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is your ongoing framework for those goals . Put it into practice , and it will pull you forward into a future you can continually view with excitement rather than fear .
Excerpted from Nelson Searcy , The Generosity Secret . Baker Books , a division of Baker Publishing Group , Copyright 2021 . Used by permission .
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Nelson Searcy is the founding and lead pastor of The Journey Church , a groundbreaking church with the majority of its growth coming from new believers . Nelson is the recipient of the prestigious 2013 Donald A . McGavran Award for Outstanding Leadership in Great Commission Research . He is the author of more than 75 church growth resources and 12 books , including The Generosity Ladder , Maximize , Connect , and Ignite . Nelson is also an experienced church planter , coach , and church-growth strategist . Before founding The Journey , he served as the director of the Purpose Driven Community at Saddleback Church . He is also the founder of ChurchLeaderInsights . com and the Renegade Pastors Network .
Jennifer Dykes Henson is a writer , wife , and mom to two young girls . She has Jennifer Dykes Henson is a writer , wife , and mom to two young girls . She has coauthored several bestselling books , including The Generosity Ladder and coauthored several bestselling books , including The Generosity Ladder and Tongue Pierced . Previously , Jennifer worked with Dr . Charles Stanley as the Tongue Pierced . Previously , Jennifer worked with Dr . Charles Stanley as the marketing communications manager for In Touch Ministries . She lives with her marketing communications manager for In Touch Ministries . She lives with her family in Atlanta , Georgia . family in Atlanta , Georgia .
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