Summer 2018/Fuller Online

MM566

Hill

MM566: SELF CARE AND SPIRITUAL FORMATION FOR MISSIONARIES AND NGO CROSS-CULTURAL WORKERS (4 Units: 163 hours). Harriet Swannie Hill.

DESCRIPTION: Missionaries and NGO cross-cultural staff accept living in challenging settings. How can they persevere, overcome, and thrive? This course examines the theological foundations of a missionary lifestyle and the role spiritual formation plays in maintaining well-being. The missionary life involves above-average levels of stress, loss, and possibly trauma. Students will learn the effects of these and how to respond in ways that promote well-being. Strategies and skills for building community and addressing personal and group conflicts will be examined. The course will also enable students to create and maintain a self-care plan as a tool to embrace ministry with resilience.

LEARNING OUTCOMES: Upon successful completion of this course, students will: 1) identify the theological foundations for their missionary vocation and the importance of self care; (2) recognize the effects of stress, trauma and loss and respond in ways that lead to well-being; (3) apply strategies for conflict resolution and peace-making, in ways that strengthen relationships; and (4) develop a self-care plan (rule of life) suited to their situation and personality, which includes spiritual formation.

COURSE FORMAT: This course will be conducted online on a ten-week schedule aligned with Fuller’s academic calendar for a total of 40 instructional hours, which is outlined below in the assignment and assessment section. Students are required to interact with the material, with each other, and with the instructor regularly through online discussions, reading, and other assignments that promote active learning.

REQUIRED READING: 1128 pages required.

Hart, Archibald, Adrenaline and Stress: The Exciting New Breakthrough That Helps You Overcome Stress Damage. Thomas Nelson, 1995. ISBN: 978-0849936906, Pub. Price $15.99 [93 pp. assigned].

Patterson, Kerry, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler. Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High, 2nd ed. McGraw Hill, 2011. ISBN: 978-0071771320, Pub. Price $20.00 [100 pp. assigned].

Thompson, Curt. The Soul of Shame: Retelling the Stories We Believe About Ourselves. IVP, 2015. ISBN: 978-0830844333, Pub. Price $22.00 [112 pp. assigned].

Tutu, Desmond and Mpho Tutu. The Book of Forgiveness. Harper One, 2015. ISBN: 978-0062203571, Pub. Price $15.99 [205 pp. assigned].

Available via e-Reserves:

Annan, Kent. After Shock: Searching for Honest Faith When your World is Shaken. IVP Books, 2011. ISBN: 978-0830836178, Pub. Price $9.97 [3 pp assigned].

Annan, Kent. Slow Kingdom Coming: Practices for Doing Justice, Loving Mercy and Walking Humbly in the World. IVP Books, 2016. ISBN: 978-0830844555, Pub. Price $16.00. [63 pp assigned].

Bloom, Anthony. Beginning to Pray. Paulist Press, 1970. ISBN: 978-0809115099, Pub. Price $9.95 [16 pp assigned].

Harter, Michael. Hearts on Fire: Praying with Jesuits. Loyola Press, 2005. ISBN: 978-0829421200, Pub. Price $12.95. [6 pp. assigned].

Hibbert, Evelyn; Hibbert, Richard. Leading Multicultural Teams. William Carey, 2014. ISBN: 978-0878085415, Pub. Price $12.80 [55 pp. assigned].

Hiebert, Paul. Anthropological Insights for Missionaries. Baker Academic, 1985. ISBN: 978-0801042911, Pub Price $26.99. [80 pp. assigned].

Hill, Harriet et al. Healing the Wounds of Trauma: Missionary Edition. American Bible Society, 2017. ISBN: 978-1941448557, Pub. Price: $7.00. [34 pp. assigned].

Langberg, Diane. Suffering and the Heart of God. New Growth Press, 2015. ISBN: 978-1942572022, Pub. Price $24.99 [72 pp. assigned].

Lewis, CS. A Grief Observed. Faber and Faber, 1961. ISBN: 978-0571066247, Pub. Price $7.99 [64 pp. assigned]

O’Connor, Kathleen. Jeremiah: Pain and Promise. Fortress Press, 2011. ISBN: 978-0800699307, Pub. Price $42.00 [10 pp. assigned].

_________. Lamentations and the Tears of the World. Orbis, 2002. ISBN: 978-1570753992, Pub. Price $23.04. [26 pp. assigned].

O'Donnell, Kelly, ed. Doing Member Care Well: Perspectives and Practices from around the World. William Carey Library, 2002. ISBN: 978-0878084463, Pub. Price $24.99 [28 pp. assigned].

Scazzero, Peter. Emotionally Healthy Churches Updated and Expanded Edition: A Strategy for Discipleship That Actually Changes Lives. Zondervan, 2015. ISBN: 978-0310520757, Pub. Price $22.99 [31 pp. assigned].

Schaefer, Charles and Frauke Schaefer, eds. Trauma and Resilience, a Handbook. Effectively Supporting Those who Serve God. www.condeopress.com, 2012. ISBN: 978-0692648315, Pub Price $18.95. [66 pp. assigned].

Schreiter, Robert. The Ministry of Reconciliation: Spirituality and Strategies. Orbis, 1998. ISBN: 978-1570751684, Pub. Price $18.00. [11 pp assigned].

Silf, Margaret. Inner Compass: An Invitation to Ignatian Spirituality. Loyola Press, 2007. ISBN: 978-0829426458, Pub. Price $14.95 [18 pp assigned].

Thompson, Curt. Anatomy of the Soul: Surprising Connections between Neuroscience and Spiritual Practices that can Transform your Life and Relationships. Tyndale, 2010. ISBN: 978-1414334158, Pub. Price $9.98. [25 pp. assigned].

Tippett, Alan. Introduction to Missiology. William Carey, 1987. ISBN: 978-0878082063, Pub. Price $7.12. [10 pp. assigned].

RECOMMENDED READING:

Baker, Dwight P. and Robert J. Priest, eds. The Missionary Family: Witness, Concerns, Care. William Carey Library, 2014. ISBN: 978-0878080441, Pub. Price $16.99.

Cloud, Henry. 2012 “The Evil, the Foolish, and the Wise.” https://vimeo.com/43777476.

Shwandt, Joanne and Glendon Moriarty. “What Have the Past 25 Years of Member Care Research Taught Us? An Overview of Missionary Mental Health and Member Care Services” Missiology: An International Review, Vol. XXXVI, no. 3, July, 2008, pp 317-326.

Wolterstorff, Nicholas. Lament for a Son. Eerdmans, 1987. ISBN: 978-0802802941, Pub. Price $12.00.

ASSIGNMENTS AND ASSESSMENT:

  1. 1128 pp. of required reading [This assignment is related to all learning outcomes] [62 hours].
  2. On-line guided learning: audio clips, exercises [30 hours].
  3. Class participation: weekly journal, weekly small group forum (a 250 – 400 word post plus two 75-word responses to classmates), large group forum (reading weekly, and posting two times on behalf of your small group). (30%) [This assignment is related to all learning outcomes]. [20 hours].
  4. Weekly activities (25%). [This assignment is related to all learning outcomes]. [20 hours].
  5. A 2000 word integration paper, bringing together the implications of the course and readings on the student’s life and ministry context. (20%). [This assignment is related to all learning outcomes]. [18 hours]
  6. Publishable paper or blog post on Missionary Self-Care and Spirituality (15%) [This assignment is related to all learning outcomes]. [8 hours].
  7. Develop a self-care plan/ rule of life (1000 words) (10%). [This assignment is related to learning outcome #4] [5 hours].

PREREQUISITES: None. Auditors are required to complete all assignments.

RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: Elective.

FINAL EXAMINATION: None.

NOTE: This ECD is a reliable guide to the course design but is subject to modification. Textbook prices are set by publishers and are subject to change.