Recommended Reading
LAM believes that missionary service must be accompanied by a desire to serve responsibly, thinking critically about our relationships with others and our care for ourselves. Here are some of our favorite reading resources to get you started in the right directions.
Missions/Worldview/Calling
Let the Nations Be Glad!
John Piper
The Missionary Call: Find Your Place in God's Plan For the World
David Sills
Six Dangerous Questions to Change Your World View
Paul Borthwick
How to Be a World Class Christian
Paul Borthwick
Send Me! Your Journey to the Nations
Bill Taylor, Steve Hoke
Operation World
Jason Mandryk
Cross-Cultural Ministry
Global Mission Handbook: A Guide for Cross-cultural Service
Steve Hoke, Bill Taylor
Ministering Cross-culturally: An Incarnational Model for Personal Relationships
Sherwood G. Lingenfelter, Marvin K. Mayers
Cross Cultural Connections: Stepping Out and Fitting In Around the World
Duane Elmer
Cross Cultural Conflict: Building Relationships for Effective Ministry
Duane Elmer
Cross Cultural Servanthood: Serving the World in Christlike Humility
Duane Elmer
Leading Across Cultures: Effective Ministry and Mission in the Global Church
James E. Plueddemann
Well Connected: Releasing Power, Restoring Hope through Kingdom Partnerships
Phil Butler
Foreign to Familiar: A Guide to Understanding Hot and Cold Climate Cultures
Sarah A. Lanier
When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor and Yourself
Brian Fikkert, Steve Corbett
Cultural Intelligence: Improving Your CQ to Engage Our Multicultural World
David A. Livermore
Short-Term Missions
Serving with Eyes Wide Open: Doing Short-Term Missions with Cultural Intelligence
David A. Livermore
Effective Engagement in Short-term Missions: Doing It Right!
Robert J. Priest
SpiritualHealth/Consecration/Discipline
Emotionally Healthy Spirituality
Peter Scazzero
Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth
Richard Foster
Renovation of the Heart: Putting on the Character of Christ
Dallas Willard
The Life You've Always Wanted
John Ortberg
Support Raising
People Raising: A Practical Guide to Raising Support
William P. Dillon
Funding your Ministry
Scott Morton
