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 are:

• Resourse CD
• Sample forms (customizable with your own logo and information)
• Sample meetings and resources for suggested activities
• Sample bulletin inserts and bulletin boards
• A PowerPoint presentation template for reporting home
• Evaluation and assessment tools
• And much more
• Road Map Poster - A colorful "at-a-glance" poster with major benchmarks along the journey.

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

Download chapter 1 here to sample in PDF format. 304kb

Paperback. (8-1-2" x 11")