Contact: Bart Dahmer, 888-546-2111 

MEMPHIS, Tenn., Jan. 7, 2014 /Christian Newswire/ -- Innovo Publishing LLC released a new Christian title, The Missionary Family: Managing Stress Effectively, written by Dr. Jere Phillips. Hundreds of missionaries go home each year due to stress affecting themselves and/or their families. Hundreds of others remain on the field but struggle with reduced effectiveness from bearing the burden of stress. Through an integrated approach, The Missionary Family: Managing Stress Effectively discusses causes, effects, and management techniques in each part of the human being -- spiritual, physical, mental, emotional, and behavioral.

The Missionary Family: Managing Stress Effectively is the result of Dr. Jere Phillips' more than forty years of ministry, including experience as a state-based missions administrator, pastor, and extensive overseas service on six continents. He is also a stress survivor. Motivated by two life-threatening illnesses, he began an intense study of stress management, which he has assimilated with over twenty years of interaction with missionaries in North America and internationally.

". . . should be required reading for all those who serve in a missions setting. . . ." -- Dr. John Mark Terry, long-time field missionary, seminary professor, and author, including Missiology: An Introduction and Developing a Strategy for Missions

". . . missionaries can understand their stress [and learn to] move forward and thrive in both their ministries and personal lives." -- Dr. Jeff Brawner, former missionary and chair of the Missions Department of Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary

"This book might just save a marriage, a career, or a person's calling." -- Name withheld due to security concerns

The Missionary Family: Managing Stress Effectively is available now in the U.S. and internationally in paperback (ISBN: 978-1-61314-180-9), Amazon Kindle, Barnes and Noble Nook, Apple iPad/iPhone, and Google Android editions.

About the Author: Dr. Phillips has traveled to twenty-six countries on six continents, including multiple missions to several countries. He has worked with missionaries, regional mission leaders, and indigenous pastors. Phillips has provided training for national and regional leaders for several Baptist Unions in sixteen trips to countries of the former Soviet Union. He has been recognized by the Russian Union of Evangelical Christians -- Baptists for service to its denominational leaders and pastors across the nation.

About Innovo Publishing LLC: Innovo Publishing is a full-service Christian publisher serving the Christian and wholesome markets. Innovo creates, distributes, and markets quality hardback and paperback books, eBooks, audiobooks, music, and film through traditional publishing, cooperative publishing, and independent publishing models.