Get Your Free Audiobook
-
Surprise the World
- The Five Habits of Highly Missional People
- Narrated by: Claton Butcher
- Length: 2 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Religion & Spirituality, Christianity
Add to basket failed.
Add to Wish List failed.
Remove from Wish List failed.
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Listen with a free trial
Buy Now for $20.45
No valid payment method on file.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
People who bought this also bought...
-
How Did I Get Here?
- Finding Your Way Back to God When Everything Is Pulling You Away
- By: Christine Caine
- Narrated by: Christine Caine
- Length: 6 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars 10
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 8
-
Story5 out of 5 stars 8
Your best days are ahead of you, not behind you. It may not always seem like it, look like it, or feel like it - but it’s true. Bible teacher, best-selling author, and activist Christine Caine wants to see you step into a life that is greater than you could ever hope, think, or imagine - even when things are hard. In How Did I Get Here?, Christine invites us to press on - past our fears, past our mistakes, past our insecurities, past our comfort zones, past whatever is holding us back - to reach for more of Jesus.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Wisdom + wit + worthwhile lessons for the journey
- By jgsydney on 04-11-2021
By: Christine Caine
-
Keep Christianity Weird
- Embracing the Discipline of Being Different
- By: Michael Frost
- Narrated by: Tom Bromhead
- Length: 3 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars 4
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 2
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3
Jesus is different. Go and do likewise. Many Christians have become comfortable letting the world mold them instead of being set apart by God. Many churches have traded in their biblical roots for complacent conventionality. But Jesus and the church are anything but conventional. The hallmark of our faith is that it sees the world differently than the world sees itself. We are called to be eccentric. By the grace of God, we are not only dissatisfied by sin, but increasingly uncompelled by conventionality.
By: Michael Frost
-
How (Not) to Read the Bible
- Making Sense of the Anti-Women, Anti-Science, Pro-Violence, Pro-Slavery and Other Crazy-Sounding Parts of Scripture
- By: Dan Kimball
- Narrated by: Dan Kimball, Sean McDowell
- Length: 10 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 12
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars 11
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 11
When Dan Kimball first sat down to meet with a student who was disillusioned by Christianity, he wasn't ready for what he was about to hear. The student had a positive church experience. He was grateful for his youth leader. But he had serious objections to Christianity. Why? He had begun studying the Bible and found he could no longer accept what it taught. Reading the Bible had led him to become an atheist.
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
Interesting, but bored
- By RMH on 19-01-2022
By: Dan Kimball
-
Microchurches
- A Smaller Way
- By: Brian Sanders
- Narrated by: Brian Sanders
- Length: 6 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
-
Story5 out of 5 stars 1
When Jesus thought about the church, what did he imagine? Most churches are small, and rightly so. With power being redistributed in our time, networks of smaller enterprises are both growing and thriving. The yearning for participation and empowerment has us all looking for versions of church that make room for everyone. Perhaps, after all our hand wringing and insecurity about the size of our churches, we have missed the point. Microchurches can be strong, beautiful, accessible, and potent portraits of just what Jesus had in mind, if not for all time, at least for ours.
By: Brian Sanders
-
The Reset
- Returning to the Heart of Worship and a Life of Undivided Devotion
- By: Jeremy Riddle
- Narrated by: Jeremy Riddle
- Length: 2 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars 14
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 13
-
Story5 out of 5 stars 12
Even as the sound of modern worship has grown louder, the heartbeat of true worship has grown faint. This is a call for those whose hearts burn to see it revived - who burn with reformation’s fire. Who long to see the purity of worship restored and the Lord’s house of prayer once again reflect the fullness of his glory and the wonders of his heart.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Must read (well listen I guess)
- By Anonymous User on 30-01-2021
By: Jeremy Riddle
-
Tactics, 10th Anniversary Edition
- A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions
- By: Gregory Koukl, Lee Strobel - foreword
- Narrated by: Gregory Koukl
- Length: 9 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars 26
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 19
-
Story5 out of 5 stars 19
In a world increasingly indifferent to Christian truth, followers of Christ need to be equipped to communicate with those who do not speak their language or accept their source of authority. In Tactics, 10th Anniversary Edition, Gregory Koukl demonstrates how to artfully regain control of conversations, keeping them moving forward in constructive ways through thoughtful diplomacy. You'll learn how to stop challengers in their tracks and how to turn the tables on questions or provocative statements. Most important, you'll learn how to get people thinking about Jesus.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
An engaging book on having logical conversations
- By David Graieg on 13-06-2020
By: Gregory Koukl, and others
-
How Did I Get Here?
- Finding Your Way Back to God When Everything Is Pulling You Away
- By: Christine Caine
- Narrated by: Christine Caine
- Length: 6 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars 10
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 8
-
Story5 out of 5 stars 8
Your best days are ahead of you, not behind you. It may not always seem like it, look like it, or feel like it - but it’s true. Bible teacher, best-selling author, and activist Christine Caine wants to see you step into a life that is greater than you could ever hope, think, or imagine - even when things are hard. In How Did I Get Here?, Christine invites us to press on - past our fears, past our mistakes, past our insecurities, past our comfort zones, past whatever is holding us back - to reach for more of Jesus.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Wisdom + wit + worthwhile lessons for the journey
- By jgsydney on 04-11-2021
By: Christine Caine
-
Keep Christianity Weird
- Embracing the Discipline of Being Different
- By: Michael Frost
- Narrated by: Tom Bromhead
- Length: 3 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars 4
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 2
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3
Jesus is different. Go and do likewise. Many Christians have become comfortable letting the world mold them instead of being set apart by God. Many churches have traded in their biblical roots for complacent conventionality. But Jesus and the church are anything but conventional. The hallmark of our faith is that it sees the world differently than the world sees itself. We are called to be eccentric. By the grace of God, we are not only dissatisfied by sin, but increasingly uncompelled by conventionality.
By: Michael Frost
-
How (Not) to Read the Bible
- Making Sense of the Anti-Women, Anti-Science, Pro-Violence, Pro-Slavery and Other Crazy-Sounding Parts of Scripture
- By: Dan Kimball
- Narrated by: Dan Kimball, Sean McDowell
- Length: 10 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 12
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars 11
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 11
When Dan Kimball first sat down to meet with a student who was disillusioned by Christianity, he wasn't ready for what he was about to hear. The student had a positive church experience. He was grateful for his youth leader. But he had serious objections to Christianity. Why? He had begun studying the Bible and found he could no longer accept what it taught. Reading the Bible had led him to become an atheist.
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
Interesting, but bored
- By RMH on 19-01-2022
By: Dan Kimball
-
Microchurches
- A Smaller Way
- By: Brian Sanders
- Narrated by: Brian Sanders
- Length: 6 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
-
Story5 out of 5 stars 1
When Jesus thought about the church, what did he imagine? Most churches are small, and rightly so. With power being redistributed in our time, networks of smaller enterprises are both growing and thriving. The yearning for participation and empowerment has us all looking for versions of church that make room for everyone. Perhaps, after all our hand wringing and insecurity about the size of our churches, we have missed the point. Microchurches can be strong, beautiful, accessible, and potent portraits of just what Jesus had in mind, if not for all time, at least for ours.
By: Brian Sanders
-
The Reset
- Returning to the Heart of Worship and a Life of Undivided Devotion
- By: Jeremy Riddle
- Narrated by: Jeremy Riddle
- Length: 2 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars 14
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 13
-
Story5 out of 5 stars 12
Even as the sound of modern worship has grown louder, the heartbeat of true worship has grown faint. This is a call for those whose hearts burn to see it revived - who burn with reformation’s fire. Who long to see the purity of worship restored and the Lord’s house of prayer once again reflect the fullness of his glory and the wonders of his heart.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Must read (well listen I guess)
- By Anonymous User on 30-01-2021
By: Jeremy Riddle
-
Tactics, 10th Anniversary Edition
- A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions
- By: Gregory Koukl, Lee Strobel - foreword
- Narrated by: Gregory Koukl
- Length: 9 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars 26
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 19
-
Story5 out of 5 stars 19
In a world increasingly indifferent to Christian truth, followers of Christ need to be equipped to communicate with those who do not speak their language or accept their source of authority. In Tactics, 10th Anniversary Edition, Gregory Koukl demonstrates how to artfully regain control of conversations, keeping them moving forward in constructive ways through thoughtful diplomacy. You'll learn how to stop challengers in their tracks and how to turn the tables on questions or provocative statements. Most important, you'll learn how to get people thinking about Jesus.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
An engaging book on having logical conversations
- By David Graieg on 13-06-2020
By: Gregory Koukl, and others
Publisher's Summary
Christianity is a surprising religion. It has changed the world in remarkable ways throughout history simply through Christians living out their faith. More recently, we've become afraid of a habituated Christianity, thinking that routines will rob our faith of its vitality. The net effect is that we've replaced the habits that surprise the world with habits that mimic the world―and both we and the world suffer for it.
Integrating the five habits in the BELLS model - Bless others, Eat together, Listen to the Spirit, Learn Christ, and understand yourself as Sent by God into others' lives - will help you spread the gospel organically, graciously, and surprisingly.
Michael Frost, a world-renowned expert on evangelism and discipleship, makes evangelism a lifestyle that is fulfilling, exciting, effective, and easy to live out!
More from the same
What listeners say about Surprise the World
Average Customer RatingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- rajkumar
- 15-10-2019
short sweet advice
Thanks(sarcastically) to benedictine monasticism and islam we need to learn rules for everything. Thankfully (sincerely) apostolicity and Christ centered motives govern these 5.
3 people found this helpful
-
Overall3 out of 5 stars
-
Performance2 out of 5 stars
-
Story3 out of 5 stars
- Fuller
- 22-04-2019
Hoping for for Biblical Support
The first two habits seem well supported by New Testament example but when he brings up listening to the Spirit I was hoping for a New Testament insight and didn’t really get that. Listening to the Spirit IS reading the Bible so, to me, habits 3 and 4 were two parts of the same habit.
2 people found this helpful
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Tony S.
- 06-08-2018
great nugget of spiritual practices!
loved it, great and easy read, very practical in practice. The 5 spiritual rhythms of BELLS are a great foundation to be the basis of any missional Christ Follower.
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- David Lantow, Jr.
- 29-10-2020
Visionary and Accessible
This is a perfect resources for Churches and ordinary Christians to use for implementing missionary habits into church structure and individual lives.
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story3 out of 5 stars
- Liz
- 22-09-2019
Helpful, practical discipleship resource
Great book for thinking through how you live out your faith, and easy to imagine how this can be used in a small group setting. Five simple areas of personal self-assessment, new goal setting, and accountability.
-
Overall3 out of 5 stars
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars
-
Story2 out of 5 stars
- Tricia
- 28-08-2019
Theologically pedantic
didn't dig past the late reformers for 'historical ' examples to support his thesis. not theologically sound on his eucharistic points.
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Amazon Customer
- 23-07-2019
Great book!!
Easy listen and great information! Definitely makes you want to add these practices to your life. I recommend this book to everyone.
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Kindle Customer
- 28-06-2019
I love the book
I love the book . it is very heart and hope drive with the goal of changing the world around us.
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars
-
Performance3 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Olivia Hope
- 15-04-2019
Voice
Love this book and the lessons and challenges in it! However, i couldnt stand the voice of the reader..
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars
-
Story4 out of 5 stars
- Tonetta Landis
- 11-03-2019
good but author needed to make clear his worldview
This book has left me with much to ponder as a pastor and church planter. However, as a queer Christian, I was blindsided when Frost threw in a comment that conflated the LGBTQ community with those who are not Christians. These categories do not necessarily overlap and I was frustrated that the author hadn't owned his worldview earlier in the book.
1 person found this helpful
16 Best Audiobooks by Aboriginal Authors
Across genres, there’s no shortage of brilliant titles from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander writers of Australia.
16 Audiobooks Full of Life Hacks to Live By
Looking to improve yourself mentally, physically, emotionally and spiritually? This is where to start.
14 Feel-Good Audiobooks to Brighten Up Your Day
The Audible library is packed with feel-good audiobooks that will lighten the soul and fill the heart with joy.
