Articles
We Spent Our Best Years Overseas. And They Were Hard.
Jen Oshman outlines several challenges that cross-cultural church-planting families will face, providing biblical encouragement born out of her exp ...
When Cultures Collide: Leading Across Cultures 4th Edition
"An invaluable tool to help in planning practical strategies to work successfully across increasingly diverse business cultures. Riveting and thoro ...
What If I Don’t Want My Child to Be a Missionary?
As parents, we may struggle with our child's call to be a missionary overseas. Here is some encouragement when you don't want your child to be miss ...
Missionary kids struggle too
We often hear that kids adapt quickly to a new culture and language, but it is not necessarily easy, for them or their parents.
A lament for the griefs we don’t have time to grieve
April and May are usually a grieving season for mission communities. This year it has been particularly rough. Schools closed without warning. Peop ...
11 Safe Video Chat Rules You Probably Haven’t Taught Your Kids
You can provide safe video chat for your kids. They can enjoy building close relationships with loved ones and avoid dangerous people and situation ...
Transitioning Well As a Family When Moving
My husband and I have moved once or twice. A year. For the past ten years. At our core, we are routine-loving homebodies. We dream about the day wh ...
Mind the Gaps: Engaging the Church in Missionary Care
Mind the Gaps is intended to empower churches, to complement and enhance the efforts of the member care department of mission sending agencies, and ...
Graduation: Grief and Gratitude
In some ways, her graduation this week is a continuation of everything I’ve been experiencing since I gave birth over 18 years ago. Motherhood feel ...
Book Recommendation: The Bible and Borders
A Book Review & Recommendation for "The Bible and Borders: Hearing God's Word on Immigration"
Why Making Space Isn't Enough
Welcoming Strangers recommends this article from Banner. The world today feels as divisive as ever. Abortion, refugee resettlement, immigratio ...
Voices Around the World
Gordon & Ute Carkner share snippets from letters they've received from past alumni at UBC.