Off-Road Disciplines: Spiritual Adventures of Missional Leaders, by Earl Creps (San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2006)
This book is Earl Creps's take on the role of spiritual disciplines in forming the life and practice of believers. He steps outside of the traditional definitions of spiritual disciplines and encourages believers to go "off-road" by practicing disciplines that engage them with the world in ways that will fundamentally transform their souls. His chapter headings divide his list of disciplines into six personal disciplines and six organizational disciplines (arguing that organizations, like individuals, need to be spiritually formed):
Part one: personal disciplines
Death : the discipline of personal transformation -- Truth : the discipline of sacred realism -- Perspective : the discipline of POV -- Learning : the discipline of reverse mentoring -- Witness : the discipline of spiritual friendship -- Humility : the discipline of decreasing
Part two: organizational disciplines
Assessment : the discipline of missional efficiency -- Harmony : the discipline of blending differences -- Reflection : the discipline of discernment -- Opportunity : the discipline of making room -- Sacrifice : the discipline of surrendering preferences -- Legacy : the discipline of passing the baton
Epilogue: three coffee houses
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