85 Suggested Missions Books
(in print today — August 5, 2008)
Compiled by Doug Nichols, Founder and International Director Emeritus, Action International Ministries
PO Box 398 Mountlake Terrace WA 98043-0398, Tel (425) 775-4800, Fax (425) 775-0634,
Email nichols.doug@gmail.com, www.actionintl.org
* Very important **A must ***Possibly one of the best!
Sections:
1. Biographies
2. General
3. History of Missions
4. Leadership in Missions
5. Ministry to Needy Children
6. Preparation, Raising Support & Furloughs
7. Specialized
8. Theological Issues in Missions
9. Urban Missions
1. B I O G R A P H I E S |
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Author and Publisher
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Comments
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A Chance to Die
(The Life and Legacy of Amy Carmichael)
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Elisabeth Elliot
Fleming H. Revell Company
382 pages
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*** A classic study on a life lived for the glory of God!
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Amy Carmichael
(Let the Little Children Come)
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Lois Hoadley Dick
Moody Press
160 pages
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Five Pioneer Missionaries
(David Brainerd, William Burns, John Eliot, Henry Martyn, John Paton)
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Different authors
The Banner of Truth
345 pages
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*** Great lessons from five missionary heroes of the past.
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Gladys Aylward
(The Courageous English Missionary)
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Catherine Swift
Bethany House Publishers
128 pages
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Isobel Kuhn
(Missionary to the Lisu in China)
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Lois Hoadley Dick
Bethany House Publishers
157 pages
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John G. Patton, Missionary to the New Hebrides (Vanuatu)
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John G. Patton (autobiography)
The Banner of Truth
524 pages
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A Man in Christ
(The Story of J. Hudson Taylor)
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Roger Steer
Harold Shaw Publishers
374 pages
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*** One of the best biographies in print today!
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Mary Slessor
(Heroine of the Calabar)
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Basil Miller
Bethany House Publishers
139 pages
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No Sacrifice Too Great
(The Story of C.T. Studd and Priscilla)
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Eileen Vincent
WEC Publications
253 pages
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** Even with his faults, we can learn much from and praise God for C.T. Studd!
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Shadow of the Almighty
(The Life & Testament of Jim Elliot)
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Elisabeth Elliot
Harper & Row Publishers
256 pages
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Storming the Golden Kingdom
(Adoniram Judson, Apostle to Burma)
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John Waters
InterVarsity Press
190 pages
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The Legacy of William Carey
(A Model for the Transformation of a Culture)
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Vishal & Ruth Mangalwadi
Crossway Books
153 pages
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William Carey
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S. Pearce Carey
The Wakeman Trust
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*** One leading pastor says this is one of the best books he has read.
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Book Title
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Author and Publisher
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2020 Vision
(Practical Ways Individuals and Churches Can be Involved)
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Bill & Amy Stearns
Bethany House
234 pages
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African-American Experience
(in World Mission: A Call Beyond Community)
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Edited by Vaughn J. Walston and Robert J. Stevens
William Carey Library
192 pages
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The Church is Bigger
Than You Think
(The Unfinished Work of World Evangelization)
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Patrick Johnstone
WEC Publications
314 pages
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*** Excellent update on the task of the church.
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Communicating Cross-Culturally (2nd Edition)
(An Introduction to Missionary Communication)
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David J. Hesselgrave
Zondervan Books
672 pages
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Crisis and Hope in Latin America
(An Evangelical Perspective)
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Emilio Antonio Núñez C.
William David Taylor
William Carey Library
526 pages
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Eternity in Their Hearts
(Startling Evidence of Belief in the One True God in Hundreds of Cultures Throughout the World)
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Don Richardson
Regal Books/Gospel Light
223 pages
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Go and Make Disciples!
(An Introduction to Christian Missions)
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Roger S. Greenway
P&R Publishing
190 pages
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*** Excellent challenge.
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How to Be a World Class Christian
(You Can Be a Part of God’s Global Action)
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Paul Borthwick
Chariot Victor Publishing
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Let the Nations Be Glad
(The Supremacy of God in Missions)
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John Piper
InterVarsity Press
240 pages
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*** Puts God back in the center of missions.
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Lords of the Earth
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Don Richardson
YWAM Publishing
320 pages
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Marching to a Different Drummer
(Rediscovering Missions in an Age of Affluence and Self-Interest)
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Jim Raymo
Christian Literature Crusade
(WEC International Publications) 216 pages
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*** Possibly the best practical missions book printed in the last five years. Deals with controversies well.
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A Mind for Missions
(Ten Ways to Build Your World Vision)
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Paul Borthwick
NavPress
167 pages
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Missions in the Third Millennium
(21 Key Trends for the 21st Century)
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Stan Guthrie
Paternoster Publishing
205 pages
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The New Global Mission
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Samuel Escobar
IV Press 2003
192 pages
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** The new realities of our global world and a changing mission field.
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On Being a Missionary
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Thomas Hale
William Carey Library
422 pages
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**Deals with problems, struggles …of missionaries … to best prepare for joyous, rewarding ministry!
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Operation World
21st Century Edition
(The Day-by-Day Guide to Praying for the World)
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Patrick Johnstone
Christian Literature Crusade
824 pages
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*** Maps, statistics, culture, missions, evangelism and discipleship in each country of the world.
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Out of the Comfort Zone
(Grace! Vision! Action!)
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George Verwer
OM Literature
154 pages
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*** Excellent book on challenge and vision for missions.
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Peace Child
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Don Richardson
YWAM Publishing
288 pages
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Planting Churches Cross-Culturally
(A Guide for Home and Foreign Missions)
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David Hesselgrave
Baker Book House
462 pages
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Scripture and Strategy
(The Use of the Bible in Postmodern Church and Mission)
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David J. Hesselgrave
William Carey Library
192 pages
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* Are our methods and strategies based on the Word of God?
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Serving as Senders
(How to Care for Your Missionaries While They are Preparing to Go, While They are on the Field, When They Return Home)
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Neal Pirolo
Emmaus Road International
208 pages
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** Very practical help for evangelical "sending" churches.
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Six Dangerous Questions
(To Transform Your View of the World)
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Paul Borthwick
InterVarsity Press
129 pages
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** "Borthwick has exposed important issues in missions that pastors,…and leaders, need to grapple with." (Jim Reapsome)
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A Vision for Missions
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Tom Wells
The Banner of Truth
157 pages
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** The missionary vision must begin with the vision of God and to "declare His glory among the nations."
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You Can Change the World (Volumes 1 and 2)
(Learning to Pray for People Around the World; The Children's Version of Operation World)
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Jill Johnstone
WEC International
(Vol. 1 - 126 pages - out of print)
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***Excellent for children, young people, and family prayer time.
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Author and Publisher
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A Concise History of the Christian World Mission
(2nd Edition)
(A Panoramic View of Missions from Pentecost to the Present)
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J. Herbert Kane
Baker Book House
216 pages
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From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya
(A Biographical History of Christian Missions)
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Ruth A. Tucker
Zondervan Books
512 pages
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A History of Christianity (From Antiquity to the Present)
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Elizabeth Isichei
MARC Publications
(World Vision) 431 pages
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A History of Christian Missions
(Pelican History of the Church, Vol 6)
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Stephen Neill
Viking Press
528 pages
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On Their Way Rejoicing
(The History and Role of the Bible in Africa)
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Ype Schaaf
Paternoster Publishing
254 pages
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The Story of Faith Missions
(From Hudson Taylor to Present Day Africa)
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Klaus Fiedler
MARC Publications
(World Vision) 428 pages
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4. L E A D E R S H I P I N M I S S I O N S
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Book Title
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Author and Publisher
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Dynamic Spiritual Leadership
(Leading Like Paul)
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J. Oswald Sanders
Discovery House Publishers
223 pages
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*** Excellent
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Future Leaders
(Spirituality, Mentors, Context and Style for Leaders of the Future)
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Viv Thomas
Paternoster Press
189 pages
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Spiritual Leadership
(Second Revision)
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J. Oswald Sanders
Moody Press 190 pages
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*** Remains the best book in print on spiritual leadership!
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Author and Publisher
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Children in Crisis: A New Commitment
(War Traumas, Street Children, AIDS Orphans, Sexually Exploited, the Girl Child, Child Laborers)
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Phyllis, Kilbourn, Editor
MARC Publications
(World Vision)
272 pages
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Restoring Children of the Streets
(A Ministry Guide for Taking the Street Out of Street Children)
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Jeff Anderson, Editor
Action International Ministries 92 pages
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*** The best in its category
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Healing the Children of War
(A Handbook for Ministry to Children Who Have Suffered Deep Traumas)
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Phyllis Kilbourn, Editor
MARC Publications
(World Vision) 318 pages
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*** Excellent for ministry to children in crisis.
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Reaching Children in Need
(What's Being Done—What You Can Do)
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Patrick McDonald
with Emma Garrow
Kingsway Publications
190 pages
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** Excellent for information for networking in ministry to children in crisis.
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Sexually Exploited Children
(Working to Protect and Heal)
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Editors Phyllis Kilbourn
and Marjorie McDermid
MARC Publications
(World Vision)
324 pages
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Street Children
(The Tragedy and Challenge of the World's Millions of Modern-day Oliver Twists)
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Andy Butcher
Gabriel Publishers
201 pages
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*** An emotional, biblical, informative book on reaching street children with the gospel. Excellent!
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Street Children
(A Guide to Effective Ministry)
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Phyllis Kilbourn, Editor
MARC Publications
(World Vision)
253 pages
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*** Practical steps in ministry to the world's neglected 150,000,000 street children.
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Author and Publisher
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52 Ways to Teach Missions
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Nancy S. Williamson
Rainbow Books
64 pages
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Friend Raising
(Building a Missionary Support Team that Lasts)
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Betty Barnett
YWAM Publishing
178 pages
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Getting Sent
(A Relational Approach to Support Raising)
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Pete Sommer
InterVarsity Press
202 pages
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Lambs Dancing with Wolves
(A Manual for Christian Workers Overseas)
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Dr. Michael Griffiths
Kregel Publications
384 pages
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Manual for Missionaries on Furlough
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Marjorie A. Collins
William Carey Library
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Missionary Care
(Counting the Cost for World Evangelization)
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Kelly O'Donnell
William Carey Library
360 pages
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People Raising
(A Practical Guide to Raising Support)
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William P. Dillon
Moody Press
255 pages
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Raising Resilient MKs
(Raising MKs to Love God and Follow Him)
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Joy M. Bowers, Editor
Mission Training International
510 pages
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Re-Entry
(Making the Transition from Missions to Life at Home)
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Peter Jordan
YWAM Publishing
150 pages
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Send Me!
(Your Journey to the Nations)
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Steve Hoke
Bill Taylor
William Carey Library
136 pages
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Survival of the Fittest
(Keeping Yourself Healthy in Travel and Service Overseas)
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Dr. Christine Aroney-Sine
MARC Publications
(World Vision) 121 pages
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* A good handbook for healthy travel and ministry.
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Too Valuable to Lose
(Exploring the Causes and Cures of Missionary Attrition)
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William D. Taylor, Editor
William Carey Library
308 pages
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** Excellent resource.
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Author and Publisher
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Answering Islam
(The Crescent in the Light of the Cross)
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Norman Geisler
Baker Book House
336 pages
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Communicating Christ in Animistic Contexts
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Gailyn Van Rheenen
William Carey Library
344 pages
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Evangelization and
Church Growth
(Issues from the Asian Context)
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Roger Hedlund
William Carey Library
260 pages
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Global Missiology for the 21st Century
(Reflections from the Iguassu Dialogue)
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William Taylor, Editor
Baker Book House
564 pages
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Ministry to Muslim Women
(Longing to Call Them Sisters)
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Fran Love & Jeleta Eckheart
William Carey Library
288 pages
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Planting Churches in Muslim Cities
(A Team Approach)
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Greg Livingstone
Baker Book House
271 pages
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Reaching Muslims for Christ
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William Saal
Moody Press 224 pages
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Secrets of the Koran
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Don Richardson
Gospel Light Publishers
144 pages
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Serving with the Poor in Africa
(Cases in Holistic Ministry)
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Tetsunao Yamamori
Bryant L. Myers
Kwame Bediako
Larry Reed (Editors)
MARC Publications
230 pages
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A Biblical Theology of Missions
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George W. Peters
Moody Press
368 pages
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Contextualization
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David J. Hesselgraves
Edward Rommen
William Carey Library
291 pages
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** "This classic brings together the meanings, proposals, and tasks involved in contextualization...explores the history of contextualiza-tion in the Bible...while also examining the proposals of prominent thinkers on this subject."
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If Jesus Were Mayor
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Bob Moffit
Harvest Publishers
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Ministering Cross-Culturally
(An Incarnational Model for Personal Relationships)
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Sherwood G. Lingenfelter and Marvin K. Mayers
Baker Book House
125 pages
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Missionary Methods
(St. Paul's or Ours?)
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Roland Allen
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
179 pages
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*** The strategy of the apostolic method—trust in the Holy Spirit indwelling converts and the churches of which they are members.
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Mission on the Way
(Issues in Mission Theology)
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Charles Van Engen
Baker Book House
306 pages
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* Author masterfully articulates the contours of mission theology. Excellent bibliographic sources.
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Cities (2nd Edition)
(Missions’ New Frontier)
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Roger S. Greenway
Timothy Monsma
Baker Book House
280 pages
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Cry of the Urban Poor
(Reaching the Slums of Today's Megacities)
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Viv Grigg
MARC Publications
295 pages
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Discipling the City (2nd Edition)
(A Comprehensive Approach to Urban Mission)
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Roger S. Greenway, Editor
Baker Book House
302 pages
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Planting and Growing Urban Churches
(From Dream to Reality)
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Harvie Conn, Editor
Baker Book House
272 pages
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Research in Church
and Mission
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Viggo Sgaard
William Carey Library
260 pages
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Index of Publishers
Action International Ministries (ACTION)
PO Box 398
Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043
1-800-755-6918
info@actionintl.org
Baker Book House
PO Box 6287
Grand Rapids MI 49516-6287
(800) 877-2665
The Banner of Truth
PO Box 621
Carlisle PA 17013-0621
(717) 249-5747
Banner@banneroftruth.co.uk
Bethany House Publishers
11300 Hampshire Avenue South
Minneapolis MN 55438-2455
(800) 328-6109
Broadman & Holman Publishers
127 Ninth Avenue North
Nashville TN 37234
(800) 251-3225
Chariot Victor Publishing
4050 Lee Vance View
Colorado Springs CO 80918
(719) 536-3271
(800) 664-7167 (fax)
Christian Literature Crusade
Box 1449
Fort Washington PA 19034
(800) 659-1240
Crossway Books
Division of Good News Publishers
1300 Crescent Street
Wheaton, IL 60187
(800) 635-7993
Discovery House Publishers
P.O. Box 3566
Grand Rapids, MI 49501
1-800-653-8333
dhp@dhp.org
Emmaus Road International
7150 Tanner Court
San Diego CA 92111
(619) 292-7020
Essence Communications Group
20 Hanna Court
Belleville, ON K8P 5J2
Canada
(800) 238-6376
Email: fulfillment@essencegroup.com
Baker Book House
PO Box 6287
Grand Rapids MI 49516
(800) 877-2665
Gabriel Resources
Ministry of Operation Mobilization
PO Box 1047
Waynesboro, GA 30830
1-800-MORE BOOKS
Email: info@gabriel-resources.com
Harold Shaw Publishers
PO Box 567
388 Gundersen Drive
Wheaton IL 60189
(800) 742-9782
Harper & Row Publishers
HarperCollins
10 East 53rd Street
New York NY 10022
(212) 207-7000
www.harpercollins.com
InterVarsity Press
430 Plaza Drive
Westmont IL 60559-1234
(800) 843-9487
Kingsway Publications
Lottbridge Drove
Eastbourne, BN23 6NT
ENGLAND
books@kingsway.co.uk
Kregel Publications
PO Box 2607
Grand Rapids, MI 49501-2607
Ordering: 1-616-451-4775 x218
Email: customerservice@kregel.com
MARC Publications
800 Chestnut Avenue
Monrovia CA 91016-3198
(800) 777-7752
Mission Training International
PO Box 50110
Colorado Springs CO 80949
(800) 896-3710
(719) 594-4682 (fax)
mintern@aol.com
Moody Press
820 North LaSalle Boulevard
Chicago IL 60610-3214
(800) 678-8812
NavPress
PO Box 35001
Colorado Springs CO 80935-3501
(800) 366-7788
OM Literature
PO Box 1047
Waynesboro GA 30830
(800) 733-5907
P&R Publishing
PO Box 817
Phillipsburg NJ 08865-0817
(800) 631-0094
(908) 454-0505
P&R@prpbooks.com
www.prpbooks.com
Paternoster Publishing
(see OM Literature)
Rainbow Books
303 Arthur Street
Fairfield Vic. 3078
Australia
+61 3 9481 6611
General Email: rba@rainbowbooks.com.au
Customer Service:
custserv@rainbowbooks.com.au
Regal Books/Gospel Light
2300 Knoll Drive
Ventura CA 93003-7308
(805) 644-9721
Viking Press
The Penguin Putnam Publishing Group
405 Murray Hill Parkway
East Rutherford NJ 07073
(800) 788-6262
www.penguinputnam.com
The Wakeman Trust
5 Templar Street
London SE5 9JB
United Kingdom
WEC International Publications
PO Box 1707
Fort Washington PA 19034-8707
(215) 646-2322
William Carey Library
1705 North Sierra Bonita
Pasadena CA 91104
(800) 647-7466
orders@wclbooks.com
YWAM Publishing
PO Box 55787
Seattle WA 98155
(425) 771-1153
Zondervan Books
5300 Patterson Avenue SE
Grand Rapids MI 49512-9659
(800) 727-1309
