{"title":"Bethany Ferguson | Author","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"author-info-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"author-info-text\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"item\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBethany Ferguson, MA, has spent most of the last fifteen years serving with Serge in Uganda, South Sudan, and Kenya. Her cross-cultural work focuses on promoting education and mental health care for children and adolescents in under-resourced areas. She is currently pursuing a PhD in clinical psychology from Fuller Seminary in Pasadena, California, and is the author of\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/small-group-study-resources-topical-bible-study-books-the-mission-centered-life-following-jesus-into-the-broken-places-study-guide\"\u003eThe Mission-Centered Life: Following Jesus into the Broken Places\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"item recent-articles\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"recent-articles-heading\"\u003eRecent Articles\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recent-articles-list\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/blog.newgrowthpress.com\/heroes-or-servants%ef%bf%bc\/\"\u003eHeroes or Servants?\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recent-articles-list\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/blog.newgrowthpress.com\/missional-living-flows-out-of-a-life-rooted-in-the-love-of-god\/\"\u003eMissional Living Flows Out of a Life Rooted in the Love of God\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"author-page\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.newgrowthpress.com\/author\/bethanyferguson\/\"\u003eView more\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-mission-centered-life-following-jesus-into-the-broken-places-study-guide","title":"The Mission-Centered Life: Following Jesus into the Broken Places, Study Guide","description":"\u003csection data-role=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this in-depth study on missional living, Bethany Ferguson draws on her fifteen years of missionary experience to examine the reasons believers should pursue lives of service and evangelism. \u003cem\u003eThe Mission-Centered Life\u003c\/em\u003e explores why holistic missions is needed, how God's grace empowers us to serve in places of need, what to do when we fail as missionaries, and how to cultivate hope in the midst of a broken world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor Christians who long to serve God in broken places but aren't sure where to start, \u003cem\u003eThe Mission-Centered Life \u003c\/em\u003espeaks to the \"whys\" and \"hows\" of missional living.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDesigned for personal reflection and small group discussion, Ferguson provides Scripture study, profound application and questions, as well as essays and personal stories to illustrate the importance of missions both for the missionary and the community being served by the missionary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeveral books on missions tend to focus on the adventure or challenge of living cross-culturally. Others focus on the number of conversions as the primary measurement of success. \u003cem\u003eThe Mission-Centered Life \u003c\/em\u003eoffers instead the option to explore how our weakness and need is what prepares us to serve a needy world. Ferguson invites readers to take on a posture of humility, which is vital for the church desiring to be relevant in the world. This invaluable resource urges others to see how we are like those we come to serve and how we can learn from them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFind confidence in God's missional purposes in the world and a deeper understanding of life with Jesus, who pursued the marginalized as shown throughout the New Testament. Anchor your hope to Christ, who moves us out of our comfort zones to care for the needs of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e","brand":"Bethany Ferguson","offers":[{"title":"Book","offer_id":49952572997861,"sku":"9781948130677","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"eBook","offer_id":49952573030629,"sku":"9781948130684","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0807\/5617\/9173\/files\/Mission-Centered-Life-The-Frontcover__18426.1753471458.1280.1280.jpg?v=1783357935"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0807\/5617\/9173\/collections\/Bethany_Ferguson.webp?v=1777889348","url":"https:\/\/newgrowthpress.com\/collections\/bethany-ferguson.oembed","provider":"New Growth Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}