Christianity, an offshoot of Judaism, was from its very beginning (at Pentecost) and evangelical faith. In fact, it's not so much a religion but a two-thousand year recitation of Redemtion through Jesus Christ. And in those twenty centuries some of the most unlikely and indeed offensive people who ever lived have found peace in Christ. It's good to pray for everyone simply because that's what Christianity is -- it's not a secret society or a clique, but men and women born again of the Holy Spirit who only wish others to share in that Spirit.

While it's good to pray for everyone, leaders of society especially need prayer support, whether they know God or not. Any buttressing will be appreciated. But the down side to this book is that while lists of influential people should circulate for prayer, putting them in a book and selling them seems on the face of it rather on a shakey foundation. It also gives Christophobes, the enemies of Christianity, who are quick to misinterpret anything Christians do from bigotry or fear, a reason to point to us as if we are somehow being judgmental, when in fact we're merely doing our Christian duty to pray for our leaders, whether our leaders agree with us or not.

Christians should stay up with the times (as Kierkegaard said, keep the Bible in one hand and the newspaper in the other), and this book really is only for anyone so clueless they don't can't name world and business leaders on their own.

I have found the book to be inspirational. Even those spotlighted who have no spiritual aspirations have done some things either very right or very wrong and thus teach the reader.
It is so succinct. Whoever wrote up the summaries was genious in
being salient. The write-ups are not only compelling, but riveting. It always leaves me thoughtful, reminded of the words
"We each will be remembered for one thing". Prayer just happens as I read - prayer for the individual. And the prayer helps
are very thoughtful and not trite as easily could be the case.
Only problem: It's three years old. The other day I quoted
from the book concerning the close spiritual bond between Jeff
Gordon and his wife. Someone brought me up short, "Haven't you
heard, they're getting a divorce?". But even that gave me pause for thought. Like anything old - fruit or pie - it spoils fast. Please, Kopp, Kopp, Wilson, do a 2003! Thanks for a great
job! Be encouraged! May your tribe increase! S.F.

This is a great prayer tool for Christians in their daily devotions. It encourages people to prayer each day for a different influential person. A picture of the person and a concise article telling how the person influences the world is included for each day of the year. The authors encourage non-judgemental praying for all individual even those with whom people may disagree or find offensive.

This book is very fundamental. I'm the novice in semiconduct process. It's a excellent book to me

This book is one of the most comprehensive "how to" books on web site creations that I have read. Not only does it teach you how to create a web site, it also makes an extra effort of telling you how you can benefit from the little extras that make a good web site a great web site, and where you can find them. The extensive use of graphics in the book is an added benefit for those who want to know what their product should look like. Specific items are easy to locate and the book is well laid out. The added cd-rom is a bonus. Although written with Law Enforcement agencies in mind, every person or business can benefit from its contents.

As a former fallen pastor, I wish this book would have been available a decade ago. After doing years of research and helping other religious "restorees," I believe "Restoring the Fallen" is the most comprehensive and insightful book on the market. The writers (multiple authors) convey workable truths obtained from practical experience. Every "nook and cranny" of restoration is dealt with in an easy-to-read and understandable style. These authors believe that there is life after a fall - and for religious leaders hurt by sin, it is needed help, hope and healing.

This book gives a tremendously extensive look at the process of restoring Christians that have fallen because of sexual sin.

Ever since early 1999 it seems like more and more Christians, especially leaders, have been falling sexually. This book provides a comprehensive look at the process of nurturing, comforting, and bringing Christians back into wholeness. The major strength in this book is that it was written by people who experienced it. There are 6 authors. 1 sexually fell, 1 was their spouse, and the other 4 were part of the "restoration team". This book was written by people who have experience in this area. This is basically a detailed explanation of what they did and what worked for them.

This kind of information is a must for all those in Christian leadership and for those who minister to others. This book is very practical and easy to understand. The author's openness and transparency brings this real topic closer to the heart of the reader.

This book is disjointed and research oriented, more like the proceedings of a conference than a text book. It also has a very biased feel and is somewhat of an advertisement for the editors' invention, Bioglass(R). My resources would have been better spent conducting a thorough search of the technical journal literature.