Amplify Mission Library
Recommended titles to inspire and equip you to live on mission.
Missiology
The Facilitator Era: Beyond Pioneer Church Multiplication by Tom Steffen. This conversationally written book explores the shifting trends in global mission paradigm. It presents an optimistic view of the role people of all ages and professions can play in the mission landscape today.
Perspectives on the World Christian Movement: A Reader by Ralph D. Winter and Steven C. Hawthorne, Editors.
The Next Christendom: The Coming of Global Christianity by Philip Jenkins. This scholarly, yet accessible, book paints a riveting picture of major shifts at play in the Global Church.
Church Unique by Will Mancini. Some churches realize that they need greater clarity on their overall mission, values, and strategy. Church Unique provides a helpful template.
Serving the Vulnerable
When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty without Hurting the Poor…and Yourself by Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert. This excellent resource vividly illustrates how much of our well-intentioned financial giving and volunteering have done more harm than good. It is a must-read, especially for churches engaging in compassion ministry.
Cultural Adaptation
Serving with Eyes Wide Open: Doing Short-Term Missions with Cultural Intelligence by David Livermore. This book challenges a lot of the presuppositions North Americans bring to global mission work, ultimately adding knowledge to the short-termers zeal.
Short-Term Missions Workbook: From Mission Tourists to Global Citizens by Tim Dearborn.
One World, Two Minds: Eastern and Western Cultures in a Changing World by Dennis Lane. This short book is helpful for North Americans working in East Asian fields.
Operation World: The Definitive Prayer Guide to Every Nation by Jason Mandryk.
Wesleyan Voices
World Mission in the Wesleyan Spirit by Darrel Whiteman.
The Radical Wesley: The Patterns and Practices of a Movement Maker by Howard A Snyder. This analysis of Wesley’s strategy for renewing the church offers inspiration to those working to bring about that renewal.
Yes in Christ: Wesleyan Reflections on Gospel, Mission, and Culture by Howard Snyder.
The Use of the Old Testament in a Wesleyan Theology of Mission by Gordon Snider.
Journey to a Better Way: A Wesleyan Perspective on Doing Mission Better by John Bailey.