The Book That Transforms Nations - The Power of the Bible to Change Any Nation (Book)
As the founder of Youth With A Mission, Loren Cunningham is uniquely suited to write this book. In 1996, he became the first missionary in history to go to every country. He has ministered in more than 400 independent nations, dependent territories, and islands, including every one of the 238 sovereign countries of the world. His ministry has taken him to some of the world's poorest and neediest, as well as to kings, presidents, and prime ministers. In this book he shares what he has learned in more than fifty years of continual travel as a missionary statesman.
No country is too hard... too poor... too filled with crime... too divided by war... or too spiritually dark to be changed. A dedicated minority applying God's Word under the power of the Holy Spirit can change any country.
There's hope for people who've never had a biblical heritage and there's hope for those who've lost what they had.
Published by YWAM Publishing Singapore 2006 (ISBN 981-05-5943-7)
Available from Catalyst Ministries UK at a SPECIAL PRICE of £3.00 plus P&P or YWAM England
Living on the Devil's Doorstep: From Kabul to Afghanistan (Book)
This book was the one that showed us we could take our young family onto the overseas mission field!
It tells the story of an ordinary young couple from American suburbia who dared to dream they could make a difference. Their dream took them all over the world: first to the backstreets of Kabul, Afghanistan and later to the bright lights of Amsterdam's Red Light District. Share in their adventures, their heartaches and their joys as they reach out to people in need - sharing their home with hippies in Kabul or working amongst addicts, prostitutes and Aids victims in Amsterdam.
This story will speak to all those who want to respond to God's call into missions, but think they can't because they have children.
Originally published by Word Books, 1988. New edition published by YWAM, 1999 as part of their 'International Adventure Series'.
From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya: A Biographical History of Christian Missions (Book)
To really understand what God has been doing around the world for the past 2,000 years, this is a great book to inform, inspire and challenge. The missionaries who have helped define the eras of Christian mission during this period are not presented as 'super-saints' but as real people, with weaknesses and failings like any other Christian, along with their successes and triumphs.
This second edition covers all 2,000 years of mission history with a special emphasis on the modern era, including chapters focused on the Muslim world, Third World missions, and a comparison of missions in Korea and Japan.
"This book, now better than ever, has no competition. No one has ever so ably, efficiently, and delightfully linked together the key personalities that portray so dynamically the story of the expansion of our faith from a handful of people in Jerusalem to the very ends of the earth. It is a must-read for all serious believers." (Ralph D. Winter - Founder, U.S. Center for World Mission)
Published by Zondervan Publishing House, 2004 ISBN 0310239370
Missions in the Third Millennium - 21 Key Trends for the 21st Century (Book)
"Christianity is the world's most global faith. Evangelical Christianity, meanwhile, is the world's fastest growing major religion in terms of conversion growth. And yet, at the dawn of the third millennium, the church's primary task, ("go and make disciples of all nations") remains undone. Missions in the Third Millennium charts 21 trends - both positive and negative - with continuing significance for the Great Commission community in the 21st century. This volume, written by a keen observer of the global missions movement, offers insights to help students, churches, missionaries, agencies, and Christians from outside the West grasp the big picture and take practical steps for more effective involvement." [taken from the back cover]
Published by Paternoster ISBN 1-84227-042-7
Let the Nations be Glad! - The Supremacy of God in Missions (Book)
The goal of missions, John Piper contends, is to bring the nations to worship the greatness and glory of God. But worship is not only the goal of missions; it is also what fuels missions. This revised and expanded edition is an eloquent plea for the church to catch a God-centred vision for engaging in world evangelisation.
Published by Baker Academic, 2nd edition 2003 ISBN 080102613X
God's Great Ambition (Book)
A Mega-Motivating Crash Course on God's Heart...
WARNING: contents may eternally change your life and others.
"What is your calling, your purpose, and your mission? Jesus revealed His mission in the Great Commission. God doesn't have ambition like man's desires to aspire success. He does however reveal His will that none should perish. Let's align our lives with the ambition God offers us in sharing the gospel...You may not know it yet, but perhaps the greatest challenge of your life is before you now.
The pages [in this book] are a crash course on God's heart, designed to encourage and challenge the Christian to have increased awareness, action and ownership of the Great Commission. Get ready to pray, give, go, and follow...
Dare to answer the call to action. Dare to make a world of difference. Dare to make your great ambition God's Great Commission." - excerpts from Forward by Dan & Dave Davidson
£4.99 (although copies can be ordered from Operation Mobilization for £3.00 plus postage)
What in the World is God Waiting For? The Fulfillment of the Great Commission (Book)
In the 2nd edition of this book (formerly called, The Antioch Factor), the author writes, 'The book is not about the End Times...it looks at our obedience (or lack of it) to the Great Commission. It focuses on the often missed reality in Matthew 24, "And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations." Then, and only then "the end will come." Whatever else may happen in our days, there is a key in our hands. We can use that key - or we can ignore it.'
Ross Paterson challenges us to take seriously the words of Jesus to be witnesses to Him "in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." Using examples from the Acts of the Apostles, the author explores how the centre of Christianity moved from Jerusalem to Antioch because it was the Antioch church that was prepared to obey the call to send people "to the ends of the earth." How are we fulfilling that call today? he asks.
Published by Sovereign World ISBN 1-85240-431-0
£4.99 from Chinese Church Support Ministries (www.am-ccsm.org)
As the founder of Youth With A Mission, Loren Cunningham is uniquely suited to write this book. In 1996, he became the first missionary in history to go to every country. He has ministered in more than 400 independent nations, dependent territories, and islands, including every one of the 238 sovereign countries of the world. His ministry has taken him to some of the world's poorest and neediest, as well as to kings, presidents, and prime ministers. In this book he shares what he has learned in more than fifty years of continual travel as a missionary statesman.
"Christianity is the world's most global faith. Evangelical Christianity, meanwhile, is the world's fastest growing major religion in terms of conversion growth. And yet, at the dawn of the third millennium, the church's primary task, ("go and make disciples of all nations") remains undone. Missions in the Third Millennium charts 21 trends - both positive and negative - with continuing significance for the Great Commission community in the 21st century. This volume, written by a keen observer of the global missions movement, offers insights to help students, churches, missionaries, agencies, and Christians from outside the West grasp the big picture and take practical steps for more effective involvement." [taken from the back cover]
The goal of missions, John Piper contends, is to bring the nations to worship the greatness and glory of God. But worship is not only the goal of missions; it is also what fuels missions. This revised and expanded edition is an eloquent plea for the church to catch a God-centred vision for engaging in world evangelisation.
In the 2nd edition of this book (formerly called, The Antioch Factor), the author writes, 'The book is not about the End Times...it looks at our obedience (or lack of it) to the Great Commission. It focuses on the often missed reality in Matthew 24, "And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations." Then, and only then "the end will come." Whatever else may happen in our days, there is a key in our hands. We can use that key - or we can ignore it.'