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

Stetzer, Ed; Putman, David

ISBN 10: 0805443592 / ISBN 13: 9780805443592

Published by B&H Academic, 2006

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Breaking the Missional Code: Your Church Can Become a Missionary in Your Community
• Publisher: B&H Academic
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0805443592
• ISBN 13: 9780805443592
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 16 ounces

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Synopsis

Across North America, many pastors are excited to see churches growing as they achieve their mission to connect the message of the gospel with the community at large. Still others are equally frustrated, following the exact same model for outreach but with lesser results. Indeed, just because a "missional breakthrough" occurs in one place doesn’t mean it will happen the same way elsewhere.

One size does not fit all, but there are cultural codes that must be broken for all churches to grow and remain effective in their specific mission context. Breaking the Missional Code provides expert insight on church culture and church vision casting, plus case studies of successful missional churches impacting their communities.

"We have to recognize there are cultural barriers (in addition to spiritual ones) that blind people from understanding the gospel," the authors write. "Our task is to find the right way to break through those cultural barriers without removing the spiritual and theological ones."

About the Author

David Putman is a Lead Navigator with Auxano the category leader in vision clarity.  David has a passion for helping organizations and individuals clarify their vision and reach their potential.  At Auxano he divides his time helping churches and non-profits clarify their vision, fund their mission, and develop leaders. 

As a catalyst and entrepreneur David has spent most of his adult life with start up churches and organizations.  He is the co-author of Breaking the Missional Code with Ed Stetzer, the author of Breaking the Discipleship Code, Detox for the Overly Religious, The Gospel Disciple, and I Woke Up In Heaven.  He is currently working on The Gospel Disciple Journey (2016) and Comeback Leaders (2017).  

He has degrees in psychology and theology along with a passion for helping people live a fully integrated life.  He lives in the Atlanta area with His wife Tami.