God's Word Books about Mission
Companion to the Poor
Grigg, Viv
Cry of the Urban Poor
Grigg, Viv
Global Gods: Exploring the Role of Religions in Modern Societies
Shenk, David W.
Christian Mission in the Modern World
Stott, John
Passport to the Bible: An Explorer’s Guide
Various Authors
Through the Gates of Splendor, 40th anniversary edition
Elliot, Elizabeth
Good News About Injustice: A Witness of Courage in a Hurting World
Haugen, Gary
Foolishness to the Greeks: The Gospel and Western Culture
Newbigin, Lesslie
Gods that Fail: Modern Idolatry and Christian Mission
Ramachandra, Vinoth
The Memory Palace of Matteo Ricci
Spence, Jonathan D.
Hudson Taylor's Spiritual Secret
Taylor, Howard & Mary
Christianity Confronts Culture: A Strategy for Crosscultural Evangelism (Revised and Enlarged Edition)
Mayers, Marvin K.
For Christ and the University
Keith & Gladys Hunt
Guardians of the Great Commission: The Story of Women in Modern Missions
Tucker, Ruth
For they shall be fed - Scripture readings and prayers for a just world
Sider, Ronald J.
Marching to a Different Drummer: Rediscovering Missions in an Age of Affluence and Self-Interest
Raymo, Jim
Getting Sent: A Relational Approach to Support Raising
Sommer, Pete
Women's guide to overseas living, second edition
Piet-Pelon, Nancy J.; Hornby, Barbara
Discovering Your City: Bringing Light to the Task of Community Transformation
Waymire, Bob; Townsend, Carl
How the Irish Saved Civilization
Cahill, Thomas
Changing the Mind of Missions: Where have we gone wrong?
Engel, James & Dyrness, William
The Recovery of Mission: Beyond the Pluralist Paradigm
Ramachandra, Vinoth
Mack & Leeann's Guide to Short-Term Missions
Stiles, Mack and Leeann
A Mind for Missions: Ten Ways to Build Your World Vision
Borthwick, Paul
Black Baptists and African Missions : The Origins of a Movement 1880-1915
Sandy D. Martin
Women in the Church: A Biblical Theology of Women in Ministry
Stanley J. Grenz and Denise Muir Kjesbo
Women in Ministry : Four Views
Bonnidell Clouse and Robert G. Clouse (editors)
Organic Faith: A Call to Authentic Christianity
Ron Mitchell
Women as Risk-Takers for God: Finding your Role in the Neighborhood, Church, and World
Lorry Lutz
Ministry at the Margins: The prophetic mission of women, youth and the poor
Cheryl Sanders
Six Dangerous Questions to Transform Your View of the World
Borthwick, Paul
Let the Nations be Glad: The Supremacy of God in Missions
Piper, John
Abolitionists Abroad: American Blacks and the Making of Modern West Africa
Lamin Sanneh
Grace At the Table: Ending Hunger in God's World
David Beckmann & Arthur Simon
More to be Desired than Gold
Christy Wilson
The Next Christendom: The Coming of Global Christianity
Philip Jenkins
Cat & Dog Theology: Rethinking Our Relationship With Our Master
Bob Sjogren and Gerald Robison
Short-Term Missions Workbook
Timothy Dearborn
Serving as Senders
Pirolo, Neal
Exclusion and Embrace: A Theological Exploration of Identity, Otherness, and Reconciliation
Volf, Miroslav
Kingdom Come: How Jesus Wants to Change the World
Allen Wakabayashi
Bruchko
Olson, Bruce
The Essence of the Church
Craig Van Gelder
Missional Church: A Vision for the Sending of the Church in North America
Darell Guder, ed.
Jesus in Beijing
David Aikman
The Message of Ephesians
John Stott
Reformation in Foreign Missions
Bob Finley
From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya: A Biographical History of Christian Missions
Tucker, Ruth A.
Youth and Missions
Paul Borthwick
Cross-Cultural Connections: Stepping Out and Fitting in Around the World
Duane Elmer
Cross-Cultural Servanthood: Serving the World in Christlike Humility
Duane Elmer
One World or Many? The Impact of Globalisation on Mission
Edited by Richard Tiplady
The Cross & the Prodigal: Luke 15 Through the Eyes of Middle Eastern Peasants
Kenneth Bailey
God is at Work: Transforming People and Nations Through Business
Ken Eldred
Shining Like Stars
Lindsay Brown
Compassion: A Reflection on the Christian Life
Nouwen, Henri J.M. et alii
Operation World
Johnstone, Patrick
Warfare by Honor: The Restoration of Honor: A Protocol Handbook
Qaumaniq and Suuqiina
The Expansion of Christianity
Timothy Yates
Quiet Strength
Tony Dungy
The Master Plan of Evangelism
Coleman, Robert E.
American Women in Mission
Dana Roberts
Islam and Christian Witness
Martin Goldsmith
The Externally Focused Church
Rick Susaw, Eric Swanson
Screams in the Desert: Hope and Humor for Women in Cross-Cultural Ministry
Sue Eenigenburg
Guardians of Great Commission: The Story of Women in Modern Missions
Ruth Tucker
God Has a Dream: A Vision of Hope for the Future
Desmond Tutu
Is That Really You, God?
Loren Cunningham, Janice Rogers
Out of the Saltshaker and into the World
Rebecca Manley Pippert
Do Hard Things
Alex and Brett Harris
Missions and Money
Jonathan J. Bonk
Working Your Way to the Nations
Jonathan Lewis, ed.
The Missionary Call
M. David Sills
Harvest of Hope
Kay Marhsall Strom
Dead Aid
Dambisa Moyo
 
 

""You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. 16In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.""

Matthew 5:14-16 (NIV)

 
 

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