The Externally Focused Quest: Becoming the Best Church for
the Community is designed for church leaders who want to
transform their churches to become less internally focused and more
oriented to the world around them. The book includes the clear
guidelines on the ten changes congregations must adopt to become
truly outwardly focused. This book is not about getting all
churches to have an annual day of community service as a tactic but
changing the core of who they are and how they see themselves as a
part of their community.

Outlines the ten changes needed for church leaders to transform
their churches
Presents a highly practical approach that shows leaders how to
become more externally focused without having to give up programs
that serve members
A new volume in the popular Leadership Network Series

This book reveals what it takes to make the major shift from an
internal to external focus and how that affects church
leadership.

Autorentext

ERIC SWANSON is a missional leadership specialist with Leadership Network, leading initiatives with externally focused churches that are missionally engaging their communities, cities, and the world. With Rick Rusaw he is the cofounder of the Externally Focused Network. RICK RUSAW is the senior pastor at LifeBridge Christian Church and an innovative leader, speaker, author, and trainer. With Eric he is the cofounder of the Externally Focused Network. Eric Swanson and Rick Rusaw are coauthors of The Externally Focused Church and The Externally Focused Life. They frequently speak and train at seminars and conferences on missional/externally focused churches. ABOUT LEADERSHIP NETWORK The mission of Leadership Network identifies and connects innovative church leaders, providing them with resources in the form of new ideas, people, and tools. Contact Leadership Network at www.leadnet.org.

Zusammenfassung
A practical approach for leaders to guide their congregations to become more externally focused The Externally Focused Quest: Becoming the Best Church for the Community is designed for church leaders who want to transform their churches to become less internally focused and more oriented to the world around them. The book includes the clear guidelines on the ten changes congregations must adopt to become truly outwardly focused. This book is not about getting all churches to have an annual day of community service as a tactic but changing the core of who they are and how they see themselves as a part of their community.

Outlines the ten changes needed for church leaders to transform their churches
Presents a highly practical approach that shows leaders how to become more externally focused without having to give up programs that serve members
A new volume in the popular Leadership Network Series
This book reveals what it takes to make the major shift from an internal to external focus and how that affects church leadership.

Inhalt

About Leadership Network.

Acknowledgments

Foreword (Alan Hirsch).

Introduction.

Chapter 1: What Kind of Day Is Today?

Chapter 2: Focus: They Choose the Window Seat, Not the Aisle
Seat.

Chapter 3: Purpose: They Practice Weight Training, Not
Bodybuilding.

Chapter 4: Story: They Live in the Kingdom Story, Not a Church
Story.

Chapter 5: Missions: The Few Send the Many, Not the Many Send
the Few.

Chapter 6: Partnering: They Build Wells, Not Walls.

Chapter 7: Systems: They Create Paradigms, Not Programs.