Grace's List
Thanks to Grace <gracew@idmail.com> for assembling this set of links on Missionary Care.
MemberCare
http://www.membercare.org/
Areas of On-field Supervision - http://www.caring.westhost.com/onfield.htm
- article
Asbury College - Psychological Dept. - Missionary Care - lots of resources
http://www.asbury.edu/academ/psych/mis_care/
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
Barnabas International: "a world wide ministry of encouragement to missionaries, MKs, & national pastors" -
http://www.barnabas.org/lowgraphics.html
Bethesda Care - resources re mental health - http://www.bethesdacares.org
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
http://www.missionarycare.org/
Hiring a Missions Pastor - http://www.acmc.org/mssn_pstr.html - article
Link Care Center: - resources to minister to missionaries -
http://www.linkcare.org
Missionary Care Resources - many!
http://www.asbury.edu/academ/psych/mis_care/links.htm
O'Flare's Mental Health Issues: incredible listing of resources! -
http://www.netastic.com/oflare/m-health/mental_health.html
Books On Missionary Care
http://www-students.biola.edu/~jay/mhim/mhimbooks.html
http://www.iteams.org/ITeams/resource/crdb/Topic Missionary_care.html
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
Missionary Re-Entry: The Church's Role
http://www.iteams.org/ITeams/resource/crdb/cr100199.html
Re-Entry: Making the Transition from Missions to Life at Home
http://www.iteams.org/ITeams/resource/crdb/cr102225.html
Serving as Senders: 6 Ways to Support Your Missionaries
http://www.iteams.org/ITeams/resource/crdb/cr100265.html
The Missionary Family
http://www.iteams.org/ITeams/resource/crdb/cr100360.html
Understanding and Nurturing the Missionary Family
http://www.iteams.org/ITeams/resource/crdb/cr100452.html
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
Database:
Missionary Care Database
http://www.asbury.edu/academ/psych/mis_care/dwnload.htm
Seminars, Etc.
Convention on Member Care (MTI's)
http://www.mti.org/cmc.htm
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
Resources for Caring for Missionaries
http://acmc.org/care.html
Looking for resources on missionary furloughs?
Grace has a few. Check out:
Furlough Resources
http://www.iteams.org/ITeams/resource/crdb/Topic-Furlough.html
Maximizing Missionary Furloughs http://www.acmc.org/furlough.html - article
Sharen's List
The following items were added by Sharen <sjeden@pobox.com> for the August 9, 2000 Brigada Today. (There might be *some* duplication between the two lists.)
Link Care Center
Link Care in Fresno, CA.
1734 WestShaw Ave, 93711; (559) 439-5920, Fax: (559) 439-2214;
E mail: info@linkcare.org
Barbara Walsh checks email and coordinates all the requests. Pres. Brent Linquist. Web site: www.linkcare.org
Associate Director of Recruitment, Evangelical Free Church of Canada Mission
A PERSONAL REFERENCE FOR TWO CENTERS:
I was a missionary in Japan for 34 years and have been here at the U.S.Center for World Mission in Pasadena, CA, for 16 years.
1.) Perhaps the best-known agency is Link Care in Fresno, CA. We have sent a number of individuals and families there and have seen good results. (1734 WestShaw Ave, 93711; (209) 439-5920, Fax: (209) 439 2214;
E-mail: 75027.2265@compuserve.com Pres. Brent Linquist. www.linkcare.org
2.) Another, which was formerly Missionary Internship in MI, is now MissionTraining Int'l, P.O. Box 50110, Colorado Springs, CO 80949, (719)594-0687; Fax 594-4682; E-mail: <MIntern@aol.com> and Web: <www.mti.org> Mr Paul E Nelson, Pres.
In Christian fellowship, Evelyn Varney <Evelyn.Varney@uscwm.org>
Mission Training International offers a one-week Debriefing And Renewal (DAR) program four times each year in February, May, August, and November. These programs are unique since a parallel program is offered for school aged children who come with their parents. From infants to teens, there is something for everyone in the family. This is intended for anyone going through a time of transition not just for those who are having "problems." More information on the DAR can be found at
>http://www.mti.org/dar1.htm< or
>http://www.mti.org< at "Training Programs."
For those mission administrators who plan to provide, or want to enrich their debriefing and renewal counsel to their personnel, Mission Training International is also offering a program next February 5-9, 2001 called "Consultation On Debriefing And Renewal" (CODAR).
Details on the CODAR can be found at >http://www.mti.org/codar.htm< or
>http://www.mti.org< at "Workshops."
Sincerely,
Karen Nelson
Registrar & Support Services Coordinator <MTIreg@aol.com>
Mission Training International
PO Box 50110, Colorado Springs CO 80949
800-896-3710 or 719-594-0687 Fax: 719-594-4682
<Mintern@aol.com> or
<Info@mti.org>
My family was on the mission field in Indonesia for about 20 years. My father now focuses his time on missionary care, doing workshops around the world. He doesn't just work with missionaries, but that is where his heart is.
My father lost his wife (my mother) to breast cancer in 1996 and his new wife, Janice, lost her husband to a sudden heart attack in 1995, so they both are well acquainted with grief and so much of their focus is on helping missionaries work through their griefs on and off the field to help them stay effective.
If you would be interested in speaking with my dad, his name is Jim North, phone #719-594-4235. He currently lives in Colorado Springs and is working for an organization called Missionary Internship.
Hope this is of some help to you. He is an excellent listener and counselor and definitely has a heart to help missionaries grow, heal and continue in God's work in their home country or on the field.
Sincerely, Cindy Meinert
Return-Path: <indogirlmo@yahoo.com>
"I want to be sure you have it in your file since I can highly recommend their services. It is Fairhaven Ministries"
Fairhaven2@juno.com
Tom Streeter <tstreete@twr.mc> Their URL is: http://www.fairhaven1.com/
Tuscarora Resource Center.
Pennsylvania:
A resource on the east coast is Tuscarora Resource Center. It handles counseling for pastors and their families, missionaries, specific re-entry, MK counseling etc. It is located in a very unusual setting, in the Pennsylvania countryside about 20 minutes from Sucasunna New Jersey, and very close to Mt. Bethel, PA. The "campus" is a Bavarian style residence designed by a dentist for use as his own home. When he moved out he was looking for a Christian organization that would use it for ministry and sold it for far less than what it was worth.
You can find out more by writing to:
Tuscarora Resource Center, 870 Sunrise Blvd., Mount Bethel, PA 18343-6006
TEL: (570) 897-5115
FAX: (570) 897-0144
E-mail: trccares@ptdprolog.net
Gaylan Mathiesen, Assistant for Asia, Lutheran Brethren World Missions
Return-Path: <gmathiesen@juno.com>
Lifeway Ministries, Inc. International
Cincinnati
Friends,Our ministry provides training, selection screening and counseling for pastors, missionaries and their families. We travel to Singapore, Taiwan Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Russia from Cincinnati, Ohio where we have an office with several counselors.
Gary Sweeten <gsweeten@cinci.rr.com>
Lifeway Ministries, Inc. International 4015 Executive Park Dr. # 305 Cincinnati, Oh 45241
A non-profit ministry Changing leaders, One heart at a time. Changing churches, One leader at a time. Changing communities, One church at a time. Changing nations, One community at a time
The Pharos Group
Engewood, Colorado
The Pharos Group:
President - Tom Beck
Counselor - Harvey Powers
Engelwood, Colorado TEL: 303-713-1001
They do a range of different counseling sessions and we have sent and referred several people to them. They to a great job.
-Jim Rathbun, Leadership Development International
<jimrath@attglobal.net>
ABWE and personsons willing to help
ABWE, according to their literature, send their representatives to the place where the missionary is returning to. They try to do this within three days, I think. You could write to them and ask them, or check them out on line.
My wife and I are former missionaries and have some experience with "crash and burn" symptoms and recovery. We'd love to make ourselves available for anyone interested in help.
You can contact us via e-mail:
pathuot@prodigy.net <
Hope that this helps you out.
-Pat <
Missionary Care Services
Denver
Missionary Care Services is a branch of Southwest Counseling Associates in Littleton, Colorado, a suburb of Denver. It's an excellent outpatient center, and they can help missionaries locate housing and vehicles when in town for extended times. You can check them out on line at <sca-solutions.org> We use them frequently, and have never been disappointed in the quality of care and the biblical basis of counseling.
Fran Blomberg, Director of Missions, Mission Hills Church, Littleton, CO
Return-Path: <Mozhna@aol.com>
World View Center
Portland
I'm in private practice, based in the World View Center which is run by the Institute for International Christian Communication (it's a missionary training center), in Portland, Oregon. I'm a veteran missionary (Indonesia) and Pastor (10yrs) prior to returning to school (Western Seminary) for a degree in counseling. My specialty is the mission community and, actually, anyone in full time Christian service. I have housing capabilities for singles, couples, and sometimes families. They're not plush, but certainly adequate for short term debriefs and such.
My address is 6012 SE Yamhill, Portland, OR
97215.
Phone 503-872-3769
eMail:
CJVcounsel@aol.com
.
If you have other questions, don't hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely, A partner in Kingdom growth.
Chuck Verro, M.A.
Godspeed Missionary Care
Godspeed Missionary Care< http://www.missionarycare.org/ >, gives an overview of who we are and what our small ministry has to offer. There is also a page ("other sites of interest") with links to a number of organizations who also supply similar services. Please let me know if you have any questions.. Godspeed..
Barney M.Davis, Jr., M.D.
Executive Director, Godspeed Missionary Care
Godspeed@maf.org
Pre-Field Orientation for TCK
Personnel Address: TCK-PFO, PO Box 35097
Colorado Springs, CO 80935-3509
Phone: 719-594-4612 Fax: 719-531 0631
Barnabas International Reentry Seminar for the Sons and Daughters of Missionaries
Address: Barnabas International PO Box 11211 Rockford, IL 61126
Phone:
815-395-1335 Fax: 815-395-1385
E-mail: mkreentry@barnabas.org
Web Site:
www.barnabas.org
Interaction
Giving high school and college students a running start through transition to North America and into life beyond.
Address: Interaction PO Box
158 Houghton, NY 14744-0158
Phone: 716-567-8774 Fax: 716-567-4598
E-mail:
Interaction@compuserve.com
LifeFOCUS Workshop
My husband and I offer a workshop for those in transition or seeking to discover and/or understand God's call. The workshop (called LifeFOCUS Journey) is a ministry of LEGACY Forums, an affiliate of The Navigators. The workshop is generally 7 or 14 weeks in length (though it is "adjustable"). It seeks not to help people create an ideal future, but to help them discover God's best for their lives (His plan) -- and then act on it.
People could contact us at:
14510 Club Villa Drive, Suite A, Colorado
Springs, CO 80921
TEL: (719)487-9426 Bill.Eckert@legacyforums.com
or they
could contact Chip Battle,
3009 Jeannie Anna Court, Suite 201, Oak Hill,
Virginia 20171
tel:(703)742-4031 Chip.Battle@legacyforums.com
Bill and Sandi Eckert
I've got a page on my web site with a few re-entry tips. Check it out at http://david.snu.edu/~hculbert.fs/reentry.htm
Howard Culbertson, Professor of Missions, Southern Nazarene University e-mail: hculbert@snu.eduhome page: http://david.snu.edu/~hculbert.fs/ Return-Path: <HCulbert@snu.edu>
TFC is a missionary prep college and there are always missionaries on furlough or between assignments in residence on the campus.
Available at
http://www.eri.org, <Emmaus_Road@eri.org>, (858) 292-7020, or 7150 Tanner
Court, San Diego, CA 92111 USA.
Re-Entry, Making the Transition from Missions to Life at Home
Peter Jordan has a good
book on the topic: Re-Entry, Making the Transition from Missions to Life at
Home. It was published by YWAM in 1992. The ISBN is0-927545-40-3.
Crossing Cultures: How to Manage the Stress of Re-Entry
The Salvation Army has published a
book called Crossing Cultures: How to Manage the Stress of Re-Entry edited by
Margaret Burt and Peter Farthing, 1996 The Salvation Army, Australia Eastern
Territory, 140 Elizabeth Street, Sydney 2000, Australia. ISBN 0 909206 39 2.
Missionary Team: Extending God's Kingdom Together
The Missionary Training Service has also published a booklet called The
Missionary Team: Extending God's Kingdom Together which covers re-entry among
many other practical aspects of missionary work. Available from the
Missionary Training Service - e-mail: coord@missionarytraining.org Cost $6.50
plus $1.50 post and packing surface or US$3.00 airmail. Credit card payments
or cheques in any currency to: The Missionary Training Service, 18 Aston Way,
Oswestry, Shropshire SY11 2XY, United Kingdom.
Books
The Reentry Team: Caring For Your Returning Missionaries. Neal Pirolo.
Copyright 2000. Published by Emmaus Road International.
Visits since January 31st, 2001
