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Messages drawn from Scripture told as one story, and workshops on the craft of telling the truth well — adaptable from a 45-minute keynote to a full-day workshop.
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For churches
39 topicsThe Gifts and Callings of God
God’s gifts are much different from what we would ask Saint Nicholas for. Stop and Go: Know When to Run and When to Wait. In The Great Commission, we were told to “Go into all the world and proclaim the good news to everyone.” But do we understand Jesus’ most important words before he ascended into the clouds? Highly Favored: Jesus said, “I came that you might have life, and have it more abundantl
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Stop and Go
Know When to Run and When to Wait. In The Great Commission, we were told to “Go into all the world and proclaim the good news to everyone.” But do we understand Jesus’ most important words before he ascended into the clouds?
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Highly Favored
Jesus said, “I came that you might have life, and have it more abundantly.” He also said the man born blind had suffered because of God’s plan, not sin. What does it mean to be part of God’s family, abundantly blessed? If we are so highly favored, with faith to move mountains, why do we suffer and not get what we are sure is best?
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Made for the Moment
The beggar was born blind. The disciples asked Jesus why, and all their assumptions were wrong. Even today, we risk missing God’s plan by assuming that everything that goes wrong isn’t right.
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Sixteen Reasons Why I Love God
“Sixteen Reasons Why I Love You” was a hit song in the 1960s, written by Bill and Doree Post in 1959. The song was made famous by Connie Stevens in 1960, her second top-forty hit after “Kookie, Kookie, Lend Me Your Comb.” If we can find sixteen reasons to love any person, shouldn’t we be able to give as many reasons to love God?
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Heaven on Earth
In his model prayer, Jesus said we should pray for God’s will to be done on Earth as it is in Heaven. In this world, people are allowed to do whatever wickedness they want. With Jesus’ prayer for God’s will to be done, are we asking the impossible? Frank will show how God makes the impossible more than possible, more than probable, but guaranteed.
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Satan’s Messengers
The fallen angel is only able to be in one place at a time. He isn’t omnipresent like God, but his messengers are. The enemies of God cannot be defeated until their identities and the deception of their messages are clearly identified.
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The Missing Pieces
Some say life is like a picture puzzle. If Scripture gives us all the pieces, why do we only see parts of the picture? Frank will share his stories and biblical insights to find the right pieces, fit them into the right places, and gain confidence in God’s perfect plan for us.
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Peace that Defies Understanding
In the midst of life’s storms, we have countless good reasons to be frantic, feeling like we’re about to die. Twelve disciples were amazed when Jesus calmed the wind and waves. Discover how we too can experience peace that ignores the wind.
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When God Says No
What should we do when we pray for what we’re sure is right, yet God doesn’t give us what we ask? We might cast our net on the other side of the boat, or maybe we need to pray more fervently You’ll love hearing Frank Ball talk about his experiences and what the Bible says about God not giving us what we’re sure we need.
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Never Walk Alone
Facebook friends are no substitute for someone we would like to call our “best” friend, someone who understands us completely and appreciates our value. When we’re feeling desperate and don’t know where to turn, what can we do? You’ll love the answer found in Frank’s stories.
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Finding Love in All the Right Places
Our insatiable desire to be loved and appreciated can leave us dying of thirst in a desert of people who don’t really care. So how does God solve that problem? You might be amazed.
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God’s Greatest Reward
What is it? Health and wealth, prestige and power, and possessions in abundance? Frank’s stories reveal something much more valuable.
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Life’s Best Discussion Point
Scripture focuses on the truth. Commentaries explain. But what we most need from the Bible is discussion on what we believe and why, or we can’t let go of our prejudices and accept what God would like to say to our hearts.
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Jesus’ Most Important Words
We do well to hear and heed the best advice we could ever follow. Everything Jesus said was important—meant to help us, yet his most crucial words are sometimes overlooked—like a diamond lost among a bucket of precious stones.
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My Best Friend
God’s gifts are much different from what we would ask Saint Nicholas for. Stop and Go: Know When to Run and When to Wait. In The Great Commission, we were told to “Go into all the world and proclaim the good news to everyone.” But do we understand Jesus’ most important words before he ascended into the clouds? Highly Favored: Jesus said, “I came that you might have life, and have it more abundantl
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Fanning the Flames
Make your message important to those who don’t know there’s a fire. Your story can be a life-changer for those who hear you speak, but it won’t help those who didn’t show up. Frank will show you effective ways to let people know they can’t afford to miss hearing you.
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Pain Relievers
More money and effort goes toward the relief of pain than the pursuit of pleasure. Discover how to have the best of all worlds, doubling the pleasure while relieving the pain.
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Do the Dream
How to Enjoy Satisfaction beyond Our Fondest Imaginations. Our desire to be loved and appreciated may feel like an empty bucket that nobody wants to fill. Learn how to keep it full and running over.
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God’s Story Revealed in Us
How Our Tragic Tears are Used to Produce a Message of Boundless Joy. The promise of great glory doesn’t have to wait until we walk the halls of Heaven. We can experience the joy now. We just have to learn how.
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Hope and Patience
Get to know your two best friends, Hope and Patience, and follow the three most important steps to see God’s promises fulfilled in your life.
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God’s Story in You
If we’re reluctant to share Christ with people, we probably have a misconception about what God wants from us. Only a few are called to be “harvesters.” Most of the work is to prepare the soil, plant the seed, water the ground, or pull the weeds. No matter what our function in the field is, we need to remember what Christ has done for us and share our stories, which is how we give people the hope
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Shoes that Fit
God has made each of us for a unique purpose. While we need to understand the thoughts and feelings of others, we’ll never fit in someone else’s shoes. God’s plan and purpose is unique for each individual, and he directs our paths, one step at a time.
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Letters to God
Children write letters to Santa, believing he will give them what they want, wondering if they’ve been good enough. Later, we learn about God, how he will supply our needs, but what should we say and how do we know he will listen?
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Practicing God’s Presence
Is it possible to find peace in the midst of the storm? Yes, but you shouldn’t leave Jesus sleeping in the back of the boat. Learn what you can do to strengthen your relationship with God, have total confidence in your salvation, and enjoy every moment of the day.
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Start a Writing Ministry in Your Church
The Internet has brought endless opportunities for people who never knew they could write. Every church has its blogging, twittering, and e-mail junkies who could spread the good news. Learn how to give them the encouragement and support they need.
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Transform Sermons into Publishable Articles and Books
The preparation that went into a wonderful weekend message can be used and re-used to produce a variety of articles and book chapters.
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God’s Greatest Blessing
Jesus came that we might have life but said we wouldn’t find it in the abundance or our possessions. If satisfaction isn’t in wealth, where is it? Frank Ball brings both personal and biblical stories to reveal the right place to look for the boundless joy and peace that Jesus made available.
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When Blood Boils and Faces Turn Red
Learn from biblical examples and Frank Ball’s personal experience, what anger is, why it doesn’t work, and how to change the world where we live.
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A Father’s Best Advice
Using lessons from his farmer grandpa and pastor father, who lived what they preached, Frank Ball presents five life-changing truths that every son should know before his teenage years.
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Smarter than We Think
Like Alice who was lost in Wonderland, we are born geniuses who have lost our way. Frank Ball shares experiences and insights that show why GPS is more important than IQ in choosing the right path and opening the right doors to fulfilling God’s purpose in our lives.
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Wise Men Bring Gifts
Two thousand years ago, Gaspar lived in the far east. He was not a wise man—at least not of the majestic variety that many people imagine. He was merely a servant—a keeper of camels. Wearing his kingly robe, he tells a heart-warming story how he joined Melchoir and Balthasar in a long journey to take gifts to a newborn king.
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The Nine Who Said No Thank You
Only one leper described in Luke chapter seventeen went to find Jesus after his healing. Contrary to what many people believe, the nine who said no thank you weren’t a bunch of jerks. Are you thinking people don’t see your sacrifices or recognize the value of your work? Frank Ball will present exciting insights into where our value is recognized. He will show what the nine men were doing and why o
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Pigs, Pearls, and Plans
You plan your work and work your plan, but does that mean your plan is sure to work? Your dreams of success are never guaranteed. Or are they? Using personal experience and biblical examples, Frank Ball presents exciting insights to show how expectation, perspiration, and anticipation will either fulfill or destroy your dreams.
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Why Bad Things Happen to Good People
When tragedy strikes, you ask, “Why?” You pray, but our kind and loving, all-powerful, all-knowing God fails to answer. Why? You’ll be amazed to hear how the commonly assumed answers are wrong and the real reason deserves you full commitment and greatest admiration of God’s plan.
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What’s Love Got to Do with It?
More than anything, you want to be loved and appreciated. For some reason, your effort to satisfy that hunger isn’t working. You work hard and no one notices—until you make a mistake. When you reach out to people, they don’t want to be bothered. The answer can be found in the life of Christ, but it’s not where you think it is. If it were, you would have already found it.
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Four Men – One Story
The Gospels present an amazing story, but is it true? Did four men of the first century write from eyewitness reports, or did other men write their own fantasies out of religious tradition, centuries later? If intelligent men and women left everything to walk with Jesus, they must have had a very good reason. After considering the evidence, you can know why their discovery was as valuable as life
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One Giant Step
When Samuel went to the house of Jesse to anoint the next king of Israel, David hadn’t even been invited to the dinner. From this familiar story, Frank Ball reveals some seldom-observed facts about the steps we must take to achieve the impossible dream.
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A Grandmother’s Glory (MOPS)
On a gravestone is written: “She valued her friends like family. Next to God, no one was more important than her kids… until she had grandchildren.” Frank Ball tells the story behind that epitaph and shows how God uses the older generation to bring children closer to him.
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For writers
32 topicsGoing Deep with Point of View
The classic writing style that made some of the bestselling novels of their day aren’t the best approach to engaging our audiences today. Readers want to be part of the action as a participant, not an observer. Learn how to make descriptions so real that a picture of rain will have readers looking for their umbrellas.
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How to Write Captivating Stories
In whatever time will allow, from 45 minutes to 3 hours, Frank talks about the seven most-essential plot elements, writing dynamic dialogue, engaging readers with deep point of view, suspense and the ticking time bomb, and making your message matter.
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Make Your Message Matter
If your life were an open book, would anyone want to read it? Make what matters to you matter to them, and the world will want to hear more.
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Boost Your Writing Skills
The classic writing style that made some of the bestselling novels of their day aren’t the best approach to engaging our audiences today. Readers want to be part of the action as a participant, not an observer. Learn how to make descriptions so real that a picture of rain will have readers looking for their umbrellas. How to Write Captivating Stories: In whatever time will allow, from 45 minutes t
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Pleasure, Perils, and Pitfalls
A Success Map for Beginning Writers — Writing, publication, and marketing can be as challenging as a climb to the peak of Mount Everest. With your life at stake, you want these tips to take the right steps and avoid disaster.
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Transform Sermons into Books
The preparation that went into a wonderful weekend message can be used and re-used to produce a variety of articles and book chapters. Discover the essential elements of rewriting, cutting, and polishing that will give publishers a manuscript that even strangers and skeptics would love to read.
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Hold Your Audience Hostage
How to Make Your Message Meaningful — Out of the millions of books sold, a huge percentage are never read. Since a Christian writer’s success depends on the message, not the money, you need to know the seven basic elements that are essential to captivate readers.
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Bring Your Stories to Life
Learn why stories change lives, where to start and end, and the seven essential elements for telling a captivating story.
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Story Power
If you want your stories to captivate your audience and change lives, you need this class. ● How and When to Tell Your Story ● What Your Audience Wants ● Why Stories Change People When Preaching Won’t ● Seven Simple Steps to Storytelling
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Going Viral
The simple steps to get your message published in a difficult market. An affordable and practical approach toward the right goal, considering what speakers and writers want and what the audience expects to get.
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Create Blogs that People Want to Read
Share your voice—and your message—with the world. Learn how to come up with ideas for continual content. Discover tricks and tips for creating your own editorial calendar. See why your voice is important and why people need to hear your message.
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Sense-able Writing
With details from history or news about what happened yesterday, readers are easily bored. With the right words, you can take them on a suspenseful journey they may never forget. “Sense-able Writing” stirs all five human senses and brings readers so actively into the story that when they hear the crack of thunder, they fear getting soaked.
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Know the Reasons, Not Just the Rules
Explore some of the nuances of the writing and editing process that is largely subjective. Understanding the reasoning behind the publishing standards can reveal when a commandment should be followed and when it might, for good reason, be ignored.
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Essential Content to Engage Readers
Follow a simple check list to be sure each scene has the seven essential components to make a message or scene captivating, holding attention and delivering an experience, not an observation, and teach a life-changing truth. Show how one thought, action, and reaction must lead to the next bigger issue, conflict, or dilemma in reaching the climax.
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Common Weaknesses among Bestselling Authors
Look at what most appeals to modern readers as compared to what is highly published among classic literature and celebrity authors. Learn often-missed ways to build better sentences, creating tighter focus on the action.
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Quick Fixes for a Deeper Point of View
Know what to look for in deepening the point of view without having to rewrite the scene. Begin with the most simple grammatical improvements that help the author “show, don’t tell.” Then look at possible sentence revisions that give readers a better feel for being in the scene, involved in the action.
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Point of View
Write from the Best Storytelling Perspective. ● The Viewpoints that No Longer Work ● What Has the Greatest Impact on Your Readers ● Simple Edits that Will Deepen the Point of View ● How to Write Deep Point of View
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Monetize Your Message
Learn Ways to Make Time Spent Pay Off. ● Collect on Small Successes ● Devotionals and Blogging ● Multiplying Your Efforts ● Building Celebrity
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Learning from the Masters
You Can Be Better than the Best. ● Noticing Twists and Turns ● When Copying Isn’t Plagiarism ● Be a Writing Disciple ● Homework that Isn’t Work.
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Discovering Your Style
Ever since the day when Adam and Eve sewed leaves together for clothing, people have wanted to look good. We may be flat broke, but we still want people to admire us as if we were kings and queens. As writers, the ability to impress our readers is an important strength, or they won’t stay with us for long.
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Where Publishing Is Headed
We now have fewer traditional publishers buying fewer manuscripts, most frequently from celebrities and those with a proven, profitable platform. At the same time, self-publishing has never been easier or more affordable, which leads to a flood of poorly written books. Yet there are plenty of reasons to be excited about our future.
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Tools for Self-Editing
Getting the words right isn’t easy, but it isn’t rocket science either. With these important tips, you can write like a pro.
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Techniques for Great Storytelling
Learn to create an attention-grabbing beginning, a captivating middle, and a powerful end to your stories.
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Follow the Emotional Journey
Emotional clarity and honesty bring characters to life, and without that, your characters will be artificial, something less than real.
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Ready, Aim, Fire
How to prepare your story, choose a direction, and take shots that will stir readers to action.
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Tools of the Trade
Doing Research — Where to Gather Ideas — Use of Microsoft Word — Tips & Tricks
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The Write Goal (Inspirational Keynote)
Writing is easy, but getting published is not. Frank Ball presents a realistic vision for writing success and shows what we must do to get there.
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Be a Creative Genius
Most of us followed a traditional learning path in school, restraining our talents, so we still need to learn how to be creative. Made in God’s image, we have tremendous potential for innovation but must find the keys to unlock our individual strengths. Break away from the social paradigms and educational assumptions that have limited your thinking, and discover methods that will make your writing
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The Pros & Cons of Self-Publishing
Self-publishing has become easier and more affordable than ever before, and it is often the best choice but not always. Learn the pros and cons of print-on-demand, vanity, subsidy, and royalty publishing so you can determine what best suits your needs.
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Writing Devotionals
Use your life experiences to touch others so they can be encouraged, trust God, and rise above their problems.
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Writing Memoirs
Glean ten important steps that will transform mundane memoirs and family histories into exciting adventure stories.
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Critique Group Dynamics
Learn how to form an effective writer’s group, how to get the most from suggestions, and how to give critique.
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