Member-Care During Cultural Adjustment

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EMQ » Jan – April 2026 » Volume 62 Issue 1

Summary: This article helps member-care personnel facilitate personal resiliency, team effectiveness, and good ministry results by assessing culture-stress conditions and coaching workers through the stages of adjustment. It identifies potential adjustment challenges to emotional health, relationships, and ministry effectiveness at different degrees of cross-cultural exposure. It describes stages of cultural adjustment along with their associated emotions, behaviors, and attitudes.

By Bruce T. Sidebotham