To celebrate the dawn of August I’m giving away a free copy of “The Missionary Call: Find Your Place in God’s Plan for the World” by M. David Sills. Sills is a professor of Christian missions and cultural anthropology at Southern Seminary in Louisville, KY. The purpose of his book is to explore what it means for God to call a person into missions. As a former missionary to Ecuador, he is able to address the issue as one with experience.

Book Description:

Here are the chapter titles for the book to give you a feel for where Sills is going:

  1. Understanding the Missionary Call
  2. How Can I Know God’s Will?
  3. Is There a Biblical Basis for the Missionary Call?
  4. Historical Understandings of the Missionary Call
  5. How Specific Does the Call Have to Be?
  6. Timing and the Missionary Call
  7. What Should I Do If My Spouse Does Not Feel Called?
  8. Getting to the Field
  9. Hindrances to Getting to the Field
  10. Challenges on the Field
  11. Missionary Heroes and the Missionary Call
  12. Understanding and Answering the Missionary Call

As you can see, Sills aims to be pretty comprehensive in his approach. I would recommend this book to anyone who is planning on going into missions, supporting those who go, or anyone who is unsure about what they should do. I think you would find it to be a helpful resource.

Giveaway Details:

Between now and midnight on Sunday, August 3 (Central Standard Time), send an e-mail to thefoolsgoldblog@gmail.com. In the e-mail, include your name, the name and address of your blog (if you have one), what you do during the day, a book you’ve read recently, and a country you have either visited or would like to visit. I will then randomly select an entry and e-mail the winner to ask for his or her mailing address. The winner will be announced sometime on Monday, August 4.

Enjoy!