Global Outreach

Equip & Mobilization

God’s heart is for the nations, and He invites each of us to join Him in His mission.

At Hill Country, Equip & Mobilization is about helping you discover your place in God’s global story and take meaningful steps of obedience. Here you’ll find Bible studies, training opportunities, and practical resources to equip you to share your faith, grow in cultural understanding, and pray for the nations.

A resource guide for you

Books, courses, videos, and kids’ resources to help you understand God’s heart for the nations and take part in it. Use them for personal study, with a small group, or to help your kids gain a heart for the nations. Start wherever you are.

Biblical foundations Reaching the unreached The nations among us Caring for missionaries Kids & families

01 · Start here

Biblical Foundations

Start with the story Scripture tells.

Missions is not a side project of the church; it runs through the whole Bible, from God’s promise to bless all nations to the crowd from every tribe and tongue worshiping before the throne.

Read first

  • Genesis 12:1–3
  • Psalm 67
  • Matthew 28:18–20
  • Acts 1:8
  • Revelation 7:9
Book · 30th anniversary edition

Let the Nations Be Glad!

John Piper

Argues that worship is the goal of missions and the fuel for it; a long-standing missions classic.

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Book

What Is the Mission of the Church?

Kevin DeYoung and Greg Gilbert

A shorter, clear look at what Scripture says the church is sent to do.

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02 · Pray

Reaching the Unreached

Pray for the peoples still waiting to hear.

Many of these peoples have little or no chance to hear about Jesus unless someone goes to them.

Unreached people group

A group with no indigenous community of believers large and strong enough to evangelize its own people without outside help.

Frontier people group

The most unreached subset: 0.1% or fewer identify as Christian, with no confirmed, sustained movement to Jesus.

Counts change often, so check the sources below for current numbers.

Website

Joshua Project

Data on every people group, plus a prayer guide, bulletin inserts, and videos.

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Website

Unengaged Unreached People Groups

Groups with no known workers or church-planting effort; a good starting point for prayer and for a church to adopt a group.

See the list
Article

Why Missions Experts Are Redefining ‘Unreached People Groups’

Christianity Today, 2019

Explains the terms unreached, frontier, and unengaged, and why missionaries still go mostly to places that already have a church.

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Book · Prayer resource

Operation World

Jason Mandryk

Country-by-country prayer information for the whole world.

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Website

Finishing the Task

Tracks engagement among unreached peoples and invites churches to partner.

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03 · Welcome

The Nations Among Us

Missions without a plane ticket.

Migration has brought people from unreached nations to our own city: international students, refugees, and immigrant neighbors.

Start small: learn which nations are represented in our city, then pray for one group and look for a way to welcome families from it.

Book · 206 pages, 12 chapters

Strangers Next Door: Immigration, Migration and Mission

J. D. Payne (IVP, 2012)

Frames migration as a mission opportunity; chapters on students and refugees, field stories, and a suggested church strategy.

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04 · Send

Caring for Missionaries

Every one who goes needs people who send.

Missionaries need senders who pray, write, give, and welcome them home. Good care before, during, and after their time overseas helps them stay and serve well.

Book · Group study guide

Serving as Senders Today

Neal Pirolo (Emmaus Road International)

Describes six areas of care, from moral and financial support to prayer, communication, and return home; includes a leader’s guide for groups.

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Book

Member Care for Missionaries

Marina Prins and Braam Willemse

A practical guide for senders.

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Book

Receiving Them Well

Lisa Ennis and Lori Bryan

A resource for churches on welcoming returning missionaries.

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Book

Mind the Gaps

David Wilson

A resource for senders and missionaries on supporting and preparing for the transitions of mission life.

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05 · Together

Kids & Families

Help your kids love the nations.

These books help children see the global church, meet missionaries, and pray for the nations. Ages are the publishers’ guidance.

Picture books and prayer resources

Ages 4+

God’s Great Big Global Church

Tim Challies, illustrated by Siân James

A 48-page tour of ten countries, including Fiji, South Korea, India, Zambia, Brazil, and Alaska, showing how worship looks around the world.

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Ages 4–8

Every Nation: Seeing God Around the World

Sarah Nunnally

A 32-page poetic journey through many cultures and landscapes by an author and missionary serving in Southeast Asia.

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Up to about 7

Go Tell Everyone: 9 Missionaries Who Shared the Good News

Meredith Cook, illustrated by Ela Smietanka

A bright board book on nine missionaries; shows that anyone can tell others about Jesus.

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School age

Window on the World

Operation World

Shows how children live, learn, eat, and hope, with entries for many countries and people groups to pray through.

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School age

Around the World: Letters from Children Across the Nations

Daily Grace

Letters from children in many nations, with facts, mission terms, and prayer points.

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Missionary biographies

Upper elementary & middle school

Christian Heroes: Then & Now

Janet and Geoff Benge (YWAM Publishing)

Chapter-book biographies of missionaries such as William Carey, Hudson Taylor, Amy Carmichael, Adoniram Judson, Gladys Aylward, Lottie Moon, Jim Elliot, and Eric Liddell.

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