Global Member Care: Crossing Sectors for Serving Humanity

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…

Stress and the Human Body

I wonder if you’ve ever had an experience like the one I went through a few years ago? I’d gone to bed early one night and I was lying there waiting for my wife to finish some work in theRead more…

Fatigue and Time Pressures

Fatigue and time pressure can undermine even the healthiest of marriages. Watch this feature video for Dr. Dobson’s perspective and advice.

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…

Utoxica instead of Utopia?

See Website article Does anyone else feel we live in a toxic world or is it just me because I’m so sensitive? I hope these are helpful thoughts. I’d appreciate any more suggestions for de-toxing ourselves or the Church orRead 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…