Books will ship on March 25, 2025.

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?"

The ultimate guide to leading change in your church

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, and 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.

When you preorder Future-Focused Church, your FREE bonuses include:

• An audiobook version read by author Kara Powell so you can listen on the go

• Access to an exclusive podcast conversation with authors Kara Powell, Jake Mulder, and Raymond Chang

• A 3-step workbook to help you prayerfully envision a vivid future for your church or ministry, with all the steps you need to lead effective change in your church and bring that vision to life

What are people saying about Future-Focused Church?

“In an era of breathtaking change, Future-Focused Church provides leaders with a compass as well as guardrails for navigating our way forward. Practical insight combined with a hopeful vision for the church make this an essential resource for all of us.”

Andy Stanley, North Point Ministries

“I am a firm believer that the best days for the church are ahead of us, not behind us. Future-Focused Church should be required reading for every pastor and leader. It provides the insights and practical tools needed to navigate through current realities and move into the hope-filled future that awaits. We have a generation to reach and a mandate to fulfill. This book shows us how.”

Christine Caine, founder of A21 and Propel Women

“The experience and research in this book combine to deliver a compelling resource for a new breed of leaders. It’s no secret that future-focused leaders need practical gifting and skills to lead diverse communities. In your hands are the words that will transform you into a most effective generational leader.”

Rev. Dr. Charlie Dates, senior pastor, Progressive Baptist Church and Salem Baptist Church