Don't go any further...

So many books, but so little substance. If you are a church leader, pastor, minister, or leader of a small group, this book is beyond must read. Many books will help you teach spiritual principles, many books will teach you how to build width in membership and attendance, but this book will help you build DEPTH and will start with one person: you. Don't go any further in your ministry until you've read this. You won't regret it.

Well Done!

This book is worth your time, as it's very down to earth and easy to glean "real world" helps instead of just platitudes and "churchy advice". My pastor used some of this material for a profoundly meaningful sermon series. This will be a book that leaders will pass to other leaders...not just because it'll help "the congregation", but because it will help them.

A comprehensive guide to enhance emotional health in your church

Scazzero's thesis is that the emotional health and spiritual health of a Christian are inseparable. The discipleship model of the church must nurture emotional growth in order to foster true spiritual maturity. Scazzero suggests six principles in building an emotionally healthy church: (1) Look beneath the iceberg; (2) Break the power of the past; (3) Live in brokenness and vulnerability; (4) Receive the gift of limits; (5) Embrace grieving and loss; and (6) Make incarnation the model of loving well.^M