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A book by Philip Anthony Mitchell

Coming on 10.13.26

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For media or interview requests, please contact Amanda Woods at Amanda.Woods@harpercollins.com

A book by
Philip Anthony Mitchell

Coming on
10.13.26

And receive the Contend Questions — a
conversation guide designed to be shared.

A book by
Philip Anthony Mitchell

Coming on
10.13.26

And receive the Contend Questions — a
conversation guide designed to be shared.

Jude gave a charge to a generation in danger. Contend for the faith. 2,000 years later, that charge is yours.

Jude gave a charge to a generation in danger. Contend for the faith. 2,000 years later, that charge is yours.

The book calls us to contend on two fronts one external in the culture, the other personally within you.

The second is Jude's letter. Read carefully. For the first time. By people ready to hear what it says. You were delivered something. Stand on it. Live for it. Contend for it.

The book calls us to contend on two fronts one external in the culture, the other personally within you.

The second is Jude's letter. Read carefully. For the first time. By people ready to hear what it says. You were delivered something. Stand on it. Live for it. Contend for it.

Contending is not just being loud, but also faithful.

Contending is not just being loud, but also faithful.

The call to follow Christ was never a call to passive belief. Every believer must decide whether they will drift with the culture or stand firm in the faith. Contend isn't a book for spectators.

The call to follow Christ was never a call to passive belief. Every believer must decide whether they will drift with the culture or stand firm in the faith. Contend isn't a book for spectators.

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author

author

pastor

pastor

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believer

philip anthony mitchell

philip anthony mitchell

philip anthony mitchell

Philip came to faith on a bathroom floor in November 2003 — in a moment of contemplating suicide.

Philip came to faith on a bathroom floor in November 2003 — in a moment of contemplating suicide.

What he's built since wasn't theoretical, and it didn't survive intact. The depression. The ministry that almost didn't make it. The Sunday he stood in front of empty seats and nearly quit.

He preaches what he's lived. He refuses to soften what saved him.

Contend is what he learned in those rooms. The book he needed in the dark — and the book he wrote for the believer ready to stand. He pastors 2819 Church.

What he's built since wasn't theoretical, and it didn't survive intact. The depression. The ministry that almost didn't make it. The Sunday he stood in front of empty seats and nearly quit.

He preaches what he's lived. He refuses to soften what saved him.

Contend is what he learned in those rooms. The book he needed in the dark — and the book he wrote for the believer ready to stand. He pastors 2819 Church.

There are three ways in.

There are three ways in.

Pre-order Contend before October 13 and choose what comes with it.

Pre-order Contend before October 13 and choose what comes with it.

For You

For You

one copy

one copy

Receive all four bonuses the moment your order is confirmed:

Receive all four bonuses the moment your order is confirmed:

The Discussion Guide

Chapter-by-chapter for small groups · drops July 15

7-Day Devotional Reading Plan

A week of preparation · drops August 14

Chapter 01

Yours, one week before launch · drops October 6

Not available after release.

most chosen

most chosen

For Your People

For Your People

three copies

three copies

Three copies. Three sets of bonuses.

Three copies. Three sets of bonuses.

Every bonus in One Copy x3

Three sets of bonuses (dripped July through October), plus a signed copy for you (until supplies last).

Plus two exclusive Tier 2 unlocks:

The Contend Manifesto

PAM's standalone essay extending the argument beyond the book. Tier 2 and Tier 3 only. Not sold. Not posted. Yours.

Cohort Skip-the-Line Invitation

Early-access to apply for the Contend Cohort, a six-month intensive that begins January 25, 2027.

Not available after release.

For your church

For your church

Ten+ Copies

Ten+ Copies

For churches placing bulk orders. Pastors and ministry teams equipping their people.

For churches placing bulk orders. Pastors and ministry teams equipping their people.

Every bonus in Three Copies

Three pre-order bonuses (dripped July through October) + The Contend Manifesto + Cohort Skip-the-Line invitation.

Plus what's only for churches:

Pre-Gathering Resources Kit

Sermon outline on Jude 1:3, slides, social assets, week-by-week checklist. Delivered in the four weeks leading up to Contend Gathering (October 18).

Monthly Study Guide

A Contend study guide delivered to your pastor team monthly from Sept - Dec 2026.

 Signed copies are not included with bulk church orders.

Bonuses delivered within 7 days of confirmed pre-order. Already pre-ordered?

Bonuses delivered within 7 days of confirmed pre-order. Already pre-ordered?

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“What would you stop tolerating in the church — or in yourself — if you actually believed what you say you believe?”

From the Contend Questions

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“What would you stop tolerating in the church — or in yourself — if you actually believed what you say you believe?”

From the Contend Questions

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“Who in your life needs you to stop accommodating them and start saying the thing you've been afraid to say?”

From the Contend Questions

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“Who in your life needs you to stop accommodating them and start saying the thing you've been afraid to say?”

From the Contend Questions

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“If contending for the faith cost you something — an audience, a relationship, an opportunity — would you still do it?”

From the Contend Questions

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“If contending for the faith cost you something — an audience, a relationship, an opportunity — would you still do it?”

From the Contend Questions

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Three of forty. The full Contend Questions guide is a conversation tool — built to move the book from your hands to someone else’s.

Three of forty. The full Contend Questions guide is a conversation tool — built to move the book from your hands to someone else’s.

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access

access

The week before the book releases, 70,000 will gather in October 2026 for a national call to prayer.

The week before the book releases, 70,000 will gather in October 2026 for a national call to prayer.

coming soon

coming soon

coming soon

Contend Gathering

Contend Gathering

Contend Gathering

One Sunday. One Book. One Message.

One Sunday. One Book. One Message.

After Contend releases, pastors across the nation can preach on Jude 1:3 and recommend the book to their congregations. Synchronized conviction. Communal movement.

After Contend releases, pastors across the nation can preach on Jude 1:3 and recommend the book to their congregations. Synchronized conviction. Communal movement.

If you lead a church, ministry, or small group, you're invited.

The Contend Cohort

The Contend Cohort

The Contend Cohort

Deep training. Built for You. Begins January 25, 2027.

Deep training. Built for You. Begins January 25, 2027.

After the book lands, the work begins. The Contend Cohort is a six-month intensive built for the people who don't want to put the book down when they finish. A working cohort for pastors, leaders, parents, professionals, builders — the Frustrated Faithful who refuse to drift.

After the book lands, the work begins. The Contend Cohort is a six-month intensive built for the people who don't want to put the book down when they finish. A working cohort for pastors, leaders, parents, professionals, builders — the Frustrated Faithful who refuse to drift.

Tier 2 + Tier 3 pre-order purchasers already have skip-the-line application access. Public applications open January 8, 2027. The cohort begins January 25, 2027.

A book by
Philip Anthony Mitchell

Coming on
10.13.26

And receive the Contend Questions — a
conversation guide designed to be shared.

A book by
Philip Anthony Mitchell

Coming on
10.13.26

And receive the Contend Questions — a
conversation guide designed to be shared.

And receive the Contend Questions — a
conversation guide designed to be shared.

Published by W Publishing / HarperCollins Christian

© 2026 Philip Anthony Mitchell. All rights reserved.

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