As I have mentioned before, my former co-pastor Philip Nation and I have written a new book concerning missional living entitled Compelled by Love.

Our hope for the book is that it will help you push the idea of missional from being a leadership paradigm to a way of life for the people in your church.

The book is written from the perspective of love being a primary ethic for missional living. Ultimately, God's glory is the ethic and motivation for all we do. And the church being as loving as her Lord will propel us onto his missional work of redemption and care for humanity.

You can find out more about the book and read a sample chapter our new website - www.CompelledbyLove.com.

One of the encouraging things is how much support we are getting for the book. My thanks go out to all those who have been so kind to endorse this book.

Here are some of the endorsements (the fun headings are mine):

Godliest man on the planet
"Compelled by Love is a much-needed overview for how God's love compels us to love as He is loving in our world.�?--Henry Blackaby, author of Experiencing God and Called and Accountable

The global giant killer
"This is a great tool to help your church learn how and why we should live compelled by love. God calls us to nothing less.�?--Rick Warren, author of The Purpose-Driven Life

So edgy, he makes up his own words
"Here is an anthem of love that the missional church can sing with all its heart.�?--Leonard Sweet, Drew Theological School, George Fox University, sermons.com

Pastor then professor and now president of LifeWay; potentate must be next
"Compelled by Love is a great read for those needing encouragement and direction for engaging in God's work in the world.�?--Thom Rainer, co-author of Simple Church

What more can I say?
"Compelled by Love gives us a much needed teaching on an overused word... This book is necessary reading to redeem our understanding of how love fuels missional living.�?--Mark Driscoll, Mars Hill Church, author of Vintage Jesus: Timeless Answers to Timely Questions

Uber-hip Australian - what else needs to be said?
"Compelled by Love helps us recover the legitimacy that only love can bring. And God knows, we could be a whole lot more loving!�?--Alan Hirsch,author of The Forgotten Ways and The Shaping of Things To Come

The guy who's been saying it for years
"Compelled by Love is a compelling resource to spur conversation in small groups.�?--Bill Easum, cofounder, Easum, Bandy & Associates.

You can order the book here. LifeWay will also be creating a small group Bible study resource that I will tell more about soon.