Live Second

As some of you may know, I’ve been with e3 Partners and I am Second for a couple of years now. I’ve got some exciting Christmas-time shopping news for you: there’s a new book on the shelves, and you need to get a copy… or two. It’s called Live Second: 365 Ways to Make Jesus First by Doug Bender. The book springs from the I am Second website, which itself has become a sensation with over 10 million unique hits and .5 million social media followers. Doug creates our discussion guides that go with the films, and he previously wrote the bestselling book I am Second: Real Stories. Changing Lives. It was a huge success, and he spent 8 months as a bestselling Christian author.

Well, we expect even bigger success from Live Second. I’m part of the Live Second book launch team, and all of us on the team know how powerful the I am Second films and materials are; they really do have an impact on people. We’ve all received advance copies of Live Second and have been reading through it. Many of us have posted reviews. You can read my Amazon.com review of Live Second here (please leave feedback for me). But our goal is not to merely sell books, it is to put Live Second on the New York Time best sellers list. Let me explain.

Having a best selling Christian book is great, and we are thankful for that. While we do expect the book to do well among Christians, it is not something that is taken for granted. But what we want, and are praying for, is for the book to get into everyone’s hands. Just as the title says, the book is designed to make the reader second, and Jesus first. Wouldn’t it be cool if Live Second topped the most prestigious secular best seller’s list? Do you realize what that would mean? Think about that for a second…

Can you help? Yes.

Should you help? Absolutely! 

This book is far more than a devotional; it is a guide that actually teaches you how to make Jesus first in your life. It also challenges you to act on what you learn, rather than just giving you a warm and fuzzy feeling for the morning. The design is to grow a disciple of Christ based on reading the word of God and obeying it.

So, what can you do to help make that happen? I’m glad you asked.

1. Buy the book between 12/9 and 12/15. This will help its rating. Keep the receipt and email it to promo@iamsecond.com to get over $100 worth of free stuff from I am Second and two free webinars with the author, Doug Bender. Also, buy gift books, and give the receipts as gifts as well.

2. Share this blog on Facebook, tweet it, +1 it, email it, just get it to your friends, family, and church so they know about it.

3. Copy the promo postcard and save it on your computer or phone. Share it, tweet it, text it, +1 it, and email it to friends. You can print them and pass them out at church, Bible study, work, etc.