Joel Comiskey has 13 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 6 narrators. The most-rated is The Relational Disciple.
Appointment with the King
Summary
With full calendars and long lists of things to do, people often put on hold life's most important goal - building an intimate relationship with God. Often, believers wish to pursue the goal but are not sure how to do it. They feel frustrated or guilty when their attempts at personal devotions seem empty and unfruitful. With warm, encouraging writing, Joel Comiskey guides listeners on how to set a daily appointment with the King and make it an exciting time they will look forward to. This audiobook first answers the question, "Where do I start?" with step-by-step instructions on how to spend time with God and practical ideas for experiencing him more fully. Second, it highlights the benefits of spending time with God, including joy, victory over sin, and spiritual guidance. Third, this audiobook inspires and motivates those who already have a quiet time to press ahead and grow in their intimacy with God. Appointment with the King discusses personal priorities, the use of Scripture, listening, place and time of day, meditation, increased power in prayer, and other helpful topics related to daily quiet time. The audiobook will help Christians tap into God's resources on a daily basis, so that even in the midst of busyness, they can walk with him in intimacy and abundance. This audiobook will teach you how to spend quality time with God each day, refreshing your soul and preparing you for the day ahead. Each chapter will provide practical suggestions on how to experience God more fully in your quiet time. The goal is to help you understand the whys and hows of spending time with God.
©2002 Joel Comiskey (P)2018 Joel Comiskey
Share
Summary
The Gospel is the best news on the face of this earth. Many believers, however, don't have a clear understanding of what that good news is nor how to share it. Share offers practical insights to help a believer boldly proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ to friends, neighbors, and loved ones. This audiobook is not only designed to equip a believer individually to share his or her faith, but it also instructs a small group how to witness to those outside the Christian faith. Share will especially help believers develop relationships with non-Christians by following the example of Jesus Christ, who was a “friend of sinners”. This audiobook can be used in a classroom setting or one on one. Share forms part of a five-book series that equips a person to become a fruitful disciple of Jesus Christ. Contents include: Lesson 1: Sharing good news Lesson 2: Sowing the seed Lesson 3: Relational evangelism Lesson 4: Looking for open doors Lesson 5: How to share the message Lesson 6: Sharing your journey Lesson 7: Fishing with a net Lesson 8: Meeting needs as a group How to coach someone using the material index
©2006 Joel Comiskey (P)2018 Joel Comiskey
Live
Summary
Live: Experience Christ's Life is an excellent resource for someone who wants to know God and experience his life. A person can find Christ and grow in him by studying this audiobook. The first chapter, "Finding God", explains how to have a personal relationship with Jesus. The following chapters equip the believer to live an exciting Christian life. This audiobook clearly explains how to pray, read the Bible, receive spiritual freedom, and administrate God's resources. It's a great audiobook to use individually, in a small group, or in a classroom teaching setting. In the back section, there's a coach's guide to help someone else through the contents of this audiobook. Table of contents: Lesson one: "Finding God" Lesson two: "Establishing a Strong Foundation" Lesson three: "Getting to Know God" Lesson four: "Life with Other Jesus Followers" Lesson five: "Living in Victory" Lesson six: "Triumphing Over the Forces of Evil" Lesson seven: "My Life and My Wallet" Lesson eight: "Baptism and the Lord's Supper" Appendix: "How to Coach Someone Using This Material Index"
©2011 Joel Comiskey (P)2018 Joel Comiskey
Planting Churches that Reproduce: Starting a Network of Simple Churches
Summary
This audiobook clearly explains how to plant churches that are simple enough to keep on reproducing and even grow into a movement of churches. Planting Churches that Reproduce is the fruit of Comiskey’s extensive research and personal experience (three church plants in a wide variety of settings). Comiskey not only uses the latest North American church planting statistics but also extends the illustrations to include worldwide church planting. More than anything else, this audiobook will provide practical solutions for those planting churches today. Comiskey’s audiobook is a must-listen for all those interested in starting Christ-honoring, multiplying churches.
©2011 Joel Comiskey (P)2019 Joel Comiskey
Discover
Summary
Everyone has at least one spiritual gift, according the Bible. But many don’t know what that gift is or how to use it. This book provides clear steps and guidelines to find and activate spiritual gifts. The eight lessons offer biblical insight on what the gifts are and practical suggestions on how to use them. This book will especially help those leading a small group to know how to discern the different gifts among group members - and then to help each person activate that gift. The only way to discover spiritual gifts is in the context of relationships. Spiritual gift tests, while helping believers to think through the possibilities, are insufficient in themselves. The atmosphere of trust in a small group is the key cornerstone that allows the free flow of the spiritual gifts. When trust is established, people are more willing to risk and try out new, potential gifts. A small group can provide honest feedback about the person’s success, as well as areas of improvement. This book prepares each small group member to understand what his or her spiritual gift is and then instructs the person how to use that gift. Discover is a great resource to use individually, in a small group, or in a classroom teaching setting.
©2016 CCS Publishing (P)2020 Joel Comiskey
The Spirit-Filled Small Group: Leading Your Group to Experience the Spiritual Gifts
Summary
Small group resources tend to overlook the spiritual side of small group leadership. And yet most would agree that spiritual preparation is the most important aspect of leading a small group. Only God’s supernatural power can draw people to the truth and liberate them to be all that God wants them to be. Only through the Spirit’s power can we expect to see the miracles that Jesus talked about when he said that if we would abide in him, we would bear much fruit and even do greater works than he did while he was on earth. The key distinction of this audiobook is the spiritual perspective it gives to small group ministry. So much of the literature about small groups relates to small group technique and only touches briefly on the Spirit’s power. This audiobook is a practical reference guide to help small group leadership begin to move in the supernatural realm. The audiobook’s first priority is to help small group leaders and members trust the Holy Spirit to lead them, empower them, and work in their group. Small group facilitators often sense a lack of guidance, power and spiritual authority. Jesus knew his disciples would be powerless without a touch from the Holy Spirit, and so he told them to wait in Jerusalem, saying, “You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth” (Acts 1:8). Small group leaders need a power boost to make small group ministry relevant and exciting. The second priority of this audiobook is to help the facilitator identify and mobilize each small group member to use his or her own spiritual gifts. Small group facilitators often feel ill-prepared to identify spiritual gifts of the people in the group. I firmly believe that the small group atmosphere is the perfect place to develop the gifts of the Spirit in each member’s life, and so it is essential that the facilitator know how to do this. Whatever denominational or non-denominational label a church wears, the most important characteristic, in my opinion, is promoting individual sensitivity, devotion and dependence on the Holy Spirit. In a Holy Spirit-charged atmosphere, cell leaders are best raised up and members are encouraged to minister in their giftedness. This AUDIObook has been written for those who are leading (facilitating) a small group, participating in a small group, or considering joining a small group. Group members should listen to this audiobook for two particular reasons: First, members make a significant contribution to the life of the cell. Each member will be intimately involved in causing supernatural events to happen - using the gifts, intercession, etc. In the life of the group, no one is to sit back and do nothing. The best cell leaders, in fact, rarely “lead” the entire cell, instead encouraging cell members to participate actively. Second, members are the next in line to actually lead the small group. I am assuming that the listeners of this audiobook are believers who desire God and are seeking to walk in the Spirit. I am also assuming that those listening to this audiobook are studying the Bible and growing in their relationships with the Lord. There are many great books dedicated to defining each spiritual gift in detail. Many other authors cover gifts beyond the scope of this audiobook, such as voluntary poverty, hospitality, celibacy, missions, exorcism, martyrdom, artistic creativity, craftsmanship, and music. Rather than cover every possible gift, this audiobook will focus on how the Spirit uses gifts in the small group context and guides the leader to facilitate a Spirit-filled group. Because this audiobook is written to lay leadership rather than senior leaders of the Church, I will not cover in detail the five-fold offices that Paul mentioned in Ephesians 4.
©2011 Joel Comiskey (P)2020 Joel Comiskey
Lead!
Summary
Small groups are leader breeders. Jesus formed his 12 disciples in a small group atmosphere. The best way to become a disciple of Jesus Christ, in fact, is to disciple others. Lead! explains how to facilitate a small group and to grow in the process. This book highlights key small group dynamics that will give the leader confidence in facilitating others. People are longing for community and this book reveals how to find it in the small group atmosphere. Lead! shows a potential leader how to develop new leaders to continue the process of discipleship. It's excellent to use both in a Sunday School setting or one-on-one. This book forms part of a five-part series to help a person become a fully-devoted follower of Jesus Christ. Table of Contents: Lesson 1: Understanding the Cell Lesson 2: Facilitating the Group Lesson 3: Ministering to People Lesson 4: Creating a Spiritual Atmosphere Lesson 5: Multiplying Cells Lesson 6: Working Diligently Lesson 7: Working Smart Lesson 8: Making Disciple-makers Appendix: How to Coach Someone using this Material Index
©2006, 2011, 2018 Joel Comiskey (P)2018 Joel Comiskey
Biblical Foundations for the Cell-Based Church
Summary
Why cell church? Is it because David Cho's church is a cell church and happens to be the largest church in the history of Christianity? Is it because cell church is the strategy that many "great" churches are using?
Ralph Neighbour repeatedly says, “Theology must breed methodology.” Joel Comiskey has arrived at the same conclusion. Biblical truth is the only firm foundation for anything we do. Without a biblical base, we don’t have a strong underpinning upon which we can hang our ministry and philosophy. We can plod through most anything when we know that God is stirring us to behave biblically.
In the first section of this book, Comiskey establishes why the Bible is the only true foundation for small group ministry. He then looks at how the Trinity is our example for community. He covers the family in the Old Testament and how the most prominent image of the church is God's family. He then explore how Jesus called out a new family and utilized houses to establish this new family.
In section two, Comiskey explains why and how the early church met in homes and gathered those house churches together to celebrate. He discusses relational evangelism, and how leaders developed naturally through the house church strategy.
In the third section, the author applies the theology of the first two sections to the church today, attempting to give practical examples about how the New Testament church can inform and instruct the 21st-century church today.
©2012 Joel Comiskey (P)2019 Joel Comiskey
Grow: Deepen Your Relationship with Christ
Summary
Jesus Christ wants every Christian to grow in a deeper relationship with Himself. Yet so many people stagnate in the Christian life. Grow! explains how to have a daily quiet time in order to know Christ intimately and grow to maturity. This audiobook offers plenty of practical help for turning the “chore” of devotions into a life-changing, joy-producing habit. Grow! outlines clearly how to seek God in the quiet time and explains the amazing benefits of experiencing God on a daily basis. With this helpful and enthusiastic audiobook, a person can have a quiet time that is much more than opening a Bible and saying prayers. It will be a time of experiencing the living God - a time of communion with the King. This audiobook can be used both in a Sunday School classroom and/or one-on-one. Table of contents: Lesson 1: Connecting with God Lesson 2: Preparing to Meet God Lesson 3: Making Contact with God Lesson 4: Receiving from God Lesson 5: Entering God’s Presence Lesson 6: Praying to God Lesson 7: Growing in Spiritual Power Lesson 8: Resting and Reflecting Appendix: How to Coach Someone using this Material Index
©2007, 2016 Joel Comiskey (P)2011 Comiskey
2000 Years of Small Groups
Summary
This book explores how God has used small groups throughout church history, specifically focusing on the early church to the present time. God not only established the early church as a house to house movement, but he also has used small groups throughout church history. This book chronicles the small group, or cell movement, from Jesus all the way to the modern day cell explosion. Themes include: small groups in biblical history, small groups in early Christian history, small groups and monasticism, small groups during the pre-Reformation Period, Luther and small groups, Martin Bucer and small groups, the Anabaptist movement, Puritan conventicles, Pietism, the Moravians, the Methodists, modern house churches, small groups in North America, and the modern-day cell church. This book will both critique the strengths and weaknesses of these historical movements and apply principles to today's church.You will grow in appreciation and understanding of key small group principles from those pioneers who have paved the way. You will also learn to value those movers and shakers who faced far greater odds to implement small groups than the difficulties confronted today. Many have struggled with the same things you're wrestling with now. And just like they found solutions in the face of persecution and trial, God will help you to persevere, find solutions, and ultimately bear abundant fruit for his kingdom and glory.
©2014 Joel Comiskey (P)2019 Joel Comiskey
Groups That Thrive
Summary
Why are some small groups dynamic, attractive, and breathe the life of Christ? Why do other groups stagnate and close? In this groundbreaking audiobook, Joel Comiskey and Jim Egli describe eight surprises about thriving small groups, from their research of 4,800 small-group participants on four continents. The authors expose common small group assumptions and offer practical advice to group members and leaders to help their groups thrive. The audiobook covers topics such as small group participation, the influence of food, worship, and how thriving small groups effectively reach others for Jesus Christ. Listen this audiobook if you want your group to grow healthier and thrive with new life.
©2018 Joel Comiskey (P)2019 Joel Comiskey
Encounter: Receive Christ's Freedom
Summary
Christ's death on the cross offers victory over bitterness, addictions, occult bondage, and debilitating strongholds. Encounter: Receive Christ's Freedom will show you how to apply Christ's victory to your own life. This book is an excellent resource for someone who is bound by sinful habits or who simply needs to live an abundant life. It explains clearly how to receive the fullness of the Holy Spirit and then to walk in the Spirit's power. It's a great resource to use individually or in a retreat setting. Table of contents: Lesson 1: Encountering God Lesson 2: Receiving God's Forgiveness Lesson 3: Forgiving Others Lesson 4: The Power of the Cross over Sin and Satan Lesson 5: The Power of the Cross to Heal Emotional Wounds Lesson 6: The Power of the Cross over Strongholds Lesson 7: The Power of the Cross over Sickness and Death Lesson 8: Living in Victory Appendix One: How to Coach Someone Using this Material Appendix Two: Instructions on Leading an Encounter Retreat Appendix Three: Spiritual Inventory Index
©2006, 2011,2018 Joel Comiskey (P)2018 Joel Comiskey
The Relational Disciple
Summary
Jesus lived with his disciples for three years and taught them life lessons in a relational atmosphere. After three years, he commanded them to "go and do likewise" (Matthew 28:18-20). Our God, the Trinity, is a relational God. He lives in perfect harmony with the other members of the Godhead. His word is full of exhortations to love and serve one another. This book will tell you how. The isolationism present in the western world is creating a hunger for community, and the world is longing to see relational disciples in action. This book will encourage Christ followers to allow God to use family, friends, cells, and mission communities to mold and shape them into relational disciples.
©2009 CCS Publishing (P)2017 CCS Publishing