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Welcome to AN!| Readers | 3 |
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| Online Status | OFFLINE |
| Member Since | 09/06/2009 |
| Gender: | Male |
| City: | El Paso |
| State/Province: | Tx |
| Country: | United States |
| Genre(s): | Religion, Inspirational, Humor, Life Issues, Christianity, Evangelism, Pastors, Devotions |
About Me
| About Me: | |
| Dr. Rix Tillman is author of "Pastor Survival" and "Pillar of Fire". He is past president of his state’s denominational pastors’ conference (2004-2005). He was Senior Pastor of El Paso’s Exciting Immanuel Church from 1994-2009 and served as associate pastor in churches in New Mexico and Texas starting in 1978. Prior to pastoring, he was a high school band director and coach for 11 years. In 2008 he was honored as Outstanding Community Honoree for his work in reaching out to people of all races and ethnicities. His spiritual theme is, “Stumbling Heavenward”. He and his wife Sally have been married for 45 years and have two grown sons and four granddaughters. |
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| Poyner-The Self Publishing Manual John Grisham novels (all) "The Purpose Driven Life"-Rick Warren Lee Child-Jack Reacher novels Nicolas Sparks novels Josh McDowell-Evidence That Demands A Verdict Lee Strobel books, such as "Case For Christ" Encyclopedia of 7000 Illustrations NIV Application Commentary Believer's Bible Commentary Illustrated Study Bible The New Rules of Retirement |
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| Storefront: |   Two great books-One for Pastors and one for all Christians or anyone wanting to read the Bible as events happened in time sequence and historical context. Information about "Pillar of Fire: • Year one of a three year journey through the Bible as events occurred in time sequence. Add some fire to your devotional life! • The perfect tool for establishing the discipline of a daily quiet time! • Read through the Bible in the proper historical time sequence as events happened! • Can be used with any Bible translation! • Reading guide and helpful commentary with each daily devotion • Hundreds of helpful illustrations and life changing applications! • Dates included for teaching you the exact time line of events Our regular Bible is arranged canonically, grouped by books of similar content such as Law, History, Wisdom, Prophets, Gospels, Epistles, etc. Unfortunately, they are not in proper historical context, so when you read a regular Bible through, it is very confusing as to when the events actually occurred. Pillar of Fire Chronological Devotions will help you understand biblical events as they happened, in proper sequence. ================================================================ INFORMATION ABOUT "PASTOR SURVIVAL: A pastoral veteran nearing retirement looks back over 30 years of ministry and deftly articulates how to survive and finish strong in the Christian life. Packed with helpful and practical “Do’s and Don’ts” suggestions for every church pastor. Pastor Survival is a much-needed, down-to-earth, resource to help pastors refocus on the ultimate purpose of their ministry. This book contains a wealth of pastoral insight gleaned from the battlefield of ministry. It will re-energize you and help you take a fresh new look at your ministry! “Rix Tillman gets it… and now he gives it away by sharing these pastoral principles which he has himself beaten out on the anvil of personal experience through the years of faithfully serving the ministry he has received from the Lord. As I read this valuable volume I only wished I had it in my briefcase as I launched out in ministry myself so many years ago. Read it and reap!” —O.S. Hawkins, D.Min., President, Guidestone Financial Services, former pastor and author of more than 25 books |
1: Buy It!
| Title: | Pastor Survival |
| Price: | $13.95 |
| ISBN#: | 9781432739935 |
| Buy It Here: | Pastor Survival by Rix W. Tillman |
| Abstract: | There’s an anonymous saying, “Laugh at yourself and you can survive any circumstance.” “Stumbling Heavenward” has been a life theme of mine in the ministry for the past 30 years. Friends of mine have jokingly said, “Rix will make it to heaven if he doesn’t run by it!” I’ve been amazed that God would use someone like me to be a pastor because I truly am stumbling along every day! I praise God for allowing me to be able to do “everything through Him who gives me strength” (Philippians 4:13). The subtitle of this book, “What They Didn’t Teach You In Seminary, comes from many of my experiences over the past four decades as a new Christian, deacon, Young Life leader, associate pastor in positions of music, youth, singles, evangelism, education, and finally as a senior pastor. I’ve often jokingly said, “I came up from the mail room” because of all the ministry positions I was privileged to have on my way to becoming a senior pastor. Prior to entering the full-time ministry, I was a high school band director and coach, so my diverse background has equipped me for a “ministry of survival”. I am writing, “Pastor Survival” looking back over the last forty years of victories, mistakes, miscues, and successes that I’ve “stumbled” into along the way. For me, Ephesians 6:10-12 sums it up as my life statement: “Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. 12For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. And put them to use so you will be able to stand up to everything the Devil throws your way. This is no afternoon athletic contest that we'll walk away from and forget about in a couple of hours. This is for keeps, a life-or-death fight to the finish against the Devil and all his angels.” May God help you to be a survivor in your pilgrimage for Christ! |
| Reviews: | Lo and behold! Pastor Rix Tillman has blessed the Church with a rare thing: A practical, down-to-earth, and usable guide on how to pastor a church. Written from Tillman’s many years of hands-on experience, in a tone that is neither pedantic nor preachy, Pastor Survival is chock-full of great ideas and guidelines for those pastors who want to avoid the glitz and glitter of self-promotion, and truly further the work of God’s Kingdom.
Peter Marshall
Best-selling author, teacher, and writer on America’s Christian Heritage “Rix Tillman gets it…and now he gives it away by sharing these pastoral principles which he has himself beaten out on the anvil of personal experience through the years of faithfully serving the ministry he has received from the Lord. As I read this valuable volume I only wished I had had it in my briefcase as I launched out in ministry myself so many years ago. Read it and reap!” O.S. Hawkins, D.Min.
President, Guidestone Financial Services, former pastor and author of more than 25 books “Rix Tillman understands the joys, the expectations, and the struggles of pastoral ministry. Serving in a vocation that has more than its share of casualties, he has not only survived, but thrived in ministry. His down-to-earth wisdom is designed to equip soldiers of the Cross as they take their places in the trenches of pastoral leadership. This book is practical, entertaining, and, above all, helpful. Whether you are new to the ministry or a seasoned veteran, you will be blessed by reading it.”
Morris H. Chapman, President, Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention ==================================================================== “Anyone entering the pastorate should listen to the life experiences of Rix Tillman. Because he has traveled successfully down the ministry path, Rix provides insight that can enhance your ministry’s impact for Jesus Christ.”
Jim Richards
Executive Director, Southern Baptists of Texas Convention Rix Tillman keeps it real and relevant when writing about being a pastor and leading God’s church. This work contains a lifetime of experience and godly wisdom. I love this book and recommend it to all who want to make their ministries matter for the Word of God and testimony of Jesus.
Dr. Jack Graham Pastor, Prestonwood Baptist Church Past President, Southern Baptist Convention ====================================================================
The Pastor’s Survival is not a collection of warmed over platitudes from yesterday’s textbook for yesterday’s Pastor. It’s not a book to decorate your bookshelf. This is real time help for real life Pastors. It is uncommon sense. Read it. Absorb it. Benefit from the experience of a Pastor who has done it right. Dr. Deron J. Biles Dean of Extension Education Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary |
2: Buy It!
| Title: | Pillar of Fire Chrono Bible Devotions |
| Price: | $23.95 |
| ISBN#: | 9781432743703 |
| Buy it Here: | Pillar of Fire by Rix W. Tillman |
| Abstract: | Pillar of Fire chronological Bible devotions was originally conceived as my doctoral dissertation in 1990. The regular Bible is not arranged chronologically, but instead by books such as the Pentateuch, poetry, prophets, psalms, etc. This can be very confusing for the average reader, since many of the books duplicate each other in places and skip back and forth in time sequence. Unfortunately, most people only hear bits and pieces of the Bible, and never really understand how it all goes together. No wonder so many are confused about what the Bible and the Gospel is about and what it all means! They have simply never had the whole story clearly explained from the beginning, in correct order. Since I’ve always been a very practical person, the idea for my doctoral thesis was to show how you can take a normal Bible of any translation and read it through in chronological order in three years with a reading guide and commentary. This idea became my thesis and turned into an almost one thousand page work. After obtaining my Doctor of Ministry degree, I decided in the early 1990’s to rewrite the dissertation into three separate volumes as a daily Bible devotional study, and named these volumes, Daily Light Daily Devotional Guide, Volume I-III. I published a handful of volumes for church members, but got so busy being a senior pastor, I neglected to do any more with the project. Now, after nearly twenty years, and writing the book, Pastor Survival to encourage pastors, I am turning my focus to Christians in general by rewriting and publishing the three year chronological Bible reading adventure and renaming it, “Pillar of Fire”. Exodus 13:21 (NIV) says, “By day the LORD went ahead of them in a pillar of cloud to guide them on their way and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, so that they could travel by day or night.”(Bold added). The term, “Pillar of Fire” is the same in all translations! If you will come to God with a strong desire to learn His Word, He will be a Pillar of Fire to light your path through life! Psalm 119:105 tells me that God’s Word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.” I pray this devotional guide will be God’s Pillar of Fire in your life to jump-start you on the first year of a three year spiritual journey through the Bible. The arrangement of the books of the Bible was established according to the type of literature rather than time sequence. However, Pillar of Fire studies the Scripture as it happened chronologically, with exact and approximate dates given. By following the daily reading guide which is included in each day's devotion, the Bible will be much more readable, thereby greatly increasing your understanding of the Word of God. You can begin this study on any date! |