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Journey Archives
Dear Friends, As is the case with most leaders during this season of the year, we have been very busy over the last few weeks. We are putting the finishing touches on new Leadership Communities and other events, as well as preparing for next year's activities. I am writing today so that you may help us celebrate the publication of another book from our Leadership Network Team. From Success to Significance: When the Pursuit of Success Isn't Enough, written by Lloyd Reeb, the director of our Halftime National Ministries Leadership Community, has just been released from Zondervan. Lloyd's book was born out of his own experience as a successful business person, pastor and team member at Leadership Network. Lloyd was and still is a real estate developer. However, in 1993, he reflected on his life and decided that God wanted him to reorient his life for greater significance. From Success to Significance: When the Pursuit of Success Isn't Enough describes Lloyd's journey through "Halftime." Along the way he read Bob Buford's book, Halftime (Bob is the founding chair of Leadership Network. Halftime, a best seller, is now available in a promotional edition - see below for details). Bob's book helped Lloyd gain a language for understanding his journey. To devote himself more fully to God's work through the church, Lloyd later became one of the pastors at Mecklenburg Church in Charlotte, North Carolina. As he walked with others through their pilgrimage, he saw the need to write a book that would help others not only gain a map for moving through the process, but to also describe how churches can help their members through the process of engaging leaders for service to God in a variety of ways. From Success to Significance is filled with real stories of real individuals that are making the transition. In addition, it contains exercises that can walk men and women through the journey themselves. A "must" for pastors, Lloyd's book describes how churches can both assist these leaders both to help enlarge their local ministry as well as engage these men and women in kingdom causes outside the church. As you may know, the Halftime Group, a division of Leadership Network, is devoted to these causes. Some past readers of Bob's book, Halftime, will love the new stories and practicality of Lloyd's book. But even more new readers will find From Success to Significance an answer to prayers to help them discern God's direction for them as they move through midlife. Lloyd is an outstanding resource from Leadership Network to help your church launch an innovative initiative designed to find, equip and engage marketplace leaders in your church. To help promote the book, Lloyd is speaking to various groups around the country. Additionally, if a church buys 150 of the books through Leadership Network, Lloyd will travel to that church and speak to that group free of charge. This is a simple, no risk, first step to get your church ahead in reaching these leaders you already have in your church. And with that volume, the church also receives a good discount on the single copy price as well. If you would like to know more about this special program, please email Greg Murtha at greg.murtha@leadnet.org. As I mentioned above, we also have a promotional price for churches that want to give away Bob Buford's book, Halftime. A few months ago a pastor called us and said he was using some material from Halftime and wanted to know how he could have a few to pass out after the service. We helped him order some of the promotional books, and all 2000 of them were snapped up after the first service! They had to come back and order more. I have placed the ad for this special Halftime book promotion on the left side of this newsletter so you can consider doing the same for your church. Below my signature are some links to Lloyd's book as well as information about it. It is well worth your time to read through his book and pass it along to others. Once you have read From Success to Significance, I am sure that you will want to order this book to share with friends.
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