The Present Future

Praise for The Present Future
"The Present Future by Reggie McNeal is one of the most thought-provoking and ministry-stimulating books I have read in the past year. Subtitled Six Tough Questions for the Church, McNeal paints a vivid picture of the need for and emergence of missional congregations and apostolic leaders for the twenty-first century. His critique of the decline and baggage of the modern church is right on target and is very useful to pastors and leaders who are struggling with the idea that just doing the same thing better and harder will create a better ministry outcome."
--TransformingChurch.com
"Christian leaders will find great questions being answered in this compelling and motivating work that unwraps what McNeal calls 'the realities of the present future' in the church today."
-- Kelvin Gardiner, district superintendent, Christian and Missionary Alliance.
"This book is a rare find in which McNeal lovingly challenges the church with a spirit of adventure and rediscovery."
--The Rt. Rev. Charles Jenkins, Bishop, The Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana

About Leadership Network ix
Acknowledgments xi
Preface xiii
Introduction xv
New Reality Number One: The Collapse of the 1
Church Culture New Reality Number Two: The Shift from Church 20
Growth to Kingdom Growth New Reality Number Three: A New Reformation: 43
Releasing God's People New Reality Number Four: The Return to Spiritual Formation 69
New Reality Number Five: The Shift from Planning 92
to Preparation New Reality Number Six: The Rise of Apostolic Leadership 120
Things I Didn't Say 140
Conclusion 146
References 149
The Author 151