Articles
Mind the Gaps: Engaging the Church in Missionary Care
Mind the Gaps is intended to empower churches, to complement and enhance the efforts of the member care department of mission sending agencies, and ...
COVID-19 Superspreader Events in 28 Countries: Critical Patterns and Lessons
In 1899, a German bacteriologist named Carl Flügge proved that microbes can be transmitted ballistically through large droplets that emit at high v ...
Overview
Grief is the response to loss of something meaningful Grief is the natural response to losing a loved one. Most people don’t need grief therapists, ...
A lament for the griefs we don’t have time to grieve
April and May are usually a grieving season for mission communities. This year it has been particularly rough. Schools closed without warning. Peop ...
Why should I stay home?: a social distancing book for kids
This is a book that every parent with young kids needs right now to talk to their kids about social distancing. 50% of the profits from this book w ...
The Re-entry Roadmap: Find Your Best Next Step After Living Abroad
Are you returning “home” after living, working or studying abroad? Warning: for most people, re-entry (repatriation) is the hardest part of the ent ...
Doing Member Care Well - Perspectives and Practices From Around the World
[DESCRIPTION] This book explores how member care is being practiced around the world to equip sending organizations as they intentionally...
Traumatized by Religious Abuse: Courage, Hope and Freedom for Survivors
‘Traumatized by Religious Abuse: Courage, Hope and Freedom for Survivors’ is a comprehensive resource for those who have experienced religious abus ...
Family Factors in Missionary Attrition
by Andrea Sears Forging ahead with the results of our returned missionary survey… The first major section of the report has to do with factors rela ...
Global Transition Research
Research related to culture and transitions in a changing home or school community
What You Need to Know About Magnesium and Your Sleep
A sleep-promoting, stress-reducing, disease-protecting, essential mineral
Just one supportive adult cuts the chance an LGBTQ youth will attempt suicide by 40%
0ver 1.8 million young LGBTQ people considered suicide each year. Any supportive adult can make a difference - not just a parent...