TY - BOOK AU - Swanson,Eric AU - Rusaw,Rick ED - Leadership Network (Dallas, Tex.) TI - The externally focused quest: becoming the best church for the community T2 - Leadership network series SN - 9780470500781 (cloth) AV - BV 625 .S85 2010 PY - 2010/// CY - San Francisco, CA PB - Jossey-Bass KW - Communities KW - Religious aspects KW - Christianity KW - Mission of the church KW - Church growth KW - fast N1 - "A Leadership Network publication"--Jacket; Includes bibliographical references and indexes; What kind of day is today? -- Focus : they choose the window seat, not the aisle seat -- Purpose : they practice weight training, not bodybuilding -- Story : they live in the Kingdom story, not a church story -- Missions : the few send the many, not the many send the few -- Partnering : they build wells, not walls -- Systems : they create paradigms, not programs -- Evangelism : they deploy Kingdom laborers, not just community volunteers -- Creativity : they innovate, not replicate -- Outcomes : it's about the game, not the pregame talk ER -