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MISSIONARY CARE: RESOURCE LINKS MEMBERCARE.ORG A valuable clearinghouse for world-wide missionary care resources SHARPENING YOUR INTERPERSONAL SKILLS WORKSHOP 50+ SUGGESTIONS FOR A MEMBER CARE LIBRARY ARTICLES 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. BOOKS DOING MEMBER CARE WELL by Kelly O’Donnell “This book delivers what it promises! Here are 50 chapters from the widest selection of writers in the member care field to date... [that] take member care beyond its usual boundaries.” -- Brent Lindquist, President, Link Care Center NOTE: For a pdf (a very large file/slow download) of this book go to the following page, scroll down to Doing Member Care Well and click on the icon: http://www.wearesources.org/publications.aspx THE OVERLOAD SYNDROME by Richard Swenson Where does overload come from? What does it look like? What will it lead to? jost importantly, what can you do about it? The Overload Syndrome examines these questions and offers prescriptions to counteract its effects and restore time to rest and space to heal. ONLINE MAGAZINES ENCOURAGEMENT (monthly) by Barnabas International PETER'S WIFE (monthly) Help and encouragement for women living cross-culturally with a topically categorized archives of both previous newsletters and comments from readers. WOMEN OF THE HARVEST (bi-monthly) BLOGS CORE MEMBER CARE by Dr's Kelly & Michelle O'Donnell top MISSIONARY KIDS: click here top PRAYER SUPPORT RAISING HOW WE STARTED A PRAYER NETWORK OF 400 PEOPLE IN SIX MONTHS top SUPPORT: see SUPPORT RAISING top CONFLICT RESOLUTION BOOKS CROSS-CULTURAL CONFLICT: BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS FOR EFFECTIVE MINISTRY This is a book not just of theory but of practical models of conflict resolution. Pastors, evangelists, businesspeople, missionaries, students--anyone who wants to communicate more effectively with neighbors and colleagues--will find this book immensely helpful. WORKSHOPS SHARPENING YOUR INTERPERSONAL SKILLS This unparalleled four and a half day training from International Training Partners covers the following topics: - Loving Listening - Drawing people out - Helping Others Solve Problems - Confronting - Receiving Confrontation - Managing our Conflicts - Helping Others Manage Conflicts - Building Personal Trust - Living in Community - Helping Others Grieve Well - Being an Encourager - The Battle for Moral Purity - Managing Stress - Maintaining Margin top RETREAT MINISTRIES RETREATS WITH COUNSELING (missionfinder.org) RETREATS WITHOUT COUNSELING (missionfinder.org) top CONTINUING EDUCATION OVERSEAS MINISTRIES STUDY CENTER The Overseas Ministries Study Center seeks to strengthen the Christian world mission by providing residential programs for the renewal of missionaries and international church leaders, advancement of mission scholarship through research and publication, and continuing education in cross-cultural Christian ministries. top BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES AQUACULTURE INTERNATIONAL, INC. A non-profit organization dedicated to the economically sound, environmentally compatible growth of the aquaculture industry through education and consultation. The organization is involved in the establishment on several practical and innovative demonstration facilities which are economically feasible and can be replicated by farmers, missionaries and other interested individuals. top COMMUNICATING EFFECTIVELY: ARTICLES MISSIONARY COMMUNICATIONS by Ellen Livingood (Catalyst Services ) If it is essential to keep churches and individual donors informed about field ministry in order to maintain effective prayer and involvement, then top-quality missionary communication is a non-negotiable. This issue of Postings offers numerous suggestions not only for field workers but also for churches and agencies to improve the level of high-impact correspondence. (Note: for additional postings from Catalyst Services click here.) EMAIL PRAYER AND NEWSLETTER GUIDELINES by Jonathon Kanner COMPULSIVE OBSESSION WITH DETAILS WILL SAVE YOUR NECK WHEN GIVING PRESENTATIONS by Pamela Slim Great bullet points on making sure you are ready for: presentations and slideshows, when traveling out of town by plane to an event, teleclasses or radio show interviews involving outside guests, webinars or web-based training. FIFTY WAYS TO EXPRESS GRATITUDE TO PARTNERS IN THE MINISTRY by Ken Williams, Ph.D. See also: PRAYER LETTER SERVICES top TECHNOLOGY: Clicking here will take you to: TECHNOLOGY & MISSIONS (in a new browser window) top BUILD YOUR OWN WEB SITE MINISTRY HOME Hundreds of missionaries have utilized Ministry Home as they choice for building their own ministry web site. Keep family, friends, pray-ers and supporters informed with a blog, photo albums, document uploads (Word, pdf's, etc.) links to videos, archives of your newsletter, etc.. Also, Ministry Home comes with a Gift Card service, so your supporters can order a wide range of the jost common gift cards available today - with a percentage of the sales benefitting your ministry! top GOING OVERSEAS: |