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ReFocus Resources are available for a number of uses. You will find that many of these resources are free of charge and are a benefit to you, the consumer. Resources for purchase may have a link to the online store where the given resource is available or you may be able to purchase directly from our site. ReFocus will provide you with articles, books, podcasts, blogs, assessments, and necessary documents for clients.

Articles

Coaching: A Christian Overview (Gary Collins)
What is Coaching and how does it relate to serving Christ followers? Read psychologist and author, Gary Collins' take on Christian Coaching.

The Second-Fastest Growing Profession (Ray Williams)
There is a reason why the life coaching profession is exploding with competent servants eager to journey with others to their dreams and goals. What makes life coaching so popular and will it be a fad, a trend or a viable helping profession?

Why Ministers Need a Coach (Ken Gosnell)
Business owners, CEO's, athletes, authors, musicians, TV personalities, investors and the like have all been using professional coaches for years. So why not Ministers? The demands on professional Clergy are ever expanding and creating significant stress among church leadership. Ministers need a coach!

Books

Church Life 
Revolution (George Barna)
An eye-opening and revealing discourse on unchurched Christians. Where do these people go for spiritual nourishment and why is the local church not meeting their needs? Every church leader needs to read Barna's information and conclusions!

More Jesus, Less Religion (Arterburn & Felton)
For all who are tired of the burdensome religion of Christianity, read this book! Reorient yourself to your Master and friend, Jesus by freeing yourself from the rule-based systems of worship and embracing your relationship with God.

S.H.A.P.E. (Erik Rees)
This is an exceptional resource for self-discovery! You are unique and you treasure gifts that only you can release to build the Kingdom of God. Find out God's one-of-a-kind craftsmenship in you.

Let's Get Together: Building Community in the Church (Gabe Lett)
Too many feel completely alone and isolated while attending church. It does not have to be this way. Learn to connect into the Body of Christ with authentic and genuine relationships.

Celebration of Discipline (Richard Foster)
No longer does the word "discipline" carry the weight of negative connotation. Foster has created a masterpiece that will be read for generations helping them establish the life of a true follower of Jesus!

The Life You've Always Wanted (John Ortberg)
The title speaks for itself. We all want peace, sanity, productivity, connection, belonging, significance. John Ortberg shares spiritual insights and biblical principles in obtaining The Life You've Always Wanted.

Family Life
Parenting Isn't For Cowards (James Dobson)
The toughest job anyone will ever have is raising good kids. It is a never ending task not for the faint of heart. Learn from renown psychologist and author, James Dobson, to raise kids well.

Hurt: Inside the World of Today's Teenagers (Chap Clark)
Chap has done some gut wrenching research with teens that will both shock and sadden you. Yet all is not lost as you read what kids are really looking for and how a new generation of parents, teachers, and youth workers can turn the tide.

His Needs, Her Needs (Willard Harley)
This classic book is a simple, yet profound guide into the emotional needs of men and women in marriage. Learn yours and your spouse's most basic needs and how you may find fulfillment in serving one another.

The DNA of Relationships for Couples (Smalley & Paul)
From the National Institute for Marriage comes a book to help couples teetering on the edge of separation or divorce. Ride the ups and downs with fictional couples in need of a marriage miracle and how the pieces were put back together again.

Business Life
Recommendations Coming Soon!

Blogs
Christian Business Forum
Terry Virgo
Desiring God - John Piper
Musings for Thinking Christ Followers
LifeWay Marriage

Podcasts