Welcome to the Official Home of Powered for Purpose: The Barnabas Effect
In the beginning, God had a beautiful purpose for this world and the human beings in it. He still does! But make no mistake, there is an enemy of God’s purpose, and in every generation he finds new ways to deceive, distort, and get in the way of God’s purpose for mankind.
“This book pursues God’s purpose and the people who carry it. It’s about every person who has met God and every person who will meet Him. It’s also about how God puts his purpose in His people and the enemy who does not like that plan at all.”
A word from the author
Carol Burson, M.ED, M.S, Servant of Christ
This is not a self-help book. Rather, this book is for the Christian church that wants to activate the treasures God has placed in His people so they can pursue God’s Kingdom purposes! My prayer is that the words in this book will inspire action so that what is latent may become potent for His purpose.
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What readers will discover in this book
- “God wants to save precious human lives and activate the treasures He placed in them. Satan wants to immobilize those same lives and render them useless in the campaign. He knows God has gifted each of His children with powerful potential resources for His mission, and that is why he loves his diabolical plan to neutralize human capability in the Almighty’s camp.”
- God never leaves us without defense! In this book we will “…explore how to employ the weapons, tools, and maneuvers God gave us for the mission we inherited when we chose sides with our redeemer. Where are these weapons and tools? Well, God’s Word holds a formidable arsenal, and when we have God’s Word within us, we are strategically armed and positioned to make powerful contributions to the cause.”
- In God’s word, there are “mighty little weapons” hidden purposefully in a partner of biblical proportion. The Barnabas Effect highlights these “weapons” as tools for protecting, nurturing and propelling God’s purpose in people.
about the book
“When the human body is not working as it should, we don’t call that apathy. We call it pathology. We look for a cause, and we try to restore function. When the body of Christ is not functioning as it should, we also need to look for causes and ways to restore intended performance. We may need to replace something, connect people to power, or flip a switch. If we want to give people in the church the power to fulfill their purposes, judgment just will not work. However, spiritual intervention invites all kinds of possibilities.”
It is time for Christians to respond! There is a diabolical reason why church folks often choose the spectator seats. But this book is not about blame. It is about rescue! It is about biblically inspired tactics for restoring God’s people to their God-given purposes. So open this book, reader, and let’s look together at how intentional behaviors and strategies can revive what is inert and provide power for our Kingdom mission.
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