Synopses & Reviews
We believe there is tremendous power in each person’s story.
Inciting Incidents combines the unique stories from six creatives (artists, musicians, writers, thinkers, and leaders) managing the tensions between their faith, their place in life, and their work as artists. It is a collective call to face life's imperfections and difficulties while attempting to do the great things we all want to do. By capturing this next generation’s battle between idealism and reality—which is where so many of us find ourselves existing each day—these storytellers pave the way for a better understanding of those moments that truly shape us.
The reader will be challenged to use their own art and their own life stories to find their way in God’s Kingdom. The end result is that God has created each of us, uniquely, and we each have a unique, growing part to play in His Story.
Dealing with topics like anxiety, leadership, creativity, and perfectionism—every creative has much to glean and commiserate within these pages.
For more information about this book and links to the contributors' blogs, visit www.incitingincidents.org.
About the Author
SARAH CUNNINGHAM is an idea junkie who blogs about creativity and collaboration. In addition to writing books, she happily sinks her imagination into events and projects that attempt to stir extraordinary things in a sometimes too-ordinary world. Her current pet projects include STORY (www.Storychicago.com) and People of the Second Chance (www.potsc.com). Sarah is a quirky person of faith, also known as the "skinny white girl" who teaches urban teens and as the chief servant to the bossy 2 year old emperor, Justus. She lives with Justus, Coach Cunningham, and their manic Jack Russell terrier, Wrigley, in "Prison City" (nicknamedsuch because it is home to one of the largest correctional facilities in the world).
Table of Contents
Introduction: Inciting Incidents and Our Story - The Battle Between Idealism and Reality
Sarah Cunningham
Chapter 1: Poverty Among the Homeless - Prone to Sitting on the Sidelines
Jeff Goins
Chapter 2: Perfectionism and Busyness - Somewhere Between Here and Rock Bottom
David Hickman
Chapter 3: Anxiety - The Blizzard in my Car
Blaine Hogan
Chapter 4: Where we Come From - My Identity and My Grief
Tracee Persiko
Chapter 5: The Mission Field - The Call to Go and the Need to Leave
Alece Ronzino
Chapter 6: Young Leaders - Leading with our Stories
Tim Schraeder
Chapter 7: Worship and Depression - Who I Want to Be and Who I Really Am
Mandy Thompson
Chapter 8: Creating Something Out of Nothing - Pouring Concrete and Creative Thinking
David V. Wenzel
Conclusion