Introducing the Missional Church

by Roxburgh, Alan J.

• ISBN13: 9780801072123
• ISBN10: 0801072123
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-11-01
• Publisher: Baker Pub Group

Summary

Two leading voices in the missional church movement provide an accessible introduction to how the movement has developed, why it's important, and how churches can become more missional.

Author Biography

Alan J. Roxburgh is a teacher, trainer and consultant who works with Allelon and internationally framing resources for the missional church. He coordinates an international project involving leaders from twelve nations who are examining leadership formation in a globalized world. He is the author or coauthor of several books, including The Missional Church, The Missional Leader and Leadership, Liminality and the Missionary Congregation, and Reaching a New Generation. He and his wife Jane live in Vancouver, Canada, and have three grown children. He can be reached at his website, alanroxburgh.net.M. Scott Boren is one of the pastors at Woodland Hills Church in St. Paul, Minnesota. He is a trainer, consultant and the author of The Relational Way and How Do We Get There From Here? He works with Allelon in developing training materials on the missional church. His shares life with his wife Shawna and their four children. He can be reached at www.scottboren.com.

Table of Contents

Series Preface	p. 7
Introduction	p. 9
One Missional River
Not All Who Wander Are Lost: Stories of a Church In Between	p. 15
Just Give Me a Definition: Why Missional Church Is So Hard to Define	p. 27
Does Missional Fit? Can My Church Be Missional?	p. 47
Three Missional Conversations
What's Behind the Wardrobe? The Center of the Missional Church	p. 65
We're Not in Kansas Anymore: Missionaries in Our Own Land	p. 75
Why Do We Need Theology? Missional Is about God, Not the Church	p. 91
God's Dream for the World: What Is a Contrast Society?	p. 101
Countless Missional Journeys
The Journey Ahead: Following the Winds of the Spirit	p. 115
Starting from Here: Where Is Your Church Now?	p. 123
The Missional Change Model: Getting There from Here	p. 133
The Awareness Stage: Staring Reality in the Face	p. 147
The Understanding Stage: Can We Really Talk about These Things?	p. 157
The Evaluation Stage: A Snapshot of the Church	p. 163
The Work of the Church Board: How Do Innovators and Traditionalists Work Together?	p. 171
The Experiment Stage: Little Steps toward Something Big	p. 181
Conclusion: Commitment	p. 191
Notes	p. 197
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