Resources for missionaries and the leaders who support them

Free Guide

4-Steps for Making Cross-Cultural Decisions for Maximum Impact

A tool designed to help you make missiological decisions that produce local dignity, sustainability, and multiplication

Book (print, kindle, and audible)

We Are Not The Hero

While globalization gives North American Christians unprecedented opportunities to influence the world, we need to take care not to slip into a type of postmodern colonialism in which we make ourselves the experts or the ‘hero comes to save the day’.

Participant’s Guide

We Are Not The Hero

The perfect compliment to the book We Are Not The Hero. This Participant’s Guide includes six lessons, video modules, and questions to unpack everything you and your team are learning.

Workbook

Standing On Our Own Feet

This workbook unpacks how to encourage indigenous churches to operate from a place of dignity and sustainability in global mission. Included are multiple case studies, examples, questions, and applications to help your church or team intentionally assume, activate, and attract church dignity in your global engagement.

Book

Go Light! Go Local!

Do you desire to disciple people in missions rather than solely send them on short-term mission trips? If so, check out this participatory guide that will help you build a conscientious approach to short-term missions in our global world.

Book

When Charity Destroys Dignity

A compendium of various articles by the author on the unintended consequences of unhealthy dependency in the Western missions movement based mainly on Schwartz’s experience in Africa.   

Video

What a Coup Taught Me About Missions

Mission work takes on a new meaning when missionaries have to suddenly be evacuated. 

Blog

Resources, practical tips, and best practices for missionaries and the people who support them.

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