Member Care Resources

Located in Abbotsford, BC, Canada, they provide professional counseling at affordable rates.

Discipleship/Lay counseling in the areas of burnout, pornography, marriage struggles and sexual abuse.

Laurel Hildebrandt MTSC, Certified Clinical Counselor, in Abbotsford, BC, Canada. Phone: 1-604- 217-0558

Archway Counselling Association provides a broad range of counselling services founded on God’s truths to help people move toward wholeness.

An association of individuals who are certified in the Le Rucher model of missionary debriefing.

Located in California, Link Care has a professional team of counselors who will help you navigate life's hurts.

Regular Debriefing and Renewal (DAR) week-long group sessions as well as other quality training and support.

Personal one-week debriefing based on the Le Rucher principle in Lakeside, Montana, USA.

A nine day debrief and wellness retreat designed for singles, couples and families, usually held in the USA.

Based in Cessy, France, they provide comprehensive debriefing in the form of individual, family, or group settings, team debriefs and crisis intervention.

The Well International serves cross-cultural workers in Asia and around the world through Clinical Counselling, Soul Care, Training and Events.

Debriefing retreats offered in Europe and the USA by Barnabas Zentrum.

Life Journey Centre's goal is to provide services for the emotional well-being of individuals, couples and families serving cross-culturally.

Missions and mental health resources.

The comprehensive guide for people moving to or across Canada.

Providing a safe place for Canadian missionary kids to debrief and transition.

Re-Entry: Making the Transition from Missions to Life at Home
By Peter Jordan

Burn-up or Splash Down: Surviving the Culture Shock of Re-entry
By Marion Knell

The Reentry Team – Caring for Your Returning Missionaries
By Neal Pirolo

The Art of Coming Home
By Craig Storti

Returning Well: Your Guide to Thriving Back “Home” After Serving Cross-Culturally - By Melissa Chaplin

Looming Transitions: Starting and Finishing Well in Cross-Cultural Service
By Amy Young

Rivendell welcomes small groups and individuals who are seeking spiritual renewal, respite, and growth. Special needs accessible.

Located near Vernon, British Columbia, Christian leaders can be encouraged, supported, and restored physically, emotionally, and spiritually.

Serving people who want to listen to God, receive refreshment from Him, and live out their unique purpose in the world. 

Retreat and renewal centre for individuals and groups.

Their two locations, Derbyshire Downs in Westport, Ontario and Ellel Western Canada in Calgary, Alberta, offer opportunities for training as well as personal prayer ministry.

Barnabas Family Ministries, on Keats Island, BC, is dedicated to strengthening, educating and encouraging families through Christian retreats.

A haven for singles and couples to learn, reflect, and be renewed. During your week in Priddis, Alberta, you will receive personalized care and group instruction to help rekindle your marriage or vocational commitments.

Cultivating a passion for God by seeking after the heart of God through retreat. Located in Sorrento, BC.

Barnabas organizes and sponsors conferences related to Member Care all over the world. Their base of operations is in Rockford, Illinois.

Christian retreat centre offering professional counselling and shared community, designed to specifically help leaders emerge from burnout or breakdown.

A nine day debrief and wellness retreat designed for singles, couples and families, usually held in the USA.

Located in beautiful Welches, Oregon, USA, they are an intentional Christian community for equipping, refreshing, and restoring global workers for Kingdom purposes.

Located near Sumas, Washington.

Rest and relaxation. Their services include counselling, retreats, team building seminars, and Bible study.

Vast information on retreat centres, conferences and resources based in the UK and Europe.

Serving cross-cultural workers in Asia and around the world through clinical counselling, pastoral care, training and events.

Single Vision is a renewal retreat that focuses on ministering to the Protestant multi-national missions community. 

A five day retreat for small groups sponsored at Camp Hope, near Hope, BC. The spiritual, psychological, mental, physical and leadership needs of those in professional Christian ministry are understood and addressed.

A secluded Colorado lodge where scores of Christians have found a new day dawning in their hearts and spirits. This peaceful refuge in the Rockies is set aside for solace, healing and gentle restoration.

Encouraging, equipping and educating widows, strengthening those who have experienced loss and reaching out to widows internationally.

A friendly, caring group of people who will walk alongside you through one of life’s most difficult experiences.

Free, evidence-based resources to understand and navigate mental health challenges.

Remembering those who gave their lives in service to the Lord through YWAM. 

Where is God When It Hurts
By Philip Yancey

Disappointment With God
By Phillip Yancey

Inside Grief
By Kathy O’Brien

The Path of Loneliness
By Elisabeth Elliott

90 Minutes In Heaven
By Don Piper

To Live Again
By Catherine Marshall

Heaven
By Randy Alcorn

A Grace Disguised
By Jerry Sittser

A non-profit community dedicated to giving third-culture kids and adults a sense of belonging.

A non-profit community dedicated to giving third-culture kids and adults a sense of belonging.

Missionary Kid Caregivers is a network for people who are involved in missionary care. This group provides a place to network information and to seek to support one another in our various ministries.  They gather at MK Caregivers Summit to encourage, network, and share resources.

Re-entry/Transition program for Canadian mission kids aged 17-20.

Third Culture Kids: Growing Up Among Worlds (Third Edition)
By David Pollock, Ruth E. Van Reken, and Michael V. Pollock.

Home Keeps Moving
By Heidi Sand-Hart

Don’t Pig Out on Junk Food: The MK’s Guide to Survival in the U.S.
By Alma Daugherty Gordon

Worlds Apart: A Third Culture Kid’s Journey
By Marilyn R. Gardner

The Global Nomad’s Guide to University Transitions
By Tina Quick

Off We Go: An Activity Book for Children (Age 3-8) Going Overseas
By Hwai-Bing Pwee & Polly Ho

Between Worlds: Essays on Culture and Belonging
By Marilyn R. Gardner

Doing Member Care Well: Perspectives and Practises from around the World By Kelly O’Donnell

Too Valuable to Lose – Exploring the Causes and Cures of Missionary Attrition By William D. Taylor

Building Strong Workplaces
By Barry Austin

Honourably Wounded – Stress Among Christian Workers
By Marjory F. Foyle

On Being a Missionary
By Thomas Hale, Jr.

Strategic Pastoral Counselling
By David Benner

Global Member Care: The Pearls and Perils of Good Practice
By Kelly O’Donnell

Mind the Gaps: Engaging the Church in Missionary Care
By David J. Wilson

Missionary Care: Counting the Cost for World Evangelisation
By Kelly O’Donnell

Enhancing Missionary Vitality
By John R. Powell and Joyce M. Bowers

Resources for Small Groups & Team Building
By Barry Austin & Stephe Mayer

The Reentry Team – Caring for Your Returning Missionaries
By Neal Pirolo

Leadership Coaching
By Tony Stoltzfus

Families in Ministry – How To Thrive, Not Just Survive
By Andreas and Angela Fresz

Serving As Senders Today – How to Care for your Missionaries
By Neal Pirolo

Healthy, Resilient and Effective in Cross-Cultural Ministry
By Laura Mae Gardner