Some of these books are out of print or hard to get. At the bottom of the page, we have listed a number of places where you might find these books. Some provide online ordering, others have second-hand copies for sale. Prices are approximate, it pays to shop around. If you have trouble finding any particular book, why not put a message in the OSCARactive Forum under 'On Offer/Wanted'?
General mission
'Beyond Empire' by Jonathan Ingleby, Authorhouse. ISBN: 1449082300 £13.50 (reviewed)
'Church on the Oceans' by Martin Otto, Piquant Editions. ISBN: 190368949
'Connect!' by Tim Jeffery & Steve Chalke, Spring Harvest. ISBN: 1850784825
'Connect!2' Churches Going Global' by Tim Jeffery & Ros Johnson, Spring Harvest. ISBN: 1850785325
'A Task Unfinished' by Michael Griffiths, MARC. ISBN: 1854243136. £5.99
'Catch the Vision 2000' by Bill & Amy Stearns, Bethany House. ISBN: 1556611846 £8.99
'The Great Commission' by Rose Dowsett, Monarch. ISBN: 1854245155 £7.99
'Lambs Dancing with Wolves' by Michael Griffiths, Monarch. ISBN: 1854245058 £8.99
'Mamane's Journey' by Sue Eckert, www.masterdesign.org/eckert.html. Print version: $6.95 ; Ebook version: $3.99 (Read a review of this book here)(
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'Mind the Gap' by Cathie Bartlam, SU. ISBN: 1859993249 £3.99
'Mission Now' by Trev Gregory, Authentic Lifestyle (STL). ISBN: 1850785465
£8.99.
'My Rights, My God' by Robin Wells, OMF. ISBN: 1854245031 £6.99 (Read a review of this book here).
'Operation World' by Jason Mandryk, Authentic. New edition out July 2010. ISBN: 1850788626 £14.99
'Out of the Comfort Zone' by George Verwer, OM Publishing. ISBN: 1850783535 £6.99 (Available to read online at www.georgeverwer.com)
'Postmission' edited by Richard Tiplady, Paternoster Press. ISBN: 1842271652 £8.99
'Seafarers: A Strategic Missionary Vision' by Martin Otto, OM Publishing. ISBN: 0953575764 £5.99 (Read reviews of this book here).
'Stories from Around the World' by Danby Keith, Authentic. ISBN: 185078459-0 £1.00
'Stories from Around the World 2' by Danby Keith, Authentic. ISBN: 185078531-7. £1.50
'Funny and Inspiring Stories from Around the World' by Danby Keith, Authentic. ISBN: 185078603-8. £1.00
'We are the world: Globalisation and the changing face of missions' by David Lundy, OM Publishing. ISBN: 185078342X £5.99
'Why bother with mission?' by Stephen Gaukroger, IVP. ISBN: 0851111696 £4.99
'Why bother with mission? Bible Study Guide' by Stephen Gaukroger & Phil Cuthbert, IVP. ISBN: 0851111750 £0.50
'Window on the World' by Daphne Spraggett, Paternoster Press. ISBN: 1850783586. £11.25
'The World Christian', a workbook by St. Johns Extension Studies, Nottingham. ISBN: 190092026 £13.95
'Your Mission: should you accept it' by Stephen Gaukroger, IVP. ISBN: 0830813667 £6.62
'Churches and Agencies in Partnership' by Bryan Knell, Global Connections
Sending/supporting
'Serving as Senders' by Neal Pirolo, Authentic Lifestyle. ISBN: 1850786771. £8.99
'Get your church involved in missions!' by Michael Green, OMF books. ISBN: 9971837846 £1.99
'Encouraging World Mission' by Bryan Knell, Administry. ISSN: 1362-3494.
'Bringing the World to your Church' by Joy Piper, WEC Publications. ISBN: 090082882-X £6.99
'Member Care for Missionaries: A Practical Guide for Senders' by Marina Prins & Braam Willemse. ISBN: 0-620-28967-8 $13 (available from Member Care Southern Africa, mcsa@xsinet.co.za)
'The Reentry Team' by Neal Pirolo, ERI. ISBN: 1880185075. (Available exclusively in the UK through OSCAR for £8 + £1.49 p+p ... click here or contact OSCAR for details) (Read reviews of this book here).
'Care Across Cultures' by Cheralyn Orr. A practical guide for churches on taking care of their missionary families (Available from OSCAR)
'You fish ... we fish' by Janice E. Rowland. £6. (available from Mission Encouragement Trust)
Travelling/going
'I think God wants me to be a missionary' by Neal Pirolo, ERI. ISBN: 1880185504 £6.45
'Jesus Says Go' by Robin Wells, Monarch. ISBN: 1854247301. £7.94 (Read a review of this book here).
'Resources for Missionary Work - especially among unreached peoples' edited by Ian E. Benson. £2.75 + £0.75 postage. Available from The Missionary Training Service.
'What Missionaries Ought to Know' by Ronald L. Koteskey, available to download FREE at www.missionarycare.com/ebook.htm
Raising Support
'Funding the Family Business' by Myles Wilson. ISBN: 0955332001. £15.99. (Read a review of this book here)
'People Raising' by William P. Dillon, PeopleRaising. ISBN: 0802464475. £11.99. (Read a review of this book here).
'Friend Raising' by Betty Barnett or Bob Barnes, YWAM Publishing. ISBN: 1576582833 or 0927545101 £5.99
'Getting Sent: A Relational Approach to Support Raising' by Peter Sommer, 1999, InterVarsity Press; ISBN: 0830822186 £11.26
Orientation
'Short-term Missions Workbook' by Tim Dearborn, IVP. ISBN: 0830832335 £9.96
'Stop, check, go' by Ditch Townsend, OM. ISBN: 1850782407 £6.99
'Getting there from here' by Elizabeth Goldsmith, OM Publishing. ISBN: 185078230X. £4.99.
'Thriving in Another Culture' by Jo Anne Dennett, Acorn Press. ISBN: 0908284276 $9.95 (AUS) (available from www.amazon.com) (Read reviews of this book here).
'Foreign to Familiar' by Sarah Lanier, McDougal Publishing Company. ISBN: 158158072X. £5.97.
Health
'The Travellers Good Health Guide' by Ted Lankester, Sheldon Press (2006 Third Edition). ISBN: 0859699919. £7.50 - Specially written for missionaries and aid workers. (also available from Interhealth) (Read a review of this book here)
'Setting up Community Health Programmes: a practical manual for use in
developing countries' by Ted Lankester, Macmillan (Third Edition 2007). ISBN: 1405086025. £14.25 (also available from Interhealth for £5.50!) (Read a review of this book here)
'Urban Health and Development: A practical manual for use in developing
countries' by Drs Booth, Martin and Lankester, Macmillan (Revised 2001). ISBN: 0333679342 £12.50 (also available from Interhealth)
'Where there is no Doctor' by David Werner. ISBN: 0333516516 £10.35
'Family Doctor Home Adviser' by The British Medical Association. ISBN: 0863188648 £16.99
'Honourably Wounded' by Marjory Foyle, Monarch. ISBN: 1854245430 £8.99
Children/Families
'Families on the move' by Marion Knell, Monarch. ISBN: 1854245236 £6.99
'Children of the Call: Issues Missionaries' Kids Face' by Charlene Gray, WMU. ISBN: 1563091143. £5.93
'Deprived or Privileged' by Marilyn Schlitt, OMF. ISBN: 9813009608 £3.00
'I went to school in the jungle' by Sheila Miller, OMF. ISBN: 0853631093 £2.50
'Harold and Stanley Say Goodbye' by Jill Dyer, MK Merimna (Australia). ISBN: 0958527202
'My Adventure in God's World' by Claudia Smith. Available exclusively through OSCAR at myadventure.pdf
'When Abroad, Do as the Local Children Do: Ori's Guide for Young Expats' by Hilly van Swol-Ulbrich. ISBN: 9055942626. £9.99
'Cultural Creations: Third Culture Kids and Adolescence' by Ronald L. Koteskey, available to download FREE at www.missionarycare.com/ebook.htm
'I Don’t Want to Go Home: Parent’s Guide for Reentry for Elementary Children' by Ron & Bonnie Koteskey, available to download FREE at www.missionarycare.com/ebook.htm
Bible Study/Devotionals
'Finding Strength for the Journey' by Janice Lemke. (Available exclusively in the UK through OSCAR for £6.00 inc. p+p ... click here or contact OSCAR for details) (Read a review of this book here).
'Steps on the Missionary Road' by Claudia Smith. (Available exclusively through OSCAR for £3.00, click here for details)
'Time Out' by Tony Horsfall. Devotional studies for short-term teams. (Available exclusively through OSCAR, click here for details)
Re-entry
'Burn Up or Splash Down' by Marion Knell, Authentic Books. ISBN: 9781932805833. £6.99
'The Reentry Team' by Neal Pirolo, ERI. Available exclusively in the UK through OSCAR for £8 + £1.49 p+p ... click here or contact OSCAR for details. (Read reviews of this book here).
'Re-Entry: Making the Transition from Missions to Life at Home' by Peter Jordan, YWAM. ISBN: 0927545403 £5.99
'Coming "Home": The Reentry Transition' by Ron & Bonnie Koteskey, available to download FREE at www.missionarycare.com/ebook.htm
Online bookshops (new & used)
The following supply Christian books:
Order from St. Andrews Bookshop, OSCAR's Eden Bookshop or Amazon and we get a slight commission.www.christianbookshops.org.uk (lists most UK Christian bookshops)
www.10ofthose.com (cheap bulk orders)
www.books4life.co.uk (CLC)
www.chbookshop.co.uk
www.christianbookshop.com
www.eden.co.uk
www.standrewsbookshop.co.uk (includes a specific 'Mission Zone')
www.thegoodbookstall.org.uk
www.wesleyowen.com
www.libertybooks.co.uk (used Christian books)
www.jamesdrummond.co.uk (new & used Christian books)
www.book-aid.org (used Christian books)
www.amazon.co.uk
www.bookbrain.co.uk (searches all the online book services!)
www.123PriceCheck.com
www.discounttextbooks.net (new & used textbook, medical book and other professional book search and price comparison)
www.abebooks.co.uk (used books)
www.kitab.org.uk (books on Islam)
Library services
ATLA - the American Theological Library Association database
America’s best source for English Biblical Studies and Theology, indexing books and about 500 journals, some back as far as 1949. Membership required for access.Website: www.atla.com
COPAC
Copac® is a union catalogue. It provides FREE access to the merged online catalogues of 24 major university research libraries in the UK and Ireland PLUS the British Library, the National Library of Scotland, and the National Library of Wales/Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru.Website: http://copac.ac.uk
English Short Title Catalogue (ESTC)
The English Short Title Catalogue (ESTC) lists over 460,000 items:
- published between 1473 and 1800,
- mainly in Britain and North America,
- mainly, but not exclusively, in English
- from the collections of the British Library and over 2,000 other libraries.
Index Theologicus
The Index theologicus database presently contains more than 280,000 bibliographical references from articles in journals, Festschriften and conference volumes. The extensive research possibilities enable theologians and specialists in religious studies to obtain a quick and comprehensive overview of the publications relevant to their own field of research.Website: www.ixtheo.de
LibDex – The Library Index
Geographical index of over 18,000 libraries around the world.Website: www.libdex.com
Library of Congress Online Catalogue
The biggest English-language library catalogue in the world.Website: catalog.loc.gov
Questia
Questia is the first online library that provides 24/7 access to the world's largest online collection of books and journal articles in the humanities and social sciences, plus magazine and newspaper articles. You can search each and every word of all of the books and journal articles in the collection. You can read every title cover to cover. This rich, scholarly content -- selected by professional collection development librarians -- is not available elsewhere on the Internet.Website: www.questia.com
Tyndale House Library Catalogue
If it is here, it is worth reading. If it isn't, quick links to other libraries will find it for you. Records are formatted for pasting straight into your footnotes or bibliography. The links to online reviews and online copies can save you days.Website: www.tyncat.com
UK Public Library Resources
Some local libraries in the UK allow remote access to certain reference materials. These include online dictionaries, encyclopedias, newspaper articles, etc. It is usually limited to those who have an account (library card) with that particular library authority and may allow access for a limited time (e.g. up to two years after the card was issued). Check out your local library before you leave the UK.Website: http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/square/ac940/weblibs.html
WorldCat
WorldCat is the largest library network in the world. WorldCat libraries are dedicated to providing access to their free resources on the Web, where most people start their search for information. At the heart of WorldCat is a database of information about the things libraries own that is constantly updated by information professionals. Whether you're searching for something yourself or a librarian is working on your behalf, WorldCat makes it easier to find and obtain reliable, validated information.Website: http://worldcat.org
Other book sources
Africa Christian TextbookS (ACTS)
The mission of Africa Christian Textbooks (ACTS) is to strengthen the church in Africa by providing evangelical, relevant and affordable theological literature and literature-related services for Christian leaders and institutions.Website: www.africachristiantextbooks.com
Email: acts@hisen.org
Tel. ++ 234 37 281055 (NIGERIA)
CLC Christian BookLink Africa
This is a ministry outreach to East Africa, from the International Office of CLC, a multinational mission working in 56 countries around the world. Our aim is to make affordable evangelical Christian literature available, so that people may come to Faith and Maturity in the Lord Jesus Christ.Website: www.cblafrica.com
No Frontiers
No Frontiers supplies Scriptures and Christian literature in a wide range of foreign languages. Our customers include bookshops, churches, Christian ministries and individuals at home and overseas.Website: www.nofrontiers.org
Email:
Tel: 01323 437723
Pastor Training International (incorporating Christian Books for Africa)
Through the generosity of several Christian publishers, a set of sixteen books (their over-the-counter price in UK is over £75) has been made available to Missions at a greatly reduced price. Together with postage and packing, each set costs around £15. Email for more details.Website: www.pastor-training.org
Email: robin.bird@amserve.net
Tel: 01962 734913
Piquant Editions
Publisher of Mission resources for planning, prayer & training, as well as mission histories & biographies. All of our books are also available on Amazon.Website: www.piquanteditions.com
Email:
Sovereign World Trust
Sovereign World Trust exists to help build and strengthen the Church in the developing nations of the world, by supplying quality Christian literature - primarily to Pastors, leaders, colleges and libraries.Website: www.sovereignworldtrust.com
Email: marina@sovereignworldtrust.com
Tel: 01732 851150
Unique Writing Publications
Unique Writing Publications is a Christian ministry that helps unique writers of eternal value get their book into print, and provides 'ghost-writing' and editorial services.Website: www.uniquewritingpublications.org.uk
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