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	Quality Organizations
		Center for Intercultural Training (NC)	. (800) 887-1786
		Culture Link If you need to learn how to get your church ready for sending short-term teams for the first time (and it’s not through Asian Access), we recommend a Culture Link seminar for great training and materials.	, senior consultant 1485 Dewberry Trail Marietta, GA 30062 (770) 973-8809 fax (770) 565-8405
		Mission Training & Resource Center Preparing missionary candidates for cross-cultural service LAMI - LOS ANGELES MISSIONARY INTERNSHIP: participants live in homes, communities and churches where they begin learning experientially their field language, culture and religion. The focus is not on dispensing information and knowledge, but acquiring skills, modifying behavior and developing attitudes appropriate for effective cross-cultural ministry. Focus on skills in language acquisition, cross-cultural communication, ministry, spiritual formation & team dynamics.	PO Box 41155 Pasadena, CA 91114 Phone (626) 797-7903 Fax (626) 797-7906
		Mission Training International (MTI) Based in Colorado, MTI offers missionary training in cross-cultural adjustment, language acquisition, re-entry, etc.	Paul Nelson
		The Next Step: North American Partnership in Mission Training This is a wonderful network of trainers and organizations partnering together to better equip missionaries sent out from North America.	Dr. Richard Lewis, President The Next Step 2212 W. Vicksburg St. Broken Arrow, OK 74011
		U.S. Center for World Mission	(818) 398-2184
	Recommended Books
		Cross-Cultural Conflict: Building Relationships for Effective Ministry Duane Elmer c. 1993, 189 pp., $11.95 The author increases your understanding of how conflict can arise between cultures by walking you through various examples and showing how conflict can be handled appropriately. Gives practical models for conflict resolution by examining difficult questions in Scripture and addressing them with biblical principles.	Available through: MARC Publications 800 W. Chestnut Ave Monrovia, CA 91016-3198 1-800-777-7752 (U.S. only) Direct: (626) 303-8811 Fax: (626) 301-7786
		Directory of Schools and Professors of Mission and Evangelism 1999-2001 John A. Siewart and Dotsey Welliver c. 1999, pp. 218, $15.95 Puts 257 North American institutions offering missions and evangelism education at your fingertips. Over 600 programs are listed with key contact information for schools and professors.	Available through: MARC Publications 800 W. Chestnut Ave Monrovia, CA 91016-3198 1-800-777-7752 (U.S. only) Direct: (626) 303-8811 Fax: (626) 301-7786
		Ministering Cross-Culturally: An Incarnational Model for Personal Relationships Sherwood G. Lingenfelter and Marvin K. Mayers Baker Books, c. 1986, 125 pp. When missionaries minister to people from different cultures and social backgrounds, they invariably experience tension and conflict. To reduce this tension and improve the quality of their ministries, they should study Ministering Cross-Culturally. It’s a classic missionary training book.
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