Missions & Missionary Work

Sound interesting? Listen to De Smet's Letters and Sketches, 1841-1842 and learn about the Catholic priest and missionary.

As a boy he dreamed of being a spy undercover behind enemy lines. As a man he found himself undercover for God....

This audiobook will help you embrace the fact that this is not a Man Ask. No. It is a God Ask!....

Eight women from eight different countries shared similar experiences of hardship and persecution, all for their faith in Christ. Yet they all emerged from adversity as heroines.

A critically acclaimed #1 New York Times bestseller with more than one million copies in print and a major motion picture! Gritty with pain, betrayal, and brutality, this incredible true story also shines with an unexpected, life-changing love....

America is in a war—an internal battle between good and evil with society crumbling at our feet. With every institution we once relied on now eroded, there is no one coming to help.

Thinking she was never to see her husband again, Darlene Rose was forced to sign a false confession and face the executioner's sword, only to be miraculously spared....

Urban Apologetics examines the legitimate issues that Black communities have with Western Christianity and shows how the gospel of Jesus Christ—rather than popular, socioreligious alternatives—restores our identity....

The Insanity of God is the personal and lifelong journey of an ordinary couple from rural Kentucky who thought they were going on just your ordinary missionary pilgrimage....

A Chance to Die is a vibrant portrayal of Amy Carmichael, an Irish missionary and writer who spent fifty-three years in south India without furlough. There she became known as "Amma," or "mother," as she founded the Dohnavur Fellowship, a refuge for underprivileged children.

As a boy, he dreamed of being an undercover spy behind enemy lines. As a man, he found himself undercover for God....

A spiritual biography of the "father of modern missions," Hudson Taylor's Spiritual Secret poses the question: What empowered Hudson Taylor's ministry in China? The answer: a fierce faith that believed God truly would fulfill the promises in His Word.

Duane Elmer asked people around the world how they felt about Western missionaries. The response? "Missionaries could be more effective if they did not think they were better than us"....

All Christian disciples have one thing in common: As they carry the Gospel across the ocean and across the street, persecution will become the norm....

Addressing mission, evangelism and social justice, two pastors draw readers to the Bible's teaching on some contentious matters....

Veteran urban activist Robert Lupton reveals the shockingly toxic effects that modern charity has upon the very people meant to benefit from it. Toxic Charity shows us how to start serving needy and impoverished members of our communities in a way that will lead to lasting change....

Explore the incredible work of the Lord in the hearts and lives of women in the Muslim world....

Many pastors struggle to translate their theological beliefs into fruitful ministry in the places they are called to reach. It’s not enough to simply know what to believe....

Among his many books, perhaps none have sparked more outrage than The Missionary Position, Christopher Hitchens's meticulous study of the life and deeds of Mother Teresa....

Meals have always been important across societies and cultures, a time for friends and families to come together. An important part of relationships, meals are vital to our social health. Author Tim Chester sums it up: "Food connects"....

Elliot Clark seeks to reshape our motivation by considering the example of Paul the missionary. The desire for God's approval is what formed his ambition and directed his methods, and it should guide ours too.

With no mission board to support or guide her, and less than 10 dollars in her pocket, Gladys Aylward left her home in England to answer God's call to take the message of the gospel to China....

What happens when a nineteen-year-old boy leaves home and heads into the jungles to evangelize a murderous tribe of South American Indians? For Bruce Olson, it meant capture, disease, terror, loneliness, and torture....

Things as They Are is Amy Carmichael's sobering and insightful account of missions work in 19th century India. Amy was a bold and gifted women, who sacrificed her life for the sake of the gospel....

In Contagious Faith, best-selling author and teacher Mark Mittelberg introduces five approaches to evangelism and helps you determine which of them fit best with your unique personality and style....

For more than one hundred years, E. Stanley Jones has led the way in evangelism by contextualizing Christ in the existing culture, wherever that may be. In The Christ of the Indian Road, he recounts his experiences in India, where he arrived as a young and presumptuous missionary who later matured into a veteran who attempted to contextualize Jesus Christ within the Indian culture. Jones names the mistakes many Christians make in trying to impose their culture on the existing culture.

Every local church should be engaged with global missions, even if most individuals in the church aren't called to go overseas. But what does this engagement actually look like? How can local churches train, send, and support missionaries well? Unpacking principles from the Bible and applying them in the context of real life in a local church, this short guide is filled with practical steps and advice for supporting missionaries, forming international partnerships, sending short-term teams, and engaging with the nations here at home.

So, in these last days—days that surely approach the “great and dreadful day of the Lord”—let us heed the message of Malachi 4 with sobriety and hope. Let every believer, young and old, hear the Spirit’s cry for hearts to turn. Let us rise as spiritual fathers and mothers, not with superiority, but with servanthood. Let us disciple, not for control, but for release. Let us restore, not for image, but for inheritance. And let us remember that every act of compassion, every moment of prayer, every word of blessing spoken into a spiritual child’s life is pushing back the curse and ...

This book is written as a travel log to the Churches that have survived and thrived during and after the Castro revolution in Cuba. The author takes you on a journey to the Cuba that Castro has neglected, and time has forgotten. Clean water filtering systems are installed in these Churches. They give it to anyone who is in need. This is a wonderful evangelistic tool. On average a church doubles in size in two years of an installation. The Bibles given out ensure that God’s Word is heard by all the new members. Clean water and Bibles are both scarce in Cuba. Come with him and experience ...

This book will help you present the Gospel of Jesus Christ to Muslims in an engaging and effective way. Many people over the years have asked me questions about presenting the Gospel to Muslims. In fact, they have had more questions on this topic than on any other. Their message was clear: Sharing the Gospel with Muslims is no easy task. I have come to believe that their greatest need is not a book that presents stories or testimonies to share with Muslims or one that gives sample conversations with Muslims.