Screening and Vetting to Avoid Screaming and Venting

Presented by: Mary Rayburn

Description: Embedding the Seven Standards of Excellence into the application/selection process will ensure that your short-term mission program has a long-term impact. This workshop will help you think through the key components of screening and vetting your STM applicants, including application and interview questions, references and recommendations that will help you determine a person’s fit for the goals of your short-term mission program and trip(s). Mary Rayburn has extensive experience as a higher education and local church minister, educator and administrator. She has organized 182 short-term mission teams involving more than 3600 goer-guests with 44 partner organizations. The primary audience for this workshop is short-term mission leaders responsible for selecting individual and team participants.