Missions Resources On The Web

Compiled by Jenny Collins – April 2002

Gateway Sites that point to hundreds of other missions sites and resources

1.     Mislinks Web Directory of Mission sites - www.mislinks.org

2.     Strategic Network for Missions: connect with work among the unreached - www.strategicnetwork.org

3.     Brigada Gateway to Missions Networking - www.brigada.org

4.     Caleb Project: challenging Christians to finish the Great Commission - www.calebproject.org

5.     Global Mapping International: access to mission info - www.gmi.org

6.     Gospel Communications Network: home of many resources/ministries - www.gospelcom.net

7.     Missionboard.com Resources - www.missionboard.com

8.     The Mission Station - www.missionaries.org

9.     The Oxford Centre for Mission Studies - www.ocms.ac.uk

10.  People Teams Collection of Mission Sites - www.peopleteams.org/Toolbox.htm

11.  SIM Christian Missions Homepage - www.christianmissions.net

12.  Urbana Student Missions Site - www.urbana.org

13.  U.S. Center for World Mission - www.uscwm.org

14.  World Christian Resource Directory - www.missionresources.com

15.  World Evangelical Fellowship Missions Commission - www.globalmission.org

Research Sites

1.     Missions Articles Online (thousands of missions-related articles) - www.missionreview.com

2.     BUBL Link - www.bubl.ac.uk/link/a/albania.htm

3.     CIA 2001 World Factbook - www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook

4.     CountryWatch – www.countrywatch.com

5.     Infoplease.com Countries of the World - www.infoplease.com/countries.html

6.     Library of Congress Country Studies – lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html

7.     U.S. Department of State - www.state.gov

a.      Background notes: www.state.gov/r/pa/bgn

b.     2001 Int’l Report on Religious Freedom - www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2001/

c.      Religious Freedom Archive - www.state.gov/www/global/human_rights/drl_religion.html

d.     Travel Warnings and Crisis Information – www.travel.state.gov/crisis1.html 

e.      Consular Information Sheets for All Countries - www.travel.state.gov/travel_warnings.html

8.     Governments on the Web - www.gksoft.com/govt/en 

9.     Heads of State - www.rulers.org

10.  Mislinks Academic Research page - www.mislinks.org/research/index.htm

11.  Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization Documents - www.gospelcom.net/lcwe/LOP 

12.  Developmental Economics Resources - www.tayloru.edu/upland/academics/library/bi/devecon.htm

13.  Human Languages Page (2000 links to language-related resources) - www.ilovelanguages.com

14.  Billy Graham Center Archives - www.wheaton.edu/bgc/archives/archhp1.html (see “mission archives”)

15.  Mission Frontiers Magazine - www.missionfrontiers.org

16.  Journal of Applied Missiology – missionsweb.net/acu  (see general missions info, journals)

17.  The Missiology Homepage - www.missiology.org

18.  Evangelism and Missions Info. Service (selected articles from EMQ, etc.) - www.wheaton.edu/bgc/EMIS/

19.  National Geographic index - www.nationalgeographic.com  (Select “magazines” then “searchable publications index”)

Unreached People Groups/Immigrant Groups

1.     Joshua Project II – www.gospelcom.net/icta/joshuaproject/

2.     AD 2000 Unreached Peoples Prayer Profiles Index - www.ad2000.org/profiles/index.htm

3.     Asian Minorities Outreach - www.antioch.com.sg/mission/asianmo (see people group profiles)

4.     Bethany World Prayer Center Profiles - www.bethany.com/profiles/home.html

5.     Ethnic Harvest, serving North American ethnic churches with creative ministry ideas such as helping relocate a refugee family - www.ethnicharvest.org

6.     Mislinks People Groups Page - www.mislinks.org/practical/peoples.htm

7.     People Teams to focus prayer & involvement - www.peopleteams.org

8.     Tribal Groups - www.toeverytribe.com

9.     Unrepresented Peoples and Nations - www.unpo.org

News and Events

1.     ChristianityToday.com Current News - www.christianityonline.com/ct/current (see world report)

2.     Elections around the World - www.electionworld.org

3.     Maranatha Christian Journal - www.mcjonline.com

4.     Mislinks News Page - www.mislinks.org/info/news.htm

5.     Mission Network News - www.gospelcom.net/mnn

6.     News Sources of All Kinds - www.gmi.org/research/news.htm

7.     Religion News Service - www.religionnews.com

8.     Religion Today News Service - www.religiontoday.com

9.     Global Missions Events Calendar - www.globalmission.org/calendar.htm 

10.  National Public Radio - www.npr.org

11.  BBC News – news.bbc.co.uk

The Persecuted Church/Human Rights

1.     Amnesty International - www.amnesty.org

2.     Brother’s Keeper - members.truepath.com/brskeeper

3.     Christian Freedom International - www.christianfreedom.org

4.     Compass Direct (news about Christian persecution) - www.compassdirect.org

5.     Human Rights Watch - www.hrw.org

6.     International Christian Concern - www.persecution.org

7.     International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church - www.persecutedchurch.org 

8.     International Justice Mission - www.ijm.org

9.     Open Doors - www.gospelcom.net/od

10.  Project Open Book (persecution in Islamic lands) - www.domini.org/openbook/home.htm

11.  United Nations Refugee Agency - www.unhcr.ch

12.  Voice of the Martyrs - www.vom.org

13.  World Evangelical Fellowship Persecution Stories- www.WorldEvangelical.Org/noframes/2persec.htm

Find Short-Term Opportunities

1.     Short-Term Missions Info & Opportunities Database - www.shorttermmissions.com

2.     Mission Finder - www.missionfinder.org

3.     The Finishers Project - finishers.gospelcom.net/core.html

4.     WEF’s Mission Commission - www.globalmission.org

Tools & Resources

1.     Caleb Project Missions Issues Articles - www.calebproject.org/mibs.htm

2.     Chalmers Center for Economic Development & Missions - www.chalmers.org

3.     Currency Converter - www.xe.net/ucc

4.     Donate Bibles to Persecuted Christans - www.thebiblesite.org

5.     Foreign Languages Resources (tracts, videos, etc.) - www.esbc.com/missionsresources.html

6.     Insurance for Missionaries - mfinder.org/insurance.htm

7.     Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary & Thesaurus - www.m-w.com/dictionary.htm

8.     Missionary Biographies - www.heroesofhistory.com

9.     Nation Shapers Mission Prayer Site - www.newwway.org

10.  Tealbrook Missionary Supplies - www.tealbrook.com

11.  Time Zones - www.timeticker.com/main.htm

12.  Tracts: www.gospelcom.net/ats/its/, www.impacto.org/j3-16 & www.tractlist.com

13.  Travel Health home page - www.travelhealth.com

14.  Travel Agencies for Missionaries - mfinder.org/travel.htm

15.  U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - www.cdc.gov

16.  U.S. State Department Passport Services - travel.state.gov/passport_services.html

General Christian/Mission Sites

1.     Bible Gateway (search the Bible in 9 languages) - bible.gospelcom.net

2.     Christianity Online sponsored by Christianity Today, Inc. - www.christianityonline.com

3.     CrossDaily Christian Resources - www.crossdaily.com

4.     CrossSearch Christian Search Engine - www.crosssearch.com  

5.     Crosswalk - www.crosswalk.com

Maps

1.     Atlapedia - www.atlapedia.com

2.     Directory of Map Libraries online - map.lib.umn.edu/map_libraries.phtml

3.     Global Mapping Information - www.gmi.org/mapping/map_menu.htm

4.     Mapblast - www.mapblast.com

5.     Missions Atlas Project - www.worldmap.org 

6.     National Geographic Map Machine - www.nationalgeographic.com/resources/ngo/maps

7.     World Atlas – www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/world.htm

8.     World Maps (UTexas) - www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/PCL/Map_collection/Map_collection.html

Missions Agency and Organizations Links

1.     CrossSearch’s List - www.crosssearch.com/Ministry/Missions

2.     Crosswalk’s List - directory.crosswalk.com/edr.html

3.     Gospelcom’s List - www.gospelcom.net/welcome/members

4.     SIM’s Comprehensive List - www.christianmissions.net/missions/index.html

5.     Strategic Network for Missions List - www.strategicnetwork.org  (select “agencies”)

Missions Curriculum & Bible Studies

1.     Becoming a World Christian (12 Lessons) www.thetravelingteam.org/2000/world/index.shtml

2.     Operation Worldview for Mobilizing Churches - www.mission1.org/OpWV.html

3.     Path to God’s Glory Study – www.pathtogodsglory.org

4.     Perspectives Course - www.perspectives.org

5.     The Traveling Team: Igniting Passion for the World -  http://www.thetravelingteam.org/2000/main.shtml

6.     Urbana Missions Bible Studies - www.urbana.org/resources.bstudies.cfm

7.     World Christians Free School of Mission - www.worldchristians.org

Evangelism/Apologetics Resources

1.     5-Clicks to Sharing Your Faith: Witnessing Training Online - www.5clicks.com

2.     10 Reasons to Believe - www.gospelcom.net/rbc/rtb/?ifc

3.     The Academy of Christian Apologetics - www.hisdefense.org/home2.html

4.     The Alpha Course Introduction to Christianity - www.alpha.org.uk

5.     Answers to Jehovah’s Witnesses - www.serve.com/larryi

6.     Apologetics Index - www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/b08.html

7.     Catholic Evangelism Tools - www.angelfire.com/ky/dodone

8.     Christian Answers Network - www.christiananswers.net/home.html

9.     Christian Apologetics and Research Ministry - www.carm.org

10.  Faith Facts Answers for Seekers - www.gospelcom.net/faithfacts

11.  Introduce Muslims to Christ Resources - isaalmasih.net

12.  Jesus Film Project - www.jesusfilm.org

13.  Lighthouse Evangelism Movement - www.lighthousemovement.com

14.  Share the Good News - www.newwway.org

15.  Walter Martin’s Religious Index (cult resources) - www.waltermartin.org/intro.html

16.  Web Evangelism Guide (using the Internet to reach out) – www.gospelcom.net/guide/web-evangelism.html 

17.  World Religions Index - wri.leaderu.com

Discussion about Missions

1.     Ask A Missionary – www.askamissionary.com

2.     My Global Impact – www.myglobalimpact.com

3.     Short Term Missions – www.ShortTermMissions.com

4.     Urbana Talk – talk.urbana.org  

Church Mission Committee Resources

1.     Advancing Churches in Missions Commitment – www.acmc.org

2.     Missions Resource Network – www.mrnet.org

Christian Books and Other Resources

1.     CBD, Christian Book Distributors - www.christianbook.com

2.     MARC Publications (a division of World Vision) - www.marcpublications.com

3.     Online Missions Bookstore - missionsbookstore.com

Ways to Find, Evaluate and Cite Internet Resources

Some of these are links provided by Taylor’s Zondervan Library internal page

1.     How to Evaluate Internet Resources - www.tayloru.edu/~lib/wwwresources/evaluation.htm

2.     Internet Citation Guides - www.library.wisc.edu/libraries/Memorial/citing.htm

3.     Research & Documentation Online Style Guides - www.bedfordstmartins.com/hacker/resdoc

4.     MLA Style Guide - www.bedfordstmartins.com/hacker/resdoc/humanities/english.htm

5.     Tips for Using Internet Search Engines - www.tayloru.edu/~lib/wwwresources/searchengines.htm