J.D. Greear (@jdgreear) is the pastor of The Summit Church, in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, and was recently elected the 62nd president of the Southern Baptist Convention—the 15-million-member denomination second in size only to the Roman Catholic Church—with a focus on renewing church planting and personal evangelization among Southern Baptists, including effective engagement with young people in churches.

[Read the Bible Gateway Blog post, God Is Bigger Than You Imagine: An Interview with J.D. Greear]

His book Not God Enough: Why Your Small God Leads to Big Problems (Zondervan, 2018), is intended to challenge readers to consider whether their view of God is holding them back from the greatest experience of their lives—from genuine, confident, world-transforming faith. He helps readers discover the God who is big enough to handle their questions, doubts, and fears; is not silent; is worthy of worship; wants to take people from boring to bold in their faith; has a purpose and mission for people on earth; and is pursuing them right now.

[Read the Bible Gateway Blog guest post by J.D. Greear, You Don’t Get Your Own Personal Jesus]

He says God is not just a slightly better, slightly smarter version of you. God is infinite and glorious, and an encounter with Him won’t just change the way you think about your faith. It’ll change your entire life.

[Read the Bible Gateway Blog guest post by J.D. Greear, Gaining by Losing]

Not God Enough is published by HarperCollins Christian Publishing, Inc., the parent company of Bible Gateway.

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