Hoe kun je in je kerkelijke gemeente groei stimuleren? Hoe kun je mensen motiveren om hun gaven en talenten vruchtbaar in te zetten? Hoe voorkom je dat vrijwilligers vastlopen of dat er conflicten ontstaan? En wat doe je als het toch zover is gekomen? Dit handboek helpt je in het coachen van vrijwilligers in de gemeente. Je krijgt zicht op de processen die spelen, zodat je op tijd kunt ingrijpen. Het mooie van coaching is dat ze gericht is op mogelijkheden in plaats van op onmogelijkheden. Co...

Even bad code can function. But if code isn't clean, it can bring a development organization to its knees. Every year, countless hours and significant resources are lost because of poorly written code.

But it doesn't have to be that way. Noted software expert Robert C. Martin presents a revolutionary paradigm with Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship.

Martin has teamed up with his colleagues from Object Mentor to distill their best agile practice of cleaning code "on the fly...

This accessible guide to the Gospel and Letters of John introduces readers to key issues arising from historical, literary, and theological approaches to the Johannine literature, also discussing the methodological rationale underlying each of these approaches. After introducing the reader to the development of the narrative structure of the book, the message (theology) is discussed in detail, with the aim of introducing the reader to the interrelatedness of the multiple theological ideas in ...

How can we reconcile the ideal church described by theology with the broken church that we see in the world? In this book Joseph Small argues that the church's true identity is known somewhere in the tension between the two.

Small revisits familiar ecclesiological concepts--people of God, the body of Christ, the communion of the Holy Spirit--but rather than focusing on theological abstractions or worldly cynicism, he carefully evaluates the church in its scriptural, historical, theological, ...

Explores the changing relationship between news producers and audiences and the methods journalists can use to secure the attention of news consumers.

The philosophy at the heart of Bob de Wit's landmark text Strategy is that an understanding of the topic can only be gained by exposure to the many opposite perspectives in the field. Recognizing that there is no simple answer to the question of 'what is strategy', the author navigates readers through contrasting viewpoint readings to encourage discussion and debate, and illustrative cases to acknowledge the importance of strategy in the world of business. Placing the student at the centre of...

In this accessible book, Anthony Thiselton introduces the apostle Paul, sometimes described as the founder of Christianity, to students and the general reader.

Handboek Christelijke Apologetiek onder redactie van prof. dr. H.A. Bakker, dr. M.J. Kater en dr. W. van Vlastuin

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In een maatschappij waarin het christelijk geloof steeds minder publieke betekenis krijgt, worden gelovigen gedwongen verantwoording af te leggen van wat ze geloven. Apologetiek zal daarom voor de kerk en de individuele gelovige zelfs nog belangrijker worden dan dogmatiek. Het handboek apologetiek voorziet in een leemte die er op dat terrein is.

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Now in its fourth edition, Foundations of Software Testing: ISTQB Certification is the essential guide to software testing and to the ISTQB Foundation qualification. Completely updated to comprehensively reflect the most recent changes to the 2018 ISTQB Foundation Syllabus, the book adopts a practical, hands-on approach, covering the fundamental topics that every system and software tester should know. The authors are themselves developers of the ISTQB syllabus and are highly respected intern...