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Leading people is a difficult task.
You are not alone!
What people are saying...
Bishop Eric Leake
The Lord has taken Pastor Jason Perry on a long, faithful, fruitful, frustrating, painstaking, and rewarding life and ministry journey! As a result, his experiences are being used to be a blessing to pastors and leaders in ministry. Before You Strike That Rock! captures the essence of what many of us are faced with along the way. He brings us face-to-face with the real issues and afflictions that we struggle with personally and in the ministry. Jason Perry is a gift to the Body of Christ, and this offering is a testament to his ministry. May we heed the cautions he shares with us, so that we might be victorious in our callings and assignments from the Lord with grace, wisdom, courage, and honor.
Presiding Bishop,
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
Flossmoor, IL
CJ Cesario
My big brother and friend, Pastor Jason Perry uses his gift of peeling back the true layers of our hearts through this beautiful deep dive of what was going on inside of Moses underneath the surface. The difficult, lonely, and pressure-filled role of being a Christian leader has the potential to bring us to a place of striking the rock in the work the Lord has called us to. So what are we going to do about it?
Before You Strike the Rock is the necessary guiding tool for what we need and often don’t like - ruthless self-examination. The wisdom of the powerful journey Jason takes the reader brings them to a place of spiritual vulnerability that reveals the very thoughts and intentions of their heart, so they can arrive in emotional healthiness necessary for spiritual effectiveness to not just take place, but to never spoil!
Director of Mission Advancement
Chicago Christian Schools
Palos Heights, IL
Eric Hampton
Before You Strike the Rock is the kind of book every leader, especially emerging leaders, needs to read and reread. Pastor Perry writes from a real place of carrying, covering, and caring for the church and the weight that comes with it.
As preachers, teachers, and communicators, we carry a microphone. Culture carries a microscope. But this book is a mirror. It reminds us that how we communicate is just as important as what we communicate. The atmosphere in the meeting matters more than the agenda on the table. The experience of the people who serve is just as important as the experience of the people being served.
The chapters are simple, honest, and full of the kind of wisdom we usually learn the hard way. I found myself wishing I had read this much earlier in my leadership journey.
Read this book as a proactive strategy. Read it before you feel stretched thin. Before frustration speaks for you. Before you strike the rock.
New Life Covenant Church Southeast
Associate Pastor & Executive Director of Operations
Chicago, IL