Short-Term Missions Workbook: From Mission Tourists to Global Citizens

Dearborn, Tim

ISBN 10: 0830832335 / ISBN 13: 9780830832330

Published by IVP (edition Workbook), 2003

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Short-Term Missions Workbook: From Mission Tourists to Global Citizens
• Publisher: IVP (edition Workbook)
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0830832335
• ISBN 13: 9780830832330
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: Workbook.
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Going on a short-term missions trip can be a life- and faith-transforming experience. It can enrich the way you view the world. It will cause you to rely on God more fully. It is an opportunity to develop deep relationships with your team and the people you serve. A short-term missions experience can also involve weeks of physical and spiritual distress. An unprepared team can wreak havoc on each other and the people they intend to serve. To get the most out of such a missions trip, you need to go prepared. Whether you are going on your own or with a team, the keys to preparation are here in Tim Dearborn's workbook. It includes

• Concise summary of crosscultural principles
• Help in facing spiritual warfare
• Tips on avoiding a tourist mentality
• Spiritual preparation through individual or group Bible study
• 8-week course for teams to do together

You'll get a biblical perspective on the world, gain crosscultural understanding and even prepare for reentry when you return. If you are planning to go on a short-term missions trip, don't leave home without working through this book!

About the Author

Dearborn is associate director for faith and development at World Vision International. Until July 2003, he was dean of the chapel and associate professor of theology at Seattle Pacific University in Seattle, Washington. He is also senior associate at the Institute for Global Engagement in Philadelphia and chair of the board for International Fellowship of Evangelical Mission Theologians. He earned the Ph.D. in systematic theology at the University of Aberdeen in Aberdeen, Scotland, the Th.M. in missiology at Fuller Seminary, and the M.T.S. in history of religions at Harvard University Divinity School. He has written Beyond Duty: A Passion for Christ, a Heart for Mission (Monrovia, 1997) and The Local Church in a Global Future (Eerdmans, 2000).