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Hiebert, Paul G. | Expert anthropologist shows missionaries how to better understand the people they serve and their historical and cultural settings. 316 pages. | Missions & Service | ||
Judge, Cindy | This book is just the right amount of information and challenge for a short-term mission trip of a week or a couple months. Whether this is your first trip or an annual service project, take some time with your Bible and the twelve subjects of this user-friendly book and allow… | Christian Living ⋅ Missions & Service | ||
Maxell, John C. and Hoskins… | The world needs change now more than ever. Problems surround us: division, anger, violence, corruption, poverty, homelessness, and family breakdown. Too often, we feel powerless to do anything about them. We wonder, Why doesn't somebody do something?
The good news is, somebody can. YOU can be the one who changes the world… | Christian Living ⋅ Missions & Service | ||
Maxell, John C. and Hoskins… | The world needs change now more than ever. Problems surround us: division, anger, violence, corruption, poverty, homelessness, and family breakdown. Too often, we feel powerless to do anything about them. We wonder, Why doesn't somebody do something?
The good news is, somebody can. YOU can be the one who changes the world… | Christian Living ⋅ Missions & Service | ||
Stott, John and Wright, Christopher… | In recent years, the mission of the church has been defined in two almost exclusive ways. On the one hand are those who say the church must focus on evangelism and discipleship alone. On the other hand are those who advocate concentrating almost solely on societal reform. In this classic… | Missions & Service | ||
Arnold, William V. and Fohl… | William V. Arnold and Margaret Anne Fohl describe Christian caring as a unique form of helping that finds special expression in the church. Daily, Christians have opportunities to extend care, whether it is to a bereaved colleague or a sick friend. In simple, clear language, the authors describe how important… | Christian Living ⋅ Missions & Service | ||
Halverson, Dean | Succinct, easy-to-read sections provide a fascinating guide to the world's major religions--including each faith's origins, basic beliefs, and Christian evangelistic obstacles and opportunities. Comparison charts and a bibliography present additional information and opportunities for further study. | Missions & Service | ||
Watson, David L. and Watsion… | It is hard to deny that today's world can seem apathetic toward Christians. Some may look down at their iPhones when we mention God, motion for the check when we bring up church, or casually change the subject when we talk about prayer. In a world full of people whose… | Missions & Service | ||
Elmer, Duane | Duane Elmer asked people around the world how they felt about Western missionaries. The response? "Missionaries could be more effective if they did not think they were better than us." The last thing we want to do in cross-cultural ministry is to offend people in other cultures. Unfortunately, all too… | Missions & Service | ||
Miller, Darrow | The power of the gospel to transform individual lives has been clearly evident throughout New Testament history. But what of the darkness and poverty that enslave entire cultures, even nations? Have Christians underestimated the power of God's truth to transform entire societies? In Discipling Nations, Darrow Miller builds a powerful… | Missions & Service | ||
Snow, Donald B. | Recent decades have seen an ever-increasing number of Western Christians going abroad as English teachers. Many of these teachers are going to countries that are not very receptive to other forms of Western Christian mission. Some Western Christians view English teaching primarily as a means to gain access to "closed"… | Christian Living ⋅ Missions & Service | ||
Richardson, Don | Has the God who prepared the gospel for all peoples also prepared all peoples for the gospel? Don Richardson, author of best-selling Peace Child, demonstrates through compelling stories from many different cultures how the concept of a supreme God has existed for centuries in hundreds of cultures throughout the world… | Missions & Service | ||
Tucker, Ruth A. | The story of missions is the story of heavenly purposes fulfilled through human hands. From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya traces 2,000 years of missions, from the days of the early church to the present. Uncovering the realities of missions work, this popular volume deals frankly with the complex individuals who helped spread… | Missions & Service | ||
Butterfield, Rosaria | What did God use to draw a radical, committed unbeliever to himself? Did God take her to an evangelistic rally? Or, since she had her doctorate in literature, did he use something in print? No, God used an invitation to dinner in a modest home, from a humble couple who… | Missions & Service | ||
Borthwick, Paul | How to Be a World-Class Christian reveals God's unfolding drama throughout the world and how you can become part of that story. It will show you how to expand your understanding of God's heart for the nations as it is revealed throughout Scripture. It will increase your global prayer life… | Christian Living ⋅ Missions & Service | ||
Nik Ripken | All Christian disciples have one thing in common: as they carry the gospel across the ocean and across the street, persecution will become the norm for those who choose to follow Jesus. How believers respond in the face of persecution reveals everything about their level of faith and obedience.
The Insanity… | Missions & Service | ||
Miller, Gary | In Know Before You Go, Gary Miller calls us to re-examine our short-term mission trips. His goal is not to discourage us from reaching out to other people and cultures, but rather, to help us rethink our methods and goals. If your aim is to actually help people in developing countries… | Christian Living ⋅ Missions & Service | ||
Wright, Christopher H. | 'In The Mission of God's People, Chris Wright shows how God's big-picture plan directs the purpose of God's people, the church. Wright's pioneering 2006 book, The Mission of God, revealed that the typical Christian understanding of 'missions' encompasses only a small part of God's overarching mission for the world. God… | Missions & Service | ||
Corduan, Winfried | World religions are not merely abstract sets of doctrinal beliefs. They are embodied worldviews and practices lived out in the lives of our friends and colleagues. Encounters with these neighboring faiths often challenge our own beliefs and traditions. They make us think more deeply about our own faith commitments.
For all… | Books ⋅ Christian Living ⋅ Missions & Service | ||
Mandryk, Jason | Operation World is the definitive global prayer handbook that will help focus your heart and life towards God's passion for His glory. With over 1 million copies of past versions being sold, this all new 7th edition has been completely updated and revised by Jason Mandryk and covers the entire… | Missions & Service | ||
Operation World | For decades, Operation World has been the world's leading resource for people who want to impact the nations for Christ through prayer. Its twofold purpose has been to inform for prayer and to mobilize for mission. Now the research team of Operation World offers Pray for the World, an accessible resource to facilitate prayer for… | Christian Living ⋅ Missions & Service | ||
Gary Miller | Why are so few of our neighbors joining our Anabaptist churches? Are we not passionately reaching out to them with the Gospel, or are they becoming increasingly indifferent? Does the problem lie with us or with them? The author reviews calls received by Christian Aid Ministries’ Billboard Evangelism program and… | Missions & Service | ||
Rosaria Champagne Butterfield | "Rosaria, by the standards of many, was living a very good life. She had a tenured position at a large university in a field for which she cared deeply. She owned two homes with her partner, in which they provided hospitality to students and activists that were looking to make… | Books ⋅ Christian Living ⋅ Theology & Worldviews ⋅ Missions & Service ⋅ Worldviews | ||
Nabeel Qureshi. Paperback. | Providing an intimate view into a loving Muslim home, Qureshi shares how he developed a passion for Islam before discovering, almost against his will, evidence that Jesus rose from the dead and claimed to be God. Unable to deny the arguments but not wanting to deny his family, Qureshi struggled… | Missions & Service | ||
Smith, Steve and Kai, Ying | Rekindling the revolutionary spirit of the New Testament, T4T sparks a kingdom re-revolution that:
Mobilizes Christians to live out God's calling
Trains believers in lifestyle evangelism
Disciples new believers in loving obedience to Christ
Multiplies generations of new disciples, home groups and churches
Rapidly develops maturing leaders for Spirit-filled, biblically… | Christian Living ⋅ Missions & Service | ||
Zimmerman, Joshua | Jesus said at the end of His walk on earth, "Go ye..." What is the church's responsibility today? Are we fulfilling this mandate? Is it our responsibility to do so? Dare we take a second look at our plain churches - churches which cherish and uphold a radical discipleship as… | Christian Living ⋅ Missions & Service | ||
Yankoski, Mike | Ever Wonder What it Would Be Like to Live Homeless?
Mike Yankoski did more than just wonder. By his own choice, Mike's life went from upper-middle class plush to scum-of-the-earth repulsive overnight. With only a backpack, a sleeping bag and a guitar, Mike and his traveling companion, Sam, set out to… | Christian Living ⋅ Missions & Service | ||
Corbett, Steve and Fikkert, Brian | Good Intentions are not enough. Unleashing and equipping people to effectively help the poor requires repentance and the realization of our own brokenness. When Helping Hurts articulates a biblically based framework concerning the root causes of poverty and its alleviation. | Christian Living ⋅ Missions & Service |