Introducing the Missional Church: What It Is, Why It Matters, How to Become One Book

Series Preface 7

Introduction 9

Part 1 One Missional River

1 Not All Who Wander Are Lost: Stories of a Church In Between 15

2 Just Give Me a Definition: Why Missional Church Is So Hard to Define 27

3 Does Missional Fit? Can My Church Be Missional? 47

Part 2 Three Missional Conversations

4 What's Behind the Wardrobe? The Center of the Missional Church 65

5 We're Not in Kansas Anymore: Missionaries in Our Own Land 75

6 Why Do We Need Theology? Missional Is about God, Not the Church 91

7 God's Dream for the World: What Is a Contrast Society? 101

Part 3 Countless Missional Journeys

8 The Journey Ahead: Following the Winds of the Spirit 115

9 Starting from Here: Where Is Your Church Now? 123

10 The Missional Change Model: Getting There from Here 133

11 The Awareness Stage: Staring Reality in the Face 147

12 The Understanding Stage: Can We Really Talk about These Things? 157

13 The Evaluation Stage: A Snapshot of the Church 163

14 The Work of the Church Board: How Do Innovators and Traditionalists Work Together? 171

15 The Experiment Stage: Little Steps toward Something Big 181

Conclusion: Commitment 191

Notes 197