Paul Borthwick

Abundant Simplicity

Prayer & Spiritual Formation

“In a world where abundant has come to mean prosperity and simplicity is often equated with scarcity, Jan Johnson proposes an alternative. She introduces us to a biblical lifestyle of fullness--full in ways that only God can fill. In our materialistic, over-scheduled, stress-filled world . . . we need to tame the monster called 'more.' Abundant Simplicity is a monster-tamer.”

An African Dream

History & Biography

“Meticulously researched and beautifully written, An African Dream presents us with an inspirational case study of courageous vision, human perseverance, and divine intervention. Dr. Robinson has given us a compelling resource for any reader endeavoring to understand what true kingdom-building partnership in global mission looks like.”

Christian Mission in the Modern World

Evangelism & Missions

“¿Cómo se ve la misión de la iglesia global en un momento en que la mayoría de los cristianos viven en países que antes eran 'campos de misión'? Combina la cuidadosa enseñanza bíblica con las décadas de escuchar y aprender internacionalmente de estos dos autores y encuentras la respuesta en este libro: la iglesia completa llevando el evangelio completo al mundo completo.”

Contextualizing the Faith

Christian Living

“For decades, Scott Moreau has been a voice for accessible missiology, producing literature that can withstand the test of academia but remain comprehensible to missionaries in training, church leaders looking to expand their outreach, or even business leaders desiring to share their faith with colleagues. Contextualizing the Faith is Scott’s magnum opus, combining his years of cross-cultural experience with his teaching. This is a must-read for anyone seeking to effectively communicate the good news of the gospel across cultures. It goes far beyond adapting biblical doctrine to other contexts because it identifies how all the issues of society—family, the marketplace, and more—play a part in understanding cultures, so that we might be understood in our communication.”

Cross-Cultural Servanthood

Evangelism & Missions

“With effective illustrations and ready-to-implement practical applications, Duane Elmer reminds us that Jesus-style servanthood must be biblically understood and culturally applied--in ways that the recipients interpret as servanthood. This book should be required reading for every Christian seeking to serve cross-culturally, whether in a long-term or short-term capacity.”

Crossing Cultures with Jesus

Evangelism & Missions

“Combining her extensive experience, great stories, disciplines of spiritual formation and thought-provoking reflection exercises, Katie Rawson has given us a go-to guide for training in crosscultural understanding, friendships and outreach. She helps the reader understand crosscultural conversion, worldviews and values, and spiritual warfare. This is a read-this-book-first resource for those who want to cross the street to befriend a Muslim neighbor, invite an Asian international student to their home or prepare for a short-term mission trip to India.”

Cultural Intelligence

Church Leadership & Ministry

“In our increasingly interconnected, multicultural world, the need for cultural understanding has never been greater. Cultural Intelligence is an essential, foundational resource for anyone who desires to effectively interact across cultures—whether traveling internationally, visiting urban centers, or becoming involved in a local school system. Read this book! It will enable you to understand your own culture and the lens through which you see all other cultures. And it will equip you to live in our globalized world.”

Discipling in a Multicultural World

Evangelism & Missions

“Ajith Fernando has been living the message of this book for more than four decades, and now he shares his insights in this comprehensive work. Integrating thorough biblical study, extensive experience, deep understanding of cultural dynamics, and vulnerable story-telling, Discipling in a Multicultural World is essential reading for any leader who—like Paul the apostle—aspires to ‘present everyone mature in Christ’ (Col. 1:28).”

Engaging Neighbors and Nations

Evangelism & Missions

“When I first made my commitment to missions in 1973, missions meant ‘over there people from other religions that could only be reached by crossing an ocean.’ Our world has changed: every pastor needs to know how to motivate and mobilize the church to reach these ‘over there people’ who are now across the street. Tim Silberman does a masterful job of explaining how we got here, how to equip ourselves, and how to lead our local fellowships to rise to the challenge ahead.”

Inside the Whirlwind

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“For many of us living in the affluent West, the book of Job focuses on exceptional suffering, in the context of a mystical cosmic battle, in a world far from our experience. We read it theoretically or when we encounter unexpected loss or suffering, but few of us would look at the book through the eyes of normative living in the context of ongoing spiritual warfare. But for our brothers and sisters in many African contexts, Job's hardships appear as daily realities in the midst of a spiritual clash between God and the Devil. In Inside the Whirlwind, Jason Carter introduces us to people living in these daily realities and shows us how they read the book of Job as a foundation for hope. Inside the Whirlwind opens our eyes to understand suffering, spiritual warfare, and the book of Job as we never have before.”

Mapping Church Missions

Evangelism & Missions

Foreword

(wrote the foreword)

Ministering in Patronage Cultures

Evangelism & Missions

“If you see the world and the Gospel as I do, through the lens of an egalitarian, democratic, individualistic worldview, and you desire to communicate crossculturally to people from the Majority World, then Jayson Georges is a voice you must hear. Ministering in Patronage Cultures will expand your understanding of the Scriptures, intensify your crosscultural understanding, and enlarge your capacity to worship responsively as a redeemed servant of Jesus Christ.”

Pivotal Praying

Prayer & Spiritual Formation

“With inspirational stories and insightful Bible study, John Hull and Tim Elmore teach us how to pray in the face of crises, unexpected turns in life’s road, and at times of “crossroads” decision making. Someone has said that life is the accumulation of our choices. Pivotal Praying is a road map to making wise choices, because in those pivotal choice times, it directs our attention toward pursuing the heart of God.”

Pray for the World

Evangelism & Missions

“For those like me who will quietly confess that Operation World was a little overwhelming in terms of information, meet the more concise and user-friendly Pray for the World. I will use this personally—especially the calendar that helps me pray for all of the countries of the world in one year. I will use it in mobilizing local churches to greater global understanding and intercession, and I will use it in the classroom to introduce students to global realities. My Bible tells me what God wants to do in the world; Pray for the World directs me on how to pray.”

Praying for Your Missionary

Evangelism & Missions

“When Paul the apostle wrote to the Corinthian church, he reminded them of the hardships he and his team were facing as pioneer missionaries in Asia, and then he voiced confidence that God would deliver him and his team, as the Corinthian believers helped them by their prayers (2 Cor 1:11). Today's missionaries would write the same to us: God will deliver us . . . as you (the church) help us by your prayers. Pastor Eddie writes to show us how to pray—biblically, practically, strategically, and passionately. The servants of Christ around the world need you to read this book so that together we may be part of bringing the good news of Jesus to the nations.”

Serving with Eyes Wide Open

Evangelism & Missions

Foreword

(wrote the foreword)

The Barnabas Factor

Evangelism & Missions

Foreword

“Veteran cross-cultural missionaries, leaders from Zambia, Bosnia, Australia, India, Ghana, New Zealand, Latin America, and the USA have come together to offer their perspectives on what Barnabas teaches about serving together in multicultural collaboration. In so doing, they have provided this valuable tool for missionary practitioners, crosscultural senders and receivers, and any church leader who wants to help the church engage effectively in this 'from everywhere to everywhere' world.”

The Mission Trip to San Pedro 2

Fiction

“To all coordinators of short-term mission teams, a warning: Don’t go on a cross-cultural mission trip until you’ve read this book! Gordon Jackson’s story includes almost every mistake, challenge, failure, and (by the providence of God) positive outcome that can be part of our well-intended but poorly prepared for efforts in short-term mission trips. The book will force you to evaluate your motivations, your training, and your team’s readiness to serve.”

The Quest for Biblical Servant Leadership

Work, Money & Leadership

“A Christian leader of the early twentieth century once reflected, ‘The biggest problem in the Christian ministry world is that no one wants to be second.’ The Quest for Biblical Servant Leadership answers this problem. Through a wide and diverse choir of contributing voices, the book exhorts us with a clear message: servant leadership, building others up, and being willing to be behind the scenes in the lives of others is the best way to imitate the foot washing style of Jesus.”

Women in God's Mission

Evangelism & Missions

“A book titled Women in God's Mission might lead you to believe that it's written primarily to encourage women to fully utilize all their gifts in the global mission of God. If that were the only target, Mary's extensive worldwide research of women in leadership would have succeeded 100 percent. But there's so much more! If any man or woman cares about influencing the next generation, their church, their organization, or their sons and daughters to see God's purposes achieved in the world, then read this book. If you believe as I do that the whole church (in which more than 50 percent are women) is called to take the whole gospel to the whole world, then we need to hear and respond to the message of this book.”