This is the third in a series of articles on the good, bad, why and how of short-term missions. Most people who plan a short-term trip or prepare to be a part of one probably do not do so with the goal of it being a flop–a waste of time and resources—and yet too often [...]
Archive | August, 2010
What is right with short-term trips
This is the second in a series of articles on the good, bad, why and how of short-term missions. For more than 40 years short-term missions increasingly has given Christ-followers access to feed the hungry and clothe the naked worldwide for the sake of the Gospel while maintaining their jobs and relationships at home. According [...]
The problems with short-term trips
This is the first in a series of articles on the good, bad, why and how of short-term missions. Missions has changed. Years ago lack of technology and resources forced well-known missionaries like William Carey, Amy Carmichael, Jim Elliot, Lottie Moon and Hudson Taylor to commit their entire lives to traveling–usually by boat for great [...]
(re)member care
The other day I had a conversation with a couple of good friends and IMB Member Care consultants, Jeff Whitfield and Andy Martin, about the role of the sending church. Agencies such as the IMB use the term “member care” to identify how they seek the overall well-being of their workers. As I have said [...]
Mark your calendars: JetSet 2011
Announcing The Upstream Collective’s next JetSet tour location and dates… One city was spared from the physical destruction of World War II, while the other has been rebuilt to its current state of architectural beauty. Both national capitals, in turn, foster postmodern perspectives and diversity in culture and religion, and are much further down the [...]
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