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What is a People Group?
Overview of what distinguishes one people group from another.
People Groups and the Bible
Are people groups a recent social science invention or are they a Scriptural concept? (Datema)
How Many People Groups are There?
Helps provide insight into the various counts of unreached peoples.
Making a People Group List
How Joshua Project developed a list of people groups.
Global People Group Lists: An Overview
A comparison of the major global people group lists.
Defining Unreached: A Short History
The development of unreached peoples definitions and their relevance today. (Datema)
Reclaiming the Meaning of Unreached
Why we must return to the true meaning of 'Unreached' (Newell)
Focus! The Power of People Group Thinking
A practical manual for planning effective strategies to reach the unreached (Robb)
Has Everyone Heard?
Challenging the idea that most everyone has heard of Jesus Christ.
What is the 10/40 Window?
An overview of this strategic region of the world.
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Ideas for Developing Mission Vision (PDF)
Dozens of ideas for developing Great Commission and unreached peoples vision.
101 Ways to Impact the World
Creative and effective ways to mobilize when travel is limited. (The Traveling Team)
Frontier Peoples: An Introduction
What are Frontier Peoples and why are they so important? (Butler)
Bringing Back the King of Kings
Adopting a People Group: God’s Supernatural Way for Mission Breakthroughs (Robb)
Movements: How Peoples Are Reached (PDF)
A more fruitful way to "reach the unreached"? (Robby Butler)
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What Happened to People Group Thinking?
Revisiting the Biblical mandate to make disciples of all people groups. (Parks)
Hijacking "Unreached"
Can the meaning of one term hinder the spread of the Gospel?
God’s Global Mission Clarified
Making Sense Out of the Verbiage Surrounding Missions (Newell)
Facebook and Unreached People
How to use Facebook to impact an unreached people group.
A Comparison of People Group Terms (PDF)
Comparing terms found in CPPI, Joshua Project, and World Christian databases.
A Balanced People Group Focus (PDF)
Unengaged unreached people groups (UUPGs) and unreached people groups (UPGs).
Why Include % Professing Christian in Unreached Definition?
Why use % Professing Christian as part of the definition of unreached.
Are People Groups the Same as Language Groups?
Distinguishing between language groups and people groups.
Why the Deaf are Considered a People Group (PDF)
Understanding why the Deaf are considered a distinct people group.
South Asia People Group Lists
A brief history and overview of South Asia people group lists.
Glossary of South Asia People Group Terms
What do terms like community, caste, ST, SC, OBC, FC and Dalit mean?.
Why Use Caste to Define Peoples?
Why a caste focus is needed for church planting movements in South Asia.
What Are South Asia Communities? (PDF)
Answers the question are South Aisa castes and communities the same thing?
Why Include Religion When Defining South Asia Peoples? (PDF)
Why religion is important when defining people groups in South Asia.
Does "ethne" in Matt 28:19 Include South Asia Communities? (PDF)
An in-depth look at the term "ethne" to determine if South Asia castes / communities should be considered people groups. (Bush)
Overcoming South Asia Frontier People Barriers (PDF)
Toward practical overcoming of the barriers keeping us from succeeding among Frontier People Groups in South Asia. (Lewis)
Why People Clusters?
Why are People Clusters a strategic concept?
Affinity Blocs and People Clusters (PDF)
An approach toward strategic insight and mission partnership. (Johnstone)
The Challenge of South Asia People Clusters (PDF)
Understanding the challenges of People Clusters in South Asia
From Many to One (PDF)
Narrowing the focus to a single people group. (Mission Frontiers)
All Christians Called to Pray for the Unreached (PDF)
Biblical basis for all Christians called to pray for the unreached (Waldner).
Why Participate in the Great Commission? (PDF)
The priorities and urgency of Great Commission involvement. (Pitterle)
Do People Groups Still Matter? (PDF)
Do people groups still matter in modern missions thinking? (Mission Frontiers)
Evangelism vs. Disciple Making
Implications to the fulfillment of the Great Commission.
Ideas for Spreading Mission Vision (PDF)
Ideas for developing a passion and vision for missions and unreached peoples.
Call to the Nations Bible Study (PDF)
Tracing the concept of nations through the Bible.
The Blessing (PDF)
Introduction to Missions Bible Study and Course. (Frontier Ventures)
30 Ways to Stay Alive to Missions (PDF)
30 key ways to cultivate and sustain a passion for missions. (Desiring God)
Essential Elements of the Great Commission (PDF)
Prioritizing essential elements in fulfilling the Great Commission (Eshleman)
Mission Books
Great mission books at
William Carey Publishing
Biblical Basis of Missions
Let the Nations Be Glad
- John Piper
Commissioned
- Marvin Newell
God's Heart for the Nations
- Jeff Lewis
Introducing World Missions
- Scott Moreau
Missions: God's Heart for the World
- Paul Borthwick
Mission in the Old Testament
- Walter Kaiser
Six Dangerous Questions
- Paul Borthwick
Until the Whole World Knows
- Alicia Britt Chole
Classic Missionary Works
Christian Mission in the Modern World
- John Stott
Eternity in Their Hearts
- Don Richardson
(eBook)
From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya
- Ruth Tucker
(eBook)
Great Commission
- Rose Dowsett
Great Omission
- Robertson McQuilkin
Key to the Missionary Problem
- Andrew Murray
Operation World
Book
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DVD
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CD-ROM
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eBook
- Jason Mandryk
In the Gap
- David Bryant
Disciple Making and Church Planting Movements
Contagious Disciple-Making
- David and Paul Watson
Miraculous Movements
- Jerry Trousdale
The Father Glorified
- Patrick Robertson and David Watson
Movements That Change the World
- Addison and Hirsch
Pioneering Movements
- Steve Addison and Dave Ferguson
What Jesus Started
- Steve Addison and Ed Stetzer
T4T: A Discipleship Re-Revolution
- Steve Smith
Hastening
- Steve Smith
Rebirth
- Steve Smith
Involvement Ideas
2020 Vision
- Bill and Amy Stearns
Don’t Waste Your Life
- John Piper
(Small Group Study Kit)
Live Life on Purpose
- Claude Hickman
Catch the Vision 2000
- Bill and Amy Stearns
How to Be a World Class Christian
- Paul Borthwick
(eBook)
Operation World
Book
,
DVD
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CD-ROM
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eBook
- Jason Mandryk
Run with the Vision
- Sjogren & Stearns
Mission Committees
A Mind for Missions
- Paul Borthwick
Future of the Global Church
- Patrick Johnstone
Missions in the 21st Century
- Tom Telford
Operation World
Book
,
DVD
,
CD-ROM
,
eBook
- Jason Mandryk
Today’s All-Star Missions Churches
- Tom Telford
(eBook)
Missionary Biographies
Bruchko
- Bruce Olsen
(eBook)
Daughters of Islam
- Miriam Adeney
End of the Spear
- Steve Saint
Green Leaf In Drought
- Isobel Kuhn
Hudson Taylor's Spiritual Secret
- Howard Taylor
Mountain Rain
- Eileen Crossman
In Search of the Source
- Neil Anderson
Lords of the Earth
- Don Richardson
(eBook)
Peace Child
- Don Richardson
(eBook)
To the Golden Shore
- Courtney Anderson
The Heavenly Man
- Brother Yun
(eBook)
Fire on the Mountains
- Raymond Davis
Missionary Care
Re-Entry
- Peter Jordan
Serving as Senders
- Neal Pirolo
Scaling the Wall
- Kathy Hicks
Too Valuable to Lose
- William Taylor
Prayer
Operation World
Book
,
DVD
,
CD-ROM
,
eBook
- Jason Mandryk
Touch the World Through Prayer
- Wesley Duewel
The Hour that Changes the World
- Dick Eastman
Preparation
Beginner’s Guide to Crossing Cultures
- Patty Lane
(PDF)
Ask a Missionary
- John McVay
(eBook)
Cross-Cultural Connections
- Duane Elmer
(PDF)
Global Mission Handbook
- Steve Hoke & Bill Taylor
(PDF)
Ministering Cross-Culturally
- Lingenfelter
(eBook)
To Timbuktu and Beyond
- Marsha Woodard
(eBook)
World at Your Door
- Tom Phillips
Reference
Future of the Global Church
- Patrick Johnstone
Mission Handbook
- EMIS
Operation China
- Paul Hattaway
Operation World
Book
,
DVD
,
CD-ROM
,
eBook
- Jason Mandryk
Perspectives on the World Christian Movement
Peoples of the Buddhist World
- Paul Hattaway
Stuff to Know About Doing Missions
- David Mays
History of World Missions
- Martin Klauber
The Mission of God
- J.H. Wright
Atlas of Global Christianity
- Johnson / Ross (Editors)
Short-Term Missions
Serving with Eyes Wide Open
- David Livermore
(eBook)
Essential Guide to Short Term Mission
- Forward
Before You Pack Your Bags, Prepare Your Heart
Short Term Mission Workbook
- Tim Dearborn
Trip Stuff (on CD)
- David Mays
Through the Eyes of Christ
- Donna Thomas
Strategy and Trends
Future of the Global Church
- Patrick Johnstone
A Wind in the House of Islam
- David Garrison
Miraculous Movements
- Jerry Trousdale
Church Planting Movements
- David Garrison
Church is Bigger than You Think
- Patrick Johnstone
Exploring World Mission
- Bryant Myers
Kingdom Without Borders
- Miriam Adeney
Last of the Giants
- George Otis
Magnify Your Vision for the Small Church
- Rowell
Missions in the 3rd Millennium
- Stan Guthrie
Operation World
Book
,
DVD
,
CD-ROM
,
eBook
- Jason Mandryk
Paradigms in Conflict
- David Hesselgrave
The Next Christendom
- Philip Jenkins
The New Faces of Christianity
- Philip Jenkins
Children and Youth Resources
Jess's Party
(PDF) - Susan Breeding
Becoming a World Changing Family
- Donna Thomas
Bruchko
- Bruce Olsen
Christian Heroes series
- YWAM
Eternity in Their Hearts
- Don Richardson
Jesus Freaks
- dc Talk and Voice of the Martyrs
Peace Child
- Don Richardson
Pray for the World
- Simplified Operation World
Window on the World
- Childrens’ Operation World
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