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Handbook of Competence and Motivation, Second Edition: Theory and Application

Now completely revised (over 90% new), this handbook established the concept of competence as an organizing framework for the field of achievement motivation. With an increased focus on connecting theory to application, the second edition incorporates diverse perspectives on why and how individuals are motivated to work toward competence in school, work, sports, and other settings. Leading authorities present cutting-edge findings on the psychological, sociocultural, and biological processes that shape competence motivation across development, analyzing the role of intelligence, self-regulated learning, emotions, creativity, gender and racial stereotypes, self-perceptions, achievement values, parenting practices, teacher behaviors, workplace environments, and many other factors. As a special bonus, purchasers of the second edition can download a supplemental e-book featuring several notable, highly cited chapters from the first edition.
 
New to This Edition
*Most chapters are new, reflecting over a decade of theoretical and methodological developments.
*Each chapter now has an applied as well as conceptual focus, showcasing advances in intervention research.
*Additional topics: self-regulation in early childhood, self-determination theory, challenge and threat appraisals, performance incentives, achievement emotions, job burnout, gene-environment interactions, class-based models of competence, and the impact of social group membership.
*Supplemental e-book featuring selected chapters from the prior edition.

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Eldership Development: From Application To Affirmation (Backstage Pastors) (Volume 2)

There have been many great books written on the need for biblically qualified elders in the church. They do an excellent job unpacking the pertinent scriptures and theology to explain both why we need elders and what they should look like, act like, smell like, etc. once we actually have them. This is not one of those books.

Rather, “Eldership Development-From Application to Affirmation” seeks to show you the actual process that one church uses to develop their elders over a two year period. Think of it like a case-study. You’ll see the prerequisites and the application that potential elders fill out, and even the questions asked during the interviews. You’ll get an in-depth look at the two-year process, all the way to the final moment when you affirm the new elder on stage in a gathering. Along the way, the author stops to explain from experience why he made the decisions he made on everything from book assignments to awkward questions in an application.

After you’ve read the books that tell you why you need church elders and what the Bible teaches, consult this book to build your own Eldership Development program at your local church. This field tested guide is meant to save you time and energy as you train up your church elders.

Contents include:

Introduction

Step One: Surfacing Potential Elders

Step Two: The Prerequisites to Entering the

Eldership Development Process

Step Three: The Application and Post Application Meeting

Step Four: Year One of the Elder Development Collective

Step Five: Year Two of the Elder Development Collective

Step Six: The Post Development Process Check-In Form

Step Seven: The Final Meeting Before the Public Affirmation

Step Eight: Public Affirmation Conclusion

Appendix 1: Our Covenant Partnership Agreement

Appendix 2: Our Elders/Pastors Covenant

Appendix 3: Our Experiment with the Elder Teams Model

Appendix 4: How to Get Everything You See Here in a Word File

Bibliography and Resources on Biblical Eldership

About the Backstage Pastors Series:

The Backstage Pastors series of books have been designed to target specific topics with enough depth to provide meaningful direction but with a brevity that facilitates reading or skimming quickly. My hope is to put extremely practical tools into your hands at a reasonable cost that will quickly train you up so that you are quickly freed up to continue with the demands of life and ministry.

Other titles from this series:

“Defining The Executive Pastor Role” (available in English and Spanish via ebook and paperback)

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Handbook of Competence and Motivation, Second Edition: Theory and Application

Now completely revised (over 90% new), this handbook established the concept of competence as an organizing framework for the field of achievement motivation. With an increased focus on connecting theory to application, the second edition incorporates diverse perspectives on why and how individuals are motivated to work toward competence in school, work, sports, and other settings. Leading authorities present cutting-edge findings on the psychological, sociocultural, and biological processes that shape competence motivation across development, analyzing the role of intelligence, self-regulated learning, emotions, creativity, gender and racial stereotypes, self-perceptions, achievement values, parenting practices, teacher behaviors, workplace environments, and many other factors. As a special bonus, purchasers of the second edition can download a supplemental e-book featuring several notable, highly cited chapters from the first edition.
 
New to This Edition
*Most chapters are new, reflecting over a decade of theoretical and methodological developments.
*Each chapter now has an applied as well as conceptual focus, showcasing advances in intervention research.
*Additional topics: self-regulation in early childhood, self-determination theory, challenge and threat appraisals, performance incentives, achievement emotions, job burnout, gene-environment interactions, class-based models of competence, and the impact of social group membership.
*Supplemental e-book featuring selected chapters from the prior edition.

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Hypnosis the Key to Self-Empowerment: Explanation, Application, and Scientific References of Hypnosis for Adults and Children, Including a View from the Perspective of Quantum Physics

This book intends to inform what hypnosis is and how it works. It explains how techniques of hypnosis are used in hypnotherapy to improve mental and physical health. The book gives ample examples of scientific research in the field of hypnosis and hypnotherapy, and connects this with recent neurological studies. Therefore, this book is also valuable for hypnotherapists. The working of the normal consciousness versus the subconscious mind are explained and how hypnosis comes into play. Furthermore, the book gives an understanding why emotions are important and how to deal with them. The importance of neuroplasticity is discussed as well as the power of words. There are a lot of misconceptions about hypnosis and the authors will deal with the questions that most people have with regard to hypnosis. The authors explain hypnosis, the power of belief, energy and consciousness by using insights from quantum physics and the unified field theory. Hypnosis and hypnotherapy can be used for a variety of mental health problems and the authors explain how hypnosis can be used to reduce or eliminate stress by using self-hypnosis or through the elimination of stress factors. Other uses such as dealing with weight problems, quitting smoking, and a variety of other problems such as depression, burn-out, fears, phobias, bereavement, sexual dysfunction, sleep, post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder are explained. As you read through the pages you will learn how hypnosis can be used for a variety of medical problems. One of the most prominent uses is hypnosis for pain elimination. Hospitals are starting using hypnosis as an alternative or adjunct for chemical anesthesia. Additionally, hypnotherapy is used for eliminating complaints for irritable bowel syndrome in an increasing number of hospitals. Hypnosis and hypnotherapy can also be helpful with fertility, pregnancy and birthing, emergency hypnosis, migraines, menopause. The authors also discuss how hypnosis can help to alleviate the suffering from severe illnesses such as cancer. Hypnotherapy can help children in a variety of ways. In this book the authors discuss addressing problems such as bedwetting, sensitive kids, ADHD, study problems, being bullied, and how to help children with all kinds of fears. It is also discussed how hypnosis techniques can be used for sports improvements, how to retrieve lost objects, how it is used in forensic hypnosis and how hypnosis can be used to enhance beauty, become younger and cultivate charisma. It gives you a brief overview of the history of hypnosis by talking about some great names in the world of hypnosis such as Franz Anton Mesmer, James Braid, Hippolyte Bernheim, Sigmund Freud, Dave Elman, Milton Erickson, Ernest Hilgard and Gerald Kein. The book finishes with an overview of some techniques used in hypnotherapy and gives examples of testimonials for hypnotherapy sessions. At the end there is a resource page through which the reader can obtain a link to a free hypnosis audio.

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Motivation: Theory, Research, and Application

With its signature focus on evolutionary psychology, MOTIVATION: THEORY, RESEARCH AND APPLICATION, 6E reflects the latest developments from the field in its thorough coverage of the biological, behavioral, and cognitive explanations for human motivation. The book clearly presents the advantages and drawbacks to each of these explanations, allowing readers to draw their own conclusions. The authors help readers understand the processes that activate their behavior by drawing examples from such relevant topics as sleep, stress, eating disorders, helping behavior, emotion, and more. Extremely reader friendly, the book includes vivid graphic illustrations that offer additional insight into key concepts.