Missional Renaissance: Changing the Scorecard for the Church

Reggie McNeal's bestseller The Present Future is the definitive work on the "missional movement," i.e., the widespread movement among Protestant churches to be less inwardly focused and more oriented toward the culture and community around them. In that book he asked the tough questions that churches needed to entertain to begin to think about who they are and what they are doing; in Missional Renaissance, he shows them the three significant shifts in their thinking and behavior that they need to make that will allow leaders to chart a course toward being missional: (1) from an internal to an external focus, ending the church as exclusive social club model; (2) from running programs and ministries to developing people as its core activity; and (3) from professional leadership to leadership that is shared by everyone in the community. With in-depth discussions of the "what" and the "how" of transitioning to being a missional church, readers will be equipped to move into what McNeal sees as the most viable future for Christianity. For all those thousands of churches who are asking about what to do next after reading The Present Future, Missional Renaissance will provide the answer.

Reggie McNeal

Jossey-Bass

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.  Also available: The Present Future DVD Collection (978-0-7879-8673-5), Reggie McNeal's DVD presentation of the ideas and insights featured in his best-selling book.

Present Future

Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated

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 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.

The Present Future: Six Tough Questions for the Church

Religion & Spirituality

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Practicing Greatness: 7 Disciplines of Extraordinary Spiritual Leaders

Kenneth H. Blanchard

Bestselling author provocatively calls readers to move beyond themselves, serve with purpose, and ultimately play a part in redeeming our world.

Get Off Your Donkey!: Help Somebody and Help Yourself

Baker Books

The third book in the trilogy that explores the popular missional movement From Reggie McNeal, the bestselling author of The Present Future and Missional Renaissance, comes the third book in the series that helps to define and illuminate the popular missional movement. This newest book in the trilogy examines a natural outgrowth of the move toward a missional orientation: the deconstruction of congregations into very small Christian communities. For all those thousands of churches and leaders who have followed Reggie McNeal's bold lead, this book details the rise of a new life form in churches. <ul> <li>Discusses how to move a church from an internal to an external ministry focus</li> <li>Reggie McNeal is a recognized leader in the missional movement</li> <li>Outlines an alternative to the program church model that is focused on the projects and passions of the congregants</li> </ul> This book draws on McNeal's twenty years of leadership roles in local congregations and his work over the last decade with thousands of clergy and church leaders.

Missional Communities: The Rise of the Post-Congregational Church

Based on his extensive experience as coach and mentor to many thousands of Christian leaders across a broad spectrum of ministry settings, Reggie McNeal helps spiritual leaders understand that they will self-select into or out of greatness. In this important book, McNeal shows how great spiritual leaders are committed consciously and intentionally to seven spiritual disciplines, habits of heart and mind that shape both their character and competence:   The discipline of self-awareness: the single most important body of information a leader possesses The discipline of self-management: handling difficult emotions, expectations, temptations, mental vibrancy, and physical well-being   The discipline of self-development: a life-long commitment to learning and growing and building on one's strengths    The discipline of mission: enjoying the permissions of maintaining the sense of God's purpose for your life and leadership   The discipline of decision-making: knowing the elements of good decisions and learning from failure   The discipline of belonging: the determination to nurture relationships and to live in community with others, including family, followers, mentors, and friends    The discipline of aloneness: the intentional practice of soul-making solitude and contemplation

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