Here are some good posts on short-term missions:
Are Short-Term Mission Trips Valuable? – Randy Alcorn (EPM)
The Case for STMs: Do Short Term Missions Work? – Seth Barnes (AIM)
The Place of Short-Term Missions – Bill Taylor (Urbana)
Category: Missions Collection
Missions Collection
Our church is having our Missions Sunday this week, so here are some good posts on missions:
Verses to Meditate on When Considering Missions – Stacey Hare
Don’t Go Until You’re Sent – Mack Stiles (TGC)
Should I Send or Should I Go? Front Line and Supply Chain – Clint Archer (Cripplegate)
Missions Collection
Here are some good posts to ponder about missions:
Seven Discoveries to Define and Ignite Passion for Missions – Julian Freeman
The Non-Negotiable Center of Missions– Interview of Zane Pratt by Matt Smethurst (TGC)
Why Your Church Should Support Fewer Missionaries – Mike Pettengill (TGC)
Missions Moment
Here are some good posts for those thinking about missions:
Missions: Not Safe But Good – Mike Pettengill (TGC)
The Biggest Barrier to Students Going to the Mission Field – Kim Ransleben (DG)
The Missionary Life: No Shortcuts – Evan Burns (TGC)
Missions Moment
Here is a great post on missions for the holidays:
15 Ways to Bless Your Missionaries This Christmas without Paying Postage – Justin Taylor
Why not choose one and do it!
Other ideas? Leave a comment.
Missions Moment
Here are some good posts on the relationship between missionaries and supporting churches:
What I Want for All Missionaries – Mike Pettengill (GC)
But we want to be loved, and we want to know people are thinking and praying for us. If my team members were reminded that others care and pray for them, they would have strength to endure the hard days.
Missionaries Should Communicate – And Churches Should Demand It – Mike Pettengill (GC) Missions is a partnership. Missionaries and prayers and givers have all been called by God to join together in the expansion of his glory. Your mission team has many members who combine their talents to glorify God in the world. When missionaries communicate what God is doing through the combined efforts of our team, the One who called us all gets the glory.
6 Ways You Can Support Missionaries – Jennifer Su McIntyre
Writing quick emails to your missionary to tell them you’re praying for specific requests assures them that, no matter how isolated they might be, their ministry is being covered in prayer. Being specific about your prayers will help them know you are looking over their requests carefully.
Missions Focus
Here are some good posts on missions to ponder:
You Can’t Avoid the Missionary Implications of Our Faith – John Stott via Trevin Wax
How Much Is Left to Do in the Great Commission? – John Piper (Desiring God)
Answering 7 Common Objections to Long-Term Missions – Ben Stevens (Gospel Coalition)
Why Less Is More in Missions – Matt Smethurst (Gospel Coalition)
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