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Author: |
Gouge, B.
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Title: |
Discipleship and the Missionary Kid.
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Evangelical Missions Quarterly,
Vol. 44, pp. 432-438.
2008
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This is an article pointing out that Godly parenting with the goal of spiritual formation of children requires a focused and strong commitment to be involved in the lives of our children.
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Kraft, M. G.
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Distinctly female.
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Frontline women: Negotiating crosscultural issues in ministry (pp. 7-20).
Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library.
2003
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A chapter discussing major gender differences between male and female, between boys and girls as well as between men and women.
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Lingenfelter, J. E.
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In the line of fire.
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Frontline women: Negotiating crosscultural issues in ministry (pp. 209-219).
Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library.
2003
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A chapter on women's concerns when facing danger or stress, along with things agencies and churches can do both before women go to the field and while they are serving there.
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Author: |
S. L.
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The uninvited.
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Women of the Harvest,
September/October.
2003
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This is an article about being asked to leave a group (Bible study), the expected reactions and what one can do when this happens.
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Carr, K.
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Crisis intervention and debriefing.
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Enhancing missionary vitality: Mental health professions serving global mission (pp. 303-311).
Palmer Lake, CO: Mission Training International.
2002
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A chapter showing the effects of trauma, the need for immediate attention, and describing what should be done and major issues to be considered. It includes a step-by-step procedure for debriefing. Same as Carr (1997) Evangelical missions quarterly.
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Author: |
Lindquist, L.
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Pastoral and psychological caregivers working together.
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Enhancing missionary vitality: Mental health professions serving global mission (pp. 49-54).
Palmer Lake, CO: Mission Training International.
2002
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This chapter considers biblical sources of care and surveys the growth of pastoral and psychological care. It describes the author's call to begin Barnabas International, a ministry of pastoral care and encouragement.
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Author: |
O'Donnell, K.
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Giants, foxes, wolves and flies: Helping ourselves and others.
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Doing member care well: Perspectives and practices from around the world (pp. 237-247).
Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library.
2002
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A chapter summarizing the things that distract, distress, and destroy missionaries, together with ways to combat them. And series of questions to make applications to our own lives. A revision of an article in the International Journal of Frontier Missions (1995) v. 12, pp. 185-188.
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Author: |
Gardner, L. M.
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Administrative guidelines for remaining or returning.
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Doing member care well: Perspectives and practices from around the world (pp. 289-294).
Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library.
2002
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A chapter providing criteria a sending agency uses to decide whether to allow missionaries remain on the field, relocate them to where additional resources are available, or relocate them to the home country.
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Author: |
Donovan, K.
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Growing through stress.
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Berrien Springs, MI: Institute of World Mission
2002
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Written by a missionary, this book integrates secular research with a Biblical perspective shoeing that stress is our enemy only when it gets our of control. Handled creatively in helps us grow and enriches out lives.
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Author: |
Carr, K.
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A guest in their world.
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Doing member care well: Perspectives and practices from around the world (pp. 323-329).
Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library.
2002
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An article giving suggestions for mental health professionals relating to working with missionaries and mission administrators.
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Author: |
Donovan, K.
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Reinventing missionary commitment.
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Doing member care well: Perspectives and practices from around the world (pp. 295-307).
Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library.
2002
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A chapter suggesting that for Generation X to make the rich contribution to missions which its members are capable "Systems Thinking" within mission agencies could become the means of making the necessary commitment.
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Author: |
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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Author: |
Carr, K.
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A guest in their world.
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Christian Counseling Connection.
1999, (2),
1999
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Summary: |
An article giving suggestions for mental health professionals relating to working with missionaries and mission administrators. This article in revised from is also in O'Donnell (2002) Doing Member Care Well, pp. 323-329
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Author: |
Priest, R.
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Title: |
Ignorance is not bliss.
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Evangelical Missions Quarterly,
34, 192-195.
1998
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An article exploring the fact that often when families back home face difficulties, they do not tell the missionaries overseas, who want to know.
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Author: |
Wickstrom, D. L.
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Emotional and behavioral patterns of adult MKs.
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Raising resilient MKs: Resources for caregivers, parents, and teachers (pp. 154-163).
Colorado Springs, CO: Association of Christian Schools International.
1998
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A chapter describing several emotional and behavioral patterns commonly found among MKs, ending with an excellent set of questions for MKs to determine if they have a maladaptive pattern. Based on a presentation at ICMK Nairobi, 1989.
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Author: |
Giron, R.
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An integrated model of missions.
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Too valuable to lose: Exploring the causes and cures of missionary attrition (pp. 25-40).
Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library.
1997
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Summary: |
A chapter presenting a model of missions with four major parts: selection, training, sending and pastoral-care/supervision. The first two are very thorough and well developed, while the last two are rather sketchy.
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Author: |
Brierly, P. W.
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Missionary attrition: The ReMAP research report.
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Too valuable to lose: Exploring the causes and cures of missionary attrition (pp. 85-103).
Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library.
1997
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Summary: |
A chapter presenting the data from the ReMAP research project done on preliminary data, before all the data was in. Gives demographic data as well as overall data, data from old sending countries combined, new sending countries combined, and data for each individual country.
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Author: |
Limpic, T.
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Title: |
Brazilian missionaries: How long are they staying?
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Too valuable to lose: Exploring the causes and cures of missionary attrition (pp. 143-154).
Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library.
1997
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Summary: |
A chapter looking at attrition in the Brazilian missionary force. Many of the statistics come from mission administrator's memories rather than from recorded data.
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Author: |
Carr, K.
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Title: |
Crisis intervention for missionaries.
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Evangelical Missions Quarterly,
33, 450-458.
1997
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An article showing the effects of trauma, the need for immediate attention, and describing what should be done and major issues to be considered. It includes a step-by-step procedure for debriefing. Article is reprinted in Powell & Bowers (2002) Enhancing missionary vitality, pp. 303-311.
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Author: |
Blocher, D.
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Title: |
Further findings in the research data.
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Too valuable to lose: Exploring the causes and cures of missionary attrition (pp. 105-125).
Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library.
1997
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Summary: |
A chapter looking at the results of ReMAP more completely and in a different way. It looked at the effect of demographic variables and procedural variables, noting which ones have the greatest effect on reducing attrition.
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Author: |
O'Donnell, K.
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Title: |
Foxes, Giants, and Wolves
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International Journal of Frontier Missions,
12, 185-188.
1995
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An article summarizing the things that distract, distress, and destroy missionaries, together with ways to combat them. And series of questions to make applications to our own lives. This article also is in Odonnell (2002) Doing Member Care Well (pp. 237-247).
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Author: |
Grant, R.
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Title: |
Trauma in missionary life.
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Missiology: An International Review
23, 71-83.
1995
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This article addresses trauma relative to its definition, its various forms, its short- and long-term effects and its implications for ministry. It also deals with treatment and recommendations.
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Author: |
Jones, M.
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Psychology of missionary adjustment.
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Springfield, MO: Logion.
1995
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An excellent introductory overview of mental health issues arranged in a developmental context from selection to retirement. A good book for anyone interested in mental health and missions to begin as an introduction..
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Author: |
Stuck, L. G.
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It's not over yet!
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Interact.
December, Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 4-11.
1995
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An article confronting the fact that sexual abuse of MKs continues and we must be open to helping them talked about it. Immediately following the article is another two-page article suggesting excellent resources.
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Author: |
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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Author: |
Gardner, R.
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Supporting mission leaders
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Missionary Care: Counting the cost for world evangelization (pp. 269-279).
Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library.
1992
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A rationale for supportive care for administrators, field directors, etc. This is followed by the type of support needed, and three illustrations, two actual cases, and one hypothetical one--with three possible outcomes.
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Author: |
Williams, K.
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Title: |
A model for mutual care in missions
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Missionary Care: Counting the cost for world evangelization (pp. 46-59).
Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library.
1992
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A complete model for setting up a program for peer counseling on the field. A presentation of Wycliffe's program, including training and ethical issues.
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Author: |
Pirolo, N.
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Serving as senders
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San Diego: Emmaus Road, International.
1991
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This as a manual of how a local church can support their missionaries morally, logistically, financially, prayerfully, in communication, and in re-entry. Each chapter ends with a case study and a section for personal involvement. A Leader's Guide is included in the book.
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Author: |
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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Author: |
Powell, J.
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Adjustment disorders.
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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. 149-154).
Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library.
1989
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A chapter looking at adjustment disorders in MKs, concluding with the example of John Mark in the book of Acts.
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Author: |
Schubert, E.
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Burnout: MKs and missionaries.
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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. 171-186).
Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library.
1989
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A chapter on causes, prevention, and treatment of burnout. Many very practical suggestions are given.
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Author: |
Barnes, G.
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Transitional missionary kids.
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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. 337-344).
Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library.
1989
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Three missionary kids while still in or very near their reentry share some of the things they have experienced
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Author: |
Willmer, S.
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When missionaries and MKs hurt.
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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. 187-212).
Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library.
1989
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A chapter about helping people who hurt, including some excellent examples and personal illustrations as well.
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Author: |
Eagle, R. L.
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Positive possibilities of mid-life transitions.
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Helping missionaries grow: Readings in mental health and missions (pp. 203-210).
Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library.
1988
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An introduction to the mid-life crisis as it applies to missionaries, but takes the position that everyone has a crisis. Gives ways to reduce stress in mid-life and things the mission can do to help. Same as Evangelical Missions Quarterly, 1984, 20, 38-45.
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Author: |
White, F.
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Characteristics of a healthy mission system.
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Helping missionaries grow: Readings in mental health and missions (pp. 142-147).
Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library.
1988
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This is an application of systems theory to families and mission organizations, emphasizing the patterns of intimacy, structure, boundaries, communication, and change.
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Author: |
Bowers, J. M.
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Women's roles in mission: Where are we now?
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Helping missionaries grow: Readings in mental health and missions (pp. 480-488).
Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library.
1988
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A look at the effect of feminism on missions as well as the role of married women and women in leadership positions. Same as in Evangelical Missions Quarterly, 1985, 21, 352-360.
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Author: |
Dyer, K.
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Crucial factors in building good teams.
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Helping missionaries grow: Readings in mental health and missions (pp. 126-130).
Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library.
1988
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This is an excellent article giving 7 aspects of the interpersonal relations and team building part of a six month training period for all teams. Using this method the casualty rate dropped to 4%!! Same as Evangelical Missions Quarterly, 1986, 22, 254-258.
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Author: |
Dye, T. W.
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Stress-producing factors in cultural adjustment.
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Helping missionaries grow: Readings in mental health and missions (pp. 335-351).
Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library.
1988
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A good summary factors increasing and decreasing culture stress as well as practical suggestions to decrease it. Same as in Missiology: An International Review, 1974, 2, 61-77.
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Author: |
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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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 Missiology: An International Review, 1974, 2, 79-109.
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Author: |
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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Author: |
Gardner, L. M.
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Proactive care of missionary personnel
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Helping missionaries grow: Readings in mental health and missions (pp. 432-443).
Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library.
1988
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Summary: |
A case study method of 16 units terminating with difficulties that could have been solved. The study resulted in 7 observations and 30 recommendations. Same as in Journal of Psychology and Theology, 1987, 15, 308-314.
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Author: |
Gardner, L. M.
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Title: |
Proactive care of missionary personnel
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Journal of Psychology and Theology,
15, 308-314.
1987
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A case study method of 16 units terminating with difficulties that could have been solved. The study resulted in 7 observations and 30 recommendations. Same as in O'Donnell & O'Donnell, 1988, Helping missionaries grow (432-443), Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library.
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Author: |
Foyle, M.
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Adolescents, stress, and the missionary family.
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Evangelical Missions Quarterly,
23, 144-150.
1987
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An article giving good advice on parenting adolescents on the mission field, or anywhere else. Much of the material is also found in Chapter 5 of Foyle (1987) Overcoming missionary stress, Wheaton, IL: Evangelical Missions Information Service.
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Author: |
Dyer, K.
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Title: |
Crucial factors in building good teams.
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Evangelical Missions Quarterly,
22, 254-258.
1986
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Summary: |
This is an excellent article giving 7 aspects of the interpersonal relations and team building part of a six month training period for all teams. Using this method the casualty rate dropped to 4%!! Same as O'Donnell & O'Donnell (1988), Helping missionaries grow (126-130), Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library.
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Author: |
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: |
Smith, S.
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The trouble with my home board is.
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Evangelical Missions Quarterly,
21, 118-128.
1985
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An article written anonymously listing 9 problems a missionary sees with his home board, and follows this with 9 suggestions. This is also followed by a survey by Reapsome (1985) showing which of these criticism are generally made by other missionaries.
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Author: |
Reapsome, J.
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Readers cite rushed visits and lack of pastoral care.
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Evangelical Missions Quarterly,
21, 128-131.
1985
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A report of a survey made to see which of Smith's (1985) criticisms other missionaries felt were relevant to them. Rushed visits by home executives and lack of pastoral care were at the top of the list, closely followed by ineffective recruitment and screening. Criticism for not "going native" home executives being out of tune with the basic purpose of missions and too much work piled on by the home office were at the bottom.
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Author: |
Bowers, J. M.
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Title: |
Women's roles in mission: Where are we now?
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Evangelical Missions Quarterly,
21, 352-360.
1985
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Summary: |
A look at the effect of feminism on missions as well as the role of married women and women in leadership positions. Same as in O'Donnell & O'Donnell (1988), Helping missionaries grow (480-488), Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library.
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Author: |
Eagle, R. L.
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Title: |
Positive possibilities of mid-life transitions.
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Evangelical Missions Quarterly,
20, 38-45.
1984
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Summary: |
An introduction to the mid-life crisis as it applies to missionaries, but takes the position that everyone has a crisis. Gives ways to reduce stress in mid-life and things the mission can do to help. Same as in O'Donnell & O'Donnell (1988), Helping Missionaries Grow (203-210), Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library.
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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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