Did you know that of the 183 questions Jesus was asked, he answered only
four of them directly? The other 179 he answered with questions (or
sometimes a story). Questions are not the enemy of faith; they are the
way Jesus most often helped people not just say the right things, but
live the right ways. The joy, creativity, and the adventure we were
created to live begin with asking the right questions and then living
into the answers with God’s help.
If you are wondering how to draw closer to Jesus and live your unique adventure with him, Curious will help you, question by question, step into the future God has for you. If you are a leader who wonders how to lead well without burning out, Curious will show you how, by asking the right questions, you can help empower those you influence to greater motivation and creativity as they live out their answers to these questions with God’s help. As Jesus demonstrated, asking the right questions at the right time, and communicating them in the right spirit, can transform hearts and change the world.
Let Tom Hughes thread together stories that will lead you into a new sense of confidence, not in yourself but in the God who loves you and calls you according to his good purpose.
Table of Contents:
PART 1: WHY QUESTIONS MATTER FOR THE LIFE OF FAITH
1. The Unexpected Power of the Right Question:
Jesus' Most Common Leadership Method
2. Unintended Pretenders:
How God Rescues Us with the Right Questions
3. A Community of Co-conspirators:
How Questions Spark and Sustain Momentum in People
PART 2: ASKING OUR WAY TO THE WORLD GOD WANTS
4. The Foundational Question:
What is the Gospel of Jesus?
5. The Identity Question:
Who Am I, Anyway?
6. The Discernment Question:
How Will I Make Decisions?
7. The Recovery Question:
Can Our Baggage Be Used for Something Better?
8. The Community Question:
What Are the Marks of Groups That Help People Flourish?
9. The Multi-Ethnic Question:
What Are We Going to Do, Art?
10.The Multi-Generational Question:
Has the Gospel Lost Its Power with the Next Generation?
11.The Local Question:
If Our Church Moved Out of the Neighborhood, Would Anyone Care?
12.The Global Question:
What Is Our Responsibility to Unreached People Groups?
13.The Legacy Question:
What Will Matter in the End?
14.From Curious Faith to Wondrous Joy:
The Day When Questions Are Replaced with Joy
Endorsements:
"This deeply insightful and creative book by Tom Hughes is, I believe, a resource that comes to us directly from the guiding hand of the Holy Spirit! It is not every day that we see such inspired, God-driven works--a tool that echoes and highlights for us the very character traits of Jesus. He who asked the questions that generated life-bearing promise continues to do so in our lives. Those who remain sensitive and alert to His penetrating inquiries will reap the rewards of promised fruitfulness. This book helps lead the way!"
GLENN C. BURRIS JR., President, The Foursquare Church
"This book is full of wisdom and freedom! Every leader will walk away with a fresh new perspective that will enable them to not only endure the test of time but do it with lasting joy and purpose."
TOMMY WALKER, Worship Leader
If you are wondering how to draw closer to Jesus and live your unique adventure with him, Curious will help you, question by question, step into the future God has for you. If you are a leader who wonders how to lead well without burning out, Curious will show you how, by asking the right questions, you can help empower those you influence to greater motivation and creativity as they live out their answers to these questions with God’s help. As Jesus demonstrated, asking the right questions at the right time, and communicating them in the right spirit, can transform hearts and change the world.
Let Tom Hughes thread together stories that will lead you into a new sense of confidence, not in yourself but in the God who loves you and calls you according to his good purpose.
Table of Contents:
PART 1: WHY QUESTIONS MATTER FOR THE LIFE OF FAITH
1. The Unexpected Power of the Right Question:
Jesus' Most Common Leadership Method
2. Unintended Pretenders:
How God Rescues Us with the Right Questions
3. A Community of Co-conspirators:
How Questions Spark and Sustain Momentum in People
PART 2: ASKING OUR WAY TO THE WORLD GOD WANTS
4. The Foundational Question:
What is the Gospel of Jesus?
5. The Identity Question:
Who Am I, Anyway?
6. The Discernment Question:
How Will I Make Decisions?
7. The Recovery Question:
Can Our Baggage Be Used for Something Better?
8. The Community Question:
What Are the Marks of Groups That Help People Flourish?
9. The Multi-Ethnic Question:
What Are We Going to Do, Art?
10.The Multi-Generational Question:
Has the Gospel Lost Its Power with the Next Generation?
11.The Local Question:
If Our Church Moved Out of the Neighborhood, Would Anyone Care?
12.The Global Question:
What Is Our Responsibility to Unreached People Groups?
13.The Legacy Question:
What Will Matter in the End?
14.From Curious Faith to Wondrous Joy:
The Day When Questions Are Replaced with Joy
Endorsements:
"This deeply insightful and creative book by Tom Hughes is, I believe, a resource that comes to us directly from the guiding hand of the Holy Spirit! It is not every day that we see such inspired, God-driven works--a tool that echoes and highlights for us the very character traits of Jesus. He who asked the questions that generated life-bearing promise continues to do so in our lives. Those who remain sensitive and alert to His penetrating inquiries will reap the rewards of promised fruitfulness. This book helps lead the way!"
GLENN C. BURRIS JR., President, The Foursquare Church
"This book is full of wisdom and freedom! Every leader will walk away with a fresh new perspective that will enable them to not only endure the test of time but do it with lasting joy and purpose."
TOMMY WALKER, Worship Leader
