Synopsis
From the Outside In is a serious look at how the personality of a church can act as a barrier that keeps it from being a welcome ally in the local community and keeps the community from hearing the gospel and the nature of the Kingdom of God. It examines the character of churches that take seriously the Kingdom of God as the essential model of their existence. From the Outside In helps church leaders eager to reach out beyond their own walls to live missionally in a multicultural world, to dialogue with communities around them, and to move out in witness toward the world. It points out personality characteristics that prevent or enable churches to engage the communities around them. From the Outside In encourages churches to seriously listen, to hear what the community is saying, and to respond in Kingdom-focused ways. A TCP Leadership Series title.
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About the Author
Ronald W. Johnson, Th. D. is professor of mission and evangelism at the McAfee School of Theology of Mercer University in Atlanta, Georgia and serves as associate dean in the doctoral program. Prior to his tenure at McAfee, Dr. Johnson was associate professor at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky and has served at both the Baptist Sunday School Board and the Home Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention. He is the author of five books and often serves as interim pastor and consultant to churches in Georgia.
From the Back Cover
"In the last decade, more books have been written on the future of churches, and on how churches are called to face the future, than anyone can get around to reading. Why should you buy and read From the Outside In? This book is one of the several obvious 'picks' in a very large 'litter.' The book's practical perspectives for helping church leaders to understand their church, and the community they are called to reach, make the book indispensable for church leaders in this still-new century."
--George Hunter, Asbury Theological Seminary
"If you want to become an MRI Church where M=Missional, R=Relational, and I=Incarnational, this is a great place to start. Amidst the standing-room only literature on the church of the future, this book stands out."
--Leonard Sweet, Drew University, George Fox University
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