Introducing the missional church : [manuscript] : what it is, why it matters, how to become one /
Roxburgh, Alan J.
Introducing the missional church : what it is, why it matters, how to become one / [manuscript] : Alan J. Roxburgh and M. Scott Boren ; general editor, Mark Priddy. - Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Books, c2009. - 200 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. - Allelon missional series . - Allelon missional series. .
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction -- One missional river -- Not all who wander are lost : stories of a church in between -- Just give me a definition : why missional church is so hard to define? -- Does missional fit? : can my church be missional? -- Three missional conversations -- What's behind the wardrobe? : the center of the missional church -- We're not in Kansas anymore : missionaries in our own land -- Why do we need theology? : missional is about God, not the church -- God's dream for the world : what is a contrast society? -- Countless missional journeys -- The journey ahead : following the winds of the spirit -- Starting from here : where is your church now? -- The missional change model : getting there from here -- The awareness stage : staring reality in the face -- The understanding stage : can we really talk about these things? -- The evaluation stage : a snapshot of the church -- The work of the church board : how do innovators and traditionalists work together? -- The experiment stage : little steps toward something big.
9780801072123 (paperback)
2009028579
Mission of the church.
Missions--Theory.
BV601.8 / .R688 2009
Introducing the missional church : what it is, why it matters, how to become one / [manuscript] : Alan J. Roxburgh and M. Scott Boren ; general editor, Mark Priddy. - Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Books, c2009. - 200 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. - Allelon missional series . - Allelon missional series. .
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction -- One missional river -- Not all who wander are lost : stories of a church in between -- Just give me a definition : why missional church is so hard to define? -- Does missional fit? : can my church be missional? -- Three missional conversations -- What's behind the wardrobe? : the center of the missional church -- We're not in Kansas anymore : missionaries in our own land -- Why do we need theology? : missional is about God, not the church -- God's dream for the world : what is a contrast society? -- Countless missional journeys -- The journey ahead : following the winds of the spirit -- Starting from here : where is your church now? -- The missional change model : getting there from here -- The awareness stage : staring reality in the face -- The understanding stage : can we really talk about these things? -- The evaluation stage : a snapshot of the church -- The work of the church board : how do innovators and traditionalists work together? -- The experiment stage : little steps toward something big.
9780801072123 (paperback)
2009028579
Mission of the church.
Missions--Theory.
BV601.8 / .R688 2009