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Planning and Leading a Great Mission Trip April 22, 2015 A webinar from Presbyterian World Mission. To provide mission trip leaders with tools and tips for leading short-term mission trips. Panelists. Ellen Sherby Coordinator, Equipping for Mission Involvement Presbyterian World Mission
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Planning and Leading a Great Mission TripApril 22, 2015A webinar from Presbyterian World Mission
To provide mission trip leaders with tools and tips for leading short-term mission trips
Panelists Ellen Sherby Coordinator, Equipping for Mission Involvement Presbyterian World Mission Elizabeth Little Church Support Associate for the East Presbyterian Mission Agency Rev. Sara Armstrong and Rusty Edmondson Mission co-workers in Peru Presbyterian World Mission
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Short-term mission today • $1.6 billion spent on projects alone • 2 million from the U.S. to international sites
Short-term mission today • The fantastic, the good and the not-so-good • Doing a better job leading STM trips: leading groups in learning and reflecting
Learning and Reflecting Before the Trip • Commitment to meet • Team building • Orientation • Prayer
Learning and Reflecting Before the Trip • Purpose of trip • Defining expectations • Studying the culture and history • Faith stories
Learning and Reflecting During the Trip • On-site orientation • History, culture, politics, local customs • Balanced and flexible schedule • Serving alongside the site host
Learning and Reflecting During the Trip • Learning through personal connection • Fun time with site hosts • Cooking and eating together with site hosts • Limited time onsocial media • Daily reflection • Debriefing • Devotional time
Learning and Reflecting After the Trip • Personal care • Personal challenges • Storytelling
Resources • pcusa.org/missionresources • pcusa.org/missiontrips – tools for trip leaders • Serving with Eyes Wide Open: Doing Short-Term Mission with Cultural Intelligence by David A. Livermore • Helping without Hurting in Short-Term Missions: Leader’s Guide, by Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert • To sign up for Mission Crossroads magazine and for WM e-news: pcusa.org/missioncrossroads
Save the Date pcusa.org/mission-magnified Registration opens May 30!
Contact Christine Coy Fohr with suggestions for future webinars: christine.coyfohr@pcusa.org or 502-569-5391
Contact information • Ellen Sherby – Coordinator, Equipping for Mission Involvementellen.sherby@pcusa.org • Elizabeth Little – Church Support Associate (East) elizabeth.little@pcusa.org • Rev. Sara Armstrong and Rusty Edmondson – Mission co-workers, Peru dos_zapatos@yahoo.com