The Ripple Effect: Influencing Others Through Intentional Community
The Ripple Effect is your step- by- step guide through the process of creating, maintaining and multiplying a thriving small group. Drawing on honest, personal stories from her twelve years of mentoring and ministering to women, Michelle S. Lazurek empowers you to: • Utilize the triad model in group formation • Create a compelling vision and mission statement • Analyze your triad’s internal and external mission • Avoid common group pitfalls and effectively troubleshoot issues among your members With exclusive access to an online community for support and weekly leadership strategies (www.influencingothers.org), The Ripple Effect is your trusted guidebook for effective and authentic small group leadership.
Becoming the Disciple Whom Jesus Loved: Discover Your Character in God's Love Story
You Can Become "the Disciple Whom Jesus Loved"... Walk with the apostle John and watch with him as Jesus lovingly interacts with the everyday people He meets. As John's story unfolds, see how he learns to throw off the shackles of the religious law of his time and engage in a life made vibrant and joyful as he follows his Lord all the days of his life. Knowing Jesus gave John's story dramatic plot twists-he would never be the same. Have you ever thought of your life as a story that God is writing, with you as the main character? Michelle S. Lazurek cuts and pastes chapters from her own story alongside the story of John, and offers soul-inspiring insights and fresh perspectives on the situations and challenges you face each day. Becoming the Disciple Whom Jesus Loved will help you to • dig into your personal story and make the necessary edits to have authentic relationships • correct negative emotions and unclear thinking • release the hurts from the past, and • create a story that inspires and encourages others to take the steps to make positive changes in their own lives. Are you yearning to engage in the story God has written for your life? Do you want to find your place in God's story? If so, then let the story begin...
Michelle is a contributor in this book about perfectionism. You're not a bad person. You've simply been obeying some really bad rules for far too long, rules that promised paradise but misled you into perfectionism, people-pleasing, and procrastination prison. But you don't have to stay stuck in discouragement and resentment. Escape is possible. Rescue is waiting.
This sassy self-help guide offers been-there-felt-that, girlfriend-to-girlfriend empathy and experience that will help you
tell the difference between reasonable rules and bad rules
identify the bad rules you need to break
discover biblical wisdom to overcome the bad rules in your life
As you stop trying to measure up so that others will be impressed, you'll experience what it means to "let the peace of Christ rule in your heart."
Everything I Learned About Writing I Learned From Rocky Balboa
Six Writing Secrets To Keep You Fighting in the Ring Without Throwing in the Towel
You've gone ten rounds in your writing career and don't think you can go anymore. The rejection letters are pouring in, bruising your already fragile ego. You're ready to throw in the towel, wondering if this fight is even worth it.
Michelle is a contributor in this inspiring book of survival. Accidents, illness, the deaths of loved ones--these are the things that haunt us. The people in this book share their trials not for the sake of our entertainment, but to assure us that we need not worry. They have discovered that our lives are in the hands of God, and that he provides the grace to face whatever life hands us. A collection of fifty stories about ordinary people triumphing over
extraordinary circumstances. The stories these brave people tell are
heart-stopping, yet they inspire us as they reveal the sustaining power
of deep courage and faith.
Michelle is featured in this book, edited by Marilyn Nutter. Written as a 366 day devotional, you can start on any day and can be used year round. To purchase a copy of this print book (not available online), please send Michelle a message in the contact section of this website.