Between the first Passover and the parting of the Red Sea is a short passage in which God’s opinion of Israel and Israel’s opinion of themselves are quite pretty much exactly opposite. They think they’re ready. God thinks they’re not.

The outcome is a long and winding road, a God-sized fake-out, and a 5-step process for transforming an overconfident and unprepared community into a competent and powerful one.

The message is titled: IF YOU AIN’T READY, GET READY.

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---Anderson T. Graves II is a writer, community organizer and consultant for education, ministry, and rural leadership development.

Rev. Anderson T. Graves II is pastor of Miles Chapel CME Church in Fairfield, Alabama; executive director of the Substance Abuse Youth Networking Organization (SAYNO); and director of rural leadership development for the National Institute for Human Development (NIHD).

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