Patrick Quinn - Better Than You Can Imagine: Gods Calling, Your Adventure

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If youre a compulsive creative like me, knowing your gift and how to use it for the kingdom is often difficult to understand. Patrick, an amazing pastor and dear friend of mine, delivers a simple but profound message, encouraging us to walk through this life aware of our gifts and of how beautiful and fulfilling it is to give them away.

Mark Stuart, two-time Grammy Award winner with Audio Adrenaline and cofounder of the Hands and Feet Project

This book is a must read for anyone who has ever questioned their value in the kingdom of God. In this book, pastor and author Patrick Quinn outlines four principles that will help you focus and build on the gift that God has given you. His observational style of writing brings you right alongside him in the journey. You will be both encouraged and empowered to start using your God-given gifts to be a blessing.

Joe Amaral, pastor, teacher, and author of Understanding Jesus

I have become a close friend of Patrick Quinn and love his service to our God. We have had long talks of how the Holy Spirit has directed his life and the joy that brings. This powerful book reminds us that God has a way of giving everybody something. What He gives does not belong to us but it belongs to the kingdom. And every day we are being asked, Who is on the Lords side? As Levi said, I am. We have to take our gifts and minister to others to show I am. Therefore, read this book, do what it instructs, and find peace.

Dr. Kevin Elko, head (mental) coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide football team

Patrick Quinn implores us to explore our God-given gifts, focus on going deeper with them, and see the need to be in community with other Christ followers. Better Than You Can Imagine is a great read filled with stories of people from all walks of life who once could only imagine the wonderful places God has now placed them.

Bishop David Graves, resident bishop of the Alabama-West Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church

There is no question that God has positioned His peoplein just the right places, with just the right giftsto bring His healing and redemption to the world. Better Than You Can Imagine will help us understand our gifts, see the needs around us, and unlock the joy that comes when we experience Gods true purpose for our lives.

Brad Johnson, president and CEO of Mission of Hope Haiti

So much of life is our attitude. Trusting in Gods divine plan for us enhances our attitude unbelievably. Patrick Quinn describes it as better than you can imagine. The real joy of life comes when we discover our gift and let God use it to do His work and meet the needs of others. Get ready to stretch your vision and enjoy life at a new level as you put Patricks suggestions into practice.

Dr. John Ed Mathison, retired senior minister of Frazer United Methodist Church

With the gentleness of a good storyteller, Quinn uses his familys foster-parenting saga to capture us up in the reality that we are also actors in the same adventure. He guides us through a framework of promises: discovering our Life Gift, offering it to needs that only we can relationally meet, and the joy (and frustration) that comes along the way. My ministry is under full reimagination after this reading.

Dr. Daryl L. Smith, EdD, associate professor of Mentored Ministry and Christian Leadership at Asbury Theological Seminary and author of The End of Small Groups

I have always admired Patrick Quinn as an excellent writer and speaker. In his latest book, Patrick focuses on discerning our unique gifts and matching those gifts with the needs of others. Let me recommend Patricks book to you in hopes that you will discover that joy and happiness are never found in material things, but rather in using our unique gifts to lovingly serve others.

Dr. Karl Stegall, retired minister of First United Methodist Church and president of Stegall Seminary Scholarship Endowment Foundation

This book will light a fuse that wont go out and will keep on burning for a lifetime. You might call it Great Balls of Fire for the soul.

Leonard Sweet, bestselling author, professor at Drew University, George Fox University, and Tabor College, and founder of The Story Lectionary and www.preachthestory.com

Patrick Quinn is an emerging talented writer who has the unusual ability to describe life lessons in an engaging way that inspires, endears, and instructs. In Better Than You Can Imagine , Patrick uses his own experience as a pastor and foster parent to unpack four transformative life keys that unlock Gods story in our lives. Simple, but profound, this is a guide book for the adventure called life .

Jim Tomberlin, pastor, founder and CEO of MultiSite Solutions, and coauthor of Better Together

BETTER THAN YOU CAN IMAGINE

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Details in some stories have been changed to protect the identities of the persons involved.

Bible credits are listed at the back of this book.

The author has added italics to Scripture quotations for emphasis.

LCCN 2017931156

ISBN 978-0-7814-1298-8

eISBN 978-1-4347-1149-6

2017 Patrick M. Quinn with Ken Roach

The Team: Alice Crider, LB Norton, Amy Konyndyk, Nick Lee, Melanie Larson, Abby DeBenedittis, Susan Murdock

Cover Design: James Hershberger

Cover Photo: Getty Images

First Edition 2017

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For every child that calls our house their home, you make our lives better than you can imagine. We pray the same will be for each of you!

Patrick (and Rachael)

For Ronan James Fedor, my first grandchild. I pray that your future will be better than anyone can imagine!

Ken