Member Care Is Part of the Mission
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Member Care for Mainland Chinese Missionaries
Generational, cultural, and personal issues create challenges and advantages for Chinese cross-cultural missionaries and point to the need for member care. How can this need be met?
Marital Issues Facing Chinese Missionaries
Marital satisfaction greatly affects missionaries’ effectiveness and length of ministry. After looking at reasons missionary marriages succeed, Tsai provides suggestions for providing support for Chinese missionaries.
Chinese Culture and the Ethos of Suffering in the Chinese Church
Ahern addresses the Chinese understanding of suffering for Christ, its place in the lives of three well-known Chinese pastors, and the place it should have in the lives of Chinese Christians today.
Chinese Missionaries and the Care Gap—How to Help
China’s Ambassadors of Christ to the Nations: A Groundbreaking Survey by Tabor Laughlin explores factors that contribute to Chinese missionaries’ ability to build relationships cross-culturally and the extent to which their experiences contribute to their retention on the mission field.
A Tool for Those Who Care for Chinese Missionaries
A handbook that introduces a holistic approach to caring for Chinese missionaries.
Exploring Member Care for Workers from China
It is our prayer that the articles in this issue will raise the profile of this vital service to God’s servants, prompting deeper discussion and sparking new practical efforts to prepare and to come alongside those being sent.
Preparing for Cross-Cultural Ministry?
Chinese missionaries need to be prepared for the challenges and stressors of the mission field. A family counselor who is involved in member care has six recommendations for how to prepare beforehand and how to meet challenges once in the field.
Know Thy IPG* Neighbor
Who are the neighbors you want to reach for Christ?
Loving China from Overseas
Chinese pastors in New Zealand realized that a new season was coming and for this reason, they all shared the vision of New Zealand standing up and praying for New Zealand, for other countries, and especially for China.
Sharing the Good News with Hui
What not to do and suggestions for getting started.
Hui Disciples of Jesus
A look at three threats to Hui disciples and three paths they might take as they follow the Lord.