Assessing families (not just individuals) for missionary service
The assessment of missionaries tends to focus on the adult members of the family unit being approved for service. Yet, the family is the one consistent relational network that missionaries are connected to throughout the prefield, on the field, and post-field phases of mission service. In addition,...
| Published in: | Journal of psychology and theology |
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
SAGE Publications
[2016]
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| In: |
Journal of psychology and theology
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Protestant Church
/ Missionary
/ Family
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| IxTheo Classification: | KDD Protestant Church NCB Personal ethics RJ Mission; missiology |
| Further subjects: | B
Family demography
B Demography B Family research B Family reconstitution B Families |
| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
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| Summary: | The assessment of missionaries tends to focus on the adult members of the family unit being approved for service. Yet, the family is the one consistent relational network that missionaries are connected to throughout the prefield, on the field, and post-field phases of mission service. In addition, throughout the history of missions sending bodies have struggled to balance the needs of the missions context, the ministry gifts that the adult members of the family bring to the field, and the dynamics of their marital and family relationships. While the literature on missionary children has grown significantly, adopting a perspective that prioritizes the family unit as the unit being "sent" may result in helpful information regarding missionary attrition and longevity. Therefore, assessing missionary families, not only the individual members of the family, at the various stages of missionary service is warranted. Using concepts and techniques from systems theory, a model and logistical factors for assessing missionary families are presented, along with suggestions for whom to assess, what to assess, and how to conduct family assessment. Resources and possible assessment techniques are also provided. |
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| Item Description: | Appendix A: A sampling of Family Assessment Resources auf Seite 342-344; Appendix B: An assessment template based on the 3D model of relationships auf Seite 345; Appendix C: Guidelines for report writing auf Seite 346; Appendix D: Assessing resiliency in missionary families auf Seite 347 |
| ISSN: | 0091-6471 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of psychology and theology
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