Short-Term Missions
Welcome, MMI readers! Thanks to Todd Rhoades of MMI, I read a good Washington Post article about the changing face of short-term missions. You can read Todd's post and the followup comments here , as well as link to the WP article. What I'd like to hear is what your churches are doing in the way of missions...specifically short-term missions (STM). Hear are some things I'd love to know; feel free to go beyond these questions, though: How does STM fit into your broader mission strategy? (Does it? Do you have a broader strategy?) Do you have an ongoing relationship/partnership with a western/US-based mission agency through which you implement your STM strategy? Who/what? What is the focus? Do you have ongoing relationships/partnerships with non-western agencies or churches? Do you have a particular focus area? If so, how did you identify that? What is the nature of your involvement? (e.g., relief, development, evangelism, medical, etc.) How do you select and prepare...