[Ministry Hackers Recap] The Church Life Cycle, Biblical Illiteracy, and Your Dreams

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Good morning, Reader!

I can't believe it was three years ago when I stood on stage at the Igniting Souls Conference promoting my book, Millennial Leadership. I was a top 10 finalist in the business and finance category and had the opportunity share my message at the conference, and it was a dream come true.

When I was in elementary school I won a writing contest for a short story that I had written and it was then I knew I wanted to write a book. Since then I wrote a lot. In fact, in high school I started writing an action mystery book in a yellow legal pad, but after 50 pages I got lost in the details and abandoned the project.

As I was coming into the final year of my doctoral degree I was given the option for my final project to be a book and I knew that was what I wanted to do. After five months of writing, editing, and finalizing my book, it was ready for publishing. But, now that it was ready to go, I was pretty terrified!

I was at the doorstep of a dream I had from third grade and I was frozen with fear. Why? What was keeping me back? What was I afraid of?

Failure. Pure and simple...I was afraid of people not buying the book, those buying the book not liking the book, using it to fuel their fireplace during the Christmas season!!!!

Well, after three years of being a published author, what I can say is that I did not write a best seller, I did not launch a speaking career, and I am not getting requests for interviews.

But, I was a top 10 finalist for the Author Academy Award, my book was on bookstore shelves like Barnes and Noble, and it has become a manual for leaders to navigate this new era of leadership.

I share this with you today, Reader, because you have dreams. There are things that God has laid in your heart that may lie dormant, but is still there. The question is, why haven't you pursued it? Busyness? Fear? What excuses keep you from reaching out and making your dream a reality?

Believe me there is nothing special about me. I am just a dude from the cornfields of Iowa who has tried to be faithful to the calling God has placed on my life...just like you.

I want to encourage you today to scour your heart and your imagination. Pull up those dreams that have been sitting dormant and offer them up to God. Ask him if this is something you have the green light to pursue. Is this the time to bring that dream to life? If he says 'yes', then don't let fear, busyness, or anything else stand in your way. Go after that dream and bring it to life!

Living the Dream Life,

Dr. Brandon Pardekooper

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TODAY'S PODCAST RELEASE

In today's episode Matt and I continue our conversation about turning your hobby into an income stream. In the last episode we discussed creating content that serves rather than sells, and in this episode we tell you what to do with that content to move toward a community of raving fans in love with what you do.

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