Darryl Dash - How to Grow: Applying the Gospel to All of Your Life

God wants us to grow. But without a plan, growth will remain an aspiration instead of a reality. How to Grow provides a robust, practical, and habit-based plan to help individuals and churches become more intentional in pursuing transformation. If youre interested in growing and helping others grow, then youll appreciate this book.

ED STETZER

Billy Graham Chair of Church, Mission, and Evangelism at Wheaton College and Executive Director of the Billy Graham Center

Ive become such an admirer of Darryl Dash in the several years Ive known him, and Im grateful to see his pastoral and practical wisdom poured into these pages. Without a doubt, people will read How to Grow and discover habits to help them grow in Christ. This will now be the first book I turn to in my own discipleship relationships.

JEN POLLOCK MICHEL

Author of Teach Us to Want and Keeping Place

Deeply simple. Profoundly accessible. Generously gracious. Here are three phrases that describe How to Grow. In his book, Darryl outlines a refreshing approach to an ancient practicespiritual growth. So dont miss this, and dont read it too fast eithertake it one step at a time.

DANIEL IM

Author of No Silver Bullets, coauthor of Planting Missional Churches, director of church multiplication at NewChurches.com, podcaster, and teaching pastor

Discipleship is a key but often neglected part of Christian life and ministry. Without intentionality, it simply wont happen. Im encouraged to see Darryl exploring this important topic, and pray that this book will be a blessing to the church.

TIM CHALLIES

Author of Do More Better and blogger at challies.com

While we may say we believe the gospel, most of us arent changed by it. How to Grow is about how to get the gospel in younot through more information but through desire-forming habits. Darryl Dashs book is a hopeful and practical pathway for personal and communal transformation: one that combats try harder and know more with the explosive power of grace.

ASHLEY HALES

Pastors wife, and author of Finding Holy in the Suburbs

If youre frustrated by the long lists of dos and donts often found in books on spiritual growth, youll find How to Grow refreshingly straightforward and relevant. Filled with relatable stories, reflection questions, and actionable next steps, this book invites readers to grow into the full life found in Jesus Christ, not just in the eternity to come but in our daily lives right where we are.

ASHERITAH CIUCIU

Founder of One Thing Alone Ministries, and author of Full: Food, Jesus, and the Battle for Satisfaction and He Is Enough: Living in the Fullness of Jesus

Darryl Dash has an ability to present the truth in memorable and inviting ways. This book will be another good contribution to the community of faith.

TREVIN WAX

Author of This Is Our Time, Bible and Reference Publisher at LifeWay Christian Resources and managing editor of The Gospel Project

I cannot overstate my enthusiasm for Darryl Dashs project How to Grow. Though there are plenty of books on the classic spiritual disciplines, there are precious few that equip believers for practicing spiritual disciplines as a means of graceas habits of the heart integrated into the whole of life. I will rejoice when this book gets published.

SCOTTY WARD SMITH

Teacher in Residence at West End Community Church, Nashville, TN, professor, and author of Everyday Prayers

Luther once said that to progress is always to begin again. In other words, Christian growth is not so much about reaching one new level of spirituality after the next as it is about returning, again and again, to the same grace that saved us in the first place. Tis grace that brought us safe thus far, and grace will lead us home. Few resources help us in this grace journey as clearly and effectively as How to Grow does. I look forward not only to benefitting from Darryls guidance myself, but also to sharing it with friends and congregants who long for progress in their journey toward becoming like Christ.

SCOTT SAULS

Pastor of Christ Presbyterian Church and author of From Weakness to Strength and Irresistible Faith.

The thing I love most about How to Grow is that Dash approaches spiritual discipleship holistically. He understands that theres no sacred/secular divide, and all of life can be worship and an opportunity to grow closer to Christ. Dash teaches people how to truly be successful in applying the gospel to all areas of life, because he understands that its only by Gods grace.

CHELSEA PATTERSON SOBOLIK

Author of Longing for Motherhood

I like this book a lot. It is simple, clear, biblically faithful, and extremely practical. Written by a pastor with experience in the stop and start nature of spiritual growth.

MEZ MCCONNELL

Founder of 20schemes, and author of Church in Hard Places

2018 by DARRYL DASH

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Dash, Darryl, author.

Title: How to grow : applying the gospel to all of your life / by Darryl Dash.

Description: Chicago : Moody Publishers, [2018] | Includes bibliographical references.

Identifiers: LCCN 2018014095 (print) | LCCN 2018020688 (ebook) | ISBN 9780802496683 (ebook) | ISBN 9780802418197

Subjects: LCSH: Spiritual formation.

Classification: LCC BV4511 (ebook) | LCC BV4511 .D37 2018 (print) | DDC 248.4--dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018014095

ISBN-13: 978-0-8024-1819-7

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