Kickstart Package Workbook

We are excited to invite you on this amazing journey. With this Kickstart Package, we will help you understand what it means to be a Disciple of Christ. We believe that these seven lessons can change your life forever. This simple, biblical teaching has already changed thousands of lives worldwide, and we believe that God will also use this kickstart package to change your life! This workbook outlines all the video lessons with questions designed to help you remember the lessons and gives you something to reflect on. You will find all of the Bible verses mentioned in each lesson, and we provide space to take notes.

Many people have said that they would like to host a Kickstart Weekend in their home. Therefore, we have produced an amazing, life-changing video series called, "The Kickstart Package." This video series has led to the creation of the Kickstart Package in print form. These two mediums will provide you with clear and simple teaching that will give you the tools you need to be an effective disciple of Jesus. It will also give you the confidence and the tools needed for you to host your own Kickstart Weekends in your home, church, or elsewhere. In this book, you will find the teaching that is being shared in the video series, plus answers to some of the possible questions you might have or that might be asked after seeing the video series or that you may be asked when hosting your own Kickstart. For example, when you watch the teaching about baptism, someone may ask if they should get baptized again, or what about baptizing in the name of Jesus or the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit? These are the kinds of questions answered in this book. I encourage you to read this book and let the words transform your life. Then, you can consider hosting a Kickstart in your home, church, or elsewhere. You can invite your neighbors, friends, people from your church, and anyone else who is interested. The combination of the video series and this book will provide you with everything you need.

Much of what we see expressed in the church today is built on more than just the New Testament. It's built mostly on the Old Testament, Church culture, and Paganism. If we are to succeed in making disciples of all nations then we must go back to the "template" we find in the Bible. Let the reformation begin!

Each of us has but one life to live on this earth. What we do with it is our choice. Are we drifting through it as spectators, reacting to our circumstances when necessary and wondering just how we got to this point anyway? Or are we directing it, maximizing the joy and potential of every day, living with a purpose or mission in mind? Too many of us are doing the former--and our lives are slipping away one day at a time. But what if we treated life like the gift that it is? What if we lived each day as though it were part of a bigger picture, a plan? That's what New York Times bestselling author Michael Hyatt and executive coach Daniel Harkavy show us how to do: to design a life with the end in mind, determining in advance the outcomes we desire and path to get there. In this step-by-step guide, they share proven principles that help readers create a simple but effective life plan so that they can get from where they are now to where they really want to be--in every area of life.

GROUP PARTICIPANT WORKBOOK - Imagine waking up every single day convinced that the twenty-four hours ahead of you are a precious gift to be used wisely. Now imagine that you know exactly how to spend them to be a force for God’s good. All too often we wander through life without appreciating the gift of every moment we’ve been given. The result? An unsatisfying life, missed opportunities to experience the joy of being in sync with God, and days marked with apathy instead of passion. Our time on earth is measured. We should want to make every moment count—not only because we aren’t guaranteed the next one, but also because this is exactly how our Savior spent His time here. How, then, do we walk out unwavering joy-filled faith every day, determined to let go of the things that keep us from experiencing abundant life and fulfilling the plans God has for us? The answers are found in following the footsteps of the One who lived fully, because He was determined that we might do the same. In this six-week study of Luke, we will follow the life and ministry of Jesus as we consider the choices He made on His way to the cross. We’ll intimately connect with a Savior who remained laser-focused on His mission to love the world. In return, we’ll receive a model for intentional living that we can replicate to ensure we are living each day to the fullest and making a difference for God’s kingdom. And together we’ll determine to embrace the abundant life we are promised in Jesus. It’s time to stop wandering and start living!

Start With Why has led millions of readers to rethink everything they do – in their personal lives, their careers and their organizations. Now Find Your Why picks up where Start With Why left off. It shows you how to apply Simon Sinek’s powerful insights so that you can find more inspiration at work -- and in turn inspire those around you. I believe fulfillment is a right and not a privilege. We are all entitled to wake up in the morning inspired to go to work, feel safe when we’re there and return home fulfilled at the end of the day. Achieving that fulfillment starts with understanding exactly WHY we do what we do. As Start With Why has spread around the world, countless readers have asked me the same question: How can I apply Start With Why to my career, team, company or nonprofit? Along with two of my colleagues, Peter Docker and David Mead, I created this hands-on, step-by-step guide to help you find your WHY. With detailed exercises, illustrations, and action steps for every stage of the process, Find Your Why can help you address many important concerns, including: * What if my WHY sounds just like my competitor’s? * Can I have more than one WHY? * If my work doesn’t match my WHY, what should I do? * What if my team can’t agree on our WHY? Whether you've just started your first job, are leading a team, or are CEO of your own company, the exercises in this book will help guide you on a path to long-term success and fulfillment, for both you and your colleagues. Thank you for joining us as we work together to build a world in which more people start with WHY. Inspire on! -- Simon

"Step-by-step instruction and self-evaluation plus engaging activities and fun, colorful illustrations get students excited about handwriting."--

Have you ever experienced a change, challenge, or crisis that completely alters the rest of your life?Most of us at some point in our lives will face the trauma and pain of loss - whether it's the loss of a job, ending of a relationship, health crisis, natural disaster, or death of a loved one.Brittany Cole is much like you. She was working her individual development plan, navigating the challenges that come with being the only in the room, and hitting career milestones and promotions. Until one day, 3 months into her new high-profile role in the middle of Manhattan, she received a phone call from back home that brought her to her knees.Thrive Through It is a powerful, practical, and paradigm-shifting guide that will help you cultivate resilience to journey through change, challenge, and loss in your life, career, or business. In her new book, Brittany shares that "resilience is less about bouncing back and more aligned with how we extrapolate the lessons from our loss to reimagine, reclaim, and reinvent our life in new ways."Resilience is a skill that we can develop and through The Resilience Roadmap® Brittany will share personal insights, stories from thrivers, and actionable ways to help you rediscover joy, communicate with empathy, and journey forward as we thrive through it!

Reproducible Finance with R: Code Flows and Shiny Apps for Portfolio Analysis is a unique introduction to data science for investment management that explores the three major R/finance coding paradigms, emphasizes data visualization, and explains how to build a cohesive suite of functioning Shiny applications. The full source code, asset price data and live Shiny applications are available at reproduciblefinance.com. The ideal reader works in finance or wants to work in finance and has a desire to learn R code and Shiny through simple, yet practical real-world examples. The book begins with the first step in data science: importing and wrangling data, which in the investment context means importing asset prices, converting to returns, and constructing a portfolio. The next section covers risk and tackles descriptive statistics such as standard deviation, skewness, kurtosis, and their rolling histories. The third section focuses on portfolio theory, analyzing the Sharpe Ratio, CAPM, and Fama French models. The book concludes with applications for finding individual asset contribution to risk and for running Monte Carlo simulations. For each of these tasks, the three major coding paradigms are explored and the work is wrapped into interactive Shiny dashboards.

As long as Christian liberal arts programs fail to engage the challenges to Christianity in the battle of ideas, they play a part in the continuing decline of the faith in the Western world. It is extremely dangerous to accept the “great” thinkers and writers uncritically, whether it be Karl Marx, Ralph Waldo Emerson, or Nathaniel Hawthorne. The great thinkers and the liberal arts programs have influenced millions of young people to abandon the Christian faith over the centuries. Every Christian student should be familiar with the ideas and the writings that have formed the modern world and that subsequently undermined the Christian foundations in the West. Young people must also be well-versed and well-equipped to engage in the battle of worldviews before they graduate from high school or college. That is why this curriculum is so desperately needed. It includes: Selected readings and summaries of 15+ philosophers and authors, with in-depth analysis of influential literary works Reviews of popular music and movies Prayers to equip students in the war of ideas. This course presents a basic survey and a critical analysis of the philosophers, the literary masters, and the cultural influencers of the last 300 years for the Christian student. In contrast with other literature courses, this text is filled with relevant biblical references and truths that will equip the student to address the false worldviews contained in the “great” humanist works of this era.