STAND

TOO often in life we choose to fight or run, but have you ever thought about the times when God simply calls us to stand? One summer with about 3 years of street ministry under my belt I decided to be a part of a street invasion with my pastor at the time. Street pastors from all over the nation gathered each year to reach out to the streets of San Francisco. We awoke early the first day of the outreach. After spending some time in prayer, the time had arrived for us to hit the streets. Prior to the outreach I didn’t know that there would be people on our teams that were green in street ministry but I was soon to find out as the day progressed. We soon were off to share the good news with the streets of San Francisco. As the morning passed things were going rather smoothly. Then afternoon arrived with a little more excitement. It was around 2:15 in the afternoon when I heard some commotion behind me. I quickly turned around, not knowing what was the cause of all the noise I was hearing. There he was with a pale look on his face. A high school kid had approached some gang members sitting on park benches. A few gang members began to raise their voices at the terrified high school kid. After asking a bystander to fill me in of what was going on, I found out the high school kid told the gang members that they were going to go to hell if they didn’t change their ways. Although that kid was probably right, he quickly realized that he had approached these guys in the wrong fashion when they began to circle around him. Instantly I glanced around the now crowded street. Everyone was standing around watching, no one was attempting to rescue this poor kid. Adrenaline got the best of me that day as I pushed through the crowd to get where the kid was standing. I walked up next to him and just stood. Instantly I began addressing each one of the gang members in love and in a matter of minutes one by one the members began to step out of the circle that trapped the over zealous youth and I. As we began to walk down the street I said to the high school boy “if you ever approach people on the streets again like that without speaking in love, you wont have to worrying about a gang kicking your butt I will do it for them.” When is the last time you stood?

Raise YOUR voice

Martin Luther King once said, "The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people. "The sad reality is we hear story after heartbreaking story as the list of violent crimes in our city continues to grow--gang violence and drive-by shootings, domestic violence and abuse, random disputes gone awry, and malevolent intentional harm.  We hear it on the news all the time unaffected as long it doesn’t touch people we know personally.  If a crime doesn’t actually interfere in our own lives, we remain unchanged, unaware that in reality, one single act of violence touches so many more lives than just the one taken.  The traumatized living victims remain nameless and faceless to us and we are ignorant of the long-term consequences they face.  It’s none of our concern.  We shake our heads in pity and compassions but, in all honesty, our lives remain unaffected by the painful suffering of others…until violence touches our own lives and we or someone we love becomes a victim.  Suddenly, the chaos on the news becomes our own personal stories.  What is it going to take to make YOU raise your voice?

Hometown Book Signing

ABILENE CIVIC CENTER  JULY 24TH 2009, 7PM

You are invited to a book signing party to celebrate Chad Mitchell's and Sheri Bennett's recent project, The Superman Syndrome. 

Please join us for a once in a lifetime opportunity to purchase your copy of the book before the general public. Chad will personally share the vision behind the project. The event will also feature the book illustrator, Justin Leifeste as he creates a work of art through his gift of painting. Relax to featured music, enjoy great hors d'oeuvres, and celebrate with us. 

For more information please check out www.chadmitchell.org

Denver, Colorado

Currently I am in Denver, Colorado at the world's biggest christian book conference. I have been so blessed and humbled by being apart of this convention. Today I got to sign for quite some time, I was overwhelmed as I witnessed people standing in line to get a signed copy of my book. In fact my publisher had to turn people away today as a result of having to save the rest of my inventory for my signing tomorrow. I was also blessed when my publicist informed me that the Word Network wanted to interview me about The Superman Syndrome. The Word Network reaches over 50 million people in the US and reaches out to over 200 countries. I am so humbled and amazed to see this project bless so many. More than anything I am truly inspired and convicted to never quit dreaming, if you work hard enough, prayer consistently, and stay focused your dreams can become reality.
Live to Love.
C

Church on the Rock Book Signing

Hey guys Sunday July 12th, 2009 at 6:00pm I will be speaking at Church on the Rock in Abilene, Texas. Immediately after the service I will sign any books that are purchased that particular evening. If you are in Abilene, please come out and support this project. Church on the Rock is a great church, their Leader Bishop Rob Nichols is not only one of my closest friends but also a personal mentor of mine.

Live to Love.

C

Here is the cover for 

The Superman Syndrome! Check out information on my hometown book signing at www.chadmitchell.org

Live to Love.

C

Capture

CAPTURE- to record in lasting form

This week as I looked at the beauty in the world from a much slower pace, I was intrigued and convicted all at once. In my life, busyness is something that has become a norm. I run to meeting after meeting, answer phone call after phone call, respond to email after email, but rarely do I pause and just take ALL that life has to offer in. Seldom do i PAUSE and take a deep breath and simply enjoy God's work of art throughout the day. Looking out of the window as I traveled home from vacation, I constantly was drawn in by the beauty of a simple rain shower, the peace that the blue skies had to offer. and by the incredible schemes of color displayed by a beautiful rainbow. As I continued to glance out the window, the word capture struck my inner soul. It was as if I felt God speaking to me saying, "Chad, you are spending so much of your time chasing after things that you are missing what life is all about" At that moment I made a commitment to myself that I am going to attempt to pause throughout the craziness of the day, and simply breath, and TAKE ALL THAT LIFE HAS TO OFFER IN. 

Live to Love.

C