If you haven’t read When Helping Hurts, we highly recommend it, and we’d love to talk with you about it.)
#JUMMP MISSION TRIP HOW TO#
(PS – We always recommend books that help churches know how to build healthy relationships with service organizations. For your youth who have gone on a mission trip before, how would a local mission trip help them understand what it means to bring the experience of their mission to their own backyard?.For your youth who haven’t gone on a mission trip before, how would a local mission trip help prepare them for a future mission trip?.Does your church already have partnerships with community service organizations in your area? If so, how are your students involved in that relationship?.How can a local mission trip be a part of the broader role of missions and service in the discipleship of your students?.If your local mission trip doesn’t already have a place in the vision of discipleship for your students, here are a few key questions that can get you thinking: Worse yet, your youth and broader church will be able to tell, and they’ll treat it like an afterthought too. If your local mission trip doesn’t have a place in the broader vision of missions and discipleship for your students, it will feel like an afterthought. How do you include local mission trips in your broader vision of missions?Ī local mission trip might be different, but it isn’t necessarily less impactful than a traditional mission trip where you travel into a new community. Serve at Home Mission – $149 per person (limited availability)Īre you ready to read on? Let’s dig in together.YouthWorks has been facilitating mission trips for 26 years, and this post is a chance to share a few key things we’ve learned along the way that might help with your local mission trip.īut if you’re already tired of reading and want to jump straight to the resources, these links will be helpful for you:
So, if your ministry has opted to plan a local mission trip, we want to help in any way that we can. COVID-19 has changed so many elements of youth ministry this year, and as thrilled as we are to be planning mission trips for thousands of teenagers in 20+ communities this summer, we know not everyone is comfortable with that this year. Local mission trips are a perfect option for groups wanting to mobilize teenagers to serve this summer without the potential risks of traveling to a new community.
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