Bishop Rickel's discussion book for Lent

Bishop Rickel has announced his discussion book for this Lent: Missional Renaissance by Reggie McNeal. Bishop Greg will lead the discussion on his blog at http://www.bishoprickel.com/  and everyone in the diocese is invited to join in. Last year for Lent, Bishop Greg led a discussion on The Great Emergence by Phyllis Tickle.

You can find the book on amazon.com at http://amzn.com/0470243449

Missional Renaissance is McNeal's second book. His first book, The Present Future, has been called "the definitive work on the 'missional movement,' i.e., the widespread movement among Protestant churches to be less inwardly focused and more oriented toward the culture and community around them" (from the Amazon review).


In Missional Renaissance he shows churches "the three significant shifts in their thinking and behavior that they need to make that will allow leaders to chart a course toward being missional: (1) from an internal to an external focus, ending the church as exclusive social club model; (2) from running programs and ministries to developing people as its core activity; and (3) from professional leadership to leadership that is shared by everyone in the community." (Amazon review)

I've ordered the book and I'm looking forward to reading it. Our bishop is keeping us on the leading edge of knowledge in the church today, and I want to be part of that conversation. Maybe you'll join me in reading and discussing this book.