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Introducing a Revolutionary(ish) Idea

Published Date: February 27, 2017

Last month, here at Seedbed’s Global International Headquarters, we launched one of the most unimaginative, powerful, game-changing ideas we’ve had in a while.

 It’s called . . . 

THE SEEDBED BOOK OF THE MONTH 

We know, that felt like a let down, but we warned you it was underwhelming and on the unimaginative side. After all, every publisher, their mother, and Oprah have a book of the month, right?

Here’s the POWERFUL part: You buy the Seedbed Book of the Month, and we send you two copies of the book. Yes, we send you an additional book at no additional cost. We will even pay the marginal increase in shipping cost.

There is no catch.

Maybe you are scratching your head and asking why we would do such a thing. After all, you don’t need two copies of the same book.

Exactly.

We want you to sow the other copy into someone else’s life. We want to invest in strengthening your relationships with other people. It could be your neighbor, friend, pastor, or family member across the country. 

J.D. Walt shares a little bit more about this big idea in the video below:

So, aren’t we losing money on this?

Maybe.

It’s a faith move for us. It’s putting mission over money and sowing over sales. We think the best way to sow life-changing ideas is not through retail sales strategies, but through relationships we have with our friends.

For us, it’s always been about sowing for a great awakening—sowing into your life and helping you to sow into the lives of others.

And, since we know you’re wondering, the Book of the Month for March is . . .

ABOUT THE BOOK

It is an unfortunate reality that many who know Jesus as Savior have missed the command to know Jesus as Lord. Knowing Jesus as Savior implies that we are going to accept and seek to live by God’s standard. To do so means to live lives that are radically reoriented from our old human nature and from the destructive tendencies of the world in which we live. It is both a journey and the highest calling on the life of a follower of Jesus. There is nothing more demanding, but the road can be walked in joy, because with it comes the assurance of the unbounded love of God.

The Quest for Holiness—From Shallow Belief to Mature Believer is the first in a three-part series (part two coming next month!) in which, David C. Long introduces disciples of Jesus to the second half of the gospel. After conversion, the fallen self can truly begin to be changed from the inside out, rather than from the outside in. The Quest for Holiness will help individuals, small groups, and entire churches understand humanity’s fallen nature and surrender more and more to the transforming work of the indwelling Holy Spirit.

So, how about it?

You can see that we are in. Will you jump in with us?

If so, start praying now about where you will sow your extra book. 

Learn more about each month’s Book of the Month at http://www.seedbed.com/bookofthemonth.
 

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