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Giving Missions Organizations a Solid Foundation in Legal and Psychological Issues — by Dr. Brent Lindquist of Link Care Center and Theresa Lynn Sidebotham, Esq. of Telios Law PLLC
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Background for This Blog on Law, Human Resources, Psychology, Member Care, and the Theology of Missions
Saturday, 10 November 2012 Written by Brent Lindquist, Ph.D.
This post introduces the efforts of two seemingly quite different people to come together and help missions sort out the many issues involved in caring for people and the legal environment... Read More →
A Binocular Perspective: Legal and Psychological Issues, and Building Up the Body
Monday, 12 November 2012 Written by Theresa Lynn Sidebotham
An attorney and a psychologist — those are going to be different points of view. We hope that those different points of view will give you depth perception, the way two eyes, looking from a slightly different angle, help you see the whole picture... Read More →
Who Needs Attorneys? I Do! Why Organizations Need Lawyers
Monday, 12 November 2012 Written by Brent Lindquist, Ph.D.
I became a leader last century – actually, in the closing decades of the last century! Back then, and earlier, there were already lots of lawsuits amongst Christians and churches, but I was blissfully ignorant. I operated from the assumptions that I just needed to try my best and nothing bad would happen. Be nice! Say you're sorry! All these are great ideas, but in our increasingly complex legal environment, I was woefully ignorant and unprepared... Read More →
Check the Box or Build the Body? Why Legal and Psychological Care are an Important Part of the Mission
Monday, 12 November 2012 Written by Theresa Lynn Sidebotham
Brent, sometimes your area and mine — human resources and crisis management — are seen as necessary but dull policy stuff that must be taken care of, but are boring and irrelevant to the mission. I disagree — I see healthy psychological and legal services as building up the body of Christ. Member care and crisis management should be embraced as a component of Christian community and the love that marks Christians... Read More →
Even the Flu Has its Uses - Leadership Resources for Executives
Thursday, 20 December 2012 Written by Theresa Lynn Sidebotham
As I was too wiped this week from the flu to work, I did get a lot of reading done, including some books that may be of interest to our readers. Here are some short reviews. Read More →
Expectations Are Embedded in Ritualizing Milestones
Wednesday, 21 November 2012 Written by Brent Lindquist, Ph.D.
Theresa – Clearly articulating the vision throughout the life of the missionary, and “ritualizing” it into the developmental milestones (such as a local church dedication service) creates an awareness in all the parts (the church, supporters, family, mission) of the multiple possible futures of this mission life... Read More →
Brent, you are right—perception makes a huge difference. You’ve brought up the idea of ritualizing this “consent” as part of the milestones of moving into missionary service. That is... Read More →
Preventing and Responding to Child Abuse Allegations
Thursday, 07 February 2013 Written by Theresa Lynn Sidebotham
We’ve learned a lot from the Catholic sexual abuse scandal about good practices on preventing child abuse and investigating allegations. We’ve also learned a lot about how sexual abuse litigation works. You might say litigation is the worst case scenario for the organization when child protection issues haven't been adequately addressed. Read more→
The Main Lesson from the Catholic Sexual Abuse Scandal
Thursday, 07 February 2013 Written by Theresa Lynn Sidebotham
Although there are many lessons from the Catholic sexual abuse scandal, the largest lesson may be how easy it is for an organization to fail to act appropriately when there are allegations. Read More→
What is the Nature of the Trauma from Child Sexual Abuse?
Monday, 11 February 2013 Written by Editor
Trauma from child sexual abuse presents itself in surprising ways. These ways are important to understand in order to help heal children. We appear to have a window of time in which to care for and heal children before their lives are ravaged by the sexual abuse they experienced. Read More→