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Too valuable to lose : exploring the causes and cures of missionary attrition / edited by William D. Taylor.

Contributor(s): Taylor, William David | World Evangelical Fellowship
Material type: TextTextSeries: Globalization of mission series: Publisher: Pasadena, Calif. : William Carey Library, 1997Description: xviii, 380 pages : illustrations ; 26 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0878082778 (pbk. : alk. paper); 9780878082773 (pbk. : alk. paper)Subject(s): Missions -- Theory | Christian leadership | Twenty-first centuryDDC classification: 266/.0023 LOC classification: BV2063 | .T66 1997Bibliography, Etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Introduction : examining the iceberg called attrition / William D. Taylor -- Missionary attrition : defining the problem / Paul McKaughan -- An integrated model of missions / Rodolfo "Rudy" Girón -- Reflections on attrition in career missionaries : a generational perspective into the future / Kath Donovan and Ruth Myors -- Designing the ReMap research project / Jonathan Lewis -- Missionary attrition : the ReMap research report / Peter W. Brierley -- Further findings in the research data / Detlef Blöcher and Jonathan Lewis -- Missionary attrition in Korea : opinions of agency executives / Steve Sang-Cheol Moon -- Brazilian missionaries : how long are they staying? / Ted Limpic -- Attrition in the United Kingdom / Stanley Davies -- Attrition to Ghana / Seth Anyomi -- Attrition in the USA and Canada / Phillip Elkins -- The selection process and the issue of attrition : perspective of the new sending countries / Bertil Ekström -- A call to partnership in the missionary selection process : perspective of the old sending countries / Daryl Platt -- Formal and non-formal pre-field training : perspective of the new sending countries / Margaretha Adiwardana --
Formal and non-formal pre-field training : perspective of the old sending countries / Bruce Dipple -- Mission agency screening and orientation and effect of attrition factors : perspective of the new sending countries / Seth Anyomi -- Mission agency screening and orientation - a personal journey : perspective of the old sending countries / Brent Lindquist -- Missionary attrition issues - supervision : perspective of the new sending countries / Sung-Sam Kang -- On-field training and supervision : perspective of the old sending countries / Myron S. Harrison -- Some reflecitons on pastoral care : perspective of the new sending countries / Belinda Ng -- Member care on the field - taking the longer road : perspective of the old sending countries / Kelly O'Donnell -- What about the missionary kids and attrition? / David Pollock -- Interview of six church pastors from five nations : attrition issues / William D. Taylor -- An international guide for member care resources / Kelly O'Donnell -- Challenging the missions stakeholders : conclusions and implications; further research / William D. Taylor -- Attrition tracking guidelines for mission agencies / Phillip Elkins and Jonathan Lewis.
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Book Book John Bulow Campbell Library 1 West BV2063 .T66 1997 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 0182903128441

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : examining the iceberg called attrition / William D. Taylor -- Missionary attrition : defining the problem / Paul McKaughan -- An integrated model of missions / Rodolfo "Rudy" Girón -- Reflections on attrition in career missionaries : a generational perspective into the future / Kath Donovan and Ruth Myors -- Designing the ReMap research project / Jonathan Lewis -- Missionary attrition : the ReMap research report / Peter W. Brierley -- Further findings in the research data / Detlef Blöcher and Jonathan Lewis -- Missionary attrition in Korea : opinions of agency executives / Steve Sang-Cheol Moon -- Brazilian missionaries : how long are they staying? / Ted Limpic -- Attrition in the United Kingdom / Stanley Davies -- Attrition to Ghana / Seth Anyomi -- Attrition in the USA and Canada / Phillip Elkins -- The selection process and the issue of attrition : perspective of the new sending countries / Bertil Ekström -- A call to partnership in the missionary selection process : perspective of the old sending countries / Daryl Platt -- Formal and non-formal pre-field training : perspective of the new sending countries / Margaretha Adiwardana --

Formal and non-formal pre-field training : perspective of the old sending countries / Bruce Dipple -- Mission agency screening and orientation and effect of attrition factors : perspective of the new sending countries / Seth Anyomi -- Mission agency screening and orientation - a personal journey : perspective of the old sending countries / Brent Lindquist -- Missionary attrition issues - supervision : perspective of the new sending countries / Sung-Sam Kang -- On-field training and supervision : perspective of the old sending countries / Myron S. Harrison -- Some reflecitons on pastoral care : perspective of the new sending countries / Belinda Ng -- Member care on the field - taking the longer road : perspective of the old sending countries / Kelly O'Donnell -- What about the missionary kids and attrition? / David Pollock -- Interview of six church pastors from five nations : attrition issues / William D. Taylor -- An international guide for member care resources / Kelly O'Donnell -- Challenging the missions stakeholders : conclusions and implications; further research / William D. Taylor -- Attrition tracking guidelines for mission agencies / Phillip Elkins and Jonathan Lewis.

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