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Next Steps Module

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Learn about missions

Do you want to learn more about cross-cultural missions? Do you want to explore what it means to be a missionary? These resources will help you learn about missions and the unreached people groups of the world. Hear from missionaries and faithful Christians in ministry who have been before you to know what it will be like to serve God in the capacity of “Missionary”.

Missions:

Let the Nations Be Glad, by John Piper

Missions (9Marks), by Andy Johnson

Should I be a Missionary? (9Marks), by Andy Johnson

Just Do Something: A Liberating Approach to Finding God’s Will, by Kevin DeYoung

The Missionary Theologian, by E.D. Burns

Missionary Biographies:

The autobiography of the Pioneer Missionary to the New Hebrides, by John Paton

Andrew Fuller, by John Piper

A Chance to Die, by Elizabeth Elliott

To the Golden Shore: The Life of Adoniram Judson, by Courtney Anderson

Through the Gates of Splendor, by Elisabeth Elliott

Hudson Taylor’s Spiritual Secret, by Dr. Howard Taylor & Geraldine Taylor 

Learn about the Nations

Do you want to know more about those with no access to the Gospel? These resources will help you learn about missions and the unreached people groups of the world. Hear from missionaries and faithful Christians in ministry who have been before you to know about the cultures, peoples, and religions you could go and serve among.

Resources:

T.H.U.M.B | The acronym T.H.U.M.B describes the five major categories of unreached religions around the world. Tribale, Hindu, Unreligious, Muslim, and Buddhist. This article gives high-level insight into what each of the religions believe and why they make up the majority of the unreached around the world.

World Religions Overview | What do Muslims really believe? What is Buddhism really about? What does it mean to be animistic? Don’t know much about Hinduism? These articles give insight into the major religions of the world and what they are all about.

Joshua Project | Find prayer statistics and information on unreached peoples around the world. Get daily prayer emails, find prayer guides, videos, and even ideas on how you and your friends and family can pray together for God’s glory among those who have no access to the Gospel.

Operation World | Join people from every nation, praying for people in every nation. Operation World equips believers to respond to God’s call for his people to pray. A definitive prayer guide for every nation. Check out the book Operation World, by Jason Mandryk.

Learn about Mobilizing + The Church

Do you love missions and want others to be part of what God is doing in the world? These resources will help you explore how students and the church can be mobilized for the mission of God. Discover how everyday believers—young and old—are being equipped and sent out to make disciples among the nations. Learn from passionate leaders, churches, and students who are stepping out in faith to see the Gospel proclaimed where it has never been heard.

The Church:

What is a Church?, by Matthew Emadi & 9Marks

The Church, by Mark Dever

Reactivity, by Paul David Tripp

Mobilizing Churches:

And Some Evangelists, by Roger Carswell

What is the Mission of the Church, by Kevin DeYoung & Greg Gilbert

What is the Church’s Mission?, by Jonathan Leeman

Mobilizing Students: 

Something Needs to Change, by David Platt

Just Do Something, by Kevin DeYoung

Don’t Waste Your Life, by John Piper

Live Life On Purpose, by Claude Hickman

The Ten Modules: Equipping You to Mobilize, by The Traveling Team