- The Forgotten Ways: Reactivating the Missional Church - by Alan Hirsch
- Glocalization: How Followers of Jesus Engage the New Flat Earth by Bob Roberts Jr.
- The Three Ways of Getting Things Done: International Edition by Gerard Fairtlough
I am recommending these books because together they give a good overview of where the world and the “church” are headed. As we look to “the present future” (the title of another book worth reading) the concepts explained in these books can help us understand both the present state of things and the direction things are going. The future is really exciting if you like change, diversity, connectedness and community. If you understand the dyamics that are shaping the present/future you will be better prepared to be a participant. I am interested in hearing what books, articles, movies, etc. you think add to this topic of discussion.
- The Forgotten Ways - Tom’s notes
- Summary of The 3 Ways of Getting Things Done - authors summary
- Glocalization - Here is an amazon.com book review:
| This book is for you only if in you fit into one of the domains of society (i.e. government, art, education, business, etc.). If you are a pastor, you cannot help but be motivated at your revised job description, namely, “to get the people sitting in our pews to use their vocations in a natural way to connect locally and internationally”. Your new gauge of effectiveness is “How many laypeople am I mobilizing?”If you are a Westerner, then you will be pointedly asked if you can “see and submit to what God is doing and be a servant to the East instead of a leader”.If you are a Western professional, you will be challenged to go engage emerging nations and seek the stability of those around it. You will get a crash course in being glocal, and seeing this not as a clever church program/strategy/platform, but a legitimate mindset for the integration of your faith in God and practice of your trade.Finally, Bob is a student of Friedman, Zakaria, Jones, Ghandi, Bono and Capra. This atypical pastor is providing leadership into an atypical, but extraordinary, societal/global transformation. Take your leaders through this book, whoever you are. |
