When Jana and I came to WV in April of 2013 for our search committee interview I mentioned a book the committee should read to understand how and where I would lead the association. The title is The Present Future: Six Tough Questions for the Church by Reggie McNeal (2003: Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, CA). I have been true to my word. It is an unsettling but profitable read. In that book McNeal makes a crucial distinction for today’s church leaders: we need to prepare more tha