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Resources
Good Books to Read:
Some of these books are easily available from Koorong or Word
Bookshops. Others are now available from Second Wind Network as we have
been unable to source them in Australia. Some books are published by the
mission agencies and are available directly from their offices. Please
check their websites for ordering instructions.
OMF: www.au.omf.org/
OM: www.om.org.au/books.html
Wycliffe: www.wycliffe.org.au/html/resources
SWN: admin@secondwind.net.au
YWAM: www.ywamperth.org.au/store
The Finishers Website
also has a list of good resources which can be ordered from America. www.finishers.org
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LIFE STAGE
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Half Time, Bob Buford |
SWN |
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Stuck in Half Time, Bob Buford |
SWN |
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Finishing Well, Bob Buford |
SWN |
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Game Plan, Bob Buford |
SWN |
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Second Wind for the Second
Half, Patrick Morley |
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MISSIONS |
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Let the Nations Be Glad, John Piper |
Bookshops |
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Operation World, Patrick Johnstone |
Bookshops |
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The Church is Bigger than You Think,
Patrick Johnstone |
Bookshops |
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Missions: God's Heart for the World,
Paul Borthwick (A LifeGuide Bible Study) |
Bookshops |
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CHRISTIAN WALK
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My Rights, My God, Robin
Wells |
OMF |
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Why not Women? Loren Cunningham
& David Joel Hamilton |
Bookshops, YWAM |
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If You Want to Walk on Water... You've Got to Get
Out of the Boat, John Ortberg |
Bookshops |
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Out of the Comfort Zone, George
Verwer |
OM |
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Don't Waste Your Life, John Piper |
Bookshops |
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I Think God wants Me to be a Missionary, Neal
Pirolo |
OMF |
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On Mission with God: Living God's Purposes for His
Glory, Avery Willis & Henry Blackaby |
Bookshops |
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FAMILIES |
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Third Culture Kids - Serving with Your Children,
David Pollock |
OMF |
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Lambs Dancing with Wolves, Michael Griffiths
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OMF, Bookshops |
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What Makes Aussie Kids Tick, Jill
& Roger Dyer |
OMF |
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CHURCHES AND
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Your Church Can Make a World of Difference
, Allan Webb |
OMF |
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Missionaries and Money, Karl and Kirk
Franklin |
Wycliffe |
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The Re-Entry Team, Neal Pirolo |
OMF |
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RAISING SUPPORT
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Friend Raising - Building a Support Team
, Betty Barnett |
YWAM, Bookshops |
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Serving as Senders , Neal Pirolo |
OMF |
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Re-Entry , Peter Jordan |
YWAM |
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CULTURE |
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One World Two Minds , Denis Lane |
OMF |
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Do Missionaries Change Cultures? Karl
Franklin |
Wycliffe |
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Eternity in Their Hearts , Don
Richardson |
Bookshops |
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Good Courses to
Do:
Life Stages
Courses:
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Second Half Forums
Run by the
Navigators, this forum is designed to help you review the past and
refocus for the future. Second Wind Network works with Navigators to
present part of this course as an elective in our Forums and is
pleased to endorse this program.
Contact: Frank Mapperson,
Second Half Ministries (03)9439 6896
Email: fgconsulting@aol.com
Web:
www.navigators.org.au
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Missions Awareness and
Education:
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Perspectives on the World
Christian Movement
12 week course to raise missions
awareness, developing a clearer perspective of God's Global Mission
in the world today. Available world wide.
(Many Bible Colleges
run this as part of their curriculum.)
Contact: Warwick
& Jessica Coghlan, Australian Coordinators (02) 4754
1143
Email: national@perspectives.org.au
Web: www.perspectives.org.au
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Kairos Course
Great to get your
church or missions group to do to get inspired and fired
up.
Contact: Peter McDougall, Australian/NZ National
Co-ordinator
Email: nz@kairoscourse.org
or Second Wind Network
Email: admin@secondwind.net.au
Web:
www.kairoscourse.org
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Missions Preparation: |
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STINT (Short Term Intercultural Nationwide
Training)
STINT is an exciting one week
intensive program, to get you started in effective cross-cultural
ministry. STINT will be especially useful for those who plan for a
three month to one year fulltime involvement in cross-cultural
ministry, or those who want to have more occasional involvment, over
a longer period of time.
Presented by Global Training
Ministries www.globaltraining.org.au
Contact: Kev
Hovey, Director info@globaltraining.org.au
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MISSIONS INTERLINK COURSES
From
time to time, Missions Interlink offers specialised short courses on
a variety of subjects. eg:
- Transition Training (Preparation for living and working in
another culture
- Maximum Impact Language Learning
- Short term training (preparation for Short Term Mission)
For more information about these courses, contact
Missions Interlink mi@ea.org.au
Web: www.evangelicalalliance.org.au/MissionsInterlink
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TESOL and Literacy
Courses:
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Many courses are available. Some organisations have a heart
to see Christians equipped for missions. Check with individual
mission agencies or Bible Colleges in your state for information
about such courses. TESOL courses are also available through
many secular institutions.
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We recommend Intercultural Training Associates who run TESOL
Courses specifically designed to aid ministry in missions.
Their
courses are all government accredited, and are run in Brisbane,
Sydney, Melbourne and Nth Qld.
Contact: Kim or Juanita admin@interculturaltraining.com.au
Web:
www.interculturaltraining.com.au
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Bible College
Courses
Many but not all mission agencies require
some formal bible college training. For a complete listing of
colleges, denominational, non-denominational and those associated
with specific mission agencies, go to www.whichchristian.com.au and follow the link to
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