Neighborhood Mapping

by John Fuder

Publisher:

Moody

, 2014

Overview

If your church relocated, would your neighbors notice? Would there be an outcry for you to stay?

Whether you are a church planter, pastor, community activist, missionary, college ministry leader, or simply a Christ-follower looking to impact your community, this resource is for you.

Neighborhood Mapping by Dr. John Fuder is an engaging, practical tool available to assist workers in the field to better understand the communities they are involved with. It awakens the neighborhood explorer with effective methodology for “exegeting” their neighborhood, offering surveys and samples to lead them in that process.

Dr. Fuder calls believers to shift the focus from inside the church building to those who live in the community. He offers here an easy-to-use resource for those who care about ministry to “the least of these.”

Key Features

• Assists workers in the field to better understand their communities.
• Awakens the neighborhood explorer with effective methodology.
• Calls believers to shift the focus from inside the church building.

Praise for Neighborhood Mapping

The needs in underprivileged communities are too often misunderstood and neglected, resulting in devastating impact upon the already poor and marginalized. Neighborhood Mapping by Dr. John Fuder is an engaging, practical tool available to assist workers in the field to better understand the communities they are involved with, and I highly recommend it as an easy-to-use resource to those who care about ministry to “the least of these.”

-- Dr. Wess Stafford, President emeritus of Compassion International/Author of Too Small to Ignore and Just a Minute

I count it a privilege to endorse this book written by a man who loves the Lord but who also loves the great city of Chicago with its sprawling neighborhoods, broken social systems, and well known reputation for criminal activity! John’s heart beats for this city, for its families, its churches, and its children. Rather than run from these challenges, he is attracted to them, believing that God can be counted on to work mightily where the needs are greatest. At last we can benefit from John’s expertise, so we can better understand our particular city and minister without fear, knowing that God Himself loves the cities of the world. In short, this book is a gift to all who have a burden for the great and growing urban areas of the world that long to be understood, loved, and transformed with an authentic gospel witness.

--Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer, Senior Pastor, The Moody Church

Today most Christians are not short on a desire to impact city neighborhoods for Christ. Our only challenge is that our good intentions are soon sabotaged by our inability to know and understand the neighborhood dynamics in which we are trying to work. This “pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey” approach to neighborhood ministry sometimes is more harmful than helpful. So a big-time “thanks” to my friend John Fuder who helps us take the blindfold off so we can minister with eyes wide open toward effective outcomes.

--Dr. Joseph Stowell, President, Cornerstone University

Product Details

• Title: Neighborhood Mapping: How to Make Your Church Invaluable to the Community
• Author: John Fuder
• Publisher: Moody
• Print Publication Date: 2014
• Logos Release Date: 2013
• Pages: 160
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Subject: Communities › Religious aspects--Christianity
• ISBNs: 9780802489982, 9780802411341, 0802411347, 0802489982
• Resource ID: LLS:9780802489982
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-11T22:05:59Z

About John Fuder

Dr. John Fuder is the director of Justice and Compassion Ministries of re:source global, and the director of city engagement for Park Community Church in Chicago.

Dr. Fuder served in urban ministry for 15 years in California, and was the professor of urban studies at Moody Theological Seminary in Chicago for 17 years. He now trains and coaches the broader body of Christ to engage more deeply in contextualizing the gospel in their local communities.

Dr. Fuder holds a BRE from Prairie Bible College, an MA in religion from Pepperdine University, and a PhD from Biola University. He’s authored many publications, includingTraining Students for Urban Ministry, A Heart for the City: Effective Ministries to the Urban Community, and A Heart for the Community: New Models for Urban and Suburban Ministry. Dr. Fuder and his wife, Nellie, have three children and a granddaughter, and live on Chicago’s north side.