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Here you will find a wide array of valuable missions resources that we find helpful or pertinent. Although a few of the resources originated with us, most are the work of others around the world.
Click any button below to see an expanded list of resources.
Links to leading websites, online directories and gateways that connect you with missions information.
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A research initiative seeking to highlight the ethnic people groups of the world with the least followers of Christ; contains information on every people group in the world. |
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The English-language version of the Spanish-language website focusing on the unreached ethnic groups of the world. The site was created for the purposes of gathering and disseminating information about these unreached groups.
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The Network for Strategic Missions A knowledge database of mission journal articles with a topical index. |
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A directory of links to Web-based resources for missionaries, mission pastors, teachers, and researchers, students of mission and mission agencies.
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A forum for the Global Church to share news and knowledge about the world's greatest needs. |
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A website that seeks to connect givers and ministries all over the world. |
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Provides Christian adults with information, challenge and pathways for discovering and processing opportunities in missions whether short-term or as a next career. |
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Impact Field Leadership Resources Offers relevant development opportunities that promote personal and professional growth, as well as insights that can enrich the dialogue among mission leaders. |
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A resource center for aspiring Christian missionaries. |
Sites and organizations that emphasize trends—important global shifts that will endure for a number of years.
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Every ten years, First Fruit makes a careful analysis of major global trends and their impact on our world, to give context to their future grantmaking. |
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The Future of the Global Church The Future of the Global Church by Patrick Johnstone weaves together the strands of history, demographics and religion to present a breath-taking, full-color graphical and textual overview of the past, present and possible future of the Church around the world. |
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A new book by Fritz Kling identifies seven trends having an impact on today's Global Church. |
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Statistics meets metaphysics and intuition; links, articles and information on Futures research. |
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A directory of links to global issues and trends related to world mission. |
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Links and resources on Futures study as they relate to the Christian mission. |
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Global Trends Impacting Ministry Strategy Postings from Phil Miglioratti's blogs on prayer and city transformation. |
Mission training opportunities.
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A directory of links to mission training programs and institutions. In particular, see the list of Missions and Evangelism Programs in North America. |
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In 15 lessons, you'll engage with a range of dynamic speakers; weekly readings and study will help you dig even deeper. Join thousands of others in one of 200 locations. |
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A resource that offers training tools and solid discipleship materials to help disciple God's people worldwide. |
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Provide practical counsel, resources, & training for those in mission agencies who want to build powerful agency/church partnerships as well as assisting church members to proactively get involved with cross-cultural missions. |
Current news sites relevant to international missions.
Databases of journals, articles, bulletins, documents, white papers and other resources on missions.
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International Bulletin of Missionary Research (IBMR) A quarterly mission journal of articles and resources on Christian mission history and analysis. |
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A quarterly mission journal exploring key topics in world missions today. Their writers are veteran missionaries and mission leaders who bring years of experience to the table as they research, reflect and write on select issues. |
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A directory of links to articles, documents and white papers on missions. |
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The bulletin of the U.S. Center for World Mission; an archive of issues and resources. |
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A daily prayer guide for unreached people groups around the world from the U.S. Center for World Mission. |
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The Mission Society's quarterly magazine, Unfinished, will help you keep up with the missionaries, ministries, and worldwide mission trends and issues. The articles here are excerpted from the each issue. |
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A free, weekly electronic missions "digest" designed to inspire and equip Christians worldwide for global ministry. |
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News, resources and tools to turn good business into great ministry. |
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Christian Witness in A Multi-Religious World This historic document is a response to criticisms levelled at Christians by some religious communities in what they perceived to be a use of unethical methods. The three main world Christian bodies have responded with this document that not only identifies the biblical call to evangelism but outlines the ethical mandates related to the Gospel. |
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Monthly e-newsletter designed for mission agency personnel and local church leaders involved in collaborative global efforts. The practical articles highlight what churches and agencies are doing to mobilize believers, especially those of younger generations, to carry the gospel to the ends of the earth. Subscriptions are free! |
A collection of mission blogs:
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Making a habit of impractical fidelity |
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The blog from one of the most prominent Christian magazines. |
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Khanya is a Zulu word that means "shine", and a Sotho word that means "glory". Khanya e isoe ho Molimo holimo means "Glory to God in the highest" in South Sotho. A blog about missions in Africa. |
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One missionary's thoughts, experiences and lessons learned. |
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Linking business and religion in a blog and collection of useful links and tools. |
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Regent Center for Entrepreneurship A collection of blogs from all over the world, brought to you by Regent University. |
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Written by Nate and Amy, missionaries in South Sudan. |
New and pertinent books on missions.
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The definitive prayer guide to every nation; a research tool containing concise information on every country from a Christian perspective and inspiring fuel for prayer. |
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The Atlas of Global Christianity A thorough visual reference to the changing status of global Christianity over the 100 years since the epoch-making ‘Edinburgh 1910' World Missionary Conference. |
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The Future of the Global Church The Future of the Global Church by Patrick Johnstone weaves together the strands of history, demographics and religion to present a breath-taking, full-color graphical and textual overview of the past, present and possible future of the Church around the world. |
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A directory of links to Christian mission book sources on the Internet. |
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An online bookstore carrying over 2,500 titles that nourish a World Christian perspective (affiliated with Youth With A Mission). |
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A new book by Fritz Kling, identifies seven trends having an impact on today's Global Church. |
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Provides leaders in the missions community with valuable information about North American mission agencies. The 20th edition of the Handbook provides more than 600 pages of information on ministries serving overseas. including: contact information, types of mission activity, areas of service and personnel statistics. |
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Brings together stories that show what God is doing through his people among Muslims, and brings to life fruitful practices that have helped followers of Jesus invite Muslims to follow him. |
Multimedia relating to missions.
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A video series giving you a look at some short stories of the work God is doing through Youth With A Mission around the world. |
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An organization that produces movies, art, websites, and photography to mobilize workers, prayer, finances, and help ministries communicate the gospel to the unreached. |
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A directory of missions and ministry on YouTube. |
Have a Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or other social networking account? Explore these links, pages and applications for missions in social media.
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Digital Media and the Great Commission information on the growing array of digital and Internet evangelism opportunities. |
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An article about the dos and don'ts of using Facebook and other social media for evangelism. Very informative and timely. If you have a Facebook page, you should read this article. |
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Hosted by the Lausanne Movement, free gatherings in strategic US cities to facilitate conversation among church leaders, thinkers, pastors, authors, musicians, advocates, artists, social entrepreneurs. |
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Test your mission knowledge of unreached people groups with this fun and enlightening quiz. |
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Social Media for Nonprofit Organizations This LinkedIn Group is for anyone interested in how nonprofit organizations are utilizing social media. Members can post resources, share information, ask questions or seek advice. |
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Information from a variety of missions agencies, compiled and brought to you by Justin Long. |
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Desiring God International Outreach John Piper Updates, News, and Global Missions Information. |
A list of missions networks and associations.
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A worldwide movement that mobilizes evangelical leaders to collaborate for world evangelization. |
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A directory of links to mission agency websites. |
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A directory of links to associations of mission agencies. |
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A mission association that provides a collection of book summaries, live webinars, author interviews, global issues and live conferences, all located on one website. |
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A mission association that provides a variety of programs, products and services that keep nudging the North American mission enterprise forward. |
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Accelerating International Missions Strategies (AIMS) A mission association connecting you and your church with the harvest. |
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A worldwide movement calling the church to a renewed, focused collaborative effort to fulfill the Great Commission. |
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Alliance for Vulnerable Mission An alliance focused on the premise that there should be some missionaries from the West whose ministries are conducted in the language of the people being reached, without use of outside financial subsidy. |
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Coalition of the Support of Indigenous Ministries (COSIM) A fellowship of evangelical organizations with a common interest in the support and development of majority-world ministries. |
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Evangelical Missiology Society (EMS) A professional society with 400+ members comprised of missiologists, mission administrators, teachers, pastors with strategic missiological interests and students of missiology which exists to glorify God by advancing the cause of world evangelization. |
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The people who organize the 10 Days of day-and-night prayer before the GDoP, the 90 Days of Blessing and continuing prayer after the GDoP and the day of prayer itself. |
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Movement for African National Initiatives (MANI) A network of networks focused on catalyzing African National Initiatives and mobilizing the resources of the Body of Christ in Africa for the fulfillment of the Great Commission. |
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Alliance for Excellence in Short-Term Mission (AESTM) Functions to bring God's glory to the nations by promoting increasingly effective short-term mission through conferences, publications, the Internet, development of training and analysis tools, and other programs designed to help improve the knowledge, skills, networking and ministry opportunities of short-term mission leaders. |
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U.S. Standards of Excellence in Short-Term Mission (SOE) A mission accreditation organization focused on seven principles: God-centeredness, empowering partnerships, mutual design, comprehensive administration, qualified leadership, appropriate training and thorough follow-up. |
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Best Practices for Christian Short-Term Healthcare Missions An international working group of Christian scholars, leaders and practitioners from diverse backgrounds seeking to develop and promote consensus guidelines of best practices for the planning, execution, integration and follow-through of effective cross-cultural healthcare missions. |
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The Unreached People Group network of the Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization, the World Evangelical Alliance Mission Commission and Transform World. |
Opportunities around the world to become informed, inspired, and involved in international missions.
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A list of mission conferences. |
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One of the best connections to information on China, it hosts several informative events per year. |
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Links mission explorers with next steps and sending agencies. |
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12 Cities | 12 Conversations (Year round) Part of the Lausanne Movement, hosting free gatherings around the U.S. to facilitate conversation among church leaders, thinkers, pastors, authors, musicians, advocates, artists, social entrepreneurs and you. |
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Links to information about its sponsored conferences. North America Mission Leaders Conference (Sept 2011)
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The Mission Exchange
Links to events and conferences it sponsors. |
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Lausanne Congress in Cape Town (Oct 2010) 4,000 leaders from more than 200 countries met to confront critical issues of our time—other world faiths, poverty, HIV/AIDS and persecution, among others—as they relate to the future of the Church and world evangelization. |
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Missions Fest Vancouver (Jan 2012) An annual conference with approximately 250 mission exhibitors and an aggregate attendance of 35,000 to 40,000. |
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National Short-Term Mission Conference (Jan 2012) An annual conference (usually in January) designed to train, equip and mobilize teams for short-term missions. |
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Fellowship of Short-Term Mission Leaders Conference (October 2011) An annual conversation on the role of short-term leadership in global mission. |
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International Fellowship of Mission Conferences A fellowship of annual mission conferences held in Canada. |
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Global Day of Prayer Conference (June) The primary purpose of the Global Day of Prayer is to have a process of Repentance and Prayer where we will ask the Lord to forgive our sins, for the restoration of the Church and for the healing of the nations. |














































































