This presentation addresses the challenges of family in ministry with a particular focus toward foreign missions. Ideas include constructive activities for children, involving children in the ministry, guiding the family through cultural and ecumenical challenges, and developing the missionary of tomorrow.
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CONTRIBUTOR: Reuben Yoder
SERIES: REACH 2015
All items in the series:- Addressing Turnover (Arthur Nisly)
- An Anabaptist Philosophy of Technology (Matt Landis)
- Attitudes that Enable Ministry (John Coblentz)
- Avoiding Overload and Burnout
- Being Women of Hospitality (Verna Esh)
- Beliefs: From Claiming to Owning (Cliff Schrock)
- Beyond Good and Evil (Melvin Lehman)
- Building Sustainable Ministry Infrastructure (Richie Lauer)
- Business of Mission (Bill Mullet)
- Call of Christ and Beyond (Raymond Burkholder)
- Caring by Listening (Joshua Strickler)
- Caring for People at the End of their Lives (Nolan Byler)
- Caring for Women in Ministry (Gerald Miller)
- Chairing Nonprofit Boards (Gary Miller)
- Commitment, Tough Love, and Unflinching Tenacity in Working with Troubled Children (Brian Martin)
- Connecting with Your Support Base (Jon Stoltzfus)
- Constructive Staff Evaluation (Galen Stutzman)
- Cultivating Healthy Relationships (Barb Coblentz)
- Developing a Heart of Love (Dave Yoder)
- Discipling Younger Women (Marie Mullet)
- Do's and Don'ts of Fundraising (Richie Lauer)
- Effective Facility Maintenance (Sheldon Kauffman)
- Effective Family Living (Melvin Lehman)
- Encouraging People in the Field (Panel Discussion)
- Equipping Servants in High School (Patrick Heatwole)
- Family Issues in Ministry (Reuben Yoder)
- Feeding the Multitudes (Beatrice King)
- Financial Stewardship in Missions (Gary Miller)
- Friendship Evangelism (Clayton Shenk)
- Funding Your Ministry (Paul Miller)
- Globally Involved Families (Reuben Yoder)
- Graduation Then What? (Glendon Strickler)
- Greater Works Than These (Wayne Schrock)
- Guidelines for Working with Children (Phil Hershberger)
- Healing the Heart Issues of Ministry Personnel (Amos Esh)
- Helping without Harming (Gary Miller)
- History of Anabaptist Missions (Wendell Heatwole)
- Homemaking as a Ministry (Cynthia Brubaker)
- How Can I Minister to Peoples Medical Needs? (Nolan Byler)
- I was in Prison and You Came to Me (Wes King)
- Intercessory Prayer (Floyd Stoltzfus)
- Joy in the Office (Vivian Mast)
- Keeping Staff Connected (Panel Discussion)
- Ladies in Support Positions (Karen Zook)
- Language Learning--Is it Worth It?
- Leadership Coaching and Mentoring (Bill Mullet)
- Leading a Flourishing Voluntary Service Unit (Ken Nisly)
- Learning From the Past and Vision for the Future (Gary Miller)
- Light in Dark Places (Clayton Shenk)
- Loving the Unlovely (Brian Martin)
- Maintaining Long-Term Vision (Barb Coblentz)
- Making Disciples of All Nations (Raymond Burkholder)
- Meaningful Management (Dennis Yoder)
- Ministering to the Abused
- My Ethics Your Ethics (Roseanne Bauman)
- Needle in Her Hand (Sharon Yoder)
- Partnering with Your Husband (Carolyn Roth)
- Personal Leadership (Merle Burkholder)
- Planting Ministry Vision (Ben Stoltzfus)
- Preparing for a Life of Ministry (Tim Stoltzfus)
- Preparing for Ministry, Effective in Service (Duane Weber)
- Preparing Your People for Ministry (Arthur Nisly)
- Recognizing and Dealing with Depression (John Coblentz)
- Relating Amidst Conflict (Dave Yoder)
- Relating to Your Constituency (Phil Hershberger)
- Role of a Wife in Ministry (Edith Burkholder)
- Saints, Starters, and Stethoscopes: The High Calling of Pioneering a Medical Mission (Jana Nisly)
- Servants, not Saviors (Eldon Hochstetler)
- Serving the Servants: the Role of the Board in Supporting Leaders (Wes King)
- Serving Within Your Strengths (Merle Herr)
- Seven Principles of Leadership (Merle Herr)
- Short Term Mission Trips (Elijah Yoder)
- Social Media and Ministry (Matt Landis)
- Start with Why (Kyle Stoltzfus)
- Structuring Ministries for Effectiveness (Wendell Heatwole)
- Sustainable Ministry Structure (Eldon Hochstetler)
- Sustainable Missions (Panel Discussion)
- Taking Care of Wife and Family (Tim Stoltzfus)
- Taking Care of Your People (Panel Discussion)
- Tax Compliance Issues, Part 1 (Mark Payne, Christian Schmutz)
- Tax Compliance Issues, Part 2
- Teams (Merle Burkholder)
- Tech Tools (Matt Landis)
- Temptations Men Face in Ministry (Vernon Esh)
- Thriving Under Authority (Duane Weber)
- Treasure of Careful Planning (Donna Kauffman)
- Unseen Integrity (Dennis Yoder)
- Valuing the Fruits of the Spirit (Edith Burkholder)
- Vision for Life (Merle Burkholder)
- Visitation: How? When? Where? (Floyd Stoltzfus)
- Wealth, Spirituality, and the Global Christian Community (Merle Burkholder)
- Why Bother with Humanitarian Aid? (Gary Miller)
- You Can't Move that Mountain Alone (Jana Nisly)
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