The Missional Transition: Insights into Reaching New Ministry Horizons for Christian Leaders

The author was initially introduced to the term "missional" while pursuing advanced ministry studies. He became intrigued by the word and spent several years pursuing its meaning and learning how to become a missional leader in his own life and ministry. Throughout this process, he attempted to apply his own research and study in practical ways in the various ministry roles in which he was involved. From these efforts, he learned valuable lessons about what it meant to be missional and decided to pass his insights on to others. In this book, the author provides his most sincere reflections which he sees as critical to growth in missional capacity. He seeks to clear the path to new, undiscovered ministry horizons while simultaneously deconstructing old, debilitating church models. Below are the major transitions he sees as vital for Christian leaders to experience missional breakthrough: -From Inward to Outward Focused Ministry -From Rigid to Flexible Worship Space -From Clergy- to Laity-Led Ministry -From Compartmentalized to Integrated Life