1. On Being a Missionary by Thomas Hale -- puts many important issues on the
table concerning overseas service (William Carey, 2000)
2. Eternity In Their Hearts by Don Richardson (Regal Books, 1981)
3. Evangelism & the Sovereignty of God by J. I. Packer -- Why evangelize if
God has already chosen those who are His? Packer convincingly reverses
that wrong perception.(Inter-Varsity, 1961)
4. The Church at the End of the Twentieth Century: Including the Church
Before the Watching World by Francis Schaeffer - Prior to the grip of
postmodernism upon our age, Schaeffer shows the consequences when the
evangelical church collapses to moral & theological compromise.
(Crossway Books; 2nd edition, 1994)
5. Systematic Theology by Louis Berkhof (Eerdmans; new edition, 1996)
6. A Vision for Missions by Tom Wells (Banner of Truth, 1985)
7. Operation World by Patrick Johnstone & Jason Mandryk -
daily prayer guide for world (Zondervan, 2001)
8. Christ Is All! by David Bryant (New Providence Publishers, 2004)
9. Lambs Dancing with Wolves: A Manual for Christian Workers Overseas
by Michael Griffiths (OMF Publishing, 2001)
10. Manual for Today’s Missionary by Marjorie Collins (William Carey, 1985)
11. What Missionaries Need to Know about Burnout & Depression by
Esther Schubert (Olive Branch Publications, 1993)
12. Conflict or Connection by Kevi Keidel - addresses need for strong personal
relationships on mission field (Evangelical Missions, 1996)
13. Missions in the Third Millennium: 21 Key Trends for the 21st Century
by Stan Guthrie (Paternoster Publishing, 2002)
14. The Cross and the Crescent by Phil Parshall - an introduction on Islam
Gabriel Publishing, 2002)
15. Muslim Evangelism by Phil Parshall - a standard text for issues regarding
contextualization of Christianity among Muslims (Send the Light Inc., 2003)
16. From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya by Ruth Tucker (Zondervan, 2004)
17. Ministering Cross-Culturally by Lingenfelter & Mayer (Baker Books, 2003)
18. Communicating Christ Cross-Culturally by Hesselgrave (Zondervan, 1991)
19. Scripture and Strategy by David Hesselgrave (William Carey, 1996)
20. Bonding and the Missionary Task / Language Learning by Brewster &
Brewster (Lingua House Press, 1982)
21. Raising Resilient MK’s by Joyce Bowers, Editor (Mission Training
International, 1998)
22. Shadow of the Almighty by Elisabeth Elliot (Harper & Row, 1989)
23. Companion to the Poor: Christ in the Urban Slums by Viv Grigg (Marc
Publications, 2004) - The author is founder of Servants Among the Poor,
and he leads a ministry with the goal of sending workers to live and work
among the urban poor in squatter villages.
24. Writing Exceptional Missionary Letters by Sandy Weyeneth
(William Carey, 2004)
25. Friend Raising by Betty Barnett (YWAM Publishing, 2003)
26. Survival of the Fittest by Dr. Christine Aroney-Sine - tells how to stay healthy
as well as how to treat common illnesses (MARC, 1994)
27. Let the Nations Be Glad! by John Piper -- a wonderful Reformed call to
missions that reminds us that worship is the chief calling of the church, not
missions. Hence, worship is the goal and fuel of missions: to the glory of
God above all else! (Baker Academic; 2nd edition, 2003).
28. Cross-Cultural Conflict: Building Relationships for Effective Ministry by Duane
Elmer (InterVarsity Press, 1993)
29. Cross-Cultural Servanthood: Serving the World in Christlike Humility by Duane
Elmer (InterVarsity Press, 2006)
30. PERSPECTIVES on the World Christian Movement, edited by Ralph Winter and
Steven Hawthorne (William Carey Library, 1981)
Note: Many of the above books are available through the William Carey Library
(www.WCLBooks.com or 1-800-647-7466)