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The Up the Middle Church: ...playing the game of ministry one yard at a time...

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Matt Keller knocked it out of the park with this one. If you're a church planter, church pastor, or church leader, this book is a must read. Filled with simple and effective principles, I can see "The Up The Middle Church" becoming a handbook for growing small churches into significant places of influence in their communities.

You'll laugh, you'll be challenged, but most of all, you'll have hope instilled in your heart that you can do it too!

FIRST of all, let me say that I KNOW MATT KELLER...WHAT A MANIAC! He is crazy, wild, passionate, excited, un-bridled energy, AND an amazing communicator. BUT AN AUTHOR!?!

Yes, and a wonderful book that focuses on the practical and reality that is church planting today.

Most church planters have dreams, visions, and goals of becoming the "NEXT BIG WHATEVER" Church, only to be slapped up-side-the-head with slow growth, unmet expectations, and REALITY! Am I CALLED to lead THIS church? If so-and-so could DO it, WHY CAN'T I?

Welcome to "Up The Middle Church", an amazing step by step to REALITY that is church planting.

NO, you won't become like ANY OTHER church that is doing big things and changing the world.
You WILL become how God has CALLED you to be, with the COMMUNITY that you are planted in, with the TALENT AND GIFTS you possess within yourself and your team.

The book prvides questions, stories, principles, and challenges to the notion that growth is a one-size fits all program. Keller tells his own story and seeks to remind the church that CHRIST has given us talent, passion, and creativity to be USED within the context of the world we live in today.

What does that mean? Easy. Stop being ANYTHING but YOU.
READ the book.
Answer and wrestle with the questions.
Make the changes GOD is calling you to be.

And DOG-GONE-IT, enjoy the ride God has for you.

I promise, you'll be screaming at the top of your lungs like Matt: "C'MON!! ARE YOU SERIOUS!?!?"

"The Up The Middle Church" is a no-nonsense approach to building a life-giving church from the ground up.

Through this step-by-step action plan - a compelling story emerges - of how a young man with a vision to serve God marched up the field yard-by-yard and scored big!

This is a great read for anyone in ministry of any type.