Missional Map-Making E-Book

Alan Roxburgh

• Herausgeber: John Wiley & Sons
• Kategorie: Religion und Spiritualität
• Serie: J-B Leadership Network Series
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 409

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2010

Beschreibung

Guidance for church leaders to develop their own maps and chart new paths toward stronger, more vibrant, and more missional congregations In the burgeoning missional church movement, churches are seeking to become less focused on programs for members and more oriented toward outreach to people who are not already in church. This fundamental shift in what a congregation is and does and thinks is challenging for leaders and congregants. Using the metaphor of map-making, the book explains the perspective and skills needed to lead congregations and denominations in a time of radical change over unfamiliar terrain as churches change their focus from internal to external. * Offers a clear guide for leaders wanting to transition to a missional church model * Written by Alan Roxburgh, a prominent expert and practitioner in the missional movement * Guides leaders seeking to create new maps for leadership and church organization and focus * A Volume in the popular Leadership Network Series This book is written to be accessible to all Christian congregational styles and denominations.

Leseprobe

Table of Contents

Title Page

Copyright Page

LEADERSHIP NETWORK TITLES

Dedication

ABOUT LEADERSHIP NETWORK

Introduction

CHURCH WHEN THE MAPS HAVE CHANGED

JOURNEYING TOWARD ALTERNATIVE MAPS

OUR MAPS SHAPE OUR ACTIONS

PART ONE - WHEN MAPS NO LONGER WORK

CHAPTER ONE - MAPS SHAPING OUR IMAGINATIONS IN MODERNITY

HOW MAPS WORK

MODERNITY’S MAPS

THE DEVELOPMENT OF MODERNITY

MAP-MAKING AND THE EMERGENCE OF MODERNITY

THE CALL FOR MAP-MAKERS

CHAPTER TWO - LEADING IN AN IN-BETWEEN TIME

NOTHING NEW FOR THE CHURCH

WHY THE IN-BETWEEN?

WHAT’S WRONG WITH MODERNITY?

AN IN-BETWEEN TIME

DIALOGUE WITH MODERN MAPS

WHAT THIS IN-BETWEEN SPACE MEANS FOR CHURCH LEADERS

CHAPTER THREE - WHEN COMMON SENSE IS NO LONGER COMMON

OUR CULTURE PREDETERMINES OUR CATEGORIES

THE ENDING OF EQUILIBRIUMS

EQUILIBRIUM, RESISTANCE, AND LIMINALITY

“HOW WE KNOW” SHAPES WHAT WE BECOME

THE MEANING OF IT ALL

CHAPTER FOUR - FROM PLAYING POOL TO HERDING CATS

SEEING SOME OF OUR KEY MAPS

DECONSTRUCTING MY MAPS

RETHINKING CATS

CHAPTER FIVE - WHY STRATEGIC PLANNING DOESN’T WORK IN THIS NEW SPACE AND ...

WHAT I AM NOT SAYING

ASSUMPTIONS BEHIND STRATEGIC PLANNING

THE STAGES OF STRATEGIC PLANNING

DISCOVERY OF ANOTHER WAY

CHAPTER SIX - EIGHT CURRENTS OF CHANGE AND THE CHALLENGE OF MAKING NEW MAPS

WHY MAKING NEW MAPS IS HARD

FORCES OF CHANGE

CONCLUSION

CHAPTER SEVEN - LESSONS FROM THE FORMATION OF THE INTERNET FOR LEADING IN THIS ...

UNDERSTANDING THE LEVEL OF CHANGE WE FACE

THE INTERNET: HOW DID IT HAPPEN?

WHAT WE ARE EXPERIENCING

ADAPTATION AND DISCONTINUITY

PART TWO - THE MAP-MAKING PROCESS

CHAPTER EIGHT - CULTIVATING A CORE IDENTITY IN A CHANGED ENVIRONMENT

STEP 1: ASSESS HOW THE ENVIRONMENT HAS CHANGED IN YOUR CONTEXT

STEP 2: FOCUS ON REDEVELOPING A CORE IDENTITY

CHAPTER NINE - CULTIVATING PARALLEL CULTURES OF THE KINGDOM

STEP 3: CREATE A PARALLEL CULTURE

PRACTICES FOR A NEW DNA

SUMMARY

CHAPTER TEN - MAP-MAKING PARTNERSHIPS BEWEEN A LOCAL CHURCH AND NEIGHBORHOODS ...

STEP 4: FORM PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITIES

POSTSCRIPT: MAP-MAKERS AS CULTIVATORS OF ENVIRONMENTS

NOTES

THE AUTHOR

INDEX

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Roxburgh, Alan J.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

eISBN : 978-0-470-58322-7

1. Change—Religious aspects—Christianity. 2. Mission of the church. I. Title. BV4509.5.R—dc22

2009041094

LEADERSHIP NETWORK TITLES

The Blogging Church: Sharing the Story of Your Church Through Blogs, Brian Bailey and Terry Storch

Church Turned Inside Out: A Guide for Designers, Refiners, and Re-Aligners, Linda Bergquist and Allan Karr

Leading from the Second Chair: Serving Your Church, Fulfilling Your Role, and Realizing Your Dreams, Mike Bonem and Roger Patterson

The Way of Jesus: A Journey of Freedom for Pilgrims and Wanderers, Jonathan S. Campbell with Jennifer Campbell

Leading the Team-Based Church: How Pastors and Church Staffs Can Grow Together into a Powerful Fellowship of Leaders, George Cladis

Organic Church: Growing Faith Where Life Happens, Neil Cole

Church 3.0: Upgrades for the Future of the Church, Neil Cole

Off-Road Disciplines: Spiritual Adventures of Missional Leaders, Earl Creps

Reverse Mentoring: How Young Leaders Can Transform the Church and Why We Should Let Them, Earl Creps

Building a Healthy Multi-Ethnic Church: Mandate, Commitments, and Practices of a Diverse Congregation, Mark DeYmaz

Leading Congregational Change Workbook, James H. Furr, Mike Bonem, and Jim Herrington

The Tangible Kingdom: Creating Incarnational Community, Hugh Halter and Matt Smay

Leading Congregational Change: A Practical Guide for the Transformational Journey, Jim Herrington, Mike Bonem, and James H. Furr

The Leader’s Journey: Accepting the Call to Personal and Congregational Transformation, Jim Herrington, Robert Creech, and Trisha Taylor

Whole Church: Leading from Fragmentation to Engagement, Mel Lawrenz

Culture Shift: Transforming Your Church from the Inside Out, Robert Lewis and Wayne Cordeiro, with Warren Bird

Church Unique: How Missional Leaders Cast Vision, Capture Culture, and Create Movement, Will Mancini

A New Kind of Christian: A Tale of Two Friends on a Spiritual Journey, Brian D. McLaren

The Story We Find Ourselves In: Further Adventures of a New Kind of Christian, Brian D. McLaren

Missional Renaissance: Changing the Scorecard for the Church, Reggie McNeal

Practicing Greatness: 7 Disciplines of Extraordinary Spiritual Leaders, Reggie McNeal

The Present Future: Six Tough Questions for the Church, Reggie McNeal

A Work of Heart: Understanding How God Shapes Spiritual Leaders, Reggie McNeal

The Millennium Matrix: Reclaiming the Past, Reframing the Future of the Church, M. Rex Miller

Shaped by God’s Heart: The Passion and Practices of Missional Churches, Milfred Minatrea

The Missional Leader: Equipping Your Church to Reach a Changing World, Alan J. Roxburgh and Fred Romanuk

Missional Map-Making: Skills for Leading in Times of Transition, Alan J. Roxburgh

Relational Intelligence: How Leaders Can Expand Their Influence Through a New Way of Being Smart, Steve Saccone

Viral Churches: Helping Church Planters Become Movement Makers, Ed Stetzer and Warren Bird

Becoming an Externally Focused Church: Growing into the Best Church for the Community, Eric Swanson and Rick Rusaw

The Ascent of a Leader: How Ordinary Relationships Develop Extraordinary Character and Influence, Bill Thrall, Bruce McNicol, and Ken McElrath

Beyond Megachurch Myths: What We Can Learn from America’s Largest Churches, Scott Thumma and Dave Travis

The Elephant in the Boardroom: Speaking the Unspoken About Pastoral Transitions, Carolyn Weese and J. Russell Crabtree

To my parents Alex Roxburgh (1911-1994) and Jessie (Crosby) Roxburgh (1912-2000).

I stand on your shoulders and all those from whom you came—you shaped my life like Blake’s finely woven fabric of joy and woe. The demons were real but so was the courage, risk, and crazy humor. I am thankful!

ABOUT LEADERSHIP NETWORK

Since 1984, Leadership Network has fostered church innovation and growth by diligently pursuing its far-reaching mission statement: to identify, connect, and help high-capacity Christian leaders multiply their impact.

Although Leadership Network’s techniques adapt and change as the church faces new opportunities and challenges, the organization’s work follows a consistent and proven pattern: Leadership Network brings together entrepreneurial leaders who are focused on similar ministry initiatives. The ensuing collaboration—often across denominational lines—creates a strong base from which individual leaders can better analyze and refine their own strategies. Peer-to-peer interaction, dialogue, and sharing inevitably accelerate participants’ innovation and ideas. Leadership Network further enhances this process through developing and distributing highly targeted ministry tools and resources, including audio and video programs, special reports, e-publications, and online downloads.

With Leadership Network’s assistance, today’s Christian leaders are energized, equipped, inspired, and better able to multiply their own dynamic Kingdom-building initiatives.

Launched in 1996 in conjunction with Jossey-Bass (a Wiley imprint), Leadership Network Publications present thoroughly researched and innovative concepts from leading thinkers, practitioners, and pioneering churches. The series collectively draws from a range of disciplines, with individual titles offering perspective on one or more of five primary areas:

1. Enabling effective leadership

2. Encouraging life-changing service

3. Building authentic community

4. Creating Kingdom-centered impact

5. Engaging cultural and demographic realities

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INTRODUCTION: AN UNCERTAIN JOURNEY

The summer of 2007 was a confusing time for many in England. On a terrible day in mid-August, Gary Newlove stepped out of his home in Warrington, Cheshire, where youth gangs were harassing people and damaging property in the working-class neighborhood. Within minutes, Newlove lay in a coma; taken to a hospital, the young father died the next day. In London, a young man asked a gang to stop throwing junk at his sister’s car. Minutes later, he lay dead on the street. In the Midlands, a young boy was knifed to death because he refused to join a gang. In Liverpool, a young boy, Rhys Jones, was shot and killed while returning home from soccer practice in an upscale part of Liverpool called Toxteth.

I was in the UK during the last two weeks of that August, observing how newspaper columnists, television reporters, and the public tried to make sense of these events. I heard all kinds of recommendations for fixing the problem. Some people demanded more police on the streets and in the communities; others called for raising the drinking age yet again. More money for urban redevelopment, more education, more programs for young people, more social workers, better health care, more parental responsibility—on and on went the list as everyone tried to understand the causes behind these awful events. On the day after Gary Newlove’s death, I was watching The Richard and Judy Show, a typical morning talk show with the usual expert analysis and proposals. The assumption seemed to be that more money, another set of law-and-order legislation, or another distinguished committee studying the problem would resolve everything. This “expert analysis” rang very hollow. But then a panel member, in his early fifties, asked:

What has happened to us? How did we get here? When I was growing up as a young boy, we did lots of things that were wrong, but nothing like this. Back then [he’s talking about the late fifties and early sixties], we all lived inside a way of knowing what was right and wrong. We all knew the story of Jesus, and there was a Christian background. It didn’t mean we went to church, but we all knew the same story. These kids today have nothing like that anymore! There’s no common story shaping us. How did that happen?