Table of Contents

About Leadership Network ix

Foreword xi

Introduction xv

Part One: The Context and Challenge of Missional Leadership 1

1 Six Critical Issues for Missional Leadership 3

2 Cultivating the Imagination of the Missional Leader 15

3 Change and Transition: Navigating the Challenges 37

4 The Big Picture: Understanding the Context of the Missional Congregation 61

5 The Missional Change Model 79

Part Two: The Missional Leader 109

6 Missional Readiness Factors and the Nature of Leadership 111

7 The Character of a Missional Leader 125

8 Cultivating the People of God for a Missional Future 143

9 Forming a Missional Environment and Culture 165

10 Engaging Context with a Christian Imagination 171

11 Conclusion: Putting Together a Team for Leadership Development 183

Notes 207

Acknowledgments 211

About the Authors 213

Index 215

About the Author

Alan J. Roxburgh is a pastor, teacher, writer, and consultant with more than thirty years’ experience in church leadership, consulting, and seminary education. He works with the Allelon Missional Leadership Network in the formation of leaders for the missional church.

Fred Romanuk is an organizational psychologist who has led strategic planning initiatives for many large organizations in Canada and the United States. He has also worked with senior executives in assessing and developing the capabilities of people in leadership roles.

Reviews

"The Missional Leader paints a realistic picture ... of what life could look like among churches willing to enter the chaos [of the world] and make lasting change little by little." (Christianity Today, Fall 2006)