Starting Missional Churches: Life with God in the Neighborhood

All mission is local―the people of God joining the work of God in a particular place. In Starting Missional Churches Mark Lau Branson and Nicholas Warnes introduce us to seven missional churches while examining common challenges regardingtheir genesis. Using stories, interviews with pastors and a look at common preconceived notions of church planting in the West, this guide brings together resources of the missional church conversation with the creativity and energy of those who areexperimenting with diverse planting activities and practices across the country.Curated by a pastor and a professor, this work highlights diverse modern examples of congregations focused on reaching their communities with a missional mindset. Learnfrom these stories how to build a vibrant, engaging church―one that generates redemptive witness in our neighborhoods and in our world.

Mark Lau Branson (EdD, University of San Francisco) is the Homer L. Goddard Senior Professor of the Ministry of the Laity at Fuller Theological Seminary. His most recent book is Leadership, God's Agency, and Disruptions: Confronting Modernity's Wager (with Alan Roxburgh).

Nick Warnes is the organizing pastor of Northland Village Church in Los Angeles. He is a coach and church planting assessor for the Presbyterian Church (USA), and a coach and trainer for Bridges, a nonprofit focused on creating Christ-following communities. He is a teacher and advisor for the Fuller Theological Seminary Church Planting Certificate.