SHORT-TERM MISSIONS FOR THE LONG HAUL

Brian Heerwagen with contributing authors Contributing Editor Dianne Grudda

The Next Mile resources are designed to assist local churches and agencies plan and conduct effective ministry. 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 the life of each participant in their continuing journey to become more like Christ.

Included in the Goer Guide is a spiritual journal with daily Bible readings and space to journal record thoughts from Scripture and write prayer requests. This helpful tool begins 14 days before departure and continues for 7 days after the conclusion of a short-term trip. In a sealed envelope inside the Goer Guide is a Mentor Guide that serves as a simple yet powerful and practical resource for Mentors.

The nature of short-term mission trips is that they are by design short! Therefore the second mile doesn't even begin until we get home. As a result it could be that the most important aspect of a short-term mission experience is where we typically place the least emphasis what we do once the trip is over! Now in The Next Mile we have a comprehensive resource that builds on dozens of excellent resources. Its focus is the integration of our short-term mission experience into our lives once we return. ---Tim Dearborn World Vision International

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