{"id":200,"date":"2008-10-22T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-10-22T03:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/?p=200"},"modified":"2010-08-24T14:01:05","modified_gmt":"2010-08-24T20:01:05","slug":"missions-catalyst-e-magazine-october-22-2008-resource-reviews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/?p=200","title":{"rendered":"Missions Catalyst 10.22.08 &#8211; Resource Reviews"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong> In This Issue: Parents, Kids, Muslims, and More<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>BOOK (and Other Resources) for Parents of Missionaries<\/li>\n<li>BOOK &#8211; Muslims, Christians, and Jesus<\/li>\n<li>ARTICLE &#8211; Home Grown World Christians<\/li>\n<li>ARTICLE &#8211; Redirecting Short-termers to the Unreached<\/li>\n<li>SURVEY &#8211; Exploring the Digital\/Security Divide<\/li>\n<li>EVENTS &#8211; Missions Catalyst Calendar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.missionscatalyst.org\/\"><!--more-->Missions  Catalyst<\/a> is a  free, weekly electronic digest of mission    news  and  resources  designed to inspire and equip Christians worldwide    for  global   ministry. Use it to fuel your prayers, find tips and     opportunities,   and stay in touch with how God is building his kingdom     all over the   world. Please forward it freely!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"..\/?cat=10\" target=\"_self\">Resource     Reviews<\/a>, edited by <a href=\"..\/?page_id=613\" target=\"_self\">Marti Smith<\/a>, are published once a month.<\/p>\n<h2>BOOK (and Other Resources) for Parents of Missionaries<\/h2>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pomnet.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">National Network of Parents of Missionaries<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pomnet.org\/book.php\" target=\"_blank\">Parents of Missionaries: How to Thrive and Stay Connected When Your Children and Grandchildren Serve Cross-culturall<\/a>y, by Cheryl Savageau and Diane Stortz. Authentic Books, 2008, 304 pages.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Combining a counselor&#8217;s professional insight and a parent&#8217;s personal journey, plus ideas and stories from dozens of missionaries and POMs, Parents of Missionaries is a valuable tool for missions mobilizers and educators as well as parents.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Whether you&#8217;re the parent of a missionary recruit or a parent of an experienced missionary, you&#8217;ll benefit from the authors research and personal experience as they present a comprehensive plan for understanding missionary life, navigating the holidays, grand-parenting long-distance, and saying goodbye well.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This book was just released a week ago. In the US you can order it from Amazon for just US$11.55 plus shipping, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Parents-Missionaries-connected-grandchildren-crossculturally\/dp\/193406839X\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1224467606&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>. (Probably much harder to find outside the US.)<\/p>\n<p>See also: Eight free &#8220;tip sheets&#8221; anyone can download and use (with proper attribution), from the POM network&#8217;s web site:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pomnet.org\/tipsheets.php#tenbestthings\" target=\"_blank\">Ten Best Benefits of Being a POM<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pomnet.org\/tipsheets.php#buildrelationships\">Good POM Relationships with Adult Children<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pomnet.org\/tipsheets.php#howtopray\" target=\"_blank\">How to Pray for Parents of Missionaries<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pomnet.org\/tipsheets.php#grandparenting\" target=\"_blank\">POMs Can Grandparent Great Across the Miles!<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pomnet.org\/tipsheets.php#topten\" target=\"_blank\">Top Ten Tips for Parents of Missionaries<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pomnet.org\/tipsheets.php#understanding\" target=\"_blank\">How to Understand and Help Your Parents<\/a> (for recruits and missionaries)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pomnet.org\/tipsheets.php#churchleaders\" target=\"_blank\">How Churches and Agencies Can Do POM Care<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pomnet.org\/tipsheets.php#holidays\" target=\"_blank\">Ten Tips for Getting Through the Holidays as a POM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Another helpful resource is the quarterly newsletter Harvest Legacy, published by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.womenoftheharvest.com\/home.asp\" target=\"_blank\">Women of the Harvest<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>BOOK &#8211; Muslims, Christians, and Jesus<\/h2>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bethanyhouse.com\">Bethany House Publishers<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bethanyhouse.com\/Book.asp?isbn=978-0-7642-0567-5\" target=\"_blank\">Muslims, Christians, and Jesus: Gaining Understanding and Building Relationships<\/a>, by Carl Medearis. Bethany House Publishers, 2008, 208 pages.<\/p>\n<p>When most American Christians think of Islam, they see a sect of people mired in radical beliefs and hatred for the West. But nothing could be further from the truth, says Carl Medearis.<\/p>\n<p><em>Muslims, Christians, and Jesus<\/em> provides practical information and fascinating stories to help the reader learn culturally sensitive ways to get to know Muslims on a personal level. Rather than focusing initially on the differences between Islam and Christianity, Medearis shows how common ground is the best foundation for friendships and for hearts turning to Jesus.<\/p>\n<p>More information <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bethanyhouse.com\/Book.asp?isbn=978-0-7642-0567-5\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can get this book (among other places) from Christian Book Distributors for US$10.99 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianbook.com\/Christian\/Books\/product?item_no=205675&amp;netp_id=523672&amp;event=ETS\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>. It&#8217;s distributed in several countries by Amazon&#8217;s online stores as well.<\/p>\n<h2>ARTICLE &#8211; Home Grown World Christians<\/h2>\n<p>Source: Reader in Colorado<\/p>\n<p>A friend adds to the list of resources and ideas we&#8217;ve mentioned in Practical Mobilization, one more. She writes:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Noel Piper has a great article, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.desiringgod.org\/ResourceLibrary\/Articles\/ByDate\/2002\/1559_Home_Grown_World_Christians\/\" target=\"_blank\">Home Grown World Christians<\/a>, with great practical suggestions for parenting globally conscious children.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This one&#8217;s been around a while but still rings true! And Noel&#8217;s husband, well-known preacher John Piper, has given many sermons on mission-related topics. You might want to download a few for encouragement. Find some of them <a href=\"http:\/\/www.desiringgod.org\/ResourceLibrary\/TopicIndex\/4_Missions\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>ARTICLE &#8211; Redirecting Short-termers to the Unreached<\/h2>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.globalmissiology.org\" target=\"_blank\">Global Missiology<\/a>, via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goconnect.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Go Connect<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.globalmissiology.org\/english\/docs_html\/williams_short-term_unreached_peoples_4_2008.html\" target=\"_blank\">Redirecting Members of Short-Term Mission to Unreached People Groups<\/a>, by Dave Williams (pseudonym).<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Many pre-candidates choose where to serve long-term by first going on one or a series of short-term trips to a country. They fall in love with the place and the people. We must work together to change this trend, however, because the primary result seems to be that most new missionaries continue to go where the majority of missionaries are already serving &#8211; that is, in the reached parts of the world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Our friends at Go Connect recently highlighted this article in their helpful digest, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goconnect.org\/content\/view\/1250\/337\/\" target=\"_blank\">Daily Connections<\/a>. It&#8217;s an academic paper published by the e-magazine <a href=\"http:\/\/www.globalmissiology.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Global Missiology<\/a> (which among other things means it is fairly long, deep, and has good footnotes). GM also publishes (different) articles in Chinese, Vietnamese, and French. Look for Spanish in 2009.<\/p>\n<p>Follow the link above, or download an easier-to-read (formatted) 165 kb PDF version <a href=\"http:\/\/www.globalmissiology.org\/english\/docs_pdf\/williams_short-term_unreached_peoples_4_2008.pdf\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>SURVEY &#8211; Exploring the Digital\/Security Divide<a title=\"5\" name=\"5\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Source: John Edmiston, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cybermissions.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Cybermissions<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Those of you who are with an international mission agency (e.g., missionaries and sending agency staff), can you lend John a hand? He&#8217;s conducting a survey on our use of technology (and how even or uneven it is in our agencies) for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldevangelicals.org\/commissions\/mc\/\" target=\"_blank\">World Evangelical Alliance Mission Commission<\/a>, and will be presenting his findings at the <a href=\"http:\/\/ga08.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">WEA gathering in Thailand<\/a> later this month.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This survey will try and find out the extent of the digital divide (the difference in access to computers and the Internet) and the security divide (the difference in the use of security technologies, such as virus checking and encryption) within the global missions community,&#8221; he writes. &#8220;This survey should take 10 minutes or so to complete, and is completely anonymous.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Questions? You can write to John <a href=\"mailto:johned@aibi.ph\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>. Thanks for helping!<\/p>\n<h2>EVENTS &#8211; Missions Catalyst Calendar<\/h2>\n<p>Source: Missions Catalyst Events Calendar<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Added:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>January 28, 2009 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.catalystservices.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Interchange Workshop<\/a> (Grand Rapids, MI, USA). Conducted by Catalyst Services. Register by November 20 for a significant discount. Additional events in December and January in seven other cities.<\/p>\n<p>June 17 to 27, 2009 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.catalystintl.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Refresh Conference<\/a> (Wilderswil, Switzerland). Directed by Catalyst International. Ten-day retreat for the renewal of singles, couples, and families who serve in cross-cultural settings. Program includes counseling, medical consultation, massage, childcare, meals, and lodging.<\/p>\n<p>July 18 to 25, 2009 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/nwmcmission.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">New Wilmington Mission Conference<\/a> (New Wilmington, PA, USA). Intergenerational mission conference with a focus on youth 12 to 24. Join 2,000 participants from around the world (including our own Shane Bennett!)<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Canceled:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>October 21 to 23 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneers.org\/partnerships\/USpartnerships\/tabid\/69\/Default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">PIONEERS Church Partner Forum<\/a> (Denver, CO, USA). You can still sign up for a Church Partner Forum in Orlando, though; it&#8217;s November 18 to 20. Another has been scheduled for April 21 to 23, 2009, also in Orlando.<\/p>\n<p>October 23 to 24 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.apostolicembassy.org\/Conference.html\" target=\"_blank\">Global Community Development Conference<\/a> (Tulsa, OK, USA). Equipping leaders with tools for community development. Rescheduled for February 27-28, 2009. For more info, write <a href=\"mailto:globalcomdev@yahoo.com\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Highlighted:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Several <a href=\"http:\/\/www.acmc.org\/tabid\/53\/Default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">ACMC (Advancing Churches in Missions Commitment) conferences<\/a> are being held across the US next month; we&#8217;d encourage you to consider attending!<\/p>\n<p>November 8 &#8211; ACMC VA\/MD Conference (Silver Spring, MD, USA).<br \/>\nNovember 14 to 15 &#8211; ACMC Ohio Conference (Dayton, OH, USA).<br \/>\nNovember 15 &#8211; ACMC NY\/NJ Conference (Hawthorne, NJ, USA).<br \/>\nNovember 22 &#8211; ACMC New England Regional Conference (Avon, CT, USA).<\/p>\n<p>Questions? Problems? Submissions? Contact publisher\/managing editor <a href=\"http:\/\/mailto:missionscatalyst@calebresources.org\" target=\"_blank\">Marti Smith<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<h1><a name=\"top\" title=\"top\"><\/a>Missions Catalyst e-Magazine<\/h1>\n<p><strong>Resource Reviews &#8211; October 22, 2008<br \/>\nThis month: parents, kids, Muslims, and more<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Missions Catalyst e-Magazine is a free, weekly electronic missions digest designed to inspire and equip Christians worldwide for global ministry. It includes missions news, practical ministry ideas, and helpful resources. 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