{"product_id":"running-on-empty-barbara-bancroft-9781939946355","title":"Running on Empty: The Gospel for Women in Ministry","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs women, ministry pushes us to moments of insufficiency, exposes our weaknesses, and tests our patience. Some days it feels like a little more sleep, a lot more coffee, and a pat on the back might sustain us. But down deep, we know these things can never fuel our ministries. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePositive without being cliché, \u003ci\u003eRunning on Empty\u003c\/i\u003e presents the realities of vocational ministry with humor and hope. Author Barbara Bancroft draws from her experience as a missionary woman and pastor's wife to demonstrate how the gospel must be our message to ourselves as well as others. Along the way, she confronts the \"mythic ministry model of Proverbs 31\" and other stereotypes and expectations that hinder women from enjoying and displaying the gospel each day. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eRunning on Empty\u003c\/i\u003e's down-to-earth, humorous writing style reaches out to weary women reluctant to read another book on ministry. Offering more than crisis management tips or how-tos, \u003ci\u003eRunning on Empty \u003c\/i\u003ereorients women's hearts and minds to the joy of belonging to Christ and being a part of his kingdom work. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIdeal for small group discussion or personal reflection, \u003ci\u003eRunning on Empty\u003c\/i\u003e stretches beyond burnout prevention strategies all the way to joy and purpose in ministry. \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Barbara Bancroft\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1939946352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781939946355\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Growth Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/21\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.95h x 6.13w x 0.64d","brand":"Barbara Bancroft","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44584118845695,"sku":"9781939946355","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c09c19a1-70ec-43af-a647-805a1f37708e.jpg?v=1701885405","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/running-on-empty-barbara-bancroft-9781939946355","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}