This book gives church and denominational leaders, pastors, and clergy a clear model for leading the change necessary to create and foster a missional church focused outward to spread the message of the Gospel into the surrounding community. The Missional Leader: Equipping Your Church to Reach a Changing World focuses on principles rather than institutional forms, shows readers how to move away from " church as usual, " and demonstrates what capacities, environments, and mindsets are required to lead a missional church.

Alan Roxburgh (Vancouver, BC, Canada) is President of Missional Leadership Institute (MLI) and has pastored congregations in small towns, urban centers, and the suburbs. Fred Romanuk (Vancouver, BC, Canada) also at MLI, is a psychologist who has worked with large national and international organizations in the management of change.

Contributor:

Eddie Gibbs

Publisher:

JOSSEY-BASS

ISBN:

9780787983253

Publication date:

March 2006

Length:

230mm

Width:

161mm

Thickness:

23mm

Weight:

417g

Pages:

219

Illustrations:

Illustrated

Readership:

Professional & scholarly

Illustrated:

Illustrated

• About Leadership Network. Foreword. Introduction. Part One: The Context and Challenge of Missional Leadership. 1. Six Critical Issues for Missional Leadership. 2. Cultivating the Imagination of the Missional Leader. 3. Change and Transition: Navigating the Challenges. 4. The Big Picture: Understanding the Context of the Missional Congregation. 5. The Missional Change Model. Part Two: The Missional Leader. 6. Missional Readiness Factors and the Nature of Leadership. 7. The Character of a Missional Leader. 8. Cultivating the People of God for a Missional Future. 9. Forming a Missional Environment and Culture. 10. Engaging Context with a Christian Imagination. 11. Conclusion: Putting Together a Team for Leadership Development. Notes. Acknowledgments. About the Authors. Index.