BIG-PICTURE CROSS-CULTURAL BOOKS: the zoomed-out view
- Global Humility: Attitudes for Mission – Andy McCullough
- The Bethlehem Story: Mission and Justice in the Margins of this World – Andy McCullough
- Made Flesh: John’s Gospel, Mission and the Global Church – Andy McCullough
- MissReading Scripture Through Individualist Eyes: Honour Patronage and Shame – Randy Richards and Rich James
- E-book collection for the Global Church
- We Need to Talk About Race – Ben Lindsey
- From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya: A Biographical History of Christian Missions – Ruth Tucker
- Crossing the Divide: A Call to embrace Diversity – Owen Hylton
- What on Earth is the Church For? – David Devenish
- Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes: Cultural Studies in the Gospels – Kenneth Bailey
- Paul through Mediterranean Eyes: Cultural Studies in 1 Corinthians – Kenneth Bailey
- Let the Nations be Glad: The supremacy of God in missions – John Piper
- Ministering Cross-Culturally: An incarnational model for personal relationships – Sherwood G. Lingenfelter and Marvin K. Mayers
- Decolonising Multilingualism: Struggles to Decreate Multilingual Matters – Alison Phipps
- Hidden Worldviews: Eight cultural stories that shape our lives – Steve Wilkens and Mark L. Sanford
- Multicultural Kingdom – Ethnic Diversity, Mission and the Church – Harvey Kwiyani
- Ministering in Honor-Shame Cultures – Biblical Foundations and Practical Essentials’ – Jayson Georges and Mark D. Baker
- Paul Planted, Apollos Watered, but God: Vulnerable Weakness in Ministry and Mission – Christopher Sadowitz and Jim Harries
- Salt, Light and a City 2nd edition – Graham Hill
- Emerging Theologies From the Global South – Mitre Raheb
- Scattered and Gathered: A Global Compendium of Diaspora Missiology – Sadiri Joy Tira
- The Culture Map: Decoding How People Think, Lead, and Get Things Done Across Cultures – Erin Meyer
From the blog: Reading the Global South
HOW-TO: GETTING SPECIFIC AND PRACTICAL
- A Vision of the Possible: Pioneer Church Planting in Teams – Daniel Sinclair
- Personal Support Matters -Claire Niclasen and Myles Wilson (updated edition of Stewardship Services ‘Funding the Family Business’)
- Reaching the Nations: How to: identify, prepare and support local church members to become cross-cultural servants – Mike Frisby
- Effective Intercultural Evangelism – Jay Moon and Bud Simon.
- Planting Churches in Muslim Cities: A Team Approach – Greg Livingstone
- Lambs Dancing with Wolves: A manual for Christian workers overseas – Michael Griffiths
- The Whole World Guide to Language Learning – Terry Marshall
- Pilgrims of Christ on the Muslim Road – Paul-Gordon Chandler (also a biography of Mazhar Mallouhi, Sufi Muslim follower of Christ)
- From Seed to Fruit: Global Trends, Fruitful Practices, and Emerging Issues Among Muslims – J. Dudley Woodberry
- Demolishing Strongholds: Effective strategies for spiritual warfare– David Devenish
- Fathering Leaders and Motivating Mission – David Devenish
- Through Her Eyes: Perspectives on Life from Christian Women Serving in the Muslim World – Marti Smith
- Miniskirts, Mothers & Muslims – Christine Mallouhi (on women living honorably in Muslim cultures)
- Third Culture Kids: Growing up among worlds – David Pollock & Ruth Van Reken
- Raising Global Nomads: Parenting abroad in an on-demand world– Robin Pascoe
- Serving as Senders – Neal Pirolo
- Foreign to Familiar – Sarah Lanier
- Share the Story – Sam Poe
- Embracing the Poor – David Adams
- Wealth and Piety: Middles Eastern Perspectives for expat workers – Karen L.H. Shaw
- Pact To Go: A cross-cultural workers’ guide to creating a Personal Accountability and Care Team – Rod and Ruthie Gilbert & Ross and Christine Paterson
TALES OF CROSS-CULTURAL CHRISTIANS
- As Many As The Stars – Robert Glover (China)
- Resistance Fighter – Susie Howe (Africa)
- Peace Child – Don Richardson (New Guinea)
- Evidence Not Seen – Darlene Deibler Rose (New Guinea)
- Through Gates of Splendor – Elisabeth Elliot (Ecuador)
- More to be Desired than Gold: a collection of true stories told by Christy Wilson – Christy Wilson (Afghanistan)
- Chasing the Dragon: One Woman’s Struggle Against the Darkness of Hong Kong’s Drug Dens – Jackie Pullinger
- Tales of Persia – William McElwee Miller (Iran)
- A Chance to Die: The Life and Legacy of Amy Carmichael – Elisabeth Elliot (India)
- There’s a Sheep in my Bathtub – Brian Hogan (Mongolia)
- Bruchko – Bruce Olson (Colombia & Venezuela)
Long Reads: Academic Missiology from across Newfrontiers.
As an increasing number of people across Newfrontiers engage in academic study of missiology, there is some high quality research being produced across our global family. Here, you will find links to articles, essays, dissertations and theses for download to stimulate, inspire and instruct. If you have written something that you would like to share, please get in touch – we’d be delighted to share it.
- Fivefold ministries and European culture: A critical evaluation of models for cultural differences with respect to contextualizing contemporary fivefold ministry in European cultural contexts – Gert Hijkoop
- An Examination of Factors Influencing Women’s Role in Leadership in Newfrontiers’ European Church Plants – Ratka Koprivica-Adams
- What are the critical elements of movement succession in Newfrontiers and have these proved effective? – Maurice Nightingale:
- Development of local theology of the chin (Zomi) of the Assemblies of God (AG) in Myanmar: A case study in contextualization – Dr. Denise Ross
- The Effective Use of Ritual for Discipleship Among Displaced Believers – Mark L. Burrows
EYE-OPENING BOOKS ABOUT OTHER CULTURES
(Note: some of the books listed below are biographical, others are works of fiction. Some may contain intense themes.)
- Baghdad without a Map (and other misadventures in Arabia) – Tony Horwitz (Middle East)
- Three Cups of Tea – Greg Mortenson & David Oliver Relin (Pakistan/Afghanistan)
- A Year in Provence – Peter Mayle (France)
- The Chosen – Chaim Potok (Orthodox Jewish culture in America)
- Pursuit of Happyness – Chris Gardner (homeless culture)
- Cycling Home from Syberia – Rob Lilwall (Asia, Australasia, Central Asia, Europe
- The Japanese Mind: Understanding Contemporary Japanese Culture – Roger J. Davies, Osamu Ikeno
- Reading Around the World – Widen your horizons with this list of novels from every country on Earth.
Have we missed some outstanding works on cross-cultural topics?
I’m sure! Contact us with your recommendations and help us build the reading list.
I’m sure! Contact us with your recommendations and help us build the reading list.