The Misfit Mission: How to Change the World with Surprises, Interruptions, and All the Wrong People

Synopsis

The Misfit Mission: 8 Leadership Lessons that will enable you to accomplish abundantly more than anything you could ever ask for or imagine. From the Author: The Misfit Mission tells the story of how doing the 'wrong' things can be the right thing for people and churches whose faith motivates them to want to change the world. The book is rooted in the author's experience as lead pastor at The Church of the Resurrection Downtown (Kansas City). This book describes the leadership lessons learned as RezDowntown has grown into one of the largest and fastest growing churches in Kansas City. This church has grown as a community of misfits into a community of the faithful because of our willingness to do what have commonly been referred to as the wrong things over and over again. Not only have we done those things consistently, but we've done so in a variety of capacities. We've hired the wrong people, moved into the wrong buildings at the wrong times and so much more. You name it and we've done it, the wrong way, and yet this is God's way. This is the Jesus way. The book will detail what I've found to be the most vital dimensions of great and faithful leadership. These are the things that enable us to become the persons God has created us to be--people who are capable of abundantly far more than anything we could ever ask for or imagine. My hope is that this book will help readers to think creatively about how God is calling them to transform their churches, (and, by extension, their corporations, marriages, or communities) through courageous leadership. Table of Contents/Outline: List of Chapters Introduction: Chapter 1: Wrong is Singing Along with Carly Rae Jepsen at 14,000ft. (Believe that you are capable and worthy of the calling placed before you.) Chapter 2: Wrong is Doing Whatever It Takes, Wherever People Are. (Believe that yours a mission worthy of sacrifice) Chapter 3: Wrong is Being the Last One Picked in a Game of Dodgeball. (Believe that all good things are necessarily born of humble beginnings) Chapter 4: Wrong is Eating Popsicles, Passing Out and Pressing On In 100 Degree Heat. (Believe that all things are possible only through Christ who strengthens us and brings Joy to the World!) Chapter 5: Wrong is a Flashing Sign That Says, 'Totally Nude.' (Believe that God's heart fundamentally rests at the heart of all things seen and unseen) Chapter 6: Wrong is Playing Words with Friends on Facebook (Believe that our words have the power to give life. Vision is to be cast, shared, and repeated in order to experience the life that really is life.) Chapter 7: Wrong is Stopping and Staring without Acting. (Believe that we are called to go and see for ourselves. Holy Doubt, Holy Curiosity, Holy Imagination.) Chapter 8: Wrong is Breaking the Rules and Going Rogue Always and Everywhere. (Jeremiah 29:11) Just Because I Can't Follow My Own Rules; Wrong Is Never Stopping.

Copyright:

2016

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Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9781501806094

Publisher:

Abingdon Press

Date of Addition:

02/28/20

Copyrighted By:

Abingdon Press

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

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No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Religion and Spirituality

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