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with looser organiza�onal connec�ons need See also: New and Old Treasures: Our Journey
member care too... into the Missio Dei Fron�ers, Member Care Up-
date, (Member Care Associates, February
Sphere 4. Special Care: The Flow of Caregivers 2023); Member Caravans: Traveling Together
Various skills and services are needed by both for Relevance and Resilience, Member Care Up-
member care specialists and others with mem- date (Member Care Associates, December
ber care responsibili�es, such as field leaders, 2022b); and Mul�-Sectoral Member Care:
team leaders, and fellow workers. Special care Venturing into the New and Relevant, Member
includes four dimensions of care (preven�on, Care Update (Member Care Associates, August
development, support, and restora�on) and se- 2018).
veral types of care (such as psychological, physi-
cal, family, and team—the seven types of care Implica�ons for MHPs
listed in the diagram are not comprehensive). Our vision for GI, GMH, and GMC is influenced
Note also the current research spearheaded by by our Chris�an worldview and con�nues to in-
Alongside to iden�fy core competencies for tertwine with the development of the integra�-
MHPs working in member care. on of psychology and theology (O’Donnell
2015a) in the context of the missio Dei. We
Sphere 5. Network Care: The Flow of Connec�ons have appreciated, for example, Moriarty’s call
Member care providers are commi�ed to wor- for future integra�on to emphasize “integra�on
king together, staying up to date on events and systems” that are more diverse, global, and
developments, and sharing consolidated lear- with more in-roads into non-religious se�ngs
ning from their member care prac�ce. They are (Moriarty, 2012). We believe we have a �me li-
involved not just in providing their services, but mited opportunity to help shape the course of
in ac�vely “kni�ng a net” to link resources with integra�on and sustainable development. We
areas of need... can repriori�ze, retool, connect much more
broadly, and go forward with relevance or we
Sphere 6. Sector Care: The Flow of Common can quickly fade into insignificance and obscurity.
Ground
People with member care responsibility must So where do we want to be with integra�on—
stay in touch with sectors that are relevant for the global integra�on of psychology and theo-
their work... for mutual learning, exchanging re- logy—in 2030, when the SDGs come to term?
sources, and developing skills. Crossing sector- Or in 2050? We believe Chris�an MHPs can be
s...entails a con�nuum of involvement which is increasingly informed by and involved with
carefully considered in view of one’s primary fo- world issues. Some ideas for taking this convic-
cus in member care: being informed by, integra- �on further include organizing informal GI
�ng with, and/or immersing in a given sector or roundtables/consulta�ons (online and in vivo)
part of a sector. as well as including GI and GMH-related to-
pics—including prac�cal, local and cultural rele-
Sphere 7. Humanity-Crea�on Care: The Flow vant applica�ons—as part of conferences, aca-
of Common Good demic courses, ar�cles, and webinars. Ul�ma-
Both member care and mission provide oppor- tely, one of the greatest opportuni�es could be
tuni�es for mature Chris�ans who possess cha- organizing a new coali�on(s) of colleagues who
racter, competence, and compassion to beco- are commi�ed to GI, GMH, and GMC. Serving
me strategically involved...from local to global all the above components could be a core stee-
se�ngs. Those with member care responsibili- ring group, a growing network of global integra-
ty are encouraged to connect and contribute to tors, new partnerships and joint projects, a spe-
our globalizing world and the intertwining peo- cial GI website, and endowments/grants to
ple–planet nexus in new ways for the common help make it all happen.
good while maintaining their focus on suppor-
�ng the health, resiliency, and effec�veness of For some addi�onal examples of GMH-related
mission personnel and their sending groups. involvement, see:
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