New from Daniel Yang, Adelle Banks, and Warren Bird
BECOMING A FUTURE-READY CHURCH
The 8 shifts that will prepare your church for what's ahead
The church landscape is not what it was.
It’s time to prepare your church for the future.
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What Others Are Saying
"Becoming a Future-Ready Church is the best comprehensive design book to help leaders fashion the church for the future. For some time, most future-conscious church leaders have known that the church must shift its story, scorecard, stewardship, and structure from church-as-institution to church-as-movement (the kingdom expression)."
—REGGIE MCNEAL, bestselling author of The Present Future and Kingdom Come
"If you’re tired of the usual doom and gloom about the church’s future and looking for fresh voices, research, perspective, and hope for what’s next, you’ll love this book."
—CAREY NIEUWHOF, author, podcaster, founding pastor, Connexus Church
"Becoming a Future-Ready Church challenges us to look beyond treasured modalities by moving past platitudes to take practical steps that ignite hope and inspire action."
—BISHOP VASHTI MURPHY MCKENZIE, president and general secretary, National Council of Churches
"I thoroughly enjoyed the research- informed yet refreshingly hopeful perspective of Becoming a Future-Ready Church. Every religious leader should wrestle with the authors’ insights and vision of a Spirit-filled path for the church’s future."
—SCOTT THUMMA, PhD, director of the Hartford Institute for Religion Research
"Becoming a Future-Ready Church is a must-read for any leader passionate about equipping the next generation. This book is both a call to action and a practical guide for fostering a vibrant, resilient church community."
—JONATHAN POKLUDA, lead pastor of Harris Creek Baptist Church, host of The Becoming Something podcast, bestselling author of Welcoming the Future Church
"Daniel Yang and Warren Bird, renowned researchers on church growth, along with religion journalist Adelle Banks, share valuable insights in Becoming a Future-Ready Church. Their thoughtful approach equips church leaders to innovate prayerfully amidst cultural shifts while staying true to the gospel, ensuring churches continue to impact lives for generations."
—CRAIG GROESCHEL, senior pastor of Life. Church, author of Lead Like It Matters
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About the Authors
DANIEL YANG is national director of Churches of Welcome for World Relief. He has planted and pastored churches and led a church-planting think tank. He is a sought-after conference speaker, missional strategist, and the coauthor of Inalienable: How Marginalized Kingdom Voices Can Help Save the American Church.
ADELLE BANKS joined Religion News Service in 1995 and is its projects editor and national reporter. An award-winning journalist, her writing has been featured in The Washington Post, USA Today, Christian Century, Christianity Today, Jet, Sojourners, and the Mount Holyoke Alumnae Quarterly.
WARREN BIRD, PhD, is senior vice president of research at ECFA (Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability). He has authored or coauthored 34 other books for church leaders,including Hero Maker, The Emotionally Healthy Church, and Unleashing the Word. Hissurvey findings have been widely quoted in the media.
