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.