{"product_id":"worth-keeping","title":"Worth Keeping","description":"\u003cp\u003e[DESCRIPTION]\u003cstrong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eMissional Preparation and Implementation \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJoining the global mission movement means investing in people, seeking their well-being, and challenging them to grow. People are central to God's mission, and we must not exploit them for personal gain. Yet, if we're not careful, we can neglect the needs of the missionaries who serve around the world. It's easy to forget that missionaries are people too. High rates of attrition often signal that we've overlooked this point, that something is out of balance, and we need to look for better practices of missionary retention. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eWorth Keeping\u003c\/em\u003e is a comprehensive resource on attrition, retention, and best practices in sending missions teams. It presents research findings from a two-year project conducted in 22 nations and offers a comparison between older and newer sending countries. The book includes case studies, addressing a range of mission challenges, and is designed to be a working tool for church and mission leaders, missionaries, and those involved in member care and mobilization. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen we do not identify and promote best practices, we settle for second best and that may mean that people are lost unnecessarily! \u003cem\u003eWorth Keeping\u003c\/em\u003e examines the best strategies to ensure missionary retention. We not only want to discern between bad and good; we also need the courage to choose to go for the best rather than simply do what is mere customary.\u003c\/span\u003e [\/DESCRIPTION] [CREDIT] by: Rob Hay (Editor), Valerie Lim (Editor), Detlef Bloecher (Editor), Sarah Hay (Editor) [\/CREDIT] [PAGES] 422 [\/PAGES] [BINDING] Paperback [\/BINDING] [PUBLISHER] William Carey Library [\/PUBLISHER] [PUBLISHYEAR] 2007 [\/PUBLISHYEAR] \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[ENDORSEMENT2]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThis useful book helps those working in missions to understand how mission ethos and cultures can promote healthy relationships and personal growth. It utilizes research data obtained from 40 percent of the world mission force, and should be required reading for everyone involved in world mission.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eDr. Marjory F. Foyle, \u003c\/em\u003eWEA Mission Commission MemCa, UK\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ccite\u003e\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003cspan\u003e [\/ENDORSEMENT2] [ENDORSEMENT3]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThere can be few more urgent issues than recapturing the importance of long-term, whole life-investing, mission service: long enough to learn a language properly, to get inside an alien worldview and to make real friendships, without which mission is superficial and deep-level conversion rarely happens. If we care about the God-honoring quality of world mission, then we will want to recruit and keep godly men and women. This book will help us do just that, under the grace of God.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eRose Dowsett, \u003c\/em\u003eOMF WEA Mission Commission Coordinator Global Missiology Teams, Scotland\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ccite\u003e\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003cspan\u003e [\/ENDORSEMENT3] [ENDORSEMENT4]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eIf we long for a harvest of “fruit that will last” around the world, then we will implement the recommendations contained in this book. It is easier to keep things the way they are. But we will honor God by taking seriously the formidable research described in these pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eDr. Debbie Lovell-Hawker, \u003c\/em\u003eConsultant Clinical Psychologist and Researcher, InterHealth, UK\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ccite\u003e\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003cspan\u003e [\/ENDORSEMENT4] [ENDORSEMENT5]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe global missionary community is once again greatly indebted to the writers who are a part of the WEA Mission Commission. There is no doubt that this key book on missionary retention and best practices will challenge and change not only the mode of our member care, but also training as well as the entire process of sending of our.  missionaries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eDr. David Tai-Woong\u003c\/em\u003e Lee, Global Missionary Training Centre, Korea\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e [\/ENDORSEMENT5]   [ENDORSEMENT6]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eWorth Keeping\u003c\/i\u003e marks a significant milestone in the crucial work of the WEA Missions Commission. Th is seminal work should be read and re-read by all of us who are engaged in this exciting epoch of evangelical missions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ccite\u003eRob Martin, \u003cem\u003eExecutive Director, First Fruit, Inc., USA\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003cspan\u003e [\/ENDORSEMENT6] [ENDORSEMENT7]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAll too often research is just left on the shelf to gather dust and doesn’t produce the results its conclusions commend. The is research has the potential to be different. It contains hard truths alongside many practical recommendations, and we ignore its message at our peril. Study it, see what changes need to be made, but above all don’t let it gather dust.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eMartin Lee, \u003c\/em\u003eExecutive Director, Global Connections, UK\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e[\/ENDORSEMENT7]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[TOC]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCase Studies \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eForeword \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSection A\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 1: Worth Reading - The Blueprint \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 2: ReMAP I\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 3: ReMAP II Project Methodology \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSection B\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 4: Agency Size and Partnerships \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 5: Education\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 6: Selection \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 7: Selection - Health and Psychological Assessment \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 8: Selection - Calling and Tested Call in Previous Ministry \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 9: Preparation Time \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 10: Orientation and Continuous Training\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 11: Spiritual Life \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 12: Spiritual Life - Spiritual Warfare \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 13: Personal Care \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 14: Personal Care - Team Building and Functioning \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 15: Personal Care - Conflict and Teams \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 16: Member Care \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 17: Organisational Values \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 18: Organisational Values - Work\/Life Balance \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 19: Organisational Values - Organisational Development \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 20: Organisational Values - Communication \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003evi Worth Keeping\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 21: Leadership \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 22: Leadership - Good\/Toxic Leadership \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 23: Staff Development \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 24: Staff Development - Leadership Development and Mentoring \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 25: Staff Development - Appraisal and Review \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 26: Ministry \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 27: Ministry - Ministry Outcomes \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 28: Ministry - Individual\/Agency Relationship \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 29: Finances \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 30: Finances - Sustained Financial Support \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 31: Home Office \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 32: Home Office - Church and Missions \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 33: Home Office - Debrief and Re-entry \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSection C\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 34: Developing a Code of Best Practice \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 35: The ReMAP II Questionnaire \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\n[\/TOC]","brand":"William Carey Library","offers":[{"title":"eBook (ePub)","offer_id":44713258745898,"sku":"jdd1787299544610","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0664\/4380\/4714\/files\/worth-keeping_1.jpg?v=1787299550","url":"https:\/\/streetstylestore.shop\/products\/worth-keeping","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}