Religious mission and Religious Conversion Books

Some decades ago the prospect of reaching the entire world with the gospel appeared very dim indeed. In a world population that was virtually exploding with growth, how could Christians begin to reach the billions of fellow humans? Then missionaries...

Mission History of Asian Churches is a collection of academic essays expounding and exploring the growing Asian missionary movement that began more than a century ago. Presented at the Second International Forum of the Asian Society of Missiology, these...

Our world is changing: mass migrations, the emergence of mega-cities, globalization, travel, and ubiquitous connectivity. How do we make sense of it all? Innovation in World Mission was written for those who care about being relevant in this chaotic, yet...

By 1990, over 6,000 Wycliffe Bible translators around the world were working to give ethnic minorities the Bible in their own tongues. Scores of translators trained by the Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL) are also doing translation work while...

Crossing Sectors for Serving HumanityGlobal Member Care Volume Two is part of an ongoing effort to help a diversity of colleagues keep current with a globalizing world and the global field of member care.This second volume in the Global Member Care...

Migration has been a major source of change and a central feature in human development, but the sheer magnitude and relentlessness of migrant movements in recent decades defy easy analysis.  The Korean Global Mission Leadership Forum desires...

As the church in the global south continues to grow at a rapid pace, the question of how to develop local theologies becomes more and more urgent. This book charts a path forward through exegetical, theological and cultural analysis by scholars who are...

What does it mean today to be a church totally committed to the gospel and fully engaged in God's mission? What major religious and sociological trends in our world are affecting the role of the global church and local churches? How must we understand...

Overcoming Cultural Baggage One Generation at a Time. (NEW PARAGRAPH) Every person coming to Christ has baggage, but a first-generation believer, especially one coming from little or no connection to Christianity, has an uncommon amount of...

Between Iraq and a Hard Place. Before I moved to study Arabic in Jordan, friends said I should "wait until the Middle East calms down." They were even more emphatic after Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990. Instead, we moved to Kurdistan, where people...

In the two previous books of his trilogy, Seamen's Missions (1986) and The Way of the Sea(2008), the author researched how the seafarers' mission movement began and expanded. This third volume traces the captivating human drama surrounding the origins...

A Bible Study of God's Motivations for Missions This newly revised classic workbook features updated resources to help readers better understand the needs and growth of missions today. It also includes revised questions and suggestions for further...

This is a complete and practical introduction to storying, especially for people who want to learn about using biblical storytelling in cross-cultural contexts and who want to train others to become storytellers. It includes many fascinating accounts of...

Authors from eighteen countries give us their perspectives on biblical principles and cultural expressions of spirituality particularly as the church engages in God's mission. The anthology of texts enriches our understanding of the depth and the meaning...

In this book, Kenneth Nehrbass examines the interaction between traditional or animistic religion (called kastom) and Christianity in Vanuatu. First, he briefly outlines major anthropological theories of animism, then he examines eight aspects of animism...

Written in an engaging style and intended largely for a lay audience, The Evangelization of the World tells the remarkable story of how Christianity grew from an insignificant Jewish sect in the first century until, by the beginning of the twenty-first...

The Lives and Ministries of the Great African-AmericansProfiles of African-American Missionaries features the lives and ministries of the great African-Americans who have gone to the world with the message of Christ. It is a collection of stories sharing...

When we think about globalization with the eyes and heart of a sovereign mission God, we must recognize the vast opportunities before us as God is moving His people around the world, bringing the gospel with them in new and different ways. Globalization...

A Guide to Getting Started in MissionsTimbuktu has become a metaphor for remote and inaccessible locations. However, it is a real place with real people. Like much of the world's population, few of Timbuktu's residents have had the opportunity to hear...

Communicating Christ in Asian Cities: Urban Issues in Buddhist Contexts is the sixth volume in a series produced from the annual SEANET Missiological Forum held in Chiang Mai, Thailand. It developed from a keen awareness that certain urban concerns for...

This book is a compilation of real-life experiences by women actively involved in reaching Muslim women for Christ. These articles approach the question of the gospel and Islam from a female perspective.

What happens when an expatriate missionary is thrust into a context where the standard of living is so divergent that perceived or actual wealth suddenly becomes the strongest draw of attraction? What actual message is communicated through the wordless...

Alan Tippett's publications played a significant role in the development of missiology. The volumes in this series augment his distinguished reputation by bringing to light his many unpublished materials and hard-to-locate printed articles. These...

This addition to an acclaimed series brings cutting-edge research to bear on a topic of perennial interest: making disciples. The book looks at disciple-making from multiple cultures to help readers discover contextual approaches that are culturally...

Using the metaphor of Mr. Dove, Pastor Moore explains how the heart and soul can manifest great personal accomplishment as well as help others throughout life.

Using a biblical, strategic plan, this book presents a dynamic, effective plan for planting churches. It presents God's heart for kingdom expansion planting local churches. Herron discusses characteristics and methods of successful church planters. He...

First published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

This book analyses the context, history, theology and praxis of the first Pentecostal missions in the first two decades of the twentieth century. Based largely on primary sources, it explores the social and historical context in which Pentecostalism...

For justice work to make a real impact on students, leaders need to spend more time with their students before, during, and after their service. The lessons included in Deep Justice Journeys will help you prepare students for what to expect on their...

What would you do if someone gave you a leopard cat kitten that was far too small to survive on its own?How would you convince an Indonesian bus driver to take one more passenger, when the bus is already full?Why did the house of the missionary become an...

Driving home after a week of course work at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Josh Phillips was crying. He usually managed to keep his emotions in check, but on this day tears streamed down his face.He wept because God had suddenly opened his...

This book is for you if you are a Christian who...has Muslim friends, neighbours or workmates....wants to understand how Muslims think about God....fi nds formulaic approaches to witnessing inadequate....feels under equipped to share your faith with...

Since 1988, hundreds of thousands of evangelical Christians have migrated to the United States of America from former Soviet Union countries, establishing many Russian-speaking immigrant congregations across the country. This study analyzes how these...

Does the thought of doing evangelism fill you with fear and make you want to run for the door? Do you struggle to find motivation to share your faith? Have you had uncomfortable experiences with evangelism that you would rather not repeat?If so, this...

"Children have the right to be happy. So God sent me to help them." -Sister Maria Rosa LeggolOne day in 1966, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, a short, plump nun bent on funding her mission sprinted across the airport tarmac to stop a plane from taking off. On...

Have you ever imagined a trip back in time? Have you ever dreamed of exploring a native village that hasn't changed from its primitive past? Have you ever thought what it might be like to take the Gospel to an unreached people group? Since 1972 Barry...

""What the Kingdom of God requires is a radical Christian movement in our own time which has a vigor and depth that equals that of those radicals who have gone before us."" These words introduce a Radical Reformation Reader, first published in 1971 by a...

John Eliot (1604-90) has been called "the apostle to the Indians." This book looks at Eliot not from the perspective of modern Protestant "mission" studies (the approach mainly adopted by previous research) but in the historical and theological context...

Often a mere word or two, aptly stated, can boost another's fainting heart. Jan Burton hopes the words of her 56 poems compiled in Majestic Splendor will encourage others in the faith and move them to experience God's majesty. Her brief verses, heavily...

EVER since the story of my brother's life first appeared (January 1889) it has been constantly pressed upon me that a YOUNG FOLKS' EDITION would be highly prized. The Autobiography has therefore been re-cast and illustrated, in the hope and prayer that...

"Missionary Methods," written by Roland Allen in 1912, was a book well ahead of its time. Even today his radical critique of Western missionary methods is cutting edge, though the biblical principles he advocates are now being embraced more and more by...

FaithSoaring churches are congregations who choose to soar with faith beyond ordinary ministry toward extraordinary ministry in a quest to achieve exceptional ministry. They respond to the pulling of God and journey to places of inspiration, imagination,...