Rumors of God

Where is the life God promised us?

Life is busy.  We live like slaves to our fast-paced, suffocating schedules.  We spend our energy and time in triviality, relegating God to the background.  He seems distant to us, and we resist the idea that God wants to give, say, and show us more; we dismiss it as rumor.  But Jesus calls us to a better way.  Another dream- an unimagined future.  Close the gap between what you hear about and what you see.

Rumors is filled with the same forward-thinking spirit that defines its authors, Jon Tyson and Darren Whitehead. ?Louie Giglio, pastor, Passion City Church

Both challenging and encouraging, Rumors of God will reintroduce you to a God worth talking about. ?Gabe Lyons, author, The Next Christians, founder, Q, coauthor, UnChristian

This book invites us to find the rumors of God all around us.  Read it, but be ready to be changed. ?Scot McKnight, author, One.Life: Jesus Calls, We Follow and Jesus Creed for Students

For those who are jaded by the church, or have become cynical about the power of the Gospel in our time, Rumors of God is a great antidote. ?Alan Hirsch, author, dreamer, activist (www.theforgottenways.org)

Foreword by Bill Hybels, founding and senior pastor of Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, Ill., and chairman of the board for the Willow Creek Association.

 The irony: two upstart Aussies from tiny towns half a world away wind up leading high impact churches in two of the most significant cities in North America.  Only God.

Darren Whitehead and Jon Tyson are deep thinking Christ followers with a bias for action in the world.  A rare combination these days.  They are both leaders and communicators, visionaries and "get stuff done for God" guys.  Extremely rare.

I have had the privilege of working closely with Darren at Willow Creek Community Church for over 7 years.  He is thoughtful, relationally intelligent and one of the hardest working young leaders I know.

In Rumors of God, Darren and Jon have some how succeeded in slipping 3D glasses over our eyes.  The results are that passages from scripture come alive in ways that will impact readers for a long time.

 I salute the efforts of these young mates and pray that readers will be as stretched in their minds and hearts as I have been.

Many church leaders can exegete the Bible, sadly few can exegete ourculture. Tyson and Whitehead reveal their teaching gifts as they deftlyaccomplish while illuminating a vision for what our life with God can be.Rumors of God will be a convicting and encouraging read for Christianssearching for more.

-Skye Jethani,

Author of With: Reimaginingthe Way You Relate to God

Rumorsof God is part of a growing rebellion who believe the church is not deadbut actually more alive than ever! In Rumors, Jon and Darren freshly reminds usof Jesus' magnificent beauty and the raw, organic truths that give all of uslife.

Dave Gibbons

Activist and Authorof XEALOTS: Defying the Gravity ofNormality

(XEALOT.NET andNEWSONG.NET)

Each time I have had the opportunity tohear Darren teach, I have gone away moved and inspired. Now, in Rumors of God,he and Jon do that again. They remind us that God is still here, and still verymuch able to be found.

Dr. Henry Cloud

Author of Necessary Endings

Darren and Jon invite us into a hopeful,exciting way of looking at both the world and the church. I was captured bytheir stories of what's happening all around us and also their dreams of whatcould be. I have little interest in reading an account of what's wrong with theworld or what's wrong with the church, but in this book, I've been inspired andenergized by what's right in both. With passion and wisdom, Darren and Jon areguiding us to a better future.

Shauna Niequist

Author of Cold Tangerines & Bittersweet

Ina world that perpetually castigates the Christian Church for its many failures,Jon Tyson and Darren Whitehead give us hope. With wisdom beyond their years,these next generation leaders shift our collective gazes from the Church'sblemishes to her beauty, from her prominent failures to her promising future.Both challenging and encouraging, Rumors of Godwill reintroduce you to a Godworth talking about.

Gabe Lyons

Author of The Next Christians/ Co-Author, UnChristian

Founder, Q

Ifyou look around you, if you listen to more than the sound, and if you probebelow the surface there are rumors of God everywhere. Once you begin to hearthe rumors, all of life changes and we begin to fix on the kingdom dreams ofJesus. This book invites us to find the rumors of God all around us. Read itbut be ready to be changed because you will also begin to hear the rumors.

Scot McKnight

Author One.Life: JesusCalls, We Follow and Jesus Creed

Jonand Darren are hopeful practitioners of the kind of discipleship that overflowswith spiritual verve and apostolic vision. For those who are jadedby the church, or have become cynical about the power of the Gospel in ourtime, Rumors of God is a great antidote. A worthy read.

Alan Hirsch

Author, Dreamer, Activist

TheForgottenWays.org