Stepping Up!: Discover the Power of Your Position

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Pastor Johnny McGowan has been SERVING UP for many years, first as the aide to Lakewood founder John Osteen, and now to Lakewood lead pastor Joel Osteen. Throughout his experience, Pastor Johnny has embraced his role of service, being strongly compelled that God wanted him right where he was: part of a movement that was larger than himself. He learned to truly rise in his supporting role and has flourished with purpose as a result. Now, Pastor Johnny shares his wisdom in SERVING UP. Incorporating personal insights and biblical stories of those in the "second in command" position, and how God has used them for a larger purpose, this book will guide you in serving with integrity, passion, and instinct for success. Through service you can achieving a life that is favored by God. By joyfully approaching your current position--instead of relentlessly seeking a better position--and stepping aside to let God open the right doors for you, you will see the divine value and glory of SERVING UP.

John "Johnny" McGowan, an evangelist and motivational speaker, is a pastor at Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas, the largest church in America, where he's also been a member for over forty years. Pastor Johnny issues a message of hope and servanthood, which he shares across the country and internationally doing leadership training and ministering to other pastors. Pastor Johnny works to see the Word of God save, heal, and deliver people so that they can achieve their God-given destiny. His gift is to translate the Word in a way that is simple and relevant to the challenges of everyday life. Pastor Johnny and his wife, Donna, share five beautiful children together and reside in Houston.

Johnny is living proof that God can do great things through the heart of a servant. I urge you to read this book and embrace the ideas and encouragement you'll find on every page. If you allow them to take hold and commit yourself to stepping up, you will soon step into the power and abundance that God intended for you to have in your life.--Joel Osteen, pastor of Lakewood Church and #1 New York Times bestselling author