MISSIONS GUIDE
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Books

Our online catalog is a great place to start. You may also find books in the following call number ranges. Books which begin with these call numbers can be found on the second floor. The following is a list of related call numbers and their subjects:

BV 2000-3705 Missions

Reference Books
Another great resource is reference books; i.e. books that cannot be checked out, but can be used in the library. The following can be found on the first floor in the reference section:

Evangelical Dictionary of World Missions REF BV 2040 .E92 2000
Concise Dictionary of the Christian World Mission REF BV 2040 .N44 1971
Biographical Dictionary of Christian Missions REF BV 3700 .B56 1998

Articles

Our periodical collection (journals & magazines) is located on the first floor. You may find the journal title search on the articles page helpful as well. The list below includes some of our related periodicals:

Commission 1985 - current
Vision Bautista, La 1999 - current
» Complete Title List | » Journal Title Search

Databases
Databases are an effective way of researching articles. Databases allow thousands of journals to be researched within a single search. The following should get you started:

» ATLAS
» ProQuest Religion
World Christian Database
» Religion Databases
» General Databases
» Reference Databases
» All Databases

Internet Sites

The following internet sites have been reviewed by our staff or suggested by professors in the relating field:

» CrossSearch: Missions - Several hundred links in various categories including church planting, urban, and world missions.
» International Mission Board - Official site of the Southern Baptist International Mission Board.
» Mission Network News - "A mission news service dedicated to keeping Christians informed on evangelical mission activity around the world."
» World Christian Missionary Resources - Provides subject based research links related to world missions.

Videos

Our entire collection of videos can be searched via the online catalog. The VHS section of our visual collection is located on the second floor in the AV room. Our DVDs are located at the circulation desk. Here are some suggested titles:

On Mission With God VIDEO BX 6470 .O64 1996
Funding Foreign Missions VIDEO BX 9.5 .F96 1996
Texas Missions VIDEO BF 381 .T4 1987