Believing Is Only the Beginning Do you long for a deeper sense of meaning and purpose in your life? Do you believe all the right things, go to church, and faithfully read your Bible, still feeling that something is missing? You may be right.
He and his wife, Reneé, have five children of their own and millions more around the world..
Games and Lenox, Inc. since 1998, having formerly been the CEO of Parker Bros.
May Rich Stearns\'s Unfinished be that alarm for our time."--David Neff, editorial vice president, Christianity Today About author(s): Richard Stearns has served as president of World Vision U.
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Richard shows us by his life, the ministry he leads, and the passion of this book that there is much to be done and we are to be a part of God\'s grand plan."--Ed Stetzer, president, LifeWay Research; and author, Subversive Kingdom "Every generation of Christians needs a wake-up call to remind us of how serious and strenuous are the demands of discipleship.
Stearns reminds readers of every Christian\'s responsibility to live on mission, in light of Jesus\' example and call.
Unfinished may call you to the greatest chapter of your life."--John Ortberg, senior pastor, Menlo Park Presbyterian Church; and author, Who Is This Man? "The kingdom is both already and not yet, the work of Christ both finished and to be completed.
Rich Stearns knows the story and lives the story.
Stephen Hayner, president, Columbia Theological Seminary "Your story can be a part of the Great Story.
It made me hungry for more of the life God has in store for us."--Dr.
It is a book about fulfillment, adventure, and a lifetime of transformation.
This is a book for everyone, about finding the place of our calling in God\'s global mission.
In Unfinished you will discover how your life can be about more."--Elisa Morgan, author; speaker; publisher, FullFill; and president emerita, MOPS International "Rich Stearns has done it again! In this winsome, engaging, and challenging book, he calls us back to some of the key issues of what it means to be followers of Christ in a world full of distractions and false gods.
More life.
More meaning.
More purpose.
Is there more? From his journey in corporate and nonprofit leadership--in very good causes--Rich Stearns concludes there is, indeed, more. don\'t you? Is this it? The life you\'re living. . . (I think.)"--Max Lucado, pastor and best-selling author "Okay, admit it: sometimes you wonder .
Thanks, Rich.
First in The Hole in Our Gospel , now in Unfinished , Rich gives me a kind, gracious kick.
Just when I dare think my work is done, Rich reminds me that we are just getting started.
Malnourished kids.
Hungry families.
Just when my world is the way I want it, Rich reminds me the world is not the way God wants it.
If every Christian read this book and took it seriously, the world would never be the same again."--Bill Hybels, senior pastor, Willow Creek Community Church; and chairman, Willow Creek Association "Just when I\'ve gotten comfortable with my faith, here comes Rich Stearns, reminding me what matters and who God loves and why.
Unfinished is a call to finish the job Christ gave his church to do. " Unfinished , just might challenge everything you thought you understood about your Christian faith.
That is when the adventure begins.
Best-selling author Rich Stearns invites you not just to stand on the sidelines but to get into the game.
And if you are not personally participating in God\'s great endeavor, you could be missing the very thing he created you to do.
Simply stated, the message of this book is that God has invited you to join him in this world-changing mission.
It was a challenge to go into the world to reclaim, reform, and restore it for Christ.
At its essence it was not just an invitation to believe; it was a bold call to action.
Two thousand years ago Jesus gave an urgent assignment to his followers right before he left.
Believing Is Only the Beginning Do you long for a deeper sense of meaning and purpose in your life? Do you believe all the right things, go to church, and faithfully read your Bible, still feeling that something is missing? You may be right
