SoulShift: The Measure of Life Transformed
Overview
God has more for you than what you’re experiencing. God wants to change how you live—by changing who you are. And while that doesn’t mean he’s out to rewrite your identity, it does mean his plan is for you to be a “new creation.” SoulShift reveals how God can bring true transformation to your life.
Authors Steve DeNeff and David Drury offer a powerful and practical approach to spiritual formation—one that goes beyond investing in spiritual disciplines, focusing more on who we are actually becoming in Christ. In this book, you will learn seven key transformational shifts that God’s Spirit causes in the hearts, minds, and behaviors of Christians at any stage. SoulShift will move you from performance-driven religion to life-transforming relationship . . . for the rest of your life.
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- Gives Christians at any stage of life a fresh beginning in following Jesus
- Provides practical help for bringing about the seven key transformational shifts in your own life
- Seven Soul Shifts
- Me to You
- Slave to Child
- Seen to Unseen
- Consumer to Steward
- Ask to Listen
- Sheep to Shepherd
- Me to We
- Now What?
- Learning to Fly?
Top Highlights
“SoulShift is a clear and measurable way of defining the target for spiritual transformation” (Page 16)
“SoulShift is an outcome-based, down-to-earth approach to your spirituality” (Page 17)
“The first mini-shift is from being spenders to being savers. Call it contentment” (Page 80)
“The second mini-shift is from saver to giver. Call it sharing” (Page 80)
“Too often, people are motivated by external things, rather than internal things. They don’t just want to get stronger; they want others to know about it.” (Page 20)
SoulShift guides believers to a deeper walk with God, reveals the power and richness of the transformed spirit, and shows practical ways to move our souls into alignment with our heavenly Father.
—Max Lucado, pastor and best-selling author
We celebrated with churches all over The Wesleyan Church as thousands of people accepted Jesus Christ on Resurrection Sunday. How do we help those new believers (and those who have been in your church but need a spiritual boost) to understand the transforming power of a life lived in the Spirit? With this book you can guide your church—and yourself—through this transformation.
—Jo Anne Lyon, General Superintendent, The Wesleyan Church
I went through SoulShift at College Church this past year. It was the closest thing to what we used to call a 'revival.' What used to happen in ten consecutive days, happened in eight consecutive weeks. It may be the new easy way to do an old thing—revive a church spiritually.
—Keith Drury, Associate Professor of Religion, Indiana Wesleyan University
- Title: SoulShift: The Measure of Life Transformed
- Authors: Steve DeNeff and David Drury
- Publisher: Wesleyan Publishing House
- Publication Date: 2011
- Pages: 192
Steve DeNeff is Senior Pastor of College Wesleyan Church in Marion, Indiana. He has more than thirty-five years of pastoral experience and travels extensively as a conference speaker and leadership trainer. He is the author of More Than Forgiveness, 7 Saving Graces, and The Way of Holiness.
David Drury is the author of The Fruitful Life and coauthor or Ageless Faith. He has planted churches in Illinois and Indiana and currently serves as Executive Pastor at College Wesleyan Church in Marion, Indiana.
