MEMBER CARE ASSOCIATES
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MCA RESOURCES FOR WELLBEING AND EFFECTIVENESS
Supporting Your Work in Member Care and Mission

1. What’s New?
Staying Updated and Equipped
See also New MCA Publications and Featured Resources

June-July 2019
—Expanding Our Perspectives (GI Update July 2019)
—Seven New Resources (MC Update July 2019)
–Global Mental Health: What’s Up? Recent Developments and Directions (co-authored with Julian Eaton). Global Insights, Office of International Affairs, American Psychological Association (June 2019). Note: The previous link is for a short version for APA. Click HERE for the full version. Click HERE for the overview version. 
—Into the Communities of Unreached Peoples (MC Update June 2019)
—Global Integration: Staying Current and Relevant (updated July 2019)

May 2019
—Being Faith-Based & Evidence-Based: Lessons and Resources (GI Update May 2019)
—Doing Member Care Well: Historical Perspectives and Future Directions
(power point, Asia MC Conference, 2 May 2019)
More resources from the conference are in our May 2019 MC Update

April 2019
—The Trauma Pandemic: A Global Lens for Global Action
and Partnering as Faith-Based People and Organizations
(presentations and handout, International Trauma Collaborative, 6 April 2019)
—Keeping Up with the UN (GI Update, April 2019)
—Member Care and Unreached Peoples (MC Update April 2019)

March 2019
—Transforming Our World: Mental Health Professionals/Sustainable Development Goals (presentation 21 March 2019, CAPS Conference USA) core handouts/22 pages
—Wellbeing for All: Global Mental Health and the Church-Mission Community
(webinar/video 29/11/18, Lausanne Movement, Global Mental Health/Trauma Network)
—Confronting the Trauma Pandemic (MC Update, March 2019)

Some of our 2018 Resources
—Frontline Mental Health (MC Update, December 2018)
—Humanity Care: Sustainable Development Goals & Church-Mission Community
(presentation 27 November, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary)
—Health for Peace: Contributions from Peace Psychology
(presentation 7 November 2018, Geneva Peace Week, United Nations)
Watch the 25 minute video (integrity and moral health for a more whole world)
—A Summons to a Global Integrity Movement: Fighting Self-Deception and Corruption (article, Lausanne Global Analysis, March 2018)
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2. Global Member Care Updates (archives: 2009–current)
Expanding the Global Impact of Member Care

The latest update of the Global Member Care Model.                         Seven spheres for wellbeing and effectiveness (WE).

Special News 2019
–Seven New Resources (July 2019)
–Into the Communities of Unreached Peoples (June 2019)
–Asia Member Care Network Conference (May 2019)
–Member Care and Unreached Peoples (April 2019)
–Confronting the Trauma Pandemic (March 2019)
–Core Member Care–Global Context (February 2019)
–Moral Health for a More Whole World (January 2019)
—Index of 120 Issues (10 year anniversary, April 2019)
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3. Global Integration Updates (archives: 2015–current)
Common Ground for the Common Good 

Special News 2018-2019
–Expanding Our Perspectives (July 2019)
–Global Action Plans (June 2019)
–Being Faith-Based and Evidence-Based (May 2019)
–Keeping Up with the UN (April 2019)
–Universal Health Coverage (March 2019)
–Seven Sectors–Short Summaries (February 2019)
–Moral Health–Global Integrity Day (January 2019)
—The Essential Review (three year index of GI Updates)
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4. CORE Member Care (weblog)
Reflections, Research, and Resources for Good Practice


Ten+ years or materials to help us explore member care practice in light of current world events and major issues, look into our own hearts, and consider additional ways to provide and develop resources (300+ entries).
–2018-2019 Topic: Humanity Care. Entries on linking Unreached People Groups and sustainable development (UPGs-SDGs).
–2016 Topic: Global Integrity. 25 entries for exploring many levels of integrity: individual-institutional-international.
–2015 Topic: Global Integrators. 25 entries for leveraging our skills and values on behalf of human wellbeing.
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 5. Books
Following the Flows (1988–current)
        
See all our books HERE.
—Global Member Care (Volume 1): The Pearls and Pearls of Good Practice
Kelly O’Donnell (2011)–hard copy and electronic version
—Global Member Care (Volume 2): Crossing Sectors for Serving Humanity
Edited by Kelly and Michele O’Donnell (2013)–hard copy and electronic version
–Preview (to be compiled with a team of editors):
Global Member Care (Volume 3): Strategies and Stories–All Peoples
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6. Presentations and Training
Equipping Colleagues for Relevance and Resilience

Note: We are available for presentations and training, in person and remotely. Some examples of recent presentations:
—Doing Member Care Well: Historical Perspectives and Future Directions
(powerpoint, Asia MC Consultation, 2 May 2019)
—The Trauma Pandemic: A Global Lens for Global Action
(plenary, International Trauma Collaborative, 6 April 2019)
—Wellbeing for All: Global Mental Health and the Church-Mission Community
(webinar 29 November 2018, Lausanne Movement’s GMH and Trauma Network;
watch the webinar HERE)
—Humanity Care: Sustainable Development Goals & Church-Mission Community 
(presentation 27 November, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary)
—Health for Peace: Contributions from Peace Psychology
(presentation 7 November, Geneva Peace Week, United Nations[ video soon)
—Global Integration and Global Integrity: Applications for Christians in Leadership
Gordon-Conwell Seminary, USA;  May 2018
—Global Integration and Global Integrity: Applications for Mental Health Professionals
George Fox University, USA; March 2017
––Sustainable Global Mental Health Development
World Mental Health Day Event, Ecuemenical Centre, Geneva; October 2016
—Doing Member Care Well: Past, Present, and Future Perspectives
Middle East Member Care Consultation; September 2016
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7. Global Mental Health-Map (website)
Engaging in Mental Health as Mission

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Materials to orient colleagues from different sectors to the domain of Global Mental Health (GMH). GMH is mission–“mental health as mission.” See the list/links for our core publications to orient colleagues to GMH HERE. 
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More Resources to Support Your Work in Member Care and Mission
See the Getting Connected section (Links):
–Member Care Networks and News
–New Member Care Materials (2017-2018 examples)
–Member Care Materials in Different Languages
–Upcoming Member Care Conferences/Training
Examples:
–Mental Health and Mission Conference (21-24 November 2019, USA)
–Pastors To Missions Conference (8-11 October) 2019, USA)
–OM People Care and Face to Face Courses