The Journey Deepens: Go Deeper with Jesus, Ask A Missionary, Journey into Missions

Send Me!

Send Me! is the featured book on TheJourneyDeepens.com and this section of the website is an online companion to the workbook. Since resources change from time to time, visit here for updates and live links. All resources here were approved by the authors, Steve Hoke and Bill Taylor. Suggestions for changes to this resource list should be submitted first to Dave Imboden and John McVay. Readers are encouraged to order additional copies of Send Me or read online.

NEXT STEPS in Your World Christian Journey

goconnect.org/nextsteps (for everyone)

perspectives.org > Next Steps (especially for alumni of the Perspectives course)

urbana.org > Next Steps (especially for alumni of the Urbana student missions conference)

finishers.org > Start Your Journey (especially for adults in their 40s and 50s)

PreparingToGo.com, resource center for aspiring missionaries

TheJourneyDeepens.com, weekend retreats and monthly fellowships for prospective missionaries

MISSIONS OPPORTUNITIES

ShortTermMissions.com (comprehensive, all ages, 1-week to 3-year opportunities)

MNNonline.org > Mission Trips (comprehensive, all ages)

MissionFinder.org (comprehensive, all ages, short-term & career opportunities)

Urbana.org > MSearch (opportunity database for students)

RightNow.org (opportunities and counsel for 20 & 30-somethings)

MissionNext.com (opportunities and counsel for ages 24-40)

Finishers.org (information, coaching and pathways for mid-lifers)

ServantOpportunities.net (information and opportunities for mid-lifers and older)

For additional sites visit:
goconnect.org/opportunities
goconnect.org/strategies

EVENTS

takeitglobal.org > News > Calendar, North America missions events

lausanneworldpulse.com > Calendar of Events, both North America and internationally

goconnect.org/conferences categorized for Students, Churches, Citywide/Entire Church and Finishers

brigada.org weekly e-newsletter that includes upcoming events as they are announced

ANSWERS

AskAMissionary.com, over 400 answers on becoming a missionary plus blogs, podcasts, videos

Get-over-it.org > Got Mountains, stories of those who overcame obstacles to missions involvement

Urbana.org > Next Steps > Ask Jack, hundreds of answers to missions questions, God's will, etc.

PRAYER AND COUNTRY RESOURCES

Book Operation World by Patrick Johnstone and Jason Mandryk. Vital information and prayer points on every country in the world.

Devotional Global Prayer Digest available in monthly booklet or daily e-mail. Condensed missionary stories, biblical challenges, urgent reports, and exciting descriptions of unreached peoples. global-prayer-digest.org

Book Prayerwalking: Praying On-site with Insight by Steve Hawthorne. Practical insights for a prayerwalk in your community or on a mission trip.

goconnect.org/prayerlinks takes you to global prayer campaigns, training, books, magazine, articles, websites, quotes, videos, mp3's and children's prayer resources.

COURSES

Perspectives on the World Christian Movement – A 15-week course (typically one evening per week) while unfolds God's plan for the world and different roles for individuals and churches. Every prospective missionary should take this course. Classes online and around the world. perspectives.org

Experiencing God: Knowing and Doing His Will by Henry Blackaby. This workbook and course is designed to be studied daily for three months. Knowing God does not come through a program, a study, or a method. Knowing God comes through relationship as God reveals Himself, His mission, His ways and He invites you to join Him where He is already at work.

Encountering Islam - A semester-long course on Islam which gives a working knowledge of the Islamic faith and an understanding of how to share with Muslims the life of Christ. encounteringislam.org

Personal Support Raising Boot Camp – two-day seminar which trains Christian workers how to get to their ministry assignment quickly and fully funded. thebodybuilders.net.

Tentmaking and Business as Missions seminars, conferences and courses:
globalopps.org
businessasmissionnetwork.com

For a comprehensive directory of missions courses:
goconnect.org/introtomissions
AskAMissionary.com > Courses

RECOMMENDED BOOKS

On Being a Missionary, by Thomas Hale, veteran missionary to Nepal. This 422 page book is a highly readable, practical compilation of the ideas, experiences and insights of over one hundred missionaries.

2020 Vision: Amazing Stories of What God is Doing Around the World, by Bill and Amy Stearns. Exciting breakthroughs in new harvest fields are highlighted, along with scriptural insights into God's heart for the nations and practical ways for individuals and churches to get involved.

Christian Heroes: Then and Now by Janet and Geoff Benge. Easy-to-read series of 30 missionary biographies (about 200 pages each) will keep you on the edge of your seat.

From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya: A Biographical History of Christian Missions by Ruth Tucker. Understand the life and role of a missionary through real life failures and successes throughout history.

Funding Your Ministry: Whether You're Gifted or Not, by Scott Morton. This book addresses the obstacles for those who raise personal support with answers and a biblical path for recruiting and maintaining donor support.

Friend Raising: Building a Missionary Support Team that Lasts, by Betty Barnett. A practical, warm and genuine approach to life, ministry and the teamwork that goes with missions work.

For more books as well as missions book publishers:
goconnect.org/booksources
AskAMissionary.com > Books

MISSION RESOURCES LINKS

goconnect.org/resources, annotated links to about anything you could need regarding missions

missionaryresources.org, assortment of articles, links, books, videos, and discussion forums

missionresources.com, resources from A-Z for missionaries and Christians worldwide

mislinks.org , directory on practical missions, regions of the world, etc.

oscar.org.uk, UK Information Service for World Missions

UNREACHED AND LEAST REACHED PEOPLES

adopt-a-people.org, Adopt-A-People Campaign facilitated by the U.S. Center for World Mission provides a thorough e-manual on how to adopt an unreached people group, case studies, a list of sending and service agencies participating, and an introductory video.

adoptapeople.org, Adopt-A-People Clearing House facilitated by GAAPnet is for those who want to report their involvement and adoption of a people group, or to find others who have adopted the same group so they can begin networking and possibly partnering with them. Also provides services for churches looking for guidance and assistance in adopting a people group.

joshuaproject.net, Joshua Project provides a regularly updated listing of the least reached people groups of the world and their current status of engagement. Additional web pages for churches and individuals provide guidance and help with missions involvement.

HELP FOR YOUR CHURCH

goconnect.org/goteam, directory of mobilization ministries, resources, conferences, seminars, consulting and coaching to help missions take deep root in the life of your church.

goconnect.org/networking, links to local and regional mission training opportunities and services for many USA metro areas as well as a growing number of citywide mission activist networks.

MAGAZINES:

Ask A Missionary quarterly email newsletter on becoming a missionary with answers, missions magazines, books, conferences, and internet sites. AskAMissionary.com > Newsletters

Daily Connections daily email or RSS feed. Keep in touch with trends affecting missions in the North American Church, upcoming conferences, events, articles, strategies, resources. goconnect.org/daily

Lausanne World Pulse monthly e-magazine providing missions and evangelism news, information and analysis. lausanneworldpulse.com

Mission Frontiers bi-monthly hard copy magazine published bi-monthly by the U.S. Center for World Mission and dedicated to fostering a global movement to establish an indigenous, and self-reproducing church planting movement amongst all unreached peoples as soon as possible. missionfrontiers.org

Mission Maker Magazine annual hard copy only magazine with with articles, resource catalog, mission opportunity listings and mission directory indexes. missionmakermagazine.org

Momentum monthly e-zine from the Network for Strategic Missions provides information and inspiration to help believers passionately, quickly, and effectively obey the Great Commission and reach the Unreached Peoples. momentum-mag.org

Perspectives in Practice monthly e-zine inspires Perspectives alumni and others with testimonies, practical tips and ideas to get involved in going, sending, praying, welcoming, mobilizing, and business as mission. perspectives.org > Next Steps > Resource Center.

Peter's Wife monthly email newsletter with help and encouragement for missionary wives and moms. peterswife.org

Women of the Harvest bi-monthly email newsletter with articles by women who know the difficulties of adjusting to a new culture, stumbling over a new language, finding a place in ministry. womenoftheharvest.com