Creating a missional culture : equipping the church for the sake of the world - Woodward, J. R., 1963- (Downers Grove, IL : IVP Books, 2012)
Power of culture -- What is missional culture and why does it matter? -- How culture works -- What's going on in the culture of the church you serve? -- Polycentric leadership and missional culture -- Leadership imagination that shapes missional culture -- Facing today's challenges -- Hearing the story -- Deepening theological roots -- Embracing emotional health -- Relinquishing the need to control -- Five culture creators -- Jesus the archetypical culture creator -- Apostles: dream awakeners -- Prophets: heart revealers -- Evangelists: story tellers -- Pastors: soul healers -- Teachers: light givers -- Embodying a missional culture -- Cultural web and the neighborhood church -- Cultivating missional environments -- Cultivating an equipping ethos -- Polycentric leadership at work -- Equippers and their roles -- Equipper candidate reference form -- Equipper candidate interview.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-256).
Keywords: Church; Church renewal; Mission of the church; Missional church movement; Emerging church movement; Postmodernism -- Religious aspects -- Christianity