“Ready to go” Research Guides

The following are “ready to go” research guides that you may find useful in doing a mini-research project.

CROSS CULTURAL LIVING

Culture Matters: The Peace Corps Cross-Cultural Workbook
Excellent material about cross cultural living
Download at http://wws.peacecorps.gov/wws/publications/culture/pdf/workbook.pdf

The Delta Course, Chapter 10: Studying Culture
Good tips for cross cultural workers
Download at http://www.sallee.info/uploads/Delta_Course_-_Draft_v09.pdf

ETHNOGRAPHY

Constructing a Worldview
A step by step research guide for describing the worldview of a people group developed by Dr. James Stack of the International Mission Board.
See the article at http://www.ocresearch.info/?q=wiki/constructing-worldview for the complete instrument.

Ethnography Field Guide
A simple guide to conduct an ethnography
Download at http://www.helsinkidesignlab.org/dossiers/design-ethnography

Participant Observation, James P. Spradley (Book)
A step by step guide to use participant observation as a tool to understand culture
May be out of print. Check Amazon.com.

The Ethnographic Interview, James p. Spradley (Book)
A step by step guide to write an ethnography.
May be out of print. Check Amazon.com.

Ethnography: Step-by-Step (Applied Social Research Methods), David M. Fetterm (Book)
A step by step guide to write an ethnography
Available from Amazon

World Mission: An analysis of the World Christian Movement. Jonathan Lewis.
This material is based on the Perspectives Course. There is a guided UPG research project that begins with Chapter 9 in Volume 2.
Volume One: www.worldevangelicals.org/resources/view.htm?id=92
Volume Two: www.worldevangelicals.org/resources/view.htm?id=93
Volume Three: www.worldevangelicals.org/resources/view.htm?id=94
 
UNDERSTANDING YOUR CITY

City Prayer: Using the Lord’s Prayer to Pray for our Cities. Kirk Anderson (OC)
A practical guide that incorporates research questions to pray for our cities.
Available under Resource Downloads, Training

“Understanding Your City," Appendix 2 Larry and Stephanie Kraft (OC)
Practical guidance for researching a neighborhood or city.
Available under Resource Downloads, Training

The Omega Course, Volume 1, Chapter 5: Research: Information for Strategic Purposes.
Excellent resource for church planting! The module on research is practical and very useful to a church planter.
Download from http://www.sallee.info/uploads/omega1_eng_v6.pdf

CHURCH GROWTH

Church Growth Survey Handbook – Bob Waymire (OC) and Peter Wagner
An excellent tool to study the growth of an individual church or denomination.
Available under Resource Downloads, Training

DAWN Research Manual, Roy Wingerd
Explains the process of doing a whole nation research project related to saturation church planting
Available under Resource Downloads, Training

The National Research Mobilization Handbook. Bob Waymire (OC)
Available under Resource Downloads, Training

CROSS CULTURAL MINISTRY

Breakthrough by Stan Nessbaum
A step by step work book to help a cross cultural worker discover breakthroughs to cross cultural barriers to making disciples. Excellent!
Order at http://www.gmi.org/products/books/breakthrough/