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“Member Care is the ongoing investment of resources by mission agencies, churches and other mission organizations for the nurture and development of missionary personnel. It focuses on everyone in missions and does so over the course of the missionary life cycle, from recruitment through retirement.” --Kelly O’Donnell, Doing Member Care Well As we are called to fulfill the Great Commission, we must never forget that we are first of all called to the Great Command: “… love one another, as I have loved you.” (John 13:34) Jesus showed us that the two go hand in hand when he said, “By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” (John 13:35) We need each other. We are all called to “Bear one another’s burdens” (Gal. 6:2) and to “Encourage one another day after day” (Heb. 3:13). How We Take Care of Our Missionaries How We Take Care of Our Missionaries OM USA has a team of Member Care staff, and missionaries sent out by OM USA are assisted by this team while they are on the field. Whenever the missionaries have questions or concerns, they can contact the Member Care staff. These relationships are first established during the OutBound conference which potential missionaries from the US attend as part of the process of joining OM. Once the new missionary is on the field of service, the Member Care team continues on in a supporting role to make sure the missionary is doing well spiritually, emotionally and physically.
Components of Member CareMaster Care Self-Care/Mutual Care Sender Care Specialist Care Network Care
As the point of contact in the OM USA office, the Member Care team provides:
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