Cross-cultural workers will almost certainly experience stress during their time of service

Stress – the body’s response to any demand, burden, or pressure – is a fact of life for cross-cultural workers. Resilience, however, is not guaranteed. These resources will help you understand stress, develop stress-hardiness, and foster resilience in yourself and others.

Cross-cultural workers will almost certainly experience stress during their time of service

Stress – the body’s response to any demand, burden, or pressure – is a fact of life for cross-cultural workers. Resilience, however, is not guaranteed. These resources will help you understand stress, develop stress-hardiness, and foster resilience in yourself and others.

Stress and Resilience 101

Understanding Stress

Anyone going through a crisis will experience stress. The magnitude of the stress will depend on the level of stress experienced prior to the crisis.

 Stress Hardiness

We can look at the development of stress hardiness as a stool with three legs: awareness, initiative and taking action.

 

Cross-Cultural Worker Stress Inventory

A tool to stimulate reflection and discussion about cross cultural stress and means of coping — available in English, Chinese (simplified and traditional), French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Indonesian.

Fostering Resilience

Resilience is the process of responding to adversity with effective coping and positive adaptation, leading to a beneficial recovery.

Resilience in Ministry Despite Trauma

Factors that contribute to the resiliency and retention of workers who continue to serve after experiencing traumatic events

 

How to Support Resilience in Missionaries

What is the process God gives us for walking through adversity? What are the positive outcomes he wants to bring about?

 

Resilience and Singles – MHM Presentations 2011

 

“Developing a theology of risk and suffering before going overseas will put suffering into its proper context, and thus foster resiliency in workers.” Resilience in Service Despite Trauma, by Ron Brown