Difference Makers: An Action Guide for Jesus Followers
One ordinary life can make an extraordinary impactLet's face it: most of us are regular people living in a broken world--a world that needs our touch, our influence, our actions.Difference Makersis not a book about Christians in the headlines. It's about you. This 40-day exploration will show how you can make a difference for God where you are right now--at your workplace, in your neighborhood, with your friends and family--just by the way you live, pray, and act in your daily life.Ready to get started?	"In this insightful and immensely practical book, Scott empowers us ordinary Christians to become extraordinary 'difference makers' by teaching us how to notice the way God is present and active in even the most mundane aspects of our lives--whether changing our baby's diapers, mowing the lawn, greeting our neighbor, or working a nine-to-five job. This is a book that all of us 'ordinary' Christians need to read!"--Greg Boyd, senior pastor, Woodland Hills Church, Maplewood, MN; author ofLetters from a Skeptic"The creative insights and reflections inDifference Makersencourage us toward a 40-day contemplative journey that will challenge us to more deeply encounter, experience, and engage the grace of God as we begin to make an undeniable difference for good in the world."--Bruxy Cavey, author ofThe End of Religion; teaching pastor at The Meeting House, Toronto"This book provides doable first steps that help the average Christian make a difference. You can change the world around you when you live out these principles."--Steve Gladen, pastor of small groups, Saddleback Church; author ofSmall Groups with PurposeandLeading Small Groups with Purpose"I hesitate to call Scott Boren'sDifference Makersa book because reading it is more like submitting to a tutor, a coach, a spiritual guide. Pastors, Christians, no more conferences, please. Instead, read this book."--David Fitch, B. R. Lindner Chair of Evangelical Theology, Northern Seminary; author ofProdigal ChristianityM. Scott Borenis the founder of The Center for Community and Mission and the author ofMissional Small GroupsandThe Relational Way. He shares life with his wife, Shawna, and their four children. He can be reached at www.mscottboren.com.