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Author: |
O'Donnell, K.
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Global member care, Volume one: The pearls and perils of good practice.
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Pasadena, CA: William Cary Library. (265 pages).
2011
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Written primarily for the faith-based community in the mission/aid sectors, this book is a good text for training purposes. Each chapter begins with five "pearls" which enhance and enrich good practice and five "perils" which enhance and endanger good practice. Throughout the chapters are "boxes" which summarize important points and "health promoters" for reflection and discussion.
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Author: |
Nelson, J.
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The Engage! Study: Executive summary.
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Evangelical Missions Quarterly,
Vol. 46, pp. 288-297.
2010
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An article about a follow-up study of the US portion of ReMAP II (anonymous author). It includes results and recommendations from a web-based survey of 1727 current staff from 18 sending agencies.
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Author: |
O'Donnell, K.
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Wise as doves and innocent as serpents?
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Evangelical Missions Quarterly,
Vol. 43, pp. 40-49.
2007
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This article contains many practical suggestions for dealing with conflict resolution in situations involving human dysfunction involving weakness and wrongness and in biblical discipline to restore people and organizations.
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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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Author: |
Elmer, D.
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Communication, conflict and culture.
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Interact.
Fall, 2004, Vol. 12 (should be 13), No. 4 (should be 1), pp. 1-3, 19.
2004
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This is an article about cultural differences in what is considered acceptable ways to communicate and resolve conflicts, particularly important to teachers with students from different cultures.
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Dodd, D. S.
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The evolution of stress.
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The Family in mission: Understanding and caring for those who serve (pp. 263-274).
Palmer Lake, CO: Mission Training International.
2004
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This chapter reviews material on stress and the major stressors as well as strategies for managing or reducing stress. The Family Building Plan is presented as a tool for strengthening families
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Taylor, G.
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The family in ministry.
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The Family in mission: Understanding and caring for those who serve (pp. 221-232).
Palmer Lake, CO: Mission Training International.
2004
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This chapter compares research on pastors' families in Canada with the patterns reported in the MK-CART/CORE family study. The chapter considers time priorities, ministry and marital roles and satisfaction, parenthood, stressors family of origin, life satisfaction and spiritual life.
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Author: |
S. L.
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Title: |
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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Author: |
Schumm, D. H.
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Forgiveness in healing wounded servants.
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Enhancing missionary vitality: Mental health professions serving global mission (pp. 119-126).
Palmer Lake, CO: Mission Training International.
2002
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This chapter traces the development of a five-day workshop on healing and reconciliation in Liberia after the war in Liberia in the early 1990s. It discusses repentance, forgiveness and reconciliation.
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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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Grosshauser, A.
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Supporting expatriate women in difficult settings.
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Doing member care well: Perspectives and practices from around the world (pp. 419-434).
Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library.
2002
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This chapter addresses many of the issues women face living in a male-dominated country, being single in a family-centered society, working in the context of a very different and sometimes hostile cultural and religious settings, and so forth
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Carter, J.
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Missionary stressors and implications for care.
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Enhancing missionary vitality: Mental health professions serving global mission (pp. 101-106).
Palmer Lake, CO: Mission Training International.
2002
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A chapter reporting research which is a replication and extension of Gish (1983), and finding that the same themes and same individual stressors are still causing stress, and are rated as more stress producing more than a decade later. This is a summary of Carter (1999), Journal of Psychology and Theology, vol. 27, pp. 171-180.
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Davis, B.
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Conflict resolution.
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Enhancing missionary vitality: Mental health professions serving global mission (pp. 259-264).
Palmer Lake, CO: Mission Training International.
2002
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This chapter provides insight into sources of conflict and gives ways to manage conflict, conflict which occurs normally in any relationship
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Author: |
O'Donnell, K.
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Building resilient teams: The CACTUS Kit.
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Doing member care well: Perspectives and practices from around the world (pp.391-398).
Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library.
2002
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An excellent article giving eight characteristics of resilient teams organized around the acronym CCACTUSS, as well as giving two practical tools to help maintain it. Revision of an article in Ebangelical Missions Quarterly, 1999, Voil. 35, pp. 72-78.
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Author: |
K. H.
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I'm not angry.
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Women of the Harvest,
November/December.
2002
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This article distinguishes between anger and hurt and presents what can be done about them and their effect on relationships.
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White, P.
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Developing social skills.
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Fitted Pieces: A guide for parents educating children overseas (pp. 153-161),
St. Clair Shores, MI: SHARE Education Service.
2001
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An article about learning social skills throughout childhood and adolescence with specific suggestions for teaching them. Same as in Interact February,1999, Vol. 8, No. 3, pp. 11-15.
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Windle, J.
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Conflict!...who, me?
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Women of the Harvest,
January/February.
2001
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This article considers how conflicts can arise both in marriages and in teams, and then presents ways these conflicts can be resolved.
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Gjoen, J.
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What are the risks of a boarding school experience?
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Fitted Pieces: A guide for parents educating children overseas (pp. 626-632),
St. Clair Shores, MI: SHARE Education Service.
2001
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An article considering the impact of boarding school on several different aspects of the child's life to alert families to the potential psychological risks the MKs face. Same as in Interact May, 1998, Vol. 7, No. 4, pp. 2-5.
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Neigh, M.
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Long after the bags are unpacked.
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Fitted Pieces: A guide for parents educating children overseas (pp. 295-305),
St. Clair Shores, MI: SHARE Education Service.
2001
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An article about issues for adult MKs that considers the most common issues and their solutions and preventive measures. Same as in Interact October, 1998, Vol. 8, No. 1, pp. 1-6.
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Author: |
O'Donnell, K.
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The "CACTUS Kit" for building resilient teams.
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Evangelical Missions Quarterly.
35, 72-78.
1999
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An excellent article giving eight characteristics of resilient teams organized around the acronym CCACTUSS, as well as giving two practical tools to help maintain those characteristics to keep team members from sticking one another. A revision of it is also found in O'Donnell (2002) Doing Member Care Well, pp. 391-398.
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White, P.
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Social skills development and the TCK.
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Interact.
February, Vol. 8, No. 3, pp. 11-15.
1999
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An article about learning social skills throughout childhood and adolescence with specific suggestions for teaching them. Same as Blomberg & Brooks, 2001, Fitted pieces: A guide for parents educating children overseas (pp. 153-161). St. Clair Shores, MI: SHARE Education Services.
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Carter, J.
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Title: |
Missionary stressors and implications for care.
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Journal of Psychology and Theology.
27, 171-180.
1999
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An article reporting research which is a replication and extension of Gish (1983), and finding that the same themes and same individual stressors are still causing stress, and are rated as more stress producing more than a decade later. This article is sukmmarized in Powell & Bowers (2002) Enhancing missionary vitality, pp. 101-106.
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Author: |
Neigh, M.
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Long after the bags are unpacked.
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Interact.
October, Vol. 8, No. 1, pp. 1-6.
1998
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An article about issues for adult MKs that considers the most common issues and their solutions and preventive measures. Same as Blomberg & Brooks, 2001, Fitted pieces: A guide for parents educating children overseas (pp. 295-305). St. Clair Shores, MI: SHARE Education Services.
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Author: |
Gjoen, J.
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Title: |
What are the risks of a boarding school experience?
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Interact.
May, Vol. 7, No. 4, pp. 2-5.
1998
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Summary: |
An article considering the impact of boarding school on several different aspects of the child's life to alert families to the potential psychological risks the MKs face. Same as Blomberg & Brooks, 2001, Fitted pieces: A guide for parents educating children overseas (pp. 626-632). St. Clair Shores, MI: SHARE Education Services.
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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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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: |
O'Donnell, K.
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Good books, good growth: Selections for lifelong learning.
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Evangelical Missions Quarterly,
33, 90-95.
1997
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An annotated bibliography of about 40 books gathered under four general categories. These would be good books to have on hand for missionaries to read. A previous list appeared in O'Donnell & Reddix (1995) Written resources for mission member care, International Journal of frontier Missions, 12, 219-222.
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Author: |
Love, R.
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Four stages of team development.)
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Evangelical Missions Quarterly,
32, 312-316.
1996
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A brief article noting that the four stages in team development are forming storming, norming, and performing. It also gives five major areas around which conflict usually occurs.
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Author: |
O'Donnell, K.
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Title: |
Written resources for mission member care.
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International Journal of Frontier Missions,
12, 219-222.
1995
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An annotated bibliography of about 60 books gathered under four general categories. These would be good books to have on hand for missionaries to read. A revised list appears in O'Donnell & Reddix (1997) Good books, good growth: Selections for lifelong learning, Evangelical Missions Quarterly, 33, 90-95.
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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: |
Jones, M.
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Title: |
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: |
Brammer, D.
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Peanut Butter Friends in a Chop Suey World.
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Greenville, SC: Bob Jones University Press.
1994
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Sixth-grader Amy and her family move to Taiwan to do missionary work, but even at her school for English-speaking students Amy finds the adjustment difficult. (Fiction, written for ages 9-12 but the issues are relevant for high school as well)
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Author: |
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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Author: |
Mackin, S.
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Multinational teams
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Missionary Care: Counting the cost for world evangelization (pp. 155-162).
Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library.
1992
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This article is reprinted EMQ, 28, April, 1992, pp. 134-140. It is based on the author's master's thesis and deals with biblical perspectives as well as relationships on multinational teams.
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Lewis, T.
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Coaching missionary teams
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Missionary Care: Counting the cost for world evangelization (pp. 163-170).
Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library.
1992
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A chapter on going to the field and helping the team accomplish something by being a "coach." It defines coaching, looks at the team, gives the profile of an effective coach as well as an example.
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White, F.
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The dynamics of healthy missions
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Missionary Care: Counting the cost for world evangelization (pp. 235-246).
Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library.
1992
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A very good application of systems theory to mission organizations with the main topics being cohesion, boundaries, adaptability, regulation, and communication
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O'Donnell, K.
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Tools for team viability
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Missionary Care: Counting the cost for world evangelization (pp. 184-201).
Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library.
1992
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An excellent source of techniques useful for working with teams. Included is a good sentence completion test, a good set of principles of conflict resolution, and good ways of using family trees to show relationships.
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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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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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Johnson, C. B.
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The current status of the provision of psychological services in missionary agencies in North America.
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Helping missionaries grow: Readings in mental health and missions (pp. 458-465).
Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library.
1988
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An 11 item survey of 55 mission agencies shows the use of psychological services by those agencies. The problem of relationships with other missionaries was by far the most frequent problem, and psychology or counseling training was the background of about half of the providers, and 60% were consultants. Same as in The Bulletin of the Christian Association for Psychological Studies, 1981, 7(4), 25-27.
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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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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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Allen, F.
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Why do they leave? Reflections on attrition.
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Helping missionaries grow: Readings in mental health and missions (pp. 421-431).
Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library.
1988
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An article about why people leave missions citing eight reasons, primarily from the author's memory rather than survey data. It also includes information form four mission organizations. Same as in Evangelical Missions Quarterly, 1986, 22, 118-129.
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Author: |
Foyle, M.
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Missionary relationships: Powderkeg or powerhouse?
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Helping missionaries grow: Readings in mental health and missions (pp. 399-406).
Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library.
1988
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A good, short article on conflicts between administration and personnel, and how to address them. Cultural differences between expatriates and expatriates and nationals are also discussed with ways of solving them. The problem with missionary subcultures are also addressed. Same as in Evangelical Missions Quarterly, 1985, 21, 342-349. Also many of these ideas are found in Chapter 8 of Foyle (1987) Overcoming missionary Stress, Wheaton, IL: Evangelical Missions Information Service.
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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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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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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: |
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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Williams, K.
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Resolving conflicts in Christian marriage.
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Helping missionaries grow: Readings in mental health and missions (pp. 211-218).
Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library.
1988
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An outstanding article giving five commitments, ten ground rules, three pre-confrontation principles, and eight steps to resolve conflict. It is specifically for conflict in marriage, but is applicable to all kinds of conflict. Does not tell what to do if conflict is not resolved. Much use of scripture throughout article.
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O'Donnell, K.
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Developmental tasks in the life cycle of mission families.
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Helping missionaries grow: Readings in mental health and missions (pp. 148-163)
Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library.
1988
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This is an application of McGoldrick and Carter's (1982) family life cycle approach to the missionary family. It raises many thought-provoking issues helpful to understanding the family. Same as in the Journal of Psychology and Theology, 1987, 15, 281-290.
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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: |
Warner, T.
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Teaching power encounter.
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Helping missionaries grow: Readings in mental health and missions (pp. 131-136).
Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library.
1988
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Short, but good, description of a course taught on power encounter. Same as in Evangelical Missions Quarterly, 1986, 22, 66-71.
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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: |
Gish, D.
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Title: |
Sources of missionary stress.
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Helping missionaries grow: Readings in mental health and missions (pp. 379-389).
Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library.
1988
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Summary: |
A survey of 547 missionaries on the field on a 65-item rating scale studying the sources of missionary stress. The leading causes of stress (over 47% reporting considerable to great stress) were confrontation, communicating across language-cultural barrier, time and effort maintaining donor relationships, amount of work, work priorities. These were compared across place of service, gender, age, marital status, nationality, years of service, type of service, and amount of time on the job. Same as in Journal of Psychology and Theology, 1983, 11, 238-242.
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Author: |
O'Donnell, K.
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Title: |
Developmental tasks in the life cycle of mission families.
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Journal of Psychology and Theology,
15, 281-290.
1987
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Summary: |
This is an application of McGoldrick and Carter's (1982) family life cycle approach to the missionary family. It raises many thought-provoking issues helpful to understanding the family. Same as in O'Donnell & O'Donnell (1988), Helping missionaries grow, Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library (pp. 148-163).
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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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Title: |
Adolescents, stress, and the missionary family.
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Evangelical Missions Quarterly,
23, 144-150.
1987
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Summary: |
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: |
Austin, C.
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Title: |
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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Summary: |
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: |
Warner, T.
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Title: |
Teaching power encounter.
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Evangelical Missions Quarterly,
22, 66-71.
1986
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Summary: |
Short, but good, description of a course taught on power encounter. Same as in O'Donnell & O'Donnell (1988), helping Missionaries Grow (131-141), Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library.
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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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Title: |
Counseling Christian Workers.
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Waco, TX: Word.
1986
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Summary: |
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: |
Anderson, C.
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Title: |
Harmonious working relationships within a multinational faculty.
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New directions in missions: Implications for MKs. Compendium of the International Conference on Missionary Kids, Manila, Philippines, November 5-9, 1984 (pp. 383-393).
Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library.
1986
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Summary: |
A chapter about differences in the structure of education and the differences in people. It is specifically discussing teachers, but is just as relevant to students as well.
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Author: |
Allen, F.
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Title: |
Why do they leave? Reflections on attrition.
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Evangelical Missions Quarterly,
22, 118-129.
1986
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Summary: |
An article about why people leave missions citing eight reasons, primarily from the author's memory rather than survey data. It also includes information from four mission organizations. Same as in O'Donnell & O'Donnell (1988), Helping missionaries grow (pp. 421-431), Pasadena, CA: William Carey Press.
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Author: |
Smith, S.
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Title: |
The trouble with my home board is.
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Evangelical Missions Quarterly,
21, 118-128.
1985
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Summary: |
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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Title: |
Readers cite rushed visits and lack of pastoral care.
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Evangelical Missions Quarterly,
21, 128-131.
1985
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Summary: |
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: |
Foyle, M.
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Title: |
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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Summary: |
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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Title: |
Missionary relationships: Powderkeg or powerhouse?
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Evangelical missions Quarterly,
21, 342-349.
1985
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Summary: |
A good, short article on conflicts between administration and personnel, and how to address them. Cultural differences between expatriates and expatriates and nationals are also discussed with ways of solving them. The problem with missionary subcultures are also addressed. Same as in O'Donnell & O'Donnell (1988), Helping missionaries grow (399-406), Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library. Many of these ideas are also found in Chapter 7 of Foyle (1987) Overcoming missionary stress, Wheaton, IL: Evangelical Missions Information Service.
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Author: |
Gish, D.
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Title: |
Sources of missionary stress.
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Journal of Psychology and Theology,
11, 236-242.
1983
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Summary: |
A survey of 547 missionaries on the field on a 65-item rating scale studying the sources of missionary stress. The leading causes of stress (over 47% reporting considerable to great stress) were confrontation, communicating across language-cultural barrier, time and effort maintaining donor relationships, amount of work, work priorities. These were compared across place of service, gender, age, marital status, nationality, years of service, type of service, and amount of time on the job. Same as in O'Donnell & O'Donnell (1988), Helping missionaries grow (379-389), Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library.
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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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Summary: |
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: |
Fritz, J.
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Title: |
Homesick--My Own Story.
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New York: Yearling Press.
1982
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Summary: |
This book is the story of the author's life growing up in a tumultuous China when foreigners were becoming more and more unpopular. Written for children 8-12 years of age, the book is a Newberry Honor Book and winner of the American Book Award for Children's Fiction.
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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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