Future-Focused Church: Leading through Change, Engaging the Next Generation, and Building a More Diverse Tomorrow
Kara Powell, Jake Mulder, Raymond ChangHardback 2025-03-25
For church leaders who are dedicated yet drained, this research-informed resource from the team at Fuller Youth Institute offers a roadmap to faithfully and effectively navigate change that will revitalize your church.
Summary
In the past few decades, the church has experienced rapid and distressing change. Hard-working pastors and leaders often know they need to embrace diversity, creatively engage younger generations, and equip their people to love their neighbours. But since they don’t know how to make the changes needed, they feel stuck and wonder, “What do I do now? What steps can I take to lead our church purposefully and prayerfully into a more hopeful future?”
For these dedicated yet drained church leaders, this research-informed resource from the team at the Fuller Youth Institute offers a clear roadmap to faithfully and effectively navigate change that will revitalize your church. Through extensive research, interviews, and case studies, you will learn how to:
- See the big picture
- Activate a transformation team
- Know your "why"
- Discern where God is leading
- Communicate a compelling vision
- Maintain disciplined attention
- Experiment toward a more fruitful, faithful, and lasting future
This hope-filled guide for building tomorrow’s church today is the resource your church has been waiting for.
About the Authors
Kara Powell, PhD, is the chief of leadership formation at Fuller Theological Seminary, the executive director of the Fuller Youth Institute, and the founder of the TENx10 Collaboration. Named by Christianity Today as one of "50 Women to Watch," Kara speaks regularly at national parenting and leadership conferences and has authored or coauthored numerous books, including Growing Young and the Sticky Faith series. She and her husband, Dave, are inspired by their three young adult children.
Jake Mulder, PhD, is the assistant chief of leadership formation at Fuller Seminary, executive director for FULLER Equip, and senior adviser for the Fuller Youth Institute and TENx10 Collaboration. Passionate about helping churches achieve their potential, Jake is the coauthor of Growing Young. He lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan, with his wife, Lauren, and their sons, Will and Theodore.
Raymond Chang is the executive director of the TENx10 Collaboration and president of the Asian American Christian Collaborative. A pastor, writer, and former Peace Corps volunteer, Raymond resides in Chicago with his wife, Jessica Min Chang, and their daughter, Sophia.
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For church leaders who are dedicated yet drained, this research-informed resource from the team at Fuller Youth Institute offers a roadmap to faithfully and effectively navigate change that will revitalize your church.
Summary
In the past few decades, the church has experienced rapid and distressing change. Hard-working pastors and leaders often know they need to embrace diversity, creatively engage younger generations, and equip their people to love their neighbours. But since they don’t know how to make the changes needed, they feel stuck and wonder, “What do I do now? What steps can I take to lead our church purposefully and prayerfully into a more hopeful future?”
For these dedicated yet drained church leaders, this research-informed resource from the team at the Fuller Youth Institute offers a clear roadmap to faithfully and effectively navigate change that will revitalize your church. Through extensive research, interviews, and case studies, you will learn how to:
- See the big picture
- Activate a transformation team
- Know your "why"
- Discern where God is leading
- Communicate a compelling vision
- Maintain disciplined attention
- Experiment toward a more fruitful, faithful, and lasting future
This hope-filled guide for building tomorrow’s church today is the resource your church has been waiting for.
About the Authors
Kara Powell, PhD, is the chief of leadership formation at Fuller Theological Seminary, the executive director of the Fuller Youth Institute, and the founder of the TENx10 Collaboration. Named by Christianity Today as one of "50 Women to Watch," Kara speaks regularly at national parenting and leadership conferences and has authored or coauthored numerous books, including Growing Young and the Sticky Faith series. She and her husband, Dave, are inspired by their three young adult children.
Jake Mulder, PhD, is the assistant chief of leadership formation at Fuller Seminary, executive director for FULLER Equip, and senior adviser for the Fuller Youth Institute and TENx10 Collaboration. Passionate about helping churches achieve their potential, Jake is the coauthor of Growing Young. He lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan, with his wife, Lauren, and their sons, Will and Theodore.
Raymond Chang is the executive director of the TENx10 Collaboration and president of the Asian American Christian Collaborative. A pastor, writer, and former Peace Corps volunteer, Raymond resides in Chicago with his wife, Jessica Min Chang, and their daughter, Sophia.