Links

Mission info

• Brigada Today
  
  A weekly electronic forum where anyone interested in mobilising Christians to complete world evangelisation can exchange questions & answers, testimonies, resources, news, needs, and addresses having to do with world mission.
  http://www.brigada.org/



• ASSIST News Service
  
  If you want to know what is going on around the world and in the Church, you need to read this.” – Rick Warren By subscribing to this service you can receive a daily report on the church in action around the world.
  http://www.assistnews.net



• IN Network
  
  Use their Prayer Calendar to help you focus on the people, places and specific needs of your IN Network partners. You can subscribe to the IN Network Newsletter, Global Update, and regularly receive a copy the Global update and the Prayer Calendar on this page.
  http://www.innetwork.org/



• Mission Network News
  
  Mission Network News is a mission news service dedicated to keeping Christians informed on evangelical mission activity around the world. http://www.mnnonline.org/



• OSCAR
  
  OSCAR is an acronym for ‘The One Stop Centre for Advice and Resources’. If you're involved or interested in mission or Christian work overseas, OSCAR is your gateway to useful UK related information, advice and resources.
  http://www.oscar.org.uk/



• People Teams
  
  This is an international website hosting and linking community for Christians working together on mission with God. Safely explore the world of people lost without Jesus. http://www.peopleteams.org/



• Compass Direct
  
  Read the latest new of Christians worldwide who are being persecuted for their faith.
  http://www.compassdirect.org/



• Urbana
  
  This website is a place to learn about global mission, God's will, and be challenged by the world's needs.
  http://www.urbana.org/



• WEA Missions Commission
  
  Visit a unique Internet website and a very special strategic alliance between the World Evangelical Alliance Missions Commission and the Global Task Force of the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada. This very serious and globalised web page has been designed to serve the international church and missions movements. http://www.worldevangelical.org/



• Zondervan
  
  Zondervan's award-winning Email Alert Service offers you a variety of relevant resources delivered regularly and directly to your email inbox. Your journey of faith will be informed when you decide to receive a Bible verse every day, their Christian living ezine (Pathways) every two weeks, or any of their other personally beneficial newsletters and dispatches.
  http://www.zondervan.com/

Outreach opportunities on the Web

Short-Term Mission Opportunities


• Across Pacific & Asia
  
  At this New Zealand based site you will find info on service and outreach opportunities across the Pacific and others (e.g. China, Thailand, Mexico, Jamaica, etc).
  http://across.co.nz/



• Adventures in Missions
  
  Find out how youths, teens, college aged or adults can become involved in short-term mission trips. Read more about their “First Year Missionary” program where you can learn how to become a more effective disciple of Christ through missions.
  http://www.adventures.org/



• Africa Missions Resource Centre
  
  Get valuable resources for Christian missions and churches in Africa. Find out more about the African traditions and cultures, daily living and what to do in emergencies. Read a collection of Richard Chowning's short stories, articles, and reflections drawn from more than 20 years in Africa.
  http://www.africamissions.org/



• African Enterprise
  
  Learn more about the Internship program of African Enterprise. This program exists for people of all ages (at least in the middle of, or finished, with their university education) who are looking for an opportunity to be involved in short-term ministry or service within a diverse and supportive Christian community. http://www.africanenterprise.org.za/



• African Inland Mission International
  
  Use this site’s search engine to find the short-term outreach opportunity that suits you.
  http://www.aim-us.org/



• AGRM’s Short Term Missions Directory
  
  Browse through this directory to find the short-term missions outreach opportunity that suits you or the group you belong to. Learn more about available positions for individuals in the ministry.
  http://www.agrm.org/



• ASSIST Ministries
  
  ASSIST (Aid to Special Saints in Strategic Times) is an international ministry which help Christians living under difficult circumstances and shares the Gospel with those who do not know Christ. They are committed to short-term missions – read more on this page!
  http://www.assist-ministries.com



• Christar
  
  Short-term ministries with Christar can help you finding your ministry. Their goal is to provide you with a firsthand experience of what it’s like to minister among least-reached Buddhists, Hindus, Muslims or Asians—under the guidance of people who are already doing it.
  http://www.christar.org/



• CMD
  
  Find a list of books which can help you prepare and plan for short-term outreaches. Order from this site, and contribute in this way to this ministry.
  http://www.cmd.org.nz/
  
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• Greater Europe Mission
  
  If that “still small voice” is getting louder and you sense God is calling you to at least investigate cross-cultural ministry, Greater Europe Mission is a great place to start. EuroTeam facilitates short-term trips to Europe including construction, renovation, medical assistance and disaster relief. Three week TEFL trips are also planned.
  http://www.gemission.org/



• Mission Finder
  
  Extensive classified listings of short and long-term mission opportunities, orphanages and native American ministries. Free personal placement assistance available. Links to providers of insurance for missionaries and missionary travel are given.
  www.mfinder.org



• Mission Network News
  
  On this Short-Term Missions Database you will find hundreds of trips available for you to go almost anywhere in the world. Search through their listings to find a trip that fits you. Search by the type of ministry, country, date, cost, mission agency, and more.
  http://www.mnnonline.org/



• Mission Resource Directory
  
  Use this directory to find anything you might need to go on a short-term mission outreach.
  http://www.mrd.org/



• New Tribes Mission
  
  Find out how you can help NTM's missionaries to plant tribal churches to reach people who have never had a single opportunity to hear the Good News.
  http://www.ntm.org



• Pioneers
  
  Explore your summer 2006 opportunities to make a difference being involved in a short-term outreach. Help to make God’s family complete!
  http://www.pioneers.org/



• Reach Out
  
  Browse through this regularly updated database to find short-term mission opportunities for (especially) people from Southern Africa.
  http://www.inserv.org.za/



• Short Term Missions.com
  
  Discover and inquire about mission opportunities offered from 63 organizations using this search engine.
  http://www.shorttermmissions.com/
  
  
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• The Jesus film project
  
  The JESUS Film Project distributes the film "JESUS," a two-hour docudrama about the life of Christ based on the Gospel of Luke. The film has been seen in every country of the world and translated into hundreds of languages since its initial release in 1979. Our goal is to reach every nation, tribe, people and tongue, helping them see and hear the story of Jesus in a language they can understand. Find out how you can get in involved short-term.
  http://www.jesusfilm.org/



• Touch the World Youth Ministries
  
  This website for young people features various short-term outreach information in which you can get involved. Their mission is to introduce young people to Jesus Christ through various effective ministries, disciple them into the local body of assembled believers and equip them to reach others with the Gospel. http://www.touchtheworld.org/



• Mission Discovery
  
  With a motto of “To Love is to Serve” this website features short-term outreaches for Junior Highs, Senior Highs, collage students, adults or even families who would like to become more involved!
  http://www.missiondiscovery.com/



• Jesus Army
  
  Learn about an action year where the potential of a new generation of shapers and pioneers are being developed. The focus is forming character, releasing people into boldness and strength in Jesus. Launch Your Christian life onto a new exciting course!
  http://www.jesus.org.uk/
  
  Long-Term Mission Opportunities



• AOC Worldwide Missions South Africa
  
  On this page, you will be able to find some of the answers to you questions on how to become a missionary. Included is a links and email addresses to South African colleges and Universities that offer missionary focused courses.
  http://www.worldwide-missions.co.za/

Using your Experience and Skills

• MediaPOST
  
  Recognising that the skills of media professionals can help missionaries produce dynamic media materials to reach the two-thirds world for Christ, Media POST serves to qualify and match skilled individuals with short-term overseas service opportunities.
  http://familyhome.net/mediapost/



• Christian Medical & Dental Associations
  
  Their mission efforts reach out to those who rarely, if ever, are treated for medical or dental health concerns, and they provide educational training so that local healthcare providers can offer better care after a team leaves. Visit this site to find out how you can get involved!
  http://www.cmdahome.org/



• Interserve
  
  Interserve is a network of Christians from all over the world who, using their professional skills, work together to serve people of Asia and the Arab world - getting alongside them in tackling material, physical, mental and spiritual needs.
  http://www.interserve.org/

Mission organizations

• Brigada Today
  
  A weekly electronic forum where anyone interested in mobilising Christians to complete world evangelisation can exchange questions & answers, testimonies, resources, news, needs, and addresses having to do with world mission.
  http://www.brigada.org/



• ASSIST News Service
  
  "If you want to know what is going on around the world and in the Church, you need to read this.” – Rick Warren By subscribing to this service you can receive a daily report on the church in action around the world.
  http://www.assistnews.net



• IN Network
  
  Use their Prayer Calendar to help you focus on the people, places and specific needs of your IN Network partners. You can subscribe to the IN Network Newsletter, Global Update, and regularly receive a copy the Global update and the Prayer Calendar on this page.
  http://www.innetwork.org/



• SIM
  
  SIM (Serving in Missions) is a global community of interdenominational Christians, passionate about reaching people with the love of Jesus Christ.
  http://www.sim.org



• Open Doors
  
  Learn more about the countries where Christians are persecuted for their faith. Find out how you can get involved in a short-term outreach or supporting our brothers and sisters in prayer.
  http://www.opendoorsusa.org/



• Operation Mobilisation
  
  Find out how OM is bringing hope to the peoples of the world. Read the latest news on their floating libraries, information on training courses and how you can get involved in a short-term project.
  http://www.om.org/



• Caleb Project
  
  Find out how the Caleb Project is equipping the church to reach the nations. Get information on the projects they are currently working on, and how you can get involved.
  http://www.calebproject.org/
  
  
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• CMD
  
  Find links to various missions organizations on this page of the Centre for Mission Direction.
  http://www.cmn.co.za/



• Frontiers
  
  Get information on relief work done in the disaster stricken areas in South Asia. Get information on how your church can be involved, how to pray and on opportunities to give financially.
  http://www.frontiers.org/



• Frontline Fellowship
  
  Get reports on countries where Christians are persecuted for their faith, articles on modern day issues as well as information about upcoming events.
  http://www.frontline.org.za/



• New Tribes Mission
  
  NTM's missionaries are planting tribal churches to reach people who have never had a single opportunity to hear the Good News. Their vision is for every tribe to have the opportunity to hear and respond to the Gospel.
  http://www.ntm.org/



• The Christian and Missionary Alliance
  
  Are you an answer to someone's prayer? Are you sensing God's hand upon your life and His call upon your heart to join the C&MA team of world-wide workers in His harvest?
  https://cmalliance.org/



• The Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization
  
  The Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization seeks to serve leaders worldwide by providing a place for theological discussion and development of practical strategies to address the seminal issues facing the church and world today with respect to global missions.
  http://www.lausanne.org/



• The Network for Strategic Missions
  
  The Network for Strategic Missions will connect you to church-planters working among the unreached. Contribute to their knowledge of the unreached or join one of the communities to start praying.
  http://www.strategicnetwork.org/



• The Voice of the Martyrs
  
  The Voice of the Martyrs is a non-profit, interdenominational organization with a vision for aiding Christians around the world who are being persecuted for their faith in Christ, fulfilling the Great Commission, and educating the world about the ongoing persecution of Christians.
  http://www.persecution.com/

Churches

• Stellenbosch Student Church
  
  See what is happening at Maties!
  http://student.sun.ac.za/



• PE Church Net
  
  Their aim is to foster unity among the Christian churches of Port Elizabeth, South Africa (Nelson Mandela Bay) by promoting contact through the medium of the Internet, and to provide links to local and worldwide Christian resources
  http://www.pechurchnet.co.za/

Mission Related Web Sites

Mission Research


• Joshua Project
  
  The goal of Joshua Project is to see, as a minimum, a pioneer church-planting movement resulting in 100 or more Christians in one or more reproducing churches within every ethno-linguistic people of over 10,000individuals by December 31, 2000. Available on this site is a list of unreached people groups, people profiles available and applicable research team registration and prayer profile forms. The previous website used to be: http://www.ad2000.org/joshovr.htm
  http://www.joshuaproject.net/



• Africa Missions Resource Centre
  
  Get demographic data, maps, tools, and reports to assist in field selection, planning, and methodology to do research in the African context.
  http://www.africamissions.org/



• Global Mapping International
  
  GMI is a Christian inter-denominational missionary research agency. This page by Global Mapping covering mission research web sites is an excellent starting point. It covers the important sites and gives enough background on each site to let you decide on its value.
  http://www.gmi.org/



• Mission Resource Directory
  
  This is the place to start your search when doing research! Get a list of directories on this page – from Languages, Peoples, Restricted access to Short-term Missions!
  www.mrd.org/



• Southern African Missiological Society
  
  The Southern African Missiological Society (SAMS) is a scholarly society for the study of Christian mission. It publishes the peer-reviewed journal Missionalia three times a year, and holds an annual congress, usually in January each year, where papers on various missiological topics are read. A list of Web sites related to Christian mission and mission studies can be found at http://www.geocities.com/missionalia/links.htm
  http://www.geocities.com/



• Worldwide Missions
  
  Find helpful resources on this site such as articles, directories, biographies and even country information. Find a list of all the biographies available.
  http://www.wholesomewords.org/
  
  
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Prayer Information


• Country Focus
  
  This site gives detailed information about a particular country each month. Learn more about the country’s needs and pray focused.
  http://www.worldwide-missions.co.za/



• Caleb Project Prayer Guide
  
  Browse through these prayer related articles enabling you and your church to pray more effectively.
  http://www.calebproject.org/



• Global Prayer Digest
  
  The Global Prayer Digest is a daily prayer profile and devotional. Condensed missionary stories, biblical challenges, urgent report, and exciting descriptions of unreached peoples provide a digest of rich fuel for your own times of prayer for the world.
  http://www.global-prayer-digest.org



• The Prayer Guide
  
  Find over 100 pages of answers to questions on Christian prayer and intercession regarding prayer in families, in groups or praying alone.
  http://www.prayerguide.org.uk/


Training


• The Baptist Theological College of Southern Africa
  
  BTC offers people called to Christian ministry, a biblically based, relevant theological education that focuses on devotional integrity, practical competence and academic excellence.



• Caleb Project
  
  Read more to ignite and equip your church or group with a passion for God and unreached peoples through hands-on experiential learning offered through this assorted and integrated set of services. These services include courses, short-term teams, cross-cultural seminars, and other training events.
  http://www.calebproject.org/

Search Engines

• CrossSearch
  
  A Yahoo!-like Christian Web index with quite a broad selection.
  www.crosssearch.com



• Crossguide.com
  
  Crossguide has an extensive Christian search engine and directory, daily devotionals, free classified ads, Christian shareware, and online study tools.
  www.crossguide.com



• Crosswalk Directory
  
  Use this directory to find the product, service or ministry you are looking for!
  http://directory.crosswalk.com/



• GOSHEN
  
  Use Goshen’s search engine (Go Search) to search for “short term mission” opportunities (without the quotes!) – you will find many pointers, apart from the specific directory given above. GOSHEN is the acronym for "Global On-line Service Helping to Evangelize Nations"
  http://www.goshen.net/



• Northern Light
  
  Northern Light provides search and content integration technology and solutions for enterprises and individuals. Northern Light provides business research content solutions to tens of thousands of employees of our enterprise customers every day.
  http://www.northernlight.com/

Other Internet resources

• Bible Gateway.com
  
  A website providing a free service for reading and researching Scripture online - all in the language or translation of your choice! They provide advanced tools you can use to search the Bible by keywords or verse, as well as other tools to enhance your study of the Bible.
  http://www.biblegateway.com/



• ChristianityToday.com
  
  Stay informed of what's happening in our dynamic online community! This communications ministry makes the latest current news available as well as resources for pastors, some Bible studies and lots more. Apply online for their connection newsletter.
  http://www.christianitytoday.com/



• CMD
  
  Find a list of books which can help you prepare and plan for short-term outreaches. Order from this site, and contribute in this way to this ministry.
  http://www.cmd.org.nz/



• Mission Kids
  
  MKNet’s purpose is to encourage contact between MKs (Missionary Kids) and TCKs (Third Culture Kids). Issues of concern to MKs and TCKs are discussed.
  http://www.mknet.org/



• Greater Europe Mission
  
  Greater Europe Mission can help you enhance the mission program at your church. Go to this site to get more information.
  http://www.gemission.org/



• Communication Ministries Network
  
  This is a Christian site with information on online courses, some South African mission organizations and Bible resources.
  http://www.cmn.co.za/
  
  
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• Ministry Values.com
  
  This is a website giving information on resources your church can use. There are 64223 links for you to choose from. This is a resource for the business of ministry!
  http://onechurchsource.com/



• NAVPress
  
  Find spiritual growth resources such as Bible studies, Bibles, books and magazines. Search by Topic, Author or Title to find what you are looking for.
  http://www.navpress.com/



• Purpose Driven Life
  
  Find the latest information on the Purpose Driven Life ministry and what the latest release on this topic is.
  http://www.purposedrivenlife.com/



• Servehim.com
  
  This is an online guide to Christian websites featuring 200 top Christian web sites on one page. Read discussions on modern Christian issues such as Arts, Adultery, Apologetics, Fear, Grief etc.
  http://www.servehim.com/



• Focus on the family
  
  Get guidance on family issues of the twenty first century. Hot topics include thanksgiving, internet safety, pornography single parents, Harry Potter, homosexuality, abortion, divorce etc.
  http://www.family.org/



• ICCM
  
  The International Conference on Computing and Mission (ICCM) is an annual informal (NO ties allowed!) gathering of women and men who have a common interest in computers and mission. They share a vision of cooperation for effective use of technology bringing the Gospel to every nation.
  http://iccm.gospelcom.net/



• Internet for Christians
  
  Internet for Christians (IFC) has been reviewing and recommending web sites, email lists and other Internet happenings for the online Christian community since 1995. Apply online to receive their weekly IFC e-mail updates.
  http://ifc.gospelcom.net/



• Christian Leadership World
  
  Obtain data on Christian population to lead more strategically. Find free tools to help leaders form a vision, build and refresh their skills, and develop and mentor others.
  http://www.teal.org.uk/



• Christian Web Site
  
  Download sermons and useful bible studies from this site as well as discussions on almost any Christian topic.
  http://www.botcw.com/



• Good News Media
  
  Good News Media is an interdenominational Christian missionary organisation helping Christian workers, evangelical churches and missionaries to reach the non-literates with the gospel of Jesus Christ. Find media related links at http://www.bmedia.co.za/gnm/gnm_links.asp for more useful resources.
  http://www.bmedia.co.za/



• Peacemaker Ministries
  
  This site contains detailed guidance on biblical conflict resolution that you can use to resolve disputes in your family, workplace, church, or community. Most importantly, it is designed to be a "self-help" resource.
  http://www.hispeace.org/



• Zondervan
  
  Zondervan offers a wide variety of resources for all ages. Their products include Bibles, books, audio books, ebooks, videos, CD-ROMs, digital downloads, and inspirational gifts. Browse through their list of resources on this page.
  http://www.zondervan.com/