by Werner Mischke, designer/editor Mission One, Inc., P.O. Box 5960, Scottsdale, AZ 85261, 212 pages, 2011, $29.95 (free DVD discussion guide). —Reviewed by Todd Poulter, consultant with Wycliffe Global Alliance, International Partnering Associates, and Mission to Unreached Peoples. Start with a worthy goal: equipping followers of Jesus Christ for healthy cross-cultural partnerships. Select your audience: . . . read more

by Miikka Ruokanen and Paulos Huang, eds. William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2140 Oak Industrial Drive NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49505, 275 pages, 2011, $35.00. —Reviewed by Tom Horn Jr., The Navigators, Colorado Springs, Colorado. What could be timelier than a resource to better understand Chinese culture? China is dominating the early part of the . . . read more

by Kitty Barnhouse Purgason, ed. William Carey Library, 1605 East Elizabeth St., Pasadena, CA 91104, 224 pages, 2010, $13.99. —Reviewed by Lonna J. Dickerson, director, Institute for Cross-Cultural Training, Billy Graham Center, Wheaton College. Many thousands of seminary and Bible school students all over the world use English every day in their theological studies. Some . . . read more

by Craig Ott and Gene Wilson Baker Academic, P.O. Box 6287, Grand Rapids, MI 49516-6287, 464 pages, 2011, $29.99. —Reviewed by David R. Dunaetz, assistant professor of psychology, Azusa Pacific University; former church planter in France. This excellent, insightful, and well-written book answers the question, “What do we know about Christ-centered, biblically-based, cross-cultural church planting?” . . . read more