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Book SynopsisA new brand of apostolic ministry for today's world The Permanent Revolution is a work of theological re-imagination and re-construction that draws from biblical studies, theology, organizational theory, leadership studies, and key social sciences.
Table of ContentsAbout the Jossey-Bass Leadership Network Series xiii
Foreword by Darrell L. Guder xv
Preface: A Briefing for the Journey xix
Introduction: The Crisis of Infertility and What to Do About It xxvii
Part One Ephesians 4:1–16: Frameworks for Ministry
1 Activating the Theo-Genetic Codes of APEST Ministry 3
2 An Elegant Solution: Distributed Intelligence in the Body of Christ 27
3 Better Together: The Synergy of Difference 55
4 Missional Ministry for a Missional Church: A Church Where Everyone Gets to Play 73
Part Two Apostolic Ministry
5 Custody of the Codes: Mapping the Contours of Apostolic Ministry 97
6 Come Back, Peter; Come Back, Paul: The Relation Between Nuance and Impact 119
7 Living from the Center: Apostolic Ministry and the Renewal of Christianity 137
Part Three Apostolic Leadership
8 The Enterprise of Movement and the Movement of Enterprise 159
9 The Spirit of Innovation: Creating New Futures for the Jesus Movement 183
Part Four Apostolic Organization
10 Movements R Us: Thinking and Acting Like a Movement 205
11 Apostolic Architecture: The Anatomy of Missional Organization 227
Conclusion 249
Afterword by Mike Breen 251
Appendix: A Question of Legitimacy: The Restoration of the Apostolic Ministry 255
Notes 273
The Authors 307
Index 309
