New Book available
january 30, 2025:
Growing Tall While Going Low
Get your copy today!
New Book available
january 30, 2025:
Growing Tall While Going Low
Get your copy today!
Discover the transformative journey of humbly pursuing spiritual maturity
Growing Tall While Going Low
Whether you are a new believer in Jesus or you have decades of experience walking with God, this book will help catalyze a greater depth of intimacy with God and a call to obedience in living a transformed life.
Maturity is not automatic. We all age at the same rate, but growing in spiritually maturity is not a guarantee. Growing Tall while Going Low: The Humble Pursuit of Spiritual Maturity, aims to launch people into a life-long journey toward maturity. The first section of the book advances the thesis that the path toward maturity is paved in humility, then weaves the theme of humility into several areas of personal development. Chapters address relatable topics and illustrate how humility is integral to developing maturity in each area. Topics covered include emotional competence, hearing from God, sharing God’s messages with others, personal holiness, relational maturity, and discipleship. Thoroughly pastoral, chapters routinely call readers to embody time-tested perspectives and practices in order to grow into Christlikeness, the full measure of maturity. Rather than take a “seven-easy-steps” approach, this book draws on examples from Scripture, testimonies from the authors, teachings from other trusted Christian leaders, contemporary scholarship, cultural observation, and appeals to common experiences to call for reflection and encourage new patterns for action. Readers will find the book relatable and invitational without sacrificing depth and sound biblical exposition. Our ideal audience is someone eager to take ownership of their faith and who wants to grow in their relationships with God and with others.
“Adam Reed’s Growing Tall While Going Low offers a refreshing perspective: true spiritual maturity comes through humility, not achievement. Through compelling storytelling and biblical wisdom, this book dismantles our cultural obsession with self-promotion and invites us into the transformative power of going low. Each chapter provides practical guidance for cultivating Christlikeness, from hearing God's voice to reproducing our faith in others through discipleship. This isn't another self-help manual; it's a call to daily surrender that leads to lasting transformation. A must-read for anyone longing to look more like Jesus.”
Jimmy Seibert
Founder and Senior Pastor of Antioch Waco
Founder and Senior Leader of the Antioch Movement
“Pastor Adam Reed’s book, Growing Tall While Going Low, meets an important need in the modern church. The church is desperate for mature Christians and this book gives a beautiful invitation into and road map for Christlike maturity! As I read Adam’s book, I found myself longing to receive more of the love of Jesus and the desire to pour more love back onto Him. This type of truly experiential relationship is the key to Christian growth. In this hour we need people who are both deeply in love with Jesus and beautifully reflect His Character. I believe this book is going to greatly aide many on that journey!”
Robert Herber
Founder and Pastor of All Peoples Church San Diego
FLeader of All Peoples Global
“It’s rare to find a book that blends biblical truth, personal story, and pastoral wisdom so seamlessly. Growing Tall While Going Low is a fresh, practical, and inspiring guide to becoming more like Jesus.”
Dan Mccollam
Author, trainer, and co-founder of Prophetic Company,
Bethel School of the Prophets, and SQ Institute.
“Pastor Adam Reed is the real deal and he lives out what this book is all about…both humility and maturity. He has been a trusted voice in my life and I’m glad he is finally putting so much of his God-given wisdom in book form for many others to receive. You will be both challenged and blessed by this book!”
Brad Jones
Global Ambassador of the Passion Movement
515 Location Pastor of Passion City Church
John Adam Reed
John “Adam” Reed has served as a pastor for over 18 years and is a co-founding pastor and church planter of Antioch Community Church in Chandler, Arizona. He is a preacher, teacher, and author who is passionate about Jesus and His purposes in the earth.
Adam Reed is the Associate Pastor and co-founder of Antioch Community Church in Chandler, Arizona. After beginning his career as an architect, Adam transitioned into full-time ministry, bringing a unique blend of strategic leadership and pastoral insight. For over 20 years, he has led college and young adult ministries, developed leaders, and discipled emerging generations. At Antioch, Adam has multiple leadership roles including overseeing the strategic team that coordinates all ministries of the local church, mentoring staff in both professional development and spiritual growth, and serving on the local catalyst team responsible for training and equipping other church planters. On a national level, Adam plays a key leadership role on the Antioch Prophetic Strategic Oversight Team, offering oversight, support, and guidance to churches across the Antioch Movement. For more than a decade, he has also directed an annual missions conference that mobilizes and equips people for global ministry called World Mandate. In addition to his local and national leadership, Adam is a sought-after speaker and trainer, regularly teaching at discipleship schools, leadership intensives, and pastoral gatherings across the country. His teaching is marked by clarity, depth, and a prophetic sensitivity that resonates with church leaders, pastors, and congregations nationwide.
Adam lives in Chandler, Arizona with his wife, Shelly. They have been married for over 21 years. Together, they are raising their three son— Elias, Felix, and Grayson. In addition to ministry and family life, they own Freedom Psychological Center, a premier counseling center for psychological wellness. You can learn more at www.freedompsychcenter.com.
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