Description:
Working with a short-term mission team can be an enjoyable and beneficial experience, but there are challenges involved in taking on such a responsibility. Short-term teams can be a blessing to you and your ministry partners, as well as the local community, if they are prepared for service and if you help them understand what they are experiencing. This course will help you better understand the needs of a short-term team, avoid common pitfalls in hosting, and set a practical and realistic foundation for a positive ministry experience.
This course can help you prepare to host your first short-term team or to infuse fresh perspective into your typical way of hosting a team. Use this course as a way to rethink and reframe your attitude about short-term teams and their importance to your ministry.
*Note: You must visit all 4 modules in order to complete this course.
Objectives:
By the end of this course, learners will
- Be able to explain the value and benefits of hosting a short-term mission team
- Know how to plan for hosting a short-term team
- Know what to do while hosting a short-term team
- Know what to do after a short-term team has left
- Know what pitfalls to avoid while hosting a short-term team