Sent: Living a Life That Invites Others to Jesus

What if your ordinary interactions with family, neighbors, and coworkers are actually invitations to adventure with God?

Sent is a much needed and timely reminder that evangelism is a “get to do,” not a “have to do”! Ashley and Heather remind us that evangelism is actually good for us, not just good for the world around us. —R. YORK MOORE Executive Director/Catalytic Partnerships & National Evangelist, InterVarsity USA

Sent: Living a Life that Invites Others to Jesus invites you to grow joyfully with Jesus as you live out your true identity as sent to share Jesus with others. Heather and Ashley Holleman have fully embraced their identities as sent through nearly two decades of full-time ministry. With joy, they proclaim the name of Jesus knowing that God is always at work around us, that He is seeking and saving the lost, and that He is excited for us to do this work with Him.

In Sent, they provide insights and stories gleaned from their experiences so you too can live into your identity as sent. You’ll learn practical strategies for gathering those in your community through discussion questions and activities that teach everything from asking good questions to sharing your own stories of gospel transformation. Use this resource individually or in groups to grow in intimacy with Christ as you engage the world around you with the hope and love of Christ. When we believe in God’s desire to reach the lost, how we live our own lives changes, and we begin to partake in the joys—not obligations—of evangelism.

DR. HEATHER HOLLEMAN is an associate teaching professor of advanced writing at Penn State, speaker, and author. She has written ten books, including the bestseller Seated with Christ, the award-winning Sent: Living a Life That Invites Others to Jesus (cowritten with her husband, Ashley Holleman), and The Six Conversations. Heather serves with Faculty Commons in the professor ministry of Cru and blogs at HeatherHolleman.com.

ASHLEY HOLLEMAN and his wife, Heather, served as full-time staff with Cru for 20 years, with Ashley directing Cru’s national graduate student ministry for 7 years. Ashley now serves as Executive Director of Seated and Sent, a ministry he and Heather founded to come alongside churches and ministries to catalyze their efforts to establish believers in their identity in Christ, to mobilize sent-ones, and to cultivate and unleash gospel impact. With Heather, Ashley co-wrote the evangelism book, Sent: Living a Life that Invites Others to Jesus. In his free time, Ashley enjoys building furniture, gardening, working on his house, and watching college sports. Together, Heather and Ashley have two wonderful adult daughters. As a couple, they love investing in rich and warm friendships with those God has placed in their natural pathways.