[PDF] Changing Hearts Changing Communities eBook

Author : Karl Brettig
Publisher : BeamWords Media
Page : 61 pages
File Size : 36,97 MB
Release : 2023-08-16
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN :

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We live in a world of changing hearts and changing communities. Spiralling family violence and child abuse and neglect, often related to intergenerational trauma, are severely impacting many communities. On an international level threats from nuclear war, climate change, and artificial general intelligence in the hands of autocratic dictators, present disturbing challenges to our future. If we want to see change in families, communities, and nations it needs to begin in the motivational centre of our being. The scourge of insatiable approval-seeking, alienation from the Creator, intergenerational trauma, and the debilitating effects of a broken heart and spirit, simmers within us. How can we experience change? We need to identify what needs to change in what is motivating us and discover how we can be empowered to change deeply entrenched habits. As well as a change in the thought patterns of our minds, we need to experience a pervasive pivot in our attitudes. This publication draws from arguably the most significant change movement in history, exploring how we can discover the power to change and contribute toward transforming broken communities in an uncertain world of accelerating change.

Author : Nick Cooney
Publisher : Lantern Books
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 14,85 MB
Release : 2010-12-01
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1590562453

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An easy-to-use psychology primer for anyone wanting to spread progressive social change. Developed so that non-profits, community organizers and others can make science-driven decisions in their advocacy work.

Author : Leslie R. Crutchfield
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 12,71 MB
Release : 2018-03-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1119413788

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Discover how those who change the world do so with this thoughtful and timely book Why do some changes occur, and others don't? What are the factors that drive successful social and environmental movements, while others falter? How Change Happens examines the leadership approaches, campaign strategies, and ground-level tactics employed in a range of modern social change campaigns. The book explores successful movements that have achieved phenomenal impact since the 1980s—tobacco control, gun rights expansion, LGBT marriage equality, and acid rain elimination. It also examines recent campaigns that seem to have fizzled, like Occupy Wall Street, and those that continue to struggle, like gun violence prevention and carbon emissions reduction. And it explores implications for movements that are newly emerging, like Black Lives Matter. By comparing successful social change campaigns to the rest, How Change Happens reveals powerful lessons for changemakers who seek to impact society and the planet for the better in the 21st century. Author Leslie Crutchfield is a writer, lecturer, social impact advisor, and leading authority on scaling social innovation. She is Executive Director of the Global Social Enterprise Initiative (GSEI) at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, and co-author of two previous books, Forces for Good and Do More than Give. She serves as a senior advisor with FSG, the global social impact consulting firm. She is frequently invited to speak at nonprofit, philanthropic, and corporate events, and has appeared on shows such as ABC News Now and NPR, among others. She is an active media contributor, with pieces appearing in The Washington Post. Fortune.com, CNN/Money and Harvard Business Review.com. Examines why some societal shifts occur, and others don't Illustrates the factors that drive successful social and environmental movements Looks at the approaches, strategies, and tactics that changemakers employ in order to effect widescale change Whatever cause inspires you, advance it by applying the must-read advice in How Change Happens—whether you lead a social change effort, or if you’re tired of just watching from the outside and want to join the fray, or if you simply want to better understand how change happens, this book is the place to start.

Author : James M. Glaser
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 17,34 MB
Release : 2013-08-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0812245288

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James M. Glaser and Timothy J. Ryan vividly show how political strategies can counteract the impulse to think about racial issues in terms of winners and losers. Their problem-focused research shows how communities can build majority support for minority interests, even in the face of emotionally charged group conflicts.

Author : Gary Smalley
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 39,72 MB
Release : 2012-03-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1418567744

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Out of your heart flow your words and actions. Change your heart, and you'll change your life. According to best-selling author Dr. Gary Smalley, nobody has to live by the destructive subtle lies or believe the distortions of truth this world holds out to us. There are steps, strategies, and beliefs people can bring to their lives to either totally transform them or quietly improve them-and it all starts with hiding God's Word in their hearts. Hiding God's Word in his heart radically changed the life of Smalley himself, and he is seeing it revolutionize the lives of people around him as well-from lust, materialism, selfishness, anger, stress, overeating, anxiety, and guilt, just to name a few. No matter a person's age, experiences, or previous patterns, this book will guide readers to the whys and hows of orchestrating their beliefs to forever change their lives and relationships.

Author : Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation (CCEF)
Publisher : New Growth Press
Page : 397 pages
File Size : 50,13 MB
Release : 2012-10-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1936768542

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Cling to life-changing truths anchored in Scripture with Heart of the Matter, a CCEF daily devotional containing 366 selections. This devotional will reorient your day, lifting your eyes toward God through brief messages of gospel hope. Change that goes deeper than the surface of our lives happens as we daily remember the truths of the gospel. Every day we need to be reminded that Jesus, God's own Son, came to this world to save us from sin, sorrow, and death. We need to remember every day how Jesus's life, death, resurrection, ascension, and promised return change the way we view ourselves and others. In these daily reflections, readers are invited to consider the profound wisdom found in the Bible, deepening their experiences with the living God and his redemptive work in their lives. In these shared practical insights, men and women will find the gospel in the midst of our emotions, thoughts, actions, and relationships, grasping consistent gospel application. Heart of the Matter will be your next treasure. Use it to begin each day with inspiration based on Scripture, free from psychological jargon, and encourage the people around you.

Author : Bowers, Clint A.
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 34,82 MB
Release : 2019-08-30
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1522598049

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The stress that comes with being a first responder has been known to lead to depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and suicide. However, few clinicians are informed about these health concerns and how to adequately treat them in this population. Therefore, there is an urgent need for practitioners to understand the latest information regarding treatments that will be useful to this specific population. Mental Health Intervention and Treatment of First Responders and Emergency Workers is an essential reference source that focuses on the latest research for diagnosing and treating mental health issues experienced by emergency personnel and seeks to generate awareness and inform clinicians about the unique circumstances encountered by these professionals. While highlighting topics including anxiety disorders and stress management, this book is ideally designed for clinicians, therapists, psychologists, psychiatrists, practitioners, medical professionals, EMTs, law enforcement, fire departments, military, academicians, researchers, policymakers, and students seeking current research on psychological therapy methods regarding first responders.

Author : Debra Green Obe
Publisher :
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 37,5 MB
Release : 2014-01-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781908393401

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Do you long to see the area where you live transformed, but haven't a clue how to make it happen?Would you like to see relationships in your community change for the better?Do you want to be a part of God's miracle in your neighbourhood and beyond? In this book, author Debra Green shares insights gained from 20 years' experience of community transformation and helps us to see that it is possible to make a difference - regardless of how unqualified we may feel or under-resourced we may be. This book isn't just full of good ideas - they actually work and have been proven by groups of believers up and down our nation. These principles can transform communities - for good Midge Ure OBE - Ultravox and Co-Founder Band Aid and Live Aid "Sometimes change needs a helping hand ... and that is exactly what ROC is doing by pulling together all sectors of the community for the benefit of the community. ROC is growing and it's heading your way." Steve Clifford, General Director, Evangelical Alliance "Over the last 20 years Debra Green has learnt vital lessons in reaching out to communities ... This book will inspire and equip us to better serve Jesus in his mission to the world." Gavin Calver - National Director, British Youth For Christ "Bursting with hope this wonderful book inspires, challenges and encourages ... Buy it and live it and we will begin to see our nation transformed in the name of Jesus one community at a time." About the author DEBRA GREEN OBE is the National Director and Founder of Redeeming Our Communities (ROC), founded in 2004. She is a frequent speaker at conferences and events throughout the UK and the author of City-Changing Prayer and Redeeming Our Communities: 21st Century Miracles of Social Transformation.

Author : Elizabeth Rankin Geitz
Publisher : Church Publishing, Inc.
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 18,91 MB
Release : 2012-02-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 081922779X

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What happens when three American women put their faith into action in a developing nation? In I Am That Child, Episcopal priest Elizabeth Geitz proves that cross-cultural relationships among people of faith can change our world...one person at a time. Geitz welcomes readers to join her pilgrimage to an orphanage in Cameroon, sharing both humorous and gut-wrenching wisdom from leaders and children who struggle against AIDS, global poverty and sexism. Along the way, Geitz and readers take a hard look at race and cultural privilege and find hope for reconciliation back home. The book concludes with study and resource guides to help readers engage global poverty efforts and build community across continents or across the street.