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He brought me out into a spacious place; He rescued me, because He delighted in me. ~Psalm 18:19 P T M C o n f e r e n c e 2 0 1 5 p t m . b a r n a b a s. o r g
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W E LC O M E October 6, 2015 Welcome to our 2015 PTM conference! As a PTM Planning Team we have been looking forward to these next four days for quite some time. We are anticipating significant ways the Lord wants to have us join Him in “Spacious Places”. Our theme verse is Psalm 18:19. “He brought me out into a spacious place; He rescued me because He delighted in me.” What a personal verse of invitation and intentionality on the Father’s part....He’s bringing me into a spacious place with Him! What does He want to do there with me in those Spacious Places? Have I thought about that type of rhythm? He not only delights in me but has rescued me from my enemies, whether that be myself or other lies Satan uses to incapacitate my impact for the Lord’s purposes. We have sought to bring some balance between having significant content through our Bible teaching provided by Scott Shaum of Barnabas International, as well as multiple workshops on a variety of topics in the world of shepherding missionaries. We trust your time here in this beautiful setting, along with our content and with one another will be helpful in retooling, reconnecting, and refreshing yourself in the pastoral roles of shepherding God’s global servants. As you look over the schedule for our time together we hope you highlight those sessions that seem particularly enlivening for your soul. As well, we pray you will give yourselves permission to intentionally reflect on the messages God speaks to you through your community here in the next several days. To help aid in that process we have planned a few places where you will have designated time to have a ‘self-guided tour’ in order to catch a glimpse of how God wants to bring you to a spacious place with Him. Finally, it is our desire that you leave here feeling clearer on how you might come alongside the sheep God has given you as a result of how He has both spoken and delighted in you over these days together. With much anticipation and on behalf of the PTM Planning Team, Paul Niager PTM Leadership Team Chair PTM Leadership Team Darwin & Darlis Anderson, Perry Bradford, Dave Holabeck, Michael Lodge, Amy Miller, and Paul Niager
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Pre-Conference Workshops 2015 Debriefing and Renewal Workshop Bob & Linda Kirkeeide Johnson Spring – 2nd Floor – 3 ABCD
Designing MK Care: Developing Effective, Holistic and Developmentally-Appropriate Care Becca McMartin Johnson Spring – 2nd Floor – 4 ABCD Time
Monday, October 5
Time
Tuesday, October 6
12:00 -1:30
Ridgecrest Registration in Pritchell Hall, get settled in hotel room, then PTM Registration in Johnson Spring lobby, snacks & coffee/tea/water
7:15 - 8:15
Breakfast (Dining Room)
9:00 - 12:00
Workshop Session 3
12:00 - 1:00
Lunch (Dining Room)
1:00 - 3:00
Workshop Session 4
1:30 - 5:00
Workshop Session 1
5:30 - 6:30
Dinner (Dining Room)
7:00 - 8:30
Workshop Session 2
JOHNSON SPRING
REGISTRATION & SNACKS
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PRE-CONFERENCE SPEAKER BIOS BOB & LINDA KIRKEEIDE Bob and Linda Kirkeeide have been involved with missions for over 35 years. They have worked and lived in Haiti, Zimbabwe, England and Central Europe. They moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado in 1999 and have worked with Mission Training International for 10 years, mostly facilitating the Debriefing and Renewal program. Bob and Linda also provide pastoral care for missionaries and ministers and continue traveling. They oversee the Missionary Care program for their local church and direct the preparation of those interested in long-term, cross-cultural missions. BECCA McMARTIN Becca is on staff with Barnabas International, an organization that provides global pastoral care to missionaries. She specializes in missionary kid care: teaching seminars, consulting organizations, providing kids’ programs and encouraging MKs and their families. She is a missionary kid who grew up in Haiti. After attending Bible college, she spent eight years living in Eastern Europe working with Josiah Venture as their Director of TCK Care. Her role was to create community for, love, encourage and spiritually lead the 50 TCKs whose parents work with JV in ten different European countries. She led conference programs, summer camps and spent time in their homes participating in their everyday lives. She regularly taught seminars on issues relating to TCKs for JV parents and kids. She currently lives in Portland, OR, where she attends Multnomah Seminary. Becca thinks MKs are some of the most amazing people she knows! She counts it a great privilege to be able to participate in the lives of MKs and their families anywhere in the world.
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IN SPACIOUS PLACES MAIN CONFERENCE The PTM Conference Main Sessions kick off on Tuesday evening, October 6 and run through Friday, October 9 at noon. You’ll start the conference worshiping with your friends and colleagues. You’ll be challenged and inspired as you hear from leaders and learn what’s next in member care. You’ll catch up with old friends and make new ones. You’ll leave inspired, encouraged, and refreshed.
WELCOME TO RIDGECREST Ridgecrest offers comfortable lodging and a variety of outdoor recreational possibilities. You can relax in your room, stroll around the campus, or stake out your spot on Rocking Chair Ridge and let your mind wander as you look across the mountains. Ridgecrest is where people come to listen to God. They strive to provide excellent customer service in a Christian environment. Before you even set foot on the campus, Ridgecrest’s staff has prayed for you - by name.
A BRIEF HISTORY OF PTM Over two decades ago, five couples gathered around a table at the headquarters of Missionary Internship in Farmington, Michigan, to brainstorm about meeting the need for pastoral care among cross-cultural workers, missionaries, and humanitarian aid workers. As a result, the Pastors-to-Missionaries Conference was birthed in 1989. In the early years, existence of the conference spread mostly by word of mouth gathering pastoral people— couples and singles alike—with the same passion for encouraging cross-cultural workers. Founded just three years prior in 1986, Barnabas International focused on the encouragement of cross-cultural workers as well. And so it was that MI and Barnabas International worked in concert toward this unique ministry focus. Soon MI moved from Michigan to Colorado and changed its name to Mission Training International (MTI). Shortly thereafter in 1994, the sponsorship and administrative oversight of the conference transferred to Barnabas International where it remains to this day. As the conference has grown in numbers, the Leadership Team charged with conference planning has continued to define and hone the core values and distinctives that have been present from the beginning: • • • •
Pastor the cross-cultural workers Resource the pastoral caregiver Provide respite for both the worker and caregiver Shepherd the flock of God wherever they may be
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MEET THE PTM LEADERSHIP TEAM Our volunteer PTM Leadership Team includes Darlis Anderson, Darwin Anderson, Perry Bradford, Dave Holabeck, Michael Lodge, Amy Miller, Paul Niager, and Michael Lodge. Please feel free to come and talk with us at any time throughout the Conference if you have any needs or questions.
BARNABAS INTERNATIONAL Barnabas International sponsors the PTM Conference. We are thankful for their support, guidance, and encouragement! Barnabas International exists to edify, encourage, enrich and strengthen servants in ministry. They creatively seek ways to fulfill their charter through a variety of ministry models. They are pastoral care providers, shepherding the hearts and souls of God’s people. Their ministry priorities are targeted toward global servants, pastors, national church leaders, and their families. They are committed to providing encouragement to God’s global servants through: • Going: traveling to the fields of service to provide an “on sight” ministry of presence. • Listening: asking questions, taking time to listen to the servant’s story. • Speaking: ministering the Word of God through preaching and teaching as pastoral care providers. • Giving: believing that encouragement is fundamentally a gift of grace. If you have any questions about Barnabas, please don’t hesitate to find one of the members of Barnabas here at the conference or drop us an email or give us a call. We’d love to connect with you!
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SCHEDULE TIME
Tuesday – Oct 6
Wednesday – Oct 7
Thursday – Oct 8
Friday – Oct 9
Registration Day
Day 1
Day 2
** Closing Day
Breakfast (Dining Room)
7:15-8:15 8:30-10:00
SG
Worship & the Word Break
10:00-10:30 10:45-11:30
Guided Time for Personal Reflection or Conversations
12:00-1:00
Lunch (Dining Room) & Special Interest Group Discussions
1:30-3:00
Workshops
3:00-3:15 3:15-4:45 4:45-5:30 5:30-6:30 7:00-8:30
SG
Ridgecrest Registration in Pritchell Hall, then PTM Registration in Johnson Spring 2nd Floor Lobby Banquet @ 6 pm Johnson Spring 2ABC SG
Welcome, Small
Closing & Communion SG
Break Workshops White Space Before Dinner Dinner @ 5:30 (Dining Room) Acoustical Worship / Prayer (Optional)
White Space, Reflection, Rest
= Please sit with your Small Groups.
** = Please check out of your room by 11:00 Friday morning. Refer to the “Helpful Info” page in the PTM Notebook for further instructions. Thank you.
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M AI N SPE AKER & WORS H IP LE ADE R TIME IN THE WORD: SCOTT SHAUM Scott and Beth Shaum have been married for 30 years and have three sons in their 20’s. Their joys are anything reflecting beauty: fly fishing, solitude with God, meals with friends, the privilege of journeying with servants across the world, and devouring Beth’s amazing made-from-scratch pies. They are missing the Cantonese they learned while church planters in Hong Kong and have fond memories of the years spent pastoring in Detroit. They richly enjoy shepherding, coaching, and training cross-cultural workers with Barnabas International, where Scott also serves as Director of Staff Development. “God invites us into Spacious Places. He begins by inviting us into Himself, for our God is an expansive, spacious God. Yet, we live in an exceptionally cluttered world and wading through that world often clutters our lives. What characterizes God’s invitation of a spacious relationship and life in Christ? We will see that spaciousness does not necessarily mean a life free from adversity - not in this world, anyway. We will also wrestle with the dynamic of shepherding people to spacious places, which is to say, toward Christ. Be encouraged to approach our time together to ponder in the Scriptures the Father’s kind, gracious invitation into Spacious Places.”
WORSHIP LEADER: MARC IMBODEN Marc Imboden has been leading worship and writing songs for the past 20 years. He has traveled throughout the country with his band playing for youth conventions, conferences, teaching workshops, and performing concerts for all age groups. His songs reflect a heart and passion that longs to draw people to a loving and gracious God. You may know him best by his song, “You are Holy/ Prince of Peace” as recorded by Michael W. Smith, Newsong, Bob and Larry of the “VeggieTales”, and has been included in the new Baptist Hymnal. He currently lives in Lebanon, Indiana with his wife Amy, and four children Nash, Hattie, Zoe and Jet. Over the years, Marc has developed a style of storytelling during worship that draws the crowd into an intimate place with wonder and laughter creating a worship time that will be remembered long after the concert is over. Marc is currently working on a new book called A Kiss Towards, a collection of his stories that explores the daily life of a worshiper.
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Thursday
1:30
Wednesday
3:15
1:30
3:15
Time
Day
JS 3 BD
JS 4 AC
Designing MK Care: Developing Effective, Holistic, and DevelopmentallyAppropriate Care McMartin
Helping Marriages Thrive in a Cross-Cultural Environment
West
Where there is Hopelessness...Hope
Baskaran
Mall
Mission Agencies from Shepherding the Heart of Justice Workers in the a Missions Pastor's Battle Against Human Perspective Trafficking Springman
Royer
Mall
Beyond Pray, Pay and Go: How Does the Church Care for Missionaries?
Royer
Shepherding the Heart of Justice Workers in the Battle Against Human Trafficking
Helping Marriages Thrive in a Cross-Cultural Environment
Where there is Hopelessness...Hope West
McMartin
Springman
Baskaran
Karum
JS 4 BD
Fogleboch
Pastoral Care across Culture
Zilens
Growing Healthy Cross-Cultural Teams
Miller
Technology in Member Care
Member Care through Coaching
2nd Floor
Designing MK Care: Beyond Pray, Pay and Mission Agencies from Developing Effective, Holistic, Go: How Does the Church a Missions Pastor's and DevelopmentallyCare for Missionaries? Perspective Appropriate Care
JS 3 AC
*See large map for location of Johnson Spring Building
REGISTRATION & SNACKS
JOHNSON SPRING
Karum
Member Care through Coaching
Miller
Technology in Member Care
Cole/Milliser
Serving Moms in Global Ministry through the Seasons of Life
Carr/Jerome
Building Grace-Filled Communities
JS 5 AC
Cole/Milliser
Serving Moms in Global Ministry through the Seasons of Life
Carr/Jerome
Building Grace-Filled Communities
Bounds
The Problem with Porn
Bounds
Shepherding the Parents of Prodigals
JS 5 BD
Gardners
Essential Foundations of Pastoral Care, 4-part workshop
Gardners
1st Floor
JS 1 AE Essential Foundations of Pastoral Care, 4-part workshop
Banquet, General Sessions, & Small Groups
Wednesday & Thursday, October 7 & 8 • Johnson Spring Building (JS), Ridgecrest Conference Center
PTM 2015 Workshop Schedule
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WO RKS HOPS Note: All workshops are on the 2nd floor of the Johnson Spring building, across the hallway from our main meeting room, except for a four-part workshop - Essential Foundations of Pastoral Care - that will be held on the 1st floor.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7 1:30-3:00 PM Beyond Pray, Pay and Go: How Does the Church Care for Missionaries Shanthini Baskaran Johnson Spring 3 AC (also offered Thursday 1:30) What does it mean to be a sending church? How do we adequately care for the missionaries we send out? These are some questions we wrestled with as we built a structure of care at our church. This seminar will try to draw principles and practices that helped us effectively care for our missionaries. Building Grace-Filled Communities Karen Carr & Darlene Jerome Johnson Spring 5 AC (also offered Thursday 1:30) Many workers are going to high risk places and experiencing both trauma as well as chronic stress. Though we all enter Christian service with the intention of living and sharing the Gospel, our communities in reality may be characterized by unresolved conflict, tensions, apathy, or isolation. Together we will look more closely at what it means to live in a gracefilled community of care. Darlene Jerome and Karen Carr have lived in close community in West Africa serving with the Mobile Member Care Team and will lead us through a process of studying Scripture, sharing building blocks for building community, and small group discussion. Participants in this workshop will gain some practical tools and creative ideas for building grace-filled communities of care that reflect the Gospel of the Trinity in their areas of service. Designing MK Care: Developing Effective, Holistic and Developmentally-Appropriate Care Becca McMartin Johnson Spring 4 AC (also offered Thursday 1:30) In this intensive we will dream about what healthy MKs look like at each stage of their life. And we will strategize, design and develop ways to care for them as they navigate the unique challenges of their lives so they can live into the unique gifts of their lives. We will consider helpful pieces such as what we know about Third Culture Kids, human developmental theory and educational tools. With these pieces in mind we will identify what their needs are at each age and in diverse situations. We will wrestle with how best to meet those needs in ways that are particularly effective given their developmental stage. And we will plan specific and practical ways to care for them. This intensive will be an interactive process. It is my desire that you can come with a particular context of MK ministry in mind, and leave with practical plans of how to engage in that ministry in effective, holistic and developmentally-appropriate ways.
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Essential Foundations of Pastoral Care, Part 1 Dick & Larrie Gardner and Ken & Mary Royer Johnson Spring 1st Floor – 1 AE (offered Wednesday & Thursday, 1:30-4:45) We respectfully urge you to join us for “Essential Foundations of Pastoral Care”, four segments of basic member care training being offered at the 2015 PTM Conference on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons, from 1:30-4:45 each day. These sessions could be profitable for you even if you’ve served some time on the field. The staff providing the training are all experienced, highly-qualified member care workers. Using the tools of discussion, case studies, personal stories, role play, and principles of adult learning, a team of experienced pastoral caregivers will address complex issues such as how to build credibility, helping multicultural and multigenerational teams, and assessment and referral. During this four-part workshop, participants will also consider ethical and legal matters, boundaries, peace-making, relational wisdom, and how to bring God’s resources to field-based Christian workers. You’ll hear about our mistakes and victories, the obstacles and pitfalls to be avoided, and the rich ministry of investing in lives committed to strengthening God’s people. If you’re new to the field of pastoral care, you’ll benefit from taking this training. This session covers introduction, self-assessment, growth commitment, supracultural Biblical attitudes, and personal stories. Member Care through Coaching Steve Karum Johnson Spring 4 BD (also offered Thursday 3:15) What is coaching and how will it complement missionary member care? Mission Agencies from a Missions Pastor’s Perspective DJ Springman Johnson Spring 3 BD (also offered Thursday 3:15) We will explore the beauty of partnership that can be had between mission agencies and the local church. What can the mission agency and church do to collaborate more intentionally TOGETHER? Hear real stories of hardship and celebration which have been shared between agencies and churches that have helped to shape relationships for eternity. Shepherding the Parents of Prodigals Brent Bounds Johnson Spring 5 BD In this workshop, we will discuss ways to come alongside parents who have children that are struggling with various issues: pornography, addiction and sexual identity.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7 3:15-4:45 PM Essential Foundations of Pastoral Care, Part 2 Dick & Larrie Gardner, Steve & Patty Karum, and Darwin & Darlis Anderson Johnson Spring 1st Floor – 1 AE (offered Wednesday & Thursday, 1:30-4:45) See general description under Part 1. This session covers looking at field needs, building credibility, coming alongside the leader, information management, Helping Marriages Thrive in a Cross-Cultural Environment Ken & Mary Royer Johnson Spring 3 BD (also offered Thursday 1:30) We have weathered the storms – and most of us have lived to tell about it! -- of family life
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in cross-cultural ministry. Because we are still standing after this many years, we notice that others are looking to us as “experts.” But truth be told, we’re not experts! All of us are fellow travelers in this journey of life – happy to share what resources we can to others in their own travels. This workshop will be a reminder to: 1. Return to the centrality of Scripture, 2. Value each other’s unique qualities – in favorable conditions 3. Value each other’s unique qualities – when the going gets tough 4. Understand more the unique impact on our marriage brought by cross-cultural dynamics 5. Have resources to help others Serving Moms in Global Ministry through the Seasons of Life Donna Cole & Krista Milliser Johnson Spring 5 AC (also offered Thursday 3:15) The moms on the field face challenges unlike any other worker. Let’s discuss how to engage and encourage moms in each season of life on the field. This workshop will encompass from birth through empty nest with an emphasis on moms of young children. Shepherding the Heart of Justice Workers in the Battle against Human Trafficking Sam & Sharon Mall Johnson Spring 4 AC (also offered Thursday 3:15) As God calls His church to “do justice,” the number of anti-trafficking workers is rapidly increasing. Anti-trafficking workers face unique pressures; high levels; and are often wounded warriors. This workshop will equip care givers to shepherd the heart of justice workers and to provide safe places for restoration away from the battle and into the heart of God. Technology in Member Care Amy Miller Johnson Spring 4 BD (also offered Thursday 1:30) What are the challenges and benefits of technology for those to whom we provide member care? What are the limitations and advantages of technology for those providing the member care? We will explore some of the current tools you can use to enhance your ministry. The Problem with Porn Brent Bounds Johnson Spring 5 BD In this session we will talk about physiological and emotional/relational consequences. We will explore why pornography is so addictive and why so many individuals and couples are being destroyed by it. But we’ll also talk about ways to come alongside those struggling with porn and help give them hope that this can be overcome.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8 1:30-3:00 PM Beyond Pray, Pay, and Go: How Does the Church Care for Missionaries Shanthini Baskaran Johnson Spring 3 AC (also offered Wednesday 1:30) What does it mean to be a sending church? How do we adequately care for the missionaries we send out? These are some questions we wrestled with as we built a structure of care at our church. This seminar will try to draw principles and practices that helped us effectively care for our missionaries.
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Building Grace-Filled Communities Karen Carr & Darlene Jerome Johnson Spring 5 BD (also offered Wednesday 1:30) Many workers are going to high risk places and experiencing trauma and chronic stress. Though we enter Christian service with the intention of living and sharing the Gospel, our communities may be characterized by conflict, tensions, apathy, or isolation. Together we will look more closely at what it means to live in a grace-filled community of care. Darlene Jerome and Karen Carr have lived in close community in West Africa serving with the Mobile Member Care Team and will lead us through a process of studying Scripture, sharing building blocks for community, and small group discussion. Participants will gain some practical tools and creative ideas for building grace-filled communities of care that reflect the Gospel of the Trinity in their areas of service. Designing MK Care: Developing Effective, Holistic and Developmentally-Appropriate Care Becca McMartin Johnson Spring 4 AC (also offered Wednesday 1:30) In this intensive we will dream about what healthy MKs look like at each stage of their life. And we will strategize, design and develop ways to care for them as they navigate the unique challenges of their lives so they can live into the unique gifts of their lives. We will consider helpful pieces such as what we know about Third Culture Kids, human developmental theory and educational tools. With these pieces in mind we will identify what their needs are at each age and in diverse situations. We will wrestle with how best to meet those needs in ways that are particularly effective given their developmental stage. And we will plan specific and practical ways to care for them. This intensive will be an interactive process. It is my desire that you can come with a particular context of MK ministry in mind, and leave with practical plans of how to engage in that ministry in effective, holistic and developmentally-appropriate ways. Essential Foundations of Pastoral Care, Part 3 Dick & Larrie Gardner, Steve & Patty Karum, and Perry Bradford Johnson Spring 1st Floor – 1 AE (offered Wednesday & Thursday, 1:30-4:45) See general description under Part 1. This session covers common problem, mechanisms of care, pitfalls, missionary defense mechanisms, Stories about conflict, good-byes, loneliness, cultural difficulties, depression, handling change, refreshing ourselves. Growing Healthy Cross-Cultural Teams John & Karen Zilens Johnson Spring 4 BD Come learn about the unique challenges of working with cross-cultural teams! We are excited to share about TeamWorks, a nine-month process that incorporates adult learning with competency skills to help cross-cultural teams build their new cultural community. A key is that this is only taught so the full team can practice and experience it together. You will also raise your CQ (Cultural Intelligence) through learning where you fall within the three different worldview grids. Helping Marriages Thrive in a Cross-Cultural Environment Ken & Mary Royer Johnson Spring 3 BD (also offered Wednesday 3:15) We have weathered the storms – and most of us have lived to tell about it! -- of family life in cross-cultural ministry. Because we are still standing after this many years, we notice that others are looking to us as “experts.” But truth be told, we’re not experts! All of us are fellow travelers in this journey of life – happy to share what resources we can to others in their own travels. This workshop will be a reminder to: 1. Return to the centrality of Scripture, 2. Value each other’s unique qualities – in favorable conditions
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3. Value each other’s unique qualities – when the going gets tough 4. Understand the unique impact on our marriage brought by cross-cultural dynamics 5. Have resources to help others Technology in Member Care Amy Miller Johnson Spring 5 AC (also offered Wednesday 3:15) What are the challenges and benefits of technology for those to whom we provide member care? What are the limitations and advantages of technology for those providing the member care? We will explore some of the current tools you can use to enhance your ministry.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8 3:15-4:45 PM Essential Foundations of Pastoral Care, Part 4 Dick & Larrie Gardner and Ken & Mary Royer Johnson Spring 1st Floor – 1 AE (offered Wednesday & Thursday, 1:30-4:45) See general description under Part 1. This session covers accountability, working with your spouse, mistakes and pitfalls, and how to recover, or how to negotiate them. Member Care through Coaching Steve Karum Johnson Spring 5 AC (also offered Wednesday 1:30) What is coaching and how will it complement missionary member care? Mission Agencies from a Missions Pastor’s Perspective DJ Springman Johnson Spring 3 BD (also offered Wednesday 1:30) This session will explore the beauty of partnership that can be had between mission agencies and the local church. What can the mission agency and church do to collaborate more intentionally TOGETHER? Hear real stories of hardship and celebration which have been shared between agencies and churches that have helped to shape relationships for eternity. Pastoral Care Across Culture Carol Foglebach Johnson Spring 4 BD The spread of the Gospel is indeed a global effort which offers opportunities to provide pastoral care to workers across cultures. As newer national churches begin to participate in the sending stage of growth some have little concept of pastoral care for their workers. A panel of pastoral care providers who are experienced in stepping outside of their own culture to wrestle with the inherent issues will be discussing their insights and welcoming interaction with participants of this session. Come prepared to be stretched and, hopefully, challenged to minister your pastoral gifts to national leadership whose experience and worldview is very different from your own. Serving Moms in Global Ministry through the Seasons of Life Donna Cole & Krista Milliser Johnson Spring 5 BD (also offered Wednesday 3:15) The moms on the field face challenges unlike any other worker. Let’s discuss how to engage and encourage moms in each season of life on the field. This workshop will encompass from birth through empty nest with an emphasis on moms of young children.
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Shepherding the Heart of Justice Workers in the Battle against Human Trafficking Sam & Sharon Mall Johnson Spring 4 AC (also offered Wednesday 3:15) As God calls His church to “do justice,” the number of anti-trafficking workers is rapidly increasing. Anti-trafficking workers face unique pressures; high stress levels; and are often wounded warriors. This workshop will equip care givers to shepherd the heart of justice workers and to provide safe places for restoration away from the battle and into the heart of God. SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS This workshop option provides a more collaborative approach to current challenges and topics. These are the topics and conversations that naturally come up over a cup of coffee—but addressed in a little more formal setting. This is an opportunity for those conversations to get hands and feet put on them. This is a place you can connect with people over topics that are important to you. Everyone who comes to the discussion table brings something in their pocket—questions, insights, experiences—and they put it all on the table and examine the different pieces that everyone has brought. You will walk away richer in relationships with others who have a common passion about member care. You will walk away richer in resources—connected to organizations and people you may not have had a connection with before. Everyone will leave the table richer. We will announce a time when you can submit a proposed special interest group and help you publicize that group.
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S P EAKERS SHANTHINI BASKARAN Shanthini is the daughter of national missionaries in southern India. She, her husband Vinod, and their three children are deeply involved in world missions. Shanthini is the Director for Missionary Care and Connection at Elmbrook Church, Brookfield, Wisconsin. She oversees the emotional and practical support of over 80 missionaries around the world. Shanthini is a clinical psychologist by training. Combining a witty style and seasoned life experience, she is a counselor, speaker and Bible study writer. She loves to encourage others to ground their lives in Jesus Christ. She is a story teller and her stories bring a fresh perspective to what discipleship looks like. She loves to read, enjoys having people over to her home and homeschools her children. BRENT BOUNDS Dr. Brent Bounds is licensed clinical psychologist and the Director of Family Ministries for Redeemer Presbyterian in Manhattan, N.Y. where he has been on staff since 2002. He attended Wheaton College for his undergraduate degree in Psychology and then Dallas Theological Seminary for his M.A. in Biblical Studies and Biblical Counseling. He completed his PhD in Clinical Psychology from Fordham University in New York City. Bounds has worked in hospital settings, outpatient clinics, and university counseling centers, and has consulted to a private grammar school. In addition to his work at Redeemer, he has a small private psychology practice. Brent has been involved in member care missionaries and their families by working closely with Barnabas International and is currently serving on the Barnabas Board of Directors. Brent is married to Jenni and they have three sons. KAREN CARR Karen Carr is a staff member of Barnabas International. She has lived and worked internationally since 1998, serving as Clinical Director of Mobile Member Care Team (www. mmct.org). Karen trained as a Clinical Psychologist in Virginia and feels honored to serve cross-cultural workers along with her team through counseling, training, consulting, and mentoring. Some of the trainings Karen has helped to develop are in the areas of crisis, resilience, transitions, and cross-cultural teams. She occasionally likes to write articles on these topics. Karen enjoys anything related to water, hiking, birding, good humor, reading good books, talking to good friends, drinking coffee, eating chocolate, and listening to instrumental music. DONNA COLE From Pennsylvania, Donna married, Earle, a career Air Force man. Together they lived in many locations & in some countries served alongside global workers. In doing so, they gained a heart to provide encouragement & help to workers as they could. They have three children. After Earle’s early death, Donna became involved in the ministry of member care both through a sending agency & also the local church. She enjoys spending time with her 10 grandchildren, reading and playing games of all sorts. CAROL FOGLEBACH Along with her husband David, Carol has planted and pastored churches, both US and international, for 43 years. During those years she has also been involved in pre-field missionary training as well as on-site care for both expatriate and national workers. Carol enjoys creative ventures which range from rethinking organizational structures and methods, designing innovative events and groups to various forms of art expression. Carol attended
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Kutztown University with a major in Art Education and received her Bachelor’s Degree in Missions from Moody Bible Institute. Carol and David have four children and two grandchildren. DICK & LARRIE GARDNER Dick and Larrie are Bible translators, counselors, trainers, administrators, consultants–and people who love and care for the cross-cultural ministry workers. They are also parents, grandparents, and cheer-leaders. And they’re good friends who love coffee, mangos, and Mexican food. And they love working on a team. They are easy to be with! DARLENE JEROME After 10 years in Cameroon with Wycliffe/SIL as Personnel Director, Darlene helped to launch the Mobile Member Care Team in 1999. Her contributions to MMCT have primarily been in Training and Personnel while serving in West Africa for 15 years. Darlene now serves as MMCT’s International Coordinator based in the US and is excited to be part of this stage of the ministry’s development. When not envisioning, training, networking or doing email (!), she enjoys gardening, reading, cooking for and talking with good friends, most anything “music” and is thinking of taking up kayaking and pickleball. STEVE KARUM Steve and Pat ministered in Thailand for 31 years. Steve worked at Link Care Center as a pastoral counselor. They have been in NTM member care for 12 years. Steve is a trained peer to peer debriefer, SYIS facilitator, Cerny Smith Coach, and a Relational Wisdom 360 presenter. BECCA McMARTIN Becca is on staff with Barnabas International, an organization that provides global pastoral care to missionaries. She specializes in missionary kid care: teaching seminars, consulting organizations, providing kids’ programs and encouraging MKs and their families. She is a missionary kid who grew up in Haiti. After attending Bible college, she spent eight years living in Eastern Europe working with Josiah Venture as their Director of TCK Care. Her role was to create community for, love, encourage and spiritually lead the 50 TCKs whose parents work with JV in ten different European countries. She led conference programs, summer camps and spent time in their homes participating in their everyday lives. She regularly taught seminars on issues relating to TCKs for JV parents and kids. She currently lives in Portland, OR, where she attends Multnomah Seminary. Becca thinks MKs are some of the most amazing people she knows! She counts it a great privilege to be able to participate in the lives of MKs and their families anywhere in the world. SAM & SHARON MALL Sharon and Sam have enjoyed the adventure of cross-cultural marriage, family, and ministry now for over forty years. Sam is originally from India and Sharon from Wisconsin. They raised their four children in Chicago and India. Their life calling has been to the least reached and least served while mobilizing and shepherding others on the same path of cross-cultural ministry. AMY MILLER Amy and her husband, Mark, met in college, and since then spent four years working with a church planting team in Ireland, worked with a new church plant in Virginia Beach, lived in Laos for four years, worked as directors of TRAIN International, and helped with tornado relief efforts in Joplin, MO. They have five children ranging from elementary to college age. Currently, Amy works in a local church in Joplin, MO as their Communications Coordinator. They have a heart for pastoral care of global workers and biblical justice issues. They love the outdoors, travel, stories, games, 80s music, and all things Irish.
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KRISTA MILLISER Krista currently lives in Carthage, Missouri with her husband Greg and their three boys. She enjoys green things, sunflowers, and sitting on the front porch listening to people tell their stories. Krista and her family are in the early stage of opening a respite house for global partners in the Mediterranean Basin. Using her own experience on the mission field and her background in children’s ministry, Krista has a heart for working with TCKs and their families. KEN & MARY ROYER Ken and Mary met while students at Biola and were married 53 years ago! Ken received his D.Min. from Talbot Seminary, and Mary received her Master’s Degree in Marriage and Family Counseling from Cal State University, Fresno. In areas of ministry, the Royers served with CAM International (now Camino Global) from 1969-85, specifically working with young adults desirous of serving the Lord in missions. For the majority of 17 summers, they led onthe-field training programs (Practical Missionary Training) in Central America and Mexico. For three years Ken was also the Director of New Personnel for CAM International, guiding the incoming process for new missionaries. From 1985 to the present, the Royers have served with Link Care in Fresno, CA. Ken is the Director of Missionary Care and Mary is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. In the pastoral department, Ken provides Biblical and pastoral counseling in an effort to assist missionaries and pastors to be as effective as possible. Mary works with a variety of emotional, relational and spiritual issues, and leads the group for missionary women. Little-known facts: Ken’s maternal grandparents were missionaries in India 1894-1920. One year returning for furlough, due to delayed travel, they missed the Titanic by several days. They are thankful that our schedules (including delays!) are orchestrated by our all-knowing Heavenly Father. DJ SPRINGMAN DJ has served at the First Baptist Church of Indian Rocks in Largo, Florida for the past 22 years. His first 15 years at Indian Rocks were spent as a high school English teacher and baseball coach. It was during this time that DJ was first exposed to mission work and leading high school teams. In his current role as the Missions Pastor, DJ serves over 40 missionary families and individuals. DJ is married to his wife, Tracy, who is a Chemistry teacher at the high school, and they have two boys—Logan and Brooks. He enjoys watching his sons play football and baseball and spending time on the water fishing with his family. JOHN & KAREN ZILEN John and Karen have been involved with missions for over 30 years. They began working for 10 years with Campus Crusade for Christ High School Ministry. This led them to desire more training so John graduated with a Masters in Counseling from Denver Seminary and became a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. Karen graduated from University of Phoenix with a Masters in School Counseling and is a Certified School Counselor. In 1998, they moved to Nairobi, Kenya with Africa Inland Mission and worked at the Tumaini Counseling Centre. Then in 2003 they moved to Vienna, Austria, with Barnabas International, providing Mobile Member Care to Central Asia, Eastern Europe and Africa. This led into a partnership with Operation Mobilization, with a move to England, becoming International Member Care Consultants. With this broad experience of working with over 40 organizations in the area of Member /Pastoral Care, they heard many stories from individuals, families, and teams. From these felt needs, they developed a Cross-Cultural Team process called TeamWorks and have ‘piloted’ this with OM teams globally. They are now based in Chattanooga, TN continuing to travel out to teams and desire to train others to use TeamWorks. John enjoys walking among historic sites, watching English soccer and gardening. His claim to fame is that he has been able to plant gardens on four continents. Karen enjoys taking in history with John, reading, art, coffee, drinking coffee with friends and being with people through counseling, training, and anything fun. Together, they are enjoying fixing up their 95 year old home, located on a Civil War Battle Site.
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N E T WORKING The PTM Conference values networking and wants you to be able to reestablish relationships and build new ones. Some of the best networking happens after hours. At Ridgecrest Conference Center there is an abundance of nooks and crannies for you to sit down with someone to visit, pray, or connect. You can have the choice of sitting in comfortable rockers overlooking the lovely scenery, grabbing a cup of coffee in the coffee shop, or enjoying a bowl of ice cream in the ice cream parlor. Â You can sit by one of the many fireplaces or take a walk up to a scenic overlook. Whatever or wherever you chose, make sure you make time to network with other participants this year!
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H E L PFUL INFO SPECIAL DIET INSTRUCTIONS For those of you who indicated on your registration that you must follow a restricted diet, Ridgecrest is happy to work with you to provide safe food. They will make special plates for you for lunches and dinners. You can go through the regular cafeteria line and ask any food service person and they will bring your plate to you. We will also have snacks specifically for you during the breaks. Marcus White is the manager of the Food Services for Ridgecrest and is happy to talk with you and answer any questions you may have. NO STEPS If you would like to be able to walk from building to building without using the stairs you can follow these directions from Mountain Laurel to Johnson Spring to the Dining Hall: • Begin at the Mountain Laurel C-Level Lobby (the very bottom floor) • Go outside to the patio • Cross to Johnson Spring on the covered walkway • Take the elevator down to Johnson Spring 1 • Take a left out of the elevator and follow the hallway all the way down • Take another left at the end of that hallway and follow the hallway all the way to the doors at the end • Exit out of the doors onto the ramp • Take a right off of the ramp and follow that road downhill to the awning outside of Rhododendron. • The entrance will be to your right • Enter through the doors and into the line for the Dining Hall CONNECT ptm.barnabas.org Facebook – GlobalMemberCare Facebook – PTM DEPARTURE • Vacate your room by 11:00 AM Friday. There’s no specific “check out” that you need to do with Ridgecrest. • Leave the room as is, you don’t need to strip the beds, etc. • Leave your key in the room and lock the door. • Leave your nametag and PTM Conference Evaluation on the information table in the snack area by our large group meeting room.
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Incredible scenery, fun outdoor activities, shopping, golf – it’s no wonder that the Asheville/ Western North Carolina area is a top 10 tourist destination. Many visitors to Ridgecrest enjoy spending time in the community of Black Mountain, just minutes away from the Ridgecrest campus. Quaint galleries, shops and restaurants accent this small community. Just further down the road in Asheville sits the historic Biltmore Estate, home of the late George W. Vanderbilt. Other visitors enjoy outdoor activities such as hiking, horseback riding, or shooting the rapids on one of several rivers that slice through the mountains. If you have the opportunity this year, you may want to use some free time during the PTM Conference to visit some of the attractions in the Asheville area. Asheville area attractions: asheville.com biltmore.com grandfathermountain.com chimneyrockpark.com gsmr.com (Great Smoky Mountain Railroad) insidenc.com exploreasheville.com
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B I B L I OG RAPHY GENERAL Doing Member Care Well: Perspectives and Practices from Around the World, Kelly O’Donnell Building upon O’Donnell’s earlier writings, this is a comprehensive look at Member Care from a world-wide basis. While some articles may not be as helpful as others, it is chock full of great information and a standard text book in the member care field. Expectations and Burnout: Women Surviving the Great Commission, Sue Eenigenburg and Robynn Bliss A doctoral study which addresses the burnout rate of women missionaries. Helpful stories interact with hard data to produce both causes and helpful survivor tips. A must for new women missionaries (as well as men). Healthy, Resilient, and Effective in Cross-Cultural Ministry: A Comprehensive Member Care Plan Dr. Laura Mae Gardner In this book Dr. Gardner outlines a vision for care as well as policies and procedures for recruitment, orientation, placement, and supervising personnel. She also discusses roles of the agency, field authorities, and the sending church. She addresses the make-up of member care, attitudes and tools needed to care well for cross-cultural workers, a job description, how to begin, and how to function collegially with administrators and sending churches. Dr. Gardner also tackles nine specific challenges that face leaders and care-givers and gives advice on how to prevent these challenges from becoming threats. Honorably Wounded: Stress Among Christian Workers, Marjory F. Foyle As a psychiatrist, medical doctor, and former missionary, Dr. Foyle provides insights and special help for the stress and pressures of full-time Christian service. It’s always been tough serving the Lord on the front lines, whether you’re an office worker, missionary, evangelist, doctor, or teacher. If you put your head above the parapet you will get shot at. Sometimes you will get hit. After the initial chapters on the current challenges of Christian work around the world, and on the nature of stress itself, Dr. Foyle explores such topics as: depression, occupational stress, interpersonal relationships, stress and children, and burnout. This deeply practical, compassionate book was widely acclaimed when first released in 1987. This new edition is expanded and fully updated. On Being a Missionary, Thomas Hale An older book which is not theological in nature but rather practical. It is a compilation of hundreds of missionary experiences and helps add authenticity to the missionary call and life. Personal Growth and Growth for Every Missionary, Dr. Jo Anne Dennett A short book in outline form which looks at developing a counseling program for mission organizations for their global workers. Written in an encouraging and helpful manner.
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Psychology of Missionary Adjustment, Marge Jones and E. Grant Jones A look at the psychological adjustment for a missionary when he or she arrives on the field. Though it is brief and does not always go as deeply as needed, this small volume serves as a beginning guide to the adjustment issues missionaries will face on the field. SoulTalk, Larry Crabb “Soul talk” happens when two Christians talk to each other in a way that results in their passion for God being stirred, ignited, and released. Tender Care: The Heart and Soul of Caring for God’s Scattered Servants, Seabrook Seven Seven coworkers from Barnabas International invite you into their conversation as they take a practical, candid, biblical look at the task of refreshing the hearts and souls of those who carry the good news of God’s love to the nations. From big picture perspectives to tightly focused detail, they remind us of both the privilege and the pressures of serving Christ across the boundaries of culture. With warmth, wisdom, and not a little passion, the Seabrook Seven draw from their many years of experience in pastoral care to crosscultural missionaries as they paint a compelling picture of tender care. They take you to the place where the Great Commission and the Great Commandment converge. From cosmic struggle to earthly realities, to underwater analogies they challenge your thinking from motivations to preparation to expectations. Aimed at broadening the base of missionary care, Tender Care helps you encourage the hearts of God’s scattered servants. Too Valuable to Lose: Exploring the Causes and Cures of Missionary Attrition, William D. Taylor Standard and only recent comprehensive look at missionary attrition. The statistics are dated but the wisdom is not. The Way of Transition: Embracing Life’s most Difficult Moments, William Bridges Though Bridges is writing to a generation removed, he is an excellent guide to the huge subject of transitions. His first book is the explanation in theory and his second book describes his own transition at the time of his wife’s death. Transitions: Making Sense of Life’s Changes, William Bridges Though Bridges is writing to a generation removed, he is an excellent guide to the huge subject of transitions. His first book is the explanation in theory and his second book describes his own transition at the time of his wife’s death. DEBRIEFING AND RE-ENTRY Art of Coming Home, Craig Storti Most people who live overseas find repatriation—coming home after their foreign assignment—more difficult than going abroad in the first place. The Art of Coming Home explains why—identifying the main challenges and how to get beyond them. The book describes personal and work-related issues for returning employees, as well as key concerns and frustrations for returning spouses and children. It also features separate sections on special readjustment issues for four unique populations: exchange students, international volunteers, military personnel and their families, and missionaries and their children. Burn Up or Splash Down: Surviving the Culture Shock of Re-Entry, Marion Knell
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Cross Cultural Re-Entry: A Book of Readings, Clyde Austin Re-Entry: Making the Transition from Missions to Life at Home, Peter Jordan Though mainly focusing on short-term workers and is somewhat dated, this short paperback is still the standard work on missionary re-entry. The Reentry Team: Caring for Your Returning Missionaries, Neal Pirolo Neal has given us this throughtful study on how to care for returning missionaries. It is his heart’s desire to see our missionaries better cared for. Its practical wisdom and touchingly true-to-life stories will, without condemnation, assist the church in receiving back the ones they have sent out. The results? Healthy returnees will make enormous contributions to body life at home, the church will be blessed and built up, and world missions will go forward.
THIRD CULTURE KIDS/MISSIONARY KIDS The Mission of Detective Mike: Moving Abroad, Simone T Costa Eriksson This is a story to help expat children understand the relocation process. The Mission of Detective Mike: Moving Abroad will allay the fears of every relocating family member as this sensitive story, written in words and terms that make sense to young children, shares rock-solid strategies and advice that anyone will find easy to apply. Raising Global Nomads: Parenting Abroad in an On-Demand World, Robin Pascoe In her fifth book for expatriate families, the author recounts with honesty and trademark humor what worked for her family and shares the hard lessons learned. Parenting styles in general, and of third culture kids in particular, have changed dramatically, prompting this timely and comprehensive reexamination of the challenges of parenting abroad. Third Culture Kids: Growing Up Among Worlds, David C. Pollock and Ruth E. Van Reken Nearly a decade ago, Third Culture Kids: The Experience of Growing Up Among Worlds introduced the concept of and has been the authority on the experiences of TCKs-children who grow up or spend a significant part of their childhood living abroad. Sammy’s Next Move, Helen Maffini Sammy’s Next Move is a wonderful story about a snail named Sammy who lives around the world with his parents. He is a ‘third culture kid’, TCK or global nomad. He often moves to new countries and has to change schools and make new friends. Sammy experiences the feelings and thoughts common to children in similar situations. Sammy is a snail and so he carries his home with him wherever he goes, just as a third culture kid does by knowing that home is where their heart is! Unrooted Childhoods: Memoirs of Growing Up Global, Faith Eidse and Nina Sichel
A fusion of voices and experiences from every corner of the globe, Unrooted Childhoods presents a cultural mosaic of today’s citizens of the world. Twenty stirring memoirs of childhoods spent packing, written by both world-famous and first-time authors, make the story of growing up displaced feel universal. Best-selling fiction and non-fiction authors Isabel Allende, Carlos Fuentes, Pat Conroy, Pico Iyer, and Ariel Dorfman contribute powerful and deeply personal accounts of mobile childhoods and the cultural experiences they engender. 27
SENDING Serving as Senders, Neal Pirolo Written primarily for the local church, this is the classic book on how to support a missionary from appointment to retirement. It should be used as an outline to guide a church to think holistically and developmentally. The Sending Church, Pat Hood How does man’s heart move closer to God’s heart? How do we “live sent” in our community or halfway around the world? What good things that happen in church life might actually threaten to obscure the greater things being orchestrated by God? How does everyone at church move from being a member to a missionary? Find out in The Sending Church. SPIRITUAL VITALITY Sacred Companions, David Benner Benner introduces readers to the riches of spiritual friendship and direction, explaining what they are and how they are practiced. Spiritual direction moves beyond mere moral lifestyle accountability and goes deeper than popular notions of mentoring or discipling. Through prayerful, guided attunement to God’s activity, sacred companions provide care for the soul. If we are to experience significant spiritual formation and growth, our souls must be nurtured through spiritual companions. Benner models the kind of traveling companion who can move us toward deeper intimacy with God. Holy Invitations, Jeannette Bakke Holy Invitations is a comprehensive introduction to spiritual direction written for both directors and directees. Jeannette Bakke, an accredited spiritual director who has been practicing and teaching this material for over fifteen years, is one of the first evangelicals to write on the subject. Bakke incorporates sample dialogue and reflective questions to acquaint readers with the unique practice of spiritual direction. Holy Invitations can be used by individuals exploring new approaches in their relationship with God, for spiritual direction training programs, or as a church or small group study guide. The Gift of Being Yourself: The Sacred Call to Self-Discovery, David Benner Discerning your true self is inextricably related to discerning God’s purposes for you. Paradoxically, the more you become like Christ, the more you become authentically yourself. In this profound exploration of Christian identity, psychologist and spiritual director David G. Benner illuminates the spirituality of self-discovery. He exposes the false selves that you may hide behind and calls you to discover the true self that emerges from your uniqueness in Christ. Surrender to Love: Discovering the Heart of Christian Spirituality, David Benner In this profound book, David Benner explores the twin themes of love and surrender as the heart of Christian spirituality. Through careful examination of Scripture and reflection on the Christian tradition, Benner shows how God bids us to trust fully in His perfect love. Writing with mature wisdom gleaned from many years of integrating psychological and spiritual insight, Benner demonstrates keen perception and sensitivity to the realities of spiritual formation. In each chapter he includes meditative exercises to guide you into a greater experience of trust and spiritual transformation.
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MORAL ISSUES Close Calls: What Adulterers Want You to Know About Protecting Your Marriage, David Carder Dave Carder has spent more than 30 years counseling husbands and wives trapped by infidelity, and he knows that the vast majority of these heartbroken people never saw it coming. In Close Calls, he reveals what adulterers want other to know about protecting their marriages before trouble strikes. False Intimacy: Understanding the Struggle of Sexual Addiction, Harry Schaumburg With frank honesty, False Intimacy offers realistic direction to those whose lives or ministries have been impacted by sexual addiction while examining the roots behind these behaviors. This compelling book examines different aspects of sexual addiction, including shame, purity, and forgiveness, while exploring one’s true identity and God-given sexuality. Shattered Vows: Hope and Healing for Woman Who have been Sexually Betrayed, Debra Laaser This sensitive guide provides practical tools to help you make wise and empowering decisions, emotional tools to develop greater intimacy in your life, and spiritual tools to transform your suffering. Debra Laaser’s personal journey through betrayal, her extensive work with hundreds of hurting women, and her intimate marriage two decades after the disclosure of her husband’s infidelity provide meaningful answers to the questions that arise amid the complex fallout of broken vows.
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