Missions Missionary Work category: 1022 books

Edinburgh 2010 has a special relevance for Christians in India particularly when we consider the contributions Indian Christians continue to make both academically as well as in their day-to-day lives to living out and promoting interfaith relations and interfaith dialogue. For the typical Indian...

In 1986, Mogadishu, Somalia, was the safest capital in Africa. In 1994 it was vastly different than our introduction to Somalia in the previous decade. A civil war had broken out, and Somalia was in chaos.

This book deals with the articulation of a Pentecostal tradition of social concern. For Satyavrata, this involves integrating evangelism and social concern within a biblical framework, both in philosophical underpinning and practical ministry. Satyavrata claims that the Pentecostal element in social...

The true story of one doctor's fascinating journey, a patient's courageous struggle, and the faith they both shared. Sometimes without warning, a person walks into your world and changes everything - your career, your future, your life. For Dr. Melvin Cheatham, that person was Stanley Cheborge....

Signs of Hope in the City: Renewing Urban Mission, Embracing Radical Hope. By 2025, there will be 3 billion people living in urban slums. This raises huge questions for the church. Where are the "signs of hope" in our cities? How can the church become "hope enfleshed"? What does it mean to serve the...

This is a very practical teach-yourself guide to opening up the Gospel for Muslims. It is about giving our Muslim friends exposure to Jesus rather than defeating them in argument. using studies in Mathew's Gospel as an example, Keys enables you to go beyond a few favorite passages and use scripture...

Elaine Bumstead pulls back the curtain on the many ways Bangladeshi Christians are persecuted for their faith. She shares the stories of Bangladeshi children who must come to their own faith as they struggle to understand why their parents willingly suffer for the sake of Christ. Their testimonies paint...

Today, as Christendom weakens, worship and mission are poised to reunite after centuries of separation. But this requires the church to rethink both mission and worship. In post-Christendom mission, God is the main actor and God calls all Christians to participate. In post-Christendom worship, the...

“Wilderness Journey is a candid look at what it means to sacrifice, yield and completely surrender to the Will of God. At the conclusion of the whole matter, you will ask yourself, “Have I truly counted up the cost for the journey’s sake?” —Evangelist Wanda R. Scott, Beloved Daughter, Fellow...

Facilitate highlights the key dynamics of small groups that will give a leader confidence to minister to those in the group. Facilitate teaches a leader how to listen well, ask questions, train others, involve people, and prepare for the meeting. This book shows a potential leader how to develop new...

Dangerous Prayer offers a strategy for fostering prayer and spirituality in mission that focuses on neighbourhood transformation and global needs using the Lord's Prayer as a radical blueprint. Sustainability in mission is not possible without prayer; vibrancy in prayer is not possible without...

This unique story is filled with delightful tales of growing up in a tropical Mennonite colony.  You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll gasp in horror as you follow Peter through his adventures in the Paraguayan Chaco. You’ll wonder how he survived being run over by a horse, nearly drowning,...

Is there someone God has laid on your heart that you’ve been unable to reach with traditional methods? When sharing the gospel with your children, grandchildren, coworkers, and neighbors, does it feel like you are walking in a foreign land? If you said, yes, you have found your guide. In...

Mechanistic dehumanization occurs when human beings are objectified and exploited as a means to an end, comparable to expendable components of a machine. This misconstruction of human value is a source and sustainer of overproduction, an excess of consumption, and the pursuit of unrestrained economic...