Get intentional this fall!

On Thursday, May 13th, we'll be conducting a first-time, special edition of our Year of Living Courageously workshop--just for pastors. The Year of Living Courageously Pastor's Edition is a unique and intense personal goal setting workshop exclusively for professional clergy. It's a unique opportunity for you, as a pastor, to create, reflect and interact about your own courageous goals. Learn more and register at http://livecourageously.com (click on Pastor's Edition). Or to get a little background on the origin of this workshop, read Leary's recent blog post about it.

Church Pastors and Leaders: Discover strategies to cultivate an environment that fosters intergenerational relationships and values. On Tuesday, April 27, BoldPath Life Strategies is partnering with Dr. Chuck Stecker and A Chosen Generation to present Anchor Points--a one-day seminar at Berean Baptist Church in Burnsville, MN. 

Life's highway is not always smooth. We're bound to hit a pothole every once in awhile--a job loss, a financial crisis, a troubled relationship. Some potholes can be quite severe, inflicting serious damage. When that happens, it good to have a survival kit nearby. The BoldPath Pothole Survival Kit includes four hard-hitting messages on two CDs by teacher Leary Gates, message notes, and a 30-day mini-devotional program to help you avoid turning a pothole into a sinkhole. Read a post from Leary's blog on potholes or visit the Pothole Survival Kit web page to learn more and to order a copy for you or a friend that could use some encouragement.

I have a confession. Until now, I haven't read a Max Lucado book. According to his website, an astonishing sixty-five million other people have. Apparently, I was a holdout. Not anymore. His most recent release, Fearless, got my attention and I'm glad it did.

"You're not good enough!" That's the language of shame inside our heads that threatens to limit our capacity to receive God's grace and to move forward in full embrace of God's best for our life. And that's the big problem so many men seriously need to deal with - shame!

Patrick Morley, best-selling author of Man in the Mirror and CEO of the organization that bears that name (website), is no stranger to economic meltdowns.  As a former Florida real estate developer he spent years fighting off a multimillion dollar bankruptcy after the Tax Reform Act of 1986.  Pat's new book, How to Survive the Economic Meltdown features 35 hard earned spiritual, practical and financial survival strategies based on lessons learned during his own personal financial crisis.  It's a quick read book, packed with timeless strategies to help you withstand the heat.  For more information on how to get the book in hardcopy, in bulk, or as a free PDF download, visit http://survivethemeltdown.org/. Also, check out the BoldMan Chronicles interview with Patrick Morley.

Best-selling author and career counselor, Barbara Sher's latest book, Refuse to Choose, is a must-read for those of us, she refers to as "Scanners."  Unlike, their subject-matter expert counterparts, Scanners possess a multiplicity of interests, and often find their interests taking them in many different directions. In a world that prizes specialists, a Scanner may feel out-of-place, unfocused, and anxious to figure out what they want to be when they "grow up."  Sher's book, written from a secular perspective, provides a number of helpful frameworks and creative ideas to help a "Scanner" pursue their interests in a constructive and more fulfilling way.  Read the What the Nectar are you Doing? post.

Recording artist and BoldPath worship leader, Tim Lemmens, has announced the availability of latest CD, Even If.  Inspired by Daniel 3:16-18, the title track reminds us to stay fixed on God even if it seems that He's not answering prayers our way.  "God has used this message to deeply sift me and stir my heart, and I am hoping He will use this music to do the same in other's lives as well," says Tim.  Even If is a composition of twelve "alternative" classified cuts, including the whimsical Fences, a familiar track to attendees of the 24 Hours to IMPACT Men's Conferences.  Read Tim's Even If devotional post and order his latest CD from his website.

Over $97 billion dollars are spent each year worldwide on pornographic material. Never has pornography been so accessible to so many. There are over 4.2 million websites delivering pornographic material, accounting for 12% of total sites on the Internet.

Here's an adventure book that you'll want to read. Bruce Wilkinson, author of the best-selling book The Prayer of Jabez, has written a modern classic in the style of A Pilgrim's Progress. Opening with the story of a boy named Ordinary, The Dream Giver begins with the story of a boy named Ordinary who lives in the land of Familiar and soon discovers that the Dream Giver has put a dream in his heart he can't ignore.  Setting off to follow the Dream Giver's promptings he encounters  the same obstacles that keeps the rest of us living in the land of Familiar.

As a timeless story, the first half of this book is suitable for reading to the whole family.  Your kids will enjoy following Ordinary's adventures depicted in the first half of this book.  You'll enjoy reading the remaining chapters on how to apply Biblical principles of God's guidance to your own journey.

The most important book you can read this year is the Bible. If you do not currently have a regular Bible reading program, consider downloading a reading plan from one of these sources:

Back to the Bible: five different guides to fit your schedule

BiblePlan.org: read the Bible online or have daily emails sent to you.

Zondervan: a variety of plans for different stages of your spiritual journey.