Improving Your Serve:  The Art of Unselfish Living (Book – Amazon) – C. Swindoll

Stewardship of Self for Christian Workers: Stress (PDF)

Stewardship of Self for Christian Workers: Depression (PDF)

What Missionaries Ought to Know about Anger (PDF)

What Missionaries Ought to Know about Anxiety (PDF)

What Missionaries Ought to Know about Conflict (PDF)

What Missionaries Ought to Know About Maintaining Mental and Physical Health (PDF)

There are many more ‘What Missionaries Ought to Know…’ and ‘Stewardship of Self’ articles on missionarycare.com that are worth taking a look at.

Self-Care Practices (PDF)

Wellness Inventory – (Excel file) A holistic ‘wellness’ checklist

Renovation of the Heart (Book – Amazon) – Dallas Willard

Being Effective in Spiritual Warfare (PDF) – Williams, Ken, PhD

Spiritual Disciplines for the Field (PDF) – Ohanian, Nairy

HotWorship.com (online)

Single Mission Workers (PDF)

Issues Facing Women on the Field: From a Single Woman’s Perspective (PDF)

Must Singles be Lonely on the Field? (PDF)

Ministering Cross-Culturally: An Incarnational Model for Personal Relationships (Book – Amazon) – Sherwood G. Lingenfelter and Marvin K. Mayers

Cross-Cultural Conflict:  Building Relationships for Effective Ministry (Book – Amazon) – Duane Elmer

Discipling, Coaching, Mentoring (Book – Amazon) – Bryn Hughes

SYIS (Sharpening Your Interpersonal Skills – online) is a workshop that helps participants to strengthen listening skills and care for others more effectively. Workshops are held regularly across Africa. Find out when an event will be held near you at itpartners.org or check with your region/department office.

Stewardship of Self for Christian Workers: General Principles (PDF)

The Simple Scoop on Boundaries (online article)

Boundaries (Book – Amazon) – Dr. Henry Cloud & Dr. John Townsend

The Overload Syndrome: Learning to Live Within Your Limits (Book – Amazon) – Richard Swenson

Simple keep-fit exercises (online)

Extending the Table: A World Community Cookbook (Book – Amazon) – Joetta Handrich Schlabach

What the Bible Says about Healthy Living Cookbook (Book – Amazon) – Hope Egan

Some Biblical Principles of Handling Finances (PDF)

On Being A Missionary (Book – Amazon) – Thomas Hale

Anthropological Insights for Missionaries (Book – Amazon) – Paul Hiebert

Global Vault is a website full of resources related to topics that will help you grow. Visit the site index for listings of video clips, book reviews, articles, etc. From spiritual disciplines to cross-cultural issues you will find a lot of helpful information.   

Member Care Radio is a site full of resources on many topics that relate to personal development. The broad topic areas include: Emotional Health, Team Work, Leadership, Communications, Cross-cultural Issues, TCKs/MKs, Family and Marriage, Spiritual Growth & Health. If you sense a need to grow in a certain area after developing your PDP then you are likely to find a helpful resource on this site.