MEMBER CARE RESOURCES



CONTENTS:
/ Furloughs / Books & Articles Relating to Missionary Care / Homeschooling / Hospitality / Interpersonal Skills / Missionary Care / Database / Member Care Conferences / Member Care Issues / Member Care Ministries / Missions and Marriages / Missionary Lifestyle Issues / Missionary Retreat & Housing Options / MKs & TCKs / Organizational Resources / Retirees / Retired Missionaries / Seminars / Serving as Senders / Resources/Links / Team Development /

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HOMESCHOOLING:
Christian Homeschool Fellowship
http://www.chfweb.com
Curriculum - http://www.cornerstonecurriculum.com/
Christian Homeschooling Curriculum - Adventures in Art
Christian Homeschooling curriculum re Music and the Masters
CHRISTIAN SERVICE AND MISSIONS PROJECTS FOR PRESCHOOLERS
Homeschooling -
Home School Resources for Christians - these may not all be biblically based on this particular web site but the following are, I believe
http://locc.org/
http://locc.org/hmschcat.htm
Kids for the World Resource List
The Home Schooler’s Website -
A Biblical Light on Education -
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FURLOUGHS

A Humourous Look at Missionary Furloughs

Furlough Devotional Reflections

HOSPITALITY:
Hospitality and Spirituality
The Gift of Hospitality
Windmill Meadow Ranch - Carolyn's Help Yourself Bed and Breakfast Cabins -

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MEMBER CARE CONFERENCES

Pastor to Missionaries Conference

MEMBER CARE MINISTRIES

Barnabas International - a world-wide ministry of encouragement to missionaries, MKs, & national pastors"

Emmaus Road International

Godspeed Missionary Care

Interaction - for MK Parents

LINK CARE CENTER

MEMBERCARE.org

ServantCare -

MISSIONARY CARE LINKS

Adult Children of Alcoholics as Missionaries

A Member Care Model for Best Practice

Bribery - Where Are the Lines?

Crisis Intervention for Missionaries

Areas of On-field Supervision -

Asbury College – Psychological Dept. – Missionary Care – lots of resources
http://www.asbury.edu/academ/psych/mis_care/
Bethesda Care – resources re mental health - http://www.bethesdacares.org

Caring for Missionary Speakers

DEBRIEFING & RENEWAL: (DAR) plus the Consultation on
Debriefing And Renewal (CODAR) -www.mti.org/dar1.htm and www.mti.org/codar.htm

Developing a Flow of Care and Care-Givers

Do Mission Agencies Need to Do Member Care?

EMERGE MINISTRIES, INC (www.emerge.org) is a full-service, outpatient agency with an evangelical Christian orientation. EMERGE provides a wide range of psychological counseling, therapy, testing, consultation, education, workshops, and seminars for the Christian community. Since 1989 EMERGE has ministered to missionary personnel through its "Department of Clinical Ministries to Ministers and Missionaries".

MEMBER CARE (www.membercare.org) This site is offered as an information and resource clearinghouse for missionary care. It is a developing site. We will continue to add new information and resources as they are brought to our attention. Your contributions of information and resources are vital to the development of this resource site. The site is maintained by The Task Force for Member Care (MemCa) under the auspices of the Mission Commission of the World Evangelical Fellowship (WEF).

Godspeed Missionary Care Corporation
Hiring a Missions Pastor - http://www.acmc.org/mssn_pstr.html – article

Issues & Needs Arising From Cross Cultural Ministry

MemCa – incredible listing of missionary care resources! Joining forces with other Missionary Care ministries to present a cooperated effort: http://www.caring.westhost.com/

Member Care at the Frontiers: More Than Counseling

Missionary Care Resources – many!
http://www.caring.westhost.com/missiona.htm
http://www.asbury.edu/academ/psych/mis_care/links.htm

Missionary Care brochures online
http://www.asbury.edu/academ/psych/mis_care/brochure.htm
What Missionaries Ought to Know about Adolescence
What Missionaries Ought to Know about Anxiety
What Missionaries Ought to Know about Books for Missionary Care
What Missionaries Ought to Know about Burnout
What Missionaries Ought to Know about Conflict
What Missionaries Ought to Know about Counseling
What Missionaries Ought to Know about Depression
What Missionaries Ought to Know about Each Other
What Missionaries Ought to Know about Expectations
What Missionaries Ought to Know about Grief
What Missionaries Ought to Know about Guilt
What Missionaries Ought to Know about Forgiveness
What Missionaries Ought to Know about Member Care
What Missionaries Ought to Know about Member Care Consulting
What Missionaries Ought to Know about Psychological Testing
What Missionaries Ought to Know about Relationships
What Missionaries Ought to Know about Sexual Stress

Missionary Care: many excellent resources re missionary care!
http://www.iteams.org/ITeams/resource/crdb/Topic-Missionary_care.html

O’Flare’s Mental Health Issues: incredible listing of resources! –
http://www.netastic.com/oflare/m-health/mental_health.html

ONline Help for People in Missions and HERE and HERE

BOOKS ON MISSIONARY CARE
http://www-students.biola.edu/~jay/mhim/mhimbooks.html
http://www.iteams.org/ITeams/resource/crdb/Topic-Missionary_care.html

Caring for Your Returning Missionaries - book
Hiring a Missions Pastor
http://www.acmc.org/mssn_pstr.html
How To Series
http://www.iteams.org/ITeams/resource/crdb/cr100723.html
How to Pray for Missionaries
http://www.iteams.org/ITeams/resource/crdb/cr100721.html
Loving Your Missionaries Through the Holidays
http://www.acmc.org/holiday.html

Maintaing Missionary Health

Member Care Practices & Experiences
Missionary Re-Entry: The Church's Role
http://www.iteams.org/ITeams/resource/crdb/cr100199.htm

Missionaries: Safe or Expendable?

Processing Psychological Evaluations

Redeeming PreMature Field Departure
Re-Entry: Making the Transition from Missions to Life at Home
http://www.iteams.org/ITeams/resource/crdb/cr102225.html

Relational Issues

Serving as Senders: 6 Ways to Support Your Missionaries
http://www.iteams.org/ITeams/resource/crdb/cr100265.html

The Church's Care for Missionaries and the Missionaries' Care for Nationals

The Missionary Family
http://www.iteams.org/ITeams/resource/crdb/cr100360.html

The Place of the CROSS in Missionary Care

Understanding and Nurturing the Missionary Family
http://www.iteams.org/ITeams/resource/crdb/cr100452.html

Unrealistic Expectations: The Downfall of Many Missionaries

Virtual Missionary Care

Your Church: Maximizing Missionary Furloughs
http://www.iteams.org/ITeams/resource/crdb/cr100150.html

Your Church: Stimulating Missions in the Home
http://www.iteams.org/ITeams/resource/crdb/cr100161.html

What to Do If You Lose Your Purse or Wallet

When & How Should We Evacuate Our People?

Why Missionaries Fall

William Carey (Missions) Resource Library
http://www.uscwm.org/mobilization/resources/wcl/wcl-cat.html

Written Resources for Mission Member Care

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MISSIONS & MARRIAGES

10 Steps to Sexual Sin and How NOT to Take Them

Affair-Proof Your Marriage

Being a 'real' Missionary

Books on Missions and Marriage

Can Your Marriage Survive the Mission Field?

Cross Cultural Marriages

Emotional Dependency

Facing Sexual Pitfalls on the Field

FOR THE MISSION BOARD: What Should You Ask the Missionary?

Forgiving Adultery

How Does the Mission Field Affect Your Married Life?

Making Your Marriage Last a Lifetime

Making Your Marriage Thrive on the Mission Field

Missions & Marriages - Bill & Carol O'Hara

Resources for Marriages

The Missionary Pressure Cooker


DATABASE:
Missionary Care Database

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SEMINARS, etc.-
Consultation on Missionary Care (MTI's)
http://www.mti.xc.org/conmc.htm

Convention on Member Care (MTI's)
http://www.mti.org/cmc.htm

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RESOURCES/LINKS
ACMC (Advancing Churches in Missions Committment)
http://www.uscwm.org/mf/95/MF95.01-02.25-ACMC.html

Loads of Missionary Care Resources and Links!!
http://www.iteams.org/ITeams/resource/crdb/Topic-Missionary_care.html

Member Care Resources

Missiology: Resources in Missionary Care

Missionary Care Resources and Here and HERE

Resources for Caring for Missionaries
http://acmc.org/care.html

What Missionaries Ought to Know About Books for Missionary Care

TEAM DEVELOPMENT

Four Stages of Team Development - Rick Love

Making the Team

Multinational Teams

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