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Ministering in Honor-Shame Cultures: Biblical Foundations and Practical Essentials
By PortalBot • August 23, 2020

Although Jayson Georges has written on the important topic of honor-shame in the past, this book, coauthored with Mark Baker, takes an understanding of honor-shame dynamics to another level. Every ...

Biblical Multicultural Teams
By PortalBot • August 23, 2020

Biblical Multicultural Teams speaks to the heart of cultural misunderstanding- our childhood upbringing. Sheryl Takagi Silzer is able in this work to provide both an honest look at her own cross-cu...

TC & E How to Help Guide for Supporting Children & Families (TC & E = Third CUlture Kids Care & Education)
By PortalBot • August 23, 2020

Guide for supporting children and families. Lists of resources on: Care, TC&E (Third Culture Kids Care & Education) Staff, Family Education.

By: SIL Third Culture Kid Ca...

The Deal God Never Made: The Story of Bob Pierce
By PortalBot • August 23, 2020

Biographical story of Bob Pierce, founder of World Vision and then Samaritan's Purse. Cautions about imbalance in ministry over family.

By: Dennis Pollock

Doing Member Care Well: Perspectives and Practices from Around the World
By PortalBot • August 23, 2020

This book explores how member care is being practiced around the world to equip sending organizations as they intentionally support their mission/aid personnel. The information provided includes pe...

Dying to Leave, Trying to Live: My Depression Journey
By PortalBot • August 23, 2020

Trigger warning: suicide, self-harm “I’m done living.” It was a few days after Christmas and I was sitting in a car outside our Central New York hotel, with heavy snow swiftly obscuring the world o...

Video Games and Online Chats Are ‘Hunting Grounds’ for Sexual Predators
By PortalBot • August 23, 2020

Criminals are making virtual connections with children through gaming and social media platforms. One popular site warns visitors, “Please be careful.”

The Rest Initiative
By PortalBot • August 23, 2020

Proactive Care & Support - The Rest Initiative supports companies and organizations in service of others to ensure that their people are healthy and that thereby, their unique mis...