Failing Forward

B Community Bible I Institute Failing Forward

A Leadership Study Course

Community Bible Institute is a ministry of Community Family Church. 859-356-8851 1 What is CBI?

Community Bible Institute is a Christian studies school designed “For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ” (Ephesians 4:12)

To learn more about How CBI works, get a copy of the CBI Handbook at the CBI desk in the church lobby, at the CBI desk in the Tara Center lobby, or by requesting one by email at [email protected].

Home Study courses for CBI may be obtained in a hard copy format or may be requested by and delivered as an email attachment.

2 CBI Courses Listed below are the courses currently available from CBI – they are available in booklet form and on line. To get an online course, email me at [email protected] and the course will be emailed to you.

Notice: The course is constantly growing. There may well be additional courses. For a current list of available courses, request them at the email address above.

Spiritual Growth Leadership Wisdom Part I Developing the Leader Within You Wisdom Part II Failing Forward Forgiveness Part I The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork Forgiveness Part II The Winning Attitude Encouragement Part I Winning With People Encouragement Part II Be All You Can Be Thankfulness Be A People Person Love Part I Encouragement Changes Everything Love Part II Leadership I Leadership II Love Part III Bible Study Intercession Psalms Part I Holy Spirit Part I Psalms Part II Holy Spirit Part II Matthew Part II Judges Holy Spirit Part III Philippians Mark Covenants Part I Proverbs John Part I Covenants Part II Revelation John Part II Confidence Part I Romans Part I James Confidence Part II Romans Part II Matthew Part I Betrayal Daniel I Corinthians Anger Ephesians II Corinthians Compassion Esther Hosea Evangelism Galatians Judges Wisdom I Genesis I Ecclesiastes Wisdom II Genesis I Exodus I Service I Hebrews Exodus II Service II I, II, III John James

3 Luke I Luke II Matthew I Matthew II Failing Forward John C. Maxwell

I. First you must purchase the book. You can often get very inexpensive copies on the internet. Listed below are two places on the web where such copies can be bought.

A. Amazon.com B. Dealoz.com

II. Second you are responsible for reading the book. We use the honor system and you are trusted to do the reading before seeking credit for the course. III. Answer the questions below. You will see the chapter titles in the book. You should write a good paragraph for each chapter explaining the main points in the book.

4 Failing Forward 1. What's the Main Difference Between People Who Achieve and People Who Are Average?

Redefining Failure and Success 2. Get a New Definition of Failure and Success

3. If You've Failed, Are You a Failure?

4. You're Too Old to Cry, but It Hurts Too Much to Laugh

5 5. Find the Exit Off the Failure Freeway

Do You Mind Changing Your Mind? 6. No Matter What Happens to You, Failure Is an Inside Job

7. Is the Past Holding Your Life Hostage?

8. Who Is This Person Making These Mistakes?

6 9. Get Over Yourself--Everyone Else Has

Embracing Failure As a Friend 10. Grasp the Positive Benefits of Negative Experiences

11. Take a Risk--There's No Other Way to Fail Forward

12. Make Failure Your Best Friend

7 Increasing Your Odds for Success 13. Avoid the Top Ten Reasons People Fail

14. The Little Difference Between Failure and Success Makes a Big Difference

15. It's What You Do After You Get Back Up That Counts

16. Now You're Ready to Fail Forward

8 CBI Transcript Course Title Course Type Date Approved Completed

9 To earn a CBI degree, you must complete 24 classes: 6 Bible Studies, 6 Spiritual Growth Studies, 3 leadership Studies, 1 Finance Study, and 8 Electives.