Further Reading on The Missionary Call

David Sills just published a new book on the missionary call, which I highly recommend.




In addition to Sills' book, check out this list below:



Allen, Frank. “Why do they leave? Reflections on Attrition.” Evangelical Missions Quarterly, April, 1986.

Goff, William E. “Missionary Call and Service.” in Terry, Mark, Smith, Ebbie and Anderson, Justice. Missiology: An Introduction to the Foundations, History, and Strategies of World Missions. Nashville, Tennessee: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1998.

Griffiths, Michael C. Give up Your Small Ambitions. Chicago: Moody Press, 1971.

Hale, Thomas. On Being a Missionary. Pasadena: William Carey Library, 1995.

Jones, Marge. Psychology of Missionary Adjustment. Springfield, Missouri: Gospel Publishing House, 1995.

Kane, J. Herbert. Life and Work on the Mission Field. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1980.

Hesselgrave, David L. Paradigms in Conflict: 10 Key Questions in Christian Missions Today. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Kregel Publications, 2005.

Howard, Kevin L. “A Call to Missions: Is there Such a Thing.” Evangelical Missions Quarterly, October, 2003.

Moreau, Scott, Netland, Harold, van Engen, Charles Edward, and Burnett, David. Evangelical Dictionary of World Missions. Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 2000.

Nayak, Abhijit. “Christian Ministry: Call or Career.” Evangelical Missions Quarterly, October, 2008.

O’Donnell, Kelly. Missionary Care: Counting the Cost for World Evangelization. Pasadena, California: William Carey Library, 1999.

Pirolo, Neal. Serving as Senders. San Diego: Emmaus Road, International, 1990.

Steffen, Tom and Douglas, Lois McKinney. Encountering Missionary Life and Work. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2008.

Swick, Nanette. “Survival of the Fittest.” Evangelical Missions Quarterly, January, 2001.

Terry, John Mark. Church Evangelism. Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 1984.

William B. Taylor, ed. Too Valuable To Lose. Pasadena, California: William Carey Library, 1997.

Verkuyl, J. Contemporary Missiology: An Introduction. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1978.

Waddell, Gregory S. “Missionary Burnout: Who is adequate for these things?” Evangelical Missions Quarterly, July, 2008.

Wingfield, Mark. “Disagreements discounted as source of missionary attrition.” Baptist Standard, April 24, 2000.