The Intentional Church: Moving from Church Success to Community Transformation
Overview
Randy Pope has created a blueprint for pastors and church planters with The Intentional Church. Such an organization must model a dynamic spirit of worship and servanthood that will cause it to become a magnet for people needing help. Part of the blueprint involves having a God-honoring purpose, a faith-oriented commitment, a well-defined mission, a biblically-based job description, and more.
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Top Highlights
“Many people wrongly assume that seeking to do the will of God with proper motives guarantees success. We need to be aware that it is quite possible to do what we think to be God’s will and to do so with the proper motive, and still completely fail. Or to put it bluntly, sometimes God’s will involves our failure.” (Pages 44–45)
“Third, the transforming church accepts its commission to take up the battle for the souls of lost people.” (Page 26)
“the Enemy’s power has not increased; Christ’s church has simply failed to take her role seriously” (Page 21)
“a vision for the transformation that we are to bring about in the lives of each person” (Page 54)
“In 1899, Theodore Roosevelt said, ‘Far better to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.’ Though in full agreement, I would go further. I would say, ‘Far better to attempt something great for God and fail, and yet still hear Him say in eternity, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you have pleased Me by your life of faith,’ than to succeed in great things yet fail to hear His applause because of our lack of faith.’” (Page 51)
Praise for the Print Edition
This book is literally jam-packed with practical tips on being an effective leader. Using down-to-earth, real-life examples from Perimeter Church, my friend Randy has given us a great gift in this collection of wisdom, insight, and ideas. We’ll all be more effective as a result.
—Rick Warren, author, he Purpose Driven Life
This book has the potential to transform your leadership as well as your church.
—Andy Stanley, Senior Pastor, North Point Community Church, Alpharetta, Georgia
Randy Pope’s book makes an important contribution—and his ministry, Perimeter Church, sets an inspiring example—of what a prevailing church can look like today.
—Bill Hybels, Senior Pastor, Willow Creek Community Church, Barrington, Illinois
Product Details
- Title: The Intentional Church: Moving from Church Success to Community Transformation
- Author: Randy Pope
- Publisher: Moody Publishers
- Series: Moody Church Leadership Collection
- Publication Date: 2006
- Pages: 222
About the Author
Randy Pope is the senior pastor of Perimeter Church in Duluth, Georgia. He is Chairman of the Board of Perimeter Ministries International, an organization which he founded to plant churches and provide urban ministry to the under-resourced of Atlanta. Randy is a frequent speaker for Campus Outreach and Campus Crusade for Christ conferences, and served for ten years as chaplain for players on the ATP Tennis Tour.