Pathyway to Purpose for Women
10/20/2005 11:48 Filed in: Books & Literature
Guest Review by Linda Graber
I first met Linda Graber about a decade ago when her husband Eddie came to take the position of associate pastor at Springdale Community Church . Today, Eddie and Linda are in Parker, Colorado, where Eddie is pastor of the Church at Parker .
Linda has always had a heart for women's ministry, and if you talk with her these days, she will want to tell you about the exciting new series that she has become involved with, Pathways to Purpose for Women. Linda has been in the very first group to go through Katie Brazelton's International Christian Coaching Training for Women. She has currently completed level 1 certification and will pursue the next two levels in upcoming months.
A couple of weeks ago, I asked Linda if she would be willing to write a guest blog entry reviewing the Pathways to Purpose for Women series. Below is her review of all four books.
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Dr. Katie Brazelton, Women’s Bible Study Director, Saddleback Church and Founder of the Pathway to Purpose Ministry has written four awesome books for women seeking to connect their to-do-list, passions, and God’s purposes for their life.
Pathway to Purpose for Women is the first book in the series of four published by Zondervan Publishers. In this book Dr. Bazelton has developed an in-depth guide that helps to bring the ordinary realities of one’s life into sync with the extraordinary plans of God. The book is divided into six parts:
1. Step Toward The Pathway (getting your life into sync and leaving the past behind)
2. Never Walk Alone - God’s Fellowship Purpose For You: to connect with others (do what matters today and love others as Jesus loves you)
3. Follow in Jesus’ Footsteps – God’s discipleship purpose for you: to know Christ and become like Him.(pursue peace and repent of all your offenses)
4. Go The Extra Mile – God’s ministry purpose for you: to serve others (wash one another’s feet and walk with integrity)
5. Run To Jesus – God’s worship purpose for you: to magnify Him with you life (expect the desires of your heart and surrender your daily life to God)
6. Point Others Toward The Pathway – God’s evangelism purpose for you: to complete His mission for your life (anticipate God’s vision, take courage, bring glory to God)
Book Two is Conversation on Purpose for Women using 10 appointments that will help you discover God’s plan for your life.
The small spiral notebook type book is divided into three parts.
1. The Power of Conversation on Purpose – understanding the power of the process
2. Purposeful Appointments
• Assessing your readiness for more purpose
• Agreeing about the basics of your purposes
• Unearthing blockades to your purposes
• Enjoying the fun side of your unique purpose
• Discussing Good predictors of your future purposes
• Answering some tough questions
• Taking a laughter break
3. Seeing The Bigger Picture
• Making perspective work for you
• Surrendering
• Following God’s Pathway to Purpose
This book is designed for the reader of Pathway to Purpose for Women who want to go deeper. The workbook encourages you to choose a Purpose Partner and schedule ten appointments. Using various conversation starters, scriptures, questions and other methods to help you unpack God’s unique purpose for your life.
Book Three, Praying for Purpose for Women , is described as a prayer experience that will change your life forever.
Praying for Purpose for Women is a sixty-day prayer/devotional experience that will guide you as you ask God to reveal your life’s purposes.
Katie’s God given giftedness and creative communication shines brightly in this incredible sixty day prayer experience. In a world filled with confusion and distraction Katie has created a guide to assist women in developing or enriching their prayer communication with our beloved Pappa God (heavenly Father).
The brief daily readings incorporate stories of ordinary women that God has used to fulfill His purposes in each individual life. Each character has experienced a “define appointment” with their heavenly Father that has given definite purpose for their life. Once the purpose is discovered God is truly honored and glorified.
Each day recalls a biblical story filled with practical application and insights for each situation be it fear, confusion, crisis, success, road blocks, weakness or strength. We find that God’s Word is ageless and always constant.
One will find oneself rushing to the next prayer experience with anticipation and excitement to read the experiences that God has allowed in many different lives. Each experience has definite purpose that the reader can relate to in their individual life.
What an exciting beginning to a discovery process of one’s life purpose revealed in prayer with Pappa God.
The final book in the series is the Pathway to Purpose for Women Personal Journal . As one is searching for and discovering God’s unique purposes, it is important to record, “what the Lord has done” in the various roles and stages of one’s life. This is the companion book to “Pathway to Purpose for women” that will guide a woman’s journaling and allow her to reflect upon how God is directing her on the pathway.
Katie Brazelton is the founder of the Pathway to Purpose Ministry . She has established and launched an international life coaching training for women desiring to find their purpose and become equipped to coach other women step-by-step in the discovery of their purpose.
Linda Graber is available as a women's retreat leader and can be contacted at lmgraber@comcast.net
I first met Linda Graber about a decade ago when her husband Eddie came to take the position of associate pastor at Springdale Community Church . Today, Eddie and Linda are in Parker, Colorado, where Eddie is pastor of the Church at Parker .
Linda has always had a heart for women's ministry, and if you talk with her these days, she will want to tell you about the exciting new series that she has become involved with, Pathways to Purpose for Women. Linda has been in the very first group to go through Katie Brazelton's International Christian Coaching Training for Women. She has currently completed level 1 certification and will pursue the next two levels in upcoming months.
A couple of weeks ago, I asked Linda if she would be willing to write a guest blog entry reviewing the Pathways to Purpose for Women series. Below is her review of all four books.
__________________________________________________________
Dr. Katie Brazelton, Women’s Bible Study Director, Saddleback Church and Founder of the Pathway to Purpose Ministry has written four awesome books for women seeking to connect their to-do-list, passions, and God’s purposes for their life.
Pathway to Purpose for Women is the first book in the series of four published by Zondervan Publishers. In this book Dr. Bazelton has developed an in-depth guide that helps to bring the ordinary realities of one’s life into sync with the extraordinary plans of God. The book is divided into six parts:
1. Step Toward The Pathway (getting your life into sync and leaving the past behind)
2. Never Walk Alone - God’s Fellowship Purpose For You: to connect with others (do what matters today and love others as Jesus loves you)
3. Follow in Jesus’ Footsteps – God’s discipleship purpose for you: to know Christ and become like Him.(pursue peace and repent of all your offenses)
4. Go The Extra Mile – God’s ministry purpose for you: to serve others (wash one another’s feet and walk with integrity)
5. Run To Jesus – God’s worship purpose for you: to magnify Him with you life (expect the desires of your heart and surrender your daily life to God)
6. Point Others Toward The Pathway – God’s evangelism purpose for you: to complete His mission for your life (anticipate God’s vision, take courage, bring glory to God)
Book Two is Conversation on Purpose for Women using 10 appointments that will help you discover God’s plan for your life.
1. The Power of Conversation on Purpose – understanding the power of the process
2. Purposeful Appointments
• Assessing your readiness for more purpose
• Agreeing about the basics of your purposes
• Unearthing blockades to your purposes
• Enjoying the fun side of your unique purpose
• Discussing Good predictors of your future purposes
• Answering some tough questions
• Taking a laughter break
3. Seeing The Bigger Picture
• Making perspective work for you
• Surrendering
• Following God’s Pathway to Purpose
This book is designed for the reader of Pathway to Purpose for Women who want to go deeper. The workbook encourages you to choose a Purpose Partner and schedule ten appointments. Using various conversation starters, scriptures, questions and other methods to help you unpack God’s unique purpose for your life.
Book Three, Praying for Purpose for Women , is described as a prayer experience that will change your life forever.
Katie’s God given giftedness and creative communication shines brightly in this incredible sixty day prayer experience. In a world filled with confusion and distraction Katie has created a guide to assist women in developing or enriching their prayer communication with our beloved Pappa God (heavenly Father).
The brief daily readings incorporate stories of ordinary women that God has used to fulfill His purposes in each individual life. Each character has experienced a “define appointment” with their heavenly Father that has given definite purpose for their life. Once the purpose is discovered God is truly honored and glorified.
Each day recalls a biblical story filled with practical application and insights for each situation be it fear, confusion, crisis, success, road blocks, weakness or strength. We find that God’s Word is ageless and always constant.
One will find oneself rushing to the next prayer experience with anticipation and excitement to read the experiences that God has allowed in many different lives. Each experience has definite purpose that the reader can relate to in their individual life.
What an exciting beginning to a discovery process of one’s life purpose revealed in prayer with Pappa God.
Katie Brazelton is the founder of the Pathway to Purpose Ministry . She has established and launched an international life coaching training for women desiring to find their purpose and become equipped to coach other women step-by-step in the discovery of their purpose.
Linda Graber is available as a women's retreat leader and can be contacted at lmgraber@comcast.net