Not a cross-cultural worker? This book is still for you. Filled with cross cultural stories to illustrate points, Becoming More Fruitful is a great read for anyone following Jesus and desiring to grow more in walking in the fruit of the Spirit. This book brings a deeper understanding to what it really looks to walk in the Spirit and with that, freedom! This is a book to read slowly and reflect upon. It would be a great read in community. I know I plan to go back and spend more time reflecting on each chapter and the truths and insights each brings.
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A gentle challenge for all who minister
Becoming More Fruitful is reminiscent of a middle school science teacher calling out, "If you use the balance incorrectly, you won't find the data you're looking for and you may break the scale. Let me show you another way." Amy Young draws on her experience in cross-cultural ministry and a compelling exegetical and grammatical analysis of Galatians 6 to reshape the reader's understanding of the measuring stick Paul provides: the fruit of the Spirit. This is a great gift to all serving in ministry, professionally or voluntarily, cross-culturally or home-based; no matter the role, we can all learn from this fresh take on measuring success.This book reads like a series of conversations over coffee with a pastor or mentor, and that lends a sense of accessibility and grace to what could, in other hands, feel more like a scolding than an encouragement. Instead, Young invites the reader to rethink their metrics as they consider, "why this fruit, in this order?" My favorite part of Becoming More Fruitful is the prayer Young builds chapter by chapter. It is simple and practical, and yet it is a prayer I must return to again and again as I wrestle with my own humanity.The gentleness of Young's approach sometimes left me feeling a little disoriented within individual chapters. However, as I settled into the rhythms of Becoming More Fruitful, I found that this disorientation was part of what the Lord was doing to transform me through this book. My feelings of confusion had more to do with my own legalistic tendencies and expectations than with the content itself. I found myself wishing for a little more direction via centering questions or action-oriented headings because I wanted to know I was doing it right. But that's the thing--"doing it right" isn't the goal. Keeping in step with the Spirit is.Though Young is writing primarily for those in cross-cultural ministry contexts, Becoming More Fruitful has something for everyone serving in ministry. Her fresh take on the fruit of the Spirit will gently challenge--or joyfully confirm--the ways in which ministers of all kinds measure success.
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Becoming More Fruitful is reminiscent of a middle school science teacher calling out, "If you use the balance incorrectly, you won't find the data you're looking for and you may break the scale. Let me show you another way." Amy Young draws on her experience in cross-cultural ministry and a compelling exegetical and grammatical analysis of Galatians 6 to reshape the reader's understanding of the measuring stick Paul provides: the fruit of the Spirit. This is a great gift to all serving in ministry, professionally or voluntarily, cross-culturally or home-based; no matter the role, we can all learn from this fresh take on measuring success.
This book reads like a series of conversations over coffee with a pastor or mentor, and that lends a sense of accessibility and grace to what could, in other hands, feel more like a scolding than an encouragement. Instead, Young invites the reader to rethink their metrics as they consider, "why this fruit, in this order?" My favorite part of Becoming More Fruitful is the prayer Young builds chapter by chapter. It is simple and practical, and yet it is a prayer I must return to again and again as I wrestle with my own humanity.
The gentleness of Young's approach sometimes left me feeling a little disoriented within individual chapters. However, as I settled into the rhythms of Becoming More Fruitful, I found that this disorientation was part of what the Lord was doing to transform me through this book. My feelings of confusion had more to do with my own legalistic tendencies and expectations than with the content itself. I found myself wishing for a little more direction via centering questions or action-oriented headings because I wanted to know I was doing it right. But that's the thing--"doing it right" isn't the goal. Keeping in step with the Spirit is.
Though Young is writing primarily for those in cross-cultural ministry contexts, Becoming More Fruitful has something for everyone serving in ministry. Her fresh take on the fruit of the Spirit will gently challenge--or joyfully confirm--the ways in which ministers of all kinds measure success.
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