I haven’t posted for several days partly because of the busy past week hosting a mission team from Arkansas that was here in Kansas City assisting with our church planting efforts. I want to publicly thank the team from Lone Rock Baptist Church for the exceptional construction work they did on a couple of our facilities. They not only exhibited outstanding craftsmanship, but each team member presented themselves in a profound Christlike manner. Thank you church!

While I haven’t been posting of late, I have run across several good articles that are worth sharing. Mike Breen shares 10 books that every missional leaders should read. Check it out here, here and here.

Jared Wilson on missions and not settling for the American Dream.

A lot of great thinking on Apostolic Missionaries and the Urban Contexts from J.D. Payne.

A Missional Spirituality for Radical Evangelicals from Charles Ringma.

Ed Stetzer and Involving All of God’s People in All of God’s Mission.

Cultivating a Missional Leadership Culture from Todd Hiestand.

Finally, check out the excellent resource, Moving Back Into the Neighborhood Workbook from Alan Roxburgh. The $29.99 price for this 77 page download is a bit pricey, but Roxburgh provides a very helpful tool for churches who desire to engage their community.

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