Energize Your Life - Softcover

Ryan Downing

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1427648204 ISBN 13: 9781427648204

Publisher: Aardvark Global Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

Ever feel like you need a jump start? Life s stresses and disappointments can take their toll, leaving you feeling lost and despondent. Energize Your Life is your cure as it contains 365 unique messages, one for every day, that will enlighten your view of God and reassure you that you are a part of His plan. You will be inspired as you are taken on a journey each day by the stirring writings of accomplished writer Ryan Downing. For years, people have been motivated by Ryan and his encouraging message of thriving in every aspect of life and you will be too as you discover the power in Energize Your Life.

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About the Author:

When he was just 16, Ryan Downing preached his first sermon at the Youth Alive campus Bible club at Horizon High School and his passion for ministry was born. At that stage in his life, he directed his passion to that same Bible club. The year before Ryan became the leader of the club, it ran approximately ten people on a weekly basis. By the time Ryan graduated, it had become the largest Youth Alive club in Phoenix. The group was defined by big events where Ryan and his team of fellow high school students would put on evangelistic events where hundreds of teens would show up and have their lives touched by God. It was during this time that Ryan appeared on a TBN broadcast to talk about how God can change the atmosphere on a public school campus. Following his graduation, Ryan was asked to join the Arizona Youth Alive staff. There he worked with high schools from across the Valley and helped give them tools to reach students. One of these collaborations was the Blitz Assemblies where high school students would put on a major outreach event focused on teenagers. These rallies were held at several high schools and one saw 40 students give their hearts to Christ. Not long after this, the national Youth Alive organization began taking notice and featured some of Ryan s ideas for growth and outreach in its Youth Alive Playbook. Ryan also was a regular speaker at the annual Arizona Youth Alive conference. Then, he was promoted to the Director of all the Arizona Youth Alive clubs. Youth Alive was not the only project Ryan focused on. He also completed his coursework from Berean University, became a licensed minister of the Assemblies of God and was on the Executive Board for Youth in the Arizona District of the Assemblies of God. He was able to speak at different churches and high schools around Arizona where he was able to bring a message of hope for his generation. While attending Arizona State University, Ryan became involved with Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship and was one of the key figures in the student leadership team that helped run and grow the group during its transition between campus pastors. Even though he was keeping busy with Youth Alive and Chi Alpha, it was also during this same time that Ryan started a Sunday School class at Tommy Barnett s Phoenix First Assembly for teenagers. Through the years, this group that began with six people continued to grow. After Ryan graduated from Arizona State with a degree in computer information systems, he devoted more of his time to this group called YAM (Young Adult Ministries). It ultimately was merged together with EdiPhi, another young adult group at Phoenix First, and Ryan would speak weekly at the ministry s Sunday service. When the young adult and youth department at Phoenix First was reorganized into one unit called Threesixty, Ryan became the Associate Pastor for the young adults where he ran the operations of the ministry, planned large events and spoke at the services and conferences.

About this edition

• Publisher: Aardvark Global Publishing
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1427648204
• ISBN 13: 9781427648204
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 375
• Editor: Karen Bramble
• Illustrator: Jeremy Bramble