Broken for Good: Leading from the Strength of Your Weakness

When I uttered that prayer in the dark of night on the other side of the planet, I'm not sure I completely comprehended what I was letting myself in for . . .

This is a book about the soul of a leader fully surrendered. There are lots of ministry leadership books about trends and technologies and how to do what best and when to do what when. But few begin organically: with the "you" that you bring to ministry. This is where Matthew Cork begins. In this memoir-guidebook hybrid, Matthew shares his story of risk, release, betrayal, and friendship-his exposure to great pain but greater freedom.Broken for Good asks us if we are:

• Experiencing the freedom of soul that vulnerability brings
• Staying true to our uniqueness 
• Opening up to a new of way of being together-a scarier, truer, richer way

Broken for Good will inspire leaders (or anyone) to live beyond safety and instead give their very selves to God and others.

MATTHEW CORK has served in a number of key roles over his many years at Friends Church, including: Worship Pastor, Executive Pastor and the position he currently holds, Lead Pastor. Matthew's focus since 2003 has been on the renewal of Friends Church. He has a strong pastor's heart that has led him to be a key part of transitioning a church in crisis. On a trip to India in 2007, Matthew saw firsthand the plight of the Dalit people and the impact education can have on improving their lives. Since then, Friends Church has launched a new vision called Global Freedom and has been instrumental in building a large number of Education Centers throughout India. Matthew lives in Yorba Linda with his wife Mardi and their three children: Nolan, Sophie and Ella.

KENNETH KEMP is Western Regional Director of Development with Operation Mobilization USA and a self-confessed word junky. He has been writing ever since he got recognition in his sixth grade class for an original story he wrote the Christmas in 1959. He went to school too long (Moody Bible Institute (B.A., 1971), UCLA and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (M.Div., 1974). If he could turn back the clock, he would have been an English major. He gets impatient with pretense. Flight fascinates him. He has too many electronic gadgets. Kenneth watched his life partner, Carolyn, deliver all three of their children. He has been amazed ever since. Now their offspring are producing babies of their own. He lives in Orange County, California.