Good intentions aren’t always enough in missions. When churches and individuals go on short-term teams to communities in developing countries, they need to think carefully about the messages they send – not just verbally, but also through their actions. In this interview, Steve Corbett shares three mistakes to avoid when participating in short-term missions. Other [...]
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PU 044: Three Mistakes to Avoid in Short-term Missions
Posted in church, relief, short-term teams, tagged Christian conference, Christian development, Darryl DelHousaye, dependency, Food for the Hungry, holistic development, Mexico, mission trip, missions, outreach, poor, Sara Groves, short-term missions, short-term teams, Steve Corbett, transformational development, Wendy McMahan, When Helping Hurts on December 17, 2009 | 2 Comments »
PU 019: Eight Reasons to Get Personally Involved with the Poor – Feb 14, 2008
Posted in church, short-term teams, world hunger, tagged advocacy, advocate, Anne McCain, audio, Bible, Christ, Christian, Christian development, church partnerships, Food for the Hungry, giving back, holistic, holistic development, international, Matthew 25, ministry, missionary, missions, needs, needy, outreach, podcast, poor, poverty, radio, relationships, Scripture, short-term teams, transformational development, Wendy McMahan, wholistic, wholistic development, world on February 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Anne McCain shares eight reasons for Christians to develop personal relationships with the poor beyond reading the newspaper and sending money. Christ ministered to people personally – Mark 7:31-35 It reminds us that the masses of poor people are real people It allows those in poverty to give to us It impassions our prayers We [...]
PU 010: Insights from a Short-term Team – Oct 23, 2007
Posted in Africa, Bible study, causes of poverty, short-term teams, worldview, tagged audio, Bible, Christian, Christian development, colonialism, cross-cultural, Food for the Hungry, Gorongosa, holistic, holistic development, international, Josh Kienzle, ministry, missionary, missions, Mozambique, Mucodza, needs, needy, outreach, podcast, poor, poverty, radio, Scripture, short-term missions, short-term team, sin, transformational development, Wendy McMahan, wholistic, wholistic development, world on October 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
An interview with Josh Kienzle on lessons learned from colonialism and taking the posture of a cross-cultural learner. Josh shares the location and characteristics of Mozambique, with special attention to the community of Mucodza, Mozambique. Who is the main character of a short-term mission trip? It should be God, not the team. (Mark 10) God [...]
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