Launch Out
Into The Deep

50th Anniversary Edition

What happens when the Holy Spirit interrupts your plans and calls you beyond the safety of the shoreline?



In 1975, Dr. Mark Rutland experienced a life-changing encounter with the Holy Spirit that shattered his ambitions and redirected the course of his life. What followed was 50 years of ministry spanning every inhabited continent—as a missionary-evangelist, pastor, teacher, university president, and author. Now, in the 50th Anniversary Edition of Launch Out Into The Deep, Dr. Rutland looks back on half a century of ministry, mission, miracles, challenges, and Spirit-led obedience.

This newly revised edition includes fresh chapters, new reflections, and the seasoned perspective of 50 years spent following the call of God. With his characteristic humor, honesty, and spiritual insight, Rutland recounts remarkable experiences from around the world—stories that are sometimes funny, sometimes astonishing, and often deeply moving.

Like a modern-day Saul of Tarsus, Rutland discovered that an encounter with God can change everything. His story is more than a memoir; it is an invitation to anyone who senses that God is calling them beyond comfortable Christianity into something deeper.

A Call to Deeper Faith

Launch Out Into The Deep explores the power of the Holy Spirit, the cost of obedience, the faithfulness of God, and the extraordinary possibilities that unfold when ordinary people say yes to His call. Whether you are a longtime reader or discovering Dr. Rutland's story for the first time, this anniversary edition offers renewed encouragement to listen for the voice of God, trust Him with the unknown, and follow wherever He leads.

Ideal for pastors, ministry leaders, missionaries, students, and believers hungry for spiritual growth and renewal, Launch Out Into The Deep is a powerful Christian testimony to what God can accomplish through a life surrendered to Him.

The Master still calls His people beyond the shallows.

Launch out into the deep.