Missional Renaissance: Changing the Scorecard for the Church

by Reggie McNeal

Publisher:

Jossey-Bass: A Wiley Imprint

, 2009

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.

Key Features

• Discusses what it means to become a missional congregation.
• Equips leaders to the most viable future for Christianity.
• Affirms to become revitalized as true followers of Jesus.

Product Details

• Title: Missional Renaissance: Changing the Scorecard for the Church
• Author: Reggie McNeal
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass: A Wiley Imprint
• Print Publication Date: 2009
• Logos Release Date: 2022
• Pages: 193
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Subjects: Mission of the church; Church renewal; Christianity › Forecasting
• ISBNs: 9780470243442, 0470243449
• Resource ID: LLS:MSSNLRNSSNCHRCH
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2023-01-03T19:22:31Z

About Reggie McNeal

Reggie McNeal enjoys helping people, leaders, and Christian organizations pursue more intentional lives. He currently serves as the Missional Leadership Specialist for Leadership Network of Dallas, Texas. His past experience involves over a decade as a denominational executive and leadership development coach. He also served in local congregational leadership for over twenty years, including being the founding pastor of a new church. He has lectured or taught as adjunct faculty for multiple seminaries. Reggie has contributed to numerous denominational publications and church leadership journals.