Global Ministries can help you promote missions in a number of ways.
Children's Ministry Resource
"Global Kids" is a newly released United Brethren Mission-based Children's Educational Unit produced by Global Ministries that can be a valuable resource for you. Read more and order online.
Recommended Books
F
rom Jerusalem to Irian Jaya: A Biographical History of Christian Missions by Ruth Tucker
Still the definitive overview of evangelical missions, what Ralph Winter has called "the most moving book ever written." See also her excellent Guardians of the Great Commission: The Story of Women in Modern Missions.
You Can Make a Difference, parts 1 and 2
These delightful books give kids plenty of atlas-type information, fun stuff to know and care about and something to pray about for a whole year. Excellent, and highly, highly recommended for home use and church libraries and mission resource shelves.
Building Bridges: Christianity and Islam by Fouad Elias Accad
One of the many books on this topic, it is particularly interesting for evangelical outreach that is sensitively contextualized. Highly recommended.
Understanding Spiritual Power: A Forgotten Dimension of Cross-Cultural Mission and Ministry by Marguerite Kraft
This Orbis Press book reminds us that Westerners have a very different approach to spiritual forces than most people in the world. Kraft tells of her work among the Kamwe in Nigeria, the Thai in Asia and the Navajo in North America. She shows how the people in these three societies view reality and suggests how the gospel can be articulated in forms they can appreciate and understand.
A Mind for Missions: 10 Ways to Build Your World Vision by Paul Borthwick One of our favorite recommendations for one who asks "where do I begin?" His more recent, foundational book, Six Dangerous Questions, is tremendous, rooting our view of the globe and the nations more deeply in our basic worldview. This is dynamite stuff!
Missions in the 21st Century: Getting Your Church into the Game
by Tom Telford
What a fun idea--Telford used to be a pro baseball umpire and he uses that as a metaphor for getting a church "into the game." He calls 'em as he sees 'em here, and nearly every church could benefit from his practical ideas. He really knows his stuff!
T
he World at Your Door: Reaching International Students in Your Home, Church and School by Dr. Tom Phillips
What a great idea! Match this with the important Reaching the World by Thom and Marcia Hopler, one of the great mission books of all time, and you will soon be building friendships with ethnic folks right in your own area.
Concerts of Prayer by David Bryant
How Christians can join together to pray for spiritual awakening and world evangelization. Very practical guide that can be put to use at home and abroad.
Loving the Church, Blessing the Nations, by George Miley
Traveling to foreign lands and relating to people of other cultures is no longer restricted to missionaries and mission agencies. There is no better time for local churches to rediscover the role God intended for them to serve as centers of mission vision and implementation.
This book walks the reader through the biblical basis for mission, the history of the local church’s involvement and need to identify “apostolic” gifting in our day and age. This is essential reading for every pastor and every mission commission leader.
Building Strategic Relationships, by Daniel Rickett
Partnering with a local church or national conference sounds like a great idea, but what happens when the “romance” is over and reality takes over. Relationships take a lot of work and often what partners consider helpful can actually hinder the work of God.
This is a very practical book, full of checklists and practical suggestions. The author begins with values, and a discussion of dependency, giving, receiving and accountability dominates a good portion of the rest of the book. If you are, or are considering a partnership with an overseas leader or church, this book is absolutely indispensible.
Send Me: Your Journey to the Nations, by Steve
Hoke and Bill Taylor
Have you wondered if God might be calling you into
missions service? This would be an excellent workbook for you
to work through in discerning God's will.
Before You Pack Your Bag, Prepare Your Heart, by Cindy Judge.
This short-term mission preparation guide includes 12 Bible
studies plus a trip journal.
Short-Term Missions Workbook: From Mission Tourists to
Global Citizens by Tim Dearborn
An eight week course for teams to do together as spiritual preparation before a cross-cultural mission trip.
Sunday School Resources
Following are three excellent resources that could be used as a Sunday School Elective course about missions.
Operation WorldView. Perspectives is an extensive mission training opportunity for pastor's and lay people (see www.perspectives.org). However curriculum has become available to replicate some of that experience in a shorter time and in a small group format, such as Sunday School. Go to the following website for details: http://www.mission1.org/opwv.html
God's Heart for the Nations. by Jeff Lewis
A Bible Study in eight lessons that rips apart the old, traditional understandings of God's plan and purpose for our lives.
For details go to: http://www.calebproject.org/store
Eternal Impact: Discover Your Role in God's Worldwide Purpose. In an attempt to equip church leaders seeking a unified local and worldwide outreach, Caleb Project has produced a unique 10-week small-group study for adults.
Find it at http://www.calebproject.org/store
Training Resources
CultureLink provides the training needed for short-term team leaders to effectively plan, prepare and lead volunteer teams. Find a Mission Team Leadership Training seminar led by Jeff Bleijerveld being held in your area.
"Stuff IV" is the fourth volume of an encyclopedia of all the things you wanted to know about doing missions but didn't know where to find. It is a compilation of one-page concepts, lists, outlines, forms, samples, and resources covering everything from becoming a World Christian to Missions Web Sites.
More than 6000 copies of volumes 1, 2, and/or 3 have been distributed. It is certainly one of the best resources available to churches and individuals involved in missions. (“Stuff” is available only on CD in Microsoft Word.)
Purchase all four volumes with cumulative index ($26) or just the fourth volume ($12). For more information and to order go to www.davidmays.org or call 317-852-0348.
Videos/DVD's
Global Purpose - Fulfilling God's Heart for the World
An excellent DVD along with a study booklet that provides biblical, historical, strategic and cultural perspectives as an overview of God's movement throughout history and shows how we can join Him in His global purpose. Contact Darlene in the Global Ministries office for information regarding borrowing a copy from the Global Ministries Lending Library or go to the U.S. Center for World Mission website to order a copy of your own.
Philippines Video
On May 12, Global Ministries Director Jeff Bleijerveld participated in the 25th anniversary of the Looking Unto Jesus churches in the Philippines. These churches, in 2005, affiliated with the United Brethren denomination to become a national conference.
View a video of the event and find information about down loading a copy for use at your church.
"Go Prepared" Video Series
Global Ministries is making available a video
series entitled "Go
Prepared." It is geared for churches and groups planning a short-term
ministry experience. It is produced by Teams Commissioned for
Christ International, Inc. Here is a description of the series:
"Go Prepared" is a consolidated, yet comprehensive, short-term missions video training series designed to prepare you and your team for the best short-term missions experience. It contains 6 teaching sessions taught by some of America's best-known experts in the field of missions. Each set provides a total of 3 hours of intensive training plus a Team Leader's Guide."
Other Videos in the "Go Prepared" Series
- "Building for Eternity" (Construction)
- "When Medical Missions Changes Lives"
- "Help! I'm Not A Fundraiser"
- "Why Should I Go?"
- "It Changed My Church Forever!"
- "Different Ways to Tell Them" (Evangelism)
To borrow these "Go Prepared" videos, please contact Darlene at Global Ministries.
Photos and Powerpoint Slides
Global Ministries has prepared Photos and PowerPoint slides for nearly all of our missionaries and national leaders, as well as other slides related to UB missions.
This page contains downloadable
photos--from 72 dpi to high-resolution 225 dpi--of most of
our missionaries.
Many UB churches use an "announcement loop" prior to services. They show slides with information and announcements about church events, similar to the slides typically shown in theaters before the movie. The following slides can be added to the mix to help people get acquainted with our missionaries and our international work in general. You can download them from the website.
Missionaries
International Leaders
Countries
Slide Index
Powerpoint CD
Global Ministries Powerpoint Slides – Faces, Places and More. In addition to the individual slides listed above, Steve Dennie has developed a large number of powerpoint slides of mission fields, churches in other countries, great missionary quotes and more. This is available on CD, and is useful for congregational inspiration and education. Contact Darlene at Global Ministries for a copy.
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