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The Crucible of the First Term: Understanding and Helping So It is not the Last

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The First Term missionary has multiple adjustments to make, losses to mourn, an identity to shed and a new identity to learn—all happening amidst high stress....
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The danger of not learning from history

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The danger of not learning from history was written by Ken Guenther. This article is good for everyone to understand the importance of learning from our past. T...
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The Day I Decided to Become a Student of Culture {The Grove: Share}

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The Day I Decided to Become a Student of Culture {The Grove: Share} written by Kelly Delp is about how to become a learner instead of a teacher because we have ...
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The Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity

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Adjusting to a new culture can be difficult. This article and video are part of an element from the CIT Next online course Culture Shock. Some of the concerns w...
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The Foreign Brides – Taiwan Series

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The Foreign Brides - Taiwan Series is about Taiwan's large population of foreign brides needs the hope that only the gospel can bring. Part of the series "Taiwa...
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The Genius of Internships

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Do you want to discover and unlock the genius of internships within your organization? Join CAFO and Michael True, national leader in internships and talent dev...
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The Hakka – Taiwan Series

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The Hakka - Taiwan Series is about a family is working to reach the Hakka of Taiwan with the gospel, through hard work and resilience. Part of the series "Taiwa...
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The Hardy Personality

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Sustainable Resilience gives you tools for understanding what resilience looks like in life and ministry. This article by Dr. Laura Mae Gardner is one element f...
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The Invitation from Jesus When Life is Chaos

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When life gets crazy and stressful, how do you react? Where do you go for comfort? check out this article about cushion and finding Jesus in the Chaos. To vi...
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The Night Market – Taiwan Series

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The Night Market - Taiwan Series is a first-hand look at two important aspects of life in Taiwan — scooters and the night market. Part of the series "Taiwan: ...
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The One True God – Taiwan Series

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The One True God - Taiwan Series is about the story of two sisters and their journey from worshiping many gods to worshiping the one true God. Part of the serie...
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The Power of a Good Story

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Do you know how important story telling is? Check out this article by Amy Young about why she believes story telling is important. To visit the Global Trelli...
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The Power of Conversation

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Are you past the fun and now into the challenges of parenting third culture children? Understanding the life of a Third Culture Kid can be difficult.  This art...
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The Prodigal Son (by Ken Bailey)

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This chapel message Rescuing Truth From Familiarity uncovers the ancient honor-shame dynamics of Jesus famous parable in Luke 15.
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The Road Home

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Are you past the fun and now into the challenges of parenting third culture children? Understanding the life of a Third Culture Kid can be difficult.  This vid...
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The Spirit

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Spiritual Warfare – the Super and the Natural gives you tools for faithful participation in spiritual battle. This video is one element from the CIT Next onli...
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The Turn – Europe Series

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The Turn - Europe Series provides an encouraging glimpse of how God is changing lives across Europe. It's part of "UnFinished: Reaching Europe" — a five-video...
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The Vision – Taiwan Series

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Title "In America you'll dial 911, but in Taiwan, if there's an emergency, you'll dial 119." Vision 119 is an emergency call for more workers to help reach the ...
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The World, The Flesh, and The Devil

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Spiritual Warfare – the Super and the Natural gives you tools for faithful participation in spiritual battle. This video is one element from the CIT Next onli...
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The Yup’ik Way – Alaska Series

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The Yup'ik Way - Alaska Series Even though Alaska is part of the USA, the culture out in the bush is unique. This video offers a glimpse of this atmosphere, as ...
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Throat Singer – Russia Series

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Throat Singer - Russia Series is about throat singing, male modeling and missions. Check out the video to see what they all have in common. Part of the "Reachin...
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Tips for Traveling With Kids

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Do you have kids on the field? Do you travel often? Read these tips from Ashley Felder on how to make it easier on you and the kids.
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Transformation Christian Center – Russia Series

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Transformation Christian Center - Russia Series Lives are changing at Transformation Christian Center, and you can help it reach even more people. Part of the "...
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Transforming Honor (Ethics)

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A training video about ethics and moral transformation in honor-shame cultures.
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Understanding Culture Stress

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Adjusting to a new culture can be difficult. This article is one element from the CIT Next online course Culture Shock. The article addresses survival skills fo...
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Unreached People Groups

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This three minute video is an overview of what Unreached People Groups (UPG) are. This is a great way to start conversations about missions throughout the world...
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Untapped Potential

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The untapped potential sitting dormant in every church is power ready to be released for the Kingdom of God. Yet too many times it is wasted, often because it i...
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Walking the Tightrope – A Dream or a Call?

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This song is one element from the CIT Next online course Marriage Remade. In the song "Walking the Tightrope", PT's wife, Charity, expresses her perspective on ...
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We Are Not the Hero Online Course

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Strategies for multiplying disciples through the lens of local dignity and sustainability Facilitated course 3-5 hours per week commitment, a lifetime of ...
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Welcome to Onramp

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Need help to launch into your journey of healthy and fruitful cross-cultural life and ministry? This five minute video is one element from the CIT Next online c...
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Welcome to the Super and the Natural

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Spiritual Warfare – the Super and the Natural gives you tools for faithful participation in spiritual battle. This video is one element from the CIT Next onli...
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What are some of the first steps to becoming a missionary?

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Do you wonder what people might ask a missionary? If so, this is one of the top 10 questions asked on AskAMissionary.com: "What are some of the first steps to b...
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What Are Your Early Morning Thoughts?

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Do you hit the snooze button over and over? or do you jump out of bed and get the day started. Read this article for Amy Youngs thoughts on morning thoughts. ...
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What can I do to successfully raise prayer and financial support?

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Do you have questions about how to successfully raise prayer and financial support? Do you need some ideas or direction? If so, this is one of the top 10 questi...
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What characteristics should missionaries have?

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Do you have questions about characteristics of missionaries? Do you need some initial lists? If so, this is one of the top 10 questions asked on AskAMissionary...
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What degree or major in university would be most helpful to have on the mission field?

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Do you have questions about what degree or major would be helpful to have on the mission field? Do you need some ideas? If so, this is one of the top 10 questio...
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What do missionaries wish they had known before they first went?

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Do you wonder what people might ask a missionary? If so, this is one of the top 10 questions asked on AskAMissionary.com: "What do missionaries wish they had kn...
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What do we call ourselves?

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This article written by Gary Ridley Sr is about what Christians should call themselves; Christians, Jesus-followers? This post was originally posted in the Send...
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What Do You Do After Arriving in a Foreign Country?

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Crosswired has developed a series of short "micro-learnings" which consist of a video to watch and then a question for reflection.  This resource is one of the...
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What do you mean by the word “mission”?

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What do you mean by the word “mission”?   was written by Gary Ridley Sr is about the definition of missions in the world today. This post was originally ...
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What Does it Mean to be Ambassadors of Christ?

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This article was taken from Global Frontiers Missions. This article is about how we should be ambassadors of Christ and what that looks like.
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What it costs to support your missionary

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What it costs to support your missionary was originally taken from Send International. Figuring out support costs for your missionary can be hard for a donor or...
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What Missionaries Ought To Know About Adolescence

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What Missionaries Ought to know… does not mean that the author sat down and decided what missionaries ought to know, but rather what missionaries themselves a...
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What Missionaries Ought to Know about Aging Parents

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What Missionaries Ought to know… does not mean that the author sat down and decided what missionaries ought to know, but that missionaries themselves asked ab...
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What Missionaries Ought to Know About Anger

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What Missionaries Ought to know… does not mean that the author sat down and decided what missionaries ought to know, but rather what missionaries themselves a...
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What Missionaries Ought to Know about Anxiety

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What Missionaries Ought to know… does not mean that the author sat down and decided what missionaries ought to know, but rather what missionaries themselves a...
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What Missionaries Ought to Know about Attrition

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What Missionaries Ought to know… does not mean that the author sat down and decided what missionaries ought to know, but that missionaries themselves asked ab...
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What Missionaries Ought to Know about Books for (and about) MKs and Other TCKs

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What Missionaries Ought to know… does not mean that the author sat down and decided what missionaries ought to know, but that missionaries themselves asked ab...
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