INSPIRE | EQUIP | CONNECT |. Planning and Leading a Great Mission Trip April 22, 2015 A webinar from...

INSPIRE | EQUIP | CONNECT |

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 SherbyCoordinator, Equipping for Mission

InvolvementPresbyterian World Mission

Elizabeth LittleChurch Support Associate for the EastPresbyterian Mission Agency

Rev. Sara Armstrong and Rusty EdmondsonMission co-workers in Peru

Presbyterian World Mission

To submit a question for Q&A, type your question into the box at the bottom of your GoToWebinar box, located at the right-hand side of your screen.

Also use this feature if you have a technical question concerning today’s webinar.

Submitting a Question

Short-term mission today

• $1.6 billion spent on projects alone• 2 million from the U.S. to

international sites

• The fantastic, the good and the not-so-good

• Doing a better job leading STM trips: leading groups in learning and reflecting

Short-term mission today

Learning and Reflecting Before the Trip

• Commitment to meet– Team building– Orientation

• Prayer

• Purpose of trip• Defining expectations• Studying the culture and history• Faith stories

Learning and Reflecting Before the Trip

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 on

social media

• Daily reflection– Debriefing– Devotional time

• Personal care• Personal challenges• Storytelling

Learning and Reflecting After the Trip

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

Q&A

Save the Datepcusa.org/mission-magnified

Registration opens May 30!

Closing

• Contact Christine Coy Fohr with suggestions for future webinars:

christine.coyfohr@pcusa.org or502-569-5391

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