In an article entitled "Unexpected Global Lessons", Andy Crouch shares his emerging perspectives on short term missions.
http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2007/december/15.30.html
His thoughts reflect upon:
1. Multidirectional nature of missions today
2. Potential opportunities to make God known and unwittingly misrepresent him
3. True lasting benefit of participation in short-term missions
4. Importance of partnerships to make connections last
1 comment:
Dad,
Interesting article. The idea of a "round trip" partnership reminds me of what they are doing at the Fremont Free Church. It seems to make sense to want to develop lasting relationships in the context of "short-term" mission work. Perhaps in this context "short-term" is not the proper word. Though the trips may be in a defined period of time the outcome and partnership is ongoing.
~Sarah
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