As you may know I’ve been working on a book called Practicing The Way Of Jesus that will release in the next couple of weeks. Yeah! I wrote this book to help address the disparity we often feel between how we want to live and how we actually live as followers of Jesus. It’s based on10 years of experience leading groups in integrative practices.
I’ve teamed up with InterVarsity Press to create this exciting resource that combines the best of contemporary kingdom theology with practical applications for individuals and groups. The book is full of tangible exercises and real life stories about people taking risks to practice the Way of Jesus.
We’ve also created a Jesus Dojo campaign website to provide resources and collect stories of risk-taking experiments.The site includes a sample chapter, videos, related articles and experiments examples. Check it out and be sure to watch the video trailer: http://jesusdojo.com/.
HELP ME GET THE WORD OUT
I believe the message of this book can have a wide impact. Early readers have already experienced transformation by taking steps to apply its concepts together.
In the 21st. century book market, word of mouth and grass roots promotion are now the most important ingredients to success. As someone who knows me and is familiar with my work, you can help make this project successful. Here are some ways you can help:
1. Pre order your copy of the book on Amazon using this link. After you’ve read the book post a review on the book’s amazon page. You can also tweet, blog and Facebook post about jesusdojo.com to let your friends know about this project and resource.
2. Consider going through the book with a group of friends. A six-week study guide is included with discussion questions and quick- start experiment ideas. I’m offering to do a free 20 minute video chat with the first 50 groups that sign up at Jesusdojo.com
3. Connect me with places to speak. In the fall I’ll be launching The Jesus Dojo Tour and hope to share the message of the book in 15-20 U.S. cities. In each city I’m looking for opportunities to speak at churches, Christian colleges & seminaries, and public universities and to offer training to ministry leaders. You can share your tour ideas or sign on as a tour host by hitting reply to this message.
You are also invited to celebrate the release of the book at a launch party on June 17th in San Francisco. We’ll be giving away 25 copies of the book in an onsite drawing. Details here.
