Books

• 40 Questions about Islam by Matthew Bennett

• 40 Questions about the Great Commission by Daniel Akin

• 50 Missionary Heroes Every Boy and Girl Should Know by Julia Johnston

• A Reading List for Missional Parents Raising Globally Minded Kids

• Before You Go: Wisdom from 10 Men on Serving Internationally // General Editors Bennett & Bowman

• Before you Go: Wisdom from 10 Women Who Served Internationally // General Editor Bennett

• Everyone a Child Should Know by Clare Heath-Whyte 

• Finish the Mission:  Bringing the Gospel to the Unreached and Unengaged by John Piper

• Let the Nations be Glad by John Piper

• Lord’s of the Earth by Don Richardson

• Mission Affirmed by Elliot Clark

• Perspectives on the World Christian Movement by R. Winter and S. Hawthorne

• Prioritizing Missions in the Church by Menikoff and Singh

• Raising Kids with a Heart for Mission by Daniel Akin

• Reaching and Teaching:  A Call to Great Commission Obedience by David Sills

• Salvation to the Ends of the Earth:  A Biblical Theology of Mission by P. O’Brien and A. Kostenberger

• Something Needs to Change:  Making Your Life Count in a World of Urgent Need by David Platt

• Spiritual Warfare and Missions by Rankin and Stetzer

• The Diary and Journal of David Brainard

• The Gospel for Muslims:  An Encouragement to Share Christ with Confidence by Thabiti Anyabwile

• The Insanity of God:  A True Story of Faith Resurrected by Nik Ripken

• The Mission of God:  And the Witness of the Church by Justin Schell

• The Mission of God:  Unlocking the Bible’s Grand Narrative by Christopher Wright

• Theology of Mission:  A Concise Biblical Theology by JD Payne

• The Shadow of the Almighty:  The Life and Testament of Jim Elliot  by Elisabeth Elliot

• Understanding the Great Commission by Mark Dever

• Voices of the Martyrs by Foxe

• Window on the World:  An Operation World Prayer Resource by Operation World Resources

Articles

• 8 Characteristics of Missions Minded Pastors

• 10 Characteristics of Missions Minded Churches

• 6 Ways for Your Church to do Short Term Missions Well

• Four Ways to Cultivate Missional Prayer as a Family

• 16 Ways to Pray for Missionaries by David Platt

• On The Hosting of Mission Teams

• A Biblical Understanding and Practice of Missions

• A Biblical Understanding and Practice of Missions by Mark Dever

• A Better Way to Look at Missions by Brooks Buser

• Young Men Wanted:  A Mission Call for the Unmarried by Brooks Bruser

• Reaching and Teaching Blog Series

Books

• 9 Marks Evangelism by Mack Stiles

• Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God by J.I. Packer

• Evangelism as Exiles by Eliot Clark

• Evangelism for Non-Evangelists:  Sharing the Gospel Authentically by  M. Teasdale

• Evangelism in a Skeptical World by Sam Chan

• Introduction to Evangelism by Alvin Reid

• Marks of the Messenger by Mack Stiles

• Questioning Evangelism by Randy Newman

• Raising Kids with a Heart for Mission by Danny Akin

• Sharing Jesus without Freaking Out by Hildreth and McKinion

• Speaking of Jesus by Mack Stiles 

• Surprising Insights from the Unchurched & Proven Ways to Reach Them by T. Rainer

• The Ethics of Evangelism:  A Philosophical Defense of Proselytizing and Persuasion by E. Thiessen

• Tell the Truth:  The Whole Gospel to the Whole Person by Whole People

• The Gospel and Personal Evangelism by Mark Dever

• The Heart of Evangelism by Jerram Barrs

• The Master Plan of Evangelism by Robert Coleman

• The Reason for God:  Belief in an Age of Skepticism by Tim Keller

• The Soul Winner by Charles Spurgeon

• The Unchurched Next Door by T. Rainer

• Words to Winners of Souls by Horatius Bonar

Articles

• A Coward's Guide to Evangelismby Mack Stiles

• 8 Questions to Evaluate Your Churches Evangelism

• A Simple Way to Start Doing Evangelism in Your Life

• 8 Reasons Churches Don't Do Evangelism Well

• MORE PRACTICAL RESPONSES TO THE MOST COMMON REQUESTS FROM YOUNG SEMINARIANS: KNOWING GOD’S WILL, FINDING ACCOUNTABILITY, AND DOING EVANGELISM

• 8 Things I Wish I Had Known About Evangelism as a young Believer

• 7 Thoughts on Introverts and Evangelism

• 5 Ways to Move From Prayer to Proclamation in Evangelism

• 8 Reasons Evangelism Programs Often Don’t Work

• Steps Toward Evangelism

• The Gospel Coalition:  On Evangelism

• Four Neglected Essentials of Evangelism

• 9Marks Missions Talk

  • Spotify

  • Apple Music

• The Missions Podcast (ABWE)

  • Spotify

  • Apple Music

• A Storm in the Desert

  • Spotify

  • Apple Music

• IMB pray website

  • IMB pray app

• Joshua Project website

  • “Unreached of the day” prayer app

• Stratus

• PrayerCast videos

• Article:  4 Ways to Cultivate Missional Prayer as a Family

• 10 Who Changed the World by Daniel Akin

• 10 Women Who Changed the World by Daniel Akin

• A Chance to Die: The Life and Legacy of Amuy Carmichael by Elisabeth Elliot

• Ann Judson: A Missionary Life for Burma by Sharon James

• Hudson Taylor’s Spiritual Secret // Moody Classics

• John G Paton: Missionary to the Cannibals of the South Seas by Paul Schlehlein

• Shadow of the Almighty: The Life and Testament of Jim Elliot by Elisabeth Elliot

• The Autobiography of the Pioneer Missionary to the New Hebrides by John G Paton

• The Heavenly Man: The Remarkable True Story of Chines Christian Brother Run with Paul Hattaway

• To the Golden Shore: The Life of Adoniram Judson by Courtney Anderson

• Church Centered Missions Website

  • CHURCH-CENTERED MISSIONS IS BUILT ON THE FOUR PRINCIPLES THAT CHRISTIANITY IS CHURCH-SHAPED, LOCAL CHURCHES ARE BOTH THE MEANS AND THE ENDS OF MISSIONS, MISSIONS WORKS BEST WHEN CHURCHES WORK TOGETHER, AND MISSIONS MUST BE BIBLE-LED.

  • Podcast: Watch Now

  • Book: Prioritizing Church Centered Missions in the Church by Aaron Menikoff and Harshit Singh

CROSSCON Website

CCF usually coordinates a group going together every year. Reach out to taylor@centervillechristian.org if you are a member or regular attender at CCF and are interested in going with our group.

PURPOSE

CROSSCON is a 3 day conference in Louisville, KY where, “we call this generation to make their lives count by making Jesus' name known.”

AUDIENCE

The focus audience is for 18-25 year olds and their leaders. Mature high schoolers and those in their late twenties can benefit so there is not a strict age limit.

MESSAGE

We emphasize the gospel, the local church, and God's heart for the nations.

The Great Commission Council, sponsored by Messenger Ministries, is a coalition of long-term missionaries from around the world who are dedicated to helping sending churches and mission agencies understand the greatest needs in modern missions. The greatest need on the mission field today is to establish healthy indigenous churches, this council aims to provide resources to equip, strengthen, and educate churches and missionaries.

• Website

WHAT IS SECRET CHURCH?

Radical’s Secret Church is a unique, one-night event that is streamed each Spring to tens of thousands of participants around the world. Encouraged by our persecuted brothers’ and sisters’ example, we meet for close to 6 hours for intense study of God’s Word and passionate prayer for the persecuted.

For the last few years, CCF has participated in this event by streaming Secret Church both in CCF host homes and at the CCF building. Join us this coming Spring!

• CCF has a Missions Pipeline for it’s members who aspire to serve on the mission field. For more information, you can contact taylor@centervillechristian.org

Resources

• How Do I Know If I Should Go to the Nations?

• When You Shouldn’t Go Overseas

• We Need Less Superstars and More Sufferers in Missions

• How Should Elders Serve Their New Church on the Mission Field?

• How Learning New Languages Could Help You Reach the Nations

• Trials and Treasures in Raising Third Culture Kids

• "Mission Affirmed" by Elliot Clark

• "No Shortcut to Success" by Matt Rhodes

• "12 Traits: Embracing God’s Design for the Church" by David Platt

• "Mission Precision" by David Platt

• Am I Called to Missions

• Is the Great Commission for Every Individual Christian

• How to Say "No" or "Not Yet" to Aspiring Missionary Candidates

Radical is an overseas missions training program that exists to help train aspiring missionaries and make Jesus known around the world.

• Website

• Training Center