Launching March 25, 2025
Future-Focused Church
Leading Through Change, Engaging the Next Generation, & Building a More Diverse Tomorrow
By Kara Powell, Jake Mulder, Raymond Chang
What if your church’s best days are ahead?
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 neighbors. 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.
Proven principles from over 1,000 churches worldwide
Let church leadership and change experts Kara Powell, Jake Mulder, and Raymond Chang be your companions as you construct a map unique to your ministry context that will help your congregation pursue vibrancy and vitality. Through research-based insights and stories from churches like yours, you’ll learn to:
Activate a transformation team
Discern God’s leading when the future is unclear
Lead change like Jesus
With Future-Focused Church, you’ll gain tangible steps to transform your congregation into a group of Jesus followers who seek God’s direction together.
The ultimate guide to leading change in your church
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About the authors
Kara Powell, PhD, is Chief of Leadership Formation and Executive Director of the Fuller Youth Institute at Fuller Theological Seminary and coauthor of Growing Young, Sticky Faith, and 3 Big Questions That Change Every Teenager. Learn more about Kara.
Jake Mulder is Fuller's Executive Director of Leadership Formation Division. He oversees business administration, coordinates new research, develops resources and trainings, and is a coauthor of Growing Young. Learn more about Jake.
Raymond Chang is Executive Director of TenX10, the president of the Asian American Christian Collaborative, a pastor, and writer. He regularly preaches God’s Word and speaks throughout the country on issues pertaining to Christianity and culture, race and faith. Learn more about Ray.