Special Issues on MC--Member Care Update--January 2017

Member Care Update--January 2017
Expanding the global impact of member care

Special Issues on Member Care
Journals and Magazines (1983-2017)

Overview
Twenty special journal and magazine issues over a 34 year period...These are important metrics that reflect the ongoing development of member care in mission. This Update takes a closer look at these 20 special issues and shares links for accessing them: some are for free online and others can be purchased in pdf/hard copies at special rates.

Part One features the just-published issue by the Journal of Psychology and Theology (JPT) on "Psychology and Missions" (December 2016 with another issue scheduled for June 2017). Part Two lists the 20 special issues by journal/magazine and by date of publication. Part Three then goes into more detail by listing the table of contents for the special issues.

Collectively, all 20 special issues give us a good sense of the many colleagues and topics that have helped to shape the member care field over the years. There are surely more special issues that we are not aware of, including in other languages and/or with a special topical focus. And they are all foundational for the literature that is to come, including perhaps a special global journal/periodical devoted to member care issues. We finish with some reflections on being inspired and guided by the literature in member care.

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Special Issues on Member Care
Journals and Magazines

Part One: Feature Resource
Journal of Psychology and Theology--December 2016

Journal of Psychology and Theology
Psychology and Missions, Part One (2016), 44(4)
Coming mid-2017 Part Two 45(2)
Available in hard copy ($15 plus shipping) and pdf ($10).
See ordering details below after the Table of Contents.

“Beginning in 1983, the Journal of Psychology and Theology has published four special editions devoted to the topic of psychology and missions; on average, these issues were released at a rate of two per decade (i.e., 1983, 1987, 1993, and 1999). After a 17-year hiatus, this fifth psychology and missions special edition of JPT provides an opportunity to reflect on what we have learned thus far through the almost 70 articles published in JPT since 1973 on the interrelationship of psychological and theological concepts—all to the fulfillment of Christ’s command to make disciples of all nations. To do so, we will follow Hall & Schram’s (1999) outline in their introductory article to the fourth special edition: looking back to the past to consolidate gains, looking around to the present to note current trends, and looking forward to the future to identify gaps.” Excerpt from the Introduction (free online/pdf), Dr. Nancy Crawford and Dr. David Wang, Guest Editors

Article abstracts available here: http://journals.biola.edu/jpt/volumes/

--A Brief History of Psychology and Missions in JPT: Looking Back, Around, and Forward. Nancy A. Crawford and David C. Wang
--Measuring Expatriate Cross-Cultural Stress: A Reanalysis of the CernySmith Assessment. Keith J. Edwards, Carley H. Dodd, Katherine H. Rosenbusch, and Leonard J. Cerny II
--Outcome Study Findings of an Intensive Outpatient Program for Missionaries and Clergy. Jeanne L. Jensma
--Efficacy, Efficiency, and Ethics in the Provision of Telepsychology Services: Emerging Applications for International Workers. Veronica Regueiro, Jason McMartin, Charles Schaefer, and James M. Woody
--Multi-Sectoral Member Care: Engaging Our World as Global Integrators. Kelly O’Donnell and Michèle Lewis O’Donnell
--Toward Normative MMPI-2 Profiles for Evangelical Missionaries in Candidate and Clinical Settings: Examining Differences by Setting, Generation, and Marital Status. Christopher H. Rosik, Meg M. Slivoskey, Katie M. Ogdon, Tiffany M. Kincaid, Ian K. Roos, and Mandalyn R. Castanon.
--Assessing Families (Not Just Individuals) for Missionary Service
Fred C. Gingrich

Note: JPT is offering three special coupons for Member Care Updates readers (pdf versions). Use them on the journal website: biola.edu/jpt
--Coupon code: MEMBERCARE is for any back issues in pdf (including this special issue). The cost is $10/issue and will be provided in pdf format via email when the order is fulfilled.
--Coupon code: MEMBERCARE1 is for a regular annual subscription to JPT (in pdf, $40). Select "Regular Subscription" and add to cart and enter coupon above for this offer.
--Coupon code: MEMBERCARE2 is for international subscribers to JPT (in pdf, $40). Select “Foreign Subscription” and add to cart and enter coupon above for this offer.

Part Two: Summaries
The Quick Overview
(Publishers' locations: 12 USA, 4 India, 1 Korea, 1 UK, 2 "global")

Summary by Journal

--Journal of Psychology and Theology (1983, 1987, 1993, 1999, 2016, 2017)
--Journal of Psychology and Christianity (1983, 2014)
--International Journal of Frontier Missions (1995)
--Mental Health, Religion, and Culture (2009)
--Current Mission Trends (2014, in Korean)
--Missio Dei (2015)
--Evangelical Missions Quarterly (2001)

Summary by Magazine
--Christian Manager (2008, 2012)
--Connections (2003, 2004)
--Mission Frontiers (2003)
--Indian Missions (2003)
--Indian Journal of Missiology (1998)

Summary by Date (2017-1983)

--Journal of Psychology and Theology. Psychology and Missions, Part Two (2017), 45(2)
--Journal of Psychology and Theology. Psychology and Missions, Part One (2016), 44(4)
--Missio Dei. Member Care (2015), 6(1)
--Journal of Psychology and Christianity. Psychology in the Global Context (2014), 33(2)
--Journal of Psychology and Christianity. Psychology in the Global Context (2014), 33(2)
--Current Mission Trends. Member Care (2014, in Korean), 17(1)
--Christian Manager. Developing Member Care in Mission Organizations (April 2012)
--Christian Manager. Missionary Upholders Trust. Synergizing Member Care and Partnerships (June 2008)
--Connections: Journal of the WEA Mission Commission. ReMAP 2: Long-Term Retention of Mission Personnel (June 2004)
--Indian Missions. Member Care: Could We Care for One Another? (October 2003)
--Connections: The Journal of the WEA Mission Commission. Member Care (February 2003)
--Mission Frontiers . From Surviving to Thriving--New Insights for Member Care (2002), 24(5)
-Evangelical Missions Quarterly. Touring the Terrain of Missionary Care (January 2001) 37(1)
--Journal of Psychology and Theology. Psychology and Missions (1999), 27(2)
--Indian Journal of Missiology. Care of Missionary Family (October 1998)
--International Journal of Frontier Missions. Member Care (1995), 12(4)
--Journal of Psychology and Theology. Psychology and Missions (1993), 21(1)
--Journal of Psychology and Theology. Psychology and Missions (1987), 15(4)
--Journal of Psychology and Christianity. Assessment of Missionary and Minister Effectiveness (1983), 2(4)
--Journal of Psychology and Theology. Psychology and Missions (1983), 11(3)

Additional ways to organize and review member care materials:
--Edited compilations (published books)
--Conference proceedings (papers, presentations)
--Compendiums for conferences and consultations
--Dissertations
--Member Care Updates-Newsletters
--Materials in different languages
--Audio materials, e.g., at https://www.membercaremedia.com/
--General overview of member care literature, e.g., database at http://missionarycare.org/

Part Three: Table of Contents
The Details for 18 Journals and Magazines

Missio Dei
Member Care (2015), 6(1)
Available in pdf (free): http://missiodeijournal.com/issues.html

--Greg McKinzie, "Careful Missions" (Editorial Preface to the Issue)
--C. Philip Slate, "Clyde Neal Austin (1931–2014): Pioneer in Missionary Care among North American Churches of Christ"
--Stephen Allison, "Contemporary Practices of Missionary Care within Churches of Christ"
--Jackie Halstead, "Encounter with God: A Theological Reflection on Missionary Care"
--Sonny Guild, "Seamless, Comprehensive Missionary Care: Pre-, On-, and Post-Field Care for Teams"
--Will Walls, "Managing Stress and Burnout on the Mission Field"
--Verna Weber, "Seven Reentry Challenges for Families"
--Beth Reese, "Training for Transitions"
--Laura Allen, "Missionary Children and Reentry"
--Jeremy Harrison, "Missionary Care: Triage or Wellness Checks?"
--Dottie Schulz, "Resources for Missionary Care"
--Dale Hawley, "Missionary Care: An Annotated Bibliography"

Journal of Psychology and Christianity
Psychology in the Global Context (2014), 33(2)
Special rate for MC Update readers. Hard copy ($10 + shipping) and pdf ($5).
Note: pdf version is free for members of Christian Association for Psychological Studies.
Contact: mary.gilbert@caps.net

Current Mission Trends
Member Care (2014, in Korean), 17(1)
Available from Korean Research Institute for Mission: https://krim.org/welcome/book

Christian Manager
Developing Member Care in Mission Organizations (April 2012)
Available in pdf (free). Contact: editor@cimindia.in

--Editor's Desk. Bennet Emmanuel
--Missionary Zeal and Missionary Welfare. J.S. Anbu
--Hebrew Understanding of Work. Dr. Skip Moen
--Friend Indeed. Evangeline Jones

--Interview with Dr. Kelly O'Donnell and Dr. Michele O'Donnell [global trends-global member care]

--Emerging Trends in Missions--Impact on Member Care. Dr. K. Rajendran

Mental Health, Religion, and Culture:
Psychological Function of International Missionaries (2009). 12(7)
Available for purchase:
http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/cmhr20/12/7?nav=tocList

--Psychological functioning of international missionaries: introduction to the special issue
Lynette H. Bikos & M. Elizabeth Lewis Hall

--Religious coping, religious support, and psychological functioning among short-term missionaries
Jeff P. Bjorck & Jean-Woo Kim

--Reduction in burnout may be a benefit for short-term medical mission volunteers. Clark Campbell, Donell Campbell, David Krier, Ryan Kuehlthau, Todd Hilme & Melissa Stromberger

--First-year adaptation of female, expatriate religious and humanitarian aid workers: a mixed methods analysis. Lynette H. Bikos, Michael J. Klemens, Leigh A. Randa, Alyson Barry, Thomas Bore, Renee Gibbs & Julia Kocheleva

--Psychological type preferences of female missionaries from the United Kingdom.
Peter C. Farley

--Social support, organisational support, and religious support in relation to burnout in expatriate humanitarian aid workers. Cynthia B. Eriksson, Jeff P. Bjorck, Linnea C. Larson, Sherry M. Walling, Gary A. Trice, John Fawcett, Alexis D. Abernethy & David W. Foy

--Assessing the effectiveness of intensive outpatient care for Christian missionaries and clergy. Christopher H. Rosik, April Summerford & Jennifer Tafoya

--Resilience in re-entering missionaries: why do some do well? Susan P. Selby, Annette Braunack-Mayer, Nicole Moulding, Alison Jones, Sheila Clark & Justin Beilby

--Psychological well-being and sociocultural adaptation in college-aged, repatriated, missionary kids. Michael J. Klemens & Lynette H. Bikos

--A consensual qualitative investigation into the repatriation experiences of young adult, missionary kids. Lynette H. Bikos, Julia Kocheleva, David King, Glenna C. Chang, Anne McKenzie, Chris Roenicke, Victoria Campbell & Katrina Eckard

--A story to tell: the identity development of women growing up as third culture kids. Kate A. Walters & Faith P. Auton-Cuff

Christian Manager
Missionary Upholders Trust
Synergizing Member Care and Partnerhips (June 2008)
Available in pdf (free). Contact: editor@cimindia.in

--Why Should We Look After our Employees? Duncan Watkinson
--Time Management. Sundar Singh Sagma
--Understanding Capacity Building and Mentoring for Missional Leadership. J.N. Manokaran
--Missionary Upholders Trust: Synergizing Member Care for Partnerships. Bennet Emmanuel
--How to Improve Accountability in Organizations? Thanga Bose

Connections: Journal of the WEA Mission Commission
ReMAP 2: Long-Term Retention of Mission Personnel (June 2004)
Available in pdf (free): http://www.worldevangelicals.org/resources/view.htm?id=23

Indian Missions
Member Care: Could We Care for One Another? (October 2003)
Available in pdf (free):
http://www.imaindia.org/Magazines/IndianMissions/Oct%20-%20Dec%2003.pdf

Connections: The Journal of the WEA Mission Commission
Member Care (February 2003)
Available in pdf (free):
http://www.worldevangelicals.org/resources/view.htm?id=19

Mission Frontiers
From Surviving to Thriving--New Insights for Member Care (2002), 24(5)
Availalbe in pdf (free):
https://www.missionfrontiers.org/issue/archive/from-surviving-to-thriving

--Editorial: Do Mission Agencies Need to Do "Member Care"? Ralph Winter

--Going Global: A member Care Model for Best Practice. Kelly O'Donnell

--Developing a Flow of Care and Caregivers. David Pollock
--Member Care at the Frontiers: More than Counseling. Jerry Reddix
--Further Reflections: Servant's Love--The Foundation for Working with the Body of Christ. Greg Parsons

Evangelical Missions Quarterly
Touring the Terrain of Missionary Care (January 2001) 37(1)

For availablity contact the publishers: https://www.emqonline.com/

Journal of Psychology and Theology
Psychology and Missions (1999), 27(2)
Available in hard copies ($15 plus shipping) and pdf ($10).
See ordering details in Part One above.

Article abstracts available here: http://journals.biola.edu/jpt/volumes/

Indian Journal of Missiology
Care of Missionary Family (October 1998)
Availability: unknown

International Journal of Frontier Missions
Member Care (1995), 12(4)
Available in pdf (free):
http://www.ijfm.org/PDFs_IJFM/12_4_PDFs/ijfm_12_4.pdf

Journal of Psychology and Theology
Psychology and Missions (1993), 21(1)
Available in hard copies ($15 plus shipping) and pdf ($10).
See ordering details in Part One above.

Article abstracts available here: http://journals.biola.edu/jpt/volumes/

Journal of Psychology and Theology
Psychology and Missions (1987), 15(4)
Available in hard copies ($15 plus shipping) and pdf ($10).
See ordering details in Part One above.

Article abstracts available here: http://journals.biola.edu/jpt/volumes/

Journal of Psychology and Christianity
Assessment of Missionary and Minister Effectiveness (1983), 2(4)
Special rate for MC Update readers. Hard copy ($10 + shipping) and pdf ($5).
Note: pdf version free for members of Christian Association for Psychological Studies.
Contact: mary.gilbert@caps.net

Journal of Psychology and Theology
Psychology and Missions (1983), 11(3)
Available in hard copies ($15 plus shipping) and pdf ($10).
See ordering details in Part One above.

Article abstracts available here: http://journals.biola.edu/jpt/volumes/

Personal Reflections
Being Inspired and Guided
by Member Care Literature

Part One in this Update began with the opening paragraph from the Introduction (free online/pdf) in the latest special issue on Psychology and Missions in the Journal of Psycholgy and Theology (JPT). It now closes with the final paragraph from this Introduction. We hope this special issue of JPT circulates widely and inspires many colleagues to undertake scholarly writing and research in member care. Likewise we hope that all the special issues included in this Update will be a valuable source or encouragement, reflection, and guidance for member care--perhaps pointing towards the development of a special global journal/periodical devoted to member care. We believe it is crucial to understand our historical foundations as we carefully consider our future and the challenges and opportunities to bring hope and healing to our troubled world.

"The above overview of the psychology and mission literature demonstrates that the themes noted in Hall and Schram’s (1999) introductory article [to JPT special issue four] remain relevant even now, 17 years later. This begs the question—why, then, produce a fifth special issue? In addition to presenting updated information in the areas of assessment, intervention, global initiatives, and Telemental Health, the real-world impact of such special issues has been felt in my own (Crawford) life, thus making this issue a special labor of love, with the hope that this work will make a similar impact in the lives of others. In the late 1980s, as a missionary entering graduate school in clinical psychology, I used many of the articles from the first and second special issues [of JPT] as resources for my papers. Then, as a recently graduated master’s level therapist serving in a boarding school in Kenya, I devoured the third special issue in 1993. Those articles greatly informed the mental health care I was providing to missionary children. Later as I prepared my dissertation proposal (which was inspired by Beck’s 1986 pilot study on women in missions), I poured over Jensma et al.’s (1997) article underscoring the importance and the difficulty of doing research with a missionary population and followed each of her suggestions. The fruit of these efforts was a good-enough return rate for a valid study (and a published article in JPT in 2005). If other studies are inspired by the articles in this fifth special edition, and missionary care is enhanced in some way, then its purpose will have been realized." (Nancy Crawford and David Wang, Introduction to the special issue on Psychology and Missions, JPT, 2016)

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Global Member Care: (volume one): The Pearls and Perils of Good Practice (2011)
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Global Member Care (volume two): Crossing Sectors for Serving Humanity (2013)
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