Here you will find the external sources referenced in Module #1, as well as supplemental resources that will help you continue to navigate meaningful conversations around messy faith with your TCKs.
THE TCK BOOK
Third Culture Kids, 3rd ed. by David C. Pollock, Ruth E. Van Reken, and Michael V. Pollock
The “bible” on third culture kids that includes relevant information and resources for a wider umbrella of “cross-cultural kids” as well:
TCK SURVEY
Michele Phoenix’s poll of several hundred adult MKs around their relationship to their experience and faith.
ULRIKA ERNVIK
Third Culture Kids: A Gift To Care For by Ulrika Ernvik
A book full of processing activities for the whole family--our favorite things!
LOIS BUSHONG
Belonging Everywhere & Nowhere, Lois Bushong
Insights from Bushong, a licensed marriage and family therapist, on counseling families as they live cross culturally.
RACHEL JONES
15 Things I Want to Tell my Third Culture Kids, by Rachel Pieh Jones
“Part of me thinks I’m not the only parent overwhelmed and honored and pumped up about raising TCKs. And this part of me wants to acknowledge that alongside other parents and our kids and to share in all the emotions of it.”
Finding Home, by Rachel Pieh Jones
A compilation of essays that explore the realities of children raised internationally.
RESEARCH Study
A qualitative study of adult TCKs over 40 who self-identified as having a positive identity.
TCK THEOLOGY
A dissertation to present a constructive theology from the perspective of TCKs.
A Third Culture Kid Theology, by Christian Triebel
STATEMENT OF FAITH GUIDE
Guidelines for Writing a Statement of Faith, by the Presbytery of Boston
A guide for the Presbyterian denomination before clergy get ordained--if you want to read more about the process for a specific faith tradition!
ERIKA MYERS
“The ‘Terribles’”, by Erika Myers.
This article dives into the parallels between the “terrible” years of both toddlers and teens.
INSIDE OUT
Inside Out, Pixar (rated PG). A beautiful and hilarious story about the inner life of a 12-year old who moves across the country. Pay special attention to when the islands of personality start to break down. What are some ways that can happen for TCKs? What’s a personal example of a time that happened?
PORTOFINO
Portofino, by Frank Schaeffer
Disclaimer: missionary moms hate this book. It’s crass, it’s sarcastic, and some of it hits very close to home. But it gives a really good insight into the ways that TCKs raised by career Christians in a foreign culture can inherit a complicated idea of what faith looks like.