If you are involved in frontier missions, or you're preparing to go on a short term missions trip, you'll be aware of the challenges that are involved. You may find yourself asking questions like "How do I communicate the Gospel when I don't speak the language of the people I'm trying to reach?" "What are the cultural differences that I should be aware of?" What resources are availble to help me reach out to this specific people group?"
If that's the case, these missions resource and networking sites are a good place to look for some answers. Scroll through, and select from the logos and descriptions on the right and take advantage of the resources that are already out there
These websites (active as of 09/08) are a sampling of suggested places for you to start your research. Create Emerge does not take responsibility for the listed organizations’ beliefs and practices.
INDIGITECH An extensive database of resources and information to prepare and equip people for cross-cultural ministry.
CREATE INTERNATIONAL A ministry producing evangelistic media in the heart language and cultural style of unreached people groups, as well as media for mobilising the church into frontier missions. Create International also provides training opportunities.
CALL2ALL A worldwide movement calling the church to a renewed, focused collaborative effort to fulfill the Great Commission where the Church is NOT, rather than where it is. It's purpose is to network, train and focus the body of Christ to work together.
GO CONNECT A networking site with hundreds of links to missions mobilisation & prayer resources, news, missions training, opportunities, and much more.
OPERATION WORLD A prayer resource that opens up every country of the world for anyone who wants to know what God’s been doing there. It gives the “big picture” on missions breakthroughs and strategic prayer points for each nation.
JOSHUA PROJECT Joshua Project II’s mission is to highlight the people groups of the world that have the least Christian presence in their midst and to encourage pioneer church-planting movements among every ethnic people group.
FINISHING THE TASK A network of mission agencies and churches wanting to see reproducing churches planted among every people group in the world. They’ve identified 639 unreached, unengaged people groups with populations above 100,000.
GORDON-CONWELL THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
The home of the missiologists & researchers who publish the World Christian Encyclopedia and World Christian Database. It’s the world’s foremost source of missions research, stats, and trends.
THE TRAVELING TEAM’s purpose is to educate and equip college students to become World Christians who fulfill their responsibility in World Evangelization. Their site has a wealth of resources and information for World Christians to become more informed.
GLOBAL RESEARCH department of the International Mission Board of the Southern Baptists has a goal to provide accurate, relevant and strategic information for multiplying churches among all peoples. A wealth of information about the unreached world.
