The year was 2012. I was 25 and depressed. To most of the world, I was immensely successful in what I was doing in life. I was pastoring at the largest church in our denomination, and one of the largest in Australia. The ministry I was leading was growing exponentially. I was an international speaker, and to many I was viewed as “a big deal”. Yet I found myself frustrated and depressed. Why? Because I’d grown so good and so busy at playing church that I felt I’d stopped truly being the church. Just years later I find myself living in America faced with a similar challenge. How can I be the church, not just simply attend one or work for one? However, this time I come to this conundrum with greater clarity and more tools in my belt than ever before. My desire through this book is to help wake you up to the reality of who you are once again; if you are a Christian, you are the church. I truly believe this book could change your world and the worlds of those around you.
The year was 2012. I was 25 and depressed. To most of the world, I was immensely successful in what I was doing in life. I was pastoring at the largest church in our denomination, and one of the largest in Australia. The ministry I was leading was growing exponentially. I was an international speaker, and to many I was viewed as “a big deal”. Yet I found myself frustrated and depressed. Why? Because I’d grown so good and so busy at playing church that I felt I’d stopped truly being the church. Just years later I find myself living in America faced with a similar challenge. How can I be the church, not just simply attend one or work for one? However, this time I come to this conundrum with greater clarity and more tools in my belt than ever before. My desire through this book is to help wake you up to the reality of who you are once again; if you are a Christian, you are the church. I truly believe this book could change your world and the worlds of those around you.