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Lately, I seem to have come across a number of these short missions courses. Some are aligned with Perspectives. Read more about Perspectives at…   http://www.perspectives.org   Of course, it might just be the granddaddy of them all. It’s about 15 weeks in length, available as an intensive course of 1 week or 3 weeks [...]

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Do you need short-term team international travel medical insurance with a “trip-cancellation” option? Good Neighbor Insurance can now provide this coverage for teams. The rates are excellent with standard benefits.  For more information contact jeffgninsurancecom or call 480/813-9100. Toll free in USA: 866/636-9100.

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The Next Mile resources are designed to assist local churches and agencies plan and conduct effective short-term missions. Participants in the short-term mission experience include the goer/sender/local church/goer’s family/mentor/host and those to whom the STMer ministers. The mission experience that is well-planned and carried out will affect not only the life of each participant in [...]

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The Next Mile resources are designed to assist local churches and agencies plan and conduct effective short-term missions. Participants in the short-term mission experience include the goer/sender/local church/goer’s family/mentor/host and those to whom the STMer ministers. The mission experience that is well-planned and carried out will affect not only the life of each participant in [...]

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If there was ever a doubt, check out their 4-minute video at…   http://www.missionmakr.com   Their goals? Merely to “Engage the body of Christ, impact people going on short-term trips, and do it in less time, with less effort and less cost.” Watch the video to get the whole story, but in a phrase, they’re [...]

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A newly released Short-Term Mission Starter Kit, developed by DELTA Ministries International (DELTA), in Vancouver, Wash., is now available online for churches and ministries around the world.  This website gives churches and organizations nearly 40 resources for prayer, encouragement, training, post-ministry follow-through, and a comprehensive referral list of more than 60 short-term mission resources. This [...]

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Check out these devotional journals written especially for people on short-term mission trips: *** 30 day Helping Hands–Healing Hearts (3 part combo book) especially for medical personnel *** 28 day Live in The Light (3 part combo book) *** 14 day Live in The Light (On-Field only) *** 7 day Pre-Field Preparation (Book 2) follow [...]

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Teen Missions is among the pioneers behind the concept of providing a short term missions trip experience for teens. The ministry had confidence that as young people saw the mission field first-hand, God would call many to a life dedicated to world evangelization.  The first team went out in 1971 and since that time over [...]

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So… you’re leading a short-term team. What do you pull off the shelf to train them? Would it be “Foreign to Familiar?” … “Serving With Eyes Wide Open?” … or maybe “Round Trip?” The church for which I’m Missions Committee Chairman just did a trip to visit one of the missions we support in Haiti. [...]

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Bring mission team members into the Presence of the Lord each day. Prepare their hearts for your upcoming trips with the devotional book “Before You Go” by Jack Hempfling. With the 2011 short term mission season just ahead and in a tight economic climate, ensuring that each team member is prepared to help, not hinder, [...]

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With a few hundred languages/dialects spoken in Mexico, how can you share the gospel with them? Global Recordings Network has 300 language recordings that will be distributed in the migrant farming camps of Mexico.  They’ll be driving from Flagstaff and Phoenix, AZ (or you can fly to the Culiacan airport) and going to Culiacan, Mexico [...]

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Look no further. Our good friend in Evansville, Pat, recommended “Round Trip,” and sure enough, it’s great. Find it at… http://store.churchlawtodaystore.com/roundtrip.html Note that it comes with a leader’s guide, a participant’s workbook, plus videos. We’ve now ordered it on our *agency* side for training short-term workers applying one-at-a-time from across the country. We’ve also ordered [...]

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MissionMakr.com allows churches and mission organizations the ability to build and launch their short-term trip online using drag and drop widgets made just for missions. Created by Robert and Caleb, two guys who have worked in both ministry and missions, MissionMakr follows the natural progression of a short-term trip: Launch, GearUP, GO! And Tell. Each [...]

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