Most who have experienced short-term
missions can relate to both the spiritual high that occurs during the
trip and how quickly it fades after returning home. Gayla will share
principles from her upcoming book, "Disrupted: Cultivating a
Mission-Focused Life," releasing January 2013 (Standard Publishing),
that help mission trip participants not only prepare for and fully
experience the trip, but also learn how to live with a changed mission
mindset every day that follows.
"Just as a mission experience disrupts
the day-to-day flow of your normal life for a week or two, the best way
to keep the spiritual transformation alive is to intentionally disrupt
your days long after the trip is over," explains Gayla. "Many people are
surprised to find just how much mission opportunity is right in front
of them all the time."
In addition to sharing the benefits of a
life disrupted by service with ICOM attendees, Gayla will be leading a
workshop entitled "Building Missional Families: Helping Parents Develop a
Missions Heart in the Lives of Their Children" at upcoming CPC
conferences in Orlando and San Diego. She will also be introducing her
book and life-changing tips on missional living at Hope International
University in Fullerton, CA on January 24, 2013, and in San Diego on
February 10, 2013.
"Gayla Congdon, one of the leading
practitioners in the short-term missions movement, understands the
essential role of discipling short-term missionaries for long-term
impact. Her spiritual discernment combined with her missional expertise
makes her the ideal person to write a devotional to help participants
make the most of their short-term experience for a lifetime," says David
Livermore, author of "Serving With Eyes Wide Open."
Congdon's new book, "Disrupted: Cultivating a Mission-Focused Life" will be available for purchase in January 2013 at www.standardpub.com, www.Amazon.com, or anywhere Christian books are sold. Proceeds from the sale of the book will be going to Project Hope (www.amor.org/give/projecthope
About the Author: Gayla Cooper
Congdon is the co-founder and Chief Spiritual Officer of Amor
Ministries, a missions agency based in San Diego, CA. Gayla has been a
finalist for the San Diego Business Journal's "Women Who Mean Business"
Award in 2000 and 2001. She was recently featured on the nationally
syndicated Hugh Hewitt radio show, has served as a commencement speaker
for Hope International University, led workshops at the National
Missionary Convention and the Christian Leadership Alliance Conference,
and speaks to churches, women's groups, and at youth conferences on a
number of topics all over the world throughout the year. For more
information, visit www.amor.org.
About Standard Publishing: Standard
Publishing serves churches worldwide and is recognized as a leader in
true-to-the-Bible resources that educate, encourage, and enrich adults,
youth, and children. The company is based in Cincinnati, Ohio. For more
information, visit www.standardpublishing.com or call 1-800-543-1353 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 1-800-543-1353 end_of_the_skype_highlighting.
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