Resources on Risk for the Sake of the Gospel

The Great Commission includes dangerous places. Jesus commanded His followers to make disciples throughout all the earth—not only in areas that are relatively safe, but in every part of the world, among all people groups. As we partner with local churches to establish churches in least-reached communities, we recognize that these places that still lack access to the gospel are areas of especially great risk.

Below are suggested resources on risk in the pursuit of the Great Commission.

Websites:

Voice of the Martyrs

Open Doors

Books:

If God Is Good: Faith in the Midst of Suffering and Evil by Randy Alcorn

The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Is God Really in Control? Trusting God in a World of Hurt by Jerry Bridges

How Long, O Lord? Reflections on Suffering and Evil by D. A. Carson

Grit to Stay Grace to Go: Staying Well in Cross-Cultural Ministry by Sue Eenigenburg and Eva Burkholder

A Path Through Suffering: Discovering the Relationship Between God’s Mercy and Our Pain by Elisabeth Elliot

The Call to Joy and Pain: Embracing Suffering in Your Ministry by Ajith Fernando

Foxe’s Book of Martyrs by John Foxe

Facing Danger: A Guide Through Risk by Anna Hampton

Facing Fear: The Journey to Mature Courage in Risk and Persecution by Anna Hampton

Future Grace: The Purifying Power of the Promises of God by John Piper

Suffering and the Sovereignty of God by John Piper and Justin Taylor

Risk is Right: Better to Lose Your Life Than to Waste It by John Piper

The Insanity of God: A True Story of Faith Resurrected by Nik Ripken with Gregg Lewis

A Step Further: Growing Closer to God Through Hurt and Hardship by Joni Eareckson Tada and Steve Estes

Disappointment with God: Three Questions No One Asks Aloud by Philip Yancey