The Present Future: Six Tough Questions for the Church (Jossey-Bass Leadership Network Series)

The Present Future: Six Tough Questions for the Church (Jossey-Bass Leadership Network Series)

by ReggieMcNeal (Author)

Synopsis

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

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 176
Edition: 1
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 30 Oct 2003

ISBN 10: 0787965685
ISBN 13: 9780787965686

Author Bio
Reggie McNeal is the director of leadership development for the South Carolina Baptist Convention. Drawing on twenty years of leadership roles in local congregations, and his work over the last decade with thousands of church leaders, McNeal counsels local churches, denominational groups, seminaries and colleges, and para-church organizations in their leadership development needs. He lives in Columbia, South Carolina, with his wife and two daughters. He is the author of A Work of Heart from Jossey-Bass.