Eric Swanson is a missional leadership specialist with Leadership Network, leading initiatives with externally focused churches that are missionally engaging their communities, cities, and the world.nbsp; He is coauthor of The Externally Focused Church (Group, 2004), The Externally Focused Life nbsp;(Group, 2009), and The Externally Focused Quest nbsp;(Jossey Bass, 2010). He lives in Louisville, Colorado, with his wife, Liz, and enjoys reading, blogging, photography, cooking, travel, and good coffee.