What Missionaries Ought to Know |
Many of the "What Missionaries Ought to Know" and “Stewardship of Self” series are available in a collection as an e-book containing 49 chapters. This is a great way to have the entire series on your computer to refer to as you have the need and opportunity.
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Missionary Marriage Issues |
New e-book and article series on marriage issues.The brochures of the "Missionary Marriage Issues" series are available in a collection as an e-book containing 18 chapters. This is a great way to have the entire series on your computer to refer to as you have need and opportunity. New chapters will be added as Ron writes additional brochures.
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Psychology for Missionaries |
Ron taught psychology in Christian colleges for 35 years. In this book he places psychology in a Christian perspective and considers practical implications for Christian missionaries. The table of contents includes chapters on most of the topics found in introductory psychology text but implications are drawn for those working cross-culturally. Of course, some of the psychological content is drawn from the brochures on missionarycare.com.
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Coming “Home”: The Reentry Transition |
As a part of facilitating their reentry retreats, Ron and Bonnie wrote a brief guide to the process of reentry. You can use this book as a part of debriefing in a group, as an aid when being debriefed by another person, or alone as a part of a self-debriefing
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Before You Get "Home": Preparing for Reentry |
New e-book on preparing for reentry.Written for people anticipating a return to their passport country several months in the future, this book helps them leave "right," making it easier for them to enter "right." Using the Exodus as a model, it gives them an overview of what is ahead so they will know what to expect and how to prepare for it.
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Understanding Adolescence |
Since the “Adolescence” brochure is the one opened most frequently, Ron has updated his book, Understanding Adolescence, published by Victor Books in 1987. Written for parents adolescents and children in their later elementary years, it is also helpful to teachers, youth workers and anyone else working with teenagers.
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Third Culture Kids and Adolescence: Cultural Creations |
Ron wrote a book for TCKs, one to accompany Understanding Adolescence (written for parents). Third Culture Kids are obviously created by living in two cultures, and the whole phenomenon of adolescence was invented by Western culture. This book examines the role of culture in creating adolescent TCKs, and includes a practical section at the end of each chapter, a section titled "What Can Adolescent TCKs Do?"
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I Don’t Want to Go Home: Parent’s Guide for Reentry for Elementary Children |
Ron and Bonnie (an elementary teacher) wrote We’re Going Home (108 pages) for children ages 6-12 who are returning to their passport countries. Written at a third grade level, We’re Going Home includes the story of a family returning to its passport culture. Each chapter also has activities such as scrambled words, crossword puzzles, word searches, mazes, and codes. Ron also wrote I Don’t Want to Go Home (54 pages) as a companion volume for parents. Each chapter in the parent’s book has information about TCKs in the Bible, children’s TCK issues today, and suggestions to help children reenter well. Both books are included in each of the files to be downloaded below.
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Raising Resilient MKs: Resources for Caregivers, Parents, and Teachers |
Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) and Joyce Bowers have graciously given permission to post the this book online for people to download free of charge because the book is out of print. This book contains the collected wisdom of 38 authors who wrote the 56 chapters. It was the collaborative effort of ACSI, Interaction, Inc., and Mission Training International (MTI) and provides resources for people who have responsibility for MKs and other TCKs.
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Reentry After Short Term Missionary Service |
Written for people returning to their passport country after a few weeks or months of missionary service, this book helps them not only reenter but also consider how they have changed and what that implies for their future. Using Jonah and Paul as examples, it also helps them process the good and bad events that occurred.
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