Steffen, Tom A.,  1947- <br/><br/>
Encountering missionary life and work :  preparing for intercultural ministry / 
Tom Steffen and Lois McKinney Douglas. 
 - Grand Rapids, MI :  Baker Academic,  c2008. 
 - xxi, 390 p. :  ill. ;  23 cm. 
 - Encountering mission .
 - Encountering mission. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 365-378) and indexes. 
<br/><br/>The changing scene -- Remembering the past -- Understanding key ideas and terms -- Home-front preparations -- Decision making and the will of God -- Spiritual formation -- Personal readiness -- Ministry readiness -- Avenues to cross-cultural ministries -- Finding your niche -- Getting going -- On-field preparations -- What is culture? -- At home in the culture -- Culture and language acquisition -- Missionaries and their lives -- Women in missions -- Missionary families -- Crises in missions -- Reentry -- What's next? 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780801026591 (pbk.) 0801026598 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2007045046 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Missions.<br/>Missionaries.<br/>Christianity and culture.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BV 2061.3  / .S75 2008