Maximum Faith

by George Barna

Overview

Everyone is on a journey in life. From a Christian perspective the purpose of that journey is to become the person God conceived you to be. That maturation requires you to undergo transforming experiences. But how does the journey progress? Where is God leading you? What options do you have en route to the final destination? In this groundbreaking book, bestselling author and researcher George Barna distills the findings from thousands of personal interviews to identify the path that God leads us on toward becoming the holy, loving servants that He envisions. How far you go on the journey to wholeness is up to you. To help chart your future, Barna explains the ten stops on that journey to describe where you're headed, what it takes to move forward, and the evidence of growth along the way.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940045225335
Publisher:	George Barna
Publication date:	05/30/2013
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	557 KB

About the Author

George Barna is a professor at Arizona Christian University and Director of Research at the Cultural Research Center based at the university. His focus at ACU is worldview assessment and development, and cultural transformation.

He was the founder and leader of both The Barna Group (which he sold in 2009) and the American Culture and Faith Institute (which closed in 2018). He has also been the President of Metaformation, a research and communications company, since 2009. Through those entities he has conducted groundbreaking research on worldview, cultural transformation, ministry applications, spiritual development, and politics. In addition to providing research and strategy for several hundred parachurch ministries, thousands of Christian churches, the U.S. military, and numerous non-profit and for-profit organizations, he has conducted polls and provided strategy input for four presidential candidates.

Barna has written or co-authored more than 50 books, mostly addressing cultural and religious trends, leadership, spiritual development, church dynamics, and cultural transformation. They include New York Times bestsellers and several award-winning books. His works have been translated into more than a dozen foreign languages.

His work is frequently cited as an authoritative source by the media and has been named by various media as one of the nation's most influential Christian leaders.

Barna is a frequent speaker at ministry conferences around the world, sharing insights from his various research projects. In addition to his current role at Arizona Christian University, he previously taught at several universities and seminaries. Barna was also the teaching pastor of a large, multi-ethnic church; pastor of a house church; an elder in four churches; and has helped to start several churches.

After graduating summa cum laude from Boston College, Barna earned two Master's degrees from Rutgers University and received a doctorate from Dallas Baptist University.

George and his wife Nancy attended high school and college together before marrying in 1978. They have three adopted daughters and three grandchildren, and currently live on the central California coast. He enjoys reading novels, performing and listening to music, viewing fine art, rooting for the New York Yankees, experiencing the ocean, and playing with his grandchildren and dogs.