The Externally Focused Quest: Becoming the Best Church for the Community Audiobook by Rick Rusaw, Eric Swanson
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Title: The Externally Focused Quest: Becoming the Best Church for the Community Subtitle: Jossey-Bass Leadership Network Series Author: Rick Rusaw, Eric Swanson Narrator: Kirby Heyborne Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins Language: English Release date: 08-03-12 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 9 votes Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

Publisher's Summary: A practical approach for leaders to guide their congregations to become more externally focused. The Externally Focused Quest: Becoming the Best Church for the Community is designed for church leaders who want to transform their churches to become less internally focused and more oriented to the world around them. The book includes the clear guidelines on the 10 changes congregations must adopt to become truly outwardly focused. This book is not about getting all churches to have an annual day of community service as a tactic but changing the core of who they are and how they see themselves as a part of their community. This book reveals what it takes to make the major shift from an internal to external focus and how that affects church leadership. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your My Library section along with the audio.

Members Reviews: A working picture of the Church as Jesus intended The Externally Focused Quest' presents a working picture of the Church as Jesus intended it to be - fully functioning in extending both the proclamation and demonstration of the Gospel into the community. Whether you are a leader laboring to transform your church back to biblically mandated incarnational paradigms or you are trying to figure out how you might turn your passion into action, this book has something for you! On first glance, one might be tempted to see The Externally Focused Quest' as a sequel to the author's earlier work, The Externally Focused Church.' It is in the sense that stories and lessons are updated, but where the earlier work represented a primer making the case for the why' of merging good news and good deeds, this newest work contributes more of the whats' and hows.' But, it's not about a rote, plug n' play approach to change! In each chapter, the Leadership Challenges' pose important questions on discovering and acting upon God's unique design for "becoming the best church FOR the community." As a practitioner facilitating missional transformation processes, this book provides an outline for interventions aimed at establishing missional clarity leading to improved redemptive outcomes - exploring the systems, innovation, repurposing of resources and partnering that connect these two. The book is very helpful in finding the balance in exploiting the strengths of 'attractional' modes of church with incarnational ministry. Importantly, The Externally Focused Quest' builds upon what Scripture says about mission and applies these truths to the realities of today's culture. There is no question in my mind that the message and methods advocated are relevant and timely. Much is at stake and the authors are uniquely positioned to speak into what Kingdom-centered impact and leadership look like today.

The Externally Focused Quest This is an excellent book that every believer (Pastors, all clergy, leaders and lay members) should read, re-read and apply. This book will open your eyes to where and what true ministry is. When you really get it (have your light bulb moment) you, your ministry and your focus will never be the same. My Pastor is sold out on this book. At Mt.