THE MISSIONARY TRAINING SERIES

Recommended by Dr. Ralph D. Winter, founder of the US Center for World Mission: " I am delighted to become aware of the very significant thrust of the new Missionary Training Service, and its programme.  Here is a set of materials designed specifically for missionary training. Many people study in colleges that are not primarily designed for this purpose and do not get as concentrated and as strategic an exposure as is offered in this programme."


1. The Missionary Team

How to form and lead a missionary team. This study helps a team develop a memorandum of understanding and an action plan. It outlines responsibilities of team members and the team leader.

Other areas covered include:
- practical suggestions for building a strong team
- uniting team members from different cultures
- family life as missionaries
- dealing with culture shock
- relationships with the home church and sending agency
- spiritual warfare
- proven spiritual ways of raising prayer & financial support
- dealing with emergencies
- handling sexual temptation on the field
- organizing home leave and furloughs


"The Missionary Team" is a helpful summary of key principles needed for effective team life - from recruitment to reentry. I am grateful to the Missionary Training Service for this distillation of sound advice and core concepts from many different sources. Well done!" Dr Kelly O'Donnell, Psychologist, Member Care Associates, YWAM.


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2. The Missionary Training Guide

A practical activity-based manual. This Guide covers all aspects of missionary training, leading trainers, pastors and candidates step by step through the process of effective preparation for service.  

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3. The Effective Sending Church

How can a local church be effective in sending missionaries? This booklet provides practical guidelines in the following areas:

- Leadership of the sending church
- Establishing a Missionary Action Group
- Prayer mobilization
- Vision and planning
- Education in mission
- Missionary training and team formation
- Financial support
- Sending, care and supervision of missionaries
- Cooperating with other churches and organizations
- Relationship with missionary agencies

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George Verwer says, "This book is urgently needed in our churches today. Being an Antioch, Acts 13 kind of church is not getting any easier and this book can be a huge help to those who are serious about sending out workers."



4. Unreached Peoples of the World

The world's largest unreached peoples and practical suggestions for a church programme to "adopt" a people.    

"I heartily recommend the use of this booklet", says Patrick Johnstone, author of Operation World.

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5. How to Make Disciples in Other Cultures

A practical manual covering the following themes:

- What is culture?
- The Incarnation: our model for adapting to another culture
- Preliminary research
- How to relate to people
- Questions to help understand a culture
- The Gospel as Good News
- Steps to Effective Evangelism
- The effect of the Gospel on the Culture
- Church leadership

Taking the Gospel from one culture to another involves special understanding and skills. This helpful booklet, based on the best scholarly research and biblical grounding, gives practical guidance for successfully making disciples. 

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6. How to Learn Another Language

A practical guide written by Dr. Betty Sue Brewster based on the LAMP method. For learning almost any language.

Some missionaries find LAMP too cumbersome.This handy simplified version gives all the essentials.

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7. Tentmaking Missionaries

A practical guide to tentmaking, especially establishing tentmaking businesses. It covers:

- principles, ethics and dangers of tentmaking
- organizing a tentmaking team
- successful businesses for church planting
- self-evaluation for business
- business plan and planning charts

"Having both started businesses and planted churches in restricted access nations I can highly recommend the booklet "Tentmaking Missionaries".  It is extremely practical.  It will help anyone considering serving in a restricted access nation to think through issues and problems they should prepare for before heading overseas." Brother Robert

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8. Understanding Muslims

Helps for beginning house churches. While laying a groundwork for understanding Islam and its way of life, this guide focuses on practical measures for making disciples and beginning churches.

Rev. Dr. Bill Musk, author of "The Unseen Face of Islam", "Passionate, Believing" and "Touching the Soul of Islam" says "This is an excellent basic introduction. The Lord has obviously guided you".


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9. Understanding Hindus and Buddhists

Understanding Hindus and Buddhists can be a hard task for those with a Christian background. This booklet helpfully explains key features of Hinduism and Buddhism and synthesises advice from successful evangelists. As Buddhism arose in a Hindu context, it is helpful to have guidance on both these religions in one booklet. We pray that this practical guide will be helpful for those hoping to make an impact for the Lord Jesus among adherents of these religions.

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Pricing Policy
Our concern is that everyone who find these materials helpful should be able to obtain them at a price they can afford. The quoted prices are guides for Western countries. We are glad to make discounts to suit people's needs.

Standard Discounts
We will give a discount of 20% off the quoted price and postage for 5-9 copies; 30% for 10-19 copies and 40% off for 20 or more. As a charity, we depend on donations to make the materials available to others around the world. If God leads you to add more money to help this ministry we would be very grateful.

If you would like to obtain any of the materials, please send your order to the address below, making cheques payable to the Missionary Training Service. Alternatively, you may pay by credit card - please either e-mail or post us your credit card type, the name on the card, the number and expiry date, together with your order. Thank you.

God bless you.

Ian Benson
Coordinator


 

The Missionary Training Service   
Flat 5, 40 Buckingham Gate
London SW1E 6BS
United Kingdom

Tel./Fax. National: 020 7932 0728
International: +44 20 7932 0728
E-mail: coord@missionarytraining.org
Web pages: http://www.missionarytraining.org


 

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