The apostle Paul, in his on-going mentoring of his mission partner Timothy, urges him to "pay close attention to yourself" (I Timothy 4:16). With all the other challenges of ministry in our time, why such a high priority on attending to yourself? For the simple reason that whatever ministry the Spirit of God is doing he is doing through us. Jesus' continuing ministry is through unique and uniquely complex persons.
This set also includes the Women in Leadership forum with Maxine Hancock and John Stackhouse.

Larry Crabb, Jr. is Distinguished Scholar in Residence at Colorado Christian University in Morrison, Colorado and serves as Spiritual Director for the American Association of Christian Counselors. He is the author of numerous influential books including Inside Out, Finding God, and Connecting.

Rod Wilson is President and Professor of Counselling and Psychology at Regent College. He is the author of Counseling and Community, Exploring Your Anger and Helping Angry People.

Maxine Hancock is Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies at Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia. Among her other books are several on family relationships, including Living on Less and Liking in More, Re-evaluating Your Commitments, and Creative, Confident, Children. And notably, her work on Bunyan in A Key in the Window: Marginal Notes in Bunyan's Narratives.