30+ Free Missions Books
June 24, 2010 – 4:34 pmThe World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) website is currently offering about 30 missions books from their Resources page - for free! The books are published either directly by WEA or by William Carey Library.
Among them: To Valuable to Lose, Global Missiology for the 21st Century, Doing Member Care Well, Establishing Missionary Teams, etc.
Though some are more technical than others, a pastor, teacher, or other believer who wants to know how he can fit into his/her church’s gospel ministry can benefit from these books.
Most of the resources are in PDF format, while others are Word documents or PowerPoint presentations. Simply add the resource to your cart, checkout, and download the resource for free (no credit card information required).
Here’s an example of one of the books available. I downloaded and glanced through the book Doing Member Care Well. It has tons of helpful information about how to send and support missionaries in a way that glorifies God. The multiple authors tackle issues as they would affect ministers in each continent. Brazilian missions has a different focus than Arabic world missions.
The chapters are full of eyewitness testimonies of dealing with the stress and uncertainties of ministering the gospel in a foreign land and context.
While this book has more emphasis on modern psychology than I am comfortable with, it provides helpful information in thinking through the ramifications of sending or going as a missionary to a foreign context.
Conclusion: Well worth your time. It is most valuable as a resource to pick and choose issues that are most relevant to the situation that a missionary or church would face.
Search from the 30+ resources and download a book that will help you better understand your role in the spread of the gospel, from your church to the world.
HT: Brigada
