Preparing Short-Term Mission Leaders to Reduce Risk and Respond Well in Crises
Presented by: Jenny Collins Description: STM goers want to courageously share Christ in word and action around the globe. Yet, we are not guaranteed safety…
Tag: Short-Term Missions
Healthy Missions Partnerships and Effective Short-term Teams
Presented by: Larry Ragan Description: How do you identify, build, and maintain healthy international partnerships for your church/organization? How do healthy partnerships maximize the effectiveness…
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…
Partnering Together to Maximize Effectiveness: Churches & STM
Presented by: Jesse Kroeze Description: Learning from each other is essential to navigating short-term missions in a way that will bring maximum effectiveness to both…
Preparing Short-term Goers for the Fund Raising Challenge
Presented by: David Armstrong, Michelle Atwell Description: In this workshop participants will: understand the key elements of fund raising for mission trips and be able…
Rethinking Orphanage Visits: Child Safe Mission Trips
Presented by: Elli Oswald Description: Many Christians visit or volunteer in orphanages. Yet, increasing awareness of the risks compels us to rethink how mission trips…
Making Mission Trips Better
Presented by: Kathy Mort Description: Looking through the lens of the seven Standards of Excellence in Short-Term Mission, we’ll discuss components for a successful STM…
Fresh Air for Mission Leaders
As Mission Leaders you have lots of ongoing work on your plate, as well as challenges and limitations. You are not alone! In this leadership…
Protecting Your Ministry from Sexual Identity and Gender Issues
The idea that one person’s “sexual liberty” trumps another’s religious freedom is prevalent. Focus groups are working diligently to challenge long-held Biblical standards about gender…