The Other Project

I promised an update on the other project I have been working on. So here it is,

I wrote a book!

Well, to be honest, I finished one of the two I have been working on. I was waiting to get a good idea of when it will be published before writing this. That has not quite gone as I had planned. 

A couple weeks ago I found out I missed an important part of the timeline, so I had in my head it would be finished sooner than possible. I also found out we had a substantial setback in the process, which delayed the publication date by a couple months.

I was frustrated at first, but this may be a blessing. Everyone is pushing to get their book in stores by the Christmas. So instead of potentially getting lost in the crowd, mine will be in print after the rush has died down. God had a better time in mind than I did.

So what is it about? Disability ministry of course. I think the best way to sum it up is with a few sentences taken from the introduction.

“My wife is constantly telling me to not reinvent the wheel. Then one day I was struck with the overwhelming idea that maybe, just maybe, we have to reinvent the wheel. One morning I was sharing a thought I had with my wife on reinventing the wheel. Over the course of the discussion she shared something she noticed. I know the “how” of special needs ministry and can share that with ease, but the why is another story. Her take was if more pastors, elders and congregations knew why having a disability ministry was so important, they would be more willing to support that ministry to its fullest extent. That conversation got me to thinking about the why.”

The how is easy for many of us in disability ministry. The why is, not so much. The book is about the why. Why it matters to Christ, the church, and the family.

Now the next big question. When will it be available? I wish I had a good answer, but right now I do not. Best guess at the moment is mid to late February, based on the amount of time the setback delayed things. Right now the editor has it for the first round of editing. It will go through a second round before going to the production stage.

I will share more when the publisher starts the production work!