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…
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Ten Challenges That May Make Staying Home Look Attractive
“Expectations, expectations, expectations,” we tell our short-, medium- and long-term missionary candidates. Realistic expectations facilitate smo…
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 …
Missionaries, Churches and Home Assignment
Missionaries’ relationships with their home churches have changed over the past few decades.
The World His Field: The Global Legacy of Louis L. King
One might expect the biography of a mission administrator to be rather boring. Not so with this well-written volume from noted evangelical author Robe…
Transitioning Cross-culturally— to the Good Old USA
The Lord called us to Africa in the 1950s. Extensive cross-cultural ministry training served us well when we arrived in Kenya in 1966. But when we wer…
Writing Exceptional Missionary Newsletters
Those of us who have written countless newsletters have sometimes asked, “Does anyone really read this stuff?” Admittedly, the decision to read or…
Reflections on the Lausanne Forum
Back in September-October, 2004, I was fortunate to be among the delegates to the Lausanne Forum 2004 held in Pattaya, Thailand. This event, the 30th …
Being White: Finding Our Place in a Multi-ethnic World
Defensive about your whiteness? Cringe at the phrase “dead, white males”? This book would have been absurd thirty-five years ago. Now it puts a fa…
Twenty First Century Population Factors and Leadership of Spiritual Movements
Today’s population growth is driving change in unprecedented ways. The challenges and opportunities for all aspects of life are at a critical level.…