*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.

CONTENTS (link includes; TOC, Foreword, Preface, and List of Contributors)

Foreword--Ralph and Roberta Winter ix

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

Introduction to Part One

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

Introduction to Part Two

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

Introduction to Part Three

Kenneth Harder, Consulting Editor 163

11. Multinational Teams

Sandra Mackin 166

12. Coaching Missionary Teams

Tim Lewis and Becky Lewis 175

13. Field Leaders and Team Nurture

Kenneth Harder 184

14. Tools for Team Viability

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

Introduction to Part Four

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

Introduction to Part Five

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