The present future
Subtitle: six tough questions for the church
By: Reggie McNeal
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Published: 2003
Place of publication: San Francisco, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 151
ISBN-13: 9780787965686; 9780470453155
Subjects: Church renewal
Description: 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. 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 shift, from prediction and planning to preparation for the challenges in 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 149).
Table of contents: title: New reality one : the collapse of the church culture; title: New reality two : the shift from church growth to Kingdom growth; title: New reality three : a new reformation : releasing God's people; title: New reality four : the return to spiritual formation; title: New reality five : the shift from planning to preparation; title: New reality six : the rise of apostolic leadership; title: Things I didn't say.