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Missions and Senior Adults

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Available from Building Church Leaders for $9.95 here.

Senior adults can yearn for meaningful ways to spend the last third of their life. Missions work is a way to utilize their experience and wisdom, while making a difference for Christ. Use this download to recruit and prepare senior adults for missions work. You’ll find articles and sample forms to help you through the process.

This Training Pack contains all of the following:

Short-term Missions
Understand the different types of mission trips to make an informed decision.

God’s Calling Plan
So what exactly is a call to ministry?

The Way of Wisdom
Wisdom and experience are a few ways senior adults offer a unique advantage to mission trips.

Prayer Is the Foundation
Cover your trip in prayer.

Raising Support
Practical ways to raise support for your mission trip.

Sample Support-Raising Letters

Suggested Packing List

Final Words Before You “GO”
Tips for making a mission trip fruitful.


Fundraising for Short-Term Missions

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Building a base of support for short-term missions requires time and
energy. Participants need to sharpen their vision for missions and
invite others to support the work they plan to pursue. These
assessments will help you communicate with donors and ask them to
support the opportunities for service that God has given us.

$9.95 from Building Church Leaders

This Training Pack contains all of the following:

Sharing Common Values

Short-term missionaries and their donors should share the same essential values.
by Pete Sommer

A Variety of Sources

Why keep dipping into the same well when we can seek help in multiple ways?
by Scott Kirby

Making Your Case

Each short-term missionary should follow these guidelines when communicating with donors.
by Pete Sommer

A Better Donor Letter

Are the fund-raising letters we send focused, personal, and compelling?
by David C. Forward

Honest and Above Board

Accountability and truth build ethics into short-term missions fundraising.
by Standards of Excellence in Short-Term Missions

Outside the Box

Is our church supporting missions fundraising from a large enough pool of ideas?
by Greg Asimakoupoulos

Fanning the Flames

Is your church on fire for short-term missions giving, or ready to pour water on the idea?
by Richard Lewis

How Tall Are the Hurdles?

Every church faces obstacles to missions comprehension and fundraising.
by Paul Borthwick



Mission Committee Member Orientation Guide

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Equip your leaders to engage your congregation with a vibrant missions program. Learn about team dynamics and different roles, and consider important topics like how to evaluate a candidate and how to determine your church’s missions motivation. This download will help you take a step forward in missions.

$14.95 from Building Church Leaders

This Training Pack contains all of the following:

A Significant Service

Introducing the unsung, but important, work of a missions committee
Jim Ruff

What Makes a Good Committee?

How volunteers can support their senior leaders
Jim Reapsome and Bruce Wilson

Missions Accomplished

A guide to the roles and tasks that shape the work of an effective missions committee
Lee A. Dean

Advice From an Experienced Leader

A seasoned missions committee member offers advice to those who are just stepping up.
interview with Les Lamborn

Sample Job Description

An outline of the roles, responsibilities, and expectations of a missions committee member
BuildingChurchLeaders.com

Local Church, Global Outreach

An expert’s advice on mobilizing one for the other
Paul Borthwick

Navigating a Three-Way Relationship

If churches are to work well with mission agencies and missionaries, each must accept certain practical realities.
Paul Borthwick

What Shapes Your Perspective?

Consider the values that drive your church’s missions commitments.
David Mays

Evaluating an Opportunity

One leader’s advice on how your committee can decide to support a missions proposal
Jim Reapsome

Prayer List

Lift up in prayer the needs of your team, your church, and your missionaries.
BuildingChurchLeaders.com



Short-Term Missions Leader

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This specific guide is designed to help you provide orientation and
basic training to someone leading a short-term missions team.

Available for download – $14.95 from BuildingChurchLeaders.com & Christianity Today International.

View and order here.

This Training Pack contains all of the following; or you may view the Individual Handouts below:

Qualified Leadership

The qualifications a short-term missions leader should possess.
by the U.S. Standards of Excellence in Short-Term’s Seven Standards of Excellence in Short-Term Missions

Advice From an Experienced Leader

Strong leadership skills are a must for any short-term mission trip.
by BuildingChurchLeaders.com

Prepared Pilgrims

Use this plan to keep your team prepared and ready for unexpected changes.
by Kevin D. Miller

Trip procedures for team leaders

Here is a list of trip procedures, needed information, and common deadlines that short-term missions leaders encounter. Feel free to customize this.
by BuildingChurchLeaders.com

Short-Term Learning Experiences

How a leader can help team members approach a trip that blesses those they encounter.
by Andy Crouch

Prayer List

Prayer is an important part of the motivation and practice of leading a short-term missions team. Use this list to help you focus your individual and team prayer time.
by BuildingChurchLeaders.com

Four Key Relationships

Successful short-term missions leaders recognize—and pursue—these connections.
by Anne-Geri´ Fann and Greg Taylor

Important Traits of the Short-Term Missions Leader

Qualities to look for in the people leading teams in the name of Christ to other cultures
by A. Scott Moreau, Gary R. Corwin, and Gary B. McGee

Creating Uncommon-Unity

Jesus built community to create effective evangelists. Here’s how.
by Stephen Macchia

Commandments for Short-Term Missions

Two experts provide guidance for your leadership and your team.
by Howard Culbertson and Paul Cult



Ministering Cross Culturally

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How to serve as a minister of the gospel when you’re out of your comfort zone.

The training articles in this download will give you a starting point for ministry in a new culture. Here you can read about cross-cultural ministry as we see it in the Bible; you can gain skills to help you with cultural immersion (and to avoid culture shock); and you can re-approach ministry in our ever-changing, globalized world. This is an ideal resource for a short-term missions team to discuss before they travel.

Available for download – $12.99 – from BuildingChurchLeaders.com & Christianity Today International.

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