Breaking the Missional Code: Your Church Can Become a Missionary in Your Community

by Dr. Ed Stetzer; David Putman

Publisher:

B&H

, 2006

Overview

Breaking the Missional Code by Ed Stetzer and David Putman is a clarion call for churches in the United States to act among their local communities as missionaries would in a foreign land. For in fact, the message of Jesus Christ is still foreign to many who stand in the shadows of American steeples. As our approach to outreach changes, so can countless lives in our own backyards.

Contents

Top Highlights

“1. They are learning their contexts before choosing their methods.” (Page 154)

“Scripture teaches that the church is God’s missionary in the world. If we are going to join God on his mission, we have to recognize that we are missionaries … wherever he places us—just like the first disciples.” (Page 3)

“Making and multiplying disciples involves three things: (1) living like Jesus lived, (2) loving liked Jesus loved, and (3) leaving behind what Jesus left behind.” (Page 76)

“The church is one of the few organizations in the world that does not exist for the benefit of its members. The church exists because God, in his infinite wisdom and infinite mercy, chose the church as his instrument to make known his manifold wisdom in the world.” (Page 44)

“we will use the term postmodernism to refer to the cultural shift that has taken place in our society.” (Page 6)

Product Details

• Title: Breaking the Missional Code: Your Church Can Become a Missionary in Your Community
• Authors: Ed Stetzer, David Putman
• Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
• Publication Date: 2006
• Pages: 244

About the Authors

Ed Stetzer, Ph.D. has planted churches in New York, Pennsylvania, and Georgia and has trained church planters and pastors across the United States and on five continents. A former seminary professor, he is now missiologist and director of research for the North American Mission Board. He also serves as co-pastor of Lake Ridge Church. Stetzer lives with his wife and three daughters in Cumming, Georgia.

David Putman is one of the pastors at Mountain Lake Church in the Atlanta area. He has trained, coached, and consulted with new and emerging churches across North America. Putman lives with his wife and two children in Cumming, Georgia.