From saved souls to saved wholes , from transactional to transformational , this book describes fifteen paradigm shifts in how gospel-driven Christian leaders are thinking about churches and ministry in today's world. The church was never designed to be a fortress for the righteous, but a flood of revolutionaries, bringing the Good News of the Kingdom to broken lives and broken communities in a broken world. Today, millions of Christians are awakening to the holism, or wholeness, of the gospel call, expanding their understanding of church from an institution to a movement. Recognizing the Church's past missteps and re-envisioning its role in modern society, Missional Moves , will fundamentally alter your understanding of the church and how its mission is lived out. Rob Wegner and Jack Magruder are church founders and Christian thought-leaders who will walk you through three distinct categories of changes that today’s churches have to understand in order to have the greatest, positive impact: The paradigm shift of our missional imagination . - The centralized shift of our local church mission field . - The decentralized shift of the global family of Christ . If this calling toward movement and transformation is to be realized, it will require some earth-shaking shifts in our concept of the evangelistic mission: "Missional Moves." This book provides a plan of action for your church that will empower you to unleash each member on a mission, both locally and globally. Rob Wegner leads the Kansas City Underground, a decentralized network of reproducing disciples and microchurches in Kansas City, Missouri. Previously, he served as teaching pastor at Granger Community Church in Granger, Indiana and at Westside Family Church in Kansas City. Rob also serves on the leadership team of NewThing and on the Exponential Network Team, leading learning communities and speaking at national church conferences. Jack Magruder is Director of Life Mission at Granger Community Church. Jack has been on staff with Granger seven years as Rob’s executive officer in helping an attractional church become missional. Missional Moves Exponential Series By Rob Wegner Jack Magruder ZONDERVAN Copyright © 2012 Rob Wegner and Jack Magruder All right reserved. ISBN: 978-0-310-49505-5 Contents Foreword by Alan Hirsch...................................................................9Introduction: A Reverse Tsunami...........................................................151. From Saved Souls to Saved Wholes.......................................................252. From Missions to Mission...............................................................433. From My Tribe to Every Tribe...........................................................614. From OR to AND.........................................................................775. From the Center to the Margins.........................................................956. From Top Down to Bottom Up.............................................................1117. From Diffused to Focused...............................................................1318. From Transactional to Transformational Partnerships....................................1479. From Relief to Development.............................................................16910. From Professionals to Full Participation..............................................18711. From Formal to Fractal Leadership.....................................................20512. From Institution to Movement..........................................................21913. From Mega and Multi to Mega, Multi, and Micro.........................................23514. From "We Can Do It; You Can Help" to "You Can Do It; We Can Help".....................25315. From Great Commission to Great Completion.............................................269Notes.....................................................................................283 Chapter One FROM SAVED SOULS TO SAVED WHOLES Missional Move 1 What is the gospel? This is the most important question a local church must answer. To put it lightly, the word gospel is a big word. In fact, you could argue that it's in the running for the title of Biggest Word in the Entire Lexicon of the Human Language. Just how big is it? While on vacation a number of years back, I (Rob) took my kids to the circus for the first time. One of the clowns dragged a huge trunk out into the middle of the center ring. He opened it up and began pulling out enough clothes to fill up a bin at the Salvation Army store. Then he pulled out four chairs, a table, and a huge feast of food to place on the table. Just as we thought he was finished, he reached in and pulled out an entire army of clowns, who filled up the center ring. My kids, who were little tikes at the time, were spellbound. My daughter asked with wonder, "How does he do it, Dad?" It was a magical moment. That is, un