BOOKS

Cultural Intelligence
Improving Your CQ to Engage our Multicultural World
by David A. Livermore
Reading this book will enable you to understand your own culture and the lens through which you see all other cultures.

Deep Justice Journeys - Leader's Guide (Student Journal)
Moving from Mission Trips to Missional Living
by Kara E. Powell and Brad M. Griffin (from the Fuller Youth Institute)
Help students to personally prepare for and process through their mission trip.

Foreign to Familiar
A Guide to Understanding Hot - and Cold-Climate Cultures
by Sarah A. Lanier
Anyone traveling abroad should not leave home without this valuable resource!

Getting Ready to Come Back
Advocacy Guide for Mission Teams
by Beth Reily of 'Bread for the World'
This guide will support and encourage mission teams to engage in advocacy as informed Christians upon their return home.

Maximum Impact Short-Term Mission
The God-Commanded Repetitive Deployment of Swift, Temporary, Non-Professional Missionaries
by Roger Peterson, Gordon Aeschliman and R. Wayne Sneed
If you're looking for a comprehensive resource on short-term missions, from theological and historical foundations to the practical, this book is for you.

On Mended Wings
Transforming Lives and Communities in Nicaragua
by Carol Van Klompenburg and Donna Biddle
Get to know the unique ministry of the Nehemiah Center and 'meet' some of the Nicaraguan people.  A 'must read' for anyone going on a mission trip to Nicaragua written by someone who's done so several times.
Read excerpts from the book here.

Serving with Eyes Wide Open
Doing Short-Term Missions with Cultural Intelligence
by David A. Livermore
This 'must read' book for all volunteers and teams calls us to serve with our eyes open to global and cultural realities.

Short-Term Missions WORKBOOK
From Mission Tourists to Global Citizens
by Tim Dearborn
An 8 lesson required course for teams; makes your mission trip a life- and faith-transforming experience.

Walking with the Poor
Priniciples and Practices of Transformational Development
by Bryant L. Myers
The practical wisdom found in this book challenges us to follow Jeus by respectfully embracing the poor. 

What Can I Do?
Making a global difference right where you are
by David A. Livermore
Learn to share God's love for the world in your everyday life - ways that take on a global focus.

When Helping Hurts & When Helping Hurts (expanded edition)
How to Alleviate Poverty without Hurting the Poor .... and Yourself
by Steve Corbett & Brian Fikkert
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If you've ever wondered if what you're doing is really helping, this book will guide you to a true understanding of poverty and a plan to make a difference.