The People Factor: How Building Great Relationships and Ending Bad Ones Unlocks Your God-Given Purpose Author: Visit Amazon's Van Moody Page | Language: English | ISBN:
1400205026 | Format: PDF
The People Factor: How Building Great Relationships and Ending Bad Ones Unlocks Your God-Given Purpose Description
About the Author
Vanable H. Moody II, affectionately known as “Pastor Van,” serves as pastor of the Worship Center in Birmingham, Alabama. In addition, he serves on the board of Joel Osteen's Champions Network and is an associate trainer in Japan for Dr. John Maxwell's EQUIP leadership organization. Pastor Van, his wife, Ty, and their children, Eden Sydney and Ethan Isaiah, live in Birmingham, Alabama.
- Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: Thomas Nelson (January 7, 2014)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1400205026
- ISBN-13: 978-1400205028
- Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.9 inches
- Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
The People Factor by Van Moody is the best book on relationships I've ever read. That sounds like hyperbole, but this is the first time I've ever had a complete "Oprah Moment" and thought, I want to buy 1,000 copies of this book and give it to everyone I know. I can't think of anyone who wouldn't gain something valuable from this wise examination of friendship and professional relationships. (Lacking Oprah's resources, I'll simply suggest: it's worth your time to read.)
As I mentioned, the focus of the book is friendship and professional relationships (some of what he says applies to marriage, but he's clear that not all of it does, given the uniqueness of the marriage covenant). His points revolve around the the principle that the people you spend the most time with will have exceptional influence on the direction of your life. I've heard this before in various phrasings, but Moody is the first author I've seen break it down so practically. This isn't just "Go find the winners so you'll win too!" cheerleading. This gives you a biblical lens through which to view different relationships and see which ones are healthy and deserve more attention, which are struggling but worth the effort, and which ones are going to drag you down and suck you dry no matter how good your intentions.
One of the best parts of this book is how he draws some insights out of familiar Biblical stories that I hadn't heard before, rather than just reiterating the same seven or ten points you hear in every book on relationships. I appreciated the effort he made to dig deeper and offer something new. It adds to the edifying quality of the book, strengthening my perspective on Scripture, as well as my approach to relationships.
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