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Hay, R.
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Worth keeping: Global perspectives on best Practice.
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Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library.
2007
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This book is the report of ReMAP II, the largest research project ever done in the missions world. It took five years to complete, 40% of the world mission workforce was represented, including people from 22 countries on six continents. It gathered data on virtually every topic the Mission Commission of the World Evangelical Alliance thought could impact missionary retention.
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Campbell, M.
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Making adjustments favorably.
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Frontline women: Negotiating crosscultural issues in ministry (pp. 31-55).
Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library.
2003
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A chapter considering the special needs of women as they adapt to the host culture as well as suggestions for meeting those needs.
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Kraft, M. G.
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High alert to Enemy attacks.
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Frontline women: Negotiating crosscultural issues in ministry (pp. 185-207).
Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library.
2003
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This chapter is a brief introduction to spiritual warfare to enable women to be more award of the spiritual battle going on and what to do about it. Missionary women are in a war zone behind enemy lines and are targets of an unseen Enemy.
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Schubert, E.
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Missionaries and moods.
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Enhancing missionary vitality: Mental health professions serving global mission (pp. 287-292).
Palmer Lake, CO: Mission Training International.
2002
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This chapter describes common mood disorders and helps non-medical people identify when depression needs treatment and, in some cases, crisis intervention.
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Fernando, A.
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Joy and sacrifice in the Lord.
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Doing member care well: Perspectives and practices from around the world (pp. 223-236).
Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library.
2002
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An chapter dealing with joy, suffering, and missionary burnout maintaining that such burnout comes largely from having a secular rather than a Christian approach to our work. An abbreviated version of this article is found under the title "some thoughts on missionary burnout" in Evangelical Missions Quarterly (1999) pp. 440-443
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Pirolo, N.
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The reentry team: Caring for your returning missionaries.
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San Diego, CA: Emmaus Road International
2000
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A book written for the local church about reentry containing many stories written anonymously by missionaries each analyzed relative to 9 factors relative to length of time for reentry, 9 areas of life experience, 5 reentry behavior patterns, 6 areas in which missionaries need care, and 5 scriptural-based steps to full integration. Excellent for missionaries as well as local church mission committees.
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Wickstrom, D. L.
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Bruising: When things go wrong.
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Raising resilient MKs: Resources for caregivers, parents, and teachers (pp. 164-176).
Colorado Springs, CO: Association of Christian Schools International.
1998
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A chapter dealing with how, why, symptoms and dealing with bruising. Emphasis is on a developmental approach. Based on a presentation given at ICMK Nairobi, 1989.
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Schubert, E.
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Personality disorders and overseas missions: guidelines for the mental health professional.
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Journal of Psychology and Theology,
21, 18-25.
1993
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An excellent summary of personality disorders with a call to avoid placing them in overseas assignments because of what their long-term, poor-prognosis disorder can do to the mission and the work. This is a minor revision of Schubert (1991) Personality disorders and the selection process for overseas missionaries. International Bulletin of Missionary Research, 15, 33-36. It is also in Powell & Bowers (2002) Enhancing Missionary Vitality, pp. 333-342.
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Gordon, A. D.
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Don't pig out on junk food: The MK's guide to survival in the U. S.
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Wheaton, IL: Evangelical Missions Information Service.
1993
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a book written for children, teenagers, and parents about cross-cultural entry for furloughs or for longer periods. It is simply written, practical, and has quotes from an informal survey of about 100 Brazilian MKs. Each of the six chapters ends with "Questions for reflection" and "Work Sheets" for application to one's life. The book ends with eight appendices and a list of various kinds of resources.
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Powell, J.
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Short-term missionary counseling
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Missionary Care: Counting the cost for world evangelization (pp. 123-135).
Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library.
1992
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Summary article about short-term counseling. Has an excellent list of the features of short-term on p. 125. Includes the use of prayer.
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O'Donnell, K.
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Understanding and managing stress
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Missionary Care: Counting the cost for world evangelization (pp. 110-122).
Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library.
1992
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A summary article about stress. See the outline for the summary. A revision and expansion of O'Donnell & O'Donnell (1991), Stress can be managed, Evangelical Missions Quarterly, 27, 40-45.
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O'Donnell, K.
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Stress can be managed.
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Evangelical Missions Quarterly,
27, 40-45.
1991
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A summary article about stress. See the outline for the summary. This article is revised and expanded in O'Donnell & O'Donnell (1992), Missionary Care (110-122). Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library.
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Author: |
Schubert, E.
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Personality disorders and the selection of overseas missionaries.
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International Bulletin of Missionary Research
15, 33-36.
1991
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An excellent summary of personality disorders with a call to avoid placing them in overseas assignments because of what their long-term, poor-prognosis disorder can do to the mission and the work. This article was given a minor revision and appears also as Schubert (1993), Personality disorders and overseas missions: Guidelines for the mental health professional, Journal of Psychology and Theology, 21, 18-25.
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Schubert, E.
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Depression and suicide.
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Understanding and nurturing the missionary family: Compendium of the international Conference on Missionary Kids, Quito, Ecuador, January 4-8, 1987, Volume I (pp. 127-148).
Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library.
1989
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A chapter about depression and suicide in adults, adolescents and children. Since it was written in the 1980s, it is somewhat dated.
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Echerd, P.
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Understanding and nurturing the missionary family. Compendium of the International Conference on Missionary Kids, Quito, Ecuador, January 4-8, 1987, Volume I.
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Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library.
1989
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Compendium of the International Conference on Missionary Kids, Quito, Ecuador, January 4-8, 1987, Volume I. Contains 42 chapters grouped into seven categories.
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Gibbs, T. A.
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Finding a sense of belonging in your new place.
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Helping missionaries grow: Readings in mental health and missions (pp. 323-328).
Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library.
1988
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Suggestions of ways to personalize your private environment and public environment to make yourself feel more at home. Same as Evangelical Missions Quarterly, 1980, 16, 159-164.
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Williams, K.
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Worksheet on balanced living.
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Helping missionaries grow: Readings in mental health and missions (pp. 390-398).
Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library.
1988
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This is an excellent worksheet for assessing workload, its stress, and its effect on other relationships with suggestions for moving toward a balanced life.
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Dye, S. F.
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Decreasing fatigue and illness in field-work.
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Helping missionaries grow: Readings in mental health and missions (pp. 352-378).
Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library.
1988
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An article presenting applications of Freud's defense mechanisms to the production of cultural stress for missionaries. A good set of ways of dealing with stress is also presented. Same as in Missiology: An International Review, 1974, 2, 79-109.
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Austin, C.
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Reentry stress: The pain of coming home.
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Helping missionaries grow: Readings in mental health and missions (pp. 513-523).
Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library.
1988
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A very good summary article of what happens in reentry, and the article includes practical suggestions as to how to ease the pain of reentry. Same as in Evangelical Missions Quarterly, 1983, 19, 278-287. Also same as in Austin (1986) Cross-Cultural Reentry (123-131) Abilene, TX: Abilene Christian University Press.
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Parshall, P.
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How spiritual are missionaries?
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Helping missionaries grow: Readings in mental health and missions (pp. 75-82).
Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library.
1988
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A first attempt at a spirituality scale, containing 42 questions, and results from 390 missionaries with 37 agencies serving in 32 countries. With a 49% return rate, it is a fairly adequate study. Same as Evangelical Missions Quarterly, 1987, 23, 8-16.
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Marshall, D.
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Current issues of women and therapy.
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Helping missionaries grow: Readings in mental health and missions (pp. 497-512).
Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library.
1988
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The article explores issues affecting therapists working with women, including five obstacles to women's growth. Same as Journal of Psychology and Christianity, 1985, 4, 62-72.
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Chester, R. M.
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Stress on missionary families living in other culture situations.
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Helping missionaries grow: Readings in mental health and missions (pp. 164-175).
Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library.
1988
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This is a survey study of stress on missionary husbands and wives. 100 couples working as missionaries in 11 countries took the Pines and Aronson Tedium/Burnout scale. When compared with other helping professions, missionaries scored no higher than people in their home culture. Same as in Journal of Psychology and Christianity, 1983, 2, 30-37.
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Author: |
Parshall, P.
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How spiritual are missionaries?
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Evangelical Missions Quarterly,
23, 8-16.
1987
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A first attempt at a spirituality scale, containing 42 questions, and results from 390 missionaries with 37 agencies serving in 32 countries. With a 49% return rate, it is a fairly adequate study. Same as O'Donnell & O'Donnell (1988), Helping Missionaries Grow (75-82), Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library.
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Austin, C.
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Reentry stress: The pain of coming home.
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Cross-cultural reentry: A book of readings (pp. 123-131).
Abilene, TX: Abilene Christian University Press.
1986
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A very good summary article of what happens in reentry, and the article includes practical suggestions as to how to ease the pain of reentry. Same as in Austin (1983) Reentry stress: The pain of coming home, Evangelical Missions Quarterly, 1983, 19, (278-287. Also same as in O'Donnell & O'Donnell (1988) Helping Missionaries Grow (pp. 513-523), Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library
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McBurney, L.
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Counseling Christian Workers.
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Waco, TX: Word.
1986
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A book about counseling all Christian workers, but containing some sections specifically about missionaries, and all of the more general material is relevant to missionaries. The author is a psychiatrist who had counseled hundreds of Christian workers at Marble Retreat in Colorado over a dozen years, so the text is filled with scores of real-life examples. A very practical, sound book.
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Author: |
Marshall, D.
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Current issues of women and therapy.
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Journal of Psychology and Christianity,
4, 62-72.
1985
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The article explores issues affecting therapists working with women, including five obstacles to women's growth. Same as in O'Donnell & O'Donnell (1988), Helping missionaries grow (497-512), Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library.
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Author: |
Chester, R. M.
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Stress on missionary families living in "other culture" situations.
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Journal of Psychology and Christianity,
2(4), 30-37.
1983
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This is a survey study of stress on missionary husbands and wives. 100 couples working as missionaries in 11 countries took the Pines and Aronson Tedium/Burnout scale. When compared with other helping professions, missionaries scored no higher than people in their home culture. This is the same as O'Donnell & O'Donnell (1988), Helping missionaries grow, Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library (pp. 164-175).
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Author: |
Austin, C.
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Title: |
Reentry stress: The pain of coming home.
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Evangelical Missions Quarterly,
19, 278-287.
1983
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A very good summary article of what happens in reentry, and the article includes practical suggestions as to how to ease the pain of reentry. Same as in O'Donnell & O'Donnell (1988), Helping missionaries grow (513-523), Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library. Also same as in Austin (1986) Cross-Cultural Reentry (123-131) Abilene, TX: Abilene Christian University Press.
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Dye, S. F.
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Title: |
Decreasing fatigue and illness in field-work.
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Missiology: An International Review
2, 79-109.
1974
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An article presenting applications of Freud's defense mechanisms to the production of cultural stress for missionaries. A good set of ways of dealing with stress is also presented. Same as in O'Donnell & O'Donnell (1988), Helping missionaries grow (352-377), Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library.
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