RESEARCH RESOURCES
Evangelical Missions Information Service
Box 794
Wheaton, IL 60189
(630) 752-7158
fax (630) 752-7155
Excellent source for publications and research. Over 150 missions books online! And be sure to sign up for the MARC Newsletter! Mission Advanced Research and Communications center (MARC) is a publishing arm of World Vision, an international partnership of Christians whose mission is to follow our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in working with the poor and oppressed to promote human transformation, seek justice and bear witness to the good news of the Kingdom of God.
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Pasadena, CA
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Gerald H. Anderson, editor
c. 1998, 844 pp., $54.95
This major reference work is the first to fully document the global history of Christian missions by means of biographical articles on the most outstanding missionaries from the past 2,000 years. Written by 350 experts from 45 countries, this volume contains more than 2,500 entries of missionaries representing all major segments of Christianity. Arranged in a convenient A to Z format, this book is an invaluable research and reference tool.
MARC Publications
800 W. Chestnut Ave
Monrovia, CA 91016-3198
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Direct: (626) 303-8811
Fax: (626) 301-7786
Paul McKaughan, Dellana O’Brien and William O’Brien
MARC/World Vision, c. 1998, 128 pp., $11.95
Many U.S. missions organizations are at a crossroads. Most mission leaders agree change must come to their organization, but few know how to embrace it. This book takes a hard look at current mission realities and offers you promising new possibilities for the future of your church or organization.
MARC Publications
800 W. Chestnut Ave
Monrovia, CA 91016-3198
1-800-777-7752 (U.S. only)
Direct: (626) 303-8811
Fax: (626) 301-7786
Charles Van Engen, Nancy Thomas & Robert Gallagher, editors
c. 2000, 233 pp., $21.95
If you are interested about connecting the Bible, theology and ministry with the complexity are variety of contexts facing Christians today.
MARC Publications
800 W. Chestnut Ave
Monrovia, CA 91016-3198
1-800-777-7752 (U.S. only)
Direct: (626) 303-8811
Fax: (626) 301-7786
William J. Larkin and Joel F. Williams, editors
c. 1998, 266 pp., $19.95
Articulates biblical teachings from a contemporary American evangelical viewpoint and calls for a recognition that mission is no longer geographical or Western.
MARC Publications
800 W. Chestnut Ave
Monrovia, CA 91016-3198
1-800-777-7752 (U.S. only)
Direct: (626) 303-8811
Fax: (626) 301-7786
Bryant L. Myers
MARC/World Vision, c. 1996, 60 pp., $8.95
Myers visually portrays the history of mission, current missions realities and challenges for the future using full-color maps, charts, diagrams and up-to-date statistics. Available as a book, slides, or overheads – an excellent presentation tool.
MARC Publications
800 W. Chestnut Ave
Monrovia, CA 91016-3198
1-800-777-7752 (U.S. only)
Direct: (626) 303-8811
Fax: (626) 301-7786
David J. Bosch
c. 1991, 586 pp., $24.95
One of the greatest contributions to the study of mission. Examines the entire sweep of mission theology. A classic.
MARC Publications
800 W. Chestnut Ave
Monrovia, CA 91016-3198
1-800-777-7752 (U.S. only)
Direct: (626) 303-8811
Fax: (626) 301-7786
Gerald H. Anderson, editor
Published by the Overseas Ministries Study Center, 48 pp. of mission information and insight in every issue. Overseas readers are not charged extra postage to mail the IBMR overseas.
"I consider the IBMR the premier missions journal in the world." - Charles Van Engen, Prof. of Theology of Mission, Fuller Theological Seminary School of World Mission.
Subscription Dept.
PO Box 3000
Denville, NJ 07834
and
The Pulse newsletter
Two classical resources for current missions information and thinking.
Box 794
Wheaton, IL 60189
(630) 752-7158
fax (630) 752-7155
Bryant L. Myers, director & publisher
Excellent source of missions information. The MARC Newsletter is published quarterly and may be obtained free of charge upon request.
Monrovia, CA 91016-3198
1-800-777-7752 (U.S. only)
Direct: (626) 303-8811
Fax: (626) 301-7786
