Neighborhood Mapping: How to Make Your Church Invaluable to the Community - Softcover

In addition to understanding the Word of God, it is necessary to understand the people we serve. Once we make sense of our neighborhoods and communities, we can begin to "diagnose" needs and apply the proper "dose" of the Gospel to meet those opportunities.

Neighborhood Mapping awakens the neighborhood explorer to consider effective methodology of understanding their neighborhood. Dr. Fuder calls believers to shift the focus from inside the church building to those who live in the community.

Best practices and sample surveys will be available in this resource as explorers will look through the lens of Scripture to give practical steps to exegete the community and consider best practices of:

• What is a neighborhood map/Community Analysis
• When should this map/analysis be created
• Why should we map our neighborhood
• Who is on the map / Who is a part of this analysis
• Where are the borders of this map/analysis
• How does one conduct a community analysis

If your church relocated, would your neighbors notice? Would there be an outcry for you to stay?

Whether you are a church planter, pastor, community activist, missionary, college ministry leader, or simply a Christ-follower looking to impact your community, this resource is for you.

Neighborhood Mapping by Dr. John Fuder is an engaging, practical tool available to assist workers in the field to better understand the communities they are involved with, and I highly recommend it as an easy-to-use resource to those who care about ministry to "the least of these."

Dr. Wess Stafford, President emeritus of Compassion International/Author ofToo Small to Ignore and Just a Minute

This book is a gift to all who have a burden for the great and growing urban areas of the world that long to be understood, loved, and transformed with an authentic gospel witness.

Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer, Senior Pastor, The Moody Church

Anyone who seeks to understand the life and soul of their neighborhood and city will want to make this book a part of their tool box.

Brad Stanley, Director, YWAM Chicago / Author, Finding God in the City

It is with great enthusiasm that I recommend his new book, Neighborhood Mapping, to anyone who has a heart for seeing their communities impacted by the good news of Jesus Christ.

Noel Castellanos, CEO, Christian Community Development Association