Contents

Foreword by C. J. Mahaney

Introduction: Ambition’s Face

1 Ambition Conceived
WE ARE WIRED FOR GLORY

2 Ambition Corrupted
GROWING SMALLER IN OUR ATTEMPT TO BE GREAT

3 Ambition Converted
WHERE TO GO WHEN YOUR BEST AIN’T GOOD ENOUGH

4 Ambition’s Agenda
EVERY AMBITION HAS AN AGENDA—WHAT’S YOURS ?

5 Ambition’s Confidence
GOD-CENTERED FAITH SPARKS GOD-GLORIFYING AMBITION

6 Ambition’s Path
THE PATH OF AMBITION IS A PARADOX

7 Ambition’s Contentment
IF AMBITION DEFINES ME, IT WILL NEVER FULFILL ME

8 Ambitious Failure
WHERE IS GOD WHEN OUR DREAMS LEAD TO DEFEATS?

9 Ambitious for the Church
AMBITION FINDS EXPRESSION IN A SURPRISING PLACE

10 Ambitious Risk
AMBITION NEEDS RISK TO PRODUCE REWARD

11 Ambition Paid Forward
THE MISSION MARCHES ON WHEN AMBITION LOOKS AHEAD

Afterword: Why I Wrote This Book

Acknowledgments

Notes