Failure: The Womb of Success [Hardcover]

Dr. Samuel R. Chand (Author), David C. Cooper (Author), Collette L. Gunby (Author), Wiley (Author), Jr. Jackson (Author), Eddie L. Long (Author), Woodrow (Author), II Walker (Author), Samuel R. Chand (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 2000

Twenty Godly Men and Women Who In this book twenty Godly men and women who experienced failure tell their story!

Has anyone told you the price of success?

It is failure!

Failure - who wants to talk about it? No one. In our success driven environment, we seldom realize that success is a process - a process that journeys right through the heart of failure.

All success is born out of the pangs of failure. And that bring existential issues to the surface:
"Who really loves me for me, and not for what I can do for them?"
"Is there someone who knows me, with whom I'm totally transparent?"
"If I missed a church service, would anyone notice and call me?"
Failure: The Womb of Success is refreshing. It drips with honest confessions and condor.
So, put down your guard, relax, and enjoy a most candid journey through this exploration of our humanity. The purpose of this book is to encourage you to stay in the race and not give up.
You may fail, but you are not a failure. Events do not define you.

Failure is not final; it's only an event!

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About the Author

As a Dream Releaser Dr. Samuel R. Chand serves Pastors, ministries and businesses as a Leadership Architect and Change Strategist.

Dr. Chand has served as senior Pastor, college President, Chancellor and President Emeritus. He personally consults, mentors and coaches some of the country s largest church Pastors, speaks regularly at leadership conferences, churches, corporations, Minister's Conferences, seminars and other leadership development opportunities.

His singular vision for his life is to Help Others Succeed. Dr. Chand develops leaders through Leadership Consultations, Leadership Resources books/CDs and Leadership Speaking. Leaders are using Dr. Chand s books as handbooks worldwide in leadership development.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 140 pages
• Publisher: Mall Publishing Company (February 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1579211682
• ISBN-13: 978-1579211684
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #196,141 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars No One Wants to Talk About It!, December 30, 1999

By 

Samuel R. Chand (Atlanta, GA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Failure: The Womb of Success (Hardcover)

The Story Behind the Book

It was the first Monday in August 1985. Mondays can either be real good or real bad for pastors depending on the day before Monday-Sunday! Sunday is the day the self-worth and even the calling of the pastor are tested to its limits. An experienced pastor has counseled wisely, "Never resign on a Monday!" On this particular Monday, I walked up to a few pastor friends who were gathered in the parking lot of the Conference center. The annual denominational conference was about to begin. The typical Monday morning pastor's conversation was in full bloom. "So, how many did you have in church yesterday?" was the operating question. Now, we all know that that question is usually asked by pastors who had a "good" Sunday, and this is the way they can let others know how well they did. Actually, it is a very self-serving question. It is not about the questioned; it is about the questioner! The respondent, who usually had a "bad" Sunday responds by shuffling his feet, clearing his throat, and saying something like, "We've had a lot of sickness in our area and seems like so many people were out on vacation. . ." This one-upmanship in the parking lot that Monday morning got the best of me. So, as a junior member of the clergy, I timidly asked, "Do any of you have low Sundays? Do you ever get discouraged? Do you ever feel like giving up? Do you ever wonder if it's worth it?" As soon as the words left my mouth, I knew I had said the wrong thing! Why deal with reality when denial serves us so well? The book in your hands was born on that Monday morning in that parking lot. The accounts in the book finally answer the questions that were asked in the parking lot and remind us that failure is the womb of success. As you read this book, you will laugh and you will weep. You will shake your head in agreement as well as amazement. Failure is not a popular subject. Go to your nearest bookstore and look for the shelf marked FAILURE; that shelf does not exist! Everyone wants to talk about success (it sells), but we all know we fail at more things than we succeed at. So let's talk about it! This book will get you started.

Samuel R. Chand Coordinator and collaborator of this book

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars encouraging. funny too., June 4, 2002

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Nicolas Nelson "Parepidemos" (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Failure: The Womb of Success (Hardcover)

I met Samuel Chand after he spoke at a conference in Los Angeles, and bought his book right off the table. My wife and I had been struggling to plant a church in South Central Los Angeles, and at the time were stinging from several painful setbacks... could we have done anything to avert those disasters? 20-20 hindsight always accuses "Yes!". Chand's book helped us deal with our failure, pick up the pieces (those available to pick up at least) and continue on. Best thing about this book: it is not mere cheerleading or positive-thinking, but honest, bold approach to understanding and redeeming failure so that "all things [really do] work for the good of those who are called according to His purpose". Don't read it when things are going well. Read it when you are angry, despairing, or ready to give up.