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Founder of Emotionally Healthy Discipleship—a global movement transforming how the church lives, leads, and brings impact to the world in the way of Jesus.

Peter Scazzero is a pastor, author, and global voice for a revolution in the way we lead and follow Jesus. Along with his wife, Geri, he founded Emotionally Healthy Discipleship, a groundbreaking ministry transforming the church through the integration of emotional health and a slowed-down spirituality with Jesus. What began over thirty years ago at New Life Fellowship Church in Queens, New York—where Pete served as senior pastor for twenty-six years—has grown into a worldwide movement touching pastors and leaders in more than twenty-one languages. His books have sold over three million copies, sparking what many describe as a new operating system for the global church. Pete hosts the top-ranked Emotionally Healthy Leader Podcast and is the author of several bestselling books, including Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, The Emotionally Healthy Leader, and Emotionally Healthy Discipleship. He and Geri now serve as founders and ambassadors-at-large for Emotionally Healthy Discipleship.      

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The Christian faith is supposed to produce deep, positive change. So why doesn't it seem to work in 'real life'? That question screamed at Pastor Peter Scazzero when his church and marriage hit bottom and every Christian remedy produced nothing but anger and fatigue. As he began digging under the 'good Christian' veneer, he discovered entire emotional layers of his life that God had not yet touched. And that emotional immaturity had fed his spiritual immaturity. In this book, he unveils what's wrong with our conventional means of 'spiritual growth' and offers not only a model of spirituality that actually works, but seven steps to transformation that will help readers experience a faith charged with authenticity, contemplation and a hunger for God.

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A road map for discipleship with Jesus that is powerfully transformative.

Peter Scazzero learned the hard way: you can't be spiritually mature while remaining emotionally immature. Even though he was the pastor of a growing church, he did what most people do--avoid conflict in the name of Christianity; ignore his anger, sadness, and fear; use God to run from God; and live without boundaries.

Eventually God awakened him to a biblical integration of emotional health and the spiritual practice of slowing down and quieting your life for to experience a firsthand relationship with Jesus. It created nothing short of a spiritual revolution in Scazzero, in his church, and now in thousands of other churches.

In this updated edition, Scazzero shares new stories and principles as he outlines his journey and the signs of emotionally unhealthy spirituality. Then he provides seven biblical, reality-tested steps to become emotionally mature:

• Become your authentic self
• Break the power of the past
• Let go of power and control
• Surrender to your limits
• Stop to breathe by practicing rest and Sabbath
• Learn new skills to love well
• Love Christ above all else  

Plus, check out the full line of Emotionally Healthy Spirituality books dedicated to many different key areas of life. Workbooks, study guides, curriculum, and Spanish editions are also available.