Sunday, June 19, 2011

WADE HODGES' NEW BOOK; "BEFORE YOU GO"

Before You Go just hit the Kindle waves on Amazon.com.  It is written by my good friend Wade Hodges.  It is a winner.

Before You Go specifically addresses preachers and ministers planning to make a move to another congregation.  Wade's insights are from that fairly secret kingdom launching pad of perplexity and disappointment.  There is little so valuable as resurrecting from a bad scene(s).   Wade has done it.

Before You Go is packed with the right questions to be asked of yourself and of the congregational leadership doing the interviewing.  While Wade's work is highly helpful to those planning to move, substantial assistance awaits those who are on the other end; the search committee.

To move because a preacher needs to get out of Dodge isn't necessarily a God-moment.  I believe Wade has pegged a hang-nail problem of the church; preachers and churches who don't match. 

Take a look.  I believe Before You Go ought to be required reading....if you want to read it of course.

1 comment:

Wade Hodges said...

Terry-thanks so much for this post. Your friendship is one of the great gifts I received from my time in Tulsa.