What benefits are there for your church in doing a short-term mission trip?

When done properly a short-term mission trip:

• Enhances the spiritual growth of the entire church.

• Can be done from a church of almost any size, even small churches can do a short term trip.

• Gives team members a goal that motivates commitment to spiritual development.

• Gives us a way to participate in God’s mission in the world.

• Builds a strong relationship with the missionary you are visiting and the mission agency they are with.

• Can bring great excitement to your church.

• Demonstrates to your whole church that the Kingdom of God is bigger than ‘your patch’.

• Can be the entry point for God to work in a whole new way in your church.

• Educates people about the wider world and causes them to reflect on their involvement in it.

• Challenges people to think about what God is calling them to do in the longer term as they seek to serve Him.

• Can develop skills and attitudes in your team members that will benefit the growth of your church.

• Can increase your church's financial giving.