Resources

Resources for Senders Looking for the best tools to help you grow in your missions vision, insight, and ability to inspire and equip others? Here are some of our top picks, especially for local churches. You may find other things you can use in the Pioneers store and in Missions Catalyst Resource Reviews. We also recommend you connect with local church mission leaders in your area. Please feel free to contact us to help you find what you need.
Antioch Revisited: Reuniting the Church with Her Mission, by Tom Julien. Winona Lake, IN: BMH Books, 2006. 119 pages.	Serving As Senders: How to Care for Your Missionaries, by Neal Pirolo. San Diego, CA: Emmaus Road, International, 1991. 208 pages.	Perspectives on the World Christian Movement, a 15-week course from the U.S. Center for World Mission, hosted by churches across the country and around the world.	Serving Together – the Local Church and Pioneers: A Handbook for Partnership, by Pioneers. Orlando, FL: Pioneers, 2011. 55 pages (PDF).
Operation World: The Definitive Prayer Guide to Every Nation, by Jason Mandryk. Colorado Springs, CO: Biblica Publishing, 2010. 1012 pages.	Let the Nations Be Glad! 3rd edition: The Supremacy of God in Missions, by John Piper. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Publishing Group, 2010. 288 pages.	Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream, by David Platt. Colorado Springs, CO: Multnomah Books, 2010. 240 pages.	Radical Together: Unleashing the People of God for the Purpose of God, by David Platt. Colorado Springs, CO: Multnomah Books, 2011. 176 pages.
Editor's picks Current selection from Mike Pollard, Church Partnerships Facilitator for the Midwest and Mid-South Regions. Mike says about his picks: "I particularly recommend The Tangible Kingdom. Reading it has had a major impact in my thinking about what an outreach-effective local church looks like. However, it addresses local outreach, not missions. A tremendous read."
About Pioneers When God Comes Calling: A Journey of Faith, Wall Street to the World, by Ted Fletcher. Orlando, FL: BottomLine Media, 2010. 170 pages.	Vision and Strategy Business as Mission: The Power of Business in the Kingdom of God, by Michael R. Baer. Seattle, WA: YWAM Publishing, 2006. 160 pages.	Short-Term Missions Short-Term Missions Workbook: From Mission Tourists to Global Citizens, by Tim Dearborn. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Books, 2003. 126 pages.	Local Outreach The Tangible Kingdom: Creating Incarnational Community, by Hugh Halter and Matt Smay. Jossey-Bass: 2008. 224 pages.
Sending Global Mission Handbook: A Guide for Crosscultural, by Steve Hoke and Bill Taylor. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Books, 2009. 303 pages.	Giving When Helping Hurts: Alleviating Poverty Without Hurting the Poor. . .and Yourself, by Brian Fikkert and Steve Corbett. Chicago, IL: Moody Publishers, 2009. 208 pages.	Partnership Making Your Partnership Work: A Guide for Ministry Leaders, by Daniel Rickett. Enumclaw, WA: WinePress Publishing, 2002. 167 pages.	Missions Education Global Purpose DVD. Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library, 2006. 20 minutes.