Inspired Reads

Whether you speak to a crowd of thousands or a classroom of ten, you want your audience to take notice and pay attention to your message. Speak up with Confidence is a step-by-step guide that will walk you through preparing and delivering any kind of message-from sharing your testimony or a devotional to leading a meeting or workshop.

If you want to be a leader in your church or simply want to be more comfortable talking in front of others, Speak up with Confidence will give you the organizational skills and tips you need to make your talk a success.

Mile after servant-hearted mile, George Wood encourages pastors, visits with churches, and reaches out to other leaders from coast to coast. In his new book, Road Trip Leadership, his own work becomes the “case study” to show how to be a dynamically spiritual pastor whose feet are planted firmly on practical principles for growing your church.

Drawing on over four decades of Christian service – spanning the gamut from pastor to professor and campus minister to denominational leader – George Wood explains the power of combining clear-headed thinking, common sense, and reliance on the Holy Spirit for success in ministry.

Filled with stories from one ministry professional to another, Dreaming of More for the Next Generation includes practical ways to equip parents to partner with the church in faith formation, inspiration and ideas for incorporating remembrance and celebration, creative ways to motivate children and teenagers to step out of their comfort zones and rely on the Holy Spirit, and insight into how God uses each person’s life as part of a unique story that is told throughout the generations.