From the Outside in

by Johnson, Ronald W.

• ISBN13: 9780827242531
• ISBN10: 0827242530
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-06-01
• Publisher: Chalice Pr

Summary

From the Outside In is a serious look at how the personality of a church can act as a barrier that keeps it from being a welcome ally in the local community and keeps the community from hearing the gospel and the nature of the Kingdom of God. It examines the character of churches that take seriously the Kingdom of God as the essential model of their existence. From the Outside In helps church leaders eager to reach out beyond their own walls to live missionally in a multicultural world, to dialogue with communities around them, and to move out in witness toward the world. It points out personality characteristics that prevent or enable churches to engage the communities around them. From the Outside In encourages churches to seriously listen, to hear what the community is saying, and to respond in Kingdom-focused ways. A TCP Leadership Series title.

Author Biography

Ronald W. Johnson, Th.D., is professor of mission and evangelism at the McAfee School of Theology of Mercer University in Atlanta

Table of Contents

Editors' Foreword	p. viii
Introduction	p. 1
Becoming a Church for the Twenty-first Century	p. 4
Does Your Church Really Know Itself?	p. 26
What Makes You Think the Community Cares about Your Message?	p. 44
Using the Enneagram to Discover Who You Really Are	p. 83
Exploring Your Church's Personality	p. 90
Facing the Obstacles: The Ones on the Inside	p. 123
Facing the Obstacles: The Ones on the Outside	p. 140
How to Listen to the World around You	p. 150
Restructuring Your Church	p. 167
What Tomorrow Brings	p. 181
Notes	p. 195
Works Cited	p. 205
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