The Present Future: Six Tough Questions for the ChurchISBN: 978-0-470-45315-5
Paperback
176 pages
March 2009, Jossey-Bass
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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.