On Being a Missionary

On Being a Missionary
Author: Thomas Hale
Publisher: William Carey Library
Total Pages: 454
Release: 1995
Genre: Mission of the church
ISBN: 9780878082551

Written for everyone with an interest in mission, this book will lead you to reconsider your role in the missionary enterprise. On Being a Missionary is not designed to be a theoretical textbook. It does not put forward new theses, new approaches to mission, nor does it attempt to break new ground. In a very readable way the author presents the ideas, experiences, and insights of over one hundred missionary writers. - Publisher.

Encountering Missionary Life and Work (Encountering Mission)

Encountering Missionary Life and Work (Encountering Mission)
Author: Tom Steffen
Publisher: Baker Academic
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2008-06-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1441211276

This new volume in the award-winning Encountering Mission series is for current and future missionaries. It provides practical guidance regarding getting ready for the mission field and the realities of life on the field. The authors are well qualified to write such a manual, each having served as a missionary for more than twenty years and each having taught missions in seminary. The authors begin by examining the contemporary context for missions, including the recognition that the world's mission fields are in constant and often rapid change. They then discuss aspects of preparing oneself for the mission field, beginning with home-front preparations and moving to on-the-field preparations. The final section deals with practical issues and challenges of missionary life.

Introducing Christian Mission Today

Introducing Christian Mission Today
Author: Michael W. Goheen
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages: 449
Release: 2014-07-14
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0830895434

Michael Goheen gives us a full-scale introduction to mission studies today in its biblical, theological and historical dimensions. Goheen covers the full horizon of major issues in mission, including its global, urban and holistic contexts. This text shows how the missional church encounters the pluralism of Western culture and global religions.

For the Strength of Youth

For the Strength of Youth
Author: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Publisher: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Total Pages: 62
Release: 1965
Genre: Mormon Church
ISBN: 1465107665

OUR DEAR YOUNG MEN AND YOUNG WOMEN, we have great confidence in you. You are beloved sons and daughters of God and He is mindful of you. You have come to earth at a time of great opportunities and also of great challenges. The standards in this booklet will help you with the important choices you are making now and will yet make in the future. We promise that as you keep the covenants you have made and these standards, you will be blessed with the companionship of the Holy Ghost, your faith and testimony will grow stronger, and you will enjoy increasing happiness.

A Guide to Short-Term Missions

A Guide to Short-Term Missions
Author: H. Leon Greene
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages: 98
Release: 2006-12-31
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0830856765

Everything you need to know to plan a successful short-term missions trip from an authoritative source. Packed with comprehensive, down-to-earth, practical information.

The Fully Funded Missionary

The Fully Funded Missionary
Author: Rob Parker
Publisher:
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2015-12-28
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781938060304

Jesus had a financial partnership team. Paul had a financial partnership team. God has a financial partnership team for every missionary, including you! Should the difficulties of raising financial support keep God's workers out of the harvest fields? It has, and the result is that the mission field is underfunded and understaffed, but a solution exists. Rob Parker successfully shows that the Great Commission is not for the struggling, lonely missionary; it belongs to the Body of Christ working together.Discover God's strategy, spanning the Old and New Testaments, of funding His work through the saints. Experience a paradigm shift from fundraising to partnership. Be equipped with practical tools and a plan for moving forward. Learn how to invite God's people to joyfully join you in the Great Commission. And follow His call into missions with the full funding and relational support you need.

Gospel Principles

Gospel Principles
Author: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Publisher: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Total Pages: 298
Release: 1997
Genre:
ISBN: 1465101276

A Study Guide and a Teacher’s Manual Gospel Principles was written both as a personal study guide and as a teacher’s manual. As you study it, seeking the Spirit of the Lord, you can grow in your understanding and testimony of God the Father, Jesus Christand His Atonement, and the Restoration of the gospel. You can find answers to life’s questions, gain an assurance of your purpose and self-worth, and face personal and family challenges with faith.

Ordinary Missionary

Ordinary Missionary
Author: W. Jay Moon
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2012-08-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1621899934

I am not like Hudson Taylor, David Livingstone, or William Carey. The stories of these people are inspiring, but they also make me question, "Am I really good enough to be a missionary? Because I don't consider myself super-spiritual like these missionary heroes seem to be." Ordinary Missionary introduces world missions through the story of an ordinary family facing ordinary questions about their own insecurities and inadequacies. Step into the shoes of three authors who combine their thoughts to put a face, a feeling, and a person to contemporary missions. Join Jay, husband and father, as he prepares to minister among the Builsa people in Ghana, West Africa. Observe Pam, wife and mother, as she addresses the personal concerns of the family. Follow Emily, oldest daughter, in the struggles and joys of being a missionary kid. This story is not a triumphant tale of missionary heroes. The real heroes show up in unlikely places when they are least expected. Our steps are ordinary, but the journey is beyond extraordinary. These real stories will inspire you to trust your own life in the hands of our extraordinary God.

The Returned Missionary Handbook

The Returned Missionary Handbook
Author: Marianna Edwards Richardson
Publisher: CFI
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781462117949

After the initial excitement of homecoming wears off, adjusting to life at home is tough for returned missionaries and their parents! This guide helps returned missionaries focus on eternal principles and apply lessons learned on the mission to overcome challenges. Missionaries also need their parents' help to adjust, and each chapter includes specific suggestions for parents. Working together as a team, missionaries and their parents can make the transfer home an uplifting and faith-promoting experience.