Comments on: Short-Term Missions Done Right

By: C. Holland

C. Holland — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:19:07 +0000

@c.min.: Good stuff, I’ve seen all ten of those listed!

By: c.min.

c.min. — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:16:33 +0000

Glad to hear things are going well. Yes, we believe Short Term Missions can be done right and have significant impact. OM Founder, George Verwer wrote a good article 10 Short Termers we do not want Here's a recent story about the impact a Short Term team can make. Short term missions, Long term Impact I would agree there is defiantly a wrong way to do short term missions, but if done right can make a lasting impact. Short Term teams must assist current long term ministry and/or churches. Teams can't go out and to their own thing. Otherwise there is no followup mechanism. Ministry is more meaningful as well. For myself, my 2 short term trips gave me a vision for missions and I have been involved for 10 years now.

By: C. Holland

C. Holland — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:59:32 +0000

@Grady: I’m so glad to see that it’s possible.

By: Grady Bauer

Grady Bauer — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:51:23 +0000

Good ideas to look at when it comes to STM. It can be done right it just takes an adjustment in mindsets and practices.

By: C. Holland

C. Holland — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 21:35:43 +0000

Thanks to you both.

By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:46:10 +0000

I am very happy to hear that this is how this STM has been going. I learned early on in my Navy travels that I should offer only to help and support, never to barge in, and I’ve tried to do that. Not quite the same as a short term mission trip, but the same concept of not being a burden to the missionaries I’m visiting.

Very good post, and I hope that the rest of the trip goes as well as this part has.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 18:01:49 +0000

What, short-term missions…here?! Never! Glad to hear things are going well and equally glad to hear that short-term missions can be done (and are being done) well. Keep it up and enjoy the interaction.