SHORT-TERM MISSIONS FOR THE LONG HAUL

Currently out of stock. Due 6/4/08.

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