GRAND RAPIDS , Mich.– Turn on the TV, check the paper, surf the web – wherever you look, discontentedness is evident. Social injustice is everywhere, and so is the helpless, frustrating feeling that you may be powerless to make a difference.

It’s what author Bill Hybels refers to as “Holy Discontent.” It’s the feeling you get when the daily news delivers ever-increasing doses of war, crime and travesties that make your heart sink and your blood boil.

In his latest book, Holy Discontent, Hybels explores what it takes to convert the frustration you feel into fuel for change. Through biblical examples, Hybels’ own life and the compelling experiences of others, Holy Discontent reveals how to transform “firestorms of frustration” into personal strength to live out God-given callings to change the world for good.

“The trouble with contentedness is that, when lived out in isolation, it can be lethal,” Hybels explains. “If you’re not careful, you will become lulled into a state of satisfaction, safety and serenity, and you’ll altogether neglect needs in the world that should elicit deep discontent when you see them going unmet.”

As readers begin to live from the energy of their discontent, they start to understand their role in righting what is wrong in this world. Hybels believes that this same fire burns in each and every one of us. What are you going to do about it? The answer, he asserts, lies in treating frustration as fuel.

Bill Hybels (BA, Trinity College) is the founding and senior pastor of Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, Ill. Willow Creek’s innovative ministries have made it one of the most attended churches in North America. Hybels has authored more than two dozen books, including Fit to Be Tied and Rediscovering Church (with his wife, Lynne), Honest to God, Too Busy Not to Pray, Courageous Leadership and Just Walk Across the Room.