A program of mission involvement.
1. Why
should I be involved in missions and Frontier Missions at that?
2. How
do I get the church involved in missions?
3. With
all the needs in the church and our community, how can I get
the church involved in the world and its needs?
4. Understanding
the unreached: (Where do I get resources to understand and
witness to the Hindu, Muslim, and Buddhist people in the community?)
5. Where
do I find mission-related statistics on the world and its peoples?
A challenge to being a part of modern missions
The Pastor and Modern Missions: A message which challenges and helps the pastor to have a mission-minded church
Missions in the 21st Century by Tom Telford. An understanding
of the church in North America and mission, and how these two
blend together.
Cultivating a Mission Active Church by Mike Pollard
Operation World 21st Century Edition by Patrick Johnstone
and Jason Mandryk. A 800-page country-by-country prayer guide
book every Christion should have.
Let the Nations Be Glad by John Piper. Piper shows that
worship is the ultimate goal of the Church, and that proper worship
fuels missions.
Unveiled at Last by Bob Sjogren and Bill & Amy Stearns.
Discover God's hidden message from Genesis to Revelation.
A Sunday for the World by Bill Stearns. This is a program
with ideas and plans for a one-Sunday missions emphasis, including
ideas for the nursery department to adults.
How to Be a World Class Christian by Paul Borthwick
A Mind for Missions by Lingenfelter and Mayer. Ten ways
to build your world vision.
How to Get Your Congregation Involved in Missions by David
Mays
Most of these books can be purchased from William Carey Library
The others can be purchased through ACMC (Advancing Churches in Missions Commitment)
The Adopt-A-People Campaign is a hands-on program which gives guidelines for a church's involvement in Frontier Missions.
Organizations that help the church to have an effective and dynamic missions program:
ACMC (Advancing Churches in Missions Commitment) helps churches mobilize their resources for effective involvement in world evangelization. It has printed resources and national and regional conferences to assist a church to have a well-planned mission program. It also has regional staff who are available to assist the local church to develop a well-structured mission program. Phone: 770-455-8808. Fax: 770-445-4822
National Association of Mission Pastors (related to ACMC). Leadership Team Chair: Stan Potocki. Phone: 972-783-8800. Fax: 972-783-8841. E-mail: stan.potocki@fbcnorth.org
Global Focus, Empowering the local church for global impact. 8294 Highway 92, Suite 210, Woodstock, GA 30188. Phone: 770-592-7011. Fax: 770-592-7289
Resources for the "mission moment" in a worship service
Videos
The Waiting World, Vol. 1. A series of 13 different five-minute people profiles, including bulletin inserts for each of these people groups. They are designed for brief missions emphases during regular church services. To order, contact: Youth With A Mission Strategic Frontiers, P. O. Box 25490, Colorado Springs, CO 80936. Phone: 719-527-9594. Fax: 719-527-2680. E-mail: WaitingWorld@sfcos.org. Web: http://www.sfcos.orgGateway Cities Prayer Profiles. A series of three-minute profiles of 51 "Gateway Cities" within the 10/40 Window. Especially suitable for prayer groups or brief missions emphases during regular church services. 60 min., revised 1998. To order, contact: Caleb Project, 10 W. Dry Creek Circle, Littleton, CO 80120. Phone: 303-730-4170. Fax: 303-730-4177. Web: http://www.calebproject.org/winres.htm
Our Father's Household. 12 different excellent five-minute video segments, one for each of the 12 unreached affinity blocks in the world. To order, contact: Operation Mobilization Video, P. O. Box 444, Tyrone, GA 30290. Phone: 800-899-0432. E-mail: video@usa.om.org
Resources that can provide stories for children's sermons - recommended books of stories
Hero Tales, Vol. I-IV, by Dave and Neta Jackson. Timeless Lessons for Families from Great Christians of the Past, published by Bethany House. Phone: 800-328-6109
I Heard the Good News Today. Stories for children emphasizing Christian morality, with commendable examples of behavior.
Windows on the World by Daphne Spraggell and Jill Johnson. This beautiful full-color book brings alive the culture, history and traditions of all sorts of different people.For these and further resources to communicate missions to children, contact Children's Mission Resource Center, U.S. Center for World Mission, 1605 E. Elizabeth St., Pasadena, CA 91104-2721. Phone: 626-398-2233
Short-term missions
The best programs are those conducted by established mission agencies. Check with the mission agencies you already know or have relations with. One list of agencies is The Christian Missions Network
Books:
Conferences: National Short-Term Mission Conference
Videos: "Go Prepared", a short-term missions video training series. Produced by Teams Commissioned for Christ International, Inc. (TCCI). Phone: 407-857-8224. E-mail: tcci@tcci.org.Web sites:
Mission finder:
Short Term Mission
Short-Term Evangelical Missions
Worship and praise music for missions
"Let the Nations Rejoice" (song book) compiled by Scott Wesley Brown and Frank Fortunate. Challenge and inspire the Lord's people to take the gospel to the ends of the earth with this collection of contemporary songs and hymns celebrating the global reign of King Jesus and His growing kingdom.
International Journal of Frontier Missions
Mission Frontiers
EMQ (Evangelical Missions Quarterly)
Mission Network News On-Line
Statistics
(How many are there?)
World and mission facts and statistics commonly asked for.
"The
State of the World 2000,"
Mission Frontiers, June, 2000. Downloadable color PDF's
of the charts!
World Evangelization Research Center - Statistics of the world