Introduction : Searching for the real church

Part I. God's Faithful Presence :

1. God's faithful presence

2. To change the world

Part II. The Seven Disciplines :

3. The discipline of the Lord's table

4. The discipline of reconciliation

5. The discipline of proclaiming the gospel

6. The discipline of being with the "least of these"

7. The discipline of being with children

8. The discipline of the fivefold gifting

8. The discipline of kingdom prayer

Epilogue : How God changes the world

Appendix 1. What formation looks like around the table

Appendix 2. The indispensable role of the dotted circle in the disciplines

Appendix 3. Extending the presence : an alternative basis for ecclesiology and mission

Appendix 4. Where is the church? : a closer look at Matthew 25

Appendix 5. A simple history of the disciplines from New Testament church to Christendom