES. REAL GROWTH HAPPENS WHEN SOULS AE SHAPED INTO THE LIKENESS OF JESUS. IN THE DYNAMICS OF SPIRITUAL FORMATION , MEL LAWRENZ BRINGS TOGETHER THE PRINCIPLES OF PERSONAL SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINES WITH THE CORPORATE LIFE OF THE CHURCH. HE SHOWS HOW NORMAL CHURCH ACTIVITIES SUCH AS PREACHING AND PASTORAL COUNSELING, WORSHIP AND PRAYER, FELLOWSHIP AND SERVICE HOLD POTENTIAL FOR CREATING SPIRITUAL TRANSFORMATION IN THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS. WRITTEN FOR PASTORS AND CHURCH LEADERS, THIS NEW ADDITION TO THE MINISTRY DYNAMICS FOR A NEW CENTURY SERIES TAKES AN IN DEPTH LOOK AT THE TOOLS OF "SOUL - SHAPING" LAWRENZ HELPS SHEPHERDS NURTURE CONSTRUCTIVE CHANGE WITHIN THE FLOCK SO THAT EVERY MEMBER WILL GROW INTO THE FULLNESS OF CHRIST.