Reggie McNeal, Missional Renaissance: Changing the Scorecard for the Church. Jossey-Bass / Leadership Network, 2009. Prequel: McNeal, The Present Future Sequel: McNeal, Missional Communities Referenced in: Missional Communities – Missio Dei LifeandLeadership.com Summary Reggie McNeal is a strong and authoritative voice on the missional movement. In what may be called the sequel to his bestseller
Milfred Minatrea, Shaped by God’s Heart: the Passion and Practices of Missional Churches. Jossey-Bass, 2004. Referenced in: Missional Communities – Missio Dei LifeandLeadership.com Summary This volume is a rare combination of research and practice. It is a Leadership Network equivalent to Lois Barrett’s Treasure in Clay Jars produced by the Gospel and Our Culture Network.
Lois Y. Barrett, et al, Treasure in Clay Jars: Patterns in Missional Faithfulness. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2004. Referenced in: Missional Communities – Missio Dei LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is part of the acclaimed Gospel and Our Culture Series. When the network produced Missional Church, the question emerged as to whether the missional church was strictly academic
Alan Hirsch with Darryn Altclass, The Forgotten Ways Handbook: A Practical Guide for Developing Missional Churches. Brazos Pres, 2009. Companion volume: Hirsch, The Forgotten Ways Referenced in: Missional Communities – Missio Dei Missional Strategies by Alan Hirsch LifeandLeadership.com Summary This builds on Hirsch’s volume, The Forgotten Ways (see summary), and presents how to translate the
Alan Hirsch, The Forgotten Ways: Reactivating the Missional Church. Brazos Press, 2009. Companion volume: Hirsch and Altclass, The Forgotten Ways Handbook Referenced in: Missional Communities – Missio Dei Missional Strategies by Alan Hirsch LifeandLeadership.com Summary Hirsch is the coauthor with Mike Frost, of The Shaping of Things to Come. This volume is a follow-up, addressing
Michael Frost, Exiles: Living Missionally in a Post-Christian Culture. Hendricksen Publishers, 2006. Referenced in: Missional Lifestyle, Discipleship, Spirituality – Frost and Hirsch LifeandLeadership.com Summary This was the first book to follow the popular work Frost co-authored with Alan Hirsch, The Shaping of Things to Come. It is not necessarily a sequel, but it reflects the
Michael Frost and Alan Hirsch, The Shaping of Things to Come: Innovation and Mission for the 21st Century. Peabody, Mass. Hendrickson Publishers, 2003. Referenced in: Missional Philosophy Missional Communities – Missio Dei LifeandLeadership.com Summary There are several excellent authors on the missional church, but Frost and Hirsch are perhaps the most recognized spokesmen. Their models
Ed Stetzer and David Putnam, Breaking the Missional Code: Your Church Can Become a Missionary in Your Community. B & H Publishing, 2006. Companion volume: Stetzer, Breaking the Discipleship Code Referenced in: Missional Communities – Missio Dei LifeandLeadership.com Summary Ed Stetzer is one of the most astute observers of churches today. As a highly respected
Erwin Raphael McManus, An Unstoppable Force: Daring to Become the Church God Had in Mind. Group Publishing, 2001. Referenced in: Congregational Culture, Church Identity Leadership and Organizational Culture Missional Strategies – First Read LifeandLeadership.com Summary It is hard to know exactly how to categorize this resource. This may be its value. McManus is Lead Pastor
Will Mancini, Church Unique: How Missional Leaders Cast Vision, Capture Culture, and Create Movement. John Wiley and Sons, 2009. Referenced in: Congregational Culture, Church Identity Leadership and Organizational Culture Strategies for Church Renewal – Leader-Directed Vision-Casting Strategies for Church Renewal – Organic LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is probably one of the most helpful volumes available in
