Resources by Topic: Missions

Imagine this. . . You go to your local bookstore and begin to browse, but something is wrong. The titles sound odd. You begin to read and the situations described in the books are hard to understand—they're from another country.

I know Zach Hunter. I met him and had dinner with him and his mom after a showing of the movie Amazing Grace, that great movie on the life of the Christian parliamentarian William Wilberforce and his success in passing the laws to ban slavery in England.

I so emphatically agree with John piper's assessment of this that I'm quoting his whole blog on it. Do NOT interpret the name change as compromise, but only as good strategy.

A few months ago, Doug Nichols, Founder of ACTION International, sent out these statistics on the growth of the church in many places.

There was a striking difference between the itinerant ministry of Jesus and the apostles as seen in the Gospels and the settled communities of Christians reflected in the later books of the New Testament.

There are three billion people worldwide with no nearby Christian or church to share the Gospel with them. They can only be reached by someone (a missionary) going to them with the Gospel.

Randy Alcorn shares about what it means to him to have his books translated into other languages, pointing out some of his favorite covers. 

From Randy Alcorn's 50-minute interview with Steve Saint and Mincaye, regarding God's work through the deaths of the five missionaries in Ecuador. 

The following resources are recommended by David Knauss (former missionary and friend of EPM).

Perhaps my favorite is one that flies under the radar because they devote so little to fundraising, and focus all on hands-on ministry: Action International, based in the Seattle area.

Question from a reader: I've spoken to many long-term missionaries who have surprised me with their opinion about the effectiveness of short-term missions.  We spend a tremendous amount of money on “missionary tourism” in America, often to the detriment of long-term support.  What are your thoughts on short-term missions?

For those interested in pursuing adoption of Haitian orphans, we want to share a few important thoughts regarding this desire. 

In this seven-minute clip, Randy shares about missionary Jim Elliot, and his brother Bert Elliot, and encourages listeners to close the gap in their own lives.

...what are you doing to pour yourselves into our future church leaders who will set examples, for better or for worse, for generations to come?