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What Others are Saying About Desire to Destiny
Read table of contents, preface, intro, and 1st Chapter
Foreword
It is time for God’s
people to be the head rather than the tail. The presence of
righteousness is needed in every area of society including business,
government, education, communication, sales and services. God is calling
people to rise out of mediocrity, accept responsibility and take
positions of leadership.
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Reviews
John - First let me take a moment to say how wonderful I think the new book is. What a grace God has given you to be able to express the marketplace ministry in such a clear format. After reading your book I was re-inspired by God's concept of reaching the world through our heart's desires. I encourage you to read and re-read each chapter allowing the Holy Spirit to draw a map and point you in a new direction. The Marketplace is truly where the breath of God is blowing. I encourage you to join in the fun and see God touch lives.
Dawnya Sasse, http://www.teaevents.com/
When I first met John, I could tell instantly what ignites his heart and passion. Desire to Destiny spells it clearly and profoundly. John provides both a theological and practical framework for understanding the potential of those in the marketplace. Barriers between work and faith - business and missions – are melting and God is using an unexpected platform to transform individuals, businesses and nations. Imagine the impact we could have on this world by just capturing and living our dreams. This book is a must read for businesspeople as well as pastors and church leaders who desire to know more about those who make up their congregations.
Mark Charles, www.a-crossborders.org
Desire to Destiny stirred the depths of my heart. I was challenged to follow my God given desires as I serve Him in my marketplace. My vision was expanded, my passion for representing Him was ignited, and my life was challenged to be more balanced as I follow Him more closely. I found this book to be simple, yet biblical to the core. It certainly stretched my thinking. The practical steps and exercises were very helpful. I was encouraged that His Kingdom is within us, and we are to represent Him in our workplace. John presents a balanced view of God’s sovereignty and our part in His plan.
Kent Humphreys, President - Fellowship of Companies for Christ, http://www.fcci.org
Desire to Destiny confronts a good idea run amok. For too long the over emphasis on "waiting for God" has left many in the Body of Christ with the unbiblical belief that waiting is all we can do or are supposed to do as we stand still in anticipation that destiny will occur whether we do anything or not. John reminds us that we are to be co-laborers with God in transforming the kingdom that “is” into the kingdom “come.” To deny the responsibility God has entrusted to humanity in the management of the earth is to have a diminished view as to what the life of Jesus was about.
Linda Rios Brook, President Rios Brook Foundation, www.riosbrook.org
John’s new book “Desire to Destiny” has capsulated a progressive vision for marketplace ministry that is prime for the hour. The book communicates a business-ministry model that is easy to understand and attainable for anyone with a little initiative. I greatly appreciate the bottom line focus on wealth for a purpose, reaching the world for Christ. This book is far superior to your first book in content and instilling practical vision. Well done John!
Duane Smith, Investment Specialist - Realtor® www.tricitiesconnection.com
A prophet spoke over me years ago, that the move of God that I was born for was not yet in the earth. I wondered as I wandered, I struggled with walking away from a ministry that was somewhat fulfilling but just not me. My destiny was not being lived out, and I knew it.
Releasing Kings was like a breath of fresh air; confirmation and the final dose of permission that I needed to march ahead whole heartedly. Living this message is amazing. It often scares me, like Peter ready to step out of the boat into the unknown. But my destiny is being pursued, and it is rewarding.
John Garfield has taken the next step, the practical step. Desire to Destiny is the nuts and bolts of the message. Clearly the time has come. The move of God is in the earth. God’s people are receiving the authority to live the message, the freedom to be the expression of God in the earth, and the confidence to know and understand that their life is ministry. Our eyes have been opened. Desire to Destiny gives the practical insight and guidance to take the next step.
John Laney, Project Manger, Developer www.fluidynamics.com/
John Garfield has written a magnificent follow up to Releasing Kings, with his new book Desire to Destiny. It is a wonderful testimony and primer for all those who have even the smallest feeling there is more. There is! John reminds us, in the plain words of those of us in the marketplace every day, what a father does and how to recognize we live in the Kingdom now if we will truly believe and live in a full relationship with God.
The book mirrors so much of my wife and my walk with the Lord these past seven years, that it is exciting to find there are indeed many others on the same path. The power of networking and sharing our testimonies cannot be emphasized enough. If indeed “we overcome by the power of the blood and the word our testimony”, then we must learn to express it and live it for others to see, not just hear. John’s new book is a tremendous reminder and aid for us engaged in it and for all who desire to follow. I highly recommend it.
Bruce P. Gerhart, Midwest Regional Manager, Love Funding Corporation
Just as professionals in every area of the marketplace keep copies of books, manuals, and text for quick reference during their working hours, John’s Book should be treated as such for the Serious Kingdom minded person. During consultations with International Christian Business Leaders over the past 12 months, I have heard on several occasions that they struggled with what seems to be a fragmentation. I believe Desire to Destiny is designed to equip you, in such a way, as to be positioned to bring strength and unity to The Body of Christ. My Prayer is that as you study John’s Book you would receive Clarity of the solutions that exist to the challenges before you. I thank you John, for your obvious perseverance.
Robert Kinsella - President & CEO, Alberta, Canada, www.placeofwealth.com
It is clear that John Garfield has his finger on the pulse of God’s direction for the kingdom. He is a pioneer among church leaders who are taking a fresh look at this incredible move of God in the marketplace. From Desire to Destiny: Seven Keys To Your Marketplace Ministry is a clarion call for the Body of Christ to bridge the gap between business and work and to partner together as God intended. This awesome book is that tool to equip Kings and Priests to realize that we are all on the winning team, i.e., God’s Team. This relevant message is for this hour.
Pat Moore, Director/Marketplace Minister, Center for Business Excellence
I recently had the opportunity of working with John Garfield during our first Releasing Kings Conference in Alberta, Canada. It’s one thing reading his books, which I know can personally ignite a divine “spark” in the entrepreneur’s heart. It’s another thing to work with John in the marketplace. Susan and I are privileged to be partnering with John on “Releasing Kings” Conferences, and helping with some of the mentoring services and new website for “Desire to Destiny,” www.desiretodestiny.com. As a couple, Susan and I continue to be impacted and our own dreams being fulfilled. Desire to Destiny will give you practical steps and tools to implement that “freedom” received from Releasing Kings. Desire to Destiny will help you take bold decisive steps expressing your gifts and talents to those who need them most. God’s anointing is all over this message! God gets excited about people that boldly express the freedom they’ve received, and spread this throughout the marketplace. John’s heart is to help do for you what he is doing for us. So trust your heart, believe that “passion” that makes you come alive, and boldly take the steps to a great adventure. We would be overjoyed to hear your story.
David and Susan Harris, Airdrie, Alberta, www.desiretodestiny.com
John Garfield's book, Desire to Destiny: Seven Keys to Your Marketplace
Ministry helps equip and inspire Christian business people to change
their world. As one who works with both ministry leaders and business
leaders in North America and overseas, I pray this work brings another
level of partnership between the business leader and their pastor.
Together, kings and priests will impact our cities, our government, and
our destiny.
Mel C.
Mullen, Word of Life Centre, Red Deer, Alberta,
www.wordoflife.ca
John Garfield often uses a phrase about "staging a jail break". He is serious about that. You don't belong in a prison of the mind, the culture, religion, the economy.....you belong on the outside....living a completely different life-giving life. (Luke 4:18-19) In this book John has done a wonderful job of tearing down the prison bar-by-bar and block-by-block, and then, very practical steps into vision, freedom and favor. Faith leads to courage, leads to action, leads to results. These are action words with a goal in mind.
Andy Briesmeister, www.futurequip.com