How to Do More

About the Book

In “How to Do More by Being More”, I want to show you how you, as an “everyday Christian person”, can make kingdom impact. I thought seriously about the great life you have and how that life has under-performed, due to the wrong slant of teachings you have been exposed to. If you are an African, as I am, I will share with you in Chapter One of this book, one of the major sources of the wrong slant of gospel which we have been taught and which we have lived by, through the years.  I don’t blame you for whatever you have known, which informs what you have done, and still do. The reason is that you cannot live beyond what you know. And as I always say, “When you know better, you think better, you talk better, you live better, and you make greater impact in your society”.

Life revolves around knowledge. For this reason, I want to go beyond blaming you for your actions, because blames don’t produce positive results. Instead, I’m taking you to the place of knowledge, hoping that you will receive understanding, such that you can confidently take responsibility for your life as it should be.

As you read, please understand that I write to you from the point that I recognize the challenges that confront the world today. The challenges are humongous; but they have never been less potent at any time, anyway. These challenges have implications for Christianity around the world, particularly in Africa, even for people of other faiths, as well.  The things you will read in this book will challenge you to respond differently to some of the issues you’ve known before. They will force you to question some of the practices you observe in your denominations. But the issues are presented in love.

Life is about impact. Your life is supposed to transform your world through your impact. Impact is tangible. For too long, you have focused only on yourself and on your immediate world.  It’s time to diversify and go beyond borders.

In this easy-to-read book, How to Do More by Being More, Joseph Ibekwe shares insightful thoughts on how you can make greater impacts through partnerships, collaborations, convergence, networks, flexibility, initiative, and innovation.

Drawing from his over 30 years’ experience in public life as a journalist, leadership consultant, development practitioner, and Minister of the gospel, Joseph affirms that you are created to make positive impact in your world; that you are inherently resourced; and that you have abilities and skills you could harness to change situations around you.

The book puts you on the edge in four critical areas.

• Gets you to question what you have done with your life, how you did them, and why you still do them.
• Pushes you out of your denominational comfort zone into a new realm of social impact through collaborations.
• Shows you how you can do more with your life in this world.
• Let’s you into the world of greater possibilities, working with others.