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Book Synopsis Re-Imagining Short-Term Missions by : Forrest Inslee
Download or read book Re-Imagining Short-Term Missions written by Forrest Inslee and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2022-03-10 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is for those who suspect that current practices of short-term missions are in need of serious reform. It is a book for those who recognize that, in this decade of global upheaval—and in light of the cultural, political, and demographic shifts affecting churches everywhere—now is the time for change. The essays here are intended to equip and inspire any who want to advocate for change but may not yet know what change looks like. This book offers honest perspectives from people who care about the purposes of short-term missions (STM) yet know that we must figure out better ways of achieving them. Nearly all contributors are actively engaged in STM—and many write from the perspective of those who host STM teams in places all over the world. This book is a platform for visionaries who are calling for better ways for the church to engage the needs of the world. In sharing their experiences, they hope to promote critical rethinking and creative reimagination about the ways that the global church might learn to collaborate on a new basis of coequality and mutual respect—for the good of the world and the glory of God.
Book Synopsis Short-Term Missions Workbook by : Tim Dearborn
Download or read book Short-Term Missions Workbook written by Tim Dearborn and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2018-10-16 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Going on a short-term missions trip can be a life-transforming experience, but it can also involve weeks of physical and spiritual challenges. In this revised and expanded ten-week course, you will find a concise summary of crosscultural principles, help in facing spiritual warfare, tips on avoiding a tourist mentality, spiritual preparation through individual or group Bible study, and discussion and reflection questions.
Book Synopsis A Mission That Matters by : Jen Bradbury
Download or read book A Mission That Matters written by Jen Bradbury and published by Abingdon Press. This book was released on 2018-08-21 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mission trips have become a staple in youth ministries across the United States. The problem is many mission trips remain disconnected from the rest of a congregation's ministry. As a result, it's often difficult to integrate students' experiences on the field with their lives back home. In this book, veteran youth worker and author, Jen Bradbury, will lay out a philosophy for mission trips that does just that: Connects what happens on the field with students' lives at home. To do so, she'll draw upon Scripture as well as stories from the 15 years she's spent leading mission trips herself, both domestically and internationally. Regardless of how few or how many mission trips a youth worker has led, Jen's words will leave them feeling inspired and equipped to create a comprehensive missions strategy that has the chance to leave a lasting impact on teens, congregations, and the world.
Book Synopsis Short Term Missions by : John Peter Overholt
Download or read book Short Term Missions written by John Peter Overholt and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-01-28 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We can teach a lot of things but we can only impart what we have lived. After 85 short-term mission trips and almost nine years with boots on the ground as a full time missionary John Overholt has lived missions and his book "Short Term Missions: Long Term Impact" has much to impart. "It is a fantastic resource for everyone desirous of being a blessing to other nations and only wish I had it twenty years ago!" Dr. Theodore (Ted) Vail Associate Director of Foursquare Missions International. John Overholt highlights twelve key ingredients that need to be incorporated into the philosophy and strategy of a church mission program. He provides answers to some of the tough but valid questions facing mission teams these days. Is there really a need for missionaries anymore? Are we not in danger of creating dependency with our giving or causing unintended harm by our kindness? Do Short Term Mission teams really make an impact? Rather than paying for the airfare, food and accommodations for ten church members to come to Costa Rica for two weeks, would it not be better to simply send you the money that we would have charged the team so that you can invest it into the needs down here? Along with solutions necessary to promote healthy mission programs, John also highlights the benefits that Short Term mission trips have upon the sending church, the team members themselves, the receiving church and community involved plus the Lord Himself. This book will challenge and encourage pastors and leaders to rethink some of the ways we do missions. It gets to the very heart of the mission movement. If Jesus was the leader of your next mission trip, what would you do? Where would He take you? It gets back to the simple and yet very powerful commission of Jesus to go and make disciples and answers the clear question in Romans 10:15; How shall they preach unless they are sent? It is His mission. If you have a call to missions, this book will provide you with valuable resources and tools to help your next mission team make a long term impact.
Book Synopsis Serving with Eyes Wide Open by : David A. Livermore
Download or read book Serving with Eyes Wide Open written by David A. Livermore and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2012-12-01 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Short-term mission trips are great ways to impact the kingdom. Yet they can lack effectiveness because of mistakes or naiveté on the part of participants. In this insightful and timely book, David A. Livermore calls us to serve with our eyes open to global and cultural realities so we can become more effective cross-cultural ministers. Serving with Eyes Wide Open is a must-have book for anyone doing a short-term mission or service project, whether domestic or overseas. Foreword by Paul Borthwick.
Book Synopsis Reciprocal Missions by : D. J. Schuetze
Download or read book Reciprocal Missions written by D. J. Schuetze and published by . This book was released on 2018-04-08 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can we go on short-term missions that don't do damage and in fact serves everyone? Too often the only people who receive the benefit of a short-term missions trip are the trip participants. Many books and critics have expressed their opinion about the damage done by many short-term missions groups on local communities. Reciprocal Missions provides a healthy path forward. A path that will guide us into short-term missions that will be mutually beneficial for everyone involved, both ministry host and mission trip goer. Reciprocal Missions covers cultural sensitivity, building on the ground relationships with hosting organizations, and the nuts and bolts of both facilitating and hosting short-term mission teams. If we want to do short-term missions with excellence, then we must be willing to do the hard work of relationships. With a combined 45 years of experience, DJ Schuetze, who hosts hundreds of short-term mission groups a year and Phil Steiner who leads hundreds of people on short-term mission trips a year have collaborated to bring their experiences and expertise to this book, Reciprocal Missions: Short-Term Missions that Serve Everyone.
Book Synopsis Making a Difference in a Globalized World by : Laurie A. Occhipinti
Download or read book Making a Difference in a Globalized World written by Laurie A. Occhipinti and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2014-07-22 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every year, an estimated 1.6 million Americans participate in short-term mission trips, spending over one billion dollars—figures that have increased exponentially in the last two decades. About one third of U.S. congregations sponsor such trips each year. While they are referred to as “mission” trips, many trips focus not on conversion or evangelism, but on service projects—building a playground, providing medical care, or serving free meals to the poor. Short-term mission participants have a genuine desire to transform conditions of poverty, yet they don't always know how to go about it; many people involved in short-term mission work virtually reinvent the wheel when they design and plan their service projects. Making a Difference in a Globalized World: Short-term Missions thatWork is a guide to leaders of such trips. The book presents clear insight and research from anthropologists and development professionals, and encourages individuals to lead mission trips that make a greater impact on the communities that they are serving. The text provides: a framework for planning short-term mission trips; foundation for planning; personal anecdotes and case studies; and practical suggestions for volunteer opportunities. This handbook is a vital resource for any potential mission volunteers or organizers.
Book Synopsis Effective Engagement in Short-Term Missions by : Robert J. Priest
Download or read book Effective Engagement in Short-Term Missions written by Robert J. Priest and published by William Carey Publishing. This book was released on 2008-09-15 with total page 838 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Effective Engagement in Short-term Missions represents the single most ambitious effort to date to understand and improve upon patterns of ministry in STM. In six sections, the authors explore topics such as the links between STM and older patterns of long-term missions; engagement with people of other cultures; international partnerships; specialized ministries such as medical missions; legal and financial liabilities; and last but not least, the impact of STM on participants. The goal of this book is to improve the ways in which STM is carried out and to improve the understandings needed on the part of all who engage in the ministry. In short, this book attempts to provide a knowledge base for those who provide leadership within the short term missions movement. Youth pastors, mission pastors, lay leaders, college and seminary students, and missiologists will all find information that is helpful and relevant to their concerns.
Book Synopsis A Guide to Short-Term Missions by : H. Leon Greene
Download or read book A Guide to Short-Term Missions written by H. Leon Greene and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2012-09-27 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everything you need to know to plan a successful short-term missions trip from an authoritative source. Packed with comprehensive, down-to-earth, practical information.
Book Synopsis Mack Leeann's Guide to Short-Term Missions by : J. Mack Stiles
Download or read book Mack Leeann's Guide to Short-Term Missions written by J. Mack Stiles and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2000-08-10 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can you prepare for a short-term missions trip? What are the hazards to avoid and the opportunities to embrace? Veteran trip leaders Mack and Leeann Stiles offer practical advice, hard-won lessons, and hilarious stories to help you know what to expect as you get ready to see God in action in new ways.
Book Synopsis Equipped for Adventure by : Scott Kirby
Download or read book Equipped for Adventure written by Scott Kirby and published by New Hope Publishers (AL). This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Equipped for Adventure is a guide for churches wanting to establish a short-term missions ministry. This book is unique in that it goes beyond simply equipping the individual for short-term missions by helping the church develop a short-term missions ministry. After briefly discussing philosophies and considerations for developing a missional ministry, the author provides detailed steps for planning, participating, and following up on mission trips. Since there are more details to international travel, the author primarily focuses on international missions trips.
Book Synopsis Helping Without Hurting in Short-Term Missions by : Steve Corbett
Download or read book Helping Without Hurting in Short-Term Missions written by Steve Corbett and published by Moody Publishers. This book was released on 2014-10-01 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Helping Hurts is a paradigm-forming contemporary classic on the subject of poverty alleviation with over 300,000 copies in print. This stand-alone resource applies the principles of that book specifically to short-term missions. Helping Without Hurting in Short-Term Missions: Participant’s Guide aims to train and debrief team members, preparing them to do short-term missions as effectively as possible. To do this, it provides practical examples and guidelines for team members, and it creates interaction and reflection opportunities through questions and journaling. With eight units, six of which are built around free online video content, this book equips teams to avoid harming materially poor communities and to translate their experience into lasting and mutual engagement with missions and poverty alleviation. In conjunction with the separately available Leader’s Guide, it is an ideal resource for churches, Christian colleges, mission agencies, and missionaries.
Book Synopsis Get in the Go by : Dr. Gwyneth Williams
Download or read book Get in the Go written by Dr. Gwyneth Williams and published by Author House. This book was released on 2011-09-26 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Kingdom of God has been the talk of the world since John the Baptist arrived on the scene to prepare the way for the Messiah. After the baptism of Christ, Jesus continued the message of John: Repent for the Kingdom of Heaven is near. Moves of God throughout history have begun with this message. Jesus taught His disciples to pray, Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Whatever occurs on earth happens as a result of prayer and takes place in heaven first. Heaven wants revival; heaven desires miracles, and we are the vehicles through which His Spirit works. It is going to take people who carry great vision and passion for us to establish kingdom power and authority in our generation. The power and purpose of God has never changed, nor has His strength weakened. Every generation has relied on men and women of God to make visible the invisible presence of God through signs, wonders, and miracles. The same Spirit that raised Christ from the dead is awaiting vessels (people) who will represent His cause to a searching world. We have to go no further than our backyards to find a field awaiting harvest. The marketplace is clamoring for success with meaningeternal meaning. Neighborhoods are flourishing with young minds looking for leadership, and nations are longing for a message of hope. This is our generation, and the command to Go remains the same. We go in the name that is above all names, Jesus. The foundation for all that we do must be love. The apostle Paul admonishes us by saying, For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love (Galatians 5:6 NIV). Let our expression and our message be saturated with love. Love covers over a multitude of sins (1 Peter 4:8b NIV). Love never fails (1 Corinthians 13:8a NIV).
Book Synopsis A Critical Perspective on Short-term Missions by : Sarah Bunyea
Download or read book A Critical Perspective on Short-term Missions written by Sarah Bunyea and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is a growing number of participants going of short-term mission trips from the North American church. There are many criticisms of short-term mission trips, including that they are planned around tourism and completing projects, rather than learning from the people in the communities being visited and sharing in their own Christian ministry. One reason for this is that false promotional messages from churches and mission organizations give participants wrong perceptions of the purpose of these trips, creating market demand for tourists who want to help the poor. Mission organizations and churches not only need to change the structure of short-term mission trips, but also the messaging in order to attract the right target market and show participants more appropriate reasons for going on such trips. With these changes, short-term missions will better benefit both participants and the people being visited.
Book Synopsis Vacations with a Purpose by : Chris Eaton
Download or read book Vacations with a Purpose written by Chris Eaton and published by NavPress Publishing Group. This book was released on 1991 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Short-Term Missions Success by : Mike Long
Download or read book Short-Term Missions Success written by Mike Long and published by . This book was released on 2017-07-15 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is God talking to you about short-term missions? You may be sixteen or sixty. Perhaps you're available for 2 weeks, 2 months or 2 years. There a place for you in STM. Trust me, I know... I took my first trip in 1983 and have done numerous trips since then. What's more... we're currently on the field. Short Term Missions Success was written with you in mind. Participation in short-term missions (STM) opportunities has skyrocketed since the 1990s. Participants leave with great expectations which are shared by supporters and local churches back home. From correctly discerning God's will to navigating responsibilities (and fatigue) on the field, there are a few things you can do to increase the chances that your expectations will be met and surpassed. More than anyone, God wants your STM trip to be a success: out of short-term missions, He wants you to experience long-term growth. That's what this book is about. Here's what you can expect to learn: The W5 of STM (the who, what, when, where & why) My 30+ years of STM experiences How to discern God's call to missions How to approach the application and preparations to go How to share the visions and get supporters on-board Common mistakes and how to avoid them How to avoid common STM-related frustrations How to deal with reverse culture-shock or re-entry Hindrances to long-term change after STM How to ensure that long-term, positive change comes out of your STM experience About the Author Mike took his first STM trip in 1983. Just barely into his teen years then, his continued participation in STM endeavors, throughout his teens, planted in him a keen awareness of the difference a young person could make. He also became aware of the difference that such experiences could make in him. He participated in several other STM trips during his twenties and when on an STM hiatus as "daily life" kicked in following his marriage and during his kids' toddler years. He and his family were never far from ministry in the local church however and, like Paul and Barnabas, it was as they served that God sent them out again, this time to France, where they have been since 2015. Mike is a fierce believer in the positive effect that STM experience can have in the life of a young person. He should; he's the product of STM. Thank you for checking out this book! I pray it helps you experience Short-Term Missions Success: Defining Moments Toward Long-Term Growth. Scroll back up and buy now.
Download or read book Stepping Out written by Tim Gibson and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This tool motivates, informs of options, shapes attitudes, and helps those preparing for short-term missions adjust to new cultures and working conditions.
