Breaking the Missional Code

Breaking the Missional Code: Your Church Can Become a Missionary in Your Community, Ed Stetzer and David Putman, Broadman & Holman Publishers, Nashville TN, 2006. ISBN-10: 0-8054-4359-2. ISBN-13: 978-0-8054-4359-2. Across North America, pastors and churches are excited. Dynamic pastors are pioneering new methods and models to effectively reach their communities. Many churches are experiencing explosive growth because they are learning to connect with their communities. At the same time, many other pastors are frustrated. They have attended the conferences, bought the tapes, and applied the strategies. However, they have not experienced the "promised" results. People in their communities are not responding in the same way. We are convinced that you can be equally called, gifted, and passionate and yet experience different levels of success due to the model of ministry being used. In other words, the way you do things does impact your ability to reach your community effectively. This book will assist you in being able to think through your context, apply universal principles in your mission setting, and then identify and apply strategies that will make you more effective in your context.

Resource Categories

• Discipleship development
  • Getting to know Jesus
  • Getting to know Christianity
  • Discipleship instruction
  • Spiritual Formation
• Evangelism
  • Articulating our faith
  • Sharing our witness
  • Community of Christ missionary resources
• Starting new groups/congregations
• Congregational leadership
• Worship
• Christian education
• Children and Youth Ministry
• Bridging ministry (outreach to people who have become separated from the church)
• Hospitality Ministry
• Community/Neighborhood Involvement
• Internet ministry
• Skills acquisition
• Natural Church Development
• International Christianity