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"Smith's sage advice will aid Christians in recognizing the simple
joys of practicing their faith."--Publishers Weekly Western culture
is in a tailspin, and Christian faith is entangled in it: we do
kingdom things in empire ways. Western approaches to faith leave us
feeling depressed, doubting, anxious, and burned out. We know
something is wrong with the way we do faith and church in the West,
but we're so steeped in it that we don't know where to begin to
break old habits. Popular pastor and speaker Mandy Smith invites us
to be unfettered from the deeply ingrained habits of Western
culture so we can do kingdom things in kingdom ways again. She
explores how we can be transformed by new postures and habits that
help us see God already at work in and around us. The way forward
isn't more ideas, programs, and problem-solving but in Jesus's
surprising invitation to the kingdom through childlikeness.
Ultimately, rediscovering childlike habits is a way for us to
remember how to be human. Unfettered helps us reimagine how to
follow God with our whole selves again and join with God's mission
in the world. Foreword by Walter Brueggemann.
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Still I rise (Paperback)
Claudine Carmel, Theo Daniel, Mandy Smith
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R368
Discovery Miles 3 680
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Branding Baron (Paperback)
Stella Williams; Edited by Ali Williams, Mandy Smith
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R367
R324
Discovery Miles 3 240
Save R43 (12%)
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Missio Alliance Essential Reading List Hearts Minds Bookstore's
Best Books ProdigalThought.net's Top Reads Englewood Review of
Books Best Books Leadership Journal's Best Ministry Books of the
Year Often as pastors we feel like we need to project strength and
competency in order to minister effectively. That's why we go to
conferences and emulate the latest superstars. But we know we can
never live up to those images. Deep down, we know our own
limitations, our weaknesses, our faults. We fear that if people
knew who we really are, we'd be disqualified from ministry. Not so.
Mandy Smith unpacks the biblical paradox that God's strength is
revealed through our human weakness. Transparently describing her
pastoral journey, Smith shows how vulnerability shapes ministry,
through our spiritual practices and relationships, influencing our
preaching, teaching and even the nuts and bolts of the daily
schedule. Understanding our human constraints makes our ministry
more sustainable and guards us against disillusionment and burnout.
We don't have to have it all together. Recognizing our weakness
makes us rely on God, so our weakness can become a ministry
resource. God has called you to lead not as a demigod, but as a
human, so the world can see that the church is a place for humans
like them.
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