Making $ense of Short-Term Missions: Part IV

November 30, 2015

Chase Froud

Mission

Let’s do something different. It’s not that STMs are wrong, but it’s our priority placed on them (more than a billion dollars annual) and what we do while on them that obscures our vision of the Kingdom of God. With great emphasis I have stated that the Kingdom of God has no “short-term” and is always moving, always loving, and always serving. Let’s be a part of the mission of God for the long-term. Yes that sounds cliché, but it’s the very thing we, as Christ’s followers, are called to do.

September 30, 2015

Chase Froud

Mission

Making $ense of STM - Part III: Patience

September 30, 2015

Chase Froud

Mission

Making $ense of STM - Part III: Patience

In the mission of God, before we can be a co-worker we must be patient (read: wait) to allow his mission to be formed in us. God can do that with or without STM, and I contend that our obsession of doing STM can be an obstacle in the formation of the mission of God within us.

July 31, 2015

Chase Froud

Mission

Making $ense of Short-Term Missions: Part II

July 31, 2015

Chase Froud

Mission

The solution of inward-focused STM trips requires church leaders and missionaries to think of best practices for the people they are going to serve. Here are three easily remembered areas and what you can do to guide your STM team.

May 31, 2015

Chase Froud

Mission

New Series: Making $ense of Short-Term Missions

May 31, 2015

Chase Froud

Mission

So it’s that time of year again. Summer is upon you, residents of the Northern Hemisphere. The sun, sand, and Sonic all bid you, come. In addition to your normal summer routines of work, camps, vacations, and a little R & R, many will embark on summer mission trips. A question I have is: are short-term mission trips a culturally appropriate model for evangelism or community development?