About the Book
Feeling fragmented and longing for wholeness? Pastor Heath Hardesty reveals how apprenticeship to Jesus can reintegrate your life, offering a fresh vision for spiritual formation that leads to true human flourishing.
"Heath Hardesty is a pastor whose emerging voice needs to be heard."-John Mark Comer, New York Times bestselling author of Practicing the Way and The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry
In a world of burnout, shattered attention, digital overwhelm, and spiritual disconnection, many have lost sight of the greater story they were meant to inhabit.
All Things Together is a winsome invitation to rediscover that story through a re-imagined vision of apprenticeship to Jesus-one that brings coherence to the scattered pieces of our lives and cultivates peace in a divided world.
Rooted in a deeply biblical three-part paradigm, Pastor Heath Hardesty shows how in apprenticeship, union with Jesus is the origin, abiding and obeying Him are the essence, and imaging Him is the aim. Weaving scriptural wisdom, pastoral insight, and blue-collar experience, he gently guides readers into vital practices for a reintegrated life and a renewed sense of what it means to be truly human.
Whether you're a seeker, a seasoned follower of Jesus, or simply longing for something more whole and alive, All Things Together will ignite your imagination and equip you to draw closer to God as He transforms you into a person of greater love, lasting joy, and radiant wholeness.
About the Author :
Heath Hardesty serves as the lead pastor of Valley Community Church and is a founder of Inklings Coffee & Tea in the heart of downtown Pleasanton, California. Heath grew up in a blue-collar home and was a plumber's apprentice in Colorado before becoming a pastor on the edge of Silicon Valley where he, his wife, and four kids now reside. He holds degrees in literature, leadership, biblical studies, and theology from the University of Colorado Boulder and Western Seminary in Portland.
Review :
"Heath Hardesty is a pastor whose emerging voice needs to be heard. His setting in the digital Babylon of Silicon Valley, mixed with his unique background as a plumber's apprentice, plus his rare combination of a rapacious mind and joyful, humble demeanor, make him a bright light on the horizon of the American church."-John Mark Comer, bestselling author of Practicing the Way
"Heath has the mind of a sage and the soul of a poet, and he can teach us how to see, so that we will know how to think and feel and live. I hope this book gains a myriad of readers." -John Ortberg, author of Steps
"This book is a must-read! Heath's blend of poetic, theological, and helpful makes him one of one."-Jefferson Bethke, New York Times bestselling author of Fighting Shadows
"A timely apologetic for the truth that brings hope to our hopelessness and cohesion to our chaos: Jesus is Lord."-Brett McCracken, author of The Wisdom Pyramid
"Hardesty joins the ranks of Richard Foster and John Stott for spiritual formation for this generation. I'm delighted that this scripturally sound book is birthed here in the Bay Area."-Shauna Pilgreen, author and pastor of Alpha in San Francisco
"Heath interweaves the acquired wisdom of his personal experiences and powerful ideas from other thinkers with the teachings of the biblical authors to showcase the beauty of apprenticeship to Jesus."-Hakeem Bradley, biblical scholar, teacher, blogger, and researcher
"As we share the true gospel and who Jesus is with people, we need to be living out a connected, spiritually healthy life with Him so that our message rings true from our lives. All Things Together gives us the ways to be doing that."-Dan Kimball, author of How (Not) to Read the Bible and vice president of Western Seminary
"Hardesty's book, All Things Together, is water for a thirsty soul. Heath manages to weave personal narrative, poetry, literature, and biblical wisdom into a guidebook for true apprenticeship to our savior."-Jonathan D. Holmes, executive director of Fieldstone Counseling and visiting faculty member, CCEF
"With a tone of thoughtfulness and invitation, Heath invites us to lean in and embrace the meaningful life as Jesus-oriented apprentices."-J.R. Briggs, founder of Kairos Partnerships and author of The Art of Asking Better Questions and The Sacred Overlap
"In this book, Heath offers a road map for embodied discipleship which is relevant and needed in our increasingly digital age."-Nick Cady, lead pastor of White Fields Community Church in Longmont, Colorado and author of The God I Won't Believe In: Facing Nine Common Barriers to Embracing Christianity
"This book calls readers to press into ordinary apprenticeship to Jesus through spiritual disciplines, local church commitment, and time spent with God in the Word and prayer."-Matt Boga, associate pastor of Reality Church of Stockton and managing editor for Gospel-Centered Discipleship
