Missions Missionary Work category: 1022 books

This wonderful collection brings together some of the most well-known and influential missionary texts of the last few hundred years. Each text is included in full: • William Carey’s – Obligation to Use Means in the Conversion of Heathen • A.T.Pierson's – The Crisis of Missions...

“In a rapidly changing world,… the central missionary vision of the church must be constantly renewed, lest its foundations become lost in the confusion of change or its practices trapped in missionary models of the past.” In this second edition of Missions, long-time missionary Gailyn...

SEVEN CLASSIC MISSIONARY BIOGRAPHIES brings together the stories of some of the greatest missionaries of all time.  1. RAYMOND LULL - First Missionary to the Muslims. This book covers the extraordinary work and ministry of Raymond Lull who lived from 1232-1315. Not only was Lull was a Fransiscan...

This volume is the first to examine at length and in detail the impact of the missionary experience on American cultural, political, and religious history. This collection of 15 essays provides a fully developed account of the domestic significance of foreign missions from the 19th century...

For missionaries in the twenty-first century, change is necessary in order for them to continue to be strong and viable. Growing Missionaries Biblically takes a fresh look at Christian missions and proposes a comprehensive, biblical missionary training program for short- and longterm missions. Its...

Genuine Christians desire to serve the Lord and many would like to obey the Great Commission but not all are equipped for the tasks involved with Missions. What exactly is Mission work about? Who is a Missionary and what does he do? Should a Missionary be called specially or anyone could be a Missionary?...

Celebrating their vanguard leadership potential, veteran urban missionary Michael V. Fariss challenges Christian African-American students to create a spiritual uprising for international missions. He writes directly to black students who want to know their career assignments from Jesus Christ and...

This new volume in the award-winning Encountering Mission series is for current and future missionaries. It provides practical guidance regarding getting ready for the mission field and the realities of life on the field. The authors are well qualified to write such a manual, each having served as...

"Short Term Missions: Long Term Impact is a fantastic resource for everyone desirous of being a blessing to other nations.  John Overholt packages vitally insightful truth in a style that is caring and easy to grasp.  John's wealth of experience delivered in story and succinct points helps...

Working for God on the mission fields of the world is a noble venture but without being spiritually ready, all efforts may become wasted because the opposition is alive and aims at wrecking the work of the Missionary. Foreign Missions Strategy: Spiritual Readiness points the Missionary to important...

At this critical point in the history of World Missions, it is imperative for us to take a step back from “business as usual” in our work around the globe and reevaluate the strategies and methods we are implementing. What is working? What isn’t? If we’re honest, there may be more not working...

Newly updated, revised edition. A complete missionary manual for evangelical missionaries.Missionary Methods is an enduring classic, a how-to that every single missionary should read, as well as any lay person who desires to be a useful part of the body of Christ. The author, Roland Allen,...

This bestselling textbook by leading missionary scholars offers an engaging introduction to the work of missions in the contemporary world. It provides a broad overview of the biblical, theological, and historical foundations for missions. It also considers personal and practical issues involved in...

First published in 1913, Missionary Principles is a classic textbook by genre, but in its controversial evaluation of the Church's missionary theories, it is by no means wholly traditional. At the centre of this discursive study, Allen asserts the distinction which needs to be made in missionary aims...