Easy tools for ordinary people to Transform into the likeness of Jesus Christ.
We must be able to Immerse ourselves into the local culture.
Empowering ordinary people to Engage the community with the love of Jesus.
MISSIONARY SERVICES INVENTORY & WELCOME BASKET
Here are two global outreach tools you can use together or implement individually to expand your care for missionaries on home assignment.
CARING FOR MISSIONARIES ON HOME ASSIGNMENT
Great advice on how to welcome your missionaries back from the field.
MINISTERING TO MISSIONARY CHILDREN
Resources to help local church members show love and appreciation to MKs
WHAT MISSIONARIES OUGHT TO KNOW (SERIES)
Brochures in this series contain general information about various topics related to mental health and missionary care. These brochures are all titled, "What Missionaries Ought to Know about ______," and each one contains information on topics ranging from adolescence to guilt to trauma.
SERVING AS SENDERS (Book review by Lisa Calvin)
Your Part in Foreign Mission Work: A Summary of the Book Serving as Senders by Neal Pirolo
(See also, I'm Not Gonna Read Dat Book! directly below)
I'M NOT GONNA READ DAT BOOK! by Neal Pirolo
Here's a great article about a missionary candidate who initially was resistant to reading I, but who finally read it and put it into practice by establishing a team of senders.
TOURING THE TERRAIN: AN INTERNATIONAL SAMPLER OF MEMBER CARE LITERATURE, by Kelly O'Donnell
The member care literature continues to expand, informing member care programs, policies, and practice. Here is a compilation of many of the key published materials that have been developed so far.
TEN REASONS MISSIONARIES LEAVE THE FIELD AND DON'T RETURN by George Verwer
Scroll down a bit to find this on George Verwers Mission Mobilization Network newsletter
WEA’S COMMISSION (JOURNAL) SERIES OF ARTICLES ON MEMBER CARE
Click here to find the WEA Publications page, then click on the file folder to the left of “Connections”, then click on “2003 February Connections”
Contents include:
• Member Care: An International Model for Best Practice, Kelly O’Donnell
• Helping Senders Develop A Flow of Care, Dave Pollock
• Member Care for African Mission Personnel, Naomi Famonure
• In the Trenches with Asian Missionaries, Ah Kie Lim
• Awakening Pastoral Care in Latin American Missions, Christopher Shaw
• Goads, or...Missiological Proverbs, Stan Nussbaum
• Reports:
• Member Services to National Missionary Movements, Bertil Ekström
• International Missionary Training Fellowship, Jonathan Lewis
• Future Directions for Member Care: PACTS, Kelly O’Donnell
FUTURE DIRECTIONS FOR MEMBER CARE: INTEGRATING NEW AND OLD TREASURES by Kelly O'Donnell
A member care working group of 15-20 people met in March 2006 as part of a major conference. The conference was attended by some 350 leaders from around the world. It focused on networking together in order to effectively minister among Unreached People Groups (UPGs).
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ENCOURAGEMENT (monthly) by Barnabas International
PETER'S WIFE (monthly)
This is a great resource for women living and serving in cross-cultural situations. Providing a monthly e-newsletter with great topical archives of articles to search through, a very helpful collection of favorite links, resources and topical archives of members comments. Thanks to John McVay of the Journey Deepens for the connection!
WOMEN OF THE HARVEST (bi-monthly)
This bi-monthly, written by North American women who are or who have been serving cross-culturally, provides stories and articles by women who know the difficulties of adjusting to a new culture, stumbling over a new language, finding a place in ministry, and setting up house with sometimes unusual furniture and amenities! Filled with practical tips, medical advice, personal stories, recipes and more.
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OneOur Neighborhood Mission system is so doable that anyone with heart can do it.
TwoWe coach and train to help develop Christians to become Neighborhood Missionaries.
ThreeEvery person is unique, Every neighborhood is unique. You plan must be flexible.