The Western Church world is abuzz with talk of being on mission. Yet there is something still to be addressed in the process: the how. In this companion workbook to Tradecraft: For the Church on Mission, authors Rodney Calfee, Larry McCrary, Caleb Crider, and Wade Stephens provide a detailed daily guide for thinking and acting like a missionary. Spanning twelve weeks, Christians will learn to both reflect upon and practice missionary tradecraft like following the Spirit, mapping, executing culture, building relationships, persons of peace, engaging tribes, contextualization, alternative paths, and protecting indigeneity. Tradecraft Workbook was written in response to a growing request from churches and organizations for a way to use Tradecraft: For the Church on Mission in group settings. It has been tested in small groups as well as trainings for local, domestic, and global sending. True to form, this product of The Upstream Collective is thoughtful, practical, and accessible not only to cross-cultural missionaries, but to every Christian who desires to live on mission.

Tradecraft Workbook: For the Church on Mission (Tradecraft: For the Church on Mission)

Religion & Spirituality

Calfee, Rodney

McCrary, Larry E.

Crider, Caleb

Stephens, Wade

Christian Books & Bibles

The Upstream Collective

The Western Church world is abuzz with talk of being missional. Church leaders, conference speakers, and authors are weighing the merits of the attractional church movement of the past few decades, and where they find it lacking, prescribing changes in the way we need to approach our cultures with the Gospel. There has been a consensus shift among many churches, networks, and denominations to become more focused on mission. The result is a renewed interest in reaching the lost in our cities and around the world. The Church, in many places in the Western world, is in fact returning to a biblical missional focus. Yet there is something still to be addressed in the process: the how. For centuries, God has called missionaries to cross cultures with the Gospel, and along the way, they have developed the necessary skill-sets for a cultural translation of the Good News. These skills need to be shared with the rest of the Church in order to help them as well be effective missionaries. Tradecraft for the Church on Mission does exactly that. This book, in essence, pulls back the curtain on tools once accessible only to full-time Christian workers moving overseas, and offers them to anyone anywhere who desires to live missionally.

Tradecraft: For the Church on Mission

Upstream Collective, The

The Western Church world is abuzz with talk of being missional. Church leaders, conference speakers, and authors are weighing the merits of the attractional church movement of the past few decades, and where they find it lacking, prescribing changes in the way we need to approach our cultures with the Gospel. There has been a consensus shift among many churches, networks, and denominations to become more focused on mission. The result is a renewed interest in reaching the lost in our cities and around the world. The Church, in many places in the Western world, is in fact returning to a biblical missional focus. Yet there is something still to be addressed in the process: the how. For centuries, God has called missionaries to cross cultures with the Gospel, and along the way, they have developed the necessary skill-sets for a cultural translation of the Good News. These skills need to be shared with the rest of the Church in order to help them as well be effective missionaries. Tradecraft for the Church on Mission does exactly that. This book, in essence, pulls back the curtain on tools once accessible only to full-time Christian workers moving overseas, and offers them to anyone anywhere who desires to live missionally.

Createspace Independent Pub

"Whom Shall We Send" covers all aspects related to the screening of missionary applicants. This compilation takes advantage of multiple authors who have a combined total of more than 400 years of experience with missionaries and life on the mission field. Their expertise covers the full spectrum of the missionary’s life. Churches, denominational leadership and mission-sending agencies will find here the insights and cumulative wisdom they need to successfully assess and launch their new personnel into the mission field.

Whom Shall We Send?: Understanding the Essentials of Sending Missionaries

Gay, Larry

King, Eric

Sutton, Joel

Eells, Ken

Freemon, Brett

Garnett, Alan

Gay, Susan

Hammack, Duane

Lawless, Dr. Chuck

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Note: This is not a standalone resource. It is a companion for an existing urban training experience. Going on an adventure to the city can be exciting for preschoolers, but filled with uncertainty as well. As a companion book for parents experiencing urban training, preschoolers participate at their own level with fun characters such as Ting-Ting and Lukas. Be prepared to get ready for the trip, learn that God loves the city, discover new neighborhoods and people, eat interesting and yummy foods, and share God’s love as a family as you guide your preschooler through Fun in the City. Have a great time!

Fun in the City: Preschool

Davis, Kim P

Howington, Kris

Donaldson, Carole

Howell, Diana

Habilidades: Para la Iglesia Misionera (Spanish Edition)

The concept of a mission trip may bring to mind different things, depending on your experience, age, and context. But no matter what initial image comes to mind, Christ-followers should be no strangers to short-term missions. Yes, mission trips have been promoted within Western church programming for decades, but this particular expression of missions does have its roots in Scripture.\nThe commission Jesus gave to his disciples still applies to us today, including the short-term mission trips we take. If you’re going on a short-term trip—whether across your city or on the other side of the world, consider how you will be going in terms of the attitude and posture you’ll adopt as you go—as servants, desiring to obey God, etc. But could there be more to how we go?\nWe’d like to suggest that Christ-followers’ approach to mission trips should be primarily based on listening. In this short-term trip field guide, our hope is to help you consider why listening truly is the way to make the most of a future short-term trip. We will encourage you to focus your listening on what the Holy Spirit has to say to you about this trip and what He desires for it. We will also help you learn to listen to your teammates, your church leadership, your on-the-ground ministry partners, and to the people and culture of the place you are going.\nReady to get started? Let’s make the most of your mission trip.

Listen: How to Make the Most of Your Short-Term Mission Trip

Fu, Melissa

McCrary, Larry

Stephens, Debbie

Sloan, Nathan

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