Books Authored by A Life Overseas Contributors
- Between Worlds by Marilyn Gardner. Marilyn also wrote a follow-up book, Worlds Apart, that digs even deeper into the Third Culture Kid journey.
- As Soon As I Fell by Kay Bruner.
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Serving Well: Help for the Wannabe, Newbie, or Weary Cross-cultural Christian Worker by Jonathan & Elizabeth Trotter.
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Looming Transitions by Amy Young.
- Misunderstood: The Impact of Growing Up Overseas in the 21st Century by Tanya Crossman.
Third Culture Kids
- Unrooted Childhoods: Memoirs of Growing up Global edited by Faith Eidse and Nina Sichel.
- Third Culture Kids by David C. Pollock and Ruth E. Van Reken.
- Belonging Everywhere & Nowhere: Insights into Counseling the Globally Mobile by Lois Bushong.
Spiritual and Emotional Health
- Honorably Wounded by Marjory Foyle.
- Expectations & Burnout by Robynn Bliss & Sue Eenigenburg.
- Essentials for People Care and Development: A Collection of Best Practices, Research, Reflections, and Strategies edited by Geoff Whiteman and Heather Pubols.
- Doing Member Care Well*: Perspectives and Practices From Around the World (Globalization of Mission Series) by Kelly O’Donnell.
- Global Member Care Vol 1*: The Pearls and Perils of Good Practice by Kelly O’Donnell.
- Thriving in Cross Cultural Ministry by Carissa Alma.
- Soul Keeping: Caring For the Most Important Part of You by John Ortberg.
- Emotionally Healthy Spirituality by Peter Scazzero.
- I Have to be Perfect (and Other Parsonage Heresies) by Timothy L. Sanford.
Missions Theory and Practice
- When Helping Hurts by Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert.
- Cross Cultural Servanthood by Duane Elmer.
- Mission Drift by Peter Greer and Chris Horst.
- The State of Africa by Martin Meredith.
- The Next Christendom by Philip Jenkins.
- The Good News about Injustice by Gary A. Haugen.
- Foreign to Familiar: A Guide to Understanding Hot – And Cold – Climate Cultures by Sarah A. Lanier.
- Mission Smart: 15 Critical Questions To Ask Before Launching Overseas by David L. Frazier.
- Mentoring Leaders: Wisdom for Developing Character, Calling, and Competency by Carson Pue.
- Cultural Intelligence: Improving Your CQ to Engage Our Multicultural World by David A. Livermore.
- Western Christians in Global Mission: What’s the Role of the North American Church? by Paul Borthwick.
- Millennials and Mission*: A Generation Faces a Global Challenge by James Raymo.
- Mobilizing Gen Z: Challenges and Opportunities for the Global Age of Missions by Jolene Erlacher and Katy White
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