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Inspiration for a radically different approach to Christian faith and community. Many church leaders and other people of faith feel constrained by time-worn strategies, tactics, and attitudes. Unwritten rules of how to do church seem to force us into neat and tidy patterns. But new ideas and methods are bubbling up in all corners of the Church, and new leaders are taking risks, creating opportunities, and rewriting their communities' definition of church. One such leader is author Scott Chrostek. In The Misfit Mission, Chrostek describes what it looks like for us to do the right thing in ministry, even when logic or 'rules' say it's the wrong thing. He shows how we really can do more than we might ask or imagine, when we remember God's call and the promises of scripture--when we live each day with the expectation of holy surprise. Chrostek shares inspiring stories from all sorts of people, and often funny, poignant tales from his ministry as church planter and campus pastor of The Church of the Resurrection Downtown, in urban Kansas City. He illustrates how people can uncover their innate passion for knowing and serving Christ, and how a church can become an integral part of the community. The misfit mission is God's own creative, surprising, crazy-beautiful way, and this book proves how we can be a part of it! (Publisher) The Misfit Mission tells the story of how doing the ‘wrong'things can be the right thing for people and churches whose faith motivates them to want to change the world. This book is rooted in the author's experience as lead pastor at The Church of the Resurrection Downtown and describes the leadership lessons learned, as it has grown into one of the largest and fastest growing churches in Kansas City.'RezDowntown'has grown as a community of misfits into a community of the faithful because of their willingness to do what have commonly been referred to as the wrong things over and over again. Not only have they done those things consistently, but they've done so in a variety of capacities. They've hired the wrong people, moved into the wrong buildings at the wrong times and so much more. You name it and they've done it, the wrong way, and yet—God's way. This is the Jesus way. The Misfit Mission details what the author has found to be the most vital dimensions of great and faithful leadership. These are the things that enabled them to become the persons God created them to be—people who are capable of abundantly far more than anything they could ever ask for or imagine. It will also help readers to think creatively about how God is calling them to transform their churches, (and by extension, their corporations, marriages, or communities) through courageous leadership.

Many church leaders and other people of faith feel constrained by
time-worn strategies, tactics, and attitudes. Unwritten rules of how to
do church seem to force us into neat and tidy patterns. But new ideas
and methods are bubbling up in all corners of the Church, and new
leaders are taking risks, creating opportunities, and rewriting their
communities’ definition of church. One such leader is author Scott
Chrostek. In The Misfit Mission, Chrostek describes what it
looks like for us to do the right thing in ministry, even when logic or
‘rules’ say it’s the wrong thing. He shows how we really can do more
than we might ask or imagine, when we remember God’s call and the
promises of scripture—when we live each day with the expectation of holy
surprise.

Chrostek shares inspiring stories from all sorts of
people, and often funny, poignant tales from his ministry as church
planter and campus pastor of The Church of the Resurrection Downtown, in
urban Kansas City. He illustrates how people can uncover their innate
passion for knowing and serving Christ, and how a church can become an
integral part of the community. The misfit mission is God’s own
creative, surprising, crazy-beautiful way, and this book proves how we
can be a part of it!