{"id":2785,"date":"2016-11-04T15:52:43","date_gmt":"2016-11-04T20:52:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedisciplemaker.org\/?p=2785"},"modified":"2016-11-04T15:52:43","modified_gmt":"2016-11-04T20:52:43","slug":"free-book-for-chicago-disciple-makers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2016\/11\/free-book-for-chicago-disciple-makers\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Book for Chicago DiscipleMakers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div><p>Hello readers of disciple-maker!<br \/>\nThis November 15th and 16th <a href=\"https:\/\/exponential.org\/events\/chicago2016\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Exponential hosts its regional conference<\/a> in Naperville, IL. The NavPress team will be in attendance and we want to give you a free Advanced Reader Copy of <em>Killing Us Softly<\/em>, a book that\u00a0will release in February 2017.<br \/>\nJust stop by the NavPress booth and tell them you&#8217;re a disciple maker for your free copy!<a href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/p\/killing-us-softly\/9781631465208\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2787\" src=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/KillingUsSoftly_3d-829x1024.png\" alt=\"killingussoftly\" width=\"280\" height=\"346\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>What is an Advanced Reader Copy (ARC)?<\/strong><br \/>\nWho receives these copies? Advanced reader copies are reserved for the media to get a sneak peek of a book prior to release. They\u2019re expensive to produce, not fully edited, and guarded closely by publishers. But on November 15-16, we will give a copy to anyone who subscribes to The DiscipleMaker (while supplies last). We want to say, \u201cthank you\u201d in a special way for reading our blog. So please stop by, introduce yourself, and grab a challenging read that just might turn your world upside down!<br \/>\n<strong>What is Killing Us Softly?<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>To be born again, first you have to die&#8230;<\/em><br \/>\nChristian discipleship is a counterintuitive life. 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