Time Savers

Jott
Trying to take notes in the car, or hoping you won’t forget an idea or action step you’ve had while driving? With Jott, a free service, you call a toll-free number, dictate your thought or to-do item, and hang up. Jott then converts your voice message to text and sends you an e-mail. [jott.com]

DumbFiles
You no longer have to spend time and money burning CDs when files are too large to be e-mailed to clients, vendors, or your home computer. Dumbfiles allows you to upload large files, then provides a link for you or the intended recipient to download them instantly. It’s a fast, no-cost alternative for sharing “bulky”files like graphics, audio and more. [dumbfiles.com]

WhoLinksToMe
Curious about your Web popularity? WhoLinksToMe lets you know how many (and which) Web sites currently link to yours. [wholinkstome.com]

Case Studies: Christ-Led Businesses

Riverview Community Bank: The Story of a Christ-Led Bank

BBC News On Faith-Based Businesses:

Esther Havens, Freelance Photographer: The Safest Place To Be

 

Career Training for Ex-Offenders:

Anointed for Business

Read and download an excerpt of Anointed for Business by Ed Silvoso — one of our favorite books on marketplace ministry and the faith-at-work movement.

Click here to download/read the excerpt.

Also from Ed Silvoso: The Power Of One Powerpoint presentation.

Relationship Wisdom from Cloud & Townsend

Drs. Henry Cloud and John Townsend, relationship experts and best-selling authors, share their wisdom in a series of brief videos on the topic of relationships:

• Sowing and reaping with boundaries.
• Boundaries and consequences. How to bring about behavior change in others.
• The importance of accountability
• Handling irresponsibility in relationships
• Life with a “button-pusher.” Sound familiar?
• Dealing with post traumatic stress
• Happiness is a result, not a value

Search other relationship videos at cloudtownsend.com.

Spiritual Life Wisdom from Cloud & Townsend

Best-selling authors Henry Cloud and Bill Donahue share their wisdom and expertise through the following brief videos:

• The problem with religion.
• A good look in the mirror: Get small and get humble and see what happens next.
• Give up being independent.

Leadership Wisdom from Cloud & Townsend

Best-selling authors Henry Cloud and John Townsend share their wisdom and expertise on leadership in the following brief videos:

• Traits to avoid as a leader.
• Consequences for those difficult people.
• The best leaders have the best boundaries.
• Four regrets leaders have about working with difficult people.
• Biblically deal with problematic people.
• Learn to question authority. It makes for great leaders.
• The key question in Servant Leadership.
• Just say “no.” How to set limits in leadership.
• Tasks are not the point in life.
• Using outcomes to evaluate yourself as a leader.
• Getting to the hearts of those you are leading.
• The 80-20 principle.
• A foolish person diagnosed.
• The process of dealing with a fool.
• Credibility vs. Happy Talk
• The big problem in telling the truth is you.
• Worry about the right things.

Goals and Success: Video Lessons from Cloud & Townsend

Henry Cloud and John Townsend, best-selling authors of the “Boundaries” book series, share their wisdom and expertise on goals and success:

• Your ability to confront will predict your success in life.
• Be able to make the hard calls.
• Delayed gratification builds character.
• Learn to meet the demands of reality.
• Develop the ability to create and maintain trust.
• Three things needed to succeed.

Learn more at cloudtownsend.com.

Parenting Wisdom Videos

Henry Cloud and John Townsend, best-selling authors of the “Boundaries” book series, teach on godly parenting:

• How to help your children develop 8 character qualities that will make them healthy adults
• Parenting Pitfalls: Overcoming the 5 major obstacles to creating boundaries for your children
• “Reality consequences” work. Use them!
• Setting boundaries with teenagers. How late is too  late?

Evangelism Audio & Video Messages

We highly recommend you download, share, and listen to Hell’s Best Kept Secret, which might just change your view of personal evangelism, true and false conversions, and what it really means to follow Jesus Christ. The message is available in several languages and may be downloaded and freely reproduced and distributed.

Other (free) personal evangelism audio messages we recommend:

• True and False Conversion
• Freedom from Fear of Man
• How To Get On Fire For God
• 3 Minutes to Live

Now for some excellent videos we’ve found on the Web:

• Click here to watch Ray Comfort and Kirk Cameron witness to strangers.
• Search a library of free apologetics videos by Lee Strobel, former atheist and best-selling author of The Case for Christ.