The Shaping of Things to Come: Innovation and Mission for the 21st-Century Church - Softcover

Alan Hirsch; Frost, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0801014913 ISBN 13: 9780801014918

Publisher: Baker Books, 2013

Synopsis

If ever there was a time for an innovative missionary effort in the West, it is now.
The great paradox of our age is that while the need for the gospel has seldom been greater, the relevance of the church to the culture at large has seldom been less. With keen insight, thought leadrs Alan Hirsch and Michael Frost explore why the church needs to recalibrate itself and present present us with a clear understanding of how the church can adapt to face the unique challenges of the twenty-first century. Now thoroughly revised and updated with current case studies, this missional classic still shows us the way ahead.

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About the Author

Michael Frost is professor of evangelism and missions at Morling College in Sydney, Australia, and a Baptist minister. He is the author of Exiles and the coauthor of The Shaping of Things to Come. He lives in Australia.

Alan Hirsch is founding director of Forge Mission Training Network and leader of Future Travelers. He is the author of numerous award winning books, including The Forgotten Ways and The Permanent Revolution. Hirsch lives in Los Angeles.

From the Back Cover

"The Shaping of Things to Come has achieved landmark status in the missional church conversation. Ten years after its first print, it remains the starting point for many of the concepts we are fleshing out to this day. So welcome to this revised edition. And I eagerly look forward to new insights!"--David Fitch, author Prodigal Christianity, professor at Northern Seminary

"The Shaping of Things to Come . . . calls us forward to a grander view of the church-in-mission than the one to which we have become all too accustomed. I am personally grateful for this new edition."--Mark Batterson, lead pastor, National Community Church; author, The Circle Maker


"Not often does a title of a book prophesy itself. But The Shaping of Things to Come has shaped things to come in the global Christian world like perhaps no one book published in the past decade. It truly is a 'classic,' and this new edition promises to continue its tradition of shaking and shaping."--Leonard Sweet, author; professor, Drew University and George Fox University


"One of those rare books that . . . gets deep into your psyche and alters your perspective on what it means to be the church today, what it means to follow Jesus on his adventurous mission."--Dan Kimball, author, They Like Jesus but Not the Church


"As we look at the depth and breadth of the missional movement, I continually direct people back to The Shaping of Things to Come. Things have definitely shaped around the concepts of this book, and it continues to be a plumbline for missional thought leadership and practice."--Hugh Halter, author, The Tangible Kingdom and Sacrilege


"I first met Alan Hirsch and Michael Frost when they were writing Shaping. They were intellectually nimble, missionally devoted and refreshingly revolutionary. Little did I know that their book would so valiantly impact the future of the Church for at least the next decade."--Linda Berquist, Church planting catalyst and coach, and author, Church Turned Inside Out

Edition details

• Publisher: Baker Books
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0801014913
• ISBN 13: 9780801014918
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 286