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Member care is like refreshing water. It renews us and develops our strengths.
Our purpose is:
  • To resource the global mission/aid community with quality member care materials that inform (updates, analyses, links) and equip (guidelines, articles, tools).
  • To provide key ways for member care workers to stay current, connected, and cohesive as a field.

Global Briefings:

  

June 2006, Issue 17
by Various Authors
     

Greetings: Welcome to the Member Care Network Briefing. We send this communiqué to around 1200+ people who are actively involved in member care. We send the Briefing three times a year, and include important updates and analyses regarding member care. It helps to futher link us together as a growing, international member care community.  

In this issue of the Briefing we explore a variety of topics. There are summaries of member care consultations and training events, an overview of some good practice guidelines for managing stress, a brief piece on affiliations for member care workers.....(click above to read the latest Briefing)

Archived Global Briefings

Read the latest Global Briefing for June 2006

 Growing Edges: Member Care Developments   

African Christians continue to unite--and to meet--in order to work together in mission/aid. This was certainly the case when over 500 African leaders met at the MANI Conference in Nairobi in Feb/March 2006. MANI stands for Movement of African National Initiatves.  MANI has put together a list of some of the upcoming mission-related conferences in Africa. Click the title above to view this list.  

1. The Spanish version of Doing Member Care Well  (to be launched by COMIBAM in November www.COMIBAM.org) 

2. Writen/audio materials for East Asia

3. Case studies in member care from Africa (click here: Africa MC Compendium; see pages 7-11 and 50-60 

4. A new web site emphasising member care and UPGs

 

Love truth and peace--Zechariah 8:19

And love one another--John 13:34
 Member care is the ongoing investment of resources for the nurture and development of misssion/aid personnel. It focuses on every person who is involved in mission/aid, including children and home office staff. Member care is also concerned about the health and effectivenss of sending groups themselvs.
A core part of member care is the supportive, mutual care that workers provide each other. It is a “two-way” street: we receive and we give. Connecting with resources and people in the local/host community is also key.
Member care seeks to implement an adequate flow of care for short-term workers and for long-term workers (from recruitment through retirement). The goal is to develop resilience, skills, and virtue, which are key to helping personnel stay healthy and effective in their work.
Member care involves developing inner resources (e.g., perseverance, stress tolerance). And it involves providing external resources (e.g., team building, logistical support, skill training).
Member care reflects our practical commitment to love truth and peace, and to really love one another.

 

Global Calendar:

 

 Here are some ways for you

to connect with and contribute to

the member care field.

 

COMING EVENTS 2006--2007 

 

3-8 September 2006;  Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
Sharpening Your Interpersonal Skills
e-mail: counselingintanzania@yahoo.com

 

10-21 September 2006; Mosbach, Germany; Intensive Member Care Course 

Operation Mobilisation

email: gill.trainor@ict.om.org

 

15, 16; 22, 23 September 2006; Nairobi, Kenya
Tumaini Counselling Centre
Sharpening Your Interpersonal Skills Workshop, September 2006, Kenya
e-mail: tumaini.ac@aimint.net

 

11-15 September, 2006; Santa Ana, Córdoba, Argentina.
SYIS--Cómo Mejorar las Relaciones Interpersonales
email: lwgreenman@peoplepc.com

 

25 September 2006; Loughborough, UK

Selection, Screening, and Briefing

email: shorsman@globalconnections.co.uk

 

17-19 0ctober 2006: Waxhaw, NC, USA
Advanced Personal Security Training
Crisis Consulting International
email: chausken@cricon.org

  

15 October-2 November 2006;

YWAM, Baguio City, Philippines Member Care Course
(three weeks: one week MCare Workshop, one week Counselling Workshop, one week MCare outreach)
email: mcarephil@skyinet.net
 

19 October 2006; London, UK
Symposium on Employee Wellbeing
People In Aid
email: info@peopleinaid.org

  

19-20 October 2006; Fullerton, CA USA; CernySmith Coaching and Assessment Workshop

email: terry@cernysmith.com

www.cernysmith.com

 

30 October-3 November 2006;

Chiang Mai, Thailand

Core Coaching Skills Certificate Program

www.mCoaches.com

 

30 October-3 November 2006, ME

Multicultural Teams and Partnerships, Lianne Roembke

email: jbns@comego.org

 

5-11 November 2006; Muelheim, Germany

SHARPENING YOUR INTERPERSONAL SKILLS WORKSHOPS

email: pmckown@GEMission.com

 

 6-11 November, 2006; Dallas, Texas Training in Trauma Healing          

email: Pat_Miersma@sil.org

 

10-12 November 2006; Granada, Spain COMIBAM Retreat for Latino Workes, TBA prior to COMIBAM Conference 13-17 November

email: cespana@msn.com 

 

16-19 November 2006; Angola, IN USA

Mental Health and Mission Conference

www.mti.org

 

30 November-2 December 2006; Rockvile, VA USA

IFMA/EFMA Personnel Conference

www.ifmamissions.org

 

4-8 December 2006; Waxhaw, NC, USA

Pastor to Mission Workers Conference

email: Barnabas@Barnabas.org; www.barnabas.org

 

8-12 January 2007; Hume Lake, California USA

Building Skills for Member Care with Excellence

Link Care Center

email: kenroyer@linkcare.org

 

7 January -2 February 2007; Adelaide, Australia
Member Care Course
Univeristy of the Nations, Brenda Bosch
email: purejoy@gmx.ch

 

2-4 February 2007 Chennai, India
Missionary Upholders Trust 5th Consultation
(standards and helpful practices for mission care)
www.membcaremutin.net

 

7 February 2007; Geneva, Switzerland
International HR Conference:
"Strategic HR in a Global Context"
email: info@peopleinaid.org 

 

5-30 March 2007; Singapore
Member Care Course
Univeristy of the Nations, Chris Harrison
email: cgharrison@ozemail.com.au

 

15-19 March 2007;

Mosbach, Germany

EQUIPPING EUROPEANS FOR TCK CARE

email: Xenosmk@yahoo.co.uk

 

Various training events in the UK for the humanitarian aid sector www.peopleinaid.org

Sharpening Your Interpersonal Skills

For 2006 schedule and locations:

www.itpartners.org

 

 
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