Getting Fired for the Glory of God - HB - Mike Yaconelli

Getting Fired for the Glory of God - HB

Mike Yaconelli

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Genre: Youth & Children Resources

Years after his death, Christians across the world turn to the words of Mike Yaconelli to uncover the divine mischief, the shameless truth-telling, the love of kids, and the passion for Jesus that makeyouth ministry an irresistible calling.

Like the prophets of old, Mike was a blend of the sacred and the profane, the outspoken and the insecure, the gentle lamb and the roaring lion. This paradox lives on in his writing and in his recorded words. In Mike Yaconelli you'll discover a bold, passionate, and ultimately prophetic voice reminding us to stay focused on Jesus, to hold life lightly, to walk together as we love kids, and to devote ourselves to an outrageously gracious God who loves our souls into being.

If you're in youth ministry today, it's likely that - someway, somehow - Mike Yaconelli played a part in it. Much of the playfulness, creativity and humility that exist in youth ministry were first nurtured by the life and work of Mike Yaconelli.

Reactions to Mike Yaconelli are rarely neutral. He forces you to react, to feel, to think and to question:

He loved youth ministry, but at the same time he wanted to dismantle it; he pastored a church yet proclaimed churches to be dull and stifling. He poked fun at powerful Christian celebrities but was disarmingly open about his own pride and weaknesses.

Despite founding one of the largest youth working organisations in the world, Mike advocated for a counter-cultural faith that emphasised small over big, few over many, and silent over loud. His words carry all of these contradictions, leaving readers both inspired and frustrated...often at the same time.

People turn to Mike Yaconelli not just because of what he wrote, they turn to Mike Yaconelli because of what he aspired to live. Includes DVD.

ISBN: 9780310283584
Publisher: Zondervan
Format: Hardback
Pages: 144