{"title":"Stephen Viars | Authors","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"author-info-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"author-info-text\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"item\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStephen Viars, MDiv, DMin, is Senior Pastor of Faith Church (Lafayette, Indiana);\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/newgrowthpress.com\/acbc\/\"\u003eAssociation of Certified Biblical Counselors\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003efellow and board member; Biblical Counseling Coalition (BCC) board president; instructor and counselor at Faith Biblical Counseling Ministries; conference speaker; and author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePutting Your Past in Its Place: Moving Forward in Freedom and Forgiveness\u003c\/em\u003e. He and his wife, Kris, have three children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"leadership-how-to-guide-others-with-integrity","title":"Leadership: How to Guide Others with Integrity","description":"\u003csection data-role=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow do you lead people? You've been called to a position where you must guide and direct others, but you wonder what a good leader is supposed to do and if you really have what it takes to lead well. Who will direct you as you direct others?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStephen Viars shows you the importance of integrity as the foundation of leadership and points you toward a vibrant relationship with Christ, the greatest leader of all. 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You see the effects of it in your daily life, but struggle to know how to move forward. Sometimes you manage to forget for awhile, but it feels like you are never completely free of it.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStephen Viars walks through the various ways the past can influence you in the present and unpacks how the gospel brings forgiveness, healing, and hope. 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