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Missional Planning Resources

Books
  • Unchristian: What A New Generation Really Thinks About Christianity… And Why It Matters;
    David Kinnaman & Gabe Lyons,
    Baker Books, Grand Rapids, MI 2007
  • The Next Christians – Seven Ways You Can Live the Gospel and Restore the World; Gabe Lyons,
    Multnomah Books, New York, 2010
  • You Lost Me – Why Young Christians Are Leaving the Church…And Rethinking Faith;
    David Kinnaman,
    Baker Books, Grand Rapids, 2011
  • Almost Christian – What the Faith of our Teenagers is Telling the American Church; Kenda Creasy Dean,
    Oxford University Press, USA, 2010
  • A Field Guide for the Missional Congregation – Embarking on a Journey of Transformation;
    Rick Rouse & Craig Van Gelder,
    Augsburg Fortress, Minneapolis, 2008
  • The Innovative Church – Seven Steps to Positive Change in Your Congregation; Merton Strommen,
    Augsburg Publishing, Minneapolis, 1997
  • Ask, Thank, Tell – Improving Stewardship Ministry in Your Congregation;
    Charles R. Lane,
    Augsburg Fortress, Minneapolis, 2006
  • Giving to God – The Bible’s Good News about Living a Generous Life;
    Mark Allan Powell,
    Eerdman’s Publishing, Grand Rapids, MI 2006
  • Free Of Charge – Giving and Forgiving in a Culture Stripped of Grace;
    Miroslav Volf, Zondervan,
    Grand Rapids, MI 2005
  • Deep Economy – The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Life;
    Bill McKibben,
    Holt Paperback, New York, 2007
  • Emerging Ministry – Being Church Today; Nathan C.P. Frambach,
    Augsburg Fortress, Minneapolis, 2007
  • Public Church – For the Life of the World; Cynthia D. Moe-Lobeda,
    Augsburg Fortress, Minneapolis, 2004
Links
  • weare3dm.com
  • themissionalnetwork.com
  • omgcenter.com
  • healthierchurch.org
The Mission We Share: A Mission Planning Resouce for the Congregations of the NEMN Synod, ELCA
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