Missional Essentials is written to help followers of Christ rediscover the heart of God for their neighborhoods and communities.
Lance Ford is the cofounder and director of Christianity Today's Shapevine.com and the former director of the Northwood Church Multiplication Center. He also serves as an adjunct professor at Biblical Seminary, Hatfield, Pennsylvania. A writer and consultant, Lance has designed several unique training systems currently in use by networks, seminaries, and leaders throughout the world. Brad Brisco is the Church Planting Strategist for a network of churches in Kansas City, where he recruits, trains, and coaches church planters. He is on the board of KC Sentral, a missional training center and is the co-founder of the Sentralized Conference. He has a doctorate in the area of mission ecclesiology, and blogs regularly at missionalchurchnetwork.com.