· =
Mission Agencies (Parachurch:
Career and Short Term)
· =
Mission-Minded Christian Campus Groups and Youth
Organizations
· =
Missiological Online Educational Resour=
ces
and Literature
· =
Missionary Training Programs, Schools, Colleges, and
Seminaries
· =
Mission-Minded Denominatio=
ns and
Denominational Mission Agencies
· =
Mission Online Directories=
and
Support Agencies
· =
Online Directories
· =
Support Agencies
· =
Mission and Evangelism
Methodologies
· =
Apologetics
· =
Church Planting=
· =
Mentoring
· =
Oral Narrative Presentation
· =
Servant Evangelism
· =
Mission-Related News and Statistics
· =
Missionary Media Resources
· =
Missionary Necessities and Gear
· =
Missionary Professionals a=
nd
Specialists
· =
Aviation and Specialized
Transportation
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
Mission Agencies (Parachurch
Organizations)
Note: This list is by no means exhaustive; these are just some of the
larger, better known mission agencies.
·
·
·
=
; w=
ww.aim-us.org
·
AMG International
www.amginternational.org
·
·
Christar
·
Frontiers
·
Gospel for
·
Habitat for Humanity
·
International Teams
·
InterServe
·
Latin American
·
·
New Tribes
·
OMF International
·
Operation Mobilization
·
Pioneers
·
Samaritan’s Purse
·
Servant Partners
·
Serving In
·
Wycliffe Bible Translators
·
Youth With a
Mission-Minded Christian Campus Groups and Youth Organizations
·=
; =
Bible Study
Software from E-Sword.
Resource is downloadable and free,
baby.
·
Bible Online
Resource has=
many
languages, also with audio
·
Billy Graham Evangelical Association
Questions An=
swered
(Billy Graham Evangelistic Association) (Includes Bible & Doctrine, Cho=
ice
of Church, Personal Problems, Relationships, Social & Moral Issues, and
Spiritual Life.)
·
Christian Classics Ethereal Library
·
Evangelism and Missions Information Service
(a division of the
Includes current and back articles from Evangel=
ical
Missions Quarterly.
·
International Journal of Frontier Mission (IJFM=
, a
quarterly publication of the US Center for World Mission, for mission
specialists)
·
International Teams
&n=
bsp; Site include=
s a
how-to series
·
Includes onl=
ine
articles, current and back issue
· =
Mentor &
Multiply Churches
·
Perspectives on the World Christian Movement
(Courses and Resources for Missions Education and Mobilization)
·
Internet Christian Library
·
Walk Thru the Bible
Missionary T=
raining
Programs, Schools, Colleges, and Seminaries
·=
; =
·=
; =
·=
; =
·=
; =
·=
; =
www.leaderu.com/is=
ot/articles.html
·
International Training Partners (
· =
Fuller
Theological Seminary (
· =
Gordon Conw=
ell
Seminary (
·
Mission Training International (
· =
=
; ww=
w.moody.edu
· =
SIL Interna=
tional
(formerly Summer Institute of Linguistics)
· =
· =
·
University of the Nations -- Kona,
Hawai)
www.uofnkona.edu (for other locations see www=
.uofn.edu)
Mission-Minded Denominations and Denominational Mission
Agencies
(Please Note: This constitutes neither an exhaustive list of
mission-minded churches and denominations, nor a recommended list.)
·
American Baptist Churches
www.abc-usa.org
·
Assemblies of God Missions
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/span>
·
Baptist General Conference
·
Calvary Chapel Fellowship Ministries (
www.calvarychapel.com/ministries=
·
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
·
Christian Reformed
·
·
CB International
·
The Episcopal Church,
·
www.covchurch.org/cov
·
Evangelical Free Church of
·
·
·
·
The Church of the Nazarene
·
Orthodox Church in
·
Presbyterian Church in
·
Presbyterian Church (
www.pcusa.org/navigation/mission.htm
·
Reformed
Roman Catholic Church
·
The Salvation Army
·
The
·
Southern Baptist Convention, International
·
United
·
United Methodist General Board of Global Minist=
ries
http://gbgm-umc.org/home_page/index.cfm=
·
Association of Vineyard Churches (
www.vineyardusa.org/ministries/ministri=
es_index.htm
·
The
=
·
About Missio=
ns
=
General overview of world mission opportunities. Lots of links.=
·
Barnabas
<=
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style=3D'mso-ansi-font-size:11.0pt'>www.barnabas.org/ptmcenter &=
nbsp; Site
has many resources for missionaries, including news and weather, travel,
training, counseling, retreat centers, resources, etc.
·
The Christian
Missions Network
·
Christian Organizations and Educational
Institutions
www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/xn-dir2.html
·
Finishers Project
An excellent,
thorough mission-support online resource.
·
=
www.mfinder.org &=
nbsp;
An index of
agencies and resources with missions opportunities
·
www.mrd.org A “directory of directories” or central direct=
ory.
·
http://shorttermmissions.com/links.html=
=
Includes links to sites for researching people groups:
- =
Asian Minori=
ties
Outreach
- =
Caleb Projec=
t:
People Group Information System
- =
Praying Thro=
ugh
the Window III: The Unreached Peoples
-&nb=
sp;
The Unreached Peopl=
es
Prayer Profiles with a photo, map, and information about the lifestyles,
customs, and beliefs of the people. More importantly, it lists spiritual
strongholds and addresses specific prayer needs.
·
Zondervan Church Source, Directory of missions =
www.zondervanchurchsource.com/clip/evan=
gelism.htm
·
Ask a Missio=
nary!
Questions and
answers on subjects like support-raising, selecting an agency, calling,
·
Barnabas
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Barnabas has many resources for missionaries
including news and weather, travel, training, counseling, retreat centers,
resources, etc.
·
Brigada: Gateway to
Missions Networking
·=
; =
Caleb Project
www.myglobalimpact.=
com
·
Center for t=
he
Study of Global Christianity
(at Gordon Conwell
Seminary)
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=
Site
includes World Christian Database
·
Centre for M=
ission
Direction (
·
www.ctrc-cmed.org
Mission Pap=
ers,
Articles
·
Evangelism a=
nd
Missions Information Service
(a division of the <=
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· =
Finishers Project
http://www.finishers.org &=
nbsp; &nbs=
p;
·
International
Missionary Training Fellowship
www.missionarytraining.com Mission
Texts in PDF
·
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MARC Mission handbook
Excerpts fro=
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·
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·
The Network =
for
Strategic Missions:
=
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·
Operation Wo=
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w<=
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information from an evangelical perspective on every country in the world.<=
span
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Johnstone and his
associates publish a very helpful listing of key missions and related websi=
tes
(under “updated web links”) with recommendations and a rating
system of one to four stars.
· =
People Teams
www.peopleteams.org &=
nbsp;
·
Postmission
www.postmission.com &=
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Forum on Missions in the Postmodern World
·
The
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span
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=
http://www.oscar.org.uk/service/training/prefield/justlooking.htm=
· =
The
·=
; =
World Christian Resource Directory
· =
World Evangelical
· =
World
www.worldmap.org – try on IBM – also ww=
w.xcdfi.com
· =
Reasons to
Believe
·
This site has
articles anyone and everyone with an interest in church planting.
Build My Chu=
rch, 2
vols. [church planting]. Gerald Rowlands d=
_files/build_my_church.zip and =
d=
_files/build_my_church_vol2.zip
Church Planting Resources
George
Patterson’s Church Planting Guide t=
ml
Essence of t=
he
church (The), Tom Julien (4/98) [church plantin=
g,
etc.]
Essential elements of church planting and
growing in the 21st century, David Hesselgr=
ave
(1/00)
From rivals =
to
allies (Guidelines for working peacefully with church planters from other
agencies), Floyd and Christine Schneider (7/94)
Seven keys to effective church planting,
Dick Grady and Glenn Kendall (10/92)
What it take=
s to
be a church planter, Ben Sawatsky (10/91)
· =
Christian
mentoring
·
Mentoring
Oral Narrati=
ve
Presentation =
=
·
Chronological Bible Storyi=
ng
www.chronologicalbiblestorying.com
Mission-Related
News and Statistics
·
Adherents
www.adherents.com =
Adherents.com
is a growing collection of over 41,000 adherent statistics and religious
geography citations – references to published membership/adherent
statistics and congregation statistics for over 4,200 religions, churches,
denominations, religious bodies, faith groups, tribes, cultures, movements,
ultimate concerns, etc.
·
Barna Research Online
www.barna.org/cgi-bin/home.asp
·
Center for the Study of Global Christianity
www.globalchristianity.org Site
includes World Christian Database
·
Christian Solidarity International
·
Christianity Today Online
·
Doctors Without Borders
·
The
·
Jubilee Campaign
·
·
The Network for Strategic Missions
&=
nbsp; www.strategicnetwork.org&=
nbsp;
·
Open Doors with Brother Andrew
www.gospelcom.net/od&nbs=
p; Site
includes country profiles.
·
Operation World by Patrick Johnstone
ww=
w.gmi.org/ow &nbs=
p; or &=
nbsp; http://www.operationworld.org
.
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format this guide contains vital information from an evangelical perspectiv=
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every country in the world. <=
span
class=3DSpellE>Johnstone and associates publish a very helpful listi=
ng of
key missions and related websites (under “updated web links”) with recommendations and a rating sys=
tem
of one to four stars.
·
Prayer for the Persecuted Church
·
Religion News Service
·
Religion Today
·
Task Force to Stop the Abuse of Women
·
Voice of the Martyrs
http://www.persecution.com/news/index.c=
fm
· =
World
www.worldmap.org
– try on IBM – also www.xcdfi.com
·
BibleWorks Software
·
ChristianCinema
·
Focus on the Family
·
Jesus Film
·
Mars Hill Productions
·
WordSearch
·
World Christian Missionary Resources
· =
World Chris=
tian
Video Directory
=
http://christianvideos.org
Videos in many languages: an attempt to =
list
the Christian videos in all the languages of the world.
Missionary
Necessities and Gear
·
International Aid
www.gospelcom.net/ia<=
span
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'> =
;
Medical Supplies
·=
; =
MATs (Ministry Transportation Solutions International,
Inc.)
Offers cars,
vans, buses as rentals. Ca=
rs at
cost, bicycles, semi-tractors and trucks at low prices
· =
World Chris=
tian
Missionary Resources
Mission Professionals and Specialists
Aviation &am=
p;
Specialized Transportation
·
·
JAARS: Partners in Bible Translation
English Lang=
uage
Teachers (TESOL/TESL)
·
Documents About Using TESOL/ESL as a means of
evangelism:
Teaching English As<=
/span>
A Tool Of Evangelism,
Mark Woodward.
http://web.ovc.edu/missions/jam/teachen=
g.htm
Teaching English As<=
/span>
A Tool Of Evangelism: Problems And Limitations,
http://web.ovc.edu/missions/jam/english=
.htm
·
Educational Services International, Inc.
·
English Language Institute/China
·
ESL-Jobs.com
·
LIFE Ministries
·
SIL International
·
Wycliffe Bible Translators
·=
; =
Dental Train=
ing
For Missionaries
www.dentistryformi=
ssions.com
·
Medical-Missions.Net
Relief and
Development Agencies (Christian)
·=
; =
CORD - Chris=
tian
Outreach Relief and Development =
www.cord.org.uk =
=
(
·
Compasssion Internation=
al
·
Food for the Hungry
www.worldconcern.org &=
nbsp;
·
World Vision
Missionary Support and Concerns
=
The Call to
Missions
·
World Evangelical
http://globalmission.org/infobase/publi=
c/ask/askres.cgi?sr=3Dtopic&tid=3D3
Dual Career/=
Tentmaking
·
World Evangelical
http://globalmission.org/infobase/publi=
c/ask/askres.cgi?sr=3Dtopic&tid=3D4
·
Missions and Marriages
www.missionsandmar=
riages.org
MKs (Children of
Missionaries)
·
Barnabas International – MK reentry
·
Interaction
·
Mu Kappa, a fraternal organization for
·
MK Connection
·=
; =
World Evange=
lical
http://globalmission.=
org/infobase/public/ask/askres.cgi?sr=3Dtopic&ti=
d=3D2
·
World Evangelical
http://globalmission.org/infobase/publi=
c/ask/askres.cgi?sr=3Dtopic&tid=3D16
·
Finishers
www.finishers.org/masters/index.html
Online Christian Articles, Periodicals, and
Devotionals
·
The Upper Room
www.upperroom.org/devotional/default.html
=
·
Back to the Bible
www.backtothebible.org/radio/today
=
·
Books & Culture
http://www.christianitytoday.com/books
·
Campus Journal
www.gospelcom.net/rbc/cj/cj.shtml
=
·
Christianity Today
·
Our Daily Bread
www.gospelcom.net/rbc/odb/odb.shtml =
=
·
Evangelical Missions Quarterly (EMQ, a quarterly
missions journal)
Available through the Evange=
lism
and Missions Information Service
(a division of the
·
International Journal of Frontier Mission (IJFM=
, a
quarterly publication of the US Center for World Mission for mission
specialists)
·
Keys for Kids
http://cbh.gospelcom.net/kfk/kfk.shtml
·
·
My Utmost for His Highest
www.gospelcom.net/rbc/utmost/today
=
·
Words of Hope
www.gospelcom.net/woh/devo/devo.php?dat=
e=3D2003-03-13
·
Christian Quote of the Day
=
·
Parsonage.org (from Focus on the Family)
·
Today in the Word, Moody Bible Institute
www.moody.edu<=
span
style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>
=
·
Today's Word, Campus Crusade for Christ
=
·
Guideposts
Baker Books
Broadman & Holm=
an
Wm B. Eerdmans Publishers
Focus on the Family
Kregel
Hendrickson
Moody Press
Multnomah
Regal Books
InterVarsit=
y Press
<=
span
style=3D'mso-ansi-font-size:11.0pt'>www.ivpress.com
NavPress
Orbis Books
William Carey Library
Thomas Nelson
Tyndale
<=
span
style=3D'mso-ansi-font-size:11.0pt'>www.tyndale.com
Wipf=
& Stoc=
k
Word Publishing
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Zondervan