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Contents of What Missionaries Ought to Know

Preface

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Introduction

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What Missionaries Ought to Know ...

 

Part 1: Beginning with Basics

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  1. ... about Maintaining Health 10
  2. ... about Stress 16
  3. ... about Time-Oriented Cultures 22
  4. ... about Expectations 28
  5. ... about Saying Goodbye 34
  6. ... about Coping with Change 39
  7. ... about Reentry 45

Part 2: Everyday Challenges

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  8. ... about Event-Oriented Cultures 51
  9. ... about Culture Stress 58
  10. ... about Managing Money 63
  11. ... about Grief 69
  12. ... about Guilt 75
  13. ... about Anger 81
  14. ... about Sleep 86
  15. ... about Loneliness 92
Part 3: Challenges That May Become Problems 98
  16. ...about Suffering 99
  17. ....about Burnout 105
  18. ... about Anxiety 112
  19. ... about Coping with Anxiety 117
  20. ... about Depression 123
  21. ... about Coping with Depression 129
  22. ....about Suicide 135
  23. ... about Trauma, PTSD, & CISD 141
  24. ... about Healing of Memories 146
Part 4: Family and Sexuality 151
  25. ... about Children's Adjustment 152
  26. ... about Adolescence 158
  27. ....about Ministry Separation 164
  28. ... about Sexual Stress 170
  29. ... about Internet Immorality 176
  30. ... about Sexual Abuse 182
  31. ... about Maintaining Sexual Purity 188
Part 5: Relationships with others 193
  32. ... about Relationships 194
  33. ... about Comparison and Envy 200
  34. ... about Leadership 206
  35. ... about Each Other: Builders to Busters 212
  36. ... about Conflict 217
  37. ... about Forgiveness 223
  38. ... about Reconciliation 229
Part 6: Caring for Missionaries 235
  39. ... about Member Care 236
  40. ... about Psychological Testing 241
  41. ... about Counseling 246
  42. ... about Debriefing 252
Part 7: Ending Well 258
  43. ... about Aging Parents 259
  44. ... about Retirement 265
Recommended Readings 271
About the Author 279
   
   

 

 

 
 
 

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