The Church and The Community: 25 Life Realizations from a black veteran who overcame racial prejudices, anxiety, and thoughts of suicide to become very successful in business, ministry, and life - Softcover

Jonathan Dade MBA MTS

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1948655004 ISBN 13: 9781948655002

Publisher: RLB Echad, 2018

Synopsis

This is a contentiously true story of discovery, acceptance, perseverance, adversity, and challenge. There are many books that prepare entrepreneurs for starting businesses, but there few good resources for faith leaders and church planters. In The Church and The Community, Jonathan Dade combines business, theological, and real life examples to highlight how to discover your passions, accept responsibilities beyond yourself, persevere through trials, overcome adversity, and accept the daily challenges of life. If you are in seminary school, call yourself a Believer, or have influence over others, you will be encouraged by the 25 life realizations that pointed Jonathan to his calling, and it will make you consider the pivotal intersections in your own life, that point you to your calling. The Church and The Community also shares what goes on behind the scenes for pastors and rabbis, which leads to 96% of church plants failing in 5 years, and ministers burning out in an average of 4 years. Many faith leaders do not tell their story because of confidentiality, hurt, and even shame, but Jonathan boldly shares painfully true details of a real story, and he does it professionally. Everything from antisemitism, cults, patriotism, politics, racism, sexuality, and social injustice is discussed, but more importantly, solutions are proposed. How do we reverse the 22 veterans who commit suicide each day? Is there hope for the racial tensions between white police officers and black citizens? What should we do with Israel, and how should we view the Old Testament? The Church and The Community could not be written at a better time in history. A true story of how an ordinary black boy, born to a working-class family in Midwestern America, went on to plant a Messianic Congregation (Church) that within five years became well respected in an affluent, predominately white community.

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About the Author:

With a childhood goal to be a Navy SEAL, and Neurosurgeon, Jonathan Dade pursued a Bachelor s Degree in Biology, and served six years in the U.S. Navy. He found this was not God s calling for his life. Recruiters sought after him and welcomed Jonathan into PepsiCo as an Operations Manager. He quickly climbed the corporate ladder by pursuing a Master in Business (MBA), but found that was not God s plan either. An upward career move to Michelin, North America, the second largest tire manufacturer in the world brought him to Austin Texas, but God made it clear Jonathan needed to prepare for kingdom building rather than corporate building by pursuing a Master of Theology Degree (MTS). During the program, Jonathan s mission was given be the faith leader who reintroduces Judeo Christian values to the world. The good, bad, and ugly parts of Jonathan s life were preparation for almost overwhelming spiritual warfare.

Review:

Through Jonathan Dade openly sharing about his childhood, college experiences, service to our country, and return to civilian life, we get a rare glimpse into the struggles our veterans face. This unfortunately leads many of them to anxiety, depression, and suicide. The Church and The Community documents Jonathan s personal ride to recovery, which I had the pleasure of being part of, and he did it without pills or psychologists. This book further proves how Project Hero, along with a little faith, successfully provides hope, recovery, and resilience, enabling Jonathan to become a Chaplain, and go on to empower America's Finest. This is a must read for anyone wishing to save the 20 service members who take their life each day, and I hope you share my passion in promoting this proven method that has saved many lives. --John Wordin, President and Founder of PROJECT HERO

In The Church and the Community Jonathan Dade provides powerful Biblically based life lessons born of adversity. His overcomer mentality can help anyone reach their God given potential. He also brings a timely, redemptive and healing perspective to the racial divide tearing at the fabric of our country. --Chris Mitchell, CBN News, Middle East Bureau Chief

Jonathan is a man of strong convictions, both religiously and morally. I have had the honor of working with him to address racism and injustice in our community. While we come from different worlds and have different approaches, we share a kinship as we both see this work as a calling and a duty--a duty we owe to those around us, especially our children. Jonathan's story is unique, inspiring and needs to be shared. --Rob Ranco, Civil Rights Attorney

About this edition

• Publisher: RLB Echad
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1948655004
• ISBN 13: 9781948655002
• Binding: Perfect Paperback
• Number of pages: 256
• Editor: Tracy Johnson, Mel Cohen CFP