Jay's how the question effects me and reading list
I'm writing to relate how our key question effects my ministry specifically.
How do pastors develop and perpetuate Christian missional ministry and lead
Christian missional movements?
The church that I lead, Cornerstone Christian Fellowship, is a pretty
missional church. Cornerstone is only about ten years old and still has the
feel of a church plant. Most of our people are young believers in Christ
and are excited about who Jesus is. Our church has a real vision to see the
community we are living in -- Lebanon, Pennsylvania -- alive in Christ. As
of now though, that's not happening. My congregation has loads of
excitement and passion for Jesus, I believe we are missional in our hearts,
but we have little to no structure for allowing people a concrete outlet for
that passion. The founding pastor of Cornerstone did a great job of
developing missional ministry. I am part of this team to try to discover
how to perpetuate and deepen that missional mindset and see it change our
city.
Recommendations for Reading List:
"The Emerging Church" by Dan Kimball, Zondervan, March 2003 ISBN: 0310245648
"Doing Church As A Team" by Wayne Cordeiro, Regal Books, 2001, ISBN:
0830726527
"The Church On The Other Side" by Brian McLaren, Zondervan, 2000,
ISBN:0310237076
"The Prevailing Church" by Randy Pope, Moody Press, 2002, ISBN: 0802427413
"The Equipping Church" by Sue Mallory, Zondervan, 2001, ISBN: 0310240670
"The End Of The World...As We Know It" by Chuck Smith Jr., Waterbrook Press,
2001
ISBN: 1578564026
"In The Name Of Jesus" by Henri Nouwen, Crossroad Publishing, 1989,
ISBN:0824512596

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