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Pre-Field Development (PFD) Regional Reading Assignments

Africa

Required Reading for The Gambia:

David E. Marantz. African Friends and Money Matters.
John S. Mbiti. African Religions & Philosophy. Must read: Introduction, chapters 3, 7, 8, 10, 14, 15, 17, 19, 20.

Required Reading for South Africa:

Alan Paton. Cry the Beloved Country (video or book).
David Cohen. People Who Have Stolen From Me.

Required Reading for All Countries Other Than The Gambia And South Africa

David E. Marantz. African Friends and Money Matters.
A. Scott Moreau. The World of the Spirits: A Biblical Study in the African Context. Must read: Foreword, Preface, Chapters 4-Conclusion. (Out of print: contact Administrative Assistant of Africa for copies.)

Central America & Caribbean

Required Reading:

Emilio C. Núñez & William D. Taylor. Crisis and Hope in Latin America, Revised Edition. William Carey Library, 1996.
James G. McCarthy. The Gospel According to Rome. Harvest House Publishers, 1995. To be read in conjunction with: Pope John Paul II. The New Catechism of The Catholic Church. 1994.

North America

Required Reading for Canada:

Dr. J.H. Watt. The Fellowship Story, Our First 25 Years.
Elspeth Cameron, Editor. Multiculturalism and Immigration In Canada: An Introductory Reader.

Required Reading for USA:

Ed Stetzer. Planting New Churches in a Post-Modern Age. Broadman & Holman, 2003.
Aubery Malphurs. Planting Growing Churches for the 21st Century. Baker Bookhouse,1998.

South America

Required Reading for Brazil:

Joseph A. Page. The Brazilians. Perseus Publishing, 1996.
Harrison, Phyllis A. Behaving Brazilian. Newbury House Publishers, 1983. ISBN #0883773155

Required Reading for Spanish Speaking Countries:

Emilio C. Núñez & William D. Taylor. Crisis and Hope in Latin America, An Evangelical Perspective, Revised Edition. William Carey Library, 1996. [chapters to be read 1-6, 9,10,14,16 only.]
Steve Saint. End of the Spear. Click here for more instruction

Asia

Require Reading for Asia Pacific (excluding Hong Kong):

Lind, Mary Ann. Asia – A Christian Perspective. YWAM Publishing: Seattle, WA, 1994.
Lane, Denis. One World/Two Minds: Eastern and Western Outlooks in a Changing World. OMF International, 1995 ($6 @ OMF or 3.50 @ CBD)

Required Reading for Hong Kong:

Lind, Mary Ann. Asia – A Christian Perspective. YWAM Publishing: Seattle, WA, 1994.
Harry Ambacher. Under the Shadow of the Dragon. ABWE Publishing.

Required Reading for South Asia:

Ergun Mehmet Caner, Emir Fethi Caner. Unveiling Islam: An Insider's Look at Muslim Life and Beliefs.
Randy C. Alcorn. Safely Home.

Central & Eastern Europe

Required Reading for all of Central & Eastern Europe:

John Mark Terry, Ebbie Smith and Justice Anderson. Missiology, An Introduction to the Foundations, History, and Strategies of World Missions. 1998.

Required Reading for Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Poland:

Johnson, Lonnie R. Missiology and Central Europe: Enemies, Neighbors, Friends (Paperback) Oxford University Press, 2001

Required Reading for Romania, Russia, Ukraine:

Ware, Bishop Kallistos. Missiology and The Orthodox Way. St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press, 1995

Western Europe

Required Reading (excluding Ireland):

Keller, Timothy. The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism. Published by Dutton, a member of Penguin Group, 2008.
Patterson, Kerry, Grenny, Joseph, McMillian, Ron, & Switzler, Al. Crucial Conversations, Tools for Talking When the Stakes Are High. McGraw-Hill, 2002

Required Reading for Ireland:

Thomas Cahill. How the Irish Saved Civilization. Doubleday 1995
Robert Kee. Ireland, a History Little Brown & Co, 1982..

GAP

Reading will be assigned individually based on where you are going and what you will be doing.

WIN

Required Reading for Restricted Access Countries:

David Garison. Church Planting Movements.
Greg Livingstone. Planting Churches in Muslim Cities.

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