Here is information on a new book that we edited to support the work in international mission, humanitarian aid, and development. We are two consulting psychologists working in/from Geneva, Dr. Kelly and Dr. Michele O’Donnell. —————————–Global Member Care (volume 2):Read more…
Global Mental Health and Unreached People Groups
Mental disorders are a vastly overlooked area in considering our responsibilities and opportunities as the church. How do mental disorders affect those in Unreached People Groups–and other vulnerable groups? Let’s consider this quote first for some of the current andRead more…
Managing Stress for Mission/Aid Workers—Self Assessment Tools
Here is a stress assessment tool (13 items) from the International Federation of the Red Cross, Managing Stress in the Field (2001) http://www.ifrc.org/cgi/pdf_pubshealth.pl?stress.pdf (Based on: “The Relief Worker Burnout Questionnaire” in Coping with Disaster (1999) by John H. Ehrenreich) ShortRead more…
Mixed Blessings: Healthy and Unhealthy Organisations in Global Mission
Virtue does not have to be so painful, if it is sensibly organized. Charles Handy, Understanding Voluntary Organizations How healthy is your church, mission, NGO, etc? Here are five brief quotes about organizational life to help explore this question. Remember:Read more…
Porn as Mission and Porn in Mission—We Are as Healthy as Our Secrets
Porn as Mission? You bet. In fact, there is a major mult-billion industry whose mission is to convert you into a regular, paying, porn-using consumer. Porn in Mission? You bet too. It’s insidioius, ensnaring tentacles pop up almost everywhere itRead more…
The United Nations and the Global God
How does the work of the United Nations relate to the work of the Kingdom of God, and vice versa? Do they overlap? Do you have some practical examples to share? Consider these two brief quotes below as a launchingRead more…
Confronting Corruption in the Church-Mission Community
Unmasking Fraud: Hard Lessons at $350,000/Hour [Excerpt from an article by Kelly O’Donnell, (c) 2010] Yesterday they prayed for us. Today they preyed on us. Major fraud and other forms of corruption are a fact of life. Just think ofRead more…
Invisible Realities: Member Care at Lausanne 3?
The providence of God has led us all into a new world of opportunity, danger, and duty. World Missionary Conference, Edinburgh, 1910 Your thoughts please–What are some of the ways that the international field of member care is part of Lausanne 3? HaveRead more…