Going Deep: Becoming A Person of Influence

· Thomas Nelson
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Jump into the Deep End

What is a deep person? If you’d like to become one, would you know how? Would you like to help others become deep? If so, you have come to the right place.

In this fascinating book, best-selling author Gordon MacDonald discovers that his small New England church could be headed for trouble. Why? Because of a serious shortage. There are plenty of good people, well-meaning people, sincere people—but not enough deep people.

In his celebrated and engaging style, Gordon transports you back to the fictional setting from his critically acclaimed book, Who Stole My Church? He identifies the crucial missing component in his community: people of true depth, people of real influence. And he offers unforgettable insights on how to cultivate spiritual maturity and exhibit life-altering faith.

As it turns out in Gordon’s town—and probably yours—what’s needed is people who are willing to seek Christ passionately with a hunger to go deep. This may be exactly what you’ve been looking for.

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A Google user
December 31, 2011
Have you ever encountered a book and given it more than once chance, hoping that it would get better with the passage of time? I’ve given this book my on-and-off attention for over a month, and I’m crying “Uncle.” I made it to page 155 of 902 tiny pages on my iPhone. If you’d like to listen in on intimate conversations among perfect strangers and experience dozens of pages of stream-of-consciousness rambling, then you’ll enjoy this book. Unfortunately, Mr. MacDonald struggles to get to his point and loses me along the way. What makes this experience even worse is that the author expects us to acknowledge the importance of going deep in our spiritual lives. Richard Foster is right, “The desperate need today is not for a greater number of intelligent people, or gifted people, but for deep people.” The author may be deep, but I’m unwilling to watch him dig any more to get there. Disclaimer: The publisher provided me with a free copy of this book in exchange for writing this unbiased and forthright review.
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Gordon MacDonald has been a pastor and author for more than fifty years. He serves as Chancellor at Denver Seminary, as editor-at-large for Leadership Journal, and as a speaker at leadership conferences around the world. His books includeBuilding Below the Waterline, Who Stole My Church, A Resilient Life, and Ordering Your Private World. Gordon and his wife, Gail, live in New Hampshire.

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