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Ben Stroup is Chief Growth Architect and President at Velocity Strategy Solutions, a next-generation business strategy and management consulting firm focused on helping ambitious leaders align teams, simplify technology, eliminate friction, and drive revenue. He is a futurist, disruptor, and data champion having served organizations from $5MM to more than $500MM in revenue for more than 18 years. Ben's written and edited dozens of books on leadership and growth and is a frequent speaker, podcaster, and guest for business and industry groups. His most recent book, Master the Pivot, was released in 2020. Ben, his wife, and two boys live in Nashville, Tennessee. ...more

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	Hope in Front of Me: Find Purpose in Your Darkest Moments by Danny Gokey, Ben Stroup (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 352 ratings — published 2013 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Unconditional Love: Radical Stories, Real People by Ben Stroup (Goodreads Author), Joe Bradford (Editor) 3.95 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 2013 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Church Giving Matters: More Money Really Does Mean More Ministry (2nd Ed.) by Ben Stroup (Goodreads Author), Joel Mikell, Kyle Olund (Editor) 3.82 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Awaken the Outlaw: Discover Your Process for Transformation 3.29 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Jesus of Nazareth, Part Two: Holy Week: From the Entrance into Jerusalem to the Resurrection

by Pope Benedict XVI

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