Ryan Romeo - Outcry: New Voices Speak Out about the Power of the Church

It is clear that Ryan Romeo is passionate to see people know Jesus and to see the church at the forefront of that movement. With his new book, Ryan looks to motivate local churches across the world toward unity and to rise up, have faith, and reach their communities.

Chad Veach

Author of Unreasonable Hope

Ryan Romeos heart beats for the LOCAL church. His passion goes so far beyond a platform, an event, or one solitary ministry. He has a passion to see the unification of Gods people globally to support what happens locally.

Mack Brock

Elevation Worship

Ryan Romeo shows us love for the churchGods love for the church. Romeo reminds us that Jesus gave his life for the church. So we, too, are called to love the bride of Christ (since we, too, are the bride of Christ, and self-hate is not healthy). May God rekindle our love for his love. And may God renew the church for his glory.

Tom Parker

Fuller Theological Seminary

Ryan Romeos love and commitment to the local church should inspire us all. Truly the greatest impact we can have in our city is when we put our selfish ambitions aside and say yes to being part of the body of Christ. Ryan is living proof of that.

Cody Williams

Director of Development at Jesus Culture

Ryan and company make a beautiful case for this generation to be romanced by the movement of assembled Christ followers called the local church. OUTCRY declares Gods power and our mission and responsibility as the church under that authority. Find your heart, no matter the condition, wooed into this movement. No wonder his last name is Romeo.

Eric Samuel Timm

Orator, Artist, Author, Visionary

Gods plan has always been the local church. Ryan Romeo beautifully illuminates that narrative and deciphers the meaning of who we are and what God is doing through us as his body. Im so encouraged by this book about the beauty of the local church. Be ready to be challenged and encouraged.

Jeff Gokee

Executive Director of PHOENIX/ONE

OUTCRY illuminates the amazing movement of Jesus within the church across the globe! The Holy Spirit has beautifully spoken through Ryan Romeo to give us hope and assurance that the power of God is on the move!

Gebben Miles

Multiple World Champion Clay Target Shooter and Coach

OUTCRY

NEW VOICES SPEAK OUT ABOUT THE POWER OF THE CHURCH

RYAN ROMEO

Copyright 2016 by Ryan Romeo

Published by Worthy Books, an imprint of Worthy Publishing Group, a division of Worthy Media, Inc., One Franklin Park, 6100 Tower Circle, Suite 210, Franklin, TN 37067.

WORTHY is a registered trademark of Worthy Media, Inc.

HELPING PEOPLE EXPERIENCE THE HEART OF GOD

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Romeo, Ryan, author.

Title: Outcry : new voices speak out about the power of the church / Ryan Romeo.

Description: Franklin, TN : Worthy Pub., 2016.

Identifiers: LCCN 2016018056 | ISBN 9781617957536 (tradepaper)

Subjects: LCSH: Mission of the church. | Christianity and culture.

Classification: LCC BV601.8 .R65 2016 | DDC 250--dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016018056

All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any meanselectronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, scanning, or otherexcept for brief quotations in critical reviews or articles, without the prior written permission of the publisher.

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OUTCRY

WITH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM

SHANE QUICK OUTCRY

DAVID CROWDER

JENN JOHNSON Bethel Music

CHRIS QUILALA Jesus Culture

PAT BARRETT Housefires

CHRIS LLEWELLYN Rend Collective

To my wife, Blake, for her tireless support.
I would never have been able to write this without her.

To my dad, who taught me to never give up on a dream.

To my mom, who always believed I could do more.

To Shane Quick for our countless hours of audacious dreaming.

And to my church, Living Streams, for their inspiration, prayer, and support of me and my family.

CONTENTS

by Kari Jobe and Cody Carnes

Shane Quick (OUTCRY)

David Crowder

Jenn Johnson (Bethel Music)

Chris Quilala (Jesus Culture)

Pat Barrett (Housefires)

Chris Llewellyn (Rend Collective)

FOREWORD

KARI JOBE AND CODY CARNES

O ne night during the Spring 2016 OUTCRY Tour, I had a dream. In this dream, I was walking around a beautiful, ornate old church with gorgeous architecture. And inside were these long wooden pews filled with people. Inside the building it was actually raining, and the people sitting didnt seem to notice. As I walked around, I noticed that there were about four inches of water splashing up on my shoes. It was very clean and beautiful water that seemed to be flowing by itself in different directions. The water felt cleansing. It felt light and peaceful. There was no heaviness in the room. The water seemed to be cleaning and renewing everything in the church.

I feel like this is Gods dream for us as a church in this season. In Ephesians 5:2627, Paul talks about Jesus returning for a spotless bride (the church), who has been cleansed with water. Cleansed with the Word. I believe this is what God is doing.

OUTCRY has a simple message: Its about the local church. Its about the one movement called the church. And OUTCRY is just a megaphone for what God is already doing in each city it enters. Even the logo, the kid standing at the megaphone, is a depiction of the church. Gods already been doing amazing things through the church. Its happening all around us. But these OUTCRY tour nights are inspiring and refreshing. Encouraging the pastors and church leaders to keep goingto let them know that they are making a difference.