����������������������Staying the Course �in Member Care and Mission�Episode 3—Developing Member Care in Indonesia�Interview with Traugott and Hanni Boeker�����������Kelly O’Donnell, PsyD and Michèle Lewis O’Donnell, PsyD � GMC Book Series Editors, Member Care Associates, Inc. �Global Member Care Volume 3 �©2024 Kelly and Michèle O’Donnell�GMC book series--https://sites.google.com/site/globalmca/�� � � �
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A collaborative volume with 43 authors and 9 consulting editors from colleagues around the world, including many senior-level colleagues and husband-wife teams.
A directional, legacy platform for member care as we learn from the authors’ seasoned, global voices, including many senior-level colleagues and husband-wife teams.
A strategic bridge to shape and support member care among all peoples, now and into the future.
�Examples of efforts by member care and mission workers who are ministering across sectors and cultures to help vulnerable people in many settings.
�References and links to a variety of core materials and resources for readers who want more information.
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PART TWO—GMC 3�Staying the Course in the Regions�
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Chapter 6—Supporting the Wellbeing and Effectiveness of Chinese Mission Workers
Rainbow Cai and Raymond Yang
Chapter 7—Contextualizing Member Care: Lessons from Counseling Korean Mission Workers Steve Sang-Cheol Moon and Mary Hee-Joo Moon
�Chapter 8—Diaspora Ministry: Supporting Philippine Christians--Middle East and Hong Kong Grace Margaret Alag and Jorge de Ramos
�Chapter 9—Developing Member Care in Indonesia: Collaborations with Goers and Senders
Traugott Boeker and Hanni Boeker with Hendry Pangaribuan
�Chapter 10—Doing Member Care Well in India �Isac Sounderaraja and Lancelot Paul
��Chapter 9—Developing Member Care in Indonesia: Collaborations with Goers and Senders�Traugott Boeker and Hanni Boeker with Hendry Pangaribuan��
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This chapter tells how the concept and practice of member care began to take root in the Indonesian mission movement over an initial period of 10 years. What obstacles were encountered? What helpful tools and processes did the inter-agency team of Indonesians and two expatriates discover along the way? What lessons were learned and what remains to be done?
In recent years, member care has left its mark on the Indonesian mission movement. At the end of 2023, the national director of the Indonesian Peoples Network (IPN), the network of Indonesian agencies and churches that focus their efforts on reaching Indonesia's more than 164 Least-Reached Peoples and Places (LPPs, comprising at least 178 million people), wrote, "Churches and institutional leaders who have participated in the member care training have greatly improved in their member care function as senders. …Since its inception 10 years ago, Member Care Indonesia (MCI) has made a great contribution to accelerating the fulfillment of the Great Commission among the LPPs of Indonesia" (Bagus Surjantoro, email to authors, November 10, 2023). How did this come about?
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Traugott Boeker and Hanni Boeker (from Germany and Switzerland, respectively) have served with WEC International since 1978 in Africa, Europe, and Asia in theological education, national and international leadership, and member care/third culture kid care. They spent 10 years with Indonesian practitioners developing Member Care Indonesia (MCI), an inter-agency network focused on equipping churches and agencies in preventive member care. Currently they assist emerging sending nations with member care training.
-�Hendry Pangaribuan (Indonesia) was an engineer with Indonesia's state-owned oil company before pioneering missions among unreached people groups. He is now a mission pastor, associate director of the Indonesian Peoples Network (IPN), and the leader of Member Care Indonesia (MCI). He is married to Isabella, and they have three children.
A Member Care Training curriculum for Churches and Agencies in Newer Sending Countries
5200 km�London – Tashkent OR wider than the USA
Christian Percentage
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0 – 0.5 %
0.5 – 5.0 %
5.0 – 50 %
> 50%
tahun 2000
Where has the Light penetrated?
What stresses the children of Indonesian Goers?
0% | 10% | 20% | 30% | 40% | 50% | 60% | 70% | 80% | 90% | 100% |
Finances | | | | | |
Pressure from�Environment | | | | | |
Feel ignored by parents | | | | | |
Lack of Christian�friends | | | | | |
Lack of educational�facilities & options | | | | | |
Health issues | | | | | |
39%
30%
31%
28%
30%
42%
27%
24%
49%
22%
36%
42%
22%
28%
50%
20%
23%
57%
Causes heavy stress
Causes stress
Does not cause stress
SURVEY FINDINGS
36 Teams of Two Carers Each – One Team for each Province! (Luke 10:1)
… where are those who can shine a light in the dark?
Christians di India
0,5%
India has �2,048 Unreached People Groups
Christians di India
0,5%
… where are those who can shine a light in the dark?
Have received �the Light
Have not yet received the Light
Each dot �represents �50,000 people
Where has the Light of the Gospel Penetrated?
Africa
Asia
South�America
North�America
Europe
FOCUS
Middle�East
Chapter Applications: �Member Care in Indonesia�
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Core Strategies
1. Ask multiple people in a varied group (e.g., senders, goers, member caregivers) to identify current stressors and causes of attrition. Explore dominant cultural paradigms that can help or hinder relationships between senders and goers.
2. Work with local goers and senders to develop a practical curriculum for contextualized preventive member care. Focus on training and equipping local sending units to care for their mission workers, modeling an ethos of care throughout the training and follow-up. Base every aspect of member care on biblical principles and examples, to demonstrate what biblical member care looks like and why it is an essential requirement, not an option.
3. Prioritize building relationships and trust with senders and goers. Don't be discouraged by initial disinterest or even resistance. The ultimate goal is systemic change in sending organizations, which will result in administration and policies that reflect the Father's heart. Be prepared for the long haul.
Chapter Applications: �Member Care in Indonesia�
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Core Resources
1. Laura Mae Gardner. 2018. Healthy, Resilient, and Effective in Cross-Cultural Ministry��2. Tony Horsfall and. Debbie Hawker. 2019 Resilience in Life and Faith
�3. Traugott Boeker and Hanni Boeker. 2024. We'll Never Let Go of the Rope
Reflection and Discussion
1. What three insights stand out for you from this chapter? Why?
�2. Based on the Indonesian experience, how could your approach to member care and mission change?
�3. Who are the people who could help to implement a culture of care in your organization? In what ways do they need to be supported and equipped?
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Thank you!