Publisher's Synopsis
If you make disciples and want to multiply churches, this book is for you.In its 6th edition since appearing in 1983 this book has helped several thousand pastors move from growing strong Christ-followers to multiplying churches. It will teach you to leverage your gifts in the lives of others. Ralph's story and the story of Hope Chapel is a challenge to let go of our ways for God's ways. Not the most charismatic speaker, he makes up for it with his writing.The title came from a challenge by Ralph's dentist over plans to leave a megachurch in California to start over in Hawaii, "You'll never do it, Frodo, you'll never let go of the ring. The big ones never do."The motive behind the book is to do things beyond our comfort zone and learned behavior. To believe in others when others normally wouldn't. To let go of our desire for self-importance for God's plans. In other words, to "LET GO OF THE RING".Read and observe as one tiny congregation grows into a movement of more than 2,400 congregations (more than 200,000 people). Ralph's account of what it took to abandon security and begin again is three times inspiring. What sets it apart from other books on church multiplication is that this man actually experienced the story with all its bumps, bruises and victories. The book is short on theory and long on reality.This story of the Hope Chapel mosaic of churches is funny and heartwarming, it also presents a simple, practical approach to making disciples and multiplying churches.See how God turned a handful of people, with no money and few resources, into a movement operating on every continent.You'll learn how individual surrender to God mounts up to allow ordinary people to make a great difference in the world.What happened to these people could happen to you!Gather:1. The organic nature of making disciples through relationships.2. Just how little material support you need to plant a church.3. The power of God to turn broken lives into strong tools of his grace.4. Why a promise "to love you... as is!" is important to the spread of the gospel.5. Next steps in your own life.In truth, ministry shouldn't be such hard work. Disciplemaking and church multiplication ought to be easier and life as a leader shouldn't be as difficult as it is. Perhaps you struggle in your dreams to make disciples and plant churches. Let Ralph Moore come alongside, through this book and the tools he offers on his blogsite, www.ralphmoore.net. He's been in your shoes-hopeful to make a dent in the world, yet unsure of himself. Let his experience come alongside to guide you to where God wants you to go.As you learn to walk the uncommon path, you'll find new ways to model the character of Jesus and discover his supernatural power to help you along the way.
