Be You. Do Good.: Having the Guts to Pursue What Makes You Come Alive - Softcover

Golden, Jonathan David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0801018773 ISBN 13: 9780801018770

Publisher: Baker Books, 2016

Synopsis

Almost anyone you asked would say that they want to do work that matters. Yet just one third of Christians feel "called" to the work they currently do. Others may feel a sense of calling but lack either the courage or the supportive community to carry it out. But if God created each of us "on" purpose, "for "a purpose, we should be ordering our lives "around" that purpose. Jonathan D. Golden, founder of Land of a Thousand Hills coffee company, has discovered and is living out his unique calling to promote social, spiritual, and economic justice while providing a living wage to 2,500 farmers in Rwanda and Haiti. Now he reveals to readers how to identify their calling, dispels the myths and misunderstandings we often have about what constitutes a calling, and challenges them to pursue that calling with a courage that can surmount the many obstacles that may lie in their path. He also shows readers how to cultivate a community of support that will help them fulfill their calling. For anyone who is dissatisfied with the work they are doing, especially young Christians just entering the workforce, this book shows how to embrace the meaningful life they were meant to live.

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From the Back Cover

You were created for a meaningful life

Are you looking for purpose in your life? Trying to find a career that is a calling? Each day you can make a difference by being yourself and doing good. The greatest impact you can have is probably just around the corner, within your grasp, and embedded in your heart. It may not be easy, but it is accessible.

Jonathan Golden takes you on twelve adventures to discover not just who you are but how you can have the courage to find your calling and do good in the process. As a pastor and the founder of Land of a Thousand Hills Coffee Company, a multimillion-dollar social enterprise, he is living out his unique calling to promote social, spiritual, and economic justice in the lives of thousands of Rwandans, while at the same time giving you a great cup of coffee. For ten years he has invited millions to "Drink Coffee. Do Good." and now he invites you to Be You. Do Good.

"Embracing who God made you to be actually helps you contribute to the common good. Jonathan has found a way to make a difference to thousands of people in Rwanda and in the United States. Read his book and you'll learn how to do the same."--Gabe Lyons, coauthor of unChristian and Good Faith

"Be You. Do Good. is a practical and powerful book to help you find a life of meaning. Finally, a tool to help people find freedom to live as God made them to be!"--Jonathan Merritt, author of Jesus Is Better Than You Imagined and senior columnist for Religion News Service

"Wondering what God has for you? Jonathan Golden has been helping people discover and pursue their unique callings for over a decade, and I'm confident he can help you find yours."--Edouard Bamporiki, member of parliament and Commissioner of Human Rights, Unity and the Fight Against the Genocide, Rwanda

Jonathan David Golden is the founder of Land of a Thousand Hills, a multimillion-dollar coffee company that provides a living wage to more than 2,500 Rwandan farmers and their families. He and his company have been featured by CNN, Fox News, Christianity Today, Relevant, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and Charisma. Learn more about Jonathan at BeYouDoGood.com.

About the Author

Jonathan David Golden is the founder of Land of a Thousand Hills, a multimillion dollar coffee company that provides a living wage to more than 2,500 farmers in Rwanda. He and his company have been featured by CNN, Fox News, Christianity Today, Relevant, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and Charisma. Jonathan has spoken at Catalyst, Q, Story, Exponential, Velocity, Ignite, Collyde, and Orange conferences, and has toured with Third Day, TobyMac, and Switchfoot. He is also an ordained Anglican priest at St. Peter's Place in Roswell, Georgia.

About this edition

• Publisher: Baker Books
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0801018773
• ISBN 13: 9780801018770
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224