Old Missionaries Survey & Abilene
Old missionaries never die, they just ……. (you fill in the blank).
What do missionaries do when they leave “the field,” and how does it go for them? How can returning missionaries make a successful transition to some kind of career in the U.S.?
These are some of the questions that I’ve had recently and a D.Min. course requirement has inspired me to do a survey of returned Church of Christ missionaries and how their career transitions went when they returned to their “home” country.
Working for email addresses made available by Missions Resource Network, I sent out about 125 invitations to participate in the survey. If you have served overseas for at least one year and are now living in the States, and if you did not receive a personal invitation to participate, you can still do so.
Click here to participate in the Returned Missionary Career Transitions survey.
Speaking of old missionaries, I hope to see a few in Abilene next week. I just printed out our boarding passes for our flight tonight. We will be in the area this weekend and I’ll be staying until Thursday for the ACU lectures. If you’re in town, drop me a comment or give me a call at 256-226-0445.
posted by Anthony Parker @ 9:07 AM
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Do we get to see Maureen and the kids? When do we get to see you? We will all be at Sunday night lecture and I'll be on campus quite a bit!
Hey Anthony. Just wantedt to let you know that I'm still a faithful Clay Pot Journal reader! I'll be hanging around Abilene on Tuesday. Hope to see you then.
Hey, Anthony -- just wanted to let you know that I wrote a research paper during my grad work on returned missionaries and their perceptions of themselves and how they fit into American culture. If you are interested in seeing a copy (and assuming that I can find it), let me know. I also did a survey of sorts, though it was on a much smaller scale. I find this area of research super interesting and would love to participate. I will definitely fill out your survey.
I was just about ready myself to request an update. Glad to hear from you. Wish we could be there in Abilene and see all of your family!
-Randy
You should see my survey come across soon. Thanks for doing this, and please send me the results of your work when it's complete. Send in shorter form--not the whole thing! I want to consider how we can diseminate through an article in Wineskins or otherwise.
Thanks,
Greg Taylor
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