Before You Go Wisdom from Ten Men on Serving

Are you preparing to take the gospel to the nations?
You’ve said “yes” to God’s call to go, and now you will pack up your things and step into the unknown of a new location, people, and culture. The following years will likely include great joy, frustration, homesickness, difficulty, and excitement. In this book, ten men who have served in missions in various ways share what they wish they had known before they began.
This book is a handbook for entering the mission field, including essays on:

Discerning Your Calling
Leaving What You Love
Identity and Task
Integrity and Accountability
Serving Well as a Team
Prayer and Evangelism
Going Single
Family & Mission
The Fellowship of the Suffering
Spiritual Patterns of a Missionary

Matthew Bennett is associate professor of missions and theology at Cedarville University. He and his wife Emily served as missionaries in North Africa and the Middle East for seven years. Matt is the author of Hope for American Evangelicals, The Qur’an and the Christian, and 40 Questions About Islam.

Joshua Bowman (PhD, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary) is assistant professor of missions and theology at Cedarville University. He and his wife, Amy, along with their four children, served in Zambia and South Asia with the International Mission Board for 17 years as a church planter, church-strengthening strategist, and team leader. He is the author of Cross-Cultural Missional Partnership.

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Before You Go Wisdom from Ten Men on Serving Internationally

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