What Comes Next?: Shaping the Future in an Ever-Changing World; A Guide for Christian Leaders

by Nicholas Skytland; Alicia Llewellyn

Publisher:

Moody

, 2021

Overview

What if, instead of keeping up with change, you could get ahead of it?

Our mission as Christians was the same yesterday as it is today and will be tomorrow. The world, however, is changing faster than ever before, and keeping up feels impossible. The realities of human life—from how we develop relationships to how we use technology to have impact —therefore change rapidly too. It’s critical that Christian leaders take this into consideration as they plan for their organizations’ future.

In What Comes Next?, strategists and innovation experts Nick Skytland and Ali Llewellyn use the eight elements of their Futures Framework to teach us how to help shape the future, be visionary, and grow our businesses and ministries. This futures-thinking process is a proven solution for executives, entrepreneurs, pastors, and anyone in between who struggles to respond to an ever-changing world.

Key Features

• Shows how to shape the future for growth
• Explains rapid changes in human life
• Offers a solution for an evolving world

Contents

• Foreword
• Introduction: An Invitation to Join Us on an Adventure
• Part 1: Nearsighted
• Chapter 1: The Future Belongs to the Curious
• Chapter 2: Into the Unknown
• Chapter 3: The Four Forces
• Chapter 4: The Eight Intersections
• Part 2: The Futures Framework
• Chapter 5: Identify
• Chapter 6: Relate
• Chapter 7: Belong
• Chapter 8: Gather
• Chapter 9: Design
• Chapter 10: Collaborate
• Chapter 11: Scale
• Chapter 12: Impact
• Part 3: Farsighted
• Chapter 13: Curiosity in Action
• Chapter 14: Paper Rockets
• Chapter 15: Infinite Possibilities
• Acknowledgments
• Notes
• Futures Framework Worksheet

Praise for What Comes Next?

When I was president of K-LOVE radio we realized the need to innovate if we wanted to be a part of the future. Nick and Ali created a framework where we could excel at what we were currently doing and see a pathway into the future that would help us achieve our mission to move people closer to Christ. They took an uncertain future and showed us a roadmap to where we needed to go to continue being effective.

—Alan Mason, board member and former CEO at K-Love/Air1

When I was orbiting Earth on the International Space Station, looking back down from 240 miles above, it was clear that the challenges facing our planet would not be solved by doing things the way we have always done them. This is why What Comes Next? is such a critical book. Not only do Nick and Ali help you understand how the world is changing, but they teach you what to do about it.

—Ron Garan, astronaut; author of The Orbital Perspective, Railroad to the Moon, and Floating in Darkness

What Comes Next? is readable, inspiring, sometimes technical, and extremely missional for anyone who feels responsible to lead other followers of Jesus into a preferable future. The lessons of yesterday and the insights of today are not enough for leading tomorrow. When you take the journey with Nick and Ali, you will get a new tool in your leadership tool bag that will help you shape the future.

—Bruce Wesley, Senior Pastor, Clear Creek Community Church

Product Details

• Title: What Comes Next?: Shaping the Future in an Ever-Changing World; A Guide for Christian Leaders
• Authors: Nicholas Skytland, Alicia Llewellyn
• Publisher: Moody
• Print Publication Date: 2021
• Pages: 210
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• ISBNs: 9780802419668, 0802419666
• Resource ID: LLS:WHTCMSCHRSTLDRS
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2025-04-08T20:45:23Z