The Present Future
eBook - ePub

The Present Future

Six Tough Questions for the Church

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eBook - ePub

The Present Future

Six Tough Questions for the Church

About this book

In this provocative book, author, consultant, and church leadership developer Reggie McNeal debunks these and other old assumptions and provides an overall strategy to help church leaders move forward in an entirely different and much more effective way. In The Present Future, McNeal identifies the six most important realities that church leaders must address including: recapturing the spirit of Christianity and replacing "church growth" with a wider vision of kingdom growth; developing disciples instead of church members; fostering the rise of a new apostolic leadership; focusing on spiritual formation rather than church programs; and shifting from prediction and planning to preparation for the challenges of an uncertain world. McNeal contends that by changing the questions church leaders ask themselves about their congregations and their plans, they can frame the core issues and approach the future with new eyes, new purpose, and new ideas.

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Information

Publisher
Jossey-Bass
Year
2009
Print ISBN
9780470453155, 9780787965686
eBook ISBN
9780470503812
Edition
1
Topic
Theology & Religion
Subtopic
Christian Ministry

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Table of Contents
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Leadership Network Titles
  6. Dedication
  7. About Leadership Network
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. Preface
  10. Introduction
  11. New Reality Number One: The Collapse of the Church Culture
  12. New Reality Number Two: The Shift from Church Growth to Kingdom Growth
  13. New Reality Number Three: A New Reformation: Releasing God’s People
  14. New Reality Number Four: The Return to Spiritual Formation
  15. New Reality Number Five: The Shift from Planning to Preparation
  16. New Reality Number Six: The Rise of Apostolic Leadership
  17. Things I Didn’t Say
  18. Conclusion
  19. References
  20. The Author
  21. A New Resource for Churches from Reggie McNeal
  22. End User License Agreement