Backstory: In 2005, because of the decisions she made to overwork herself and stay busy “doing” things for God and not “being” with Him, in combination with being in a toxic church environment, a girl named Anne found herself in the hospital for a week, a battery of tests tried to determine why there was so much inflammation in her digestive system.
It wasn’t just that. She gained forty pounds in the two years she was serving in the church full time. She was having panic attacks and acid reflux and was on a diet of espresso and sleeping pills just so she could wake up and go to sleep each and every day.
After the hospital visit, she quit her job, got counseling, and set out on a mission to help anyone serving in ministry stay healthy – volunteers, staff, and friends of those who serve.
That girl was me.
In 2009, the book Mad Church Disease: Overcoming the Burnout Epidemic released through a traditional publisher.
In February 2013, I found out from a bookstore that when he tried to replenish his stock of Mad Church Disease, the order came back with the error: OUT OF PRINT. Because of whatever happens in the publishing world, they chose not to reprint it after there were none left which meant I never had a chance to buy any. Except for audio, eBook and used copies, they were literally all gone. And those are slowly disappearing too.
This came with no warning from the publisher. After many emails and many hours studying the original contract, I learned this “Out of Print” scare was really a blessing in disguise. Why?
Because now, I have all the rights to every format. Now, I can update it with so, so, so much I have learned from listening to others and in my own walk. I can make study guides for it and offer staff assessments and…well, the possibilities are endless!
(Plus I get to put my sweet new name on it: Anne Marie Miller.)
Since I am wrapping up writing Book #3, I will spend this summer re-writing, revising, updating, scheming, praying over and for this new book.
I won’t lie – when I first heard from the bookstore manager that it was out of print, I was angry. Not because of anything monetary, but because several times a week I hear from someone that says this book truly helped them.
This message is NOT one that can be pulled from the shelves and I vowed to fight tooth-and-nail to make that happen.
I didn’t happen in the way I imagined it, but it happend in the way it was meant to be.
In the fall, after my new website launches, the next “big thing” will be the re-release of Mad Church Disease (and its many helpful counterparts).
For instance…
- The updated book (eBook or print)
- An updated study guide
- A staff or team assessment tool for leaders
- Coaching options
- Web classes
- Private consultations
- Church workshops
- Retreats
With the launch of the new website and all that is and has changed, I want to be sure to keep in touch with those who want to hear about what this new release has to offer. It would mean the world to me if you’d let me have your email address (I won’t do anything with it other than to keep in touch).
With that, for everyone who is subscribed before the re-launch of Mad Church Disease, I promise you not only will you be the first to know, you’ll be the first to have a chance to get it – and a few other things – for free. That won’t be a public offering.
You can sign up below! (*if you have a pop-up or ad block extension, it may not work. if that’s the case, click here and it will go to the form).
Any questions? I’m all ears.
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22 responses to “ANNOUNCEMENT: The Revised and Updated Re-Release of Mad Church Disease (+ more!)”
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Me too!
you go, girl!
;-}
Funny how things work out…
Like. :)
I like that you like it!
Such good news. That book is way too important to stay out of print!
Thank you, Joanna! That means the world!
I’ll try to be succinct here.
WAHOO!!!!!
Girl, I am completely, totally, unconditionally¹ ALL IN here! I just plastered this onto about 6 places on Facebook, plus Twitter, G+, and I’m spreadin’ the word! (Oops, make that 7 on Facebook; I know a couple who could easily identify with this!)
So are you self-pubbing this time, or is Thomas Nelson picking it up?
¹ “Unconditionally” in the “unless the Rapture occurs or the Lord takes me home first or I wind up a penniless street person” sort of way, that is.
I am self publishing! That allows me so much freedom to respond and change to meet needs better!
Wise.
Oh, and this time I’ll stay in the loop, unlike my Kickstarter/Interlude stupidity.
And THANK YOU!
<3
One thing I love to do is check out the bibliographies certain theological schools give out to their students. While I can’t remember which schools, I’ve seen this book on a few reading lists. So this is a very good thing Anne! Yay!
Thank you for the encouragement. I don’t understand why the publisher did what they did (and contractually they never should have, but regardless)…this is encouraging!
*Ahem* Squeeeee! this is awesome to hear Ahem…
I mean, cool.
;)
Thanks for not letting this message go the way of the buffalo. Let me know if I can do anything to help you out with this. Seriously. Like for real.
Thank you! For now, share it with whoever you think it will connect with & get them to sign up so they can have a chance to get in on all the new stuff free! I really appreciate it!
SQUEEEE is like the best word ever, BTW.
Ha! I already have my copy. Lucky me :)
Not of the new one, you don’t. :)
We have one too! (But, alas, the old one. Looking forward to the new.)
Found a wish (dream?) for you the other night. Was reading myself to sleep with a Mary Higgins Clark mystery, and it had an interview with her at the end. In it she said that her very first suspense book (“Where are the children?”), published by Simon & Schuster, was i its 75th printing – yes 75th! – after 25 years – that’s 3 printings a year! So here’s wishing something closer to that for you – and for me, whenever I can get THAT published.