A practical activity-based manual. This Guide covers all aspects of missionary training, leading trainers, pastors and candidates step by step through the process of effective preparation for service.
Recommended by Dr. Ralph D. Winter, founder of the US Center for World Mission:
"I am delighted to become aware of the very significant thrust of the new Missionary Training Service, and its program. Here is a set of materials designed specifically for missionary training. Many people study in schools that are not primarily designed for this purpose and do not get as concentrated and as strategic an exposure as is offered in this program."
Edited by Ian E. Benson
A new 94 page directory brimming with information on where to obtain resources world-wide - e.g. free computer and technical assistance, sources of communications media in different languages, healthcare, travel advice, sources of help with church planting, training, tentmaking, children's education and development, etc. etc.
“Ian Benson is on the cutting edge of mission mobilization and his Resources for Missionary Work is a very useful and valuable tool in the great task that so many of us are involved in.”
George Verwer, Operation Mobilization
The world's largest unreached peoples and practical suggestions for a church programme to make a real difference among an unreached people.
"I heartily recommend the use of this booklet".
Patrick Johnstone, author of Operation World.
How to form and lead a missionary team. This study helps a team develop a memorandum of understanding and an action plan. It outlines responsibilities of team members and the team leader. Other areas covered include:
- practical suggestions for building a strong team
- uniting team members from different cultures
- family life as missionaries
- dealing with culture shock
- relationships with the home church and sending agency
- spiritual warfare
- proven spiritual ways of raising prayer and financial support
- dealing with emergencies
- handling sexual temptation on the field
- organizing home leave and furloughs.
"The Missionary Team is a helpful summary of key principles needed for effective team life - from recruitment to reentry. I am grateful to the Missionary Training Service for this distillation of sound advice and core concepts from many different sources. Well done!"
Dr Kelly O'Donnell, Psychologist, Member Care Associates, YWAM.
A practical manual covering the following themes:
- What is culture?
- The Incarnation: our model for adapting to another culture
- Preliminary research
- How to relate to people
- Questions to help understand a culture
- The Gospel as Good News
- Steps to Effective Evangelism
- The effect of the Gospel on the Culture Church leadership
Taking the Gospel from one culture to another involves special understanding and skills. This helpful booklet, based on the best scholarly research and biblical grounding, gives practical guidance for successfully making disciples.
A practical guide written by Dr. Betty Sue Brewster based on the LAMP method. For learning almost any language. Some missionaries find LAMP too cumbersome: this handy simplified version gives all the essentials.
How can a local church be effective in sending missionaries?
This booklet provides practical guidelines in the following areas:
- Leadership of the sending church
- Establishing a Missionary Action Group
- Prayer mobilization
- Vision and planning
- Education in mission
- Missionary training and team formation
- Financial support
- Sending, care and supervision of missionaries
- Cooperating with other churches and organizations
- Relationship with missionary agencies
George Verwer says,
"This book is urgently needed in our churches today. Being an Antioch, Acts 13 kind of church is not getting any easier and this book can be a huge help to those who are serious about sending out workers."
Principles of Business and Employment for our Lord Jesus Christ
A practical guide to tentmaking, especially establishing tentmaking businesses. It covers:
- Principles, ethics and dangers of tentmaking
- Organizing a tentmaking team
- Successful businesses for church planting
- Self-evaluation for business
- Business plan and planning charts.
Helps for beginning house churches
While laying a solid groundwork for understanding Islam and its way of life, this guide focuses on practical measures for making disciples and beginning churches. We pray for God's blessing on all who evangelize Muslims.
Rev. Dr. Bill Musk, author of "The Unseen Face of Islam", "Passionate Believing" and "Touching the Soul of Islam" says
"This is an excellent basic introduction. The Lord has obviously guided you".
Understanding Hindus and Buddhists can be a hard task for those with a Christian background. This booklet helpfully explains key features of Hinduism and Buddhism and synthesises proven advice from successful evangelists. As Buddhism arose in a Hindu context, it is helpful to have guidance on both these religions in one booklet. We pray that this practical guide will be helpful for those hoping to make an impact for the Lord Jesus among adherents of these religions.
An example of a church planting manual.
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A simple self-check-list to help you as, you read the Bible, to put into practice what you learn.
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