Missions category: 1022 books
Paul Orjala
The Man, the Mission
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2014
Paul Orjala was a versatile, multi-talented man. He radiated energy; he took steps three at a time. A broom in his pianist hands moved at twice the speed of anyone else's.Paul utilized his talents to multiply churches and reach even those who were deemed unreachable. He trained thousands of leaders,...
by Dava Louise Colcord
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2017
A thrilling, personal account of an ordinary couple that was willing to step out on faith and obey God’s leading out of the corporate world and into worldview-changing adventures. Their story will touch your heart and encourage you in your own faith as you face life’s challenges.
Listen, The Cry
A Mission for Life
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2017
"Listen, The Cry" does just that - focuses our attention on listening and responding to the cries and needs of those who need us most. Whether it is in our immediate environment or off in some distant land. That hearing, that commitment is always a challenge, as the author's life exemplifies. At times...
Challenged by Women
... and a Few Good Men
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2016
Plenty of womenand a few good menhave made Shirley Bathgate into the woman she is today.
In this autobiography/memoir, she relives her childhood in Detroit, where she enjoyed exploring the alleys and playing at the big fire station at the end of her block with her brother and cousin.
But...
by Bill Bathman
Language: English
Release Date: December 24, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 24, 2015
This book is well worth reading slowly. Do not flip through it for it contains many precious points that will be a help to anyone who wants to seriously follow the Lord and be able to say at the end of his life, “I am going on…”.I have to admire the fact the Bill has written this after his “twilight...
by Gordon Oliver
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2012
In previous generations, ministers often enjoyed high job satisfaction. They could be clear about who they were and what they were for. Today, they are increasingly anxious about role confusion, overload and burnout. Drawing on his abundant experience in hands-on ministry and ministry education, Gordon...
Being a Curate
Stories of what it's really like
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2014
Focusing mainly on stories about being a curate in a variety of church traditions and contexts (both stipendiary and self-supporting), this engrossing book is inclusive in terms of age, ethnicity and gender. Over twenty contributors offer honest, grounded reflections on their experiences, through a mix of anecdotes, humour, practical advice and theology.
by H.A. Baker
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2006
H. A. Baker shares his true-life missionary account of the Spirit of God falling on the Chinese beggar children of the Adullam orphanage.
Denton Family Diary
A Missionary Journey
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2010
Sarah Ellen Denton Baun (nee Byrd) lives in Nashville, Tennessee, with her husband, Glenn Baun, a retired Nazarene pastor. She has long visualized this project, although she felt somewhat intimidated by the sheer volume. Sarah has enriched these memoirs considerably by drawing from her sharp memory,...
The Second Reformation
Reshaping the Church for the 21st Century
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2014
Martin Luther would have written a glowing recommendation of this book if he were alive today. In part one, Beckham explors the traditional church paradigm and the history that drives it compared to a cell-based model for church life. In part two, Beckham explains how the structure of a cell-based...
Small Groups, Big Impact
Connecting People to God and One Another in Thriving Groups
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2014
Why do some small groups thrive and grow while others struggle and falter?
The authors have surveyed over 3000 group leaders in more than 200 churches. Their findings will place practical, applicable principles into the hands of small group leaders and pastors. This book also includes access to additional resources from the author's website.
Dangerous
Engaging the People and Places No One Else Will
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2013
One Man's Extreme Faith Challenges Believers to Live More Radical Lives
From a warring tribal village in Africa to a Rob Zombie concert to a Guatemalan prison to a bombed out church in Sudan, Caleb Bislow shares firsthand stories of how God is working around the world. Some see Caleb's life...
The Suburban Captivity of the Church
Contextualising the Gospel for Post-Christian Australia
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2014
For far too long, Australian evangelicals have proclaimed a gospel loaded with the cultural baggage of suburbia: personal security, individual salvation and an other-worldly focus. Is this message really a set of timeless truths with universal application? Or have we injected Jesus’ message with...
Biography of a Mexican Crucifix
Lived Religion and Local Faith from the Conquest to the Present
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2009
In 1543, in a small village in Mexico, a group of missionary friars received from a mysterious Indian messenger an unusual carved image of Christ crucified. The friars declared it the most poignantly beautiful depiction of Christ's suffering they had ever seen. Known as the Cristo Aparecido (the "Christ...