Up and Alive

Cathy Madavan is a popular speaker, valued for her humour, vulnerability and wisdom, who travels extensively, predominantly in the UK but also further afield. She has been speaking with Care for the Family on their regular national tours for over 10 years as well as serves on the board of the Kyria Network (a network of women in leadership/women of influence). She contributes regularly to events such as Spring Harvest and New Wine; she also speaks at leadership conferences, events and churches throughout the year. She is a personal coach and writer, publishing Irrepressible (2020) and Why Less Means More (2023), which was shortlisted for the CRT Christian Life Book of the Year. Mark Madavan is Senior Minister in Fishponds Baptist Church, team leader, Bible teacher, speaker and mentor. He is married to Cathy and they have two beautiful daughters. He is registered blind, and he and Cathy have journeyed through his sight loss together, so they both have a lot of lived experience rising up with hope through Christ in their daily lives.

Foreword ix
Introduction xi
1 Look up: you have received every spiritual blessing 1
2 Wake up: you have been given an entirely new life 23
3 Dress up: your outfit needs to fit the new you 46
4 Stand up: your position and your posture matter 69
5 Rise up: your life has a purpose in Christ 92
A note of thanks 109
Notes 111