{"product_id":"the-externally-focused-quest-becoming-the-best-church-for-the-community-hardcover","title":"The Externally Focused Quest: Becoming the Best Church for the Community - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEric Swanson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRick Rusaw\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA practical approach for leaders to guide their congregations to become more externally focused \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Externally Focused Quest: Becoming the Best Church for the Community\u003c\/i\u003e 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 ten 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eOutlines the ten changes needed for church leaders to transform their churches\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents a highly practical approach that shows leaders how to become more externally focused without having to give up programs that serve members\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA new volume in the popular Leadership Network Series\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book reveals what it takes to make the major shift from an internal to external focus and how that affects church leadership.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost churches, blatantly or subtly, have an unspoken objective--\"How can we be the 'best church in our community?'\"--and they staff, budget, and plan accordingly. How a church answers that question determines its entire approach to its members, staff, prayers, finances, time, technology, and facilities. Becoming an externally focused church is not about becoming the best church \u003ci\u003ein\u003c\/i\u003e the community. The externally focused church asks, \"How can we be the best church \u003ci\u003efor\u003c\/i\u003e our community?\" That one little preposition changes everything. And that is the big question this new book from the authors of \u003ci\u003eThe Externally Focused Church\u003c\/i\u003e seeks to answer. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Externally Focused Quest\u003c\/i\u003e, Eric Swanson and Rick Rusaw show church leaders how to transform their churches from being internally focused to being more oriented to the community around them. They use nine big missional concepts that need to be addressed in the quest to become the best church for the community: focus, purpose, scope, missions, partnering, evangelism, systems, creativity, and outcomes. Understanding and applying the truths of each concept will provide many of the tools leaders need to take their churches on the externally focused quest. Written by the cofounders of the Externally Focused Network, this book presents a highly practical approach that gives step-by-step guidance for churches to become truly externally focused without giving up the programs that serve their members.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eERIC SWANSON\u003c\/b\u003e is a missional leadership specialist with Leadership Network, leading initiatives with externally focused churches that are missionally engaging their communities, cities, and the world. With Rick Rusaw he is the cofounder of the Externally Focused Network. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRICK RUSAW\u003c\/b\u003e is the senior pastor at LifeBridge Christian Church and an innovative leader, speaker, author, and trainer. With Eric he is the cofounder of the Externally Focused Network. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEric Swanson and Rick Rusaw are coauthors of \u003ci\u003eThe Externally Focused Church\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Externally Focused Life.\u003c\/i\u003e They frequently speak and train at seminars and conferences on missional\/externally focused churches. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eABOUT LEADERSHIP NETWORK \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe mission of Leadership Network identifies and connects innovative church leaders, providing them with resources in the form of new ideas, people, and tools. Contact Leadership Network at www.leadnet.org.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 12, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762042503456,"sku":"9780470500781","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/cf502b0180f56134ff20bbfb33e37f93.webp?v=1780215644","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-externally-focused-quest-becoming-the-best-church-for-the-community-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}