Ken GuentherLast month I asked our SEND missionaries to fill out a simple survey about what roles they thought SEND U should play in our mission organization. Â I used the analogy of a campus. Â If SEND International was a university campus, what role or roles would SEND U fill on that campus? Â Would we be like the classroom where missionaries would receive formal instruction and training from the “experts”? Â Would we be more like the faculty offices where missionaries could meet with the “experts” to discuss their questions about what they are learning and doing? Â Or should we think of ourselves more like an academic counselling department where you could get assistance if you are struggling to succeed? Â All of those options were chosen by a significant percentage of our missionaries. Â But the highest number of our missionaries said that one of the roles that SEND U should play is that of a library – a place where missionaries could go to find information and resources for their life and ministry.
We have been seeking to provide that library of resources on the SEND U wiki, and through this blog, and so it is encouraging but not surprising that our missionaries see that as a valid role.  During the recently completed online module for SEND team leaders, the class participants suggested a number of books in the area of leadership, and these have been added to the wiki.  A couple of resources were also mentioned in the area of discipleship, but this area is still pretty skimpy.  Â
What resources (not just books) would you recommend for helping cross-cultural missionaries in discipling believers and becoming better disciple-makers? Let me know in the comments section below, and I will add them to the wiki.
