Jeff Jackson, missions guru of Shepherd's Staff Missions Facilitators, compiled this great reading list as a resource in the missions training manual he wrote.
On Being a Missionary by Thomas Hale
People Raising: A Practical Guide to Support Raising by William P. Dillon
Getting Sent: A Relational Approach to Support Raising by Pete Sommer
Friend Raising by Betty Barnett
Serving as Senders by Neal Pirolo
Operation World by Patrick Johnstone
Anthropological Insights for Missionaries by Paul G. Hiebert
Principles of War by Jim Wilson
Let the Nations be Glad by John Piper
Eternity in Their Hearts by Don Richardson
Missionary Methods: St. Paul's or Ours? by Roland Allen
Concise History of Christian Mission by J. Herbert Kane
Ministering Cross Culturally by Sherwood Lingenfelter and Marvin Mayers
1 comment:
Great list! I'll be saving that one.
Another REALLY good book for anyone on the field or not is Walking with the Poor by Bryant L. Myers. It's a great, practical guide of how our well intentioned efforts can harm those we want to help, and how to avoid it.
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