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Our Highest Calling Make disciples of all nations as you are going, baptizing, and teaching. -Matthew 28:19-20 The Great Commission is a way of life. It is something to be carried out as one is going about. It is not a one-time evangelistic event. It is a call to make disciples as we live out our lives. In our modern-day, Christians have fallen prey to the trends of the world, including idolizing busyness and individualism, which are counter to the love that God called us to share and the community we are to be. The center of focus of the Early Church was love toward God and others, which fulfilled the Greatest Commandment. Our Highest Calling is about how to live out that life, and it is through discipleship that we can make disciples in our lives. Discipleship is a practice of love with other close-knit Christian brothers and sisters over time. It is about being available for one another and pursuing God-given callings together for the kingdom of God. As Christians grow in discipleship and form deep relationships, they will, in turn, make disciples who genuinely love God. They can then walk together and make even more disciples, just as Jesus and His disciples did throughout their lives.

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"Our Highest Calling takes a unique perspective on the duty of Christians and their experience in evangelism. What I found especially appealing about this book: The call to action isn't hard to fit into everyday life. It doesn't condemn or scold Christians who are less willing to enter every workspace, friend group, or gathering and start preaching; instead, this book takes a more data-driven, empathetic, and brass tacks look at what it means to draw more people to Christ. It starts by evaluating the current status of most churches or Christian gatherings around the world. What have the congregations and the preachers decided to do with their Sundays? What are the outreach programs - and are they enough? Is that truly fulfilling the Great Commission, or have we watered down what that really means? This book goes step-by-step to lay out the details, meaning, and an actionable way forward from the Great Commission. I've read books, attended sermons, and even been a part of classes that were meant to teach me how to spread the Good News - but all of those lacked what I like to call the ""human experience."" No one likes a pushy salesman, and I enjoyed how this book acknowledged that. Some of the best work can be done by making relationships and allowing yourself to be an example. As the book continues, it gives some history on how the Great Commission has been demonstrated throughout the centuries (and the millennia) with good and bad examples. How has the understanding of it changed between our times and the times of Christ? How has that affected the way we do things in the modern world? It was a fun history lesson and insightful on the main point the book made - that we've lost our real punch in spreading the Good News. Our Highest Calling then becomes an actionable guidebook for making disciples and spreading the Word. It breaks down the concept of discipleship in everyday practice, looking to examples from the Bible and giving modern-day cases where the average person can do it. I especially loved how the book ended by providing practical advice and insight on how I, the reader, can better myself to exemplify and achieve the Great Commission. The book doesn't give you a few marketing strategies and then send you out blind. The author takes the time to develop the readers to understand the proper mindset of making disciples before they go out to represent Christ. This book is a valuable lesson in how to evangelize without all the pomp and fanfare, without the unattainable goals, and without losing your personality. It has empathy, logic, and genuine insight. Definitely worth a read! Shannon Lorraine, Editor for November Ink"

Our Highest Calling takes a unique perspective on the duty of Christians and their experience in evangelism. What I found especially appealing about this book: The call to action isn't hard to fit into everyday life. It doesn't condemn or scold Christians who are less willing to enter every workspace, friend group, or gathering and start preaching; instead, this book takes a more data-driven, empathetic, and brass tacks look at what it means to draw more people to Christ. It starts by evaluating the current status of most churches or Christian gatherings around the world. What have the congregations and the preachers decided to do with their Sundays? What are the outreach programs - and are they enough? Is that truly fulfilling the Great Commission, or have we watered down what that really means? This book goes step-by-step to lay out the details, meaning, and an actionable way forward from the Great Commission. I've read books, attended sermons, and even been a part of classes that were meant to teach me how to spread the Good News - but all of those lacked what I like to call the human experience. No one likes a pushy salesman, and I enjoyed how this book acknowledged that. Some of the best work can be done by making relationships and allowing yourself to be an example. As the book continues, it gives some history on how the Great Commission has been demonstrated throughout the centuries (and the millennia) with good and bad examples. How has the understanding of it changed between our times and the times of Christ? How has that affected the way we do things in the modern world? It was a fun history lesson and insightful on the main point the book made - that we've lost our real punch in spreading the Good News. Our Highest Calling then becomes an actionable guidebook for making disciples and spreading the Word. It breaks down the concept of discipleship in everyday practice, looking to examples from the Bible and giving modern-day cases where the average person can do it. I especially loved how the book ended by providing practical advice and insight on how I, the reader, can better myself to exemplify and achieve the Great Commission. The book doesn't give you a few marketing strategies and then send you out blind. The author takes the time to develop the readers to understand the proper mindset of making disciples before they go out to represent Christ. This book is a valuable lesson in how to evangelize without all the pomp and fanfare, without the unattainable goals, and without losing your personality. It has empathy, logic, and genuine insight. Definitely worth a read! Shannon Lorraine, Editor for November Ink

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Dr. Sang Sur is the founder of Prayer Tents, a Christian mission organization that seeks to enable people to find life by meeting Jesus through relationships with Christians near them. He is called to bi-vocational ministry, being a tentmaker as he works with other business leaders to bring many to Christ, while also giving support to the global Church. Sang is the chief executive officer of Sciturus Real Investment Group, along with its sister companies Hanmaum Realty and Techellence. He is an engineering and business executive who led technology M&A that resulted in $53 million in revenue growth of two major global-reaching companies within the first year. He also directed personnel across all functions of engineering in modernizing aeronautical radar and countermeasure systems that continue to prevent US C-130s and B-52s from being shot down in hostile territories. As an Air Force officer, he was part of the Air Force Special Operations Command, ensuring the best aerial equipment for the US military, particularly the Special Forces. He holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration and Management and two doctorates in fields of ministry (Th.D. and D.Min.). Sang is also an ordained Christian pastor and a Certified Executive Coach, and he works with Christian executives in the marketplace and with pastors to enable them to go beyond their perceived limits and fulfill their great callings from God. Sang is a member of the Christian Business Men's Connection (CBMC) and chairs the NYC group. Sang lives in New Jersey with his wife, son, and daughter. Find out more about him at www.sangsur.com.

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