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We are not meant to live safe, happy, successful Christian lives. Jesus calls us to something more. Don't settle for a life that will soon be forgotten. Mission is not just something for "them," somewhere over "there." Mission is for us, here and now.Don Everts invites you to get caught up in God's mission in this world. He shows what it means to be a missional Christian, to have eyes that see, hands that serve and feet that go. Bringing together personal evangelism, urban witness and global crosscultural mission, Everts shows how you can live your life on mission--whoever you are, whatever you do, wherever you go.Get a glimpse of the vision. See what Jesus is doing. And go and do likewise.

It only takes one courageous life to change the world......what about you! An inspiring number of biographical accounts from some of history's greatest missionaries like David Livingstone who answered God's challenge to impact the world. Taking the message of Christ and salvation to the unexplored lands of those who had never heard the truth, he was among the faithful men and women who risked death, disease and poverty so others might know and receive Jesus as Savior. These examples remind Christians that greatness and success is to love God and love others selflessly like He has done for us. Here is a bold presentation of how faith, obedience, and love conquered isolation and fear. The accounts of these 23 obedient servants to Christ exemplify a decision to live for God and not ourselves.

Responding to the relative failure of Christians to evangelize Muslims, Phil Parshall poses difficult questions about what is and is not essential to the Christian witness in Islamic contexts.

Using original interviews with over thirty missional house churches, J. D. Payne examines the influence of the house church movement on local communities throughout the United States.

Our vision for the lost never changes, but the means we use to reach out are always advancing. James Reapsome and Jon Hirst have packed this handbook with practical innovations for those already at work in the field.

Respected missions thinker Robertson McQuilkin answers the question, "How is it, with so many unreached peoples, there are so few Christians going?"

n the acclaimed book Muslim Evangelism, Phil Parshall devotes one chapter to "bridges" which can assist in facilitating understanding between Islam and Christianity.In Bridges to Islam he expands that key chapter into a book. The most promising bridges can be found not in orthodox Islam, contends the author, but in "folk Islam", which is less well known in the West but which influences about 70 percent of the world's Muslims. "Popular Islam consists largely of people who desire to know God and to be accepted by him", writes the author. "They have a high view of one God who is . . . all-powerful and merciful."The mystical Sufis press for a more satisfying personal relationship with Allah. These teachings and aspirations, argues the author, have immense potential as bridges, which he has personally witnessed spending many years ministering among Muslims. This thorough and in depth study of ways to bridge folk Islam will be invaluable to missionaries, students, and those interested in reaching Muslims for Christ.

In 1977 the Trust published this remarkable account of the first 60 years or so of the modern church in Korea (mainly North Korea). William Blair (1876- 1970), in his first term of missionary service, was at the centre of the great revival of 1907, and his account of this and the events leading up to it forms the first part of the book. Blair includes a thrilling description of how the gospel first came to Korea. The account is then taken up by his son-in-law, Bruce Hunt (1903- 92) born in Pyengyang, now the capital of North Korea who shows how the revival was followed by a baptism of suffering under the Japanese and Communists. During his forty-eight years of missionary service in Korea, Hunt personally knew many of the Korean Christian martyrs. This new edition of The Korean Pentecost has been completely re-typeset, and includes twelve additional illustrations.

The things I've seen and experienced in the spiritual realm I'm expressing in this book will make a believer of someone. I've seen the spirit of God on other people as they minister to the people of God. I've experienced the Holy Spirit myself within me. Some things I've seen that I can't tell. I thank God for revealing himself to me in visions, signs and wonders and revelation knowledge in my walk with him.

"Early Hokianga was different. A unique blend of Ngåapuhi Måaori, kauri milling settlers, and Wesleyan missionaries. Drawing upon modern scholarly insights, Methodist historian, Gary Clover, investigates the nature of culture change and Måaori conversion from 1827 1855 during New Zealands early contact era. He narrates an absorbing tale of Måaori and Påakeha inter-relationships, colourful personalities, and their foresight and failures. He explores how Hokianga Måaori, amidst immense turmoil and change, adopted and Måaorified European technology, culture, and Christianity. Also how William White, a little known, extra ordinary Wesleyan Mission Superintendent, moved far beyond the traditional missionary mould to help retain his Mihanere chiefs tribal lands. They entrusted White with large tracts to hold in trust. At Måangungus chapel, school, farm, and sawyers pits, they learnt skills to participate in the new economy, becoming competitive against their European rivals. But Whites personality flaws and his opponents saw him dismissed in 1836. And outside forces by 1855 brought about the end of all three original Hokianga mission stations. A well researched, scholarly, and detailed analysis of culture change and Måaori conversion in a region professional historians have largely neglected."--Publisher description.

Witnessing starts simply: with one person, broken by sin, speaking to another broken person. Together, they follow the Holy Spirit's guidance to find the ultimate Healer: Christ. It doesn't require your life to be perfect, nor does it require a vast knowledge of Christianity. The Spirit will work through you to plant the seeds of Christ's love in the person's heart.Rev. Dr. Mark A. Wood invites you and your church members to walk together and find a new definition of witnessing. Using a gardening metaphor of plowing, planting, watering, waiting, and harvesting, you can see how the seeds your congregation plants now, with the help of the Holy Spirit, can be harvested by future generations of Christians to bring those broken by sin to the Savior.

Disability in Mission: The Church's Hidden Treasure outlines a radical change in approaches to missiology, missions, and praxis for the twenty-first-century global cultural context. It explores a pattern whereby God works powerfully in missions through disability and not in spite of it. No matter what our disability or vulnerability may be, God can use us; and if the body of Christ is supportive, people with disability can be effective agents of transformation in the mission field. Via a number of case studies of people with disabilities who are involved in missions, and with robust biblical and missiological justification, this book examines the role of those with disability in missions. Includes a foreword by Joni Eareckson Tada. TABLE OF CONTENTS: Foreword by Joni Eareckson Tada Introduction by Nathan G. John 1. Disability and Biblical Weakness by David C. Deuel 2. Moses, Messenger of Weakness by David C. Deuel 3. Kingdom Impact through Weakness and Disability by Bonnie Baker Armistead 4. Unformed yet Ordained by J. M. Paul 5. Called and Equipped through Paraplegia by Barry Funnell 6. Paul the Leper and Olive the Servant by David C. Deuel 7. Being a Mission Partner with Disability in Kenya by Paul Lindoewood 8. People with Disabilities on Short-Term Mission by Jeff McNair 9. Weak to Weaker: For Children with Disabilities across the Globe by Natalie Flickner10. Deciding to Go on Mission with Disability by Justin Reimer11. Mission Possible: The Role of Member Care in Mobilizing Workers with Disabilities by Deanna Richey Conclusion: Disability and Mission: For His Glory by Nathan G. John

Through a series of stories and memories, this book presents a firsthand account of the author's family experiences as missionaries in West Africa, dating back to the early 1900's. The stories give a unique view of history from the perspective of an American growing up in colonial Guinea, who returns to follow God's call following his service in WWII. Some of Paul's stories will make you laugh about language faux pas, crossing borders with snakes and chickens, pursuing a criminal in a commandeered car, or pretending to have a wife upon the return from service in the US Navy. However, there are also recollections of personal hardship due to serious injury, illness in a country with limited medical resources and providing aid and assistance to Liberian refugees who fled their own country during the civil war in the early 90's. The book speaks about the impact of the two World Wars in West Africa, a taste of French colonialism followed by independence, and living everyday life in a country that effectively functioned as a Soviet Satellite. Throughout the collection of memories, we see how God's hand guides the lives of His servants in the big things, like marriage, enlistment in the Navy and the building of a Bible school. God also demonstrated his providence in the day-to-day travels on unimproved highways, obtaining visas, and air travel through West African airports. These accounts show how God used unlikely people to carry his message to individuals and tribes, and how the work transitioned from relationship evangelism and translation, to public evangelism and then to Bible and pastoral education at just the right time in history. Paul and Florine served in Guinea for 36 years, with The Christian & Missionary Alliance. Early on they were involved in church planting and for the rest of their career they taught at the Telekoro Bible Institute, training men and women to be pastors, leaders and church workers.

For more than forty years, Hinrich and Katrina Kranzlin have followed the call of God on their lives. Serving with YWAM in Asia and the Pacific Islands, their stories of faith will inspire you to step into your own adventures with God.

In this book, Craig L. Blomberg shows what we can know about Jesus and how to know it. There is a wealth of information about Jesus from ancient manuscripts. Blomberg guides the readers through these sources, so they can investigate them for themselves. --

Steve Dawson and Mark Hornbacher, from Saint Paul Evangelization Institute, make the case that God still heals people and, like in Jesus' time, he uses healing to bring people to know him and love him and transform their lives. God has more for us . . . much more. This book will show you how!

"Among the Wild Tribes of the Afghan Frontier" is an account of the of sixteen years spent working with tribes in Afghanistan. Theodore Leighton Pennell (1867-1912) was a doctor and Christian missionary. He spent much of his time living with various tribes of Afghanistan and Pakistan, where he founded a missionary hospital. He was awarded the Kaisar-i-Hind Medal for Public Service in India. This fascinating volume is a record of his life's work beginning with his moving to Bannu in 1893 to introduce the gospel to those travelling in and out of Afghanistan. "Among the Wild Tribes of the Afghan Frontier" is highly recommended for those with an interest in Afghanistan in the late nineteenth century Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in a modern, high-quality edition complete with the original artwork and text.

Following her Sunday Times bestselling volume on evangelism as a way of life for individuals, Hannah Steele seeks to inspire the local church to understand itself as a community of missionary disciples in this riveting new book.

The first epistle of Apostle John cites three age groups to describe Christian maturation-childhood, fatherhood, and youth-in an order contrary to the natural order of human gradation.Why does the Bible go from childhood to fatherhood before coming to the third category-youth?In this book, Pastor T. Andoseh expands on these three categories of disciples of Jesus Christ in terms of their spiritual relevance and usefulness. He gives an acute diagnosis of each group's needs and offers an ideal prescription to satisfy each need.The reader is made to see their need for maturity and potential usefulness in the advancement of God's Kingdom. The author demonstrates through contemporary examples that, the pathway to continuous and multiplied victories over temptations, the world, and the works of the enemy is open to all.It is a must-read for every disciple of Jesus Christ and leader of God's people.

JOHN 3:16-TRUE LOVE, TRUE JUSTICEAll over the world people cry out for justice that is true and equitable. Divine justice is also essential and will ultimately be fulfilled in what the Bible calls the day of judgment. But how well do Christians understand final judgment? Do we warn of a day of reckoning that is truly fair and just? Do we take John 3:16 at face value?John 3:16 beautifully captures the love and justice of God. Out of love, the Father sent the Son to die on our behalf so that whoever puts their trust in Him will have eternal life. All who reject God's offer of reconciliation will perish. Their lives will end. This is plainly appropriate for one cannot reject their Creator and expect to enjoy the privilege of life in the Creator's universe.The common evangelical practice, however, has been to teach that perish in John 3:16 means suffer forever in hell. But what if perish means perish?Through a close look at the key biblical passages that address the destiny of the unsaved, Rescue from Death reveals what Adam and Eve, David, Isaiah, John the Baptist, Jesus, and the apostles tell us about final judgment. Dig into God's Word and discover a Savior who loves everyone, died for the world, and rescues all who believe in Him from death.INCLUDES SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION QUESTIONS FOR EACH CHAPTEROutstanding academic survey of the arguments in behalf of the Conditionalist view of Hell. Well reasoned and thoroughly biblical. David Reagan, Lamb and Lion Ministries, Amazon review of the Dog Ear Publishing EditionYour book is very nicely done. May the Lord use it to bring many people to salvation. Renald Showers, May 2012, Re the original Outskirts Press Edition

The tragedies of my yesterdays are now the sermons I preach, the lessons I share, and the memories that have caused me to lay down the stones that I used to carry. Rose "Maria McCarthy" Anding was trapped in a life of addiction, crime, sex, violence, and homelessness for over twenty-five years. Her life turned on an axis of High Heels, Honey Lips, and White Powder. During that time, she was raped, robbed, beaten, shot at, and became involved in the infamous drug scandal of Mayor Marion Barry of Washington, D.C.; she was even jailed. After four marriages and decades acting the harlot, leading men astray with her high heel, honeyed lips, and perfumed sheets, Maria hit rock bottom. That is when world-weary Maria McCarthy found herself on the doorstep of a spiritual rehab center, and finally met her Savior and was reintroduced to Rose, the woman God created her to be. Once she'd traded her high heels for a Bible, and her cocaine for a relationship with Jesus, only then could she perform the task God made her do. Mere months after completing drug rehabilitation, Rose was counseling and sharing her story with other women who had been leading similar lifestyles to her own. Because Rose met and fell in love with Jesus, this book is her way of telling all that it doesn't matter who you are or what your addiction is, if you feel helpless and alone, Jesus can set you free-just come and fall in love with Jesus !

Do North American evangelicals have a clear and strong doctrine of the church? Can we generate one? In this volume, editors Mark Husbands and Daniel J. Treier bring together thirteen scholars and teachers to explore the history of evangelical ecclesiology and the continuing discussion regarding the nature of the church, the question of sacraments, the relation of church to society, and the church's moral character and missional witness.