TY - BOOK AU - Poynor,Alice TI - Qualities of a mission organization most valued by potential career missionaries /by Alice Poynor AV - BV4070 .Q355 1993 PY - 1993/// KW - Columbia International University KW - Alumni and alumnae KW - Columbia Biblical Seminary and Graduate School of Missions KW - Ministry Perspective Project KW - Missionaries KW - Appointment, call, and election KW - Missions KW - Societies, etc N1 - Typescript; Ministry Perspective Project submitted in partial fulfullment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts, Columbia Biblical Seminary and Graduate School of Missions, Columbia, South Carolina, 1993; 1. Statement of the Problem; 2. Precedent Research; 3. Research Methodology; 4. Research Findings; 5. Conclusions and Recommendations; Appendix; List of Tables; Bibliography: leaves 61-64; Ministry Context --; Sociological Context --; Research Questions --; Delimitations --; Importance of Study - Significance to the Author; Missions Theory --; Marketing, Communication and Public Relations --; Recruiting --; Psychology of Decision Making --; Baby Boomers and Busters --; Does Short-Term Experience Help?; Procedures for Implementing Research Strategy --; Procedure for Selecting Participants --; Plan for Instrumentation --; Plan for Interpretation of Data; Research Question 1 --; Research Question 2 --; Research Question 3 --; Research Question 4 --; Research Question 5; Conclusions --; Recommendations; Sample survey instrument --; Sample cover letter to students --; Sample letter for permission to survey; Factors Important in Agency Selection --; Importance of Factors in Agency Selection --; Agency Characteristics in order of Importance --; Factors Attracting You to Chosen Agency --; Agency Characteristics in order of Attractiveness --; Factors Influencing Agency Selectino --; Reasons for Returning with Short Term Agency --; Reasons for Not Returning with Short Term Agency --; How did Short Term Experience Influnce Your Choice? --; Would You Return with the Same Agency? --; Advice for Mission Recruiters and Desired Comments --; Missionary Characteristics in order of Attractiveness; 2 ER -