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<p>About Leadership Network xi</p> <p>Foreword by Reggie McNeal xiii</p> <p>Acknowledgments xv</p> <p>An Invitation . . . xvii</p> <p>1. Fiona 1</p> <p>2. Elvis Has Left the Building 9</p> <p>3. Tremors 15</p> <p>4. U-Haul 23</p> <p>5. Moving Violations 29</p> <p>6. Posture 37</p> <p>7. The 1,700-Year Wedgie 49</p> <p>8. Paradigm 59</p> <p>9. Jipped 83</p> <p>10. Another Angle 93</p> <p>11. Lift Up the Hood 101</p> <p>12. Tip It Over 107</p> <p>13. The Hello Experiment 123</p> <p>14. Leaving 127</p> <p>15. Listening 131</p> <p>16. Living Among 135</p> <p>17. Loving Without Strings 141</p> <p>18. Inviting In 147</p> <p>19. Togetherness 157</p> <p>20. Oneness 163</p> <p>21. Otherness 171</p> <p>A Day in the Life . . . 177</p> <p>Notes 181</p> <p>The Authors 185</p> <p>The Missional Church Apprenticeship Practicum 187</p> <p>Church Resource Ministries 189</p> <p>Index 191</p>

<P><B>HUGH HALTER</B> is a specialist with Church Resource Ministries and the national director of Missio, a global network of missional leaders and church planters. He is also lead architect of Adullam, a congregational network of incarnational communities in Denver, Colorado (www.adullamdenver.com). <P><B>MATT SMAY</B> co-directs both Missio and Adullam and specializes in helping existing congregations move toward mission. Halter and Smay direct the MCAP “missional church apprenticeship practicum,” an international training network for incarnational church planters, pastors, and emerging leaders (www.missio.us). <p><b>ABOUT LEADERSHIP NETWORK</B> – The mission of Leadership Network identifies and connects innovative church leaders, providing them with resources in the form of new ideas, people, and tools. Contact Leadership Network at www.leadnet.org.

<p>According to a recent survey, of the nine in every ten Americans who identify themselves as Christian, only a third of these actually participate in a faith community with any regularity. Many faith seekers have tried different churches, methods, programs, leaders, teachers, and styles only to discover that nothing holds their interest. <p>Written for those who are trying to nurture authentic faith communities and for those who have struggled to retain their faith,<i> The Tangible Kingdom</i> offers theological answers and real-life stories that demonstrate how the best ancient church practices can re-emerge in today’s culture, through any church of any size. In this remarkable book, Hugh Halter and Matt Smay–two missional leaders and church planters–outline an innovative model for creating thriving grass-roots faith communities. <p>Starting from nothing, Halter and Smay began meeting in homes, coffee shops, and anywhere they could. Their goal wasn’t to attract people to worship services, but to be the faithful church in small pockets throughout their city. Based on their experiences, the authors offer some intentional activities and habits of life that can help a faith community make God’s kingdom more tangible. Halter and Smay call for churches to take a leap from their safe environments of their buildings and truly enter into the real world–God’s reality. <p><i>The Tangible Kingdom</i> offers new hope for church leaders, pastors, church planters, and churchgoers who are looking for practical new ways to re-orient their lives to fit God’s mission today.

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