Here is a list of resources we have curated for Global Workers like you! We try to keep this page updated as best we can! Let us know if there is other resources for Global Workers you think should be on the list!
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Blogs
Brad Vaughn, Saving God’s Face
Research Links (Open Access)*
*Much of this list was curated from the Appendices from Missiological Research: Interdisciplinary Foundations, Methods, and Integration
Podcasts
Stirke the Match with J.D. Payne
It’s Tea Time Somewhere– Taking Route
Books
Life as Global Workers
No Shortcut to Success: A Manifesto for Modern Missions by Matt Rhodes
Serving with Eyes Wide Open: Doing Short-Term Missions with Cultural Intelligence by David Livermore
Encountering Missionary Life and Work: Preparing for Intercultural Ministry by Tom Steffen and Lois McKinney Douglas
Missional Theology
The Gospel in a Pluralistic Society by Leslie Newbigin
The Open Secret: An Introduction to the Theology of Mission by Leslie Newbigin
Theology of Mission: A Concise Biblical Theology by J.D. Payne
Globalizing Theology: Belief and Practice in an Era of World Christianity Edited by Craig Ott
Transforming Mission: Paradigm Shifts in Theology of Mission by David J. Bosch
“Here are your Gods”: Faithful Discipleship in Idolatrous Times by Christopher Wright
The Missiological Spirit: Christian Mission Theology in the Third Millennium Global Context by Amos Yong
Through No Fault of Their Own? The Fate of Those who Have Never Heard Edited by William V. Crockett
Transforming Mission Theology by Charles E. Van Engen
Understanding Christian Mission: Participation in Suffering and Glory by Scott W. Sunquist
Joining in with the Spirit by Kristen Kim
Contextualization
One Gospel for All Nations: A Practical Approach to Biblical Contextualization by Brad Vaughn
Contextualization and Syncretism Edited by Gaily Van Rheenen
The Cross in Context: Reconsidering Biblical Metaphors for Atonement by Brad Vaughn
The 3D Gospel: Ministry in Guilt, Shame, and Fear Cultures by Jayson Georges
Spectacular Atonement: Envisioning the Cross of Christ from an African Perspective by Robert Falconer
Missiological Research
Missiological Research: Interdisciplinary Foundations, Methods, and Integration Edited by Martin Gilbert, Alan R. Johnson, & Paul W. Lewis
Introduction to Missiological Research Design by Edgar J. Elliston
Cultural Anthropology
The Geography of Thought: How Asians and Westerners Think Differently…and Why by Richard Nisbett
Anthropology: A Student’s Guide to Theory and Method by Stanley Barrett
Soul, Self, and Society: A Postmodern Anthropology for Mission in a Post Colonial World by Michael Rynkiewich
Church Planting & Unreached People Groups
Missionary Methods: St. Paul’s or Ours? by Roland Allen
Paul’s Missionary Methods: In His Time and Ours Edited by Rob Plummer
Planting Churches Cross-Culturally: North America and Beyond by David Hesselgrave
Apostolic Function in 21st Century Missions by Alan Johnson
Passing the Baton by Tom Steffen
A Vision of the Possible: Pioneer Church Planting in Teams by Daniel Sinclair
Planting Missional Churches by Ed Stetzer
Developing a Strategy for Missions: A Biblical, Historical, and Cultural Introduction by J.D. Payne and John Mark Terry
Discovering Church Planting: An Introduction to the What’s, Why’s, and How’s of Global Church Planting by J.D. Payne
Apostolic Church Planting: Birthing New Churches from New Believers by J.D. Payne
Church Plantology: the Art and Science of Planting Churches by Peyton Jones
Where Do We Go from Here?: A Guidebook for the Cell Group Church by Ralph W. Neighbor Jr.
Planting Churches in Muslim Cities: A Team Approach by Greg Livingstone
The Church Multiplication Guide Revised: The Miracle of Church Reproduction by George Patterson and Richard Scroggins
Global Church planting: Biblical Principles and Best Practices for Multiplication by Craig Ott and Gene Wilson
The Indigenous Church by Melvin Hodges
Center Church: Doing Balanced, Gospel-Centered Ministry in Your City by Tim Keller
Advancing Models of Mission: Evaluating the Past and Looking to the Future Edited by Kenneth Nehrbass, Aminta Arrington, and Narry Fajardo Santos
Searching for the Indigenous Church: A Missionary Pilgrimage by Gene Daniels
Sent to Flourish: A Guid to Planting and Multiplying Churches by Len Tang
Jesus, the Church, and the Mission of God: A biblical Theology of Church Planting
Planting Missional Churches: Your Guid to Starting Churches that Multiply by Ed Stetzer and Daniel Im
Comparative Theology
God is One: A Christian Defense of Divine Unity in the Muslim Golden Age by Michael F. Kuhn
Hindu God, Christian God: How Reason Helps Break Down the Boundaries between Religions by Francis Clooney
Baby Krishna, Infant Christ by Kristin Largen
Allah: A Christian Response by Miroslav Volf
Jesus in the Quran by Edward Geoffrey Parrinder
Mobilization
Missional Hermeneutics
The Mission of God by Christopher J.H. Wright
The Great Story and the Great Commission: Participating in the Biblical Drama of Mission by Christopher J.H. Wright
The God Who Makes Himself Known: The Missionary Heart of the book of Exodus by W. Ross Blackburn
Missions in the Old Testament: Israel as a Light to the Nations by Walter Kaiser Jr.
Revelation: the End Times and the Never Reached by Chris L. Carter
Forecast of the Future: Reading Revelation in Light of God’s Mission by Dean Fleming
Reading the Bible Missionally Edited by Michael W. Goheen
Israel and the Nations: A Mission Theology of the Old Testament by James Chukwuma Okoye
New Testament and Mission: Historical and Hermeneutical Perspectives by Johannes Nilsen
Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes: Removing Cultural Blinders to Better Understand the Bible by E. Randolph Richards and Brandon J. O’Brien
Becoming the Gospel: Paul, Participation, & Mission by Michael J. Gorman
Reading Hebrews Missiologically: The Missionary Motive edited by Abeanezer G. Urga, Edward L Smither, Linda P. Saunders
Reading Romans with Easter Eyes: Honor and Shame in Paul’s Message and Mission by Jackson Wu
Misreading Scripture with Individualist Eyes: Patronage, Honor, and Shame in the Biblical World by E. Randolph Richards and Richard James
Bearing God’s Name: why Sinai Still Matters by Carmen Joy Ames
History of Mission
Missionary Motivations: Challenges from the Early Church by Matthew Burden—Review Here
The Celtic Way of Evangelism: How Christianity Can Reach the West…Again by George Hunter III
The State of Missiology Today: Global Innovations in Christian Witness Edited by Charles E. Van Engen
The Unexpected Christian Century: The Reversal and Transformation of Global Christianity, 1900-2000 by Scott W. Sunquist
History of the World Christian Movement Vol 1 & 2 by Dale T. Irvin and Scott W. Sunquist
The Missionary Movement in Christian History: Studies in the Transmission of Faith by Andrew F. Walls
From Jerusalem to Irian Jawa: A biographical History of Christian Missions by Ruth A. Tucker
Spiritual Development
Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools by Tyler Staton
A Long Obedience in the Same Direction: Discipleship in an Instant Society by Eugene H. Peterson
The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Life Together by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Liturgies and Laments for the Sojourner by Licia Boyce, Heather Fallis, and Tamika Rybinski
Cross-Cultural Leadership
Ministering in Patronage Cultures: Biblical Models and Missional Implications by Jason Georges
Leading Across Cultures: Effective Ministry and Mission in the Global Church by James Plueddemann
Teaching Across Cultures: Contextualizing Education for Global Mission by James Plueddemann
Multiplying Leaders in Intercultural Contexts: Recognizing and Developing Grassroots Potential by Evelyn and Richard Hibbert
Leading Multicultural Teams by Evelyn Hibbert
Equipping of Global Mission: Theological and Missiological Proposals and Case Studies edited by Lind P. Saunders, Gregory Mathias, and Edward L. Smither
Fundraising
Never Eat Alone: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time by Keith Ferrazzi
The God Ask by Steve Shadrach
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
Funding Your Ministry by Scott Morton
Understanding Religions
Destiny Disrupted: A History of the World through Islamic Eyes by Tamim Ansary
The Unseen Face of Islam: Sharing The Gospel with Ordinary Muslims at Street Level by Bill Musk
Bridges to Islam: A Christian Perspective on Folk Islam by Phill Parshall
Islam, Arabs, and the Intelligent World of the Jinn by Amira El-Zein
Margins of Islam: Ministry in Diverse Muslim Contexts edited by Gene Daniels
Explain the Trinity to Muslims: A Personal Reflection one the Biblical Teaching in Light of the Theological Criteria of Islam by Carlos Madrigal
Holistic Relief and Development
Cry of the Urban Poor: Reaching the Slums of Today’s Mega-cities by Viv Grigg
Engaging Globalization: The Poor, Christian Mission, and our Hyperconnected World by Bryant Myers
The White Man’s Burden: Why the West’s Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good by William Easterly
Beyond the Soiled Curtain: Project Rescue’s Fight for the Victims of the Sex Slave Industry by David and Beth Grant
When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor…and Yourself by Steve Corbett and Brian Finkkert
Missiological Dictionaries & Handbooks
Biographical Dictionary of Christian Missions
Dictionary of Mission Theology: Evangelical Foundations
Dictionary of Mission: Theology, History, Perspectives
Evangelical Dictionary of World Missions
Oxford Handbook of Missions Studies
Urban Missions
Reaching the City: Reflections on Urban Mission for the Twenty First Century edited by Gary Jujinno, Timothy R. Disk, Terso C. Casino
Center Church: Doing Balanced, Gospel-Centered Ministry in Your City by Tim Keller