We all experience setbacks. Loss, failure, and even tragedy are part of life. But when these setbacks start to define us, it’s time to regroup. Roger Ross teaches the essentials for rising up and out of bad circumstances in Come Back: Returning to the Life You Were Made For. This engaging book tells turnaround stories from sports, history, and everyday life, tracing Jesus’s parable of the prodigal son to reveal five crucial stages for every comeback. Each stage is paired with an ancient spiritual practice designed to help everyday people turn some part of their life around. It’s not too late. It’s time for your comeback.
Session 1: How can Come Back be used in your congregation?
Session 2: How can Come Back be used in ministry?
Session 3: How can Come Back be used as an individual?
Session 4: Why is Come Back important, especially now?
Session 5: 5 Critical Steps for Making a come back.
Session 6: What motivated you to write Come Back?
Session 7: What are some of the come backs you had in mind when writing the book?
Session 8: Roger Ross and Constance Stella discuss the Come Back Participant Guide.
“Roger Ross is a great storyteller and a wise pastor! In Come Back, he weaves together familiar Bible stories, inspiring sports comebacks, and moving stories of people who experienced their own comebacks. In the process he helps us discover five key practices for ‘coming home.’ This is a terrific book!”
—Adam Hamilton, author of The Walk: Five Essential Practices of the Christian Life
“At some point all of us will need a comeback. Roger Ross has given us all a gift in this book. If you or someone you know has ever suffered a defeat, disappointment, or downfall, read this book!”
—Dave Ferguson, lead pastor, Community Christian Church, a multisite church, Chicagoland
“Come Back makes me think. It makes me want to cheer, and it makes me want to change. Then it gives me tools for change. Test it yourself, and start your own turnaround story.”
—Martha Grace Reese, author of the Unbinding the Gospel Series; Principal, MG Reese Associates, LLC
“Practical instruction and insights for the comeback process. Comebacks are not accidental. They are a product of many steps, sacrifices, and prayer. This book is a must read for any person or church that wants new life, purpose, and mission. I highly recommend it to all our leaders and pastors.”
—Bob Farr, bishop of the Missouri Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church; coauthor of The Necessary Nine, Get Their Name, and Renovate or Die, all from Abingdon Press
We all experience setbacks. Loss, failure, and even tragedy are part of life. But when these start to define us, it’s time to regroup. Roger Ross teaches the essentials for rising up and out of bad circumstances in Come Back: Returning to the Life You Were Made For. This engaging book tells turnaround stories from...
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Roger Ross serves as director of congregational excellence in the Missouri Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church. He is the author of Meet the Goodpeople, from Abingdon Press.
