The Missional Church
From the book The Present Future by Reggie McNeal, he poses six very thoughtful questions for the church:
1. The collapse of the church culture. a) Wrong question: How do we do church better? b) Tough question: How do we reconvert from “churchianity” to Christianity?
2. The shift from church growth to kingdom growth. a) Wrong question: How do we grow this church? b) Tough question: How do we transform our community?
3. A new reformation: Releasing God’s people. a) Wrong question: How do we turn members into ministers? b) Tough question: How do we turn members into missionaries?
4. The return to spiritual formation. a) Wrong question: How do we develop church members? b) Tough question: How do we develop followers of Jesus?
5. The shift from planning to preparation. a) Wrong question: How do we plan for the future? b) Tough question: How do we prepare for the future?
6. The rise of apostolic leadership. a) Wrong question: How do we develop leaders for church work? b) Tough question: How do we develop leaders for the Christian movement?”
from my notebook 