Burn Up or Splash Down
Author: Marion Knell
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Published: 2012-01-04
Total Pages: 193
ISBN-13: 0830858644
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA survival manual for people and families who are returning to their home country.
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Cross-Cultural Connections
Author: Duane Elmer
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Published: 2009-08-20
Total Pages: 222
ISBN-13: 0830874828
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDuane Elmer offers the tools needed to reduce apprehension, communicate effectively and establish genuine trust and acceptance between cultures while demonstrating how we can avoid being cultural imperialists and instead become authentic ambassadors for Christ.
Improving Intercultural Interactions
Author: Richard W. Brislin
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Incorporated
Published: 1994
Total Pages: 376
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKInhalt: The World of Business, Education, Social and Health Services, Communication across cultural boundaries, Author Index, Subject Index, About the Contributers.
Handbook of Intercultural Training
Author: Dan Landis, Janet Bennett
Publisher: SAGE
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 532
ISBN-13: 9780761923329
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis handbook deals with the question of how people can best live and work with others who come from very different cultural backgrounds. Handbook of Intercultural Training provides an overview of current trends and issues in the field of intercultural training. Contributors represent a wide range of disciplines including psychology, interpersonal communication, human resource management, international management, anthropology, social work, and education. Twenty-four chapters, all new to this edition, cover an array of topics including training for specific contexts, instrumentation and methods, and training design.
Cross-cultural Reentry
Author: Clyde Neal Austin
Publisher:
Published: 1983
Total Pages: 158
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThird Culture Kids 3rd Edition
Author: Ruth E. Van Reken
Publisher: Nicholas Brealey
Published: 2010-11-26
Total Pages: 322
ISBN-13: 1857884086
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe absolute authority on Third Culture Kids for nearly two decades! In this 3rd edition of the ground-breaking global classic, Ruth E. Van Reken and Michael V. Pollock, son of the late original co-author, David C. Pollock, have significantly updated what is widely recognized as "The TCK Bible." Emphasis is on the modern TCK and addressing the impact of technology, cultural complexity, diversity and inclusion and transitions. Includes new advice for parents and others for how to support TCKs as they navigate work, relationships, social settings and their own personal development. New to this edition: · A second PolVan Cultural Identity diagram to support understanding of cultural identity · New models for identity formation · Updated explanation of unresolved grief · New material on "highly mobile communities" addressing the needs of people who stay put while a community around them moves rapidly · Revamped Section III so readers can more easily find what is relevant to them as Adult TCKs, parents, counselors, employers, spouses, administrators, etc. · New "stages and needs" tool that will help families and organizations identify and meet needs · Greater emphasis on tools for educators as they grapple with demographic shifts in the classroom
Re-entry
Author: Peter Jordan
Publisher: YWAM Publishing
Published: 1992
Total Pages: 164
ISBN-13: 9780927545402
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEssential teaching for every short- and long-term outreach participant & every church and mission agency that sends them. Peter Jordan's vital, insightful teaching on the challenges and opportunities that await returning missionaries makes this essential reading for everyone involved in missions. A missions "must-read"!"I'm really excited about this book and thank God for its important and vital message. It is thirty years overdue! Short-term missions without this emphasis and teaching can easily end up as a tragedy instead of a triumph."- George Verwer, International Dir., Operation Mobilization "Having counseled with hundreds of returning missionaries, Peter & Donna know from experience the re-entry challenges and opportunities that await missionaries worldwide. They have much to say on this vital subject of re-entry... and the authority to say it."- Loren Cunningham, Founder and President, Youth With a Mission Pages: 156 (paperback)
Cross-cultural Reentry
Author: Clyde Neal Austin
Publisher:
Published: 1986
Total Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780915547746
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA Beginner's Guide to Crossing Cultures
Author: Patty Lane
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Published: 2009-09-20
Total Pages: 206
ISBN-13: 0830874194
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe global village has arrived. Recent census figures show that communities in the United States are more culturally and ethnically diverse than ever before. And you may be just one of many who find it challenging to build relationships with people from backgrounds unlike your own. How do you befriend an international student or a new coworker from a different country? What can you expect when your church building is shared with a congregation from another cultural group? Why are your words and actions sometimes misinterpreted by others? Crosscultural specialist Patty Lane answers these questions and more. She shows you how to develop hands-on relational skills that build crosscultural friendships. And she provides practical resources to help you navigate multicultural environments with sensitivity and savvy. Filled with vivid stories of real-life situations, her helpful guidebook explains frequently misunderstood aspects of culture, debunks stereotypes and suggests ways to resolve crosscultural conflicts. Above all, Lane demonstrates God's heart for building bridges across cultures and shows how you can reach out to people of every nation, culture and ethnicity. Whether you are actively ministering to people of different cultural backgrounds, traveling to other countries for your business or simply want to make friends across cultural lines, this engaging handbook is a perfect introduction to the journey.
Returning Well
Author: Melissa Chaplin
Publisher:
Published: 2015-07-03
Total Pages: 234
ISBN-13: 9780986342608
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDo you want to return well?You can.Returning Well invites you into a guided conversation with your Creator that will reveal and apply invaluable insights as you reflect on your recent season of cross-cultural service. By using Returning Well, you will discover how this season influenced you, how to re-integrate well, and what moving forward in faith means for you.Returning Well is designed to be:Engaged-you actively follow your Creator's leadCustomized-you select the topics most valuable to youTailored-to fit your personality, energy, and available timeEquipping-both for you and your chosen CompanionEmpowering-revitalizing your health and wholeness"I knew when I returned that my life had been drastically changed, but I didn't know where to begin. The questions in Returning Well gave me a place to begin and were great springboards to dig deeper into some issues that I was surprised to uncover. I would highly recommend this to anyone returning from life in another culture." --E.F., cross-cultural sojourner who used Returning Well in her return from Asia
