The Fight to Find Yourself - by Joel Tudman (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

Who are you when everything that defines you goes away?

In his first major trade book, Dr. Joel A. Tudman, Pastor at The Faith Center megachurch in Fort Lauderdale Florida, writes a powerful and inspiring manifesto to help readers move from being lost, feeling guilty, confused about their callings, or wrestling with grief, to moving forward into healing, health, and happiness in their lives.

Pastor Joel knows what it is to feel lost. Having recently moved from an Associate Pastor position at The Potter's House under the guidance of Bishop Jakes to take over a thriving megachurch, he's intimately familiar with dealing with bewildering change and how it can affect your sense of who you are. In every chapter of the book, Pastor Joel pairs biblical content, practical teaching, and deeply personal stories to help guide readers struggling with grief, confusion, or feeling lost, to move forward into hope, joy, and a better future. Pastor Joel is full of powerful, positive, and encouraging content for readers who have been broken or faced loss, challenge, failure, and grief. He writes with these audiences in mind because he's faced major hardship, loss, and grief in his own life, including the loss of his son. As a result, he knows that God is with us and will help us overcome these deeply challenging moments we all face in life. He helps readers:

• Uncover and face the deeply-held beliefs that have defined you so far
• Confront their deepest disappointments and desires and use those to orient their future
• Root out false ideas about what you can do, become, and be
• Walk through transitions with confidence and boldness
• Find mentors to guide and walk with you through this process
• Understand the calling God has placed on their lives

This is a book for anyone who has ever faced a feeling of loss, challenge, failure, grief, or even a sense like they don't know who they are anymore. The Fight to Find Yourself will demonstrate how we can each "live forward" on our walks with Jesus Christ as we seek our individual God-given callings and seek to grow in our faith.

About the Author

Dr. Joel A. Tudman is the Assistant Senior Pastor at The Faith Center church in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Perviously, he served as as Associate Pastor on the teaching team at The Potter's House Dallas, where he preached regularly to a congregation of thousands, and a significant online audience of millions, alternating in the pulpit with Bishop T.D. Jakes. Joel is a mental health advocate, pastor, chaplain, and a prolific speaker who speaks at large conferences, churches, and events including Social Dallas, The Faith Center, Kingdom Culture Conference, The Potter's House other locations, and T.D. Jakes' International Leadership Summit, attended by 7,000 people each year. Joel has earned three degrees, including a bachelor's in Sports Studies, and a master's in Health with a minor in Counseling, both from Texas A & M University. He later earned his Doctor of Leadership from JDS (Jakes Divinity School).