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You Have a Purpose. God Has a Part for You to Play in Something Big.
You were created by God, called to follow Christ, and commissioned to make disciples. When Jesus gave this commission, it wasn't a last-minute thought before he ascended into heaven. It was a mandate for all his followers to participate in a movement of God already in motion.
What is God's will for my life?
Where does my life fit into God's purpose?
If the idea that you have...
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The churches from the whole world are joined in the effort to reach the whole world. Although it has been documented that Western missionaries serving outside their countries still comprise the majority of world missions workers, the growth rate of majority world missionaries far outpaces that of the West. In recent years, while Western missionary forces are shrinking in numbers and possibly in influence, missions from the majority world have proliferated,...
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Effective Engagement in Short-term Missions represents the single most ambitious effort to date to understand and improve upon patterns of ministry in STM. In six sections, the authors explore topics such as the links between STM and older patterns of long-term missions; engagement with people of other cultures; international partnerships; specialized ministries such as medical missions; legal and financial liabilities; and last but not least, the...
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The Cape of Good Hope: The Chaplain as Missionary to the Secular Age is a book comprised of chapters first conceived as lectures in graduate school. This work is a testimony to the possibility of profundity in brevity. The Cape of Good Hope is an exploration of the evolving role of chaplaincy in today's increasingly secular world. Pastor-scholar-and Chaplain-Michael A. Milton considers the paradoxical nature of Gospel ministry within the secular sphere,...
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In 1943, nineteen-year-old Arlene Schuiteman began keeping a journal, which she continued her whole life, including thirty-four years of nursing and teaching in three African countries: South Sudan, Ethiopia, and Zambia.
During a particularly trying time, she recorded ninety "whispers from the Lord" in her personal journals. The four years during which Arlene recorded these messages (1975-1979) were among the most difficult years in the history of...
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Have you been called to tell the story?
Maybe you think you would like to serve God as a full-time missionary or evangelist, but you're not sure. And if you are called, how do you move forward?
Telling the Story answers those who wonder "Have I been called to be an evangelist?" and "Where do I begin?" Here, you'll discover help for:
-Understanding evangelism and what it means to be an evangelist
-Finding the right position
-Building a ministry...
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My own people, the Jewish nation will not recognize and accept Jesus Christ as their Messiah.And yet, there is so much evidence in the Bible proving that Jesus, the One who died on the cross for our sins truly is the soon-coming Messiah.So, why then don't the Jews accept and believe in Jesus?Let me explain…
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Four years in the making, A Worldview Approach to Ministry Among Muslim Women is a ground-breaking exploration into the way culture and worldview affect ministry among Muslim women. Using original field research from eight different language and culture groups, the book explores a variety of ministries among Muslim women and provides tools to analyze their effectiveness. With contributions from scholars, field workers and agency administrators, readers...
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In 'No Wastelands: How to grow seedbeds of Shalom in your neighbourhood,' Ash Barker shares his personal odyssey of serving on the front line of urban poverty on three continents. Through stories, scriptures, and insights, Ash challenges readers to release the unique potential of their local communities and see lasting change happen. This book is for those who deeply love their neighbourhoods but feel stuck, as well as those just beginning their local...
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Are you or your church thinking about international mission engagement? Are you already working with partners around the world? If so, Restoring Dignity is, designed to help you think deeply, relate carefully and engage wisely about mission relationships. Topics covered include partnership, advocacy, community development, short-term mission, evangelism, interfaith dialogue and fundraising. The contributors include international partners, mission...
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Born into humble circumstances in nineteenth century Scotland, Mary Slessor's path seemed determined as she began work as a child laborer in a textile mill. Short of stature, blue-eyed, red-haired, and with a fiery personality to match, Mary was made of tough stuff. Even though she worked twelve hours per day, she faithfully attended night school, even bringing books to work, stealing glances as she could. Her homelife was full of conflict and want...
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In a world where uncertainty looms large and trials test the very essence of our beliefs, Carolyn Watts invites you to accompany her on a journey through the labyrinth of faith. At the heart of this captivating memoir lies the profound question that tugs at the core of our existence: Can we truly trust the boundless love and goodness of God, even when life seems to be falling apart?
Spanning continents and emotions, Risking Rest follows Carolyn's...
33) Beyond All This
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A compelling and often humorous saga that spans more than three decades to chronicle hurt and leanness, struggle and triumph.
How a fifty-nine year-old woman cast her lot with the mountain people of Haiti and suffered through drought and flood, hurricane and want, to help them find a better way.
The mission Bertha "Granny" Holdeman helped start at Fermathe in Haiti began on a plot blighted by voodoo curse. Today, it ministers to countless people,...
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The following sketches are as photographically true as my knowledge of Chinese life and people can make them. They are written primarily as an answer to the oft met questions, "Do missions pay?" and, "After all, are there any real Christians in China?" We missionaries are frequently told that the average church member at home has come to think of missionaries' letters as "too dry to read." Wherefore, my attempt to give missionary facts in a different,...
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During his time at Oxford, a friend asked Paget Wilkes one day, "I say, Paget, do you tackle everyone who comes into your rooms about his soul?" "Yes,' answered Paget, "if he comes in alone." Wilkes was convinced that even the humblest Christian is responsible for bringing men to Christ. "If we have been forgiven and know it, if we have been made new creatures in Christ Jesus, then we…are commissioned to minister this same salvation unto men and...
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Race is a result of God's design and not of sin. God loves diversity and sought it. Race biases are normal and come as a result of likes and dislikes; love of "the other" is to be learned. In this book, Bible stories and principles are combined with four intercultural communication skills to help develop love of the other. This book builds on what Sherwood Lingenfelter and Marvin K. Mayers developed for understanding cultural values and diversity...
37) No Matter What
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No Matter What is the story of how God called a fearful, shy girl from the South Island of New Zealand and equipped her to plant cross-cultural churches and devote twenty-three years of her life to raising up a new generation of Thai believers.In this riveting book, you will journey with Ginette as she overcomes her natural limitations to bring light to the darkness, and minister freedom and healing in the Kingdom of Thailand. Along the way, Ginette...
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African-Americans have long confronted the challenge of dignity destruction caused by white supremacy. While many have found meaning and restoration of dignity in the black church, others have found it in ethnocentric socioreligious groups and philosophies. These ideologies have grown and developed deep traction in the black community and beyond. Previously found primarily in urban communities and conscious Hip-hop songs, now that we are in the Internet...
39) What You Sow Is a Bare Seed: A Countercultural Christian Community during Five Decades of Change
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What You Sow Is a Bare Seed is a group biography that tells the stories of ordinary but extraordinary people who were engaged in movements for renewal in the church and justice in broader society. People such as Dora Koundakjian Johnson, an Armenian-Lebanese linguistics scholar and activist, and Doug Huron, an attorney who won a landmark US Supreme Court civil rights case. They were among those who came together as the ecumenical Community of Christ...
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This classic textbook brings together the meanings, proposals, and tasks involved in contextualization. Hesselgrave and Rommen explore the history of contextualization in the Bible and the Church while examining the proposals of prominent thinkers on this subject. They conclude with their own definition and approach to contextualization.
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