Praying for Purpose for Women: A Prayer Experience That Will Change Your Life Forever (Pathway to Purpose) [Paperback]

Katherine Brazelton (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 16, 2008 | Series: Pathway to Purpose

This 60-day prayer experience can change a woman's life forever. Sixty influential Christian women---such as author Liz Curtis Higgs; author Ruth Graham, daughter of evangelist Billy Graham; singer and songwriter Babby Mason; and author Kay Warren, wife of Pastor Rick Warren--- share how their lives have changed. This book can be used by itself as a daily devotional. However, if women read through Praying for Purpose for Women as a devotional while reading Pathway to Purpose for Women, their whole experience will be deepened and solidified.

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This 60-day prayer experience can change a woman's life forever. Sixty influential Christian women—such as author Liz Curtis Higgs; author Ruth Graham, daughter of evangelist Billy Graham; singer and songwriter Babby Mason; and author Kay Warren, wife of Pastor Rick Warren— share how their lives have changed. This book can be used by itself as a daily devotional. However, if women read through Praying for Purpose as a devotional while reading Pathway to Purpose, their whole experience will be deepened and solidified. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Jeff Brazil is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, writer, editor, with expertise in digital media and strategic communication. A former enterprise writer and senior editor for the Los Angeles Times, he has collaborated on several other books about social justice, culture, spirituality, and leadership. SPANISH BIO: Kate Brazelton, (Ph D, M Div, MA), es coach ontologica y autora de la serie exito de ventas, Camino hacia el proposito para mujeres (Zondervan/Vida) y sus libros acompanantes; Remodelacion de caracter y Conversaciones con proposito, con mas de 420 mil copias impresas. Antes de convertirse en ministro licenciado en la Iglesia Saddleback, Katie fue directora de relaciones publicas para una empresa de medicina multimillonaria y presidente de desarrollo de curriculo en una compania de etica educacional. Katie es fundadora y capacitadora de los 'Centros internacional de entrenamiento para una vida de proposito'. Actualmente es columnista, conferenciante y profesora en el Seminario Rockbridge buscando realizar su sueno de establecer 200 centros adicionales alrededor del mundo. Ella reside en el sur de California con sus dos hijos adultos, su nuera y nietos.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Zondervan (December 16, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0310292840
• ISBN-13: 978-0310292845
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #246,698 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Katie Brazelton, PhD, MDiv, MA, is a Life Coach and author of the bestselling Pathway to Purpose for Women and its companion books with 420 thousand copies in print: Praying for Purpose; Conversations on Purpose; and Character Makeover: 40 Days with a Life Coach to Create the Best You. For years, Dr. Brazelton was a Licensed Minister at the purpose driven Saddleback Church. Today, she is a professor at Rockbridge Seminary and founder of Life Purpose Coaching Centers International®, pursuing her dream of opening 200 Centers globally. She trains Christian men and women worldwide (via online and onsite classes that are certified by the International Association of Continuing Education Training) to become Life Purpose Coach® professionals. She lives in southern California near her two grown children, daughter-in-law, and grandsons.

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Major Key to Discovering, Understanding and Pursuing God's Purpose for Your Life, July 3, 2005

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Chandra White-Cummings (Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Praying for Purpose for Women: A Prayer Experience That Will Change Your Life Forever (Pathway to Purpose) (Hardcover)

How can we really know the heart of God concerning us without prayer? How can we have confidence toward God and His plan and purpose for our lives unless we develop it through prayer? And how could we ever hope to actually live out His will if we refuse to or are lazy in our praying?

The ultimate value in Katie Brazelton's Praying for Purpose is that it engages us in what is arguably one of the most critical disciplines of a Christian's life--prayer. The prayer-per-day format is convenient and provides structure for what can sometimes become an aimless and wandering effort to pray through to an answer from God on a particular topic in our lives. Each day's reading begins with an introduction; provides a modern-day example of a woman who has triumphed, or not, in that day's topic of discussion, includes a targeted question designed to spark honest thought and ends with a short vignette related to a person in the Bible. Finally, the reader is left with a scripture reference to ponder, guided through a prayer and encouraged to identify an insight or action step resulting from that day's reading.

Perhaps including more examples of single women would broaden the appeal, but the stories of contemporary and biblical people who faced the same issues we do today can comfort any woman who may feel alone in her pursuit of purpose, and the confusion and uncertainty which often accompany that pursuit. The questions and space to list action items moves us from inward reflection to outward behavior.

Added bonuses are the special format and activity for Day 60, the classification exercise in Part Two, and the concluding activity which invites each woman to solicit feedback from a trusted friend regarding her responses to all the questions for each day's reading. What a treat!

Praying for Purpose is certainly worth the price on its own, but is even more valuable as a companion volume to the foundational book-Pathway to Purpose(TM) for Women. If read thoughtfully and interacted with honestly, this book will indeed change your life by getting you that much closer to seeing His purpose for your life.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is a treasure!, April 22, 2005

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Kristianne Knudsen "Kristi Knudsen" (Lake Forest, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Praying for Purpose for Women: A Prayer Experience That Will Change Your Life Forever (Pathway to Purpose) (Hardcover)

If you long to discover the way that God has uniquely designed you for His glory, Praying for Purpose is a must! During this sixty-day prayer journey, you will answer questions aimed at uncovering your life's purpose as you examine both your heart and your life experiences before the Lord. You will laugh, you will cry, and you will be amazed as God reveals to you chapter-by-chapter how He has shaped you to do extraordinary things in this world for Him. Praying for Purpose will also help you face the sin, fears, and baggage that may be keeping you from fully realizing God's plan for your life. Throughout her book, I especially appreciated the way Katie Brazelton both encouraged and challenged me to take action steps through her presentation of some fascinating biblical characters and inspiring modern-day role models.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Right to the Heart!, July 13, 2005

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Lisa Kind "Lisa" (Colorado Springs, CO) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Praying for Purpose for Women: A Prayer Experience That Will Change Your Life Forever (Pathway to Purpose) (Hardcover)

Ever read one of those books that it seems like..."Man, how did she know that about me?"...or...."Good grief, if I highlight one more sentance the whole book will be highlighted!"

Well, that is what it is like when you read Katie's books on finding your purpose in Christ and life.

You will love the way she asks questions, shares examples, and stories of real life woman that have walked that path and are moving towards God's purpose.

The days are simple and yet challenging enough to stretch and grow you. You will love the insightful questions that teach you to reach deep inside and apply action to the daily truth!

Coolest thing is at the end, you can get an overall look of what you have learned, and need to see in regards to God's direction in your life!

Enjoy and Experience this fresh book!