Descending Into Greatness

Plot

"...Bill Hybels gives helpful insight into the hardest question of all: Do Christians place God's desires first-- or their own? In a society where 'upward mobility' is the highest goal, Hybels and writer Rob Wilkins define putting God's kingdom first as 'downward mobility'. And they tell their readers about the downward path that ends in true meaning and joy....This 14-chapter book includes powerful teaching on the process of descending as well as journalistic stories of real-life people who are moving down...topics:An examination of how Jesus managed power; the 'willful' decisions necessary to move down; the uplifting nature of true humility, abundant life through dying to self; the ambush of joy. Alternating chapters illustrate the book's themes with stories of people taking steps to move down..." [dust jacket summary].