Winding Path of Transformation
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Jeff Tacklind, pastor of Church by the Sea-a quirky, diverse congregation in Laguna Beach, California-knows from decades of ministry experience that sometimes effective leadership looks like standing in the middle of conflict, holding the tension.In The Winding Path of Transformation, Tacklind describes spiritual transformation as an invitation to paradox. By entering into suffering, he says, we find joy. By embracing the downward path of humility, we find glory. And by remaining small, sometimes we grow to great heights.Any leaders who have wondered if God really called them to lead a congregation will resonate with Tacklind's vulnerability in this honest and meditative account. So will readers who have found their own spiritual journey to be winding and halting rather than a constant ascent of growth. Tacklind draws from the natural world-trees, waves, mountains, and canyons-to bring to life the lessons that he has picked up along the way. C. S. Lewis, Henri Nouwen, Søren Kierkegaard and others all serve as guides who light the way on the winding path of following God.
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Cathleen Falsani is an award-winning religion journalist and author, specializing in the intersection of faith and culture. Her books include the critically acclaimed The God Factor, Sin Boldly, The Dude Abides, BELIEBER, and Disquiet Time (coedited with Jennifer Grant). Falsani is a longtime correspondent for Religion News Service and a featured writer for Sojourners, where she was the director of new media from 2010 to 2012. She was the religionwriter and columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times from 2000 to 2010, and was the faith and values columnist for the Orange County Register. In addition to her work covering religion in the United States and abroad, Falsani has writtenextensively about global poverty, AIDS and HIV in sub-Saharan Africa, and other issues affecting the developing world. In 2005, Falsani received the James O. Supple Religion Writer of the Year award from the Religion Newswriters Association, and shetwice has been a finalist for the Templeton Religion Reporter of the Year award. She serves as a member of the advisory board for Girls and Women at the ONE Campaign.
Jeff Tacklind is lead pastor of Church by the Sea in Laguna Beach, California, where he lives with his wife and three children. He is a spiritual director and has a master's degree in philosophy and a doctorate in semiotics and future studies.
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Foreword by Cathleen Falsani Preface Part One: Glory and Humility 1. At Home in the Middle Place 2. Growing Deep Roots 3. Enlarge My Heart 4. Discovering Our True Vocation Part Two: Necessary Seasons 5. The Importance of Desolation 6. The Illumination of Waiting 7. The Desire to Belong 8. Living with Questions Part Three: The Slow Opening 9. Learning to Be Me 10. The Significance of Small Prayers 11. Trusting God in the Brokenness 12. The Slow Work of the Cross Part Four: The Way of the River 13. Living in Joy and Grief 14. The Tension of Glory and Humility 15. The Wisdom of the River 16. Leaving and Returning 17. Discovering Joy Afterword Acknowledgments
