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DNA of a Revolution

DNA OF A REVOLUTION

BY GARY MAYES


We live in the midst of seismic change on every level of life. The destabilizing nature of that change has unleashed a global conversation about the nature, mission, effectiveness, and relevance of the church. This book contributes to that conversation by taking us back to the book of Acts in a fresh way.

In Acts, Luke does not give us a paint-by-numbers guide, but the unvarnished story of that early church learning to follow Jesus and his mission. By looking closely at the turning points God used to shape their DNA, we will discover our own DNA and its revolutionary power to transform the church and our impact today.

This is the story of how we might once again become a church that turns the world upside down.

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READER RESPONSES

  • This book is a must-read for anyone who wants to grow up in their faith. Bill will help you understand and integrate the deeper things of God including; the Kingdom, real discipleship, healing ministry and spiritual disciplines.

    Dr. Steve Ogne Author of The Leadership Ladder and TransforMissional Coaching
  • Bill Randall’s powerful new book, The Life Jesus Made Possible, unearths the real meaning of the normal Christian life and teaches us how to walk in our divine mandate as world changers and history makers. This book is a clarion call to all Believers to raise up powerful, supernatural wonder-working Jesus people, and to make disciples of all nations. It’s very possible that Bill Randall’s book could equip you to fulfill your divine destiny. Whether you’re a high-maintenance, low-impact believer living a boring Christian life, or you are a mature leader looking for tools to empower your followers, this book is for you!

    Kris Vallotton Senior Associate Leader, Bethel Church, Redding, CA
  • Bill Randall’s powerful new book is the latest addition to the critical few books which have shaped my life—penned by practitioners deeply entrenched in the crucible of cross-cultural church and mission.  Bill captures our attention when he observes “that people most often lack fascination for God's Kingdom, along with having little desire to organize their lives around it, simply because they've never really encountered it.” Each chapter invites the reader to encounter Jesus, and then equips them to embrace the practices revealed in Scripture designed to fuel a fruitful abiding life with Christ. This is the most theologically satisfying book linking the Kingdom of God, discipleship, spiritual formation, the power of the Spirit, healing, and the mission of the church I have read in decades. This is a book for disciples who want to experience transformation beyond mere knowledge, pastors who want to equip and release disciples for supernatural ministry, and cross-cultural workers desiring to scaffold their discipleship by Kingdom truths and supernatural power, not by formulaic discipleship programs.

    Dr. Steve Hoke Leader Development Specialist, Church Resource Ministries
  • In The Life Jesus Made Possible, Dr. Bill Randall de-mystifies discipleship, the Kingdom of God, and the disciplines of the Christian life. Simply and clearly, he explains how to live out what it means to be a disciple under the reign and rule of God. He stirs us to experience the power of Kingdom discipleship and brings the depth of the spiritual life within reach for every believer. I encourage you to read this book and embrace this life that Jesus made possible.

    Paul L. King, D.Min., Th.D. Author, professor, pastor, Doctor of Ministry mentor, Leadership Training Consultant
  • Here is a masterful invitation to a bigger life. To a life of kingdom partnership, power, and impact. It is indeed the life Jesus made possible, but it is more. This is the life we were made for. The life we long for. The irresistible life that a lost world -- and in many places, the church -- doesn't even know is possible. Bill unpacks that life in an accessible and thought-provoking way. The Spirit of God is on the move in fresh bold ways in our day and The Life Jesus Made Possible invites us to participate in that movement. Thank you, Bill. I will be using this book with leaders I serve around the world.

    Gary Mayes, D.Min. Executive Director of ChurchNEXT at CRM
  • Many Christians believe God is present in the world today. Bill Randall is challenging us to go beyond belief to actively engage, announce, and advance the Kingdom of God, moving the gospel message from the ‘then and there’ to the ‘here and now’. A must read for those interested in embracing the ‘Christ-like instinct to respond to such things as sickness and bondage with expectant prayer.

    Dr. Terry Wardle President, Healing Care Ministries
  • From the beginning of this book, I was jolted by the bold assertion that God’s Kingdom has “everything to do with everything!” And I wasn’t disappointed as each page unfolded more and deeper truths explaining how the supernatural life can be an everyday occurrence for all sincere followers of Christ. Get ready to be introduced to a reality so rich with God’s presence, power, and provision that you’ll find yourself yearning to see the stuff of heaven become the substance of earth! I’m hoping this is only the first of many resources we see from Dr. Bill Randall!

    Dr. Myra Perrine LIFE Coach, Teacher, & People Developer
  • In The Life Jesus Made Possible, Bill offers a refreshing look at discipleship. The Kingdom principles he addresses are provocative but balanced. And most importantly, Bill lives the truths he writes about every day. I heartily recommend this book.

    Dr. Rick Sessoms Founder / President, Freedom to Lead International
  • I have just finished reading Bill Randall's new book, The Life Jesus Made Possible. I have known Bill for nearly 30 years and this book is a faithful witness to his life and ministry. Jesus Christ is exalted and glorified with great passion in these pages as He has been throughout Bill's life. In this book, Bill crystallizes the Kingdom principles that have centered him on Christ all these years. I recommend it highly to anyone hungry for more of Jesus and His ways.

    Dr. Ron Walborn Dean, Alliance Theological Seminary
  • Bill Randall has been discipling people for well over 30 years and his many years of ministry experience is clearly seen in this book. In an easy-to-read style and blending of personal spiritual formation and discipleship, The Life Jesus Made Possible provides solid tools for the reader to equip others to advance God's Kingdom.

    Dr. Wanda Walborn Director of Spiritual Formation, Nyack College, Nyack, New York
  • I am a Millennial. And I lead a movement that's passionate to see Millennials raised up for Kingdom change around the world. They say Millennials are changing the face of culture, faith and the church and have incredible influence on the world today. But Bill's book brings to light essential truths that my generation cannot miss. The truth that only a Spirit-empowered life leads to any lasting impact; The hope that true healing is found in and from Jesus Christ; The challenge of what it means to be a true follower of Christ in today's culture. What Bill articulates in this book is essential for Millennials – and every generation – to grasp if we honestly desire to live with meaning for the Kingdom of God!

    Ben Stewart Executive Director of Uncharted International
  • The Life Jesus Made Possible is just what we pastors need, and just when we need it.  Bill Randall gives us a timely reminder that Jesus never meant for us to follow him and to do “greater works than these” on our own strength alone or all on our own.  With a solid biblical and theological background and drawing on years of front-line ministry experience, he demonstrates how community and ministry flows from a vibrant and dynamic relationship with the risen Lord Jesus.  And he shows us how being united with Christ clothed with his gospel can shift us from a reactive posture to the world into a proactive, initiating and creative approach toward the world.  There is a select group of books that work on the reader like a well-guided retreat, The Life Jesus Made Possible is one of them.

    Dr. Robb Redman Founding Dean and Professor at College of Theology, South University
  • Gary Mayes’ insightful reflections on the Book of Acts are immensely helpful in showing the church how to navigate the waters of cultural change. As someone who has worked with hundreds of churches and ministries, Mayes urges us to reclaim the values and priorities embraced by the earliest Jesus followers. Gary skillfully points the way for forward by having us look afresh at the revolution that once was Christianity.

    Mike Erre Teacher, Writer, Lover of All things Ohio State: Sr. Pastor, Evangelical Free Church Fullerton, CA
  • Thank God for leaders and practitioners like Bill Randall who show us what it looks like to accept God's invitation in joining the redemptive mission of Jesus in the world! 'The Life Jesus Made Possible,' will embolden you to take up your call as an apprentice of Jesus in his magnificent Kingdom and find yourself transformed by the Spirit along the way. A must read for everyday missional people.

    Christiana Rice Coach and trainer with Thresholds
  • Most of us in the North American Church never grab hold of all that God has for us as his sons and daughters. We settle for an insipid, sterile spirituality that lacks any resemblance to the powerful movement of God we see in the pages of the New Testament. This volume graciously challenges us to step up and into our calling. A must-read for anyone serious about following Jesus wholeheartedly.

    Dr. Sam Metcalf President, CRM
  • This is an intensely practical and applicable book that helps Christians activate their God-given agency by seeing where God is at work and joining him in His quest to transform the world, inch-by-inch, in the context of everyday life.  Dynamic!

    Alan Hirsch Author & Activsit
  • Seldom have I read a book about the Church and ministry that motivated me past the warm fuzzy feelings of inspiration to thoughtful, eager action.  As I turned each page of DNA of a Revolution it was as if I was given fresh eyes for The Book of Acts and an intensified desire to be the leader that God meant for me to be, to lend leadership for what the Church was meant to be – a revolutionary community that is legitimately the hope of the world.

    Ed Salas Pastor of Human Development, NewSong Orange County; Trainer in Prayer Ministry
  • Gary Mayes’ remarkably engaging interpretation of Acts deftly combines expert “man on the street” straight-talk, with the wit and color of a front-line observer of the inner workings of the church. Few authors unlock the DNA mystery of the first century revolution in a way that compels the reader to join the crowds and take to the streets to bring the dream to life!  Mayes writes as a reflective practitioner. His passion for the Church is splashed on every page and compels the reader to rediscover the genetic code that will splice each of us into the grandest revolution ever imagined.

    Steve Hoke Co-author of, The Global Mission Handbook, leadership trainer, and fellow-lover of the Bride.
  • Fresh, clear and easy to understand. This book is definitely not a regurgitation of something I have read before. I really like getting back to what Luke’s tells us about the foundations and “DNA” of the Church.  Let’s look to the Bible to see what it tells us about the foundations of the Church—what a novel idea!

    Kyle Kalma Principal, Clear Media Group: Corona, CA
  • I know Gary thinks this book is primarily for pastors and ministry leaders, but he’s wrong. I think every Christian needs read it!

    Ken McMullen Professor, church elder, U.S. history fanatic: Santa Ana, CA
  • This is provocative, challenging and encouraging. Gary doesn’t just say we have a problem, but his whole train of thought is one of forward movement, contributing to the conversation in ways that helpful and tangible. His chapter on mentoring the next generation of leaders is huge, especially for us young guys. We are reading books, having conversations, and dreaming about stuff but the only context that we have to really experience any of this, are the playgrounds that older leaders have invested their lives into. What Gary have given us here is incredible.

    Travis Collins Director of Missional Communities, Newminster: Long Beach, CA
  • Gary has been helping churches recalibrate ministry for well over 20 years now. Here in this book he has leveraged his experience to give us a simple and straightforward way to connect with the energies that propelled the original church. DNA of a Revolution is a significant addition to the global conversation from the director of CRM-US.

    Alan Hirsch Author // Activist // Dreamer
  •  For much of my pastoral life, I’ve been looking for a book like this. Gary cuts through debates over how to interpret Acts and instead extracts the essential values of a living movement of Jesus followers. It’s not an expository commentary, yet it captures the timeless relevance of the early church in Acts. The first church was not perfect, but by flexibly following the Holy Spirit, these everyday disciples changed the world.

    Tim Erickson Sr. Pastor, Bible Evangelical Free Church, Tomah, WI.
  • Excellent, powerful … very well done. I need a whole box of these books next week! This is not a book of theory, Gary writes from years of encouraging and equipping leaders for the revolution. He allows us to feel the rhythms and priorities that created a life-changing way of doing life together on mission. He calls us from the program-focused mindset to the integrated life of disciple-making that exploded on the first century world. DNA of a Revolution challenges me to not play it safe.

    Steve Hopkins Bible Teaching/Leadership Resource Group, State Convention of Baptists in Ohio

STUDY GUIDE

DNA of a Revolution

DNA OF A REVOLUTION: THE SMALL GROUP EXPERIENCE

BY GARY MAYES


Rekindle your dreams for the church that could be, for the impact your church could make, and for the adventure of following Jesus together.

This small group experience will unleash new thinking, it will move people out of the box of worn out methodology, and it will empower whole groups of people to reimagine all that Jesus might want to do in and through your church. This companion to DNA of a Revolution is designed to fuel dreams for the church that could be. It is much more than that typically redundant review of the original book, but instead offers a journey of discovery and application that could stand on its own if needed.

If you are looking for a way to deepen the missiological thinking of your church leadership, this might be a perfect tool. If you are looking for a fresh study that unlocks the book of Acts, here’s that study. If you are looking for small group curriculum that could mobilize large numbers of people in your church, you found it.

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