This is a list of the “recommended” books and resources that were shared with us during our time in Chad. The hyperlinks to purchase books go to the Encompass World Partners Amazon Storefront, which gives a small percentage of your sale to Encompass (More Info). Enjoy!!!
Online Bibles (especially for Arabic )
- http://Bible.is
- http://BibleSearch.org
- http://YouVersion.com & iPhone/Android app with Arabic
Labyrinth of Kingdoms: 10,000 Miles through Islamic Africa – by Steve Kemper
- History of Arabic peoples of Africa, a great help to getting history and worldview
- Book: http://astore.amazon.com/encompassworldstore-20/detail/0393346234
- Kindle: http://astore.amazon.com/encompassworldstore-20/detail/B007HXFGIE
Church Planting Movements by David Garrison
- Book: http://astore.amazon.com/encompassworldstore-20/detail/0974756202
- Kindle: http://astore.amazon.com/encompassworldstore-20/detail/B007Q4TFSQ
- There is a shorter English “booklet” that has most of the principles as a free download at this link: http://www.churchplantingmovements.com/images/stories/CPM_Profiles/cpm_booklet_standard_english.pdf
- Shorter GERMAN translation: http://www.dim-online.de/blog/44-neuauflage-des-booklets-gemeindegruendungsbewegungen
- If you aren’t a reader, but rather a listener…Garrison has broken the content of the book down into audio files (for free): http://www.churchplantingmovements.com/index.php/vertresources/vertaudio
- Note: Muslim Background Church Planting Movements: http://www.churchplantingmovements.com/images/stories/audio/CPM_Summaries/17_Muslim_Background_CPMs.mp3
- David Garrison’s helpful website is http://www.churchplantingmovements.com/
Timothy Initiatives
From Seed To Fruit: Global Trends, Fruitful Practices, and Emerging Issues among Muslims by J. Dudley Woodberry (Editor)
- Book: http://astore.amazon.com/encompassworldstore-20/detail/0878080368
- No Kindle edition
- Book: http://missionbooks.org/products/detail/from-seed-to-fruit-revised-and-enlarged-2nd-edition
- CD-rom: http://missionbooks.org/products/detail/from-seed-to-fruit-cd-rom-version
Where There Was No Church: Postcards from the Followers of Jesus in the Muslim World by Ej Martin
- Book: http://astore.amazon.com/encompassworldstore-20/detail/098306590X
- Kindle: http://astore.amazon.com/encompassworldstore-20/detail/B004A156EU
Miraculous Movements: How Hundreds of Thousands of Muslims Are Falling in Love with Jesus by Jerry Trousdale
- Book: http://astore.amazon.com/encompassworldstore-20/detail/141854728X
- Kindle: http://astore.amazon.com/encompassworldstore-20/detail/B00759NKOM
David Watson a key leader in finding effective ways for church planting movements (even in Muslim environments)
- Here’s a video where Watson asks: “Have you ever asked someone to die?” Counter-Intuitive Movement Principles: http://www.cmaresources.org/video/counter-intuitive-movement-principles_david-watson-verge
- David Watson’s blog http://www.davidlwatson.org/
Primal Fire: Reigniting the Church with the Five Gifts of Jesus by Neil Cole
- An insightful look at Ephesians 4 and apostles, prophets, evangelists, shepherds, and teachers
- Book: http://astore.amazon.com/encompassworldstore-20/detail/1414385501
- Kindle: http://astore.amazon.com/encompassworldstore-20/detail/B00E1O6VKY
Western Christians in Global Mission: What is the Role of the North American Church? by Paul Borthwick
- “Borthwick has long been a spokesman for being globally mission-minded. This book of helpful and oft times stinging anecdotes communicates succinctly that the North American Church still has a role in global mission going forward. This book contains an important general & global perspective which provides an important contribution to mission literature. This is the type of book that is accessible for anyone who can read in English.” (via @MikeJentes review on Amazon.com) http://bit.ly/KbrCP9