Getting a Grip: Finding Balance in Your Daily Life (Interactions) [Paperback]

Bill Hybels (Author), Kevin G. Harney (Contributor), Sherry Harney (Contributor)

Book Description

Series: Interactions | Publication Date: July 19, 2005

How to gain traction when you're out of control. If you drive anywhere in the snow belt, you probably know the feeling: rear wheels fishtailing, steering useless, brakes ineffective---you're out of control. The good news is, life doesn't have to be like a car on ice. Bill Hybels offers biblical insights and practical steps to securing a Christ-centered life that will get you where you want to go. Getting a Grip guides you toward wise choices and disciplined action in five vital areas of your life: your time, your health, your finances, your spiritual life, and your relationships. As you learn what the Bible has to say about each of these, you'll discover how able and eager Jesus is to help you obtain solid traction on the road of life. Interactions---a powerful and challenging tool for building deep relationships between you and your group members, and you and God. Interactions is far more than another group Bible study. It's a cutting-edge series designed to help small group participants develop into fully devoted followers of Christ.

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From the Back Cover

Interactions – Small Group Series Twenty cutting-edge, application-driven Bible studies for building small group maturity One of the most effective ways to lead Christians on the journey of becoming fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ is to let them interact in a small group Bible study. Interactions is a highly interactive series of twenty six-session small group studies designed to transform participants as they align themselves with the teachings of the Bible and find a new joy that comes from growing closer to God through a caring community. Since its publication in 1996, the Interactions study series has sold over 1.2 million units. These studies are very practical and connect with real-life needs of people. The key to the series is found in the name, Interactions. Much more than a fill-in-the-blank Bible study, Interactions is full of questions that drive each group member to a personal, in-depth understanding of God’s solutions to pressing issues that affect all people. The combination of openended, action-oriented questions, matched with topics that are meeting the needs of people today, makes this series a sought-after resource for small group growth. Developed by Bill Hybels and Kevin Harney, these editions of Interactions have new cover designs. Nine guides have been re-titled.

About the Author

Bill Hybels is the founding and senior pastor of Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, Ill., and chairman of the board for the Willow Creek Association. The bestselling author of more than twenty books, including Axiom, Holy Discontent, Just Walk Across the Room, The Volunteer Revolution, Courageous Leadership, and classics such as Too Busy Not to Pray and Becoming a Contagious Christian, Hybels is known worldwide as an expert in training Christian leaders to transform individuals and their communities through the local church. Hybels received a bachelor's degree in Biblical Studies and an honorary Doctorate of Divinity from Trinity College in Deerfield, Ill. He and his wife, Lynne, have two adult children and one grandson, Henry. SPANISH BIO: Bill Hybels es el fundador y pastor principal de la Iglesia Comunitaria de Willow Creek en South Barrington, Illinois., y presidente de la junta de la Asociacion Willow Creek. Es autor de mas de veinte libros exitosos, entre los que se encuentran Axioma, Divina Insatisfaccion, Simplemente acercate a ellos, La revolucion de los voluntarios, Liderazgo audaz, y clasicos como Muy ocupados para no orar y Como ser un cristiano contagioso. Bill Hybels es reconocido mundialmente por capacitar a lideres cristianos en cursos de entrenamiento que buscan transformar a los individuos y sus comunidades mediante la iglesia local. Tiene un titulo en Estudios Biblicos y un doctorado honorario de Estudios Teologicos de Trinity College de Deerfield, Illinois. el y su esposa, Lynne, tienen dos hijos adultos y un nieto.

Kevin G. Harney serves at Shoreline Community Church in Monterey, California. Harney is the author of Organic Outreach for Ordinary People, Leadership from the Inside Out; Seismic Shifts; Finding a Church You Can Love and Loving the Church You've Found; and more than sixty small-group Bible studies. SPANISH BIO: Kevin G. Harney es pastor de ensenanza en Faith Church en Dyer, Indiana. Es autor de Seismic Shifts: the Little Changes that make a BIG difference in your life y coautor de varios libros.

Sherry Harney (B.A., Calvin College; M.A. in Theology, Fuller Theological Seminary) has worked on church staff ministries for over two decades in the area of children's ministry and staff leadership. She has also worked as a school teacher and she is presently a free lance writer and editor for Zondervan. . She also does speaking for women's conferences as well as teaching on topics such as home-based evangelism, leadership, small group ministry and marriage.andnbsp; Visit Sherry's website: http://sherryharney.com/index2.php#/home/

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Paperback: 89 pages
• Publisher: Zondervan; Updated edition (July 19, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 031026605X
• ISBN-13: 978-0310266051
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #788,282 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Bible Study Book, July 22, 2010

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Book in excellent condition. I used this book in a group Bible study. I enjoyed the study and this book.

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My group that it was awesome .It hard but i was worth it and really just made you thing about life and the way you look at it!

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Discussion Guide, March 3, 2008

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One of our congregation's small groups decided to use this material on the topics defined by each chapter. This series of books are great for discussion starters and provide material for guidelines in classes.