neil cole is an experienced and innovative church planter and pastor. He is the founder of the Awakening Chapels, which are reaching young postmodern people in urban settings, and a founder and executive director of Church Multiplication Associates. He is the author of Organic Church as well as Search and Rescue, Organic Leadership, and Cultivating a Life for God.

• About Leadership Network ixForeword xiPreface xiiiAcknowledgments xviiIntroduction What About This Book? Shifting from Church 2.0 to 3.0 1Part One Global Changes Demand a Better Church 131 What About the World We Live In? From a Village Church to a Global Village 152 What About Our Changing Culture? From Ministry in a Modern World to Postmodern 23Part Two Structural Issues 433 What About the Church's Mission? From Coming to Going 454 What About Church Growth? From Incremental to Exponential 665 What About Church Models? Part One: From Congregations to Networks 926 What About Church Models? Part Two: From Centralized to Decentralized 1167 What About Larger Gatherings? From One-Size-Fits-All to Tailored Groups for Effective Function 137Part Three Pragmatic Concerns 1638 What About Evangelism? From Drawing Converts to Catalyzing Movements 1659 What About Baptism and Communion? From Sacerdotal Rituals to Apostolic Genius 18910 What About Kids? From a Scholastic Model to a Spiritual Family 20911 What About Heresy? From Better-Trained Pastors to Better-Trained People 22212 What About Finances? From Ten Percent to the Whole Enchilada 241Conclusion What About My Church? From Being Educated to Being Empowered 253Notes 257The Author 265Index 267

neil cole is an experienced and innovative church planter and pastor. He is the founder of the Awakening Chapels, which are reaching young postmodern people in urban settings, and a founder and executive director of Church Multiplication Associates. He is the author of Organic Church as well as Search and Rescue, Organic Leadership, and Cultivating a Life for God.

• About Leadership Network ixForeword xiPreface xiiiAcknowledgments xviiIntroduction What About This Book? Shifting from Church 2.0 to 3.0 1Part One Global Changes Demand a Better Church 131 What About the World We Live In? From a Village Church to a Global Village 152 What About Our Changing Culture? From Ministry in a Modern World to Postmodern 23Part Two Structural Issues 433 What About the Church's Mission? From Coming to Going 454 What About Church Growth? From Incremental to Exponential 665 What About Church Models? Part One: From Congregations to Networks 926 What About Church Models? Part Two: From Centralized to Decentralized 1167 What About Larger Gatherings? From One-Size-Fits-All to Tailored Groups for Effective Function 137Part Three Pragmatic Concerns 1638 What About Evangelism? From Drawing Converts to Catalyzing Movements 1659 What About Baptism and Communion? From Sacerdotal Rituals to Apostolic Genius 18910 What About Kids? From a Scholastic Model to a Spiritual Family 20911 What About Heresy? From Better-Trained Pastors to Better-Trained People 22212 What About Finances? From Ten Percent to the Whole Enchilada 241Conclusion What About My Church? From Being Educated to Being Empowered 253Notes 257The Author 265Index 267

neil cole is an experienced and innovative church planter and pastor. He is the founder of the Awakening Chapels, which are reaching young postmodern people in urban settings, and a founder and executive director of Church Multiplication Associates. He is the author of Organic Church as well as Search and Rescue, Organic Leadership, and Cultivating a Life for God.

• About Leadership Network ixForeword xiPreface xiiiAcknowledgments xviiIntroduction What About This Book? Shifting from Church 2.0 to 3.0 1Part One Global Changes Demand a Better Church 131 What About the World We Live In? From a Village Church to a Global Village 152 What About Our Changing Culture? From Ministry in a Modern World to Postmodern 23Part Two Structural Issues 433 What About the Church's Mission? From Coming to Going 454 What About Church Growth? From Incremental to Exponential 665 What About Church Models? Part One: From Congregations to Networks 926 What About Church Models? Part Two: From Centralized to Decentralized 1167 What About Larger Gatherings? From One-Size-Fits-All to Tailored Groups for Effective Function 137Part Three Pragmatic Concerns 1638 What About Evangelism? From Drawing Converts to Catalyzing Movements 1659 What About Baptism and Communion? From Sacerdotal Rituals to Apostolic Genius 18910 What About Kids? From a Scholastic Model to a Spiritual Family 20911 What About Heresy? From Better-Trained Pastors to Better-Trained People 22212 What About Finances? From Ten Percent to the Whole Enchilada 241Conclusion What About My Church? From Being Educated to Being Empowered 253Notes 257The Author 265Index 267