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Lo, J.
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The missionary and porn.
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Evangelical Missions Quarterly,
January, Vol. 39, No. 1, pp. 61-64.
2003
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An article suggestion ways missionaries can decrease the probability of becoming controlled by pornography.
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Gardner, L. M.
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A practical approach to missionary transitions.
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Enhancing missionary vitality: Mental health professions serving global mission (pp. 91-99).
Palmer Lake, CO: Mission Training International.
2002
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This chapter looks at major transition points, both expected and unexpected, in the lives of missionaries. Missionary life is very stressful, and much of the stress is caused by such changes.
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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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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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Foyle, M.
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Overcoming missionary stress.
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Wheaton, IL: Evangelical Missions Information Service.
1987
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An excellent source of information about missionary stress. In consists of ten chapters covering stress and singleness, marriage, children, adolescents, selection, culture, relationships, and reentry. Major portions of many chapters are also available in articles by Foyle in the Evangelical Missions Quarterly (1985) 21, 32-40; 21, 134-142; 21, 240-245; 21, 342-349 (1986) 22, 14-20; 22, 196-204; 22, 262-270 (1987) 23, 20-28; 23, 144-150. Some of these are also available in O'Donnell & O'Donnell (1988) Helping missionaries grow (pp. 413-420, pp. 399-406, pp. 26-34, and pp. 194-202) , Pasadena, CA: William Carey Press.
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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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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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Author: |
Foyle, M.
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Why it's tough to get along with each other.
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Evangelical Missions Quarterly,
21, 240-245.
1985
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An article about physical make-up and conflicts between old and new missionaries, how these lead to stress, and suggestions as to how to reduce this. Much of this article is repeated in Chapter 8 of Foyle (1987) Overcoming missionary stress, Wheaton, IL: Evangelical Missions Information Service.
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Author: |
Foyle, M.
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Missionary stress and what to do about it.
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Evangelical Missions Quarterly,
21, 32-40.
1985
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First in a series of articles about stress giving a general introduction to stress. Much of this article is also found in Chapter 1 and other parts of Foyle (1987) Overcoming missionary stress, Wheaton, IL: Evangelical Missions Information Service.
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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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Author: |
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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Summary: |
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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Author: |
Stringham, J. A.
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The missionary's mental health--2.
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Evangelical Missions Quarterly,
7, 1-9.
1970
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Continuation of Stringham, 1970, including why people do not seek help, 9 things to consider in selection, and suggestions for maintaining mental health including both general health and specific suggestions for mental health.
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