On Being a Missionary (Revised Edition)

[DESCRIPTION] Dr. Hale’s practical wisdom is here freely offered to the missionary-to-be and others interested in missions–wisdom hard-earned in Nepal on everything from calling to raising a missionary family to cross-cultural communication.

Now revised to include perspectives on the realities of the changing missionary force and the challenges of bonding with a new culture in an increasingly globalized and technologically connected world, this edition of On Being a Missionary addresses current issues while maintaining the wit and warmth of the man who first challenged us with his perspectives on being a missionary. [/DESCRIPTION] [CREDIT] by: Thomas Hale (Author), Gene Daniels (Editor) [/CREDIT] [PAGES] 522 [/PAGES] [BINDING] Paperback [/BINDING] [PUBLISHER] William Carey Library [/PUBLISHER] [PUBLISHYEAR] 2012 [/PUBLISHYEAR] [TOC]

Preface from Thomas Hale
Preface from Gene Daniels

1. Why Missionaries?

2. The Call

3. Preparation

4. Into the New World

5. Making the Transcultural Connection

6. Nepal 1, Visitors 0

7. Kings, Cooks, Beggars, Saints

8. A Palace or a Mud Hut?

9. Thoughts for New Missionaries— and old ones

10. Sin and Interpersonal Conflict

11. Resolving Interpersonal Conflict

12. Fitting into the Team

13. Keeping the Focus

14. The Major Mission Ministries

15. More Recent Developments

16. Stress

17. Prayer and the Holy Spirit

18. Singles and Doubles

19. Missionary Children

20. Home Assignment

Afterword
Bibliography

[/TOC]