Sacred Cows Make Great Bbqs

What are the 'sacred cows' of the Christian life? Why are they there? And should they be challenged? For the sake of the future of the church, Dave Gilpin has become the smiling assassin of the holy cow.

Barry's story highlights the negative things that shaped his young life. His rebellious lifestyle as a teenager, his rock band, drug fuelled days in Dublin. From craziness and crisis to conversion. Adventure after adventure in foreign lands. Finding success in church ministry followed by a nose-dive into defeat and despair. Ultimately discovering that God never gives up on you. Just as God did with Samson, Barry discovered that God will grow your hair again, making good what the enemy intended for destruction.

PLAIN VIEW is about finding new touch points for communicating Christ in this complex 21st Century context. It's about discovering the triggers that nudge people towards genuine spiritual curiosity. PLAIN VIEW is about discovering triggers that nudge people towards genuine spiritual curiosity. PLAIN VIEW looks at how to embrace and communicate a tough, resilient and durable theology that stands tall through the mud, blood and sweat of this brutal 21st Century.

Sacred cows--outdated and costly business practices such as the reports that are never read or a slow-down of innovative ideas--exist in every company. Inspired by insights gained from more than 450 programs conducted with all types of organizations, the authors of SACRED COWS MAKE THE BEST BURGERS show how corporations can kill off the sacred cows that are crippling them.

While 70% of all organizational change initiatives fail, this one succeeded -- and improved telecom producer Mitel Corporation's bottom line profitability by a factor of 40. Like many organizations, Mitel's entrenched processes, procedures and policies -- its "Sacred Cows" -- had resulted in products that were slow getting to market. When they did get to market many products had quality problems. The sluggish company culture was also making it impossible for Mitel to face a looming technology shift and do battle with new brand of competitors who threatened to wipe the company out. Authors Geoff Smith and Stephen Quesnell were front and center driving the change that saved Mitel: Geoff as the Vice President of Research and Development with 500 engineers reporting to him and Stephen as the Organizational Development (OD) professional partnered with Geoff to help lead the turnaround. Refreshing and engaging, this book tells how Geoff and Stephen met the challenge head-on. They used a behavior based leadership approach based on over 50 years of scientific research, plus their own creative initiatives to "kill" the Sacred Cows. More than a fascinating case study, this book provides all the hard-hitting lessons learned by the company, by Geoff as the Change Champion and by Stephen as the Change Agent. "In the Company of Sacred Cows" provides you with a framework for making organizational change in your company. Whether your business is growing or shrinking, this book provides you with a how-to manual with the real-life tools and techniques you need to meet rapidly changing business demands.

Discover the biblical truths and God’s blueprint for creating financial stability and abundance. Learn to apply the stewardship mindset to correctly manage all that God has already given you. Gain greater trust, responsibility and therefore abundance as you become an overflowing container of His glory so that humanity may be helped.

Did you know God forbids the tying of shoelaces on Saturday? Or that humans emit an color aura which can only be discerned with a Third Eye? That bountiful harvest requires the flinging of a live goat from a church bell tower? That instead of wishing upon a star, we can wish upon a...cow? Well into the 21st century, our species continues to participate in beliefs and customs that seem more suited to the Bronze Age than the Information Age, some of which involve poisonous snakes, holy smoke, urine bubbles, crystals, tarot cards, aliens, costumed virgins and, of course, an offering plate. Join Seth Andrews for a random romp across the planet and a humorous look at some of humanity's sacred cows.