Missions category: 1022 books
The Fearless Passage of Steven Kim
The True Story of an American Businessman Imprisoned In China for Rescuing North Korean Refugees
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2013
For the first five decades of his life, Steven Kim was a businessman who pursued financial prosperity, while largely ignoring both his family and his commitment to God. But after moving to China and rededicating his life to Christ, this South Korean-turned-American citizen felt called by God to help...
by Jim Carroll
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2018
Yacoub sought truth in Islam. He failed. Islam failed. BUT GOD… Despite Quranic guidance, Yacoub fell in his sin and the lack of Islamic remedy. God saved Yacoub anyway. Learn how God saves sinners even when they don’t seek Him. From Yacoub’s experiences, see how much God loves you.
View from the Faraway Pagoda
An Australian Missionary in China from The Boxer Rebellion to The Communist Insurgency
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2013
This book describes the life and service of an inspiring woman, Sophie Newton, whose desire to serve God led her to the forefront of missionary work in south-east China from 1897 to 1931. She lived through the tumultuous events of the Boxer Rebellion and Nationalist Revolution, as well as warlord...
by Helen Ellis
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2017
One of the commands of our Lord Jesus is, "Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel". All the world includes the prisons. It is a huge and largely underserved mission field. I endeavor to shed light on the mission field of prisons, delve into statistics on women in prison and share...
Chickens for Everyone
Understanding the Need Before Responding
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
After natural and man-made catastrophes, locally or abroad, we see resources flow into hurting areas; and we pray that God will heal those to whom the help goes. Usually, after we give our time or money, we dont see the results of our efforts. Thats too bad, because sometimes we could learn better ways...
by Lynne Chambers
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018
When members of a small Nazarene church in the US learned about student pilots in their area, they began to pray for a way to reach them. Today a number of student pilots from this Creative Access Area have come to know Christ through the ministry of this local church. This book is based on a true story.
Teaching Cross-Culturally
An Incarnational Model for Learning and Teaching
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2003
Teaching Cross-Culturally is a challenging consideration of what it means to be a Christian educator in a culture other than your own. Chapters include discussions about how to uncover cultural biases, how to address intelligence and learning styles, and teaching for biblical transformation.
Teaching...
Prisoners of Hope
The Story of Our Captivity and Freedom in Afghanistan
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2009
The gripping and inspiring story of two extraordinary women--from their imprisonment by the Taliban to their rescue by U.S. Special Forces.
When Dayna Curry and Heather Mercer arrived in Afghanistan, they had come to help bring a better life and a little hope to some of the poorest and most...
by Monika Davies
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2017
During the California gold rush, the state's population soared, its economy grew, new towns popped up, and its cities swelled. The state would not be what it is today without the gold rush. Help students achieve literacy in social studies through dynamic primary source documents! Primary sources provide...
by Jim Carroll, Shirley Carroll
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2017
On August 2, 1990 Iraqi forces, led by Saddam Hussein, invaded the tiny Persian Gulf nation of Kuwait. Jim and Shirley Carroll were missionaries on assignment when the first shots were fired. This is their story…
This is a true story of faith under fire.
You’ll be inspired as...
Friendship at the Margins
Discovering Mutuality in Service and Mission
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2010
In our anonymous and dehumanized world, the simple practice of friendship is radically countercultural. But sometimes Christians inadvertently marginalize and objectify the very ones they most want to serve. Chris Heuertz, international director of Word Made Flesh, and theologian and ethicist Christine...
Live in Tents - Build Only Altars
Gilbert McArthur - His Story
Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2019
***Live in Tents – Build Only Altars***throws fresh light on issues and opportunities in mid-20th century Christian mission through the life of Australian visionary and strategist, Gilbert McArthur (1922-1994). From 1955 McArthur pioneered with the Australian Baptist Foreign Mission into the Baliem...
Missional Moves
15 Tectonic Shifts that Transform Churches, Communities, and the World
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2012
The church was never designed to be a fortress for the righteous, but a flood of revolutionaries, bringing the Good News of the Kingdom to broken lives and broken communities. Today, millions of Christians are awakening to the holism of the gospel call, expanding their understanding of mission beyond...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2013
A collection of five pictures which address issues and challenges pertinent (but not exclusively so) to the Black Majority Church in the UK. They sharpen understanding of the way the BM have come to do church, and also challenge whether the vision is to maintain the status quo or be a prophetic church.