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Book Reviews
"When I first got the book for review, I couldn't put it down. So much so that I thought I would do the review myself which meant I could spend a bit more time in its pages". A review of this book by Patrick Johnstone. Reviewed by Mike Frith.
Reviewed by Mike Frith
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About Missions
A range of mission stats gathered from other sources.
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Being Christian in Western Europe
Article based on Pew Research Center survey of religious beliefs and practices in Western Europe.
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Center for the Study of Global Christianity
The Center for the Study of Global Christianity at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary is a comprehensive resource center for Christian research. It serves as a resource for empirical information and analysis on the global Christian movement.Location: United States -
ChinaSource
ChinaSource is a trusted partner and platform for educating the global church on critical issues facing the church and ministries in China, and for connecting Christians inside and outside China to advance the kingdom of God globally. -
ChinaSource Quarterlies
The ChinaSource Quarterly provides accurate, timely, and strategic analysis of the issues affecting the church and Christian ministry in China. As a platform for sharing diverse views from both within and outside China, it encourages proactive thinking and the development of effective approaches to Christian service in a rapidly changing China. The ChinaSource Quarterly helps those engaging with China stay current on the issues that matter to them and to those whom they serve. -
Christian Research
Christian Research has been providing insight on the thoughts, views and opinions of the practising Christian community for over 20 years, and is an authoritative voice on the Christian world. -
Council for World Mission
The Council for World Mission is a worldwide partnership of Christian churches. The 31 members are committed to sharing their resources of money, people, skills and insights globally to carry out God's mission locally. -
DCI Global Partnership
Supporting people in mission on five continents since 1985 with prayer, world news, free diploma-level Schools of Mission and Support Raising, Business for Mission and Banking for the Poor projects etc. -
Ethnic Harvest
This site provides a list of people groups categorised by country and language.
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Filipino Christian Resources
Resources in Tagalog and other languages of the Philippines.
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Glenn Myers' Briefings
This series of eleven small books, published between 1998 and 2006, reports on the emergence of the Christian Church in unlikely places all around the world. The books are built from months of interviewing and emailing sources and cross-checking with them.
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Global Harvest
Harvest's vision is to create a secure Global Church Database and Mapping System to gather information on churches located in any country or region of the world. Exposing the places in the world where Jesus' light does not yet shine. Mission organizations, national churches and concerned Christians working together in partnership can find the places of the world where there is no Christian community and be intentional about reaching them with the Good News of Jesus Christ.
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Joshua Project
The mission of Joshua Project is to highlight the peoples of the world who have the least exposure to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Joshua Project II seeks to accomplish this through information sharing and networking. Joshua Project II is a continuation and expansion of the original Joshua Project launched in 1995 by the AD2000 and Beyond Movement.
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Keston Institute
Keston Institute, founded in 1969 under the title of Centre for the Study of Religion and Communism, has specialised in the study of all religions and all forms of religious expression in Communist and formerly Communist countries. -
MinistryWatch
MinistryWatch is a US organization that profiles public charities, churches, and parachurch ministries to advocate for transparency, accountability, and the renewed credibility of Christian ministries, on behalf of donors. They list over 1,000 ministries that they have checked and determined to be credible and effective. They also publish articles on their investigations into Christian ministries and representatives.Web: ministrywatch.comEmail: info@ministrywatch.comTel: 1 (866) 364 9980Location: Matthews, North Carolina, United States -
Mission Frontiers
Since 1979, Mission Frontiers magazine has been providing subscribers with innovative insights on a wide range of topics from the most creative minds and well-known frontier mission thought leaders.
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Mission Infobank
Research resources from and for missional Christian leaders. Browse resources by topic, continent, world region or country. Designed to help you pray for, plan and present mission.Location: United States -
Mission Stats from the Traveling Team
Stats from this US based student mobilization movement.
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Operation World
Operation World (OW) is widely regarded as the definitive volume of prayer information about the world and is the recipient of the ECPA Gold Medallion Award for Excellence in Evangelical Christian Literature. -
People Groups
A site with all the statistics you need about people groups in just about any country of the world.
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SOAS Missionary Collections
SOAS holds the largest collection of Christian missionary archives in the UK; as well as personal papers of many individual missionaries. These collections span the 18th to 20th centuries and include a wealth of primary source material, such as correspondence, reports, minutes, journals, photographs and films. -
Spanish Christian Resources
A list of resources in Spanish.
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Status of Global Christianity
There is a one sheet 'Status of Global Christianity' table from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.
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The Friends of Israel Gospel Ministry
This is a worldwide Christian ministry dedicated to the support of Israel, the Jewish people, and the message of the Messiah. The FOI web site features current news from Israel, articles from Israel, 'Israel My Glory' magazine, Real Audio radio programs, a secure web store, and information on the ministries of The Friends of Israel.
Web: www.foi.orgLocation: Bellmawr, New Jersey, United States -
The Lindisfarne Centre for the Study of Christian Persecution
We exist to help governments, international bodies, media, churches and other Christian organisations understand the persecution of Christians in Islamic contexts.Location: Colchester, Essex -
The Voice of the Martyrs
The Voice of the Martyrs (VOM) is a nonprofit, interdenominational missions organization that serves persecuted Christians around the world.
Web: www.persecution.comEmail: thevoice@vom.orgTel: +1 800-747-0085Location: Bartlesville, OK, United States -
Wholesome Words 'Worldwide Missions'
This U.S. page entitled 'Great Commission and the Harvest Fields' has collated a number of interesting physical and religious statistics about the world.
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Window International Network
Window International Network (WIN) is a US based nonprofit organization whose goal is to mobilize millions of Christians to pray for the 10/40 Window nations. WIN was founded in 2000 to continue the international outreach segment of the Christian Information Network. They host a worldwide initiative called 'Praying through the Window' and their website includes information on many 10/40 Window nations.
Web: www.win1040.orgLocation: United States -
World Christian Database
The World Christian Database provides comprehensive statistical information on world religions, Christian denominations, and people groups. Extensive data are available on over 9,000 Christian denominations, 13,000 ethnolinguistic peoples, as well as data on 5,000 cities, 3,000 provinces and 234 countries. WCD is an initiative of the Center for the Study of Global Christianity at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.
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World Missions Atlas Project
This site contains maps that help to assess the current status of Missions progress throughout the world. It is a constantly expanding site that seeks to produce a strategically significant World Missions Atlas.
Web: www.worldmap.org
