Best Practices for Church-Based Missionary Care
By Lori Rogers and David Wilson | Today, missionaries have unprecedented access to communications tools. And yet, missionaries experience more disconnect from their sending churches than ever before.
Oikos Care: Caring for Our Missionaries by Caring Through Our Missionaries
By Pam Arlund, Mary Ho, and Peggy Spiers | What would member care look like if we, as senders and member care givers, see beyond the surface needs of our missionaries to care more holistically for them?
Growing Your Church’s Capacity for Meaningful Member Care
By Ivan Liew | Building a church’s ability to provide member care to future and existing missionaries involves charting both organizational culture and policy.
Crisis Planning and Response
By Anna E. Hampton | Crises are an unavoidable part of global missions, yet their affects are not. Impact is dependent on our preparation and response.
Beyond ‘Paying and Praying:’ Engaging the Church in Member Care
By Rene Rossouw | Many churches love to boast about their missionaries and their involvement in the nations, while they are actually neglecting the saints serving on their behalf.
Member Care in Nigerian Missions
By Adegbite Olanihun | As the Nigerian Church wakes up to her global missions responsibility, addressing member care issues becomes more critical, and the Church is responding.
The Local Church is the Foundation of Member Care
By Jeremy and Anastasia Thomas with Mary Tindall | Many missionaries long for their home churches to offer more support, embracing a larger role in member care.
Member Care Toolbox Maintenance Strategies: Five Questions
By Brent Lindquist and Larrie Gardner | Regular maintenance should be performed on the ways organizations provide member care and the resources they utilize for member care. Here are five questions to guide your review.
Towards a Whole-Bible Theological Framework for Staff Care and Wellbeing
By Rosie Button | A comprehensive, or systematic theological approach is needed for staff care and wellbeing (otherwise known as member care).
From Here to There: How One Local Church Shepherds Its New Missionaries
By Greg Carter