Many people will spend months of their hard-earned savings to go on a short-term mission and go unprepared. Now there is no excuse! This book pays dividends and is one of the best mission orientated investments you can make.

The 'Mission Preparation Training' book covers 29 topics in 35 lessons and is an ideal resource for individual or group study.

The book covers four sections:

Hearing and Implementing the Call of God.
Preparation for Short-term Mission.
Evangelism, Teaching and Discipleship.
Ministering in the Power of the Holy Spirit.

Contents:

Preface.
Acknowledgements.
What is Discipleship?
Mission Related Scriptures.

Section One - Hearing and Implementing the Call of God.

Being Responsible for World Mission.
Evaluating my Growth in God.
Discerning the Voice of God.
Finding God's Will.
Finding God's Direction.
Knowing the Way to Fulfil God's Direction.
The Call of God for Service.
Servant-hood.
Being Faithful in Preparation for the Call of God.
God-given Vision.

Section Two - Preparation for Short-term Mission.

Christian Workers and Finances (part one).
Christian Workers and Finances (part two).
Preparing for a Mission Trip.
Physical, Emotional and Spiritual Preparation.
The Warnings, Dangers and Hazards in Mission.
Long-term Mission Work.
Financially Preparing for a Mission Trip.

Section Three - Evangelism, Teaching and Discipleship.

Evangelism Techniques on the Mission Field (part one).
Evangelism Techniques on the Mission Field (part two).
Evangelism Techniques on the Mission Field (part three).
Teaching Others Knowledge (part one).
Teaching Others Knowledge (part two).
Teaching Others Knowledge (part three).

Section Four - Ministering in the Power of the Holy Spirit.

The Cross and the Blood of Jesus.
Sin, Sickness and Healing.
How to Minister to People.
Anointing with Oil.
Laying on of Hands.
Inner Healing (part one).
Inner Healing (part two).
Sins of the Forefathers and Generational
Curses. Blessings and Curses.
Soul Ties and Dominating Relationships.
Deliverance, the Casting out of Demons.
Demonised Land and Buildings.
Epilogue

Recommendation:
"I have read many books about missions and I have studied this subject in a great depth. I have never come across a book that teaches so much about missions and at the same time provides a good discipleship training course. The purpose of this book is not only to give academic information but also to offer spiritual information.
"I do recommend this book for people who are feeling called to serve the living God and also to churches to use as biblical texts in their Bibles studies. It is an excellent resource for anyone desiring to have a better understanding of world missions.
"The writer of this book Mathew Backholer is a personal friend of mine and together we have been involved in many missions abroad. This book has been birthed out of his own missionary experiences and there are many precious lessons to be learned. Mathew has a tremendous heart for God and a great desire to reach out the nations with the Gospel of Jesus Christ." Rev. Fortunato Santos (M.A. in Missions).

The Author:
Mathew Backholer has been on more than thirty short-term mission trips in over twenty countries on four continents. The author has not researched theology books to collect information for this book, but with more than twenty years of diligent study of the Holy Bible and more than a decade of practical ministry, he has written from personal experience, whilst being guided by the Holy Spirit. Also he has gleaned from the experience of others with whom he has worked and who have helped train and mentor him, and there are many precious lessons that have been learned. This book is an essential for any disciple of the Lord Jesus Christ, but especially those who desires to understand their responsibility in fulfilling the Great Commission, making and teaching disciples as part of the whole counsel of God. Mathew is the author of much of the ByFaith website (...) and also films and presents ByFaith TV (...) as seen on UCB - SKY- 766.

Mission Preparation Training is spiritual dynamite from cover to cover,the book is a 'must get'for those that are serious about God and serving Him in missions.
The author sets out stategies that are vital to the reader and i have never read a book to it's equal in this field