Gospel DNA: 21 Ministry Values for Growing Churches

“Richard Coekins ministry speaks for itself. Under Richards leadership over the past twenty years, God has grown Dundonald Church and the Co-Mission initiative to become a vibrant church-planting movement in London that has planted Anglican and Independent evangelical churches with a vision to reach the lost with the good news of the Lord Jesus. In this short but incisive book he explains the 21 principles for faithful and effective gospel ministry that have been embedded in the culture of Co-Mission. This is not a how to book, but rather a powerful challenge to keep preaching the unchanging apostolic gospel in the contemporary context, and to ensure that our ministries are shaped by apostolic priorities rather than mere pragmatism. These principles are applicable in every local church situation, which makes this book an ideal resource to help church leaders and church leadership teams re-evaluate their vision, program and ministries. The immense gospel need in the UK today would perhaps begin to be addressed if every local church in the country were to reflect the gospel DNA outlined in this book.”

“A gem of a book which takes us back to the heart of gospel ministrycompelling us to keep teaching God's Word, pastoring his flock, seeking the lost and standing firm for biblical truth in a hostile culture. Immensely practical, biblically insightful, very humbling, and packed with helpful, personal examples. Brilliant!”

“There can be no better teacher on Christian discipleship, ministry and church planting than the apostle Paul. And I cant think of anyone who could do a better job of applying his principles to today than Richard Coekin. I highly recommend this book.”

“One of our great needs is to have our hearts attuned to the heart of God. Richards book, "Gospel DNA", serves this need wonderfully. And it does this by going straight to a passage rich with the themes and values of a gospel heart, Acts 20. The book is clear, easy to grasp, but deeply profound in its simplicityand hugely practical and useful. A book to read and share.”

“I have the highest possible regard, and gratitude to God, for the work of Co-Mission so faithfully led by Richard Coekin over these recent years. This book contains not only a faithful and masterful exposition of Acts 20, but also numerous helpful insights on Gospel churches and Christian leadership from one who has been greatly used by God in our generation. It will be a most useful study for church leaders, and leadership teams - I recommend it wholeheartedly.”

“I am glad to commend this book to you. Its short, accessible and readable. It's faithful to the text, helpful in its application and honest in its assessments. Its from a particular context but it speaks to a wider audience. Richard has served us all well in writing it.”

“It is often said that gospel truth is not merely the means for conversion but is also a shaping power for all Christian life and ministry. But such a statement is often followed by generalities. Richard Coekin has developed a robustly biblical and eminently practical handbook for applying the gospel to the ministry of the local church. I recommend it!”

“I cannot imagine that any church serious about Jesus, his gospel, and his Word could not make excellent use of this short book that engagingly articulates old ministry values in fresh and memorable ways. Dont be satisfied with one copy; buy a box of them and distribute them widely.”