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Cross-Cultural Readiness Assessment-

As we are seeking to responsibly send people from our own churches to the ends of the earth, our desire is to send them prepared. A part of missionary preparation is to identify potential problems that might become magnified in a stressful or isolated setting. GCPN has worked to develop an Assessment Team which offers its services to network churches. Some of these professionals offer their services to commissioned missionaries free of cost. Some of them charge the minimum possible for their services. To obtain appointments for your missionaries contact gcpn@fbca.org. We highly recommend that you consider the following assessments for all of your cross-cultural workers:

PHYSICAL EXAMINATION

• Medical Team Leader: Dr. James A. Richardson, M.D., PhD, F.A.C.C Cardiology Partners, LLP
  Arlington, Texas
  gcpn@fbca.org

DENTAL EXAMINATION

• Dental Team Leader: Dr. William Miller, D.M.D.
  Arlington, Texas
  gcpn@fbca.org

PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT

• Team Leader: Dr. Mike Stedham, LPC,LMFP
  Center for Counseling and Enrichment, Arlington, Texas
  http://www.fbca.org/counseling.aspx?pid=61

EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT FOR CHILDREN

• Team Leader: Dr. Mike Stedham, LPC, LMFP
  Center for Counseling and Enrichment, Arlington, Texas
  http://www.fbca.org/counseling.aspx?pid=61

CULTURAL ADAPTABILITY ASSESSMENT

• Team Leader: Beth Stearns, LPC
  Center for Counseling and Enrichment, Arlington, Texas
  http://www.fbca.org/counseling.aspx?pid=61

MISSIONARY READINESS AND ON-FIELD RETENTION ASSESSMENT

• Team Leader: Dr. Ben Gray
   Retention Associates, Inc.
  http://www.retentionteam.com/Default.asp

TEAM COACHING/CONFLICT RESOLUTION/MEDIATION

• Team Leader, Amy McDurham, LPCI, MAMFC, MARE
  Center for Counseling and Enrichment, Arlington, Texas
  http://www.fbca.org/counseling.aspx?pid=61