Mission Ministry

Clarence Larkin was born October 28, 1850, in Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. He was converted to Christ at the age of 19. He was a mechanical engineer, teacher, and manufacturer by trade. In 1884, at the age of 34, he became an ordained Baptist minister.

In this follow-up book, Conversations on When Everything Is Missions, more than 15 contributors add their voices. Each brings research, analysis and experience to the table. They reflect on how we got to the place where many sincere Christians believe everything is missions and address what it might take to put the gospel and the Great Commission back at the center of our global outreach efforts.

When it comes to interacting with guests, churches typically gravitate towards one of two camps: over-the-top, shock-and-awe, let-us-entertain-you or oh-man,-some-people-just-showed-up, underwhelming experience. Each extreme has drawbacks: on one end, people become the center of the universe. On the other, hospitality is effectively ignored in deference to the "serious business" of worship. People Are the Mission proposes a healthy middle, one where guests are esteemed but the gospel is the goal.

In Liturgical Mission, Winfield Bevins argues that the church's liturgy and sacramental life are in fact deeply missional. He explores the historic practices of the Christian church, demonstrating how they offer a holistic framework for everyday Christian discipleship and mission in the twenty-first century. The result is a book that not only invites all Christians back to the historic liturgy of the church, but also invites those already in liturgical churches to rediscover the missional life that has too often remained latent in their own traditions.

Both an emerging term and a developing concept, business as mission (BAM) has drawn much fascination in both mission and business circles, with the concept of strategically using business to accomplish missional purposes. Though the term is ubiquitous in mission circles, there is great disparity in what it means. There has been much talk about BAM in theory, but far less research done on how it works out in reality.

I heard that voice. Obeying the calling to do something completely out of my comfort zone, I waved goodbye to my husband and daughter and found myself in Eden, Jamaica, attempting my first mission trip. I didn’t know anyone, what to expect, or exactly what I would even be doing. When the unknown began to unfold, I realized that I may have bitten off a little more than I could chew. Challenged with some unexpected attacks of fear, regrets, and insecurities, my confidence took a downward spiral into a pit of self-doubt.

Many Christians know they should be passionate about evangelism, but in reality they often find it daunting. In this concise version of God Shines Forth, Daniel Hames and Michael Reeves urge Christians to grow in their knowledge and enjoyment of God—as they know God more, they will be spurred on to authentic service through missions and evangelism. To illustrate how the nature of God influences evangelism and missions, Hames and Reeves address biblical themes such as the glory of God, Christ's sacrifice, the fallenness of man, and the church's future hope.

How do teenage boys with cracking and squeaking voices, Christmas caroling, homemade gifts, a mission from the Lord, and being left by the side of the road all relate? The answer to this question and many unexpected adventures and predicaments lie within The Teen Years, The Lavine Boys' Christmas Caroling Adventures, book three as Solomon, Elijah, and Ezra, (and their mother) along with friends Logan and Taylor, continue on this 15-year Christmas caroling gig.

Destiny Calls is the true story of Norman and Grace Barnes - an ordinary couple from East London who dreamed dreams that changed the lives of individuals, churches and even nations.

Every missionary matters to our heavenly father. After becoming ill with a life-threatening parasite and being sent home after serving for only six months, Kristen Danner Reber has experienced firsthand the struggles that come with being released from a mission early. Perfect for returned missionaries, their family, and their leaders, this audiobook will help you navigate through the mixed emotions of an early release for any reason and press forward with faith.

In this book, Josh Dotzler, challenges the way we have been doing church in the Western culture based on lessons he's learned from the COVID-19 crisis. Historically, a crisis highlights and challenges our beliefs and behaviors. It’s easy to believe we are doing the right things when things seem to be working right. But "working right" doesn’t always mean "doing what’s right".

What do you get when you add three little boys, their mom, homemade gifts, Christmas carols, an old 12-passenger van, a mission from the Lord, and a slew of interesting characters together? Lots of adventures! Here in The Lavine Boys’ Christmas Caroling Adventures, Book 1: The Early Years, you will get a glimpse into this little Christmas caroling gig’s beginning years, which continued year after year for a grand total of 15 years! Yes! That’s 15 years of Christmas caroling!

What do strobe lights, Santa hats, Christmas carols, homemade gifts, five adventurous boys, unsuspecting recipients, and a mission from The Lord have in common on a dark winter's night? Come join The Lavine brothers and their mother as they continue traversing the local communities in their aging '95 Chevy 12 passenger one-ton metal hunk-of-a-van as they journey through the "middle years" of their 15-year Christmas caroling gig. Yes! That's 15 years of Christmas caroling!

This is a book written about David Livingston's life.

Happy is our sacrament of water, in that, by washing away the sins of our early blindness, we are set free and admitted into eternal life! A treatise on this matter will not be superfluous; instructing not only such as are just becoming formed (in the faith), but them who, content with having simply believed, without full examination of the grounds of the traditions, carry (in mind), through ignorance, an untried though probable faith.

The Search for the True Mount Sinai tells the amazing story of explorers Bob Cornuke and Larry Williams' incredible expedition into the blistering heat of the Saudi Arabian desert to investigate what many scholars believe to be one of the greatest discoveries in history...the real Mount Sinai.

Packed full of stories of ordinary people caught up in a much bigger God charged-movement, this book will inspire, challenge, reassure and encourage readers that God has a call and a plan for every single life. Exploring the adventures and adversity we face as we dare to live out a faithful response to the call to follow Jesus, these God encounters, ignition moments, dead ends, and failures will show how God can use all things to become tools for transformation and forge faith in the journey.

How and why did the McAuleys prepare for the trip-of-a-lifetime to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania with an elevation of 19,341 feet/5,791 meters? Their inspirational travelogue began with a planned meeting with their sponsored child, Beatrice, a young teenager they’d written to for nine years through Compassion International. It ended with meeting servant leaders who brought them in and out of Kilimanjaro National Park in August 2017. Cheryl hopes this book will help others who may be considering sponsoring a child or climbing Kilimanjaro, two activities that are worth the effort.

Joshua and the Promised Land is an insightful analysis of the conditions required for God's people to cross the Jordan River, enter the Promised Land, and win their battles. The types and figures from the book of Joshua are key foreshadows of what is required for us to enter into the fullness of our God-given inheritance and blessing today.

"A willingness to go is all they have in common," exclaim Beth Moore and Kim P. Davis, speaking of their friends on the front lines who are spreading the gospel around the world and with whom they collaborated to create this audiobook. This second book of 366 daily devotionals features stories of God's faithfulness, written by hundreds of missionaries worldwide. From stirring miracles to heroic adventures, this second volume highlights those who daily go to the outer limits of spiritual devotion.