Shamala and Livingstone (names changed) are dedicated missionaries, serving God faithfully in Orissa through a mission agency. Tragedy struck when Shamala was detected with breast cancer and the malignancy forced her to undergo surgery. The chemotherapy took a severe toll on her. The tiresome process, the complete loss of hair coupled with incessant pain in her calf muscle, [...]

Here are four tools to help workers, leaders, teams, and senders build relationships, assess how they are doing, and stimulate growth. The first three are adapted from Frontiers and the fourth is from Member Care Associates. Frontiers emphasises five areas of accountability/growth for all of their personnel: spiritual life, marriage/family, team relationships, relationships with nationals, and job/employment. Feel free to use and adjust these tools.

MEMC Network, 7-12 November 2008 This one-week intensive is oriented mostly for team leaders in multicultural teams and member care workers. Topics include: listening skills, problem solving, building trust, confrontation, managing conflicts, grief and stress management, moral purity, etc. Offered in English. Contact: adrienne@a2bmail.net for more information on SYIS: www.itpartners.org

Near East: 5–21 September 2008 Wales, UK: 7–23rd November 2008 This course is designed to offer a time of spiritual refreshment and an opportunity to develop deeper intimacy with God. The course addresses what many Christian workers struggle with: personal shortcomings, past wounds and difficulties relating to others. The Face-to-Face course aims to help participants [...]

This is a “wrap-around training seminar” conducted prior to and following the conference “Pastors To Mission Workers” in Charlotte, North Carolina. The seminar can also be taken for graduate credit. (cost: $200, and $100 for accompanying spouse). Contact: Ronipruitt1@aol.com

MEMC Network, 7-12 November 2008 This one-week intensive is oriented mostly for team leaders in multicultural teams and member care workers. Topics include: listening skills, problem solving, building trust, confrontation, managing conflicts, grief and stress management, moral purity, etc. Offered in English. Contact: adrienne@a2bmail.net for more information on SYIS: www.itpartners.org

Independent Sector: www.independentsector.org (checklist for accountability in organisations) http://www.independentsector.org/issues/accountability/Checklist/Checklist_Full.pdf Markkula Center for Applied Ethics: www.scu.edu/ethics (background and perspectives on internal whistle-blowing) http://www.scu.edu/ethics/publications/submitted/whistleblowing.html People In Aid: www.peopleinaid.org (code of good practice for managing and supporting staff) www.peopleinaid.org/code

This book puts the best practical examples of good performance-appraisal forms at your fingertips. It has more than 40 sample forms for all types of performance reviews in hard copy and electronic format, as PDFs and easy-to- use RTFs, on the included CD-ROM. Chapters cover the basics of performance review systems and plans: plan design, [...]

This web site examines four common areas of struggle and growth for mission/aid personnel. These four areas are described as Biblical metaphors representing the struggles that workers experience as they try to serve God in new ways or unfamiliar places. The site offers two resources: a) an article in five languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, Korean, [...]

Accountability and Personal Growth.

SPECIAL RESOURCES:
Tools to further equip you for member care

1. Managing Life’s Meta-4s: Help Ourselves and Others
2. Performance Appraisal Source Book
3. Resources to Help Sending Groups