{"id":12459,"date":"2023-10-25T15:43:51","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T22:43:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/?p=12459"},"modified":"2023-10-25T15:58:26","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T22:58:26","slug":"new-book-essentials-for-people-care-and-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/?p=12459","title":{"rendered":"New Book: Essentials for People Care and Development"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Source: Missio Nexus<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Essentials for People Care and Development<\/em>, edited by Heather Pubols and Geoff Whiteman, Missio Nexus, 2023. 222 pages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether you serve in a sending agency, lead a ministry, or are a concerned pastor or care provider, you\u2019ll find something in this book to help you care for global workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s a slim book but includes 14 articles from 15 authors serving in a variety of  contexts, though most are in professional member-care roles. Each provides reflections and recommendations rooted in scripture and research. Footnotes and resource recommendations will help you go deeper if you like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/missionexus.org\/product\/essentials-for-people-care-and-development-digital\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn more, get the ebook edition for US $14.95, or find the paperback on Amazon<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You might also appreciate <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.pioneers.org\/podcast-episodes\/when-a-missionary-loses-her-voice\" target=\"_blank\">an interview with a member care provider on the latest episode of the Relentless Pursuit Podcast<\/a> (Pioneers-USA). After sharing her own somewhat painful story, she talks about what she\u2019s learned about the interplay of suffering and spiritual growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/51XT7bYdXL._SL1500_.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"672\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/51XT7bYdXL._SL1500_-672x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/51XT7bYdXL._SL1500_-672x1024.jpg 672w, https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/51XT7bYdXL._SL1500_-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/51XT7bYdXL._SL1500_-768x1171.jpg 768w, https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/51XT7bYdXL._SL1500_.jpg 984w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 672px) 100vw, 672px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Missio Nexus Essentials for People Care and Development, edited by Heather Pubols and Geoff Whiteman, Missio Nexus, 2023. 222 pages. Whether you serve in a sending agency, lead a ministry, or are a concerned pastor or care provider, you\u2019ll find something in this book to help you care for global workers. It\u2019s a slim &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/?p=12459\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">New Book: Essentials for People Care and Development<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12459","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-resource-reviews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12459","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12459"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12459\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12464,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12459\/revisions\/12464"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12459"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12459"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12459"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}