*MC: Counting the Cost (book)
There are 25 chapters in Missionary Care: Counting the Cost for World Evangelization (1992), organized into five sections: MC Overview, Counseling/Clinical Care, Team Development, Mission Agencies, and Future Directions. The materials below have links for free access/download. You can also purchase a hard copy of the book directly from the publisher: William Carey Library. (Note 2023--copies are only available now via Amazon or used via other online sources)
CONTENTS (link includes; TOC, Preface, and List of Contributors)
Foreword--Ralph and Roberta Winter ix (click HERE to access)
Preface--Kelly O'Donnell xi
List of Contributors xiii
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Introduction to Missionary Care
Kelly O'Donnell, Editor 1
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PART ONE: MISSIONARY CARE OVERVIEW
John Powell, Consulting Editor 7
1. Perspectives on Member Care in Missions
Kelly O'Donnell and Michele Lewis O'Donnell 10
2. Historical Notes on Missionary Care
Ruth Tucker and Leslie Andrews 25
3. Core Issues in Missionary Life
LeRoy Johnston 38
4. A Model for Mutual Care in Missions
Kenneth Williams 47
5. Supporting Missions Through Pastoral Care
Barry Austin 62
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PART TWO: COUNSELING AND CLINICAL CARE
Brent Lindquist, Consulting Editor 75
6. Current Issues in Screening and Selection
Esther Schubert 78
7. Psychopathology in Missionary Personnel
Jarrett Richardson 95
8. Understanding and Managing Stress
Kelly O'Donnell and Michele Lewis O'Donnell 118
9. Short-Term Missionary Counseling
John Powell 133
10. Crisis Intervention in the Mission Community
Laura Mae Gardner 145
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PART THREE: TEAM DEVELOPMENT
Kenneth Harder, Consulting Editor 163
Sandra Mackin 166
Tim Lewis and Becky Lewis 175
13. Field Leaders and Team Nurture
Kenneth Harder 184
Kelly O'Donnell 198
15. Guidelines for Short-Term Field Consultants
Frances White 218
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PART FOUR: MISSION AGENCIES AND MEMBER CARE
Richard Gardner and Laura Mae Gardner, Consulting Editors 235
16. Nine Essentials for Organizational Development
Hans Finzel 237
17. The Dynamics of Healthy Missions
Frances White 256
18. Career Development and the Mission Agency
Peter Shedlosky 269
19. Ethical Concerns in Providing Member Care Services
Kelly O'Donnell and Michele Lewis O'Donnell 283
20. Supporting Mission Leaders
Richard Gardner and Laura Mae Gardner 293
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PART FIVE: FUTURE DIRECTIONS
Michele Lewis O'Donnell, Consulting Editor 307
21. An Agenda for Member Care in Missions
Kelly O'Donnell 311
22. The Increasing Role of the Sending Church
Gary Strauss and Kathy Narramore 325
23. Training and Using Member Care Workers
Richard Gardner and Laura Mae Gardner 343
24. Missionary Support Centers
Brent Lindquist 361
25. The Member Care Consultation
Hans Ritschard 375
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Index for Missionary Care 389