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The book explains the “gray zone” between eras as a period of uncertainty that fuels anxiety, then reinterprets it as a wilderness of testing where leaders are refined for God’s presence. Through prophetic insight and practical wisdom, it offers a hope-filled path forward and calls readers to embody Jesus’ peace in disruptive times.","Praise for ANon-Anxious Presence  \nIn this characteristically well-written book, my colleague and friend Mark Sayers delivers an incredibly insightful and prophetic word to a church leadership that finds itself in deep existential crisis. A Non-Anxious Presence is quite possibly the best articulation on the sheer power of liminality to purge, refresh, and renew our way of thinking about leadership that we have at present. It might well be Mark’s best book yet.  \nALAN HIRSCH, author of numerous award-winning books on missional leadership, organization, and spirituality; founder of Movement Leaders Collective, Forge Mission Training Network, and The 5Q Collective  \nThis is the leadership book I’ve been waiting for in this season of chaos, disruption, and transition. In A Non-Anxious Presence, Mark not only shows us how we got to where we are, he provides a hope-filled path forward. We discover that the wilderness provides an opportunity for renewal, which is exactly what leaders need to lead in these times of constant change. CHRISTINE CAINE, founder of A21 & Propel Women  \nMark Sayers has a unique and profound ability to understand culture and, in particular, our cultural moment—how we got here, where we are going, and how Christians might seek to live faithfully amid the tectonic shifts of our age. In A Non-Anxious Presence, Sayers casts a vision for pastors and other Christian leaders that allows us to offer hope in a quickly changing and ever-anxious world. Sayers vividly describes the disorienting “gray zone”we now find ourselves in, as well as helpfully interpreting this cultural shift as a “wilderness” of testing in which leaders are called to be refined and purified as we seek the presence of God in our world, our churches, and our lives. Sayers is a faithful, studied, and remarkably insightful guide in this time of upheaval and transition, a time where we find ourselves often befuddled and fearful, a time when God is yet at work redeeming all things. TISH HARRISON WARREN, author of Liturgy of the Ordinary and Prayer in the Night  \nMark has written another powerful and timely book. Many today are feeling overwhelmed by the chaos and uncertainty our world continually seems tobe going through. But becoming a non-anxious presence gives us a  \ncompelling vision on how to bring Jesus’ peace, leadership, and hope to these deeply troubled times. I am so grateful for a resource like this.  \nJON TYSON, author of Intentional Father; pastor of Church of the City New York  \nWhat is the “gray zone”? According to Mark Sayers, it is the time between two eras, the time we now occupy. Everything is in flux. The old hasn’t completely passed; the new has yet to arrive. Marked by social uncertainty, this time “between” has led to cultural anxiety. How the church should navigate the gray zone is the subject of A Non-Anxious Presence, and this book has come to us at just the right time. Mark’s clear thinking, prophetic insight, and practical wisdom are just what we need to lead well in these disorienting times.  \nBRIAN BRODERSEN, Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa, CA  \nThe message of this book resonates deeply with our experience of the church in Iran. 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