Michael Wilkinson

The S.M.A.R.T. Guide to Getting Results With Groups

The Secrets of Facilitation

The SMART Guide to Getting Results with Groups

Richard E. Brown

How does the brain regulate sexual behavior, or control our body weight? How do we cope with stress? Addressing these questions and many more besides, this thoroughly revised new edition reflects the significant advances that have been made in the study of neuroendocrinology over the last twenty years. The text examines the importance of the hypothalamus in regulating hormone secretion from the endocrine glands, describing novel sites of hormone release including bone, heart, skeletal muscle and liver. The role of steroid hormone, neurotransmitter and peptide receptors, and the molecular responses of target tissues, is integrated into the discussion of the neuroendocrine brain, especially through changes in gene expression. Particular attention is attached to neuropeptides, including their profound influence on behavior. Complete with new full-color figures throughout, along with review and essay questions for each chapter, this is an ideal resource for undergraduate and graduate students of neuroscience, psychology, biology and physiology.

An Introduction to Neuroendocrinology

One of the most significant transformations in twentieth-century Christianity is the emergence and development of Pentecostalism. With over five hundred million followers, it is the fastest-growing movement in the world. An incredibly diverse movement, it has influenced many sectors of Christianity, flourishing in Africa, Latin America, and Asia and having an equally significant effect on Canada. Bringing together a previously scattered and somewhat hidden literature, Canadian Pentecostalism provides the first comprehensive overview of the subject. The collection is broad in focus, examining classical Pentecostalism, charismatic movements in the Roman Catholic and mainline Protestant traditions, and neo-Pentecostalism. Contributing authors examine historical debates about the origins of the movement, the response of Pentecostalism to institutionalization and globalization, and the roles of women, indigenous peoples, and immigrants within the Canadian movement.

Transition and Transformation

Canadian Pentecostalism

Peter Althouse

A recent phenomenon of charismatic renewal took place in Toronto in the mid-1990s. Commonly known as the "Toronto Blessing" and operated by the former Vineyard Church leaders John and Carol Arnott, the renewal was defined by reports of uncontrollable laughter, weeping, speaking in tongues, animal noises, and falling on the floor during worship. Sympathetic Christians embraced these practices while others who believed that this form of worship boarded on spectacle rejected them. By the end of the 1990s most people thought that the renewal was over. Yet, in the first decade of the twenty-first century, the authors—a sociologist and a theologian—heard rumors that the Toronto church, now known as "Catch the Fire," was still holding mass meetings with upwards of 2,000 people in attendance. They also learned of an emerging practice of "soaking prayer," an adaption of Pentecostal-charismatic prayer that, participants and leaders claim, facilitates and expands the reception of divine love in order to give it away in acts of forgiveness, reconciliation, compassion, and benevolence. Soaking, the authors reveal, is a metaphor for practices like resting in the Spirit, prayer for spiritual gifts, healing, prophecy, impartation, and supports overall charismatic spirituality. Attending "Catch the Fire" conferences, churches, and house meetings in the United States, Canada, Britain, Australia, and New Zealand, Wilkinson and Althouse observed first-hand how people soak, what it means to soak, and why soaking is considered an important practice among charismatics.

Soaking Prayer and Charismatic Renewal

Catch the Fire

Robert Hamilton

The complete story day by day of the fateful voyage with facsimile newspaper headlines and columns reporting the history of the construction, launch and aftermath as events unfolded. Prolifically illustrated with rare contemporary photographs.

The Story of the Unsinkable Titanic

Are you struggling to find your true personality type to discover who you really are but the answer seem too complex or just doesn't have enough depth? Then keep reading You're not alone! Thousands of people are asking the exact same question and have yet to find the answer they're looking for. They've been through multiple books and online information, but it just doesn't seem to stick. It all seems too complex or it's a bit too dry. They're all looking for that simplified version which can not only help them discover their personality type but easily embrace it and become happy in their own skin. If you're looking for a simplified in depth version, then Enneagram Made Easy is for you and here's why, You'll discover: Self-tests to determine simply and accurately what your personality type is. How to maximise your inherent strengths Meanings behind your personality type and what this really means That aha moment when it all clicks How to turn your current weaknesses into powerful strengths Diagrams to enhance your personality discovery. The key signs to look out for in healthy and unhealth personality If your current personality reflects the true you. How to quickly identify why you became the way you did and evolve to a newer you. How to build insanely strong relationships in your life. Things you didn't know about yourself that will shock you. And more Don't delay in knowing who you were meant to be all these years, scroll to the top and click the buy now button

Enneagram Made Easy: A Spiritual Journey of Self-Discovery to Uncover Your True Personality Type and Become the Healthy Version of Yourself

Here is the complete story of the legendary vessel from design to its building in Harland & Wolf's Belfast shipyard and a detailed chronicle of the catastrophic voyage lavishly illustrated with contemporary photographs, many of them previously unpublished.

The revised edition of this facilitation classic offers a wealthof targeted techniques for facilitators who seek effective,consistent, and repeatable results. Based on Michael Wilkinson'sproven SMART (Structured Meeting And Relating Techniques) approach,The Secrets of Facilitation can help to achieve stellarresults when managing, presenting, teaching, planning, and selling,as well as other professional and personal situations. This expanded edition includes new chapters on facilitatingvirtual meetings, cross-cultural teams, and large groups andconferences. It also provides a series of strategies for engagingteams, additional information about making meetings moreproductive, and further guidance on preventing dysfunctionalbehavior. In addition, the book contains a wealth of fresh casestudies and an ancillary website with must-have tools andtechniques for both the beginner and the seasoned facilitator. Praise for the First Edition of The Secrets ofFacilitation "One of the single most powerful processes is the ability tosuccessfully lead a group to an impactful, actionable outcome. InThe Secrets of Facilitation, beginning and experiencedfacilitators alike will find tools to take their results to thenext level." —Jim Canfield, chief learning officer, TECInternational "This book shares 'The Secrets' that have been the basis of myfacilitation practice for over a decade." —Kerri McBride, past chair, InternationalAssociation of Facilitators "In my career, I've seen many, many facilitators. MichaelWilkinson is the best. 'The Secrets' explain why." —Len Roberts, CEO, RadioShack "We have trained over 100 leaders and business analysts in 'TheSecrets.' Great facilitation works." —Peter Scott, executive general manager,MLC–National Australia Bank "At last there is a practical, hands-on guide for anyone whoworks with groups or teams. This book delivers!" —Ann Herrmann-Nehdi, CEO, Herrmann International,Herrmann Brain Dominance Indicator

The Secrets of Facilitation delivers a clear vision of facilitation excellence and reveals the specific techniques effective facilitators use to produce consistent, repeatable results with groups. Author Michael Wilkinson has trained thousands of managers, mediators, analysts, and consultants around the world to apply the power of SMART (Structured Meeting And Relating Techniques) facilitation to achieve amazing results with teams and task forces. He shows how anyone can use these proven group techniques in conflict resolution, consulting, managing, presenting, teaching, planning, selling, and other professional as well as personal situations.

In Pentecostals and the Body researchers examine the role of religious experience, ritual, emotion, and embodiment among Pentecostals with a wide range of cross cultural examples.

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