Cedrick Brown

We realize that every church goes through some form of a life-cycle. Just as the human body experiences birth, death, and the many phases in between, we believe the Body of Christ can enjoy and suffer through similar experiences. Thus, our desire is to help you-our church Leaders through whatever cycle you and the church you lead are experiencing. We long to see the day that the vital signs of every church within our EDA Movement are strong-strong enough to produce healthy churches that are actively fulfilling their part of the Great Commission. We hope that engaging with these resources will strengthen your soul for the work ahead and breathe new life and purpose into your ministry.

We are all created to worship. There's a longing inside all of us (creation) to worship the Creator (God) (Romans 1:18-20). The tug of the world draws us away from our divinely privileged obligation, a debt only reserved for Him alone-through Christ alone (Colossians 1:16). Through the finished work of Christ, we have been given complete access to the sacred inner courts of the King. The place once unreachable by all. Once dangerously visible by all, now easily accessible to all. This privileged place only accessible by grace must somehow become our first place. To be, and remain where He is, it must become the primary longing of our hearts rather than the passion or pull to worship any other created thing. He, God, through Christ alone, has to become our Primary Worship.

Christ longs for the privilege to lead us from the First Chair. He must have the highest rank so He can lead us into a symphony of wholesome friendships, healthy marriages, healed families, and resurrected lives full of purpose.

This study guide begins with a diagnosis of the readers' spiritual states as far as influencing others is concerned and helps them clearly understand where God wants them.