Disruptive Discipleship: The Power of Breaking Routine to Kickstart Your Faith
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| Rating | : | 4.73 (759 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B073RQKLKP |
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| Number of Pages | : | 413 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-05-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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He has contributed to PRISM Magazine, the Center for Parent/Youth Understanding, Christianity Today's Faith in the Workplace, and was highlighted in the decade’s best at Catapult Magazine. . Sam Van Eman is a resource specialist for the CCO's Experiential Designs team, where he co-creates transformational experiences for college students, professionals, and organizations. He is the autho
Filled with concrete examples of how ordinary people are shaped by disruptive experiences, this book provides a path to deeper faith on purpose. And when we intentionally choose to pursue designed experiences, we stretch our faith in new and unexpected ways. Out-of-the-ordinary activities such as a wilderness adventure or an international service trip can challenge our assumptions and give us space to consider new perspectives. Sometimes in the Christian life we get stuck. What can we do?Sam Van Eman has found that our spiritual lives need disruptive experiences, which can jolt and reorient us for greater spiritual maturity. Something seems off, and we don't know why. Jesus disrupted his disciples with invitations to get out of their boats, leave their nets, and follow him. Have courage, and discover what those kinds of disruptions might look like for you.. But we feel like God is far from our daily lives, or we lose hope for the future, or we don't treat others in loving ways. We may not even notice it at first
Through great storytelling and practical examples, Sam Van Eman's Disruptive Discipleship shows us how we might welcomeand even pursuethe disruptions of life as a means to growing deeper in our faith, hope, and love." (Chris Cooke, executive director, PULSE)"At a time when so many of us are increasingly wandering in search of comfort, we secretly prefer to be stuck instead of doing the necessary hard work before us. With courageous wit and deeply personal insights, Sam Van Eman and his Disruptive Discipleship guided me through how to honestly identify my current path and forge a better way to lasting spiritual growth." (Ryan Keith, president, Forgotten Voices) . "The world feels increasingly complex and filled with uncertainty, volatility, and ambiguity. A new type of adaptive, faithful leader is needed