Father of Missions: The Life and Times of Anthony Norris Groves (1795-1853)
Why should anyone read a biography of a man who believed that he lived a “worse than useless life”? There are no tales of heroic achievements, no …
Category: Book Reviews
Freeing God’s Children:The Unlikely Alliance for Global Human Rights
Allen Hertzke brings us a readable and interesting account of a recent and surprising phenomenon: conservative evangelicals engaging in the traditiona…
Global Passion: Marking George Verwer’s Contribution to World Mission
Global Passion was published on the occasion of Operation Mobilization (OM) founder George Verwer’s transfer of leadership of OM to Peter Maiden aft…
Journeys of the Muslim Nation and the Christian Church: Exploring the Mission of Two Communities
If you are looking for a good book to put in the hands of someone wanting to understand the differences between Christianity and Islam, David W. Shenk…
A Guide to Short-Term Missions
The number of Christians participating in short-term missions has increased dramatically in recent years. Just like long-term missions, short-term mis…
Christian Microenterprise Development: An Introduction
“Microenterprise Development” (MED) is the new buzzword in missions today. With evangelical missionaries attempting to present a holistic gospel, …
Communicating God’s Word in a Complex World: God’s Truth or Hocus Pocus?
In our ever-changing, pluralistic world it is more than a challenge to communicate the gospel effectively to others.
From Lausanne to Manila: Evangelical Social Thought: Models of Missions and the Social Relevance of
This is a good book, well worth reading. The first four chapters provide an historical overview of evangelical attitudes toward and proclamations abou…
The New Dynamic Church Planting Handbook
Acknowledging that the church is at the core of God’s current worldwide program is one thing; knowing how to see the church planted around the world…
The Riddle of Sadhu Sundar Singh
Sharpe’s book is a critical assessment of the life and work of the Indian evangelist and missionary “Sadhu” Sundar Singh (1889-1929). This Sikh …