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A Different Paradigm of Short-Term Mission
Change your starting position from being a giver to first being a friend, from doing for others to accompanying them in living like citizens of heaven on earth...
Are Short-Term Missions Trips Valuable?
STMs create "world Christians," who come back changed and who will pray for and fund missions for the rest of their lives...
Learn more about the Boardwalk Chapel in Wildwood, NJ, a great short-term mission opportunity for groups or individuals...
Curriculum to Help You Plan an STM
A curriculum specifically designed to help leaders and participants of STMs be more intentional in their preparation and reflection...
Facing the Unexpected on Short-Term Mission Trips
For short-term teams traveling to underdeveloped countries, even a well-planned trip might not turn out exactly as anticipated...
Good Works Prepared Beforehand
The story of how one OPC member in California created an STM team in response to a need in Utah...
How One Youth Group Raised Funds for Their Trip to the Boardwalk Chapel
What better way to fundraise than to replicate the boardwalk atmosphere and a Chapel service for the congregation...
The objectives, requirements, and duties of missionary associate service in the OPC...
Missions: The Biblical Motive and Aim
This classic series on missions is recommended to those headed out on short-term mission trips...
Here's a glimpse into how missionaries prepare to receive a short-term mission team...
Send Me Your Short-Term Missionaries
As a former leader in my home church and a current international missionary, I see short-term missions as beneficial to both the home church and also the receiving ministry...
STM Prayer Guide: How to Pray for Short-Term Missionaries
Pray for physical protection, spiritual growth, devotion to prayer, open doors for ministry, boldness in witness...
STM Send-Off Message: The Sower Sows the Word
STM team members are sowers, and fit well with the parable in Mark 4:1-20. You have been called to a great work, even though it may last for only a brief period...
Responses were received from 33% of those to whom the first annual Summer STM Survey was sent...
Responses were received from 38.5% of those to whom the 2018 Summer STM Survey was sent...
Responses were received from 43.5% of those to whom the 2019 Summer STM Survey was sent...
How is an STM team formed? Who leads it? How are they prepared for travel and for the work they will do...
STM Training: PowerPoint Presentation
David Nakhla's training presentation covers spiritual and physical preparation; how to conduct oneself on the mission field; the importance of post-trip reflections and communication; and more...
Ten Steps for Doing STM Trips Well
The down-to-earth experience and perspective of an unorthodox missionary blogger...
Travel Medical Insurance: Don't Leave Home Without It
Medical emergencies and other liabilities while traveling abroad can be very inexpensively mitigated through the purchase of travel insurance...
Links to websites with helpful suggestions from the government for safety and security when traveling abroad...