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CONTROL OR BE CONTROLLED—THAT’S LIFE?

CONQUERING THE GAME OF CONTROL

SHIPPENSBURG, PA – Conquering the Game of Control is a soul-stirring new release by Destiny Image Publishers that delves into an organic failure within human nature and heals wounds the game creates.

“All people, by nature, are doomed to play an unwinnable game that looks remarkably like the harmless game of Rock/Paper/Scissors; but in reality, this game is played out with the weapons of domination, manipulation, and intimidation. For those who want to learn how to let go of the reins of control, this book has the answers,” writes author Dr. Craig Green.

Conquering the Game of Control reveals the:

• Root issue behind all broken human relationships.
• Anatomy of control freaks and controlling fears.
• Source of the game of control and how it became engrained in the spiritual DNA of all humanity.
• Process of grace-empowered healing.

Conquering the Game of Control presents a solid biblical/theological foundation concerning the Fall of humanity and the resulting replacement of dominion with control. It clarifies what real Christian relationships look like—submission-based, not control-based. It helps readers make the distinction between control dynamics and true Christian dynamics. The book also expertly equips individuals, pastors, and teachers to lead the Rock/Paper/Scissors Seminar in their local setting, which helps believers reject game-playing and deflect the control tendencies of others.

Few authors have dared to expose the nature of deformative relationships so prevalent in the church. Writing with the depth of a theologian and rooted in the reality of pastoral ministry, Craig Green uncovers a seductive secret ramped in the body of Christ. This book ushers the soul into a revealing journey destined to transform both believers and congregations.  —Dr. Michael R. Hawkins

With a telling and powerful Foreword written by well-known pastor and author Jack Hayford, Conquering the Game of Control is poised to change the way people interact—bringing back into vogue the biblical principles and practices that characterize a vital and living society and culture. The theme flows with health, wisdom, balance, and truth—much more than a fuzzy faith, Sunday-morning commitment.

Pastoring for more than a half-century, Dr. Green is an ordained elder in the United Methodist Church with a B.A. in Political Science and History, a MDiv from Vanderbilt University, and a DMin from King’s College and Seminary. Conquering the Game of Control was birthed as a doctoral project and rewritten for a wide audience—anyone who wants to improve their relationships and eliminate the destructive, controlling mindset. The book’s three edifying parts include: The Game of Control, Control’s Source, and A Course in Overcoming Control, curriculum developed to use individually, in a small group, or as a seminar.

Not jammed full of theological theories or lofty suppositions, Conquering the Game of Control is brimming with real-life, modern-day stories that directly affect everyday people who struggle with the issue of control. For examples, one story is about a handicapped man whose whole life was once defined by the incest of his conception, but who is now a new creation in Christ. Another explains the nature of satan and how he uses control to draw humanity into a lifestyle of rebellion. Chapter 12 tells of the author’s friend and his battle with Cystic Fibrosis and Leukemia. And one of the final chapters, Profiles in Courage, examines how Job’s three friends used manipulation, intimidation, and domination—a fascinating study not only of satan’s fallen nature of control, but also on how Job himself is a picture of Jesus, the suffering servant.

Destiny Image Publishers provides a platform of national and international ministry for New York Times and USA Today best-selling authors, including T.D. Jakes, Tommy Tenney, and Myles Munroe. Destiny Image Publishers is a family-owned business in Shippensburg, PA, and currently publishes 100 new titles and ships 1.5 million books worldwide annually.

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